Elvira Malinda Reason

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 1926, in Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathan Luther Garrett
1853–1924
Elvira Malinda Reason
1858–1926
Marriage: 22 June 1874
Arva Zena Garrett
1875–1949
Mary Elizabeth Garrett
1877–1919
Carrie Belle Garrett
1879–1964
Sara Alice Garrett
1882–1929
Emily Fay Garrett
1885–
Loretta Garrett
1887–1887
Zella L Garrett
1888–1967
Orville Ward Garrett
1892–1973

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"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1864

War: Prussia and Austria vs. Denmark.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

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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