Margaret Elizabeth Ament

1875–1960 (Age 84)
Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life of Margaret Elizabeth

When Margaret Elizabeth Ament was born on 4 October 1875, her father, Edward Wilson Ament, was 26 and her mother, Alice Lysle Walthour, was 22. She married Edward Naley Steiner on 18 June 1895. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920 and Manor, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 25 April 1960, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

Margaret Elizabeth Ament
1875–1960
Edward Naley Steiner
1873–1920
Marriage: 18 June 1895
Harriet Walthour Steiner
1897–1996
Alice Margaret Steiner
1900–1952
Mary Edna Steiner
1905–1985
Wilbur Curtis Steiner
1908–1983

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
18 June 1895
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
children

(4)

Parents & Siblings

  • Edward Wilson Ament

    Male1849–1878Male

  • Alice Lysle Walthour

    Female1853–1924Female

siblings

(3)

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

Age 1

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

Age 2

Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 23

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

1 English: from an Old French personal name Amand, Amant (from Latin Amandus meaning ‘loveable’).2 German: variant spelling of Amend .

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Margaret Steiner, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Margret Stener in household of Edward Stener, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Margret E Steiner in household of Wilbur C Steiner, "United States Census, 1930"

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