Brief Life History of Elvira Malinda
When Elvira Malinda Reason was born on 23 February 1858, in Madison, Indiana, United States, her father, William Haston Reason, was 32 and her mother, Emily Day, was 29. She married Nathan Luther Garrett on 22 June 1874. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. She lived in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1920 and Washington Township, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1930. She died on 5 December 1925, in Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Elvira M Reason in household of Wm H Reason, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Malinda Reason - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Elvira Malinda Reason
- Elvira Malinda Reason Garrett, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1853–1924 Male
1858–1925 Female
Children (8)
1875–1949 Female
1877–1919 Female
1879–1964 Female
1882–1929 Female
1885– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1825–1909 Male
1828–1884 Female
Siblings (11)
1852– Female
1855–1898 Female
1857– Female
1858–1925 Female
1860–1917 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1863
Age 5
1864
Age 6
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 18
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a man of reason, good judgement, or wise words, from Middle English (Old French) raisun, raiso(u)n, reiso(u)n, reso(u)n ‘reason, speech, justice’.
English: habitational name from Market, Middle, and West Rasen (Lincolnshire). The second element of the placename in each case is from Old English ræsn in dative plural form, denoting ‘(place) at the planks’, i.e. plank bridge.
In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of German Riesen or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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