Mary Ellen Austin

Brief Life History of Mary Ellen

When Mary Ellen Austin was born on 21 October 1898, in Waverly, Union, Kentucky, United States, her father, James Herman Austin, was 27 and her mother, Susan Emma Cruz, was 26. She married Dennis A Donovan in 1917. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Stanley, South Dakota, United States for about 10 years and Township 6 N Range 29 E, Stanley, South Dakota, United States in 1940. She died on 23 June 1974, in Pierre, Hughes, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Hughes, South Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dennis A Donovan
1886–
Mary Ellen Austin
1898–1974
Marriage: 1917
Robert J Donovan
1916–1985
Roberta Margaret Donovan
1919–2020
Mildred M Donovan
1919–
John Daniel Donovan
1920–1971
William F Donovan
1926–1997

Sources (9)

  • Mary Donovan in household of Dennis A Donovan, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary E Austin - Government record: birth-name: Mary Ellen Austin
  • Mary E Austin Donovan, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1900 · Governor Shot

On January 30, 1900 Governor William Goebel of Kentucky was assassinated. He took a bullet to the chest, outside the Old State Capitol. He died on February 3, 1900.

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

Name Meaning

English, French, and German: from the personal name Austin, from Latin Augustinus, a derivative of Augustus (see Augustin ). This was an extremely common personal name in every part of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, owing its popularity chiefly to Saint Augustine of Hippo (354–430), whose influence on Christianity is generally considered to be second only to that of Saint Paul. Various religious orders came to be formed following rules named in his honor, including the ‘Austin canons’, established in the 11th century, and the ‘Austin friars’, a mendicant order dating from the 13th century. The popularity of the personal name in England was further increased by the fact that it was borne by Saint Augustine of Canterbury (died c. 605), an Italian Benedictine monk known as ‘the Apostle of the English’, who brought Christianity to southern England in 597 and founded the see of Canterbury.

English: variant of Aspden , with which this surname became confused.

History: This was the name of a merchant family that became established in eastern MA in the 17th century, notably in Charlestown. Richard Austin came from England and landed at Boston in 1638, and his son Anthony was clerk of Suffield, CT, in 1674. The surname is very common in England as well as America; this Richard Austin was only one of a number of bearers who brought it to North America. — In 1821 Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), born in Austinville VA, founded the first Anglo colony in TX.

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

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