Brief Life History of Almira E.
When Almira E. Bosworth was born in 1820, in Lewis, Virginia, United States, her father, Joshua Bosworth, was 21 and her mother, Fanny P. Perry, was 18. She married William James Reeder on 7 April 1855, in Barbour, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Elk District, Barbour, West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1880.
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Family Time Line
Sources (19)
- Almira Reader in household of Wm J Reader, "United States Census, 1860"
- Almira E Bosworth, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Almira E Bosworth in entry for Wm J Reeder, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
Spouse and Children
1815–1884 Male
1820– Female
Children (6)
1844– Female
1849– Female
1856–1943 Female
1861–1938 Female
1863– Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1799–1870 Male
1803–1890 Female
Siblings (13)
1820– Female
1824–1907 Female
1825–1917 Female
1827–1907 Male
1828– Female
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 0
1833
Age 13
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
Age 41
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Husbands Bosworth in Leicestershire (Baresworde in Domesday Book) from an Old English personal name, Bār (from bār ‘boar’) + worth ‘enclosure’, and possibly also from Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, so named with an Old English personal name Bōsa + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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