Brief Life History of Edwin
When Edwin Reeder was born in 1824, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Edwin Reeder, was 33 and his mother, Margaret Rosanna Rowland, was 34. He married Margaret C. Royal about 1849, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Warren, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Civil District 1, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1846. He died on 25 April 1900, in Tennessee, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Warren, Tennessee, United States.
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- Edwin Reader, "United States Census, 1870"
- Edward Reeder, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Edwin Reeder, "Find A Grave Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for someone who used reeds as a roofing material (a thatcher), a derivative of Middle English rede ‘reed’ + -er. Compare Reed and Redman .
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a clearing, a derivative of Middle English rede, ride, rude ‘clearing’ (see Reed ) + -er, synonymous and interchangeable with atte Rede, atte Rude ‘at the clearing’. This type of name, composed of a topographic term + -er, is common in Kent, Surrey and Sussex, and it is also found in Essex.
Dutch and German: variant of Reder 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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