Isaac M. Reiff

Male25 February 1844–22 October 1875

Brief Life History of Isaac M.

When Isaac M. Reiff was born on 25 February 1844, in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Christian Harley Reiff, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Titlow, was 41. He married Mary Elizabeth Mertz on 18 March 1869, in Union, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Lewis Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Indiana, United States in 1870. He died on 22 October 1875, at the age of 31, and was buried in Monticello, Union Township, White, Indiana, United States.

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Isaac M. Reiff
1844–1875
Mary Elizabeth Mertz
1844–1920
Marriage: 18 March 1869
Elizabeth Myers Reiff
1870–1955
Elsie May Reiff
1873–1954
Irving Merton Reiff
1875–1962

Sources (7)

  • Isaac Rife in household of Christian Rife, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Isaac Reiff in entry for John S Culp, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018"
  • Isaac Reif in household of Christian Reif, "United States Census, 1860"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    18 March 1869Union, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Children (3)

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    Siblings (10)

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    World Events (7)

    1846

    Age 2

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1851 · Constitution of 1851

    Age 7

    Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.

    1856 · The Town of Santa Claus

    Age 12

    The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.

    Name Meaning

    South German and German: from Middle High German reif ‘(barrel) hoop, ribbon, cord’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a cooper or maker of ribbons, a rope maker, or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or tavern with the sign of a hoop.

    German: from the medieval personal name Riff, a short form of the ancient Germanic name Rīchfrit, composed of the elements rīc ‘power(ful)’ + frid ‘peace’.

    Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name or nickname from German reif ‘mature’.

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

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