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1. GEORGE FREDERICK 1 EBERHART, ("F.G.?") was born March 30, 1797 in Greensburg, Washington, Pennsylvania 

(Source: Biographical sketch for Adolphus Eberhart.), and died December 27, 1868 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, 

Indiana (Source: Cemetery record, WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507.). He married ELIZABETH ANN 

WELTNER, "BETSY" Abt. 1818 in Unknown (Source: Obituary for wife.). She was born September 25, 1800 in 

Greensburg, Washington, Pennsylvania (Source: Obituary.), and died March 27, 1890 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, 

Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for GEORGE FREDERICK EBERHART, ("F.G.?"): 

Extraction from the 1860 Federal Census 

Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana 

Series: M653 Roll: 295 Page: 161 

Line 1, Dwelling 1, Family 1 

June 7, 1860 

Frederick Eberhart, age 62, farming, b. PA 

Elizabeth Eberhart, age 59, b. PA 

Francis Eberhart, male, age 18, b. IN 

James Eberhart, age 16, b. IN 

Permelia Edgerton, age 15, b. OH 

Palmer Eberhart, age 2, b. IN 

More About GEORGE FREDERICK EBERHART, ("F.G.?"): 

Burial: December 1868, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 3 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

Occupation: Glassblower (Source: Marriage license application, Eberhart/Bodle.) 

Notes for ELIZABETH ANN WELTNER, "BETSY": 





August, 1870 

Eberhart, Elizabeth, age 78, b. VA 

Eberhart, Palmer, age 12, b. IN 

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Online at www.familysearch.com 


Elizabeth EBERHART, Widowed, age 80, b. PA, f. b. PA, m. b. PA 

Palmer EBERHART, GSon, S, age 22, b. IN, f. b. PA, m. b. IN, 

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Transcription of Obituary 

From 

The Mishawaka Enterprise 

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Mishawaka, Indiana 

(St. Joseph County) 

Friday, March 28, 1890 

Death of the Venerable Grandma Eberhart 

Mrs. Elizabeth Eberhart, one of the oldest citizens and one of the pioneer settlers of the county, passed away at 

the old homestead yesterday morning, in the 90th year of her age. The deceased was born in Greensburg, Pa., 

Sept. 25, 1800, and moved to this township in 1836. She was the mother of twelve children, nine of whom are 

living, viz: Mrs. Sophie Reddick, of Walkerton, Adolphus, John, Robert, Charles, Mrs. Elizabeth Bryson, Fred, 

Frank and James, all of this vicinity. Next week a complete obituary will be given of this venerable mother in 

Israel. The funeral will take place from the homestead to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. 

(same newspaper) 

Friday, April 4, 1890 

Obituary 

Mrs. Elizabeth Eberhart, whose death occured on the 27th day of March, 1890, was born in Greensburg, Greene 

county, Pa., Sept. 25th, 1800. She was united in marriage to the late Rev. F. G. Eberhart in 1818. In 1822 they 

removed to western New York, residing at first in Seneca county, and afterwards at Benton Center in Yates 

county. In the spring of 1836, the Eberhart family, in company with the family of the late James Pembroke, 

emigrated to Indiana and located in Mishawaka. They were the "advance guard" of some ten or twelve other 

families, who soon afterwards followed them from the same place, and who were known in the early days of 

Mishawaka, as the "Benton colony." 

After remaining in Mishawaka a short time the Eberhart family moved to their farm, 1-1/2 miles north-east of 

Mishawaka, and which has ever since been known as the Eberhart homestead. Here the subject of this memoir 

resided until the time of her death. By the death of her husband, Dec. 27th 1868, she became a widow, but she 

continued, with the advice and assistance of her sons, to supervise the affairs of the farm to the time of her death. 

She was the mother of twelve children, 9 of whom, 7 sons and 2 daughters, survive her. On the 1st day of January 

1833, she, together with her husband united with the M. E. church, at Benton Center, and she remained a faithful 

and consistent member of the church until her death. 

Mrs. Eberhart was quiet and unassuming in her disposition and manner, and won the respect and esteem of all 

who formed her acquaintance. Her religious convictions and experience were clear and satisfactory. Her 

pathway through many trials and personal afflictions was cheered by an unwavering trust in the Redeemer. When 

near her end she was frequently heard to exclaim, "Jesus is so precious." 

The high regard and esteem in which she was held was shown by the large attendance of friends and neighbors at 

the funeral. As was becoming and appropriate, her surviving sons were the pall bearers on that occasion. 

In the death of Grand-Ma Eberhart, her children and grand-children have lost a sympathetic, affectionate mother, 

her neighbors and acquiantances a kind and helpful friend, and our community one of our oldest and most 

respected citizens. But to all it is consoling to know that "our loss is her gain." 

The burial services were held from the late residence of the deceased, on Saturday, the 29th. Rev. Mr. Shanahan, 

of the Elkhart circuit, officiated. 

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More About ELIZABETH ANN WELTNER, "BETSY": 

Burial: March 29, 1890, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 3 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

Member: M.E. church, since 1833 (Source: Obituary.) 

Moved: Abt. 1822, From Greene County, PA to Seneca County, NY (Source: Obituary.) 

Obituary: On file 10/14/2002 

Children of GEORGE EBERHART and ELIZABETH WELTNER are: 

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2. i. JACOB WELTNER 2 EBERHART, b. March 11, 1819, Greene County, Pennsylvania; d. September 6, 1886, 

Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana. 

3. ii. SOPHIA EBERHART, b. March 8, 1821, Unknown, New York; d. January 21, 1899, Walkerton, St. Joseph, 

Indiana. 

4. iii. ADOLPHUS EBERHART, b. February 4, 1824, Clyde, Wayne, New York; d. June 2, 1893, Mishawaka, St. 

Joseph, Indiana. 

5. iv. JOHN HENRY EBERHART, b. October 8, 1825, Yates County, New York; d. November 17, 1902, 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana. 

6. v. CHARLES ROBERT EBERHART, b. April 9, 1828, Yates County, New York; d. March 14, 1902, Mishawaka, 

St. Joseph, Indiana. 

7. vi. ROBERT CHARLES EBERHART, b. April 9, 1828, Yates County, New York; d. December 7, 1900, 


8. vii. ANN ELIZABETH EBERHART, ("ELIZABETH ANN?"), b. October 19, 1830, Unknown, New York; d. August 

9, 1917, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana. 

viii. CHRISTIAN EBERHART, b. April 12, 1833, Unknown (Source: WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507.); d. 

May 28, 1839, Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.). 

More About CHRISTIAN EBERHART: 

Burial: June 1839, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 3 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

9. ix. FREDERICK GEORGE EBERHART, JR., b. March 15, 1835, Yates County, New York; d. March 11, 1909, 

Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana. 

x. ALBERT RAMER EBERHART, b. May 6, 1838, Unknown (Source: WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507.); 

d. August 16, 1855, Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.). 

More About ALBERT RAMER EBERHART: 

Burial: August 1855, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 3 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

xi. FRANCIS R. EBERHART, "FRANK", b. August 10, 1841, Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: 

Obituary.); d. April 29, 1930, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.); m. HARRIETT DIXON 

CHAPIN, "HATTIE", January 5, 1871, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. 

Book 6, p. 294.); b. Abt. 1850, Unknown, New York (Source: 1880 Federal Census.); d. December 6, 1915, 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Death Rec. Book MCH-61, p. 213.). 

Notes for FRANCIS R. EBERHART, "FRANK": 



Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana 

Frank R. Eberhart, age 38, b. IN, f. b. PA, m. b. PA, Grocer - retail 

Hattie Eberhart, age 30. b. NY, f. b NY, m. b. MA 

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Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana 

Series: T624 Roll: 377 Page: 46 

Supv. Dist. 13, ED 148, Sheet 6-B 

Dwelling 129, Family 147 

April 21, 1910 

Eberhart, Frank R., age 62, marr. 1, 30 yrs., b. IN, father b. PA, mother b. PA 

Eberhart, Hattie E., age 50, marr. 1, 30 yrs., 0 children, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY 

Dixon, Frankie, s-in-law,, age 46, Wid., b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY 

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From 

The South Bend Tribune 

South Bend, Indiana 


Tuesday, April 29, 1930 

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STROKE FATAL TO 

FRANK EBERHART 

Well Known Former Business 

Man Drops Dead 

in His Home 

(with photo) 

Frank R. Eberhart, age 80 years, one of the best known men in this city and northern Indiana, dropped dead in 

his home, 225 Edgewater drive at 10 o'clock this morning, standard time, as the result of a stroke of apoplexy. 

He was not in the best of health for some time but the end came unexpectedly and as a great shock to relatives 

and friends. He was a lifelong resident of this city and vicinity. 

Since the death of his wife about 15 years ago Mr. Eberhart has been spending his winters in California. He 

returned from the West two weeks ago with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank Dixon, who has made her home with 

him since the death of her sister. 

Mr. Eberhart was born on the old Eberhart homestead, two miles northeast of Mishawaka, Aug. 10, 1841. He 

was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick G. Eberhart, early settlers of this county, coming here in 1835. 

He was one of 10 children and was the last of the direct family. 

He enlisted in the war of 1861 when the final 90-day call came. On account of his youth he enlisted as a 

drummer boy. 

Well Known in Business 

For 50 years he was one of the best known business men in this city, first entering the grocery business where 

the O. E. Lang & Co. hardware company is now located at 111 Lincoln Way East. Then for about 40 years he 

was in business at 121 Lincoln Way East where the Tittle Bros. company are now located. 

Mr. Eberhart's store was a meeting place for citizens and farmers and here the civic and other interests of the 

city were discussed. Much of the history written by Vincent Brunner, city historian, was gathered at these 

meetings. For about 30 years Mr. Eberhart resided at 113 South Church street, now occupied by James 

McKenna as a residence and real estate office. About three years ago he built a new home on Edgewater drive 

where he passed away. 

Mr. Eberhart was married over 50 years ago to Miss Hattie Dixon, a well known musician of the city. She 

died about 15 years ago. 

Mr. Eberhart was for many years the president of the former Mishawaka Business Men's association, and was 

a drummer in the famous Eberhart Drum corps, which played many years in civic processions and for many 

political rallies. He was a member of Houghton post, Grand Army of the Republic and of the Mishawaka 

Fellowship club. He was a lifelong republican and took much interest in politics. 

Mr. Eberhart's father was a brother of the late Adolphus Eberhart, one of the founders of the Mishawaka 

Rubber & Woolen Manufacturing company. 

Funeral arrangements have not been completed. 

(same newspaper, Wednesday, April 30, 1930) 

ARRANGEMENTS 

FOR F. EBERHART 

The funeral services for the late Frank R. Eberhart who died suddenly Tuesday morning will be held from the 

house, 325 Edgewater drive, Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. J. A. Burnett, D. D., pastor of the First 

Presbyterian church will officiate. Burial in Fairview cemetery. The body may be viewed at the house after 

11 o'clock Thursday morning. J. Leo McKenna, E. J. W. Fink, Charles A. Ostrom, Fred N. Smith, Ralph S. 

Feig and O. E. Lang will act as pall bearers. 

Mr. Eberhart was married about 50 years ago to Miss Hattie Chapin, who died about 15 years ago. 

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More About FRANCIS R. EBERHART, "FRANK": 

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Burial: May 1, 1930, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Mausoleum (Source: Obituary, cemetery record.) 

Member: Houghton post, Grand Army of the Republic (Source: Obituary.) 

Military service: May 27, 1864, Civil War, drummer (Source: Civil War data base, www.civilwardata.com, 

Obituary.) 


Occupation: Grocer (Source: Obituary.) 

Served: Drummer, Eberhart Drum corps (Source: Obituary.) 

Notes for HARRIETT DIXON CHAPIN, "HATTIE": 


From the 

Mishawaka Enterprise 



Friday, December 10, 1915 

Passing of Mrs. F. R. Eberhart 

After over a year of suffering, patiently borne, Mrs. Frank R. Eberhart passed away on Monday morning at 

5:15, at the family residence, 113 South Church street. 

Mrs. Eberhart had undergone two operations at St. Joseph's hospital during the past year and her case having 

been considered hopeless, in spite of all that could be done, she was taken back to the family home on the 

Wednesday previous to her death. Her sad fate is sincerely deplored by a wide circle of friends. 

Mrs. Eberhart, whose maiden name was Harriett Chapin, was born in New York, but had lived in Mishawaka 

since childhood. She is survived by her bereaved husband and one sister, Mrs. Frankie Dixon, who resides in 

the Eberhart home. 

Mrs. Eberhart was a life long member of the First Memorial church, one of the charter members of the C. L. 

S. S., Mishawaka's first literary society, which finally became the Woman's club, of which she was also a 

member. She also belonged to the Society of the Hall in the Grove. For over 25 years she was a member of 

the S. O. C. club, one of Mishawaka's leading society organizations, whose depleting numbers finally brought 

about its disbandment. 

The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence, Rev. Loren M. Edwards, 

pastor of the Methodist Memorial church, officiating. A wreath of beautiful floral tributes bespoke the esteem 

in which the deceased was held. 

As the cortage started for the cemetery, the Memorial church chimes played the beautiful hymn, "Abide with 

Me." 

The following acted as pallbearers: C. A. Ostrom, Joseph de Lorenzi, W. E. Butterworth, J. A. McMichael, R. 

W. Smith and William Bradford. 

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More About HARRIETT DIXON CHAPIN, "HATTIE": 

Burial: December 8, 1915, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Mausoleum (Source: Cemetery record.) 

Member: First Methodist Memorial church (Source: Obituary.) 


10. xii. JAMES CLARENCE EBERHART, b. August 18, 1844, Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana; d. July 27, 

1921, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana. 


2. JACOB WELTNER 2 EBERHART (GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born March 11, 1819 in Greene County, 

Pennsylvania (Source: Obituary.), and died September 6, 1886 in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana 

(Source: St. Joseph County, IN Death Rec. Book MCH-59, p. 50.). He married LOUISA J. FERRIS June 28, 1843 

in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 2, p. 291.). She was born 

February 23, 1820 in Waterloo, Cayuga, New York (Source: Biographical sketch for Adolphus Eberhart.), and 

died March 28, 1887 in Cassopolis, Cass, Michigan (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Death Rec. Book MCH-59, p. 

55.). 

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Notes for JACOB WELTNER EBERHART: 





June 14, 1860 

Jacob Eberhart, age 41, lumber manufacturer, b. PA 

Loiza I. Eberhart, age 40, b. NY 

Henry Eberhart, age 16, b. IN 

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August 18, 1870 

Eberhart, Jacob, age 51, farmer, b. PA 

Eberhart. Louisa, age 50, b. NY 

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Jacob W. EBERHART, age 61, b. PA, f. b. PA, m. b. PA. Farmer 

Louisa J. EBERHART, age 60, b. NY, f. b. NY, m. b. NY 

Mary FERRIS, SisterL, S, age 53, b. NY, f. b. NY, m. b. NY 

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From 




Friday, September 10, 1886 

GONE TO THE GRAVE 

Passing Away of Another Old and Respected 

Citizen. 

Mr. Jacob W. Eberhart passed away at his home three miles northeast of Mishawaka on Monday, Sept. 6th, his 

death being caused by a stroke of apoplexy received that morning. 

While Mr. Eberhart had been in the most precarious state of health for several years past, having been severely 

afflicted with various ailments, and had sustained slight shocks of paralysis before, his sudden taking off was 

quite unexpected at the time. In fact he had been in quite a cheerful condition for several days past, greatly 

enjoying the visit of his old friend Dr. Horn and wife of Chicago, who were making a few days visit with him. He 

was engaged in making preparations to bring his visitors to town, and became a trifle excited over a slight injury 

he discovered to have befallen one of his horses during the night. Without any warning he was suddenly stricken 

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down, about 8 o'clock in the morning, and remained unconscious until 12 o'clock, when he passed away, 

surrounded by sorrowing relatives and friends. 

Mr. Eberhart was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, March 11, 1819, and would consequently have been 68 

years of age next March. His father afterwards moved to New York and subsequently to Indiana, where they 

settled in 1835 - a half century ago. He was the eldest child of an unusually large family, consisting of twelve 

children, nine of whom are still living and among our best known and most respectable citizens, viz. Messrs. 

Adolph, John, Fred, Frank, Charles, Robert, and James Eberhart, and Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Bryson. His wife and 

one son, Harry, of Elkhart, survive him. His venerable mother, now aged 86 years, is also living. 

The deceased was a most excellent citizen, honest, upright and thrifty, with many friends and no enemies. He was 

a member of the Methodist church and a devout christian. Besides being a well-to-do and successful farmer, he 

was of a practical and inventive turn of mind, and was the originator of the Eberhart Sulky attachment for any 

style of plow, manufactured by the Elkhart Iron Co., in which he and his son, Henry, were stockholders. 

The funeral took place on Wednesday morning, from the farm residence, Elder Simpson, of Elkhart, officiating. 

The services were largely attended by sorrowing relatives and friends, and the remains were interred in the 

Mishawaka cemetery. 

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More About JACOB WELTNER EBERHART: 

Burial: September 8, 1886, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 10, grave 18 (Source: 

Obituary, cemetery record.) 

Member: Methodist church (Source: Obituary.) 

Note 1: Originator of the Eberhart Sulky plow attachment (Source: Obituary.) 


Notes for LOUISA J. FERRIS: 


From 





Sad and Sudden Death of Mrs. J. W. 

Eberhart 

The relatives and many friends of Mrs. Jacob Eberhart were greatly shocked to learn of that lady's sudden death 

on Monday morning last. Mrs. Eberhart had been called to Cassopolis, Mich., the week previous by the serious 

illness of her sister, Mrs. Mary E. Coates, who died on Friday. The funeral was set for Sunday, and on the 

morning of that day Mrs. Eberhart was taken severly ill with something like a congestive chill and died the 

following morning at 10 o'clock. Her son, Henry, and Dr. Butterworth, who had been telegraphed for, did not 

arrive until after she had passed away. The remains were brought home for interment and the funeral was held on 

Wednesday afternoon. 

