Brief Life History of Alta Maud
When Alta Maud Estes was born on 10 November 1879, in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States, her father, Thomas Wesley Estes, was 38 and her mother, Louisa Jane Paul, was 29. She married Harry Miller Swartz on 14 August 1901, in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Walla Walla, Washington, United States for about 20 years and Seattle, King, Washington, United States in 1910. She died on 1 February 1953, at the age of 73, and was buried in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States.
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- Atta E Swartz in household of H M Swartz, "United States Census, 1910"
- Alta Maud Estes, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
- Alta M Estes, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1889 · Washington Becomes a State
On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.
1899 · Mount Rainier National Park is Established
Mount Rainier was established as a state park on March 2, 1899 with legislation was signed by President McKinley. Mount Rainier is a volcanic peak surrounded by forests.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English est ‘east’, denoting someone ‘from the east’ or someone living in the eastern part of a village or settlement. Today the name is still pronounced as two syllables, as it was in medieval times.
History: This name was brought to New England by Matthew (1645–1723) and Richard (born 1647) Estes, sons of Robert and Dorothy Estes of Dover, England. Probably unconnected is the founder of the VA and TN family of this name, Benjamin Estes (born 1736 in VA; died 1811 in TN).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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