Gilbert, Frank T.  "Historic Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and
Garfield Counties, Washington Territory; and Umatilla County, Oregon."
Portland, OR: Print & Lithographing House of A.  G.  Walling, 1882.  p. a33.
 
A. H. REYNOLDS

   was born in Madrid, St. Lawrence Co., New York, October 21, 1808.  His
father, Nicholas Reynolds, a native of Vermont, was a mill-wright, and A.  H.
learned the same trade from his father.  After a temporary residence at several
localities, the elder Reynolds moved to Aurora, Erie, Co., New York, where the
subject of this sketch grew to manhood.  In 1838, he went to Illinois, and from
there to Iowa, where he lived most of the time in Davenport, until 1850, when he
went to California.  In 1851 he crossed the mountains to Oregon, where he
followed mill building as a business until he came to Walla Walla in May 1859,
where he now lives.  His operations in the line of his trade in Washington
Territory have been noted elsewhere ; but, in addition to the two mills built by
him in the vicinity of his home, he also erected, and for several years owned,
the woolen mills at Dayton in Columbia Co., of this Territory.  In connection
with Dr. J. H. Day he established the first bank in Walla Walla, known as
Reynolds and Day's.  At present he is one of the prominent stockholders of the
First National Bank of this city, which has branches in Pendleton, Oregon, and
Dayton, Washington Territory; but he has retired from the arena of trade, and
proposes to pass the remainder of his days free from the complicated cares of
active business.  Standing to his credit among the industries and business
pursuits of this locality, is the successful pioneer establishment of milling,
manufacturing of woolen goods, and banking ; a list that places him among the
front rank of those whose efforts, business tact, and capital have developed the
country.
   He was married to Mrs. Lettice J. Clark, widow of Ransom Clark, who first
crossed the plains to Oregon with Fremont, in 1843.  At the time of her marriage
to Mr. Reynolds (May 23, 1861) she was a resident of Walla Walla.  The dates of
birth, and names of Mrs. Reynolds' children are as follows: Charles Clark,
August 29, 1846; William Clark, April 9, 1857 ; Lizzie Clark, August 19, 1859;
Harry A.  Reynolds, October 14, 1863; Allen H.  Reynolds, January 24, 1869.

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Submitted to the WA.  Bios Project in February 2007 by Diana Smith.

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