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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- 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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