Mary Esty Easter

Brief Life History of Mary Esty

When Mary Esty Easter was born on 5 December 1890, in Boone, West Virginia, United States, her father, Joseph Henry Easter, was 31 and her mother, Martha Frances Hill, was 23. She married James Byrd Coon Sr on 21 April 1910, in Boone, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Scott District, Boone, West Virginia, United States for about 20 years. She died on 25 February 1920, in Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 29.

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Family Time Line

James Byrd Coon Sr
1882–1970
Mary Esty Easter
1890–1920
Marriage: 21 April 1910
Denver Kuhn
1911–1963
Dessie Kuhn
1912–2005
Leonard Kuhn
1913–1976
Dawten Kuhn
1915–1979

Sources (17)

  • Mary E Coon in household of Jacob Coon, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Mary Easter, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
  • Mary E. Estes, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

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Name Meaning

English: from Middle English estre ‘sheepfold’ (Old English ēowestre). The surname may be topographic, denoting someone who lived by or worked at a sheepfold, or habitational, from Good or High Easter (Essex), named from this word.

English: from the Middle English word ester ‘easter’ (Old English Ēastre), used as a personal name for someone who had some connection with the festival of Easter, such as being born or baptized at that time. Compare Pascall .

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Oster .

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

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