Mary Ellen Ginter

Brief Life History of Mary Ellen

When Mary Ellen Ginter was born on 30 January 1891, in Estill, Kentucky, United States, her father, Samuel Ginter, was 61 and her mother, Laura Green Tipton, was 43. She married James Edward Smyth Sr on 22 May 1907, in Estill, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Magisterial District 1, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States in 1930 and Magisterial District 2 Millers Creek, Estill, Kentucky, United States in 1940. She died on 24 May 1949, in Estill, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in West Irvine Cemetery, Irvine, Estill, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Edward Smyth Sr
1885–1971
Mary Ellen Ginter
1891–1949
Marriage: 22 May 1907
Troy Smyth
1908–1998
Roy Ginter Smith
1909–1992
Mary Everee Smyth
1911–2002
Wagoner Smith
1913–1921
Susie Smyth
1914–1990
Ruby Smyth
1916–2009
Gardner Smyth
1918–2005
Carl Smyth
1919–1995
Beatrice Smyth
1922–2008
Frank Smyth
1923–1984
Dovie Smyth
1926–
Dewey Smyth
1928–1995
Bonnie Jean Smyth
1929–2019
James Edward Smyth Jr
1931–2018

Sources (31)

  • Ellen Gentry in household of Samuel Gentry, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Ellen Ginter Smyth, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015"
  • Ellen Ginter, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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Name Meaning

German and Polish: variant of Günther (see Guenther ).

Altered form of Ginther .

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

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