Mabel Doris Finster (1909–2005) • FamilySearch

Mabel Doris Finster

1909–2005 (Age 95)
Magnolia Beach, Calhoun, Texas, United States

The Life of Mabel Doris

When Mabel Doris Finster was born on 14 August 1909, in Magnolia Beach, Calhoun, Texas, United States, her father, John Francis Finster, was 29 and her mother, Perlie Myrtle Graham, was 20. She lived in Port Lavaca, Calhoun, Texas, United States in 1920. She died on 26 January 2005, in St. Tammany, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 95.

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Family Time Line

Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

John Francis Finster

1880–1968

Perlie Myrtle Graham

1889–1962

Mabel Doris Finster

1909–2005

John Taft Finster

1911–1997

Harvey Leroy Finster

1913–1977

Wilbur Woodrow Finster

1918–1989

Alfred Lawrence Finster

1923–1984

Kenneth Carol Finster

1926–1986

Lyndon Keith Finster

1932–1932

Parents & Siblings

John Francis Finster
Male1880–1968Male
Perlie Myrtle Graham
Female1889–1962Female

siblings

(7)

Mabel Doris Finster

Female1909–2005Female

John Taft Finster

Male1911–1997Male

Harvey Leroy Finster

Male1913–1977Male

Wilbur Woodrow Finster

Male1918–1989Male

Alfred Lawrence Finster

Male1923–1984Male

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World Events (8)

1910 · The BSA is Made

Age 1

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York

Age 5

Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.

1935 · The FBI is Established

Age 26

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

Finster

Mabel

Doris

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German finster ‘dark’, ‘gloomy’, or Yiddish fintster(Middle High German vinster). The name may have referred to a person's habitual character, or it may have been acquired as a result of some now irrecoverable anecdote.

Sources (1)

Mabel Finster in household of John F Finster, "United States Census, 1920"

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