Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-04-26
DEATH Of Hit Ayed L-sdy.

Died at the residence of james Whelan,
in the town of Watertown, April I'D,
1882, Mrs. Monica Reynolds, at the adj
vanced age of ninety-four years and nine
months. The deceased was born in Mary
land, July 18th, 1887, and was married
in Kentucky to her late husband, b. Is.
Reynolds, July 9th, 1913. The deceas
ed was small in stature and light in flesh,
of why, healthy constitution, was new
er sick of any serious disease, her indus
try and economy were wonderful to wit
ness and as she related, imbibed her tru-
gal habits from the vicissitudes incident to
the close OF the War of independence, at
which period she was two years old. She
was imbued with the principles of the
revolutionary fathers, despised kingly
tyranny, and felt a becoming pride in
the part her husband took under Gen .
Jackson at New Orleans, where Packen
hams Veterans were badly defeated which
ended the War of 1912. Mrs. Reynolds
maiden name was Brown. She came
to Kentucky in 1911, settled IN Nelsoa
county near Beardstown, where her mar
riage took place. She was very fond of
reading, had a strong retentive memory,
and her intelligence was far above the
common Her charitable nature is too
well known in the city where she has re-
sided since 1916 beloved and respected
by all. She was living in Illinois during
the Blackhawk war which was ended
about 1882. Had she been born few
years sooner, she would have witnessed
the birth OF our great Republic when
Corn wallis surrendered at Yorktown.
She had the heartfelt Joy of witnessing
its confirmation in the brilliant victory at
New Orleans. She related having seen
Gen. Washington on the road between
Bladensburg and Baltimore while on his
way from the Capital to Mount Vernon
The General having died soon after, did
not again visit the city that bore his hon.
ored name. Mrs. Reynolds was the
sister-in-law of the great Archbishop
Reynolds, of Charleston, South Carolina.
She was the mother of eleven children.
seven girls and four boys, of whom but
two survived her, Mrs, Wilson Of Ma
son City, Iowa, and Mrs. Daley who re-
sides in Minnesota. She counted %
grand children and pleasantly remarked,
God, alone. knows how many great grand
children" She lived to die at period of
great change in the social and political
condition of the world, in many respects
not for the better. Her charitable and
gentle soul could not be reconciled with
the greedy and selfish generation of our
time. While constantly looking back
through the retrospect Of her long and
virtuous life, it seemed to her, she had
lived always, while she desired nothing
so much as to regain in spirit the loved
companions of her youth. Her memory
was remarkable for strength of retention,
and her sight good, being able to read
without glasses.
She died as she lived, pious and de-
voted member of the Catholic Chu rich,
having had the happiness to receive all
the holy sacranents. She went to rest
without struggle beloved and respect
ed by all who knew her. Nay her flu
ture be as happy as her life here has
been virtuous and edifying.
The funeral of Mrs. Reynolds was held
at St. Demands Church yesterday morn
ing, large number of her friends and
neighbors attending the last rites over
her remains.