Almos H. Reynolds Story

Birth:	Oct. 21, 1808 Madrid St. Lawrence County New York, USA
Death:	Apr. 21, 1889 Walla Walla Walla Walla County Washington, USA
Father: Nicholas REYNOLDS b: 12 APR 1777 Mother: Mary WRIGHT b: 24 DEC 1783 Spouse: Lettice Jane MILLICAN

ALMOS H. REYNOLDS was born in Madrid. St. Lawrence county, New York, on the 21st of October, 1808, being the son of Nicholas Reynolds, who was a native of the state of Vermont, and who was a millwright by trade. After a temporary residence in several localities the family removed to Aurora, Erie county, New York, where Almos was reared and educated, becoming a millwright by occupation, having learned the trade under the direction of his father.

In the year 1838, he removed to the west, residing for a time in Illinois, whence he moved to Iowa. He was a resident of Davenport, the latter state for the greater portion of the time up to the year 1850, when he made his way across the plains to California. In the succeeding year he crossed the mountains to Oregon, and here he devoted his attention to mill building. In May, 1859, Mr. Reynolds became a resident of Walla Walla and with the upbuilding and progress of the Garden City his name was most conspicuously identified, and here he continued to make his home until his death, which occurred on the 21st of April, 1889.

He was a man of strictest integrity in all the relations of life, was endowed with market business and executive ability, and was signally successful in temporal affairs, being known and recognized as one of the leading citizens of the county, where he was held in the highest esteem as one of the valued and honored pioneers of this state. He erected many mills throughout the territory of Washington, two of them in the immediate vicinity of Walla Walla. He also built, and for several years owned, the woolen mills at Dayton, now the county seat of Columbia county.

He was associated with Dr. J. H. Day in the establishing of the first banking business in Walla Walla, the same being a private institution, conducted under the firm name of Reynolds & Day. He later became one of the principal stockholders of the First National bank, in whose organization he was largely instrumental. He was public spirited and ever maintained a lively interest in all that conserved the progress and substantial upbuilding of the city and county where he passed many years of a useful and honorable life.

The marriage of Mr. Reynolds was solemnized on the 23d of May, 1861, when he was united to Miss Lettice J. Clark, maiden name Millican, the widow of Ransom Clark, who first crossed the plains to Oregon with Fremont, in 1843. Mrs. Clark was a resident of Walla Walla at the time of her marriage to Mr. Reynolds, and this city still continues to be her home. She is held in the highest esteem as one of the venerable pioneers of the county. By her marriage to Mr. Clark she became the mother of three cliildren, Charles, born August 29, 1846; William, April 9, 1857; and Lizzie, August 19, 1859. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds became the parents of two sons, Harry A., who was born October 14, 1863, and who is now one of the prosperous agriculturists of the county: and Allen H., of whomm more extended mention is elsewhere made.

Source: Lyman's History of Old Walla Walla County (1909) (Public Domain)
Vol I Page 310
Author: William Denison Lyman, 1852-1920
History; Columbia County (Wash.)
Publisher: Chicago, Ill., S.J. Clarke Publishing Company