Brief Life History of Samuel David
When Samuel David Reeder was born on 1 April 1837, in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, his father, Thomas A Reeder, was 31 and his mother, Eliza Jane Fowler, was 21. He married Louisa Clementine Wylie on 29 November 1860, in Hempstead, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Ozan Township, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States in 1860 and Saline, Howard, Arkansas, United States in 1880. He died on 28 March 1899, in Mineral Springs, Franklin, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Mineral Springs, Howard, Arkansas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Samuel D Reeder in household of Thomas Reeder, "United States Census, 1850"
- Samuel D Reeder, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Samuel David Reeder, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1837–1899 Male
1840–1910 Female
Children (10)
1862–1890 Male
1863–1947 Male
1870– Female
1872–1951 Female
1874–1948 Female
+5 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1805–1875 Male
1816–1864 Female
Siblings (13)
1834–1886 Female
1836–1880 Female
1837–1899 Male
1839–1880 Male
1841–1882 Male
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1846
Age 9
1850
Age 13
1861
Age 24
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for someone who used reeds as a roofing material (a thatcher), a derivative of Middle English rede ‘reed’ + -er. Compare Reed and Redman .
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a clearing, a derivative of Middle English rede, ride, rude ‘clearing’ (see Reed ) + -er, synonymous and interchangeable with atte Rede, atte Rude ‘at the clearing’. This type of name, composed of a topographic term + -er, is common in Kent, Surrey and Sussex, and it is also found in Essex.
Dutch and German: variant of Reder 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Samuel David Reeder
From BIOGRAPHICAL & HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF SOUTHERN ARKANSAS--1890--Howard County Section, Chapter 18-Page288 Samuel D Reeder is a native of Alabama, and was born in Lauderdale County, April 1, 1837 …
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