William Reich

Male12 October 1805–12 September 1853

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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Family Time Line

William Reich
1805–1853
Lydia Weisner
1816–
Marriage: 31 January 1844
Crissey Jane Reich
1846–1914
Jaretha K Reich
1846–
Nancy A S Reich
1847–
Joseph Benjamin Reich
1848–1929

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

  • Marriage
    31 January 1844Stokes, North Carolina, United States
  • Children (4)

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    Siblings (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1808

    Age 3

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1812

    Age 7

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 14

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    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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