Etna Guy Hosaflook

Brief Life History of Etna Guy

When Etna Guy Hosaflook was born on 25 December 1884, in Alexander, Upshur, West Virginia, United States, his father, Lewis Filmore Hosaflook, was 26 and his mother, Ruhama Casto, was 21. He married Ressie Myrtle Williams in 1907, in Upshur, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Meade District, Upshur, West Virginia, United States for about 20 years. He died on 30 July 1966, in Upshur, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Chapel Cemetery, Upshur, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Etna Guy Hosaflook
1884–1966
Ressie Myrtle Williams
1888–1967
Marriage: 1907
Kermit Olen Hosaflook
1909–1971
Zelma Lorna Hosaflook
1911–1962
Lewis Hosaflook
1915–1987
James Edward Hosaflook
1917–1920
Warren Harding Hosaflook
1920–1999
Eugene Brooks Hosaflook
1923–1995

Sources (26)

  • Etna G Hassaflook, "United States Census, 1910"
  • E. G. Hosaflook, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
  • Etna Guy Hosaflook, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

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Name Meaning

Traditional name, apparently from eithne ‘kernel’, which was used as a term of praise in bardic poetry. St Eithne was a daughter of King Laoghaire and one of St Patrick's first converts.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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