Esther Virginia McMahon

Female1896–1 June 1975

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

Verne Joseph Bowers
1890–1966
Esther Virginia McMahon
1896–1975
Marriage: 23 March 1917
William Townsend Bowers II
1918–2009

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

  • Marriage
    23 March 1917Mahoning, Ohio, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 0

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 2

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    1917

    Age 21

    U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

    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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