Brief Life History of Reynolds William
When Reynolds William Still was born on 28 March 1908, in Barnwell, South Carolina, United States, his father, Berry William Jennings Still, was 27 and his mother, Arie Victoria Grubbs, was 24. He married Josephine Rowell on 14 November 1929, in Barnwell, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Georges Creek Township, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States in 1910 and Blackville Township, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 14 June 1986, in Richmond, Georgia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Reedy Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States.
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- Renolds Still in household of Berry Still, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Reynolds William Still - Published information: birth-name: Reynolds William Still
- Reynolds Still, "South Carolina, County Marriage Licenses, 1911-1951"
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1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1916 · Anthony Crawford Lynched
South Carolina native, father to 13 children, and a local farmer, Anthony Crawford, is lynched on October 21, 1916, in Abbeyville, South Carolina. The lynching is followed after Crawford has an arguement with a white storekeeper.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
English and German: nickname for a calm man, from Middle English, Middle High German stille ‘calm, silent, still’. The German name may also have denoted a (deaf) mute, from the same word in the sense ‘silent’.
English: variant of Stile .
English: variant of Stell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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