Mrs. Eberhart, whose maiden name was Louisa J. Ferris, was born in Cayuga county, N. Y., Feb. 23d, 1820. She 

was married June 28th, 1844 to the late Jacob W. Eberhart, whose death preceded hers only a few short months. 

She was a most estimable christian woman, whose loss will be sincerely deplored by a large circle of 

acquaintences. She leaves but one child, C. H. Eberhart, who, since his father's death, had, with his family been 

living at the old homestead with his mother. The funeral services were held at her late home on Wednesday 

afternoon, Elder Simpson, of Elkhart, officiating. A large number of sorrowing friends accompanied the remains 

to their last resting place in the Mishawaka cemetery. 

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More About LOUISA J. FERRIS: 

Burial: March 30, 1887, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 10, grave 17 (Source: 

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Cemetery record.) 


Children of JACOB EBERHART and LOUISA FERRIS are: 

11. i. CHARLES HENRY 3 EBERHART, b. May 11, 1845, Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana; d. May 14, 

1895, Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana. 

ii. SARAH L. EBERHART, b. Abt. 1848, Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.); d. Abt. 1856, Unknown (Source: 

Cemetery record.). 

More About SARAH L. EBERHART: 

Burial: Abt. 1856, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 10, grave 19 (Source: Cemetery 

record.) 

iii. ANNA M. EBERHART, b. Abt. 1856, Unknown (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle 

Eberhart, 1960.); d. Abt. 1858, Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.). 

More About ANNA M. EBERHART: 

Burial: Abt. 1858, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 10, grave 20 (Source: Cemetery 

record.) 

3. SOPHIA 2 EBERHART (GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born March 8, 1821 in Unknown, New York (Source: 1880 

Federal Census, WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507.), and died January 21, 1899 in Walkerton, St. Joseph, 

Indiana (Source: Obituary.). She married (1) ELIAS BENSON COOK, REV. February 24, 1842 in St. Joseph 

County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 2, p. 207.). He was born November 28, 1818 in 

Saratoga County, New York (Source: WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507.), and died March 2, 1875 in St. 

Joseph County, Indiana (Source: WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507.). She married (2) JOHN RUDDUCK, 

("REDDICK?") October 1878 in Unknown (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Newspaper Index 1837-1912, 1995.). 

He was born Abt. 1819 in Unknown (Source: Biographical sketch for Adolphus Eberhart.), and died Bef. 1890 in 

Unknown (Source: Biographical sketch for Adolphus Eberhart.). She married (3) GEORGE BARNES October 9, 

1890 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 12, p. 182.). He was born 

WFT Est. 1804-1824 in Unknown (Source: WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507.), and died Aft. 1893 in 

Unknown (Source: Biographical sketch for Adolphus Eberhart.). 

Notes for SOPHIA EBERHART: 


From 

The South Bend Daily Tribune 



Monday, January 23, 1899 

Death of Mrs. George Barnes 

The sad intelligence of the death of Mrs. George Barnes, of Walkerton, Ind., reached this city Sunday, her death 

occuring at 11 a.m. 

Mrs. Barnes' maiden name was Eberhart and as she formerly lived in this city was well known here. Her death 

was caused by heart trouble and complications with which the deceased had suffered a long time. Her age was 77 

years. She had survived two husbands. Besides the husband living she leaves the following sons and daughters: 

James Cook, Walkerton, Ind.; Arthur Cook, Detroit, Mich.; George Cook, an evangelist, some place in Kansas; 

Mrs. Harriett Parren, Wichita, Kan., and Mrs. William Jackson, of this county. The deceased also leaves six 

brothers and one sister, J. H., R. C., C. R., F. G., F. R. and J. C. Eberhart, of this city, and Mrs. George Bryson, of 

Elkhart. The funeral will be held from the Walkerton M. E. church at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Interment at North 

Liberty. 

(Ed. note: Mrs. Barnes was born March 8, 1821, per WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507) 

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More About SOPHIA EBERHART: 

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Burial: January 1899, Porter-Rea Cemetery, North Liberty, IN (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.) 


Notes for ELIAS BENSON COOK, REV.: 


Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana 



Cook, Elias, age 39, b. NY, farmer 

Cook, Sophy, age 38, b. PA 

Cook, Harriett, age 17, b. IN 

Cook, James, age 15, b. IN 

Cook, Arthur, age 13, b. IN 

Cook, George, age 10, b. IN 

Cook, Sophy, age 7, b. IN 

Cook, Ida, age 2/12, b. IN 

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Dwelling 99 

June 22, 1870 

Cook, Elias, age 51, b. NY, farming 

Cook, Sophie, age 49, b. PA 

Cook, Arthur, age 22, b. IN 

Cook, George, age 22, b. IN 

Cook, Sophie, age 18, b. IN 

Cook, Annie, age 6, b. IN 

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More About ELIAS BENSON COOK, REV.: 

Burial: March 1875, Porter-Rea Cemetery, North Liberty, IN, Lot 46 (Source: Dan Rich, 

richinphoenix@cox.net.) 

Notes for JOHN RUDDUCK, ("REDDICK?"): 

Possible listings 



Center, St. Joseph, Indiana 

Family History Library Film 1254309 

NA Film Number T9-0309 

Page Number 513C 

Nathaniel JACQUITH Self M Male W 43 IN Owens Sawmill NY VT 

Elizabeth JACQUITH Wife M Female W 43 OH Keeping House OH OH 

Ida Ann JACQUITH Dau S Female W 20 IN At Home IN OH 

Charles A. JACQUITH Son S Male W 18 IN Works In Saw Mill IN OH 

Ella JACQUITH Dau S Female W 15 IN At Home IN OH 

Alwilda JACQUITH Dau S Female W 9 IN IN OH 

Jane JACQUITH Dau S Female W 4 IN IN OH 

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John REDDICK Other S Male W 41 OH Laborer MD PA 

and: 

Center, St. Joseph, Indiana 




Johnson YOUTCEY Self M Male W 53 PA Farmer PA PA 

Sarah YOUTCEY Wife M Female W 45 OH Keeping House PA PA 

Wilhelmina YOUTCEY Dau S Female W 24 PA PA OH 

Harriet YOUTCEY Dau S Female W 31 PA PA OH 

Lydia A. YOUTCEY Dau S Female W 18 PA PA OH 

Adelina YOUTCEY Dau S Female W 11 PA PA OH 

Jefferson YOUTCEY Son S Male W 24 PA Farmer PA OH 

Harvey YOUTCEY Son S Male W 22 PA ~Farmer PA OH 

Tobias YOUTCEY Son S Male W 16 PA Farmer PA OH 

Abraham YOUTCEY Son S Male W 13 IN Farmer PA OH 

Sarah YOUTCEY Dau S Female W 2 IN --- --- 

John YOUTCEY Son S Male W 9 IN At School PA OH 

Susan PRICE Other W Female W 77 PA Boarder VA VA 

John REDDICK Other D Male W 52 OH Laborer PA PA 

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More About JOHN RUDDUCK, ("REDDICK?"): 

Burial: Unknown, Unknown 

More About GEORGE BARNES: 


Children of SOPHIA EBERHART and ELIAS COOK are: 

12. i. HARRIETT E. 3 COOK, b. Abt. 1843, Unknown, Indiana; d. Unknown, Unknown. 

13. ii. JAMES WELTNER COOK, b. February 1845, Unknown, Indiana; d. Unknown, Unknown. 

14. iii. ARTHUR COOK, b. Abt. 1847, Unknown, Indiana; d. Unknown, Unknown. 

iv. GEORGE F. COOK, ("FREDERICK G"?), b. Abt. 1848, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1870 Federal Census.); d. 

Unknown, Unknown. 

15. v. SOPHIA J. COOK, b. April 9, 1853, St. Joseph County, Indiana; d. February 11, 1924, St. Joseph County, 

Indiana. 

vi. LOUISA COOK, b. May 1854, Unknown (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.); d. April 29, 1855, 

Unknown (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.). 

More About LOUISA COOK: 

Burial: May 1855, Porter-Rea Cemetery, North Liberty, IN (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.) 

vii. WILLIAM COOK, b. April 1856, Unknown (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.); d. September 4, 

1858, Unknown (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.). 

More About WILLIAM COOK: 

Burial: September 1858, Porter-Rea Cemetery, North Liberty, IN (Source: Dan Rich, 


viii. RUTH ANN COOK, "ANNIE", b. July 5, 1863, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1870 Federal Census, Dan Rich, 

richinphoenix@cox.net.); d. April 30, 1875, Unknown (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.). 

More About RUTH ANN COOK, "ANNIE": 

Burial: May 1875, Porter-Rea Cemetery, North Liberty, IN (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.) 

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ix. IDA COOK, b. Abt. 1869, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1870 Federal Census.); d. Unknown, Unknown. 

More About IDA COOK: 

Burial: Unknown, Porter-Rea Cemetery, North Liberty, IN (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.) 

4. ADOLPHUS 2 EBERHART (GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born February 4, 1824 in Clyde, Wayne, New York 

(Source: Biographical sketch.), and died June 2, 1893 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph 

County, IN Death Rec. Book H-17, p. 190.). He married SARAH ANN BOYD April 21, 1847 in St. Joseph County, 

Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 3, p. 99.). She was born January 28, 1829 in 

Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia (Source: Obituary.), and died December 27, 1903 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, 

Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Death Rec. Book MCH-60, p. 42.). 

Notes for ADOLPHUS EBERHART: 

(Ed. note: The genealogy compiled by Rev. Uriah Eberhart was in error regarding the ancestors of this particular 

Eberhart family. The ancestors of Adolphus Eberhart are herein corrected, based on parish record searches 

conducted in Germany, and graciously shared by Ruby Roberts Coleman. GDH) 

Transcription of Biographical Sketch 

From 

Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of 

Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana 

Goodspeed Brothers, Publishers 

Chicago, 1893 

p. 673 

ADOLPHUS EBERHART, Mishawaka, Ind. The family of the name of Eberhart, Everhart, Eberhardt, 

whichever way it may be written, probably came originally from Germany to America, and possible there are 

thousands of the same name in both countries. Rev. Uriah Eberhart, of Chicago, Ill., has compiled an interesting 

history of the family from A. D. 1265, to A. D. 1890, showing their mutations, increase, resemblance and 

dispersions, arguing that from their similarity of physical structure, mental acquirements and religious faith, that 

they all had one common parentage. In Germany he traced them back to the thirteenth century, when the family 

was of noble blood, well educated for the times and many of them holding offices of high degree in church and 

state. They nearly all belonged to the Lutheran Church, one of the Eberharts greatly assisted Luther himself in the 

work of the Reformation. It would be impossible, in an article of the present kind, to give the various histories 

connected with this remarkable family, but we may at least outline some of the distinguished former members. 

Eberhard the Noble was a Bavarian, born March 13, 1265, and both his father and mother were members of the 

royal family. He was one of the most daring and successful warriors of Wirtenberg and established that kingdom. 

His son Uriah succeeded him on the throne, and his son Eberhard the Good died June 5, 1325, after reigning 

nearly forty-six years. Eberhard the Mild was the great-grandson of Eberhard the Noble and commenced to reign 

about 1392, continuing about twenty-five years. His son Eberhard the Younger died after a comparitively short 

reign; Duke Eberhard the Third began his reign about 1623 and reigned about forty-one years, and Duke Leopold 

Eberhard, who died in 1723, was the last reigning duke of Wirtenberg. The throne was lost partly by his own 

improper conduct, but principally through the strife then existing between the Catholics and Protestants. In view 

of all the disturbances of the times, many of the family decided to leave the Fatherland and seek their fortunes and 

greater civil and religious freedom in the wilds of America. Hence, quite a number of them emigrated to this 

country between 1725 and 1750, coming mostly from Wirtenberg and surrounding provinces, and settled 

principally in Pennsylvania, becoming there sturdy pioneers and substantial farmers. Many of their descendants 

have become prominent and leading men in all walks of life. They are a numerous and and enduring race and 

many of the representatives are scattered throughout the West. Adolphus Eberhart, the grandfather of our subject, 

came to America between 1775-7. He was the son of John Adam Eberhart, Duke of Alsace. German tradition 

says that his father, John Adam, the Duke, was very wealthy, being the owner of extensive glass works and large 

tracts of land, He appointed his brother, Philip of Wirtenberg, as administrator of his estates, and Philip so 

managed matters that he made his son the inheritor of the title and the greater part of the lands. Thus the heirs of 

the real duke were defrauded out of their inheritance. Adolphus was born January 4, 1760, and consequently was 

about eighteen years of age when he came to this country from Carlruhe, Baden. He immediately enlisted in the 

army and was all through the Revolutionary war, being a brave soldier and fighting under General La Fayette. At 

one time he assisted in carrying the General off the field, where he had been severely wounded, and did not see 

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him again until January, 1825, when he met him at Albert Gallatin's home near New Geneva, and in recognition 

they embraced each other. After the war Adolphus returned to his trade of glass blowing, and after some 

experiments in Baltimore, in connection with a man by the name of Johnson, he and his brother Martin with other 

friends, went to Frederick City, Md., and for a time carried on the glass business. There he was married to a Miss 

Sophia, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Brandenberg) Speelman, who was born February 7, 1770, and was an 

excellent woman. Some time after the close of the war Adolphus and his friends moved from Frederick City to a 

place called New Geneva, Fayette county, Penn., and bought land of Hon. Albert Gallatin and established the first 

extensive glass works west of the Alleghany Mountains. He was a good general scholer and although he had a 

German brogue when speaking English, he was, nevertheless, an intelligent, active business man for his years. 

For a long time he carried on an extensive glass manufacturing establishment. Both he and his wife were 

members of the Lutheran Church and were noted for their fine musical ability. He died in 1828, aged sixty-eight 

years. They had the following children: Martin Adolphus, who died in childhood; Charles, born February 18, 

1789 and married Miss Minnie Kirkwood, of Mapleton, Penn.; Sophia A.; Margaret E.; Christian E.; George 

Frederick; Anna; Henry; John L.; Louis A. and Rev. Albert G. George Frederick, son of Adolphus, was born 

March 39, 1797, in Greensburg, Greene county, Penn., and received the limited common-school education of the 

day. He learned the business of glass blowing of his father, many of the Eberharts following this business. He 

married Betsy Weltner, of the same neighborhood, and to them were born twelve children: Jacob, Sophia, 

Adolphus, John, Robert Charles and Charles Robert (twins), Christian, Albert, Elizabeth Frederick, Frank and 

James. Soon after marriage Mr. Eberhart moved to the State of New York and settled in the town of Clyde, 

Wayne county, where he engaged in his trade and lived until 1827, when he removed to Geneva, N. Y., and soon 

after bought a farm in Yates county, although he continued to work at his trade in Geneva. He finally retired from 

this business and lived on his farm. In 1832 he removed to Greene county, Penn., where his father had owned a 

large tract of coal and iron lands. Mr. Eberhart bought out all of the heirs except one, but not being able to 

complete the purchase of the property he remained but one year. For the following two years he lived in Yates 

county, and in the spring of 1836 came with his family to St. Joseph county, Ind., and settled on the St. Joseph 

River, two miles north of Mishawaka, entering nearly 400 acres of land, making the journey to this county with 

two double horse teams, the snow being five feet deep when he started and the wagons were put on runners. The 

roads were good until Ashtabula was reached, when the snow disappeared and the remainder of the journey was 

made on wheels. The land which Mr. Eberhart entered was called Oak Openings, and presented a beautiful 

appearance, the large oak trees standing at a considerable distance apart, causing it to resemble an orchard. As 

there was little underbrush a large variety of wild flowers grew in this wood, while deer, wild turkey, squirrels and 

other game abounded. In their season the wild pigeons were in countless numbers. A pigeon roost was within 

one and one half miles of their settlement, and millions of these birds would fly to this roost. The land on which 

Mr. Eberhart settled is still in the hands of his heirs, and the primitive log cabin which he first built had neither 

doors nor windows, as glass could not be obtained at that time at Mishawaka, which village had then but one 

store, that of the St. Joseph Iron Company. There was but one settler near Mr. Eberhart and there was a small 

settlement at Pleasant Valley. After a few years Mr. Eberhart built a good frame house and two good barns, 

which are still standing. A good farm was cleared up, with the assistance of his sons, consisting of 200 acres. 

Both Mr. and Mrs. Eberhart were devout members of the Methodist church, and he was a local preacher while 

living in the State of New York. In conjunction with Richmond Tuttle and James Pembrook he organized the 

First Methodist Church, in which Mr. Eberhart was local preacher and class-leader for many years, contributing 

liberally of his means to support the church. His house was the home of the itinerant Methodist preachers of 

those early days who were the founders of Methodism in Indiana. Mr. Eberhart was a good, substantial, pioneer 

citizen, took great interest in public improvements and gave his children a fair education for those days. In 

politics he was an old line Whig, but afterward became a staunch Republican. He died at the age of seventy-two 

years, a man of powerful constitution, who was never sick in his life and who never missed a meal until his last 

sickness. He was a successful hunter, very fond of game and enjoyed hunting it. For horses he had a great 

affection, and in his early days kept fast ones, and when living in the State of New York had some very valuable 

ones for his times; but when he became a religious man he sold off his horses. He was respected by all who knew 

him as a moral, upright, pioneer citizen. Through his life he was very positive in his convictions and died a 

sincere Christian, in 1869. The children of George Frederick Eberhart married and settled as follows: Jacob 

Weltner, born March 11, 1819, in Greensboro, Penn., was a young man of seventeen years when he came to Penn 

township, and married Louisa Ferris, born at Waterloo, N. Y., and to them were born three children - Sarah L., 

who died at the age of six years; Anna M., who died at the age of two years, and Charles H. who is now a farmer, 

married and settled on a farm north of Mishawaka. Jacob W. became a substantial farmer and died on the farm 

where his son now resides, aged sixty-seven years, his death occurring September 6, 1886. Sophia Eberhart, 

daughter of George Frederick, married Ellis Cook, a farmer of Penn township, son of an old pioneer, and to them 

were born James, Anna (who died at the age of fourteen years), Arthur, Harriett, George and Sophia. Mr. Cook 

died on his farm at about fifty-eight years of age. He was a minister in the Methodist Church. Mrs. Cook married 

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for her second husband John Ruddock, a farmer of Sumption Prairie, and he died at the age of seventy-one years. 

