James Eugene McNaughton (1839 - 1923)

Born 24 Aug 1839 in New York, United States

Died 23 Apr 1923 at age 83 in Windsor, Weld, Colorado, United States

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Biography

James McNaughton was involved in the westward expansion of the USA. See Westward Ho!.

Military

Corp James McNaughton served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Feb. 14, 1862 Central City, Colorado Territory
Mustered out: June 15, 1865 Ft. Riley, Kansas
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co.E 2nd Regiment, Colorado Infantry/2nd Regiment, Colorado Cavalry

Location: 'Colorado

Surname: McNaughton

enlisted = Feb. 14, 1862 Central City, Colorado Territory

mustered = June 1865

side = USA

regiment flag =

regiment name = Co E 2nd Regiment, Colorado Infantry/2nd Regiment, Colorado Cavalry

Age: 22

Occupation: Miner

source: FOLD3 Pension cards 21

1865 Coffey, Kansas

Company C 2nd Regiment Colorado

Mustered in May 6 1862 Central city, Colorado Territory

Discharged: June 15 1865, Ft. Riley, Kansas

AGE: 22

(not sure that is the age at Discharge or Muster in?. looking at the 1860 census where he is said to have served in Colorado 2nd he is 26, and that is just 5 weeks AFTER he was discharged, so he was 22 when he enlisted.)

James was the son of John McNaughton (b. Scotland) & Mariah (b. New York).

Jim McNaughton was the station-keeper at Cold Springs^[1] before he became a Pony Express rider. ^[2]

Family Life

1850 Charlotte, Chautauqua, New York

House Number: 3140

Head of the household was,

John Mcnaughton, age: 43 Scotland, occupation: Blacksmith

Mariah Mcnaughton F 38 New York

James Mcnaughton M 13 New York, birth Year (Estimated): 1837

Mary Mcnaughton F 12 New York

Wm Mcnaughton M 10 New York

Gennette Mcnaughton F 7 New York

Caroline Mcnaughton F 3 New York

Household ID: 3236--Line Number: 30 ^[3]

1865 P.O. Leroy, Kansas, Coffey, Kansas

Enumerated: July 26th 1865

Head of the household was,

Wm McNaughton M 29 New York Farmer

Jerusha McNaughton F 27 New Jersey

C McNaughton M 3 Kansas

C E McNaughton F 0 Kansas

James McNaughton, age: 26 New York, birth Year (Estimated): 1839, birthplace: New York, occupation: Farmer

Military Column: Regiment: 2 Company: C State "Colorado"

Household ID: 17--Line Number: 19 ^[4]

WELL, yes they are one/same..............

1910 Windsor, Weld, Colorado

Head of the household and living alone.

James E Mc Naughton, age: 71, birth Year (Estimated): 1839, birthplace: New York, marital Status: Single

Father's Birthplace: New York --Mother's Birthplace: New York (the father is different?)

Household Identifier: 160

Can Read/Write: Yes

Abode: "A"

Has anyone served in the Army or Navy: "VA". ^[5]

Death

Burial: Lakeview Cemetery, Windsor, Weld County, Colorado, USA

Plot: Lot 247, grave 8 - ^[6]

inscription

JAMES EDGAR MCNAUGHTON

AUG. 24, 1839

APR 23, 1923

NO other sources on the memorial

Sources

1. ↑ Riders of the Pony Express.
2. ↑ The Sand Springs Pony Express Station.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTP-6MF : 12 April 2016), Caroline Mcnaughton in household of John Mcnaughton, Charlotte, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing family 3236, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Affiliate Film Number: 484--GS Film Number: 17060--Digital Folder Number: 004196772-- Image Number: 00447
4. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL68-XGXN : 12 November 2017), James McNaughton in entry for Wm McNaughton, 1865.GS Film Number: 000570190---Digital Folder Number: 007838960--Image Number: 00489
5. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK4L-63D : accessed 27 December 2022), James E Mc Naughton, Windsor, Weld, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 266, sheet 10A, family 160, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 126; FHL microfilm 1,374,139. Digital Folder Number: 004970352 --Image Number: 00120 --Indexing Batch: N03332-9 --
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #64887254 Added: 30 Jan 2011 Created by: ProgBase. Photo of well read and source inscription

1. Pony Express Museum.