Martin Eshleman Horst

Brief Life History of Martin Eshleman

When Martin Eshleman Horst was born on 19 July 1893, in Maugansville, Washington, Maryland, United States, his father, David H. Horst, was 29 and his mother, Mary Wissler Eshleman, was 30. He married Christiana Keener Martin on 5 December 1916, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Conococheague District, Washington, Maryland, United States in 1930 and District 13, Washington, Maryland, United States in 1940. He died on 13 January 1979, in Maugansville, Washington, Maryland, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Reiff Mennonite Church Cemetery, Cearfoss, Washington, Maryland, United States.

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Family Time Line

Martin Eshleman Horst
1893–1979
Christiana Keener Martin
1896–1979
Marriage: 5 December 1916
Paul Martin Horst
1917–2006
Fannie Martin Horst
1920–2005
Alice Martin Horst
1921–1922
Cora Martin Horst
1923–1985
Ruth Martin Horst
1924–2014

Sources (16)

  • Martin E Horst, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Martin E Horst, "Maryland, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
  • Martin Horst, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Phares, Alois, Armin, Fritz, Hans, Inge, Manfred, Monika, Reinhold.

North German and Dutch: topographic name from Middle Low German hurst, Middle Dutch horst ‘undergrowth, brushwood, wild place’. More specifically, the term was also used to denote a crow's or similar large bird's nest, a raised area in surrounding marshland, or an area of uncleared woodland, all of which meanings could have contributed to the surname. This surname is also a habitational name from any of numerous places called with this word. Compare Hurst .

History: As a name of German origin (see 1 above) the surname Horst is established among the American Mennonites. Their progenitors were the brothers Joseph, Michael, and Peter Horst, who came to PA in 1731 together with their widowed mother. Among their descendants the altered form Hurst is also found.

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

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