Brief Life History of Esther Virginia
When Esther Virginia McMahon was born in 1896, in Marshall, West Virginia, United States, her father, Joseph Cox McMahon, was 51 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Alkire, was 44. She married Verne Joseph Bowers on 23 March 1917, in Mahoning, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930 and Pasadena Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. She died on 1 June 1975, at the age of 79, and was buried in Napa, Napa, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Esther Bowers in household of Verne Bowers, "United States Census, 1940"
- Ester Mcmahon, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- Esther Virginia McMahon, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
Spouse and Children
1890–1966 Male
1896–1975 Female
Children (1)
1918–2009 Male
Parents and Siblings
1845–1922 Male
1852–1934 Female
Siblings (6)
1876–1955 Female
1878–1967 Male
1880–1961 Male
1888–1973 Female
1889–1982 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 0
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 2
1917
Age 21
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Kieran, Maeve, Seamus, Brigid, Connor, Dermot, Eamon, Fergus, Grainne, James Patrick.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Mathghamhna, a patronymic from the byname Mathghamhain literally meaning ‘good calf’, a kenning for ‘bear’. This was the name of two (unrelated) chieftain families in counties Clare (Thomond) and Monaghan (the kingdom of Oriel). See also Mahon 1, and Mahoney . In northern Ireland it is sometimes Anglicized as Matthews , since Matha was the Irish form of the Biblical name (see McMath ). In Scotland Matheson was used to translate both of these surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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