Brief Life History of James Nelson
When James Nelson Reid was born on 5 December 1850, in Enterprise, Stone Mills Township, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada, his father, Ricman Reid, was 20 and his mother, Sarah Ann Black, was 19. He married Mary Ann Watts on 12 March 1875, in Minden, Victoria, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to United States in 1876 and lived in Carson Township, Ormsby, Nevada, United States in 1900 and Tonopah, Nye, Nevada, United States in 1920. In 1930, at the age of 80, his occupation is listed as janitor in the state house in Carson City, Ormsby, Nevada, United States. He died on 29 November 1932, in Carson City, Ormsby, Nevada, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Carson City, Ormsby, Nevada, United States.
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- James Reed, "United States Census, 1880"
- James N Reid, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
- James N Reid, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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1851
Historical Boundaries and Names: 1851: Eagle Station, Utah Territory, United States 1858: Carson, Utah Territory, United States 1861: Carson, Ormsby, Nevada Territoy, United States 1864: Carson, Ormsby, Nevada, United States 1943: Carson City, Ormsby, Nevada, United States 1969: Carson City, Nevada, United States
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Reed , of which Reid is the common modern Scots spelling.
History: Samuel Chester Reid (1783–1861), the sea captain who designed the stars and stripes form of the present the American flag, was born at Norwich, CT. His father, Lt. John Reid, a former British naval officer of a distinguished Glasgow family, had resigned his commission and joined the cause of the American Revolution.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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