Esther M Ash
1920–1982 (Age 62)
Washington, USA
The Life of Esther M
Esther M Ash was born on 28 January 1920. She married George Melvin "Mel" Pelham on 9 February 1940, in King, Washington, United States. She lived in Seattle Election Precinct, King, Washington, United States in 1940. She died in November 1982, at the age of 62.
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Family Time Line
Esther M Ash
1920–1982
George Melvin "Mel" Pelham
1921–1990
Marriage: 9 February 1940
Spouse & Children
1920–1982Female
1921–1990Male
MARRIAGE
9 February 1940
King, Washington, United States
9 February 1940
King, Washington, United States
World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 3
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1923 · Amendment of Equal Rights
Age 3
Is a proposed amendment to help guarantee equal legal rights for all citizens of the United States. Its main objective is to end legal distinctions between the two genders in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other legal matters. Even though it isn't the 28th Amendment yet, it has started conversations about the meaning of legal equality.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
Age 17
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
1 English: from Middle English asche ‘ash tree’ (Old English æsc), hence a topographic name for someone living by an ash tree or a habitational name from any of the many places in southern and central England named with this word (Derbyshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Kent, Surrey, Shropshire, Somerset, and elsewhere).2 In New England, Ash is commonly found for French Dufresne , with the same meaning.3 Jewish (Ashkenazic): from an acronym for Yiddish AltSHul ( see Altschul ) or AyznSHtot ( see Eisenstadt ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
Esther M Pelham in household of George M Pelham, "United States Census, 1940"
Esther Ash, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
Esther Ash, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
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