Brief Life History of Webster Byron
When Webster Byron Metz was born on 22 September 1874, in Unity Township, Columbiana, Ohio, United States, his father, William Metz, was 31 and his mother, Mary Catherine Sheets, was 31. He married Pearl Marie Harrold on 4 October 1905, in Columbiana, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Unity, Columbiana, Ohio, United States in 1910 and District 16, Wicomico, Maryland, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 December 1961, in Pocomoke City, Worcester, Maryland, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Parsons Cemetery, Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Metz, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Webster Metz, "United States Census, 1940"
- B. W. Metz, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
Spouse and Children
1874–1961 Male
1896–1965 Female
Children (6)
1917– Female
1918–1989 Female
1921–1981 Female
1923–2019 Female
1925–1925 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1843–1913 Male
1843–1902 Female
Siblings (4)
1868–1868 Male
1870–1955 Female
1874–1961 Male
1880–1953 Female
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 1
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Age 3
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 24
Name Meaning
German: from a short form of the female personal name Mechthild, composed of ancient Germanic maht ‘might, strength’ + hild ‘strife, battle’.
German, French (Alsace and Lorraine), and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from Metz in Lorraine, which took its name from a Gaulish tribe, the Mediomatrici; in the name of the place this became abbreviated to Mettis, hence the modern name.
German: from Mätz, a short form of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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