Sarah Elizabeth Reynolds

Brief Life History of Sarah Elizabeth

When Sarah Elizabeth Reynolds was born in 1844, her father, Francis Reynolds, was 38 and her mother, May, was 34. She married William Allen Ewing on 13 October 1867, in Adair, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Prairie Township, Randolph, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Missouri, United States in 1870. She died about 10 April 1875, at the age of 31, and was buried in Greentop, Schuyler, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Allen Ewing
1842–1922
Sarah Elizabeth Reynolds
1844–1875
Marriage: 13 October 1867
Lena Etta May Ewing
1868–1941
James Harvey Ewing
1869–1945
John Addison Ewing
1872–1943
Hettie Frances Ewing
1875–1923

Sources (5)

  • Sarah Reynolds in household of F Reynolds, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Miss Sarah E Reynolds in entry for Mr William A Ewing, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Sarah Ewing in household of William Ewing, "United States Census, 1870"

World Events (5)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Reynold , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish (Leitrim): in Ulster the English name in 1 above was substituted for Mac Raghnaill; see McReynolds .

History: Christopher Reynolds of Gravesend, Kent, England, arrived in America sometime before his marriage in 1644 in Isle of Wight County, VA.

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

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