Elisabeth Ann Reynolds

Brief Life History of Elisabeth Ann

When Elisabeth Ann Reynolds was born on 3 February 1818, in Hart, Kentucky, United States, her father, William S Reynolds, was 37 and her mother, Martha Reynolds, was 16. She married Preston Parrish on 3 November 1837, in Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Warren, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Floyd Township, Warren, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. She died on 28 February 1900, in Cameron, Warren, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Silent Home Cemetery, Cameron, Warren, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Preston Parrish
1816–1887
Elisabeth Ann Reynolds
1818–1900
Marriage: 3 November 1837
Charles Thomas Parish
1838–1927
Mary Susan Parish
1840–1863
William Reynolds Parish
1842–1930
Littleberry Parrish
1843–1866
Malissa Jane Parrish
1844–1927
Adelia Ann Parrish
1845–1934
John Alexander
1848–1857
Cornelia Ellen Parrish
1851–1938
Martha Frances
1853–1873
Effie Willmoth Parish
1855–1943
James Preston Parish
1857–1946
Francis Marion Parish
1860–1950

Sources (19)

  • Elizabeth Parish in household of Preston Parish, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
  • Elizabeth Ann Reynolds Parish, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1819 · First Commercial Oil Well Opens

In 1819, in McCreary County, Kentucky along Cumberland River was the site of the first commercial oil well.

1846

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

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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