Brief Life History of James Clinton
When James Clinton Reeder was born on 20 October 1875, in Farmington, St. Francois, Missouri, United States, his father, John Clinton Reeder, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Ann Pinkston, was 25. He married Victoria Ann Thurman on 6 September 1896, in Farmington, St. Francois, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Jefferson, Missouri, United States in 1935 and Union Township, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died on 17 March 1959, in Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens, Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri, United States.
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- James C Reeder, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Clinton Reeder - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: John C. Reeder
- James C Reeder, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
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1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1878
Historical Boundaries: 1878: Jefferson, Missouri, United States
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
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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