Mrs. Ruddock married for her third husband George Barnes, and they reside at Walkerton, Ind. A full sketch of 

Adolphus, the next child, will be given below. John H. was born on a farm in Yates county, October 8, 1825, and 

came to this county when eleven years of age. He married Mary A. Pembrook, but no children were born of this 

marriage and she died in 1857. In 1859 he married Mary McCann, and to them were born two daughters: Harriett 

A. and Nellie M. Mrs. Eberhart died December, 1890. Mr. Eberhart is a substantial citizen and is one of the 

owners of the flouring-mill at Mishawaka. Robert Charles, a son of Frederick George Eberhart was born April 9, 

1928, became a farmer and married Lucy Landfere, in September 1856. They had one son, Palmer A., born 

March 2, 1858, but the mother died two weeks later. Mr. Eberhart married June 28, 1860, Rachel Stair, and to 

them were born three children: Susan E., born March 1, 1862; Emma E., born April 15, 1864, and Dessie C., born 

September 4, 1866. Mr. Eberhart is a prosperous farmer and a respected citizen of Penn township. Charles 

Robert, son of Frederick George and twin brother of the above, married Harriet Corp, March 15, 1858, and they 

are the parents of six children: Harry H., Eva M., Sylvia B., Albert R. and Leo B. The son Albert, was drowned 

in the St. Joseph River on the evening of December 3, 1884, while fishing, at the age of twenty-six years. He was 

a young man of fine character. Mr. Eberhart is, like the rest of his famiy, a trustworthy and honorable citizen and 

a practical farmer, residing in Penn township. Christian and Albert were also sons of Frederick George, 

Elizabeth married George Bryerson, a farmer now retired and living in Elkhart. They are the parents of Frank, 

William, Adelia and Arthur. Frederick, Frank and James were the other children of Frederick George and a 

sketch of the former appears in this volume. Adolphus Eberhart, and the son of Frederick George, and our 

subject, is one of the pioneer manufacturers of Mishawaka, a substantial citizen and an honored and respected 

man. Adolphus was born February 11, 1824, at Clyde, Wayne Co., N. Y., and was twelve years of age when he 

came to St. Joseph county with his parents and can well remember the journey. He received the common 

education of those pioneer days and was reared a farmer. He narrowly escaped becoming a physician, as he had 

decided to adopt that profession, but his plans were changed by the removal of Dr. Crawford from Mishawaka, 

with whom he was to have studied. This was a great disappointment to young Eberhart, as he felt a desire to 

become a disciple of Aesculapius, believing that he had a natural aptitude for that profession. However, he 

learned the trade of wagon and carriage-maker, and at the early age of twenty-one years engaged in this business 

with Albert Cass, of Mishawaka, one of the old settlers. They continued in the business four years, having 

associated with them John Miles, and in 1864 they built a large flouring-mill, which was then one of the largest 

and best in the West. Mr. Eberhart managed this mill until 1887, and still retains a one-third interest in it. In 

1886 he organized the Mishawaka Woolen Manufacturing Company with a capitol stock of $200,000, with M. V. 

Beiger as president, F. G. Eberhart, Jr., as vice-president, J. S. Eberhart, Jr., as secretary, and Marvin Campbell as 

treasurer. The directors are C. Studebaker, J. M. Studebaker, M. V. Beiger, A. Eberhart and Marvin Campbell. 

Mr. Eberhart had invented a knit all-wool boot and a one-half interest in the patent was sold to the company for 

$100,000. The boot is a joint invention of Mr. Eberhart and Mr. Beiger, and as the business progressed, as many 

as one dozen patents have been taken out and large and convenient shops have been erected, two of them very 

large and three stories high; another 32x50, and three stories high; and still another 90x32, three stories high, 

besides other buildings such as boiler-house, dry kilns, etc. The company does an annual business of $200,000; 

employs from 140 to 150 persons and is a very important industry. This is the only all-wool knit boot made in the 

world. Besides these interests, Mr. Eberhart owns and rents four farms, aggregating 480 acres of fine farming 

land. From 1860 to 1862 Mr. Eberhart erected a commodius brick residence on East Second street, in which he 

still resides. On April 25, 1847, he married Sarah A. Boyd, born January 28, 1829, at Lynchburg, Va., daughter 

of James and Ann (Rohr) Boyd. James Boyd was born in 1807, in West Virginia, of an old colonial family, of 

Irish descent. He was a carpenter by trade and came to Mishawaka, in 1837, and was well known among the old 

pioneers. He passed the remainder of his days in this town, living to the age of sixty-three years. Both he and his 

wife were members of the Methodist Church, he being one if its founders in this town. He was the father of eight 

children as follows: Sarah A., Elizabeth, Lucinda, Margaret, John W., James C., Robert F. and Charles. In 

politics he was first an old line Whig, but at the organization of the Republican party, united with that. He had 

three sons in the great Civil war: John, who was in the Eighty-seventh Regiment I. V. I.; James C., who was in the 

one-hundred-day service, and Robert F., who was in Company I, Ninth Regiment I. V. I., who was one of the first 

to enlist in the first company that went from Mishawaka. He died in 1861, at Cheat Mountain, W. Va. (For more 

complete history of the Boyd family see sketch of John W. Boyd.) To Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Eberhart have 

been born six children: Ida L., who died at the age of twenty-nine, having married, and left two children; Flora G.; 

James C.; Frederick G.; William, who died at the age of seven years, and Everett G. Mr. and Mrs. Eberhart are 

members of the Methodist Church, in which he has held the offices of steward and class-leader. Politically he is a 

staunch Republican, and was one of the founders of the party in the county. He has always been a public-spirited 

man, in favor of all things conducive to the improvement of his county, but so many of the private enterprises in 

which he is engaged engross his attention to such a degree that he has always declined public office. Possessing 

the confidence of the people he might have aspired to any office, but has only accepted the presidency of the 

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Board of Township Trustees. Perhaps there is no man now living in Mishawaka, who has been more fully 

identified with its business interests, or who has, for more years, been so active and efficient a business man. He 

began when a mere boy, and has always pursued an enterprising, energetic and honorable business course which, 

in his old age, he still continues with unabated vigor, having but recently originated an enterprise, unique in its 

character, of practical and substantial benefit, not only to himself, but to his fellow townsmen. Through his long 

career his integrity has been unimpeached and his manly course in life should be emulated by his descendants. 

(10/19/2003) 

Extraction from 

1850 Federal Census 


p. 107, dwelling 127 

Adolphus Eberhart, age 26, wagon maker, b. NY, 

Sarah Ann Eberhart, age 24, b. VA 

Sarah L. Eberhart, age 2, b. IN 

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June 27, 1860 

Adolphus Eberhart, age 36, wagon mfg., b. NY 

Sarah A., age 31, b. VA 

Sarah L., age 12, b. IN 

Flora, age 5, b. IN 

James, age 5/12, b. IN 

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St. Joseph County, Indiana 

Eberhart, Adolphus, age 46, miller, b. NY 

Sarah, age 41, b. VA 

Flora, age 15, b. IN 

James, age 10, b. IN 

Frederick, age 6, b. IN 

William, age 3, b. IN 

Everett, age 2, b. IN 

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Adolphus EBERHART Self M Male W 56 NY Miller PA PA 

Sarah A. EBERHART Wife M Female W 51 VA Keeping House TN VA 

James C. EBERHART Son S Male W 20 IN Works In Flour Mill NY VA 

Fred K. EBERHART Son S Male W 16 IN NY VA 

Everett C. EBERHART Son S Male W 12 IN NY VA 

3/20/2003) 


From the 

South Bend Tribune 



Saturday, June 1, 1893 

OBITUARY 

From the Daily Tribune of Friday 

ADOLPHUS EBERHART 

After months of poor health, and almost a week confined to his bed, Adolphus Eberhart, of Mishawaka, passed 

away this morning at 12:25 o'clock at his home in that place. For a long time he had been afflicted with 

something resembling paralysis, a number of attacks leaving him in a weak and nearly prostrate condition. May 

27th he was confined to his bed and while rallying at occasional intervals grew gradually weaker until relief came 

in death. 

Adolphus Eberhart was born February 4, 1824, in New York state. His parents were Frederick and Elizabeth 

Eberhart, natives of Pennsylvania. The former's father came to America about 1776 and was the son of John 

Adam Eberhart, duke of Alsace. Frederick Eberhart was a glass-blower as was his father and all of his uncles 

who lived to a very old age. The family tree which has been traced to 1225 shows that all were long-lived, 

energetic men and women. The grandmother of deceased died at 99 after having lived for 90 days without food 

or drink, having lost all desire to eat or live longer in this world. 

In 1836 Adolphus Eberhart came to St. Joseph county with his parents, brothers and sisters. They settled on a 

farm about three miles northeast of Mishawaka afterwards moving to town. Mr. Eberhart learned the wagonmaker's 

trade with Wood & Case and some years after became associated with the late George Milburn in making 

wagons on a government contract during the Utah war. This partnership was dissolved and Mr. Eberhart then 

became interested in the Ripple mills, of Mishawaka, in which he held an interest at his death. Later in life in 

connection with Mr. M. V. Beiger, of that place, he invented an all wool knit boot and a company was organized 

now having one of the largest plants in that place in which the deceased had a large interest. In early life he 

thought seriously of becoming a physician but the removal from Mishawaka of a Dr. Crawford with whom he was 

to have studied frustrated his plans. On April 25, 1847, he married Miss Sarah A. Boyd, of Lynchburg, Va., 

daughter of James Boyd, who then resided in Mishawaka, and was a boat builder on the St. Joseph river, being 

known as Admiral Boyd. To them were born six children, James C., Frederick G. and Everett G., reside in 

Mishawaka; Mrs. Flora Grimes lives in Lincoln, Neb.; Mrs. George Wells died at the age of 29 and William 

Eberhart at seven years. 

Besides a wife and children Mr. Eberhart leaves Jacob, John, Charles, Robert and Frederick, living in or near 

Mishawaka; Mrs. Ella Cook of Penn township, and Mrs. George Bryson, living near Elkhart, brothers and sisters. 

Mr. Eberhart built the home in which he died 32 years ago. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, 

of Mishawaka, and an earnest worker, having helped build the church. Politically, he was a vigorous republican, 

one of the organizers of the party in Penn township, but never held any office except that of president of the town 

board of trustees. He was an honest, upright man liked and respected by all, a man whom the town, county and 

state can illy afford to lose. 

The funeral occurs Sunday at 3:30 p.m. from the Mishawaka Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. Charles Bacon, of 

Evansville, Ind., officiating assisted by Rev. A. H. Kemp. 

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More About ADOLPHUS EBERHART: 

Biographical sketch: On file 10/19/2003 (Source: Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, IN, 1893.) 

Burial: June 2, 1893, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 11 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

Member: Mishawaka Methodist Episcopal church (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Part owner, Ripple Mills, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Served: President, Mishawaka board of trustees (Source: Obituary.) 

Notes for SARAH ANN BOYD: 


From the 




Friday, January 2, 1903 

DEATH OF MRS. EBERHART 

Mrs. Sarah Ann Eberhart, widow of Adolphus Eberhart, who died June 2, 1893 and one of Mishawaka's oldest 

and well known Christian women, passed away at 5:15 o'clock Sunday evening at the family residence, 301 East 

Second street, aged 76 years. Mrs. Eberhart had been ill with pneumonia for about one week and her condition 

was considered critical almost from the first. She passed away unconscious of pain and surrounded by her family. 

Mrs. Eberhart was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Boyd. She was born in Lynchburg, Va., Jan. 28, 1829 

and came to Mishawaka with her parents when six years old. She was united in marriage with Adolphus Eberhart, 

on April 21, 1847. Eight children were born to them, four of whom survive. They are Mrs. R. S. Grimes, of 

Lincoln, Neb.; J. C. Eberhart, Jr., F. C. Eberhart, Jr., and E. G. Eberhart, who occupy the positions of treasurer, 

superintendent and president of the Mishawaka Woolen Manufacturing company. One sister, Mrs. Margaret 

Sosserman, and one brother, J. W. Boyd, reside in this city. 

Mrs. Eberhart united with the M.E. church in early girlhood and she remained true to the church of her choice. 

When her health permitted she was a worker in the church and Sabbath school and in the Women's Foreign and 

Home Missionary societies. Mrs. Eberhart loved her home and there she reigned supreme. The excellent God 

fearing manner in which she reared her family is a living testimonial to her character and worth. 

The remains laid in state Tuesday from 10 to 1:30 o'clock. At 2 o'clock and funeral was held from the residence, 

The Rev. C. W. Smith, pastor of the M. E. church officiating. The brothers-in-law, J. C. Eberhart, Sr., E. G. 

Eberhart, Sr., F. B. Eberhart and the sons of the first two named, George Eberhart, William Eberhart and Harry 

Eberhart acted as pallbearers. The remains were laid to rest in the city cemetery. 

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More About SARAH ANN BOYD: 

Burial: December 29, 1903, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 11 (Source: Obituary, 

cemetery record.) 

Member: M.E. church, Women's Foreign and Home Missionary societies (Source: Obituary.) 


Children of ADOLPHUS EBERHART and SARAH BOYD are: 

16. i. IDA L. 3 EBERHART, b. Abt. 1848, Unknown, Indiana; d. February 5, 1875, Unknown. 

17. ii. LAURA E. EBERHART, ("FLORA?"), b. November 1854, Unknown, Indiana; d. October 28, 1925, Lincoln, 

Lancaster, Nebraska. 

iii. JAMES CLARENCE EBERHART, JR., b. February 20, 1860, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: 

Obituary.); d. February 2, 1915, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan (Source: Obituary.); m. MARY 

DEGROOTE, October 18, 1901, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska (Source: Marriage announcement.); b. 

November 9, 1872, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Marriage license application, 

Turner/DeGroote.); d. November 7, 1938, Monrovia, Los Angeles, California (Source: CA death index via 

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vitalsearch.com, Cert. # 67269, obituary.). 

Notes for JAMES CLARENCE EBERHART, JR.: 






April 27, 1910 

Eberhart, James C., age 50, marr. 1, 8 yrs., b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. VA, retired manufacturer 

Eberhart, Mary D., age 39, marr. 1, 8 yrs. 0 children, b. IN, father b. BELG, mother b. BELG 

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From the 




Friday, February 5, 1915 

JAS. C. EBERHART, JR. 

DIES SUDDENLY AT BATTLE 

CREEK SANITARIUM 

His Death a Shock to a Wide Circle 

of Friends 

(with photo) 

The news of the sudden death of James C. Eberhart, Jr., which occurred at the Battle Creek Sanitarium 

Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock, came as a shock to the entire community where he was born and where he had 

such a host of friends. 

Mr. Eberhart had been ailing for some time but has been about as usual, and it was not thought that his 

condition was dangerous. A week previous to his sudden summons he went to Battle Creek, Mich., 

accompanied by his wife, to try treatment at the sanitarium. He did not appear to improve, as hoped for, 

although he maintained his customary good spirits, and neither his wife or his brother, Fred G. Eberhart, who 

were with him, had the least fear when he retired for the night that they would never again see him alive. 

Heart failure, the result of other complications, was the immediate cause of death. 

The deceased was a native of Mishawaka, having been born February 20, 1860, in the old Burt house on Main 

street, just north of the North Side Trust & Savngs Co. building. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus 

Eberhart, two of Mishawaka's most prominent citizens. Mr. Eberhart, sr., who died June 2, 1892, was 

identified with the late M. V. Beiger in inventing and patenting the famous Ball Band knit woolen boot which 

was the foundation of the present enormous business built up by the Mishawaka Woolen Mfg. Co. At 18 

years of age, the son, James, entered the employ of the company, served many years as its secretary. He 

became a heavy stockholder in the concern, in connection with his brothers, Fred G. and Everett G. About 12 

years ago he resigned and retired from actual business. A few years ago he had erected at 732 Lincoln 

Highway East a palatial home, which he greatly enjoyed with his wife. He also at different times owned 

homes in California, Florida and summer homes at Diamond lake and Lake Wawassee in this vicinity. He 

was an ardent sportsman, and one of the most genial, whole-souled and big-hearted men in the community 

and probably without an enemy in the world. 

At the time of his death he was one of the directors of the American Trust company, South Bend, and was its 

vice-president. He was also a life member of the South Bend lodge No. 235, Benevolent and Protective Order 

of Elks and was held in high esteem in the order. 

He leaves his wife, who was formerly Miss Mary DeGroote; two brothers, E. G. Eberhart and F. G. Eberhart, 

of Mishawaka; one sister, Mrs. R. S. Grimes, of Lincoln, Neb. 

It is said to have been due to the initiative of the deceased that the city posseses the present stately Eberhart 

Memorial Methodist Church, which was erected by the three brothers and sister as a memorial to their worthy 

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parents. The splendid chime of bells which add so greatly to the church, are also claimed to have been added 

at the suggestion of the devoted son and promptly adopted by the other brothers and sister. The beautiful 

church and chimes are among the most noted in Northern Indiana and constitute a lasting monument to the 

family name. 

