Brief Life History of Solomon
When Solomon Reavis Jr was born in 1815, in Madison, Illinois, United States, his father, Solomon Reavis Sr, was 27 and his mother, Mary "Polly" Green, was 21.
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World Events (3)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
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.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1875
In 1875 the voters of the county of Madison adopted the township system of county government.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Reeves .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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