Brief Life History of William
When William Reich was born on 12 October 1805, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, his father, Johannes Reich, was 28 and his mother, Anna Catharina Leinbach, was 27. He married Anna Salome Hein about 1824, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Forsyth, North Carolina, United States in 1850. He died on 12 September 1853, at the age of 47, and was buried in Forsyth, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (21)
- William Reich, "United States Census, 1850"
- Wm Reich in entry for James A Swaim and Cressey J Reich, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Wm. Reich in entry for Joseph B. Reich, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
Spouse and Children
1805–1853 Male
1816– Female
Children (4)
1846–1914 Female
1846– Female
1847– Female
1848–1929 Male
Parents and Siblings
1776–1842 Male
1778–1866 Female
Siblings (11)
1798–1858 Male
1802–1846 Male
1804– Male
1805–1853 Male
1808–1887 Female
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1808
Age 3
1812
Age 7
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 14
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Kurt, Erwin, Gerhard, Alois, Otto, Volker, Erna, Udo, Wolfgang, Dieter, Egon.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a wealthy or powerful man, from Middle High German rīch ‘of noble descent, powerful, rich’, German reich ‘rich’. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Poland, Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia (see also 4 below).
German: from a short form of a personal name containing the Old High German element rīhhi ‘power, might’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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