Brief Life History of William Hiram
When William Hiram Relyea was born on 23 November 1855, in Columbia Cross Roads, Columbia Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Relyea, was 28 and his mother, Jane McMullen, was 26. He married Sarah Elizabeth French in 1885, in Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Ashland, Chemung, New York, United States in 1915 and Richmond, Richmond, New York, United States in 1920. He died on 16 November 1926, in Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States.
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Sources (16)
- W H Ralyea in household of Wm Ralyea, "United States Census, 1870"
- Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999
- William Hiram Ralyea, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1855–1926 Male
1866–1936 Female
Children (2)
1885– Female
1890–1964 Male
Parents and Siblings
1827–1906 Male
1830–1863 Female
Siblings (4)
1850–1944 Female
1853–1944 Female
1855–1926 Male
1862–1940 Female
World Events (8)
1863
Age 8
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 8
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 20
Name Meaning
Americanized form of French (mainly southern) Reille: topographic name from Old Occitan relha ‘plowshare’, or a habitational name from (La) Reille, the name of several places in southern France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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