Brief Life History of Alva L.
When Alva L. Reynolds was born on 20 January 1861, in Michigan, United States, his father, Leman Dyer Reynolds, was 30 and his mother, Catherine Jane Smith, was 26. He married Melissa Florene Ames on 31 October 1870, in Los Angeles, California, United States. He lived in La Ballona Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1880 and Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1920. He died on 9 July 1929, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 68.
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- Alvah Reynold in household of Laman Reynold, "United States Census, 1880"
- Alva L Reynolds, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Alva L Reynolds, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
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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