Brief Life History of Esther Luella
When Esther Luella Wolfe was born on 13 December 1888, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Samuel Peterson Wolfe, was 26 and her mother, Mary Catherine Fenstermaker, was 24. She married Calvin Wilson Thomas on 23 October 1905, in Brookville, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Apollo, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States in 1935 and East McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. She died on 20 April 1949, in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Apollo, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Ester Blair, "United States Census, 1940"
- Esther L. Wolfe, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Esther Blair, "Pennsylvania, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1905 · The Movie Theater
The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in.
Name Meaning
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Wolf and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. This is also a common spelling in Ireland (see also Woulfe ), particularly in counties Cork and Limerick, while in Germany this surname is very rare.
Americanized form of various other surnames meaning ‘wolf’, e.g. Hungarian Farkas , Czech and Slovak Vlk , Slovenian and other Slavic Volk , Vovk , and Vuk (see Wolf ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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