Brief Life History of William Reid
When William Reid Lyle was born on 19 December 1779, in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, his father, John Lyle, was 33 and his mother, Flora Reid, was 37. He married Nancy Gillespie McCroskey on 25 March 1817, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Center Township, Cedar, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 12 February 1853, in Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Wm R Lyle, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Reid Lyle - Published information: birth-name: William Reid Lyle
- William R Lyle, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
Spouse and Children
1779–1853 Male
1793–1834 Female
Children (7)
1818–1861 Female
1819–1904 Male
1820–1907 Female
1824–1874 Female
1825–1906 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1746–1815 Male
1742–1815 Female
Siblings (9)
1764–1784 Female
1768–1800 Male
1769–1825 Male
1771–1851 Female
1774–1849 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
Age 1
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 2
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 21
Name Meaning
Scottish and English (of Norman origin): topographic or habitational name from Anglo-Norman French del isle ‘from the island’ (from Latin de insula), denoting someone who lived on an island or who came from a place in France named Ile, Isle, or L'Isle. The surname may also in some cases be from Lille (Nord). Compare Lisle and Iles .
Scottish: variant of Lyall .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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