The remains, accompanied by the bereaved widow, and Mrs. and Mrs. E. G. Eberhart and Fred G. Eberhart 

arrived yesterday noon and were taken to the late home, 732 Lincoln Way East where they may be viewed by 

friends from 10 to 1 o'clock Saturday. 

The funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30, from the late residence, Rev. Loren M. Edwards, 

officiating. 

(10/6/2002) 

(same newspaper, Saturday, February 6, 1915) 

LAST RESPECTS PAID 

TO J. C. EBERHART 

Funeral of Estemed Citizen is Largely 

Attended - B. P. O. E. Present. 

Hundreds of friends from South Bend and Mishawaka viewed the body of James C. Eberhart jr., this morning 

as it lay in full couch black broadcloth casket in the music room surrounded by a wealth of floral tributes, at 

the residence on Lincoln Highway east. 

The funeral was held from the house at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon and was largely attended. South Bend 

lodge, No. 235, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of which Mr. Eberhart was a member attended in a 

body and formed an escort to the cemetery. 

Rev. Dr. Loren M. Edwards, pastor of the First Methodist Memorial Episcopal church, had charge of the 

services at the house. 

The pall bearers were Abe Livingston, Samuel Leeper, C. A. Loring, of South Bend, William Rosewarne, F. 

D. Thayer and W. B. Butterworth, of Mishawaka. The burial was in the city cemetery. 

(6/13/2003) 

More About JAMES CLARENCE EBERHART, JR.: 

Burial: February 6, 1915, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 9 (Source: Obituary, 


Member: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, South BEnd lodge No. 235 (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Director and vice-president, American Trust Co., South Bend, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Notes for MARY DEGROOTE: 


From 




Wednesday, November 9, 1938 

MRS. TURNER 

DIES IN WEST 

Mrs. R. C. Turner, aged about 65, of Monrovia, Calif., former well known resident of this city, died Tuesday. 

She had been ill several years. As Miss Mary DeGroote she was married to the late James G. Eberhart, who 

once was secretary treasurer of the Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Manufacturing company. After his death 

she moved to California and later was married to Mr. R. C. Turner, who survives. Also surviving is a brother, 

Henry DeGroote, 618 West Eighth street. 

(4/7/2003) 

More About MARY DEGROOTE: 

Burial: November 1938, Unknown 

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Marriage Notes for JAMES EBERHART and MARY DEGROOTE: 

Transcription of 

Marriage announcement 

From the 




Saturday, December 28, 1901 

- Were married in October 

The marriage of Mr. James C. Eberhart, one of the heavy stockholders in the Mishawaka Woolen 

Manufacturing company and the efficient secretary of the concern, to Miss Mary DeGroote, on Oct. 11, 1901, 

has been publicly announced although the affair has been known to intimate friends of the contracting parties 

for some time. They were united in marriage at the home of the groom's sister, Mrs. R. S. Grimes, at Lincoln, 

Neb. Following the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Eberhart entered upon an extended trip in Colorado and 

Montana, where the groom also had business interests to attend to. 

The groom is the son of Mrs. S. A. Eberhart, of East Second street, and belongs to one of the oldest and most 

respected families in the city. He is as popular a man as there is in Mishawaka. The bride is the attractive 

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter DeGroot, of East First street, and has many friends in Mishawaka. 

Mr. and Mrs. Eberhart will be at home in the groom's residence at Third and Raco street, within a few days. 

(10/5/2002) 

18. iv. FREDERICK GEORGE EBERHART, b. April 1, 1864, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. March 23, 1933, 


v. WILLIAM W. EBERHART, ("WILLIE"), b. Abt. 1866, Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.); d. February 18, 

1873, Unknown (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for WILLIAM W. EBERHART, ("WILLIE"): 


From the 




Saturday, February 22, 1873 

We are pained to learn of the death of Mr. & Mrs. Eberhart's little son, Willie, on Tuesday last. The funeral, 

on Thursday morning, was largely attended. 

(10/3/2002) 

More About WILLIAM W. EBERHART, ("WILLIE"): 

Burial: February 20, 1873, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 11 (Source: Obituary, 



19. vi. EVERETT GUY EBERHART, "EBBY", b. March 19, 1869, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. August 17, 


5. JOHN HENRY 2 EBERHART (GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born October 8, 1825 in Yates County, New York 

(Source: Obituary.), and died November 17, 1902 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, 

IN Death Rec. Book MCH-60, p. 25.). He married (1) MARY A. PEMBROOK August 6, 1850 in St. Joseph 

County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 3, p. 223.). She was born Unknown in 

Unknown, and died Abt. 1857 in Unknown (Source: Obituary for husband.). He married (2) MARY A. MCCANN 

December 23, 1858 in Unknown (Source: Obituary for husband.). She was born May 12, 1829 in Unknown, 

Massachusetts (Source: 1880 Federal Census.), and died December 15, 1889 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana 

(Source: Mishawaka Enterprise Index Book.). 

Notes for JOHN HENRY EBERHART: 

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Lines 17-20 

June 23, 1860 

John Eberhart, age 35, lumbering, b. (illegible) 

Mary A. Eberhart, age 24, b. MA 

Hally Eberhart, age 1/12, b. IN 

Sarah J. Pembrook, age 12, b. (illegible) 

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June 29, 1870 

Eberhart, John, age 44, miller, b. PA 

Eberhart, Mary, age 41, b. MA 

Eberhart, Harriett, age 10, b. IN 

Eberhart, Nellie, age 7, b. IN 

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John H. Eberhart, age 54, b. NY, m. b. PA, f. b. PA, Miller 

Mary A. Eberhart, age 51, b. MA, f. b. IRE, m. b. IRE 

Hattie Eberhart, age 20, b. IN, f. b. NY, m. b. MA 

Nellie Eberhart, age 17, b. IN, f. b. NY, m. b. MA 

(1/27/2003) 


From 

South Bend and the Men Who Have Made It 

By Anderson & Cooley 

Tribune Print Co. 

South Bend, Indiana, 1901 

JOHN H. EBERHART 

(with portrait) 

For more than half a century, Mr. John H. Eberhart has been a resident of Mishawaka and during the major 

portion of that time has been identified with the industrial progress and commercial advancement of the city. Mr. 

Eberhart is a native of New York state, and was born in Yates county, October 8, 1825. His father was Frederick 

Eberhart, a native of Pennsylvania, and a prosperous glass blower, as were many members of his family, and his 

mother was Elizabeth Eberhart, also a Pennsylvanian. Mr. Eberhart's ancestry has been traced back to the 

Thirteenth century and were sturdy, energetic and long lived men and women. His grandfather came to America 

in 1776, and his great grandfather was Adam Eberhart, the Duke of Alsace. When he was ten years of age Mr. 

Eberhart's parents and family came to Indiana, traveling by teams from New York, where the snow was four feet 

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deep when starting. They located on a farm about three miles northeast of Mishawaka, and here the young man 

and his sturdy brothers were reared. He learned the wagon making business with Messrs. Wood & Cass, and with 

his brother Adolphus, afterward purchased an interest in the business, which was conducted under the firm name 

of Wood, Eberhart & Co. They built the largest carriage works in this section of the country, which was run by 

water power, and built the finest carriages in the state. Mr. Eberhart during his busy and energetic life has been 

connected with a number of successful enterprises in this vicinity. He was for a time engaged in the grocery 

business and later bought out the plant of Judson & Toln, which was engaged in the production of black walnut 

lumber for the manufacture of coffins, and were also extensively engaged in the manufacture of black walnut table 

tops. With his brother Jacob he conducted two large saw mills, near Mishawaka, and was the owner of a large 

and valuable farm near the city limits, which he disposed of a few years ago. In 1864 Mr. Eberhart, in connection 

with his brother Adolphus, Albert Cass, and the St. Joseph Iron Company, built the "Ripple Mills" located on the 

race which was run by the firm of A. Cass & Co. Later Mr. Eberhart purchased the interest of Mr. Cass, and the 

mill was managed by A. & J. H. Eberhart. Later a stock company was organized which now controls the mill, and 

Mr. Eberhart is the president of the company, which is known as the Eberhart Milling Company. The mill is 

supplied with all modern milling machinery and has a capacity of 150 barrels of flour per day, besides rye, corn 

and buckwheat, and general feed products. The brand of the "Ripple Mills" is well known for its purity and 

excellence and is in great demand. About two years ago Mr. Eberhart suffered a stroke of paralysis, which 

confined him to the house, but he is steadily improving in health, and a complete recovery is anticipated. Mr. 

Eberhart has always been active in public affairs and for many years was a Trustee of the town and president of 

the board for two terms. While trustee he was instrumental in the construction of the bridge across the river, and 

in 1886 he rebuilt the dam which had been washed away during that year, and was also engaged in the 

construction of the city water works, tunneling under the river bank and the Peninsular railroad, and built the 

stone headgates on the race. Mr. Eberhart was married in 1850 to Miss Mary Pembroke, who came with the party 

from New York, and who died in 1857. He was again married to Miss Mary McCann in 1860, who is also 

deceased. He has two daughters, Mrs. Keyes and Mrs. Conroy, and resides at No. 221 East Fourth street. 

(11/28/2003) 


From 




Monday, November 19, 1902 

NEWS OF MISHAWAKA 

Death of John H. Eberhart 

This Morning 

John H. Eberhart, one of Mishawaka's most prominent and respected citizens, and who has been identified with 

this city's industrial and commercial progress for over half a century, passed away this morning at 11:45 o'clock, 

aged 77 years. Mr. Eberhart hed been critically ill for some time and had been unconscious several days. Four 

years ago he sustained a stroke of apoplexy but rallied to a marked extent. Two years ago he sustained another 

attack, since which time he has been an invalid, but was able at times to be taken about the city and on several 

occasions ventured up town alone. Death came as a result of a third attack of the fatal malady. The end was not 

unexpected and all the children and brothers and sisters were at the bedside of the aged man. 

Mr. Eberhart was a native of New York state and was born in Yates county, Oct. 8, 1825. His father was 

Frederick Eberhart, a prosperous glass blower, as were many members of his family. Mr. Eberhart's ancestry has 

been traced back to the Thirteenth century and were sturdy, energetioc and long lived men and women. His 

grandfather came to America in 1776 and his great-grandfather was Adam Eberhart, duke of Alsace. 

When 19 years of age Mr. Eberhart came to Indiana with his parents and located three miles northeast of 

Mishawaka. The traveling was done by teams and when leaving New York the snow was four feet deep. Mr. 

Eberhart was reared with his brothers on the farm. He learned the wagon making business with Messrs. Wood 

and Case and his brother, the late Adolphus Eberhart, afterward purchasing an interest in the business. They built 

the largest carriage works in this section of the country, which was run by water power and built the finest 

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carriages in the state. Mr. Eberhart during his life and been very energetic and had been connected with a number 

of successful enterprises in Mishawaka. He was for a time engaged in the grocery business and later bought out 

the plant of Judkins & Towle, which was engaged in the production of black walnut lumber for the manufacture 

of coffins and table tops. With his brother, Jacob Eberhart, he conducted two large saw mills near Mishawaka 

and was the owner of a large and valuable farm near the city limits. In 1864 Mr. Eberhart, with his brother, 

Adolphus, Albert Cass and the St. Joseph Iron Company, built the Ripple Mills, located on the south race which 

was operated by the firm of A. Cass & Co. Later Mr. Eberhart purchased the interest of Mr. Cass and the mill 

was managed by A. and J. H. Eberhart. Still later a stock company was formed which operated the mill up to 

within a few years ago, Mr. Eberhart being president of the company. Two years ago the mill was sold to George 

Hudson, who now operates it. Since this time, Mr. Eberhart had been an invalid and led a retired life. 

Mr. Eberhart was a staunch republican and always took an interest in the political affairs of the city, county and 

country. He was for many years a trustee of the city and was president of the board two years. While trustee he 

was instrumental in the construction of the bridge across the river. When the dam washed out in 1885 he 

undertook to rebuild it and succeeded in accomplishing what was thought an impossible engineering feat. He 

rebuilt the structure without the use of cofferdams. He assisted in building the water works and built the stone 

headgates in the race. Mr. Eberhart was of splendid physique, was kind hearted and liberal. Possible no man in 

St. Joseph county was better known than this self made man. 

Mr. Eberhart was united in marriage in 1850 to Miss Mary Pembroke, who came with the party from New York 

and who passed away in 1857. He was again married in 1860 to Miss Mary McCann, who is also deceased. Two 

daughters, Mrs. William Keyes, of this city, and Mrs. W. E. Conroy, of South Bend, survive. Three brothers and 

one sister are left of a once large family, Frank R. Eberhart, James C. Eberhart, sr., of this city; F. G. Eberhart, sr., 

of northeast of Mishawaka, and Mrs. Elizabeth Bryson, of Elkhart, Ind. 

No definiote funeral arrangements have been made, but the obsequies will in all probability be held Wednesday 

afternoon from the house, the Rev. C. W. Smith, pastor of the First M. E. church, officiating. Interment in the city 

cemetery. Further announcement will be published tomorrow. 

(11/10/2002) 


From 




Friday, November 21, 1902 

THE MORTUARY RECORD 

Passing of a Respected Pioneer 

The ranks of Mishawaka's old and esteemed citizens were again depleted by the death of John H. Eberhart, who 

passed away at 11:45 last Monday morning at his home on East Fourth street, aged 77 years. 

While not unexpected, Mr. Eberhart's death was none the less a shock and a cause of profound regret among the 

many who had known, and respected him for many years. 

Mr. Eberhart had been gradually failing in health for several years, occasioned by an apoplectic stroke followed 

with other frequent attacks. His remarkable constitution and vitality, coupled with a strong will power, fought 

bravely but ineffectually against the inevitable. On election day he was taken to the polls to cast his last 

Republican vote. Last Saturday a final stroke brought him low and he never regained consciousness. 

The deceased was born in Yates county, N. Y., Oct. 9, 1825, his parents being Frederick and Elizabeth (Weltner) 

Eberhart, natives of Pennsylvania. His grandfather came to America in 1776, and his great-grandfather was 

Adam Eberhart, Duke of Alsace. The ancestry could be honorably traced back as far as the Thirteenth century. 

When ten years of age Mr. Eberhart's parents moved to Indiana with their large family, and located on a farm 

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three miles northeast of Mishawaka. It being before the days of railways the tedious journey to Indiana was made 

by means of wagon in the dead of winter, the snow being four feet deep when they left New York. The trial and 

struggles in those early days were the same as befell all the sturdy pioneers of the new west, and resulted in 

developing a strong and independent manhood which was typically marked in the subject of this sketch. 

Possessed of an indomitable energy and will, and a physical constitution to back it, there was no task too difficult 

for him to undertake, and no obstacles could dampen his ardor. 

Coming into town as a young man he first learned the trade of wagon making, being employed with his brother, 

the late Adolphus Eberhart, who was identified with the firm of Wood & Cass, pioneers in the wagon and carriage 

manufacturing business in this portion of the state. 

Mr. Eberhart during his life had been very energetic, and had been connected with a number of successful 

enterprises in Mishawaka. He was for a time engaged in the grocery business and later bought out the plant of 

Judkins & Towle, which was engaged in the production of black walnut lumber for the manufacture of coffin and 

table tops. With his brother, Joseph Eberhart, he conducted two large saw mills near Mishawaka and were the 

owners of a large and valuable farm near the city limits. In 1864 Mr. Eberhart with his brother Adolphus, Albert 

Cass and the St, Joseph Iron company, built the Ripple Mills, located on the south race, which was operated by 

the firm of A. Cass & Co. Later Mr. Eberhart purchased the interest of Mr. Cass and the mill was managed by A. 

and J. H. Eberhart. Still later a stock company was formed which operated the mill up to within a few years ago, 

Mr. Eberhart being president of the company. 

Mr. Eberhart was a firm believer in Mishawaka, and constantly worked for its best interests. He served for 

several years as trustee of the town, and was president of the board for two years. While serving in this capacity 

he was chiefly instrumental in the construction of the iron bridge which replaced the old covered wooden bridge 

across the river. He also served the town as marshal for one term. He was especially skilled in hydraulics, and 

when the Mishawaka dam washed out in 1885, it was through his herculean and indomitable labors that the 

structure was rebuilt after many discouragements and in the face of many adverse criticisms. He also 

superintended the construction of the stone headgates on the race, and has been identified with many of 

Mishawaka's substantial improvements for over half a century. He was a man of rigid integrity and "his word was 

as good as his bond." The death of such a man is a serious loss to the entire community. 

Mr. Eberhart was united in marriage in 1850 to Miss Mary Pembroke, who came with the party from New York 

and who passed away in 1857. He was again married in 1860 to Miss Mary McCann, who is also deceased. Two 

daughters, Mrs. William Keyes, of this city, and Mrs. W. E. Conroy, of South Bend, survive. Three brothers and 

one sister are left of a once large family. Frank R. Eberhart, James C. Eberhart, sr., of this city; F. G. Eberhart, 

Sr., of northeast of Mishawaka, and Mrs. Elizabeth Bryson, of Elkhart, Ind. 

The funeral took place from the home on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. C. W. Smith officiating, the attendance 

being very large. The pall bearers were, very appropriately, the brothers and nephews of the deceased, viz.; F. E. 

Eberhart, F. G. Eberhart, senior and junior, J. C. Eberhart, senior and junior, and E. G. Eberhart. 

(10/12/2002) 

More About JOHN HENRY EBERHART: 

Biographical sketch: On file 11/28/2003 (Source: South Bend and the Men, 1901.) 

Burial: November 19, 1902, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 11 (Source: Obituary, 



Occupation: Co-founder, President, Ripple Mills (Source: Obituary.) 

Served: Mishawak trustee, president of the board (Source: Obituary.) 

More About MARY A. PEMBROOK: 

Burial: Abt. 1857, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 11 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

Notes for MARY A. MCCANN: 


From 



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Death of Mrs. John H. Eberhart 

Mrs. J. H. Eberhart, whose long and painful illness has been frequently noted of late in the ENTERPRISE, finally 

found rest in death on Sunday morning, Dec. 15th, 1889, at 8 o'clock. 

Mrs. Eberhart had been in failing health for the past year or two, and for the past three months had been confined 

to her bed, a great but patient sufferer. Her disease seemed to baffle the physicians, so much so that the family 

consented to a post mortem examination after her death to ascertain the nature of the ailment. The autopsy was 

accordingly held on Tuesday morning by Doctors Borough, Van Pelt and Grimes, and discovered the fact that se 

deceased had been afflicted with an extensive tuberculous condition of the bowels, liver, kidneys and other 

organs. 

Mrs. Eberhart's maiden name was Mary A. McCann. She was born in Vermont, May 12, 1829, and was 

consequently in the 61st year of her age. She was united in marriage to her present bereaved husband, Dec. 23, 

1858, and bore him two children, Mrs. Will Keyes, of South Bend, and Miss Nellie, who lived at home. She was 

an earnest and consistent member of St. Paul's Episcopal church and was highly respected by a wide circle of 

acquaintances who deeply deplore her untimely death. 

The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and was very numerously attended. Rev. F. Thompson, 

pastor of St. Paul's church, and Rev. Mr. Thompson, of Bristol, officiated. There were a number of handsome 

floral offerings, including one representing a broken circle, sent by the Board of Managers of the Northern 

Indiana Orphans' Home, of which board the deceased was a valued member. 

(7/26/2003) 

More About MARY A. MCCANN: 

Burial: December 17, 1889, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 11 (Source: Cemetery 

record.) 

Member: St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Source: Obituary.) 


Children of JOHN EBERHART and MARY MCCANN are: 

20. i. HATTIE LILLIAN 3 EBERHART, b. December 5, 1859, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. July 10, 1947, 

Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana. 

ii. MARY NELLIE EBERHART, b. August 16, 1862, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.); d. June 

7, 1937, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.); m. WILLIAM E. CONROY, July 15, 1899, St. 

Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 16, p. 355.); b. Abt. 1860, 

Unknown, Canada (Source: 1910 Federal Census.); d. Abt. 1916, Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.). 

Notes for MARY NELLIE EBERHART: 


From 




Monday, June 6, 1937 

MRS. CONROY IS 

DEAD AT AGE 74 

Late John Eberhart's 

Daughter Taken 

Suddenly 

Mrs. William E. Conroy, aged 74, of 316 Lincoln Way East, a lifelong resident of this city, died at 1:30 a.m. 

today in St. Joseph hospital. She had been ill five days. 

Mrs. Conroy was born Aug. 16, 1862, in Mishawaka. She had lived in the Susie M. Reiger home since 1934. 

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As Nellie Eberhart she was married July 15, 1899, to William E. Conroy, who died 20 years ago. 

Mrs. Conroy was the daughter of the late John H. Eberhart, who with his brother, Adolphus, operated the 

Eberhart Milling company in this city. She was a cousin of the late Fred, E. G. and James Eberhart. One 

sister survives, Mrs. W. D. Keyes, of Indianapolis. Mrs. Conroy was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal procathedral. 

(same newspaper, Tuesday, June 8, 1937 

SET RITES FOR 

MRS. CONROY 

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul's pro-cathedral for Mrs. William E. 

Conroy, aged 74, of 316 Lincoln Way East. Rev. A. I. Drake, dean of the pro-cathedral, will conduct services 

and burial will be in the city cemetery. The body may be viewed in the Sprague chapel until 12:30 p.m. 

Wednesday when it will be taken to the church. There it may be viewed until the time of the service. 

(same newspaper, Wednesday, June 9, 1937) 

Funeral services for Mrs. William E. Conroy, aged 74, of 316 Lincoln Way East, were conducted at 2 p.m. 

today in St. Paul's Episcopal pro-cathedral. Rev. A. I. Drake, dean of the pro-cathedral, officiated and burial 

was in the city cemetery. 

(11/23/2002) 

More About MARY NELLIE EBERHART: 

Burial: June 9, 1937, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 11 (Source: Obituary, 


Member: St. Paul's Episcopal pro-cathedral (Source: Obituary.) 


Residence: Home of Mrs. Susie Reiger, since 1934 (Source: Obituary.) 

Notes for WILLIAM E. CONROY: 


South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana 


Supv. Dist. 16, ED 169, Sheet 13-A 


April 28, 1910 

Conroy, William E., age 50, marr. 1, 11 yrs., b. CAN, father b. CAN, mother b. CAN, traveling salesman, 

lumber 

Conroy, Nellie, age 47, marr. 1, 11 yrs. 0 children, b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. VT 

(6/7/2003) 

Possible listings from 

St. Joseph County Cemeteries 

On-line at www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/ 

CONROY,NELLIE,2,13 

CONROY,W. E.,2,13 

(11/4/2002) 

More About WILLIAM E. CONROY: 


6. CHARLES ROBERT 2 EBERHART (GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born April 9, 1828 in Yates County, New York 

(Source: Obituary for brother.), and died March 14, 1902 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph 

County, IN Death Rec. Book H-20, p. 26.). He married HARRIETT CORPES February 14, 1859 in St. Joseph 

County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 4, p. 323.). She was born December 15, 1838 

in Unknown, Ohio (Source: Obituary.), and died February 5, 1915 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: St. 

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Joseph County, IN Death Rec. Book MCH-61, p. 213.). 

Notes for CHARLES ROBERT EBERHART: 




Charles EBERHART, age, 52, b. NY, f. b. PA, m. b. PA. Farmer 

Harriet EBERHART, age 40, b. OH, f. b. VT, m. b. VT 

Silvey EBERHART, age 17, b. IN, f. b. NY, m. b. OH 

Eva EBERHART, age 1, b. IN, f. b. NY, m. b. OH 

Albert EBERHART, Son, S, age 19, b. IN, f. b. NY, m. b. OH, Farmer 

Leo EBERHART, Son, S, age 15, b. IN, f. b. NY, m. b. OH, Farmer 

(1/27/2003) 


From 





THE GRIM REAPER 

MANY FATALITIES THIS WEEK 

Rev. Conrad Tramer, George Vesey and 

C. R. Eberhart are Called Home 

CHARLES ROBERT EBERHART 

Charles Robert Eberhart, one of Penn township's pioneer farmers, died suddenly on Friday night last at the home 

of his son, Leo Eberhart, of East Battell street, aged 76 years. 

His death was due to paralysis and was the third stroke sustained, the first occuring about a year previous. About 

a month ago the deceased had moved in from the farm where he had so long resided. On the day of his death he 

was feeling quite well and had been engaged in hauling in wood. Returning about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, he 

went to the barn to put up the horses. Remaining longer than was necessary, the family became worried and went 

in search of him. He was found unconscious on the floor of the stall where he had fallen while unharnessing the 

horses. 

The stricken man was conveyed to the house and medical aid summoned, but he was past all earthly help and 

death ensued at 11 o'clock that night. 

Mr. Eberhart was born in Yates county, N. Y., and was a twin brother of Robert Eberhart who died about a year 

previous. He came in 1837 to Mishawaka with his parents who were among Penn township's very earliest and 

most prominent settlers. Forty-four years ago Mr. Eberhart was married to Miss Harriet Corpes, in Elkhart. Five 

children were born to them, three of whom with their mother survive. They are Leo Eberhart, Mrs. Charles 

Ballard, of this city, and Mrs. Sylvia Newman, of South Bend. Four brothers and one sister are also left, John, F. 

R., J. C. Eberhart, sr., of this city; Fred Eberhart, sr., living northeast of Mishawaka, and Mrs. Elizabeth Bryson, 

of Elkhart. Mr. Eberhart had been a member of the Methodist church for 50 years. He was a staunch republican 

and an excellent citizen. 

The funeral was held Monday afternoon from the Willow Creek church, Rev. Mr. Marsey officiating. 

(12/12/2002) 

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More About CHARLES ROBERT EBERHART: 

Burial: March 17, 1902, Unknown (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Methodist church, 50 years (Source: Obituary.) 

Moved: Abt. 1837, From Yates County, NY to St. Joseph, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Notes for HARRIETT CORPES: 


From 





MRS. HARRIETT EBERHART DEAD 

Long Illness Fatal to Well Known 

Resident - Was 77 years Old 

Mrs. Harriett Eberhart, widow of the late Charles Eberhart, died this morning at 2 o'clock at her home, 215 

Lincoln Highway West, at the age of 77 years. She was born in Ohio on Dec. 15, 1838, and had lived in this 

locality since she was 18 years old. About 58 years ago she was united in marriage to Charles Eberhart in Penn 

township. He died 12 years ago. 

For the last 10 years Mrs. Eberhart had been afflicted with diabetes. She is survived by two daughters and one 

son, Mrs. Eva Bullard, of Aberdeen. S. Dak., Mrs. Sylvia Newman at home. 

(Same newspaper, Monday, February 8, 1915) 

The funeral of Mrs. Harriett Eberhart was held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence, 315 Lincoln 

Highway West. Rev. Dr. Loren M. Edwards, officiating. Burial was in the city cemetery. 

(6/14/2003) 

More About HARRIETT CORPES: 

Burial: February 8, 1915, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Lot 61 (Source: Cemetery record.) 


Children of CHARLES EBERHART and HARRIETT CORPES are: 

i. ALBERT R. 3 EBERHART, b. Abt. 1861, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1880 Federal Census.); d. December 3, 

1885, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for ALBERT R. EBERHART: 


From the 





DROWNED IN THE RIVER 

Albert Eberhart, While Out Spearing, Finds a 

Watery Grave 

A very distressing calamity occurred on the river last night in the drowning of Albert Eberhart, son of Mr. and 

Mrs. Charles Eberhart, who live just east of town on the north side. 

The young man, in company with his cousin, Palmer Eberhart and Emanuel Willard, were out on a spearing 

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expedition, and when about two miles from town, near Geo. V. Byrkit's place, the boat was capsized by 

drifting under the branches of a tree to which the deceased caught hold of. The other two occupants could 

swim and with great difficulty got ashore. Albert drifted down a few rods on the bottom of the boat, and 

halloed to his companions that he was all right. As quickly as possible they made efforts to rescue him by 

reaching a pole out to the boat, but just as they were in the act, Albert slipped from the boat and sank. 

Searching parties were organized this morning and about 11 o'clock the body was discovered by means of fishhooks 

arranged on drag lines. It was found about fifteen rods from where he went down. The coroner has 

been notified and will hold an inquest to-day. 

The deceased was aged about 22 years and was a worthy young man, well liked by all who knew him. His 

parents and family have the sympathy of all in their sad affliction. 

(7/11/2003) 

More About ALBERT R. EBERHART: 

Burial: December 1885, Unknown 


21. ii. SYLVIA B. EBERHART, b. December 15, 1863, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. June 22, 1950, Santa 

Barbara, Santa Barbara, California. 

iii. LEO B. EBERHART, b. Abt. 1865, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1880 Federal Census.); d. Aft. 1902, 

Unknown (Source: Obituary for Father.). 

22. iv. EVA M. EBERHART, b. Abt. 1879, Unknown, Indiana; d. Unknown, Unknown. 

v. HARRY H. EBERHART, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Bef. 1902, Unknown (Source: Obituary for Father.). 

7. ROBERT CHARLES 2 EBERHART (GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born April 9, 1828 in Yates County, New York 

(Source: Obituary.), and died December 7, 1900 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, 

IN Death Rec. Book MCH-60, p. 6.). He married (1) LUCY LANPHERE October 25, 1856 in St. Joseph County, 

Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 4, p. 119.). She was born Abt. 1837 in Unknown 

(Source: Cemetery record.), and died April 4, 1858 in Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.). He married (2) 

RACHEL STAIR Bef. 1862 in Unknown. She was born Abt. 1831 in Unknown, Ohio (Source: 1880 Federal 

Census.), and died February 9, 1895 in Unknown (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Circuit Court.). He married (3) 

MARY J. MORAN September 29, 1896 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. 

Book 15, p. 132.). She was born October 10, 1867 in Unknown, Michigan (Source: 1910 Federal Census, 

Marriage license application for son.), and died October 28, 1922 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: 

Obituary.). 

Notes for ROBERT CHARLES EBERHART: 





August 28, 1870 

Eberhart, Robert, age 43, farmer, b. PA 

Eberhart, Rachel, age 39, b. OH 

Eberhart, Emma, age 6, b. IN 

Eberhart, Dessa, age 3, b. IN 

(8/31/2003) 




Robert C. EBERHART, age 52, b. NY, f. b. PA, m. b. PA, Farmer 

Rachel EBERHART, age 49, b. OH, f. b. PA, m. b. PA 

Emma EBERHART, age 16, b. IN, f. b. NY, m. b. OH 

Dessa C. EBERHART, age 13, b. IN, f. b. NY, m. b. OH 

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(1/27/2003) 






June 9 & 11, 1900 

Eberhart, Robert, b. Apr. 1828, age 72, marr. 3, b. PA, father b. PA, mother b. PA, farmer 

Eberhart, Mary J., b. Oct. 1869, age 32, marr. 3, 3 children, 3 living, b. MI, father b. OH, mother b. IN 

Diemer, Pearl, dau., b. Dec. 1888, age 11, b. MI, father b. MI, mother b. MI, at school 

Diemer, Walter, son, b. Aug. 1892, age 7, b. IN, father b. MI, mother b. MI 

(3/21/2004) 


From 





OBITUARY RECORD 

Death of Robert Charles Eberhart 

Robert Charles Eberhart, whose fatal illness was mentioned in last Friday's ENTERPRISE, passed away that 

evening at 5 o'clock at his home northeast of the city. 

Mr. Eberhart was born in Yates county, N. Y., April 9, 1828 and moved to this county in 1836, where he had 

been engaged in farming. He was married three times and is survived by a young widow and four children, 

Palmer Eberhart of northeast of Mishawaka; Mrs. Wes Keeley, Dowagiac, Mich.; Mrs. Frank Gardner, of 

Mishawaka, and an infant son by the last wife, Cecil Robert Eberhart, aged three years. Five brothers, Charles 

Robert, a twin of the deceased; Fred G.; James C., of northeast of Mishawaka; John H., and Frank H. Eberhart, of 

this city, and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Bryson, of Elkhart, also survive. 

The deceased was a member of the Willow Creek M. E. church and was respected by everyone. The funeral was 

held from the residence at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Ingalls, of the Elkhart M. E. circuit, officiating. 

Interment is in the Mishawaka city cemetery. 

(10/12/2002) 

More About ROBERT CHARLES EBERHART: 

Burial: December 9, 1900, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 11 (Source: Obituary, 


Member: Willow Creek M. E. church (Source: Obituary.) 

Moved: Abt. 1836, With parents, from Yates County, NY to St. Joseph County, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Farming (Source: Obituary.) 

More About LUCY LANPHERE: 

Burial: April 1858, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 11 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

More About RACHEL STAIR: 


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Notes for MARY J. MORAN: 


From 




Monday, October 30, 1922 

MRS. P. BAUGHMAN DEAD 

Lived in Mishawaka 34 Years - Funeral 

Today 

Mrs. Peter Baughman, age 55 years, a resident of Mishawaka for 34 years but more recently of South Bend, died 

at her home, 826 Johnson street, that city, Saturday evening after an illness of six weeks, as the result of a 

complication of diseases. 

She was born in Mishawaka, Oct. 10, 1967, and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Moran. She was 

married Oct. 8, 1902, to Peter Baughman, who survives. She also leaves two daughters, Miss Pearl McCloud of 

Napanee, Ind., and Celia, at home; one son, Walter Diemer, of Mishawaka, and two brothers, Charles Moran, of 

Arkansas, and William Moran, of Three Rivers, Mich. 

The funeral will be held from the house at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Rev. J. H. Evans, pastor of the First Evangelical 

church, Mishawaka, officiating. Interment in the Mishawaka cemetery. 

(same newspaper, Tuesday, October 31, 1922) 

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Baughman, 828 North Johnson street, was held from the residence at 2 o'clock 

this afternoon. Rev. J. H. Evans, pastor of First Evangelical church, Mishawaka, officiating. Burial was in 

Mishawaka city cemetery. 

(6/26/2003) 

More About MARY J. MORAN: 

Burial: October 31, 1922, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Note 1: Obituary says born in Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Child of ROBERT EBERHART and LUCY LANPHERE is: 

23. i. PALMER ABEL 3 EBERHART, ("PARMER"), b. March 22, 1858, Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana; 

d. May 1, 1928, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana. 

Children of ROBERT EBERHART and RACHEL STAIR are: 

ii. SUSAN E. 3 EBERHART, b. March 1, 1862, Unknown (Source: Biographical sketch for Adolphus Eberhart.); 

d. September 12, 1863, Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.). 

More About SUSAN E. EBERHART: 

Burial: September 1863, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 11 (Source: Cemetery 

record.) 

iii. EMMA E. EBERHART, b. April 15, 1864, Unknown, Indiana (Source: Biographical sketch for Adolphus 

Eberhart.); d. Unknown, Unknown; m. JOHN WESLEY KEELY, "WES", August 30, 1888, St. Joseph County, 

Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 11, p. 201.); b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, 

Unknown. 

24. iv. DESSIE C. EBERHART, b. September 4, 1866, Unknown, Indiana; d. January 30, 1943, Mishawaka, St. 


Child of ROBERT EBERHART and MARY MORAN is: 

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25. v. CECIL ROBERT 3 EBERHART, b. January 29, 1898, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. January 13, 1955, 

South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana. 

8. ANN ELIZABETH 2 EBERHART, ("ELIZABETH ANN?") (GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born October 19, 1830 in 

Unknown, New York (Source: 1870 Federal Census, WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507.), and died August 

9, 1917 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). She married GEORGE W. BRYSON, REV. December 15, 


Abt. 1828 in Unknown, New York (Source: 1880 Federal Census.), and died February 16, 1895 in Elkhart, 

Elkhart, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for ANN ELIZABETH EBERHART, ("ELIZABETH ANN?"): 


From 




Friday, August 10, 1917 

Death of Mrs. Bryson 

Mrs. Elizabeth Bryson, one of the oldest pioneer citizens of St. Joseph county, passed away last night at Elkhart, 

aged nearly 90 years. She was a sister to Frank R. Eberhart and Jas. C. Eberhart, and had many other surviving 

relatives here. 

(7/26/2003) 

More About ANN ELIZABETH EBERHART, ("ELIZABETH ANN?"): 

Burial: August 1917, Unknown 

Note 1: Marriage license shows name as "Elizabeth Ann" (Source: Marriage license application.) 


Notes for GEORGE W. BRYSON, REV.: 


Penn Township, Mishawaka County, Indiana 



August 19, 1870 

Bryson, George W., age 43, b. NY, farmer 

Bryson, Elizabeth, age 39, b. NY 

Bryson, Adelia, age 6, b. IN 

Bryson, Frederick, age 18, b. IL 

Bryson, Frank, age 16, b. IN 

Bryson, William, age 13, b. IN 

Bryson, Arthur, age 4, b. IN 

(7/26/2003) 



Penn, St. Joseph, Indiana 



Page Number 323B 

George W. BRYSON Self M Male W 52 NY Farmer NY NY 

Elizabeth BRYSON Wife M Female W 49 NY Keeps House PA PA 

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Adelia BRYSON Dau S Female W 15 IN NY NY 

Arthur BRYSON Son S Male W 13 IN Farm NY NY 

(3/29/2003) 


From 





Rev. George W. Bryson died in Elkhart, at 7 o'clock Saturday evening last of a complication of diseases of the 

stomach, aged 67 years. The deceased leaves a wife and five children - Fred G. Bryson of Waukasha, Wis.; 

Frank E. Bryson and Mrs. O. P. Hicks, of Elkhart, and William P. and A. H. Bryson, of Chicago, formerly of 

Mishawaka. Rev. Bryson had been a sufferer for a long time and his death was not unexpected. The funeral 

services were held at Trinity M. E. church Tuesday at 2 o'clock p.m., Rev. J. H. Jackson officiating. 

(7/27/2003) 

More About GEORGE W. BRYSON, REV.: 

Burial: February 1895, Unknown 


Children of ANN EBERHART and GEORGE BRYSON are: 

i. FREDERICK G. 3 BRYSON, b. Abt. 1852, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1870 Federal Census.); d. Unknown, 

Unknown. 

ii. FRANK E. BRYSON, b. Abt. 1854, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1870 Federal Census.); d. Unknown, 

Unknown. 

26. iii. WILLIAM P. BRYSON, b. Abt. 1857, Unknown, Indiana; d. August 1, 1931, St. Joseph County, Indiana. 

27. iv. ADELIA J. BRYSON, b. October 17, 1863, Pleasant Valley, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. June 13, 1930, St. Joseph 

County, Indiana. 

28. v. ARTHUR H. BRYSON, b. May 15, 1867, Unknown, Indiana; d. November 28, 1944, Los Angeles County, 

California. 

9. FREDERICK GEORGE 2 EBERHART, JR. (GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born March 15, 1835 in Yates County, New 

York (Source: WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507.), and died March 11, 1909 in Penn Township, St. Joseph 

County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Death Rec. Book H-21, p. 277.). He married ROXY VEASEY, 

(VESEY?) March 6, 1864 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 5, p. 

174.). She was born May 15, 1846 in Perry, Lake, Ohio (Source: Obituary.), and died May 18, 1937 in 

Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota (Source: Obituary, MN Death Index via ancestry.com, File # 020467.). 

Notes for FREDERICK GEORGE EBERHART, JR.: 


From 

Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of 

Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana 

Goodspeed Brothers, Publishers 

Chicago, 1893 

p. 371 

FREDERICK GEORGE EBERHART JR., of Mishawaka, Ind. The original pioneer of Penn Township was 

Frederick G. Eberhart (see sketch of Adolphus Eberhart). He was the father of our subject, who was born in 

Yates county, N. Y., March 15, 1835, and was one year old when his parents brought him to this county. He 

received the common-school education of his township, attending school during the winters and working on the 

farm during the summers, remaining on the farm at home until he was twenty-one years of age. In 1857 he went 

to Rock Island, Ill., and remained there one summer engaged in breaking prairie, but returned to Penn township in 

1858, and in company with his brothers John and Jacob, went into the lumber business, in which he successfully 

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continued for five years. Following this he engaged in farming one and one-half miles northeast of Mishawaka, 

and bought eighty acres of land, to which, by thrift and industry, he added until he now owns 110 acres, upon 

which he has put good improvements, consisting of a substantial residence, commodious barn, and other farm 

buildings. In 1864 Mr. Eberhart married Roxy Vesey, daughter of George and Olive (Graham) Vesey. George 

Vesey descended from the old family of the name, in Vermont, and came to Penn Township in 1847, buying 160 

acres of land which he cleared from the dense woods and made into a good home. Both Mr. and Mrs. Vesey were 

members of the Baptist Church, he being a deacon for many years. Politically he was a staunch Republican. He 

was the father of six children by his first wife: Emily, Anna, William, Lucius, Horace and Roxie. Mr. Vesey lived 

to the age of sixty-seven, and died on his farm in May, 1887. He was a man of excellent reputation, and was well 

known throughout St. Joseph county for his integrity of character. He was an industrious pioneer citizen. His 

wife, Olive Graham, was born in York State, of English descent. Mr. and Mrs. Eberhart have had four children: 

Sabra born February 1, 1865; George F., born November 8, 1868; Adelbert H., born November 26, 1873, and 

died at three years of age, and Luciuis H., born April 23, 1876, and dying while still an infant. All of the children 

were born in Penn township on the farm. All of the children received a good education, and George and Sabra O. 

attended the high school of Mishawaka, from which the former graduated. Our subject has always been a 

practical farmer and business man, but has held no office. He is a staunch Republican in politics, a substantial 

citizen, owning his farm and also an interest in the Eberhart homestead. Both Mr. and Mrs. Eberhart are members 

of the Methodist Church, in which he is now trustee, and has been class-leader and steward. They are now 

residing in Mishawaka. Sabra O. married George Cook, freight agent at Chesterton, Ind., and has one child: Jay 

W.; and George F. married Abbie Plum, and is a merchant in Osceola. Mr. Eberhart has descended from one of 

the most honorable families in Penn township, and has always been a man above reproach in every relation of life. 

(10/11/2003) 





August 17, 1870 

Eberhart, Frederick, age 35, farmer, b. PA 

Eberhart, Roxey, age 24, b. OH 

Eberhart, Sabra, age 5, b. IA 


Line 1, 

Eberhart, George, age 1, b. IN 

(8/31/2003) 




Fred K EBERHART, age 45, b. NY, f. b. PA, m. b. PA, Farmer 

Roxey EBERHART, age 34, b. OH, f. b. OH, m. b. OH 

Sabra EBERHART, age 13, b. IN, f. b. NY, m. b. OH 

George EBERHART, age 11, b. IN, f. b. NY, m. b. OH 

(1/27/2003) 


From 




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A FATAL STROKE 

Fred G. Eberhart, Sr., Dies from 

Apoplexy Last Night 

The community was greatly shocked this morning to learn that Fred G. Eberhart, Sr., one of Penn Township's 

esteemed pioneer citizens, had suffered a fatal stroke of apoplexy last evening at his rural home two miles 

northeast of Mishawaka. He was taken suddenly ill about 6 o'clock and two hours later breathed his last. 

The deceased was born March 15, in 1835, in Yates county, N. Y., and when but one year old came with his 

father's family to Indiana, locating on the present homestead just northeast of Mishawaka, being the very earliest 

settlers in that vicinity, there being but one neighboring family at this date. The father, Frederick George 

Eberhart, entered 400 acres of land and hewed out a home in the then unsettled wilderness. The family, which 

comprised the numerous brothers, Adolphus, John, Jacob, Robert Charles and Charles Robert, Fred G., Frank E. 

and James C., and two sisters, constituted one of the best known and most prominent families in the county. 

In 1858 the deceased went into the sawmill business in Madison township with his brothers Jacob and John. He 

continued the business for seven years, when he returned to Penn township and bought the farm, where he lived 

up until the time of his death. 

He married Miss Roxy Vesey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Vesey on March 4, 1864. Mr. and Mrs. Eberhart 

had four children, three sons and one daughter, all born on the old homestead in Penn township. Two of the 

children, Lucius and Adelbert Eberhart are dead, but Mrs. George Cook, af Minneapolis, and George F. Eberhart 

of Mishawaka, still live. Mr. Eberhart leaves relatives all over the state. The arrangements for the funeral have 

not been made. 

Ex-Sheriff James C. Eberhart, sr., a brother of the deceased, is also reported quite ill his many friends will be 

distressed to learn. 

(10/14/2002) 

More About FREDERICK GEORGE EBERHART, JR.: 

Biographical sketch: On file 1/27/2003 (Source: Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, IN, 1893.) 

Burial: March 1909, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B, Row 7 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

Graduated: Mishawaka high school (Source: Biographical sketch.) 

Member: Methodist church (Source: Biographical sketch.) 


Served: Trustee, steward and class leader, the Methodist church (Source: Biographical sketch.) 

Notes for ROXY VEASEY, (VESEY?): 


From 




Wednesday, May 19, 1937 

EBERHARTS' KIN 

DEAD AT AGE 91 

George F. Eberhart, jr., 1402 East Jefferson boulevard, received word Tuesday night of the death of his 

grandmother, Mrs. Roxy Eberhart, aged 91, who had been living with her daughter, Mrs. Sabra Cook, in 

Minneapolis. 

The body will be brought to this city Friday afternoon for funeral services and burial. Surviving besides the 

daughter and grandson is a daughter-in-law, Mrs. George F. Eberhart, this city. 

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(same newspaper, Thursday, May 20, 1937 

RITES HELD FOR 

MRS. EBERHART 

Second Service and 

Burial to Take 

Place Here 

Funeral services were conducted this afternoon in the Johnston mortuary, Minneapolis, Minn., for Mrs. Roxy 

Eberhart, aged 91, of Minneapolis, Minn., grandmother of George F. Eberhart, jr., 1402 East Jefferson boulevard. 

The body will be brought to this city at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon and will be taken to the Bubb chapel, where 

it may be viewed from 3 to 4 o'clock. 

Rev. J. A. Burnett, D. D., pastor of First Prebyterian church, will conduct a second service at 4 o'clock and burial 

will be in the city cemetery. Pallbearers will be Henry C. Eggleston, Robert S. McKnight, Fred J. Cook, James 

Russ, A. J. Schindler and Fred Martin. 

Mrs. Eberhart was born May 15, 1846, in Perry, O. She came to Indiana when a small child and spent most of her 

life in this community. She was married March 6, 1864, to Frederick G. Eberhart, who died March 11, 1909. 

Mrs. Eberhart will be buried beside her husband. 

Mr. and Mrs. Eberhart had one daughter, Mrs. Sabra Cook, of Minneapolis, who survives, and three sons, the late 

George F. Eberhart, of this city, who died Nov. 1, and two others who died at early ages. Surviving besides Mrs. 

Cook and Mr. Eberhart are two other grandsons, Gordon Cook, of Minneapolis, and Russell Eberhart, Pittsburgh, 

Pa., and five great-grandchildren. 

(same newspaper, Friday, May 21, 1937) 

(with photo) 

RITES HELD 

MRS.ROXY EBERHART 

Funeral services were conducted at 4 o'clock this afternoon in the Bubb chapel for Mrs. Roxy Eberhart, aged 91, 

of Minneapolis, Minn., grandmother of George F. Eberhart, jr. Rev. J. A. Burnett, D. D., pastor of First 

Presbyterian church, officiated and burial was in the city cemetery. 

(11/23/2002) 

More About ROXY VEASEY, (VESEY?): 

Burial: May 21, 1937, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B, Row 7 (Source: Obituary, cemetery 

record.) 

Member: Methodist church (Source: Biographical sketch for husband.) 


Children of FREDERICK EBERHART and ROXY VEASEY are: 

29. i. SABRA OLIVE 3 EBERHART, b. February 1, 1865, Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana; d. October 16, 

1946, Hennepin County, Minnesota. 

30. ii. GEORGE F. EBERHART, SR., b. November 8, 1868, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. November 1, 1936, 


iii. ADELBERT H. EBERHART, b. November 26, 1873, Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: 

Biographical sketch for Frederick G. Eberhart Jr..); d. Abt. 1876, Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.). 

More About ADELBERT H. EBERHART: 

Burial: Abt. 1876, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B, Row 7 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

iv. LUCIUS H. EBERHART, b. April 23, 1876, Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Biographical 

sketch for Frederick G. Eberhart Jr..); d. Abt. 1876, Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.). 

More About LUCIUS H. EBERHART: 

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Burial: Abt. 1876, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B, Row 7 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

10. JAMES CLARENCE 2 EBERHART (GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born August 18, 1844 in Penn Township, St. 

Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Marriage license application, Eberhart/Bodle.), and died July 27, 1921 in 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He married (1) SAMANTHA HUNTSINGER September 6, 1866 

in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 5, p. 409.). She was born March 

23, 1845 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died October 21, 1908 in Penn Township, St. 

Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Death Rec. Book H-21, p. 272.). He married (2) SARAH 

I. BODLE, ("SADIE?") July 1, 1914 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 

26, p. 367.). She was born October 6, 1859 in Elkhart County, Indiana (Source: Marriage license application, 

Eberhart/Bodle.), and died July 12, 1938 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for JAMES CLARENCE EBERHART: 





August, 1870 

Eberhart, James, farmer, age 26, b. IN 

Eberhart, Samantha, age 25, b. IN 

Eberhart, William, age 2, b. IN 




James EBERHART, age 35, b. IN, f. b. PA, m.b. PA, Farmer 

Samantha EBERHART, age 35, b. IN, f. b. OH, m. b. OH 

Grace EBERHART, age 7, b. IN, f. b. IN, m. b. IN 

William EBERHART, age 12, b. IN, f. b. IN, m. b. IN 

Harry EBERHART, age 4, b. IN, f. b. IN, m. b. IN 

(1/27/2003) 






May 9, 1910 

Eberhart, James C., age 65, wid., b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. PA 

Eberhart, Harry, age 33, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Stimeling, Mrs. C. F., housekeeper, age 49, wid., 3 children, 3 living, b. IN, father b. OH, mother b. MD 






Eberhart, James C., age 75, b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. PA 

Eberhart, Sadie J., age 59, b. IN, father b. MD, mother b. MD 

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(6/26/2003 


From 




Wednesday, July 27, 1921 

J. F. EBERHART 

DIES SUDDENLY 

FORMER SHERIFF OF ST. JO- 

SEPH COUNTY. 

Well Known Mishawaka Man Sustains 

Stroke of Apoplexy While 

Tying His Shoe 

James F. Eberhart, sr. aged 77 years, former sheriff of St. Joseph county, died suddenly at 10 o'clock this morning 

at the family home on the East LaSalle road. Mr. Eberhart sustained a stroke of apoplexy while tying his shoe. 

He was born in this county July 15, 1844. For many years he conducted a livery business in Mishawaka where he 

is well known in business circles. He was twice elected sheriff of St. Joseph county. He was first married to Miss 

Samantha Huntsinger who died almost 19 years ago. He was again married about seven years ago to Mrs. Sadie 

Stimelinger who survives. He also leaves three children by his first marriage, Harry Eberhart and Mrs. Wallace 

Ort, of Mishawaka, and William Eberhart, who resides on a farm on the East Jefferson road. He also leaves one 

brother, Frank Eberhart, of Mishawaka. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. 

(Same newspaper) 

Friday, July 29, 1921 

JAMES EBERHART FUNERAL 

Dr. R. L. Lundry Assisted by Rev. 

James Royer Will Officiate 

Funeral services for the late James F. Eberhart, sr., East LaSalle street road, formerly sheriff of St. Joseph county, 

who passed away suddenly Wednesday morning, were held at the residence at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Dr. R. 

L. Lundry, M. T. D., assisted by Rev. James Royer were in charge of the obsequies. The pallbearers were: 

William Chapman, William Smith, Robert McKnight, J. T. McKnight, S. C. Plotner and William Burden. 

The attendance was large. Burial in City cemetery. 

(10/10/2002) 

More About JAMES CLARENCE EBERHART: 

Burial: July 29, 1921, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B, Row 16 (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: July 1, 1914, Retired farmer (Source: Marriage license application, Eberhart/Bodle.) 

Served: Two terms as Sheriff of St. Joseph County, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Notes for SAMANTHA HUNTSINGER: 


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From 




Thursday, October 22, 1908 

Mrs. J. C. Eberhart Dies Suddenly 

Mrs. J. C. Eberhart, sr., of two miles northeast of Mishawaka, passed away very suddenly at 9:30 o'clock 

Wednesday night from a stroke of paralysis, aged 63 years. Mrs. Eberhart had been in poor health for two years, 

but her death came very unexpectedly. 

Mrs. Eberhart was formerly Miss Samantha Huntsinger and she was born in this county March 23, 1845, and 

lived here all her life, and was well and favorable known by many. She was married Sept. 6, 1866, to Former- 

Sheriff James C. Eberhart, who survives with two sons, Harry Eberhart at home and William, of Mishawaka, and 

one daughter, Mrs. Walter Ort, of this city. Also two sisters, Mrs. John Murphy, of Pleasant Valley, and Mrs. 

Walter Finch, of this city. 

The funeral will be held at the residence at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, the Rev. B. H. Beall, of Mishawaka, 

pastor of the Willow Creek M. E. church, officiating. Burial in the Mishawaka city cemetery. 

(1/26/2003) 

More About SAMANTHA HUNTSINGER: 

Burial: October 25, 1908, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B, Row 16 (Source: Cemetery 

record.) 


Notes for SARAH I. BODLE, ("SADIE?"): 


From 




Wednesday, July 13, 1938 

(article excerpted to include information relevant only to Mrs. Eberhart) 

Mrs. Sarah Eberhart Killed 

in Auto Crash; Six Injured 

(with photo of Mrs. Eberhart, caption: A skull fracture suffered Tuesday afternoon in an automobile crash at 

Elder road and United States highway No. 20, eight miles east of here, caused the death of Mrs. Sarah Eberhart, 

aged 78, of rural route No. 2, Mishawaka. She died less than three hours after the crash at St. Joseph hospital, 

South Bend. Six persons were injured.) 

Two Cars Collide on 

No. 20 Eight Miles 

East of Here 

(other pictures on page six, section one) 

Death once again rode the highway Tuesday afternoon when Mrs. Sarah Eberhart, aged 78, rural route No. 2, 

Mishawaka, was fatally injured and six other persons were hurt in a two-automobile crash at U.S. highway No. 20 

and Elder road, eight miles east of South Bend. 

Mrs. Eberhart, born in Elkhart, Ind., Oct. 6, 1859, was a lifetime resident of this community. She was married as 

Miss Sarah Bodle to Claud Stimeling 59 years ago. He died in 1908. She became the wife of James Eberhart 24 

years ago. He died three years after their marriage. 

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Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. B.C. Delano, Fulton, N.Y.; Mrs. J. S. Shively, Camas, Wash.; and Mrs. B. W. 

Weiss, Mishawaka; one stepson, William Eberhart, rural route No. 2, Mishawaka; one stepdaughter, Mrs. 

Wallace Ort, rural route No. 2, Mishawaka; one brother, John Bodle, Mishawaka; eight grandchildren, and nine 

great-grandchildren. 

Mrs. Eberhart was a member of Willow Creek Methodist Episcopal church. 

(same newspaper, Thursday, July 14, 1938, excerpted) 

Funeral services for Mrs. Eberhart will be held in Willow Creek Methodist Episcopal church, east of Mishawaka 

on Jefferson road at 3 p.m. on Saturday with Rev. George W. Brunner, pastor of the Osceola Methodist Episcopal 

church, Osceola, this county, officiating. 

Friends will be received in the home of a daughter, Mrs. B. W. Weiss, 301 West Battell street, from Friday 

afternoon until Saturday noon and then in Willow Creek church from 2 o'clock until the funeral. Burial will be in 

the city cemetery. 

(12/16/2002) 

More About SARAH I. BODLE, ("SADIE?"): 

Burial: July 16, 1938, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Willow Creek Methodist Episcopal church (Source: Obituary.) 


Children of JAMES EBERHART and SAMANTHA HUNTSINGER are: 

31. i. WILLIAM 3 EBERHART, "WILL", b. October 21, 1867, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. August 24, 1940, 


32. ii. GRACE AUDEAN EBERHART, b. June 12, 1873, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. November 13, 1946, 


33. iii. HARRY WALTER EBERHART, b. March 1, 1876, St. Joseph County, Indiana; d. March 16, 1937, Mishawaka, 

St. Joseph, Indiana. 


11. CHARLES HENRY 3 EBERHART (JACOB WELTNER 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born May 11, 1845 in Penn 

Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died May 14, 1895 in Penn Township, St. Joseph 

County, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He married EMILY O. MURPHY September 11, 1867 in St. Joseph County, 

Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 5, p. 524.). She was born December 30, 1849 in 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died February 25, 1893 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, 


Notes for CHARLES HENRY EBERHART: 





August 18, 1870 

Eberhart, Henry, age 26, farmer, b. IN 

Eberhart, Emily, age 21, b. PA 

Eberhart, Blanche, age 2, b. IN 

(8/31/2003) 

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Henry EBERHART, age 35, b. IN, f. b. PA, m. b. NY, Farmer 

Emily EBERHART, age 30, b. IN, f. b. OH, m. b. OH 

Blanche EBERHART, age 11, b. IN, f. b. IN, m. b. IN 

Lillie GRIMES, S age 25, b. PA, f. b. PA, m. b. PA, School Teacher 

(1/27/2003) 


From 




Friday, May 17, 1895 

A TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE 

Henry Eberhart's Awful Fate While Out 

Hunting 

The community was inexpressibly shocked by the news of the awful fatality which befell C. Henry Eberhart, one 

of Penn Township's best known and most highly respected farmers, on Tuesday last, near his home in the Willow 

Creek district, just east of town. 

On that morning, Mr. Eberhart started out with his gun on a little hunt, intending to shoot a hawk which had been 

seen along the river. He told the man on his place, James Moran, that he would be gone but a short time. Noon 

came, however, and Mr. Eberhart did not return. The farm dinner bell was rung for him, but there was no 

response. Finally, Mr. Moran became a little alarmed and started out to search for him. About 2 o'clock he came 

across the dead body of Mr. Eberhart, near the river, one leg lying caught on top of a barbed wire fence and the 

head blown to pieces by a charge from his own gun. 

It was very evident how the awful accident happened. On each side of the wire fence had been placed two 

sections of logs set on end to form a rude stile which had long been used for crossing at this point. The logs were 

old and rotten, and just as Mr. Eberhart had lifted one leg over the fence to reach the opposite step, the rotten log 

on which he was standing, crushed under his weight and threw him backward, his advanced leg catching on the 

fence and holding him fast. As he fell, the gun evidently struck the log and was discharged, the heavy load 

tearing and shattering the doomed man's head in a frightful manner. There was practically nothing left but a 

portion of the lower jaw, and portions of the skull and brains were scattered far and wide about the spot. 

From the awful execution done, the gun must have been very heavily loaded. Portions of the skull were found 

nearly five rods distant. The gun was an old muzzle loader, and strange to say, both hammers were found raised. 

It seems likely that the deceased was carrying the gun at full cock when the accident happened, and in falling the 

hammer of one barrel struck on the log. Indeed, there is a mark on the log and the hammer indicating this; but 

how the hammer of the discharged barrel could have again became cocked is a mystery, unless it was done by the 

force of the explosion. 

The coroner was immediately notified and soon after viewed the remains, which were removed to the house. 

Charles Henry Eberhart was the only son of the late Jacob W. Eberhart, and was a nephew of the well known 

Eberhart brothers, John, Charles, Robert, Fred, Frank, and James, sheriff of the county. He was born in this 

township fifty years ago last Saturday. He was a man of the highest standing in every particular, and esteemed by 

everyone. He was an ex-soldier, having served in Co. H, 138th Indiana. 

Mr. Eberhart's wife died suddenly two years ago, and, in fact, a fatality in this respect seems to have followed the 

entire family. Both Mr. and Mrs. Eberhart, senior, were taken away suddenly and unexpectedly, while a son-in- 

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law, Mr Willard, was killed mysteriously a few years ago. Mr. Eberhart leaves but one child, Mrs. Edward 

Theed, of LaPorte, whose husband is track master for the Lake Shore road's western division. Mrs. Theed is 

greatly prostrated by the awful calamity. 

The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. B. A. Kemp officiating. There was a large attendance 

of sorrowing friends and relatives. 

(7/27/2003) 

More About CHARLES HENRY EBERHART: 

Burial: May 16, 1895, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 10, grave 14 (Source: Cemetery 

record.) 

Military service: Civil War, Co. H., 138th Indiana (Source: Obituary.) 


Notes for EMILY O. MURPHY: 


From 





Death of Mrs. C. H. Eberhart 

Mrs. Emily O. Eberhart, whose death occurred on Saturday, February 25, 1893, was born in Mishawaka Dec. 30, 

1849. Her maiden name was Emily O. Murphy. She was united in marriage to Charles H. Eberhart, Sep. 11, 

1867, who with one daughter, Mrs. Blanche Willard, survive her. The cause of her death was something like 

membranous croupe, which came to her very suddenly. 

She was converted and united with the M. E. Church in 1874, and lived a consistent christian life. The high 

regard and esteem in which she was held was shown by the large attendance of friends and neighbors at the 

funeral. 

In the death of Mrs. Eberhart her husband and daughter have lost a sympathizing, affectionate wife and mother; 

and her father and mother, one brother and one sister, who survive, an affectionate daughter and sister. The 

neighbors and acquaintances have also lost a kind and helpful friend and the community one of our most 

respected citizens. But to all it is consoling to know that our loss is her gain. The burial services were held at the 

late residence of the deceased, 2-1/2 miles east of Mishawaka, on Monday, the 27th ult., Rev. B. A. Kemp, of the 

Mishawaka M. E. church, officiating. 

(7/11/2003) 

More About EMILY O. MURPHY: 

Burial: February 27, 1893, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 10, grave 15 (Source: 

Obituary, cemetery record.) 

Member: M. E. Church (Source: Obituary.) 


Child of CHARLES EBERHART and EMILY MURPHY is: 

i. BLANCHE 4 EBERHART, b. Abt. 1869, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1880 Federal Census.); d. Unknown, 

Unknown; m. (1) EDWARD E. WILLARD, September 26, 1888, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. 

Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 11, p. 214.); b. Abt. 1868, Unknown, Illinois (Source: 1880 Federal 

Census.); d. February 7, 1890, Lancaster, Los Angeles, California (Source: Obituary.); m. (2) ED THEED, Aft. 

1890, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. 

Notes for EDWARD E. WILLARD: 


From the 


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E. E. Willard Killed in California 

Mrs. E. E. Willard, formerly Miss Blanche Eberhart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Eberhart, residing just 

northeast of town, received the following shocking telegram last Friday evening: "Your husband shot and 

killed himself this morning. What shall we do with the body?" 

About the same time another message was received here as follows: LANCASTER, CAL. 27:8:23 p.m. 

Sheriff of Mishawaka: Is there anyone in your town by the name of Willard? E. E. Willard, a druggist, shot 

and killed himself this morning. State what to do with the body. JOSEPH L. JOHNSON, CONSTABLE. 

Beyond this meager information nothing has been received to explain the sad affair, though a request was 

immediately sent for further particulars. Whether it is a case of suicide or an accident is unknown, although 

suicide is conjectured although no reasons can be given for such a rash act. 

Word was immediately forwarded to the father of the deceased, Mr. E. P. Willard of Elkhart. We quote from 

the Elkhart Review the following brief biography of the deceased: 

Mr. Ed. E. Willard, only child of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Willard grew to manhood in Elkhart and was well and 

favorably known as any young gentleman who has ever spent his youthful days in the city. He had clerked at 

different time in the drugstores here, and about three years ago began to learn the profession of dentistry, 

going into Dr. Short's office. He afterwards attended the dental college at Baltimore, and come from there to 

his home here to spend the holiday vacation. Something more than a year ago he was married to Miss 

Blanche Eberhart, an only child of Mr. Henry Eberhart, a wealthy resident of Mishawaka. On the 2nd of 

January he left here for California, and finally located at Lancaster, a small town near Los Angeles. He had 

written frequent letters home stating that he was happy and contented and doing well. He had asked his wife 

to get ready to join him at an early day. The news of his death in such a tragic manner, following so closely 

on the heels of these letters, fell like a pall on the hopes of those most nearly and dearly interested in him. To 

the young widow and parents of the deceased the community will extend sincere sympathy. The writer 

personally knew Mr. Willard to be a young gentleman of uncommon sunny disposition and jovial turn of 

mind and unquestionable integrity. 

The remains were expected to arrive in Elkhart last night and the funeral was to have been at 1 o'clock today, 

but word was received this morning that the body on the train first supposed to be his belonged to South Bend 

and Mr. Willard's remains will not arrive until later. 

(8/22/2003) 

More About EDWARD E. WILLARD: 

Burial: February 1890, Unknown, Indiana (Source: Obituary.) 


12. HARRIETT E. 3 COOK (SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Abt. 1843 in Unknown, Indiana 

(Source: 1860 Federal Census, cemetery headstone.), and died Unknown in Unknown. She married (1) WILLIAM 

MILLER Bef. 1863 in Unknown. He was born Unknown in Unknown, and died Unknown in Unknown. She 

married (2) UNKNOWN PARREN Aft. 1880 in Unknown (Source: 1880 Federal Census.). He was born Unknown 

in Unknown, and died Unknown in Unknown. 

Notes for HARRIETT E. COOK: 



Walkerton, St. Joseph, Indiana 



Page Number 583D 

Harriet MILLER Self M Female W 37 IN. Milliner N.Y. PA. 

Ida MILLER Dau S Female W 17 IN. Going To School KY. IN. 

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(7/5/2003) 

Children of HARRIETT COOK and WILLIAM MILLER are: 

i. IDA 4 MILLER, b. Abt. 1863, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1880 Federal Census.); d. Unknown, Unknown. 

ii. JAMES MILLER, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. 

13. JAMES WELTNER 3 COOK (SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born February 1845 in Unknown, 

Indiana (Source: 1900 Federal Census.), and died Unknown in Unknown. He married MARGARET RUPE 

September 18, 1876 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 5, p. 526.). 

She was born February 1846 in Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1900 Federal Census.), and died Unknown in 

Unknown. 

Notes for JAMES WELTNER COOK: 



District 99, Polk, Marshall, Indiana 

Family History Library Film # 1254297 


Page Number 3A 

James COOK Self M Male W 35 IN Farmer NY NY 

Margret COOK Wife M Female W 34 IN Keeping House IN IN 

Emma COOK Dau S Female W 11 IN At Home IN IN 

Elias B. COOK Son S Male W 8 IN IN IN 

William COOK Son S Male W 5 IN IN IN 

Anna COOK Dau S Female W 3 IN IN IN 

Mary J. POOL Other S Female W 21 IN Servant --- --- 

(2/11/2003) 


Walkerton, St. Joseph County, Indiana 


Supv. Dist. 13, Ed 106, Sheet 1-A 


June 1, 1900 

Cook, James, b. Feb. 1845, age 55, marr. 32 yrs., b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. IN, paper hanger 

Cook, Margaret, b. Feb. 1846, age 54, marr. 32 yrs., 4 children, 4 living, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Cook, Annie, b. Feb. 1878, age 22, single, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN, servant 

(5/3/2004) 

Children of JAMES COOK and MARGARET RUPE are: 

34. i. EMMA P. 4 COOK, b. November 1868, Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana; d. Abt. 1937, Fort Wayne, 

Allen, Indiana. 

35. ii. BENSON ELIAS COOK, b. November 16, 1871, Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana; d. September 7, 

1956, Gary, Lake, Indiana. 

36. iii. WILLIAM COOK, b. Abt. 1875, Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana; d. July 1963, Unknown. 

iv. ANNIE G. COOK, ("GLENNAH?"), b. February 16, 1877, Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana (Source: 

Margaret Cook Seeley.); d. September 28, 1963, Unknown (Source: Margaret Cook Seeley.); m. GEORGE 

LEE CASE, Abt. 1906, Unknown (Source: 1910 Federal Census.); b. Abt. 1880, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 

1920 Federal Census.); d. May 25, 1960, Unknown (Source: Margaret Cook Seeley.). 

More About ANNIE G. COOK, ("GLENNAH?"): 

Burial: September 1963, Unknown 

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Notes for GEORGE LEE CASE: 


Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana 


Dwelling 278 

April 25, 1910 

Case, George L., age 30, b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. IN, Marr. 4. yrs., Foreman, steam railroad 

Case, Annie G., age 32, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN, no children 


Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana 


Dwelling 281 

January 10, 1920 

Case, George L., age 40, b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. IN, engineer, Penna railroad 

Case, Glennah, age 42, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(4/24/2003) 

More About GEORGE LEE CASE: 

Burial: May 1960, Unknown 

14. ARTHUR 3 COOK (SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Abt. 1847 in Unknown, Indiana 

(Source: 1880 Federal Census.), and died Unknown in Unknown. He married ARVILLA UNKNOWN Bef. 1877 in 

Unknown. She was born Abt. 1855 in Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1880 Federal Census.), and died March 17, 

1932 in Cook County, Illinois (Source: Illinois Death Index, Cert. # 5230013.). 

Notes for ARTHUR COOK: 



Liberty, St. Joseph, Indiana 



Page Number 574A 

Arthur COOK Self M Male W 32 IN Farmer NY PA 

Arvilla COOK Wife M Female W 25 IN Keeping House OH IN 

Adolphas COOK Son S Male W 3 IN IN IN 

(4/8/2003) 

Children of ARTHUR COOK and ARVILLA UNKNOWN are: 

i. ADOLPHAS 4 COOK, ("HARRY?"), b. Abt. 1877, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1880 Federal Census.); d. 


37. ii. MABEL COOK, b. Abt. 1882, Unknown, Indiana; d. Unknown, Unknown. 

15. SOPHIA J. 3 COOK (SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born April 9, 1853 in St. Joseph County, 

Indiana (Source: WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507.), and died February 11, 1924 in St. Joseph County, 

Indiana (Source: WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507.). She married WILLIAM O. JACKSON December 30, 


April 24, 1844 in Liberty Township, Wabash County, Indiana (Source: WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507.), 

and died April 24, 1932 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507.). 

More About SOPHIA J. COOK: 

Burial: February 1924, West Lawn Cemetery, North Liberty, IN, Sec. A (Source: Dan Rich, 


Obituary: August 1, 2003, Not found at South Bend, IN (Source: St. Joseph County Public Library.) 

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Notes for WILLIAM O. JACKSON: 



Union, St. Joseph, Indiana 

Family History Library Film # 1254309 



William JACKSON Self M Male W 35 IN Farmer KY KY 

Sophia JACKSON Wife M Female W 28 IN Keeping House NY NY 

Arthur JACKSON Son S Male W 8 IN At School IN IN 

Charlie JACKSON Son S Male W 6 IN At School IN IN 

Gracie JACKSON Dau S Female W 4 IN IN IN 

(2/11/2003) 




April 27, 1910 

Jackson, William, age 66, marr. 1, 40 yrs., b. IN, father b. KY, mother b. KY 

Jackson, Sofia, age 58, marr. 1, 40 yrs., 6 children, 6 living, b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. PA 

Jackson, Lewis C., age 24, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Jackson, Emma, age 22, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Jackson, Flora, age 15, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(4/25/2003) 

More About WILLIAM O. JACKSON: 

Burial: April 1932, West Lawn Cemetery, North Liberty, IN, Sec. A (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.) 

Military service: Civil War (Source: Dwight Shannon Nolen.) 

Obituary: August 1, 2003, Not found at South Bend, IN (Source: St. Joseph County Public Library.) 

Occupation: November 18, 1911, Farmer (Source: Marriage license application for daughter.) 

Marriage Notes for SOPHIA COOK and WILLIAM JACKSON: 

Transcription of Wedding Announcement 

From the 

St. Joe Valley Register 



Thursday, January 12, 1871 

In Liberty township, at the residence of the bride's father, on the 30th inst., by Esq. W. H. Robertson, Mr. Wm. 

Jackson to Miss Sophia Cook. 

(12/19/2002) 

Children of SOPHIA COOK and WILLIAM JACKSON are: 

38. i. ARTHUR 4 JACKSON, b. August 6, 1871, St. Joseph County, Indiana; d. October 10, 1917, St. Joseph County, 

Indiana. 

39. ii. CHARLES A. JACKSON, b. Abt. 1874, Unknown, Indiana; d. Bef. 1920, Unknown. 

40. iii. GRACE E. JACKSON, b. Abt. 1876, Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. Abt. 1959, Unknown. 

41. iv. LOUIS C. JACKSON, ("LEWIS?"), b. August 4, 1885, Unknown, Indiana; d. September 18, 1964, Unknown. 

42. v. EMMA P. JACKSON, b. February 11, 1888, Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. Abt. 1961, Unknown. 

43. vi. FLORENCE E. JACKSON, b. September 4, 1894, North Liberty, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. July 6, 1967, South 

Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana. 

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16. IDA L. 3 EBERHART (ADOLPHUS 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Abt. 1848 in Unknown, Indiana (Source: 

1870 Federal Census.), and died February 5, 1875 in Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.). She married 

GEORGE E. WELLS October 10, 1866 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. 

Book 5, p. 428.). He was born Abt. 1841 in Unknown, New York (Source: 1870 Federal Census.), and died 

Unknown in Unknown. 

Notes for IDA L. EBERHART: 


From the 




Saturday, February 6, 1875 

At Rest 

The sad news of the death of Mrs. George Wells, who passed away yesterday morning at 7 o'clock, after a brief 

but painful illness, will be received with profound regret by her host of friends everywhere and the deepest 

sympathy is extended to the grief stricken husband and relatives as well as the bereaved children. May the Great 

Comforter soothe them in their affliction. The funeral services will take place at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon from 

the Methodist Chruch. Friends of the family are invited. 

(10/3/2002) 

More About IDA L. EBERHART: 

Burial: February 7, 1875, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 11 (Source: Cemetery 

record.) 


Notes for GEORGE E. WELLS: 




Dwelling 159 

July 1, 1870 

Wells, George E., age 29, b. NY, grocer, retail 

Wells, Ida, age 22, b. IN 

Wells, (illegible), age 2, b. IN 

(4/25/2003) 

Marriage Notes for IDA EBERHART and GEORGE WELLS: 


Marriage Announcement 

From the 

St. Joe Valley Register 


MARRIED 

In Mishawaka, at the residence of the bride's parents on Wednesday evening, Oct. 10th, 1866, by Rev. R. H. 

Sparks, Mr. GEO E. WELLS and Miss IDA EBERHART, eldest daughter of A. Eberhart, Esq. all of Mishawaka. 

(10/5/2002) 

Children of IDA EBERHART and GEORGE WELLS are: 

i. FLORA E. 4 WELLS, b. Abt. 1868, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1870 Federal Census.); d. June 17, 1870, 

Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.). 

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More About FLORA E. WELLS: 

Burial: June 1870, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 11 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

ii. JAMES C. WELLS, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. 

17. LAURA E. 3 EBERHART, ("FLORA?") (ADOLPHUS 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born November 1854 in 

Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1900 Federal Census.), and died October 28, 1925 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska 

(Source: Obituary.). She married RICHARD SMITH GRIMES, DR. October 9, 1872 in Niles, Berrien, Michigan 

(Source: Wedding announcement.). He was born January 3, 1853 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana (Source: 

Obituary.), and died February 14, 1916 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for LAURA E. EBERHART, ("FLORA?"): 


From the 




Wednesday, October 28, 1925 

WORD RECEIVED 

OF GRIMES DEATH 

Mother of Fred C. 

Grimes Dies in Nebraska 

Mrs. R. S. Grimes, of Lincoln, Nebraska, 71, mother of Fred C. Grimes, 435 Edgewater drive, Mishawaka, died 

shortly after midnight this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank McCain, in Lincoln, with whom she 

had made her home for a few years. Her death followed an illness extending over many months. 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grimes left Mishawaka yesterday in an endeavor to reach her bedside before her death. Fred 

G. Eberhart, who is a brother of Mrs. Grimes, and Miss Dorothy Grimes, a granddaughter, left this afternoon with 

Mrs. Eberhart, for Lincoln. 

Mrs. Grimes, who will be remembered in Mishawaka, was a daughter of Adolphus and Sarah Ann Eberhart, 

deceased, and lived here up until her marriage about 50 years ago. Her husband, R. S. Grimes, preceded her in 

death. 

(10/5/2002) 


From 

The Lincoln State Journal 

Lincoln, Nebraska 

(Lancaster County) 

Wednesday, October 28, 1925 

MRS. R. S. GRIMES IS DEAD 

Widow of Former Well Known 

Lincoln Physician Passes Away 

Early Wednesday 

Mrs. R. S. Grimes, widow of the late Dr. R. S. Grimes, died at her home, 1414 C. Street, at 12:05 a.m. 

Wednesday. Mrs. Grimes' death followed an illness of several months. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. C. F. 

McCain of Lincoln, and a son, Fred C. Grimes, of Mishawaka, Ind. The body is being held at the home pending 

the arrival of the son. 

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Dr. and Mrs. Grimes were among the early residents of Lincoln, having moved to the city in 1875. Doctor 

Grimes was well known throughout the eastern section of the state as a physician and served one time as a 

member of the city council. Doctor Grimes died in 1916. 

(8/5/2003) 

More About LAURA E. EBERHART, ("FLORA?"): 

Burial: October 1925, Unknown 


Notes for RICHARD SMITH GRIMES, DR.: 



Midland, Lancaster, Nebraska 




R.L. GRIMES Self M Male W 28 MI Physician --- --- 

Flora GRIMES Wife M Female W 26 IN --- --- 

Fred GRIMES Son S Male W 8 MI --- --- 

GRIMES Dau S Female W 2M NE MI IN 

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Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska 




729 South 10th 

June 7 & 8, 1900 

Grimes, Richard S., b. Jan. 1852, age 48, marr. 28 yrs., b. OH, father b. OH, mother b. OH, physician 

Grimes, Laura, b. Nov. 1854, age 45, marr. 28 yrs., 2 children, 2 living, b. IN, father b. (illegible), mother b. VT 

Grimes, Fred C., b. Feb. 1873, age 27, b. IN, father b. OH, mother b. IN, travil man(?) 

McCain, Chas. F., Sinlaw, b. Feb. 1879, age 21, marr.,b. NE, father b. OH, mother b. IN, travil man(?) 

McCain, Sarah, wife, b. Feb 1879, age 21, marr. 2 yrs., b. NE, father b. OH, mother b. IN 

(5/29/2004) 


Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska 


Supv. Dist. 1, Ed 73, Sheet 3-A 


April 19, 1910 

Grimes, Dr. R. S., age 59, marr. 1, 39 yrs., b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN, Doctor, own practice 

Grimes, F. E., age 54, marr. 1, 39 yrs., 2 children, 2 living, b. IN, father b. VA, mother b. VA 

(6/20/2003) 


From the 

Lincoln Daily News 

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Lincoln, Nebraska 

(Lancaster County) 

Monday, February 14, 1916 

DR. RICHARD GRIMES DIES 

Pioneer Physician of City 

Met End Bravely 

Retained Interest in Events and in 

His Friends in Spite of His 

Suffering 

Dr. R. S. Grimes died at 6:55 this morning at his home, 1414 C street, after a long illness. Until within the last 

ten years he was numbered among the leading physicians of the city. At about that time his health began to fail 

and he gradually withdrew from the larger activities of the profession, but attended to old friends and kept open 

his office until about two years ago. Then he was forced to give up. 

Although he has been living under the shadow for many months, he retained a lively intererst in events and in his 

friends. Although seldom free from pain for weeks, he manifested the same sympathetic interest in the lives and 

concerns of others than he had in the years of his full strength. Himself a physician he knew the shoals of 

suffering and anguish that lay ahead of him as his affliction - locomotor ataxia - slowly progressed, but he faced 

the trials bravely and he met them with a great patience. 

Richard S. Grimes was born in Elkhart, Ind., on January 3, 1853. He was married in 1872, and the next year he 

began the practice of medicine at Allen, Mich. He arrived in Lincoln on Thanksgiving day, 1877, and for many 

years thereafter had offices in the block opposite the old postoffice. Lincoln was but a small town when he came, 

the only business houses being clustered about government square. There were three physicians here when he 

arrived, and these all died years ago, leaving him the oldest physician in point of service in the city. Much of the 

earlier day practice was in the country districts, and the many nights trips in rain and snow and cold sowed the 

seeds of the disease that later laid palsying hands upon him. 

Dr. Grimes was active in politics in the eighties and nineties, as a republican, and served the county several terms 

as county physician. He was a member of the excise board at a time when a great local clash of opinion was on, 

and he was the one member whose conduct and integrity remained unchallenged. Some years ago he was a 

formidable candidate for superintendent for the Lincoln hospital for the insane, but in the mutations of politics the 

appointment went to another. Dr. Grimes was a graduate of Bennett college, Chicago, and for years was one of 

the active officers in the state eclectic medical association. He was also a member of the Masonic order, of the 

Tribe of Ben Hur, of the Modern Woodman and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. 

The doctor leaves a widow and two children, Mrs. C. F. McCain of Lincoln and Fred C. Grimes of Mishawaka, 

Ind. 

The funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. 

(same newspaper, Tuesday, February 15, 1916) 

The funeral of Dr. R. S. Grimes will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the residence, 1414 C street. Interment 

will be at Wyuka. The Masons will have charge of the body at the grave. The casket will not be opened at the 

services, but friends may view the body at the home from 1 to 2. 

(8/4/2003) 


From 




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Death of Dr. R. S. Grimes 

Dr. R. S. Grimes, father of Fred C. Grimes, office manager of the Mishawaka Woolen Mfg. Co., an old-time 

resident of this city, passed away at his home in Lincoln, Neb., Monday evening at 7 o'clock. His son left here on 

Friday in time to see his father before he died. 

Dr. Grimes was united in marriage to Miss Flora Eberhart, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Eberhart, 

and a sister of Fred G. Eberhart, in Mishawaka, in 1872. 

Dr. Grimes was a nephew of the former Dr. J. F. Grimes, the well-known pioneer physician, under whom he 

studied medicine. 

Surviving are, the widow, the son, Fred C. Grimes, and one daughter, Mrs. Frank McLain, of Lincoln. 

Fred G. Eberhart went to Lincoln to attend the funeral. 

(7/24/2003) 

More About RICHARD SMITH GRIMES, DR.: 

Burial: February 16, 1916, Unknown cemetery, Wyuka, NE (Source: Obituary.) 

Graduated: Bennett College, Chicago, IL (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Masonic order, Tribe of Ben Hur, Modern Woodmen (Source: Obituary.) 


Served: Several terms as county physician (Source: Obituary.) 

Marriage Notes for LAURA EBERHART and RICHARD GRIMES: 


From the 




Saturday, October 19, 1872 

Smith Grimes and Flo. Eberhart, of this place, were married at Niles, one day last week. 

(10/4/2002) 


From the 




Saturday, October 19, 1872 

Married. 

In Niles, Oct. 9th, by Rev. J. Huntinton, Richard S. Grimes of Elkhart, and Miss Flora E. Eberhart, of Mishawaka, 

Ind. 

(5/22/2003) 

Children of LAURA EBERHART and RICHARD GRIMES are: 

44. i. FREDERICK C. 4 GRIMES, b. February 1873, Unknown, Indiana; d. March 23, 1940, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, 

Indiana. 

45. ii. SARAH MAY GRIMES, b. February 1879, Unknown, Nebraska; d. Unknown, Unknown. 

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18. FREDERICK GEORGE 3 EBERHART (ADOLPHUS 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born April 1, 1864 in Mishawaka, 

St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. 30, p. 451), and died March 

23, 1933 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He married BERTHA ELIZABETH JUDKINS June 

14, 1888 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 11, p. 168.). She 

was born March 10, 1867 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary, cemetery record.), and died 

September 27, 1953 in Berrien Springs, Berrien, Michigan (Source: Obituary). 

Notes for FREDERICK GEORGE EBERHART: 






April 1910 

Eberhart, Fred G., age 46, marr. 1, 22 yrs., b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. VA, Manufacturer, Rubber & Woolen 

Co. 

Eberhart, Bertha J., age 43, marr. 1, 22 yrs., 3 children, 2 living, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Eberhart, Donna B., age 20, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Eberhart, Carol E., age 15, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(6/26/2003) 






January 6 & 7, 1920 

Eberhart, Frederick G., age 56, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. VA, vice-president, factory 

Eberhart, Bertha G., age 52, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Eberhart, Carol E., dau., age 25, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(6/26/2003) 


From the 




Thursday, March 30, 1933 

F. G. EBERHART 

DEATH IS LOSS 

City Suffers Blow in 

Demise of Civic 

Leader 

Mishawaka lost one of its best known and most valued citizens last Thursday morning in the death of Frederick 

George Eberhart, chairman of the board of directors of the Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Manufacturing 

company and president of the First National and First Trust and Savings banks and the North Side Trust & 

Savings bank. 

Mr. Eberhart's death occurred at 8 o'clock Thursday morning in his home at 222 Miami terrace, after an illness of 

10 days of pneumonia. He was 69 years of age. 

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Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in the residence, Elmer A. Higgins, C. S. B., of the First Church of 

Christ, Scientist, South Bend, in charge. Private services were held in the Mishawaka city cemetery, where 

interment took place. Pallbearers were Corwin B. Hartwick, Carl W. Ginz, and George A. Cooper, of South 

Bend, and J. S. Wolma, C. A. Jennings and Donald B. Smith of Mishawaka. 

Mr. Eberhart was born in Mishawaka April, 1864, the son of the late Adolphus and Sarah A. (Boyd) Eberhart. 

He lived in Mishawaka all his life, receiving his education in the Mishawaka schools and at the University of 

Kentucky at Lexington. In 1886 he entered the employ of the Mishawaka Woolen Manufacturing company, of 

which his father was one of the founders. 

His marriage to Miss Bertha E. Judkins, who survives, took place June 14, 1888. Besides his widow he leaves 

two daughters, Mrs. George W. Blair and Mrs. Samuel D. Hillier, of Mishawaka, and five grandchildren, 

Elizabeth E. Blair, George W. Blair, jr., Frederick E. Blair, Ann E. Hillier, and Ellen Hillier, all of Mishawaka. 

Mr. Eberhart, his brothers and sister, were doners of the First Methodist Episcopal church, its organ, chimes and 

equipment, and he assisted in building the First Church Scientist, of South Bend, of which he was a prominent 

member. He and Mrs. Eberhart donated the site for the Mishawaka public library, and gave to the city the 

Mishawaka municipal golf course. 

(2/18/97) 

Transcription of of Biography from 

The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography 

James T. White & Co. 

New York, 

Vol XXX, p. 451 

EBERHART, Frederic George, manufacturer and banker, was born at Mishawaka, St. Joseph co., Ind., Apr. 1, 

1864, son of Adolphus and Sarah Ann (Boyd) Eberhart, grandson of Frederick George and Elizabeth (Weltner) 

Eberhart and great-grandson of Adolphus and Sophia (Speelman) Eberhart. His great-grandfather, son of John 

Adam Eberhart, Duke of Alsace, and a native of Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany, came to America about 1776, 

served throughout the Revolutionary war under Lafayette and later settled at Frederick City, Md. His father 

operated a large flour mill at Mishawaka, owned a 500-acre farm, was co-inventor with Martin V, Beiger of the 

first all-knit wool boot and at the time of his death was superintendent and a director of the Mishawaka Woolen 

Manufacturing Co. Frederic G. Eberhart received his preparatory education at grade and high schools of 

Mishawaka and was graduated in 1886 at the business college of the University of Kentucky. During vacations 

he worked on his father's farm, in his father's flour mill and in the Mishawaka Woolen Manufacturing Co. factory. 

Following his graduation he entered the service of the woolen company permanently, becoming foreman of the 