Brief Life History of Eleanor
When Eleanor Meister was born on 12 June 1926, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, her father, William Alfred Meister, was 22 and her mother, Margarett Marie Kapper, was 23. She lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1930. She died in October 2010, in Barrie, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 84.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Eleanor Meister in household of William A Meister, "United States Census, 1940"
- Eleanor in entry for Armand Or Bep Guidolin, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Eleanor Meister in household of William A Meister, "United States Census, 1930"
Spouse and Children
1925–2008 Male
1926–2010 Female
Parents and Siblings
1904– Male
1903– Female
Siblings (2)
1921–1999 Male
1926–2010 Female
World Events (8)
1927
Age 1
1929
Age 3
1948 · The Beginning of the Cold War
Age 22
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Konrad, Otto, Fritz, Hans, Klaus, Alois, Bernhard, Dieter, Ewald, Hellmut, Helmut.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): status name for someone who was master of his craft, from Middle High German meister ‘master’ (from Latin magister). As a Jewish surname it denoted a rabbi as a leading figure in a Jewish community. The German surname in this form is also found in some other European countries, e.g. in France (Alsace), the Netherlands, Czechia, and Poland.
Germanized form of Slovenian Majster or Majšter, and possibly also of Czech Majstr: status name of ultimate German origin (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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