Brief Life History of John Calvin
When John Calvin Mast was born on 20 August 1860, in Laurel Creek Township, Watauga, North Carolina, United States, his father, Eli J Mast, was 46 and his mother, Celia Dugger, was 35. He married Martha Evelyn Trivette in 1883, in Oregon, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died on 4 April 1945, in Laurel Creek Township, Watauga, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Mast Cemetery, Rominger, Watauga, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (33)
- John C Mast in household of Eli J Mast, "United States Census, 1870"
- John Mast, "United States Census, 1930"
- John Calvin Mast in entry for Charlie William Mast, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
Spouse and Children
1860–1945 Male
1864–1933 Female
Children (6)
1885–1957 Female
1888–1925 Female
1891–1973 Female
1896–1952 Female
1899–1940 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1813–1902 Male
1825–1903 Female
Siblings (7)
1849–1932 Female
1852–1923 Male
1854– Male
1857–1928 Female
1858–1941 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
Age 2
1863
Age 3
1886
Age 26
Name Meaning
German and Swiss German: nickname from Middle High German mast ‘fat, stout’. Compare Maust .
Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a swineherd, from Middle Dutch mast ‘mast, swine fodder’.
Dutch (Van der Mast and Van de Mast): topographic name for someone from a place rich in animal fodder, for example acorns (see 2 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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