Ella Reed

Brief Life History of Ella

When Ella Reed was born on 18 February 1873, in Township of Bridgehampton, Sanilac, Michigan, United States, her father, William B. Reed, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth Guild, was 25. She married David Robinson Wilson on 25 June 1896, in United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She immigrated to Canada in 1910 and lived in Alberta, Canada in 1926 and Red Deer, Alberta, Canada in 1931. She died on 25 October 1956, in Olds, Mountain View County, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 83, and was buried in Olds Cemetery, Olds, Mountain View County, Alberta, Canada.

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Family Time Line

David Robinson Wilson
1869–1935
Ella Reed
1873–1956
Marriage: 25 June 1896
Gladys Wilson
1898–1920
Norris Quinton Wilson
1901–1920
Otto Pearl Wilson
1903–1981
Harvey W Wilson
1916–1972
Harley Wilson
1918–1987

Sources (18)

  • Ella Wilson, "Canada Census, 1931"
  • Ella Read, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
  • Ella Reed, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"

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World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1891

Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials list.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English and Older Scots red(e) ‘red’, no doubt denoting someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion.

English: from Middle English ride, rede, rude (Old English rīed, rēod, rȳd) ‘clearing’. The surname may be topographic for someone who lived in or near a clearing, or habitational, for someone who lived at one of a number of places so named, including Rede Court in Strood (Kent), Rides in Eastchurch (Kent), Ride Way in Ewhurst (Surrey), and Reed Farm in Wadhurst (Sussex). The word is particularly common in the southeastern counties of England, from Kent to the Isle of Wight. See also Rider and Reader .

English: habitational name from Read (Lancashire), Reed (Hertfordshire), or Rede (Suffolk). The Lancashire placename derives from Old English rǣge ‘roe, female roe deer’ + hēafod ‘head’. The Hertfordshire placename derives from Old English rȳhth ‘rough piece of ground’. The etymology of the Suffolk placename is uncertain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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