Minerva P Rich

Brief Life History of Minerva P

When Minerva P Rich was born on 9 July 1882, in North Dakota, United States, her father, William Caswell Rich, was 38 and her mother, Elisa Jane Hayden, was 28. She married John Buchanan Jr. in 1905. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Foster, North Dakota, United States in 1900 and Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, United States for about 30 years. She died on 15 June 1966, in Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Carrington Cemetery, Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Buchanan Jr.
1878–1947
Minerva P Rich
1882–1966
Marriage: 1905
Elsie Margaret Buchanan
1906–1989
Florence M. Buchanon
1908–1984
Myrtle M Buchanan
1910–2001

Sources (16)

  • Minerva Rich in household of William Rich, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Minerva Buchanan, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • Minerva Buchanan, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1883

Historical Boundaries: 1883: Ward, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Ward, North Dakota, United States

1885

Historical Boundaries: 1885: Ward, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Ward, North Dakota, United States

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a wealthy man (or perhaps in some cases an ironic nickname for a pauper), from Middle English, Old French riche ‘rich, wealthy’, a word of ancient Germanic origin, akin to ancient Germanic rīc ‘power(ful)’.

English: from the Middle English personal name Rich, a pet form of any of the post-Conquest names beginning in Rich-, such as Richer and especially Richard . Compare Rick .

English: either a topographic name from Middle English riche(Old English ric) ‘stream’, signifying one who lived beside a stream, as at Glynde Reach (Sussex), or perhaps a habitational name from the (now lost) village of Riche (Lincolnshire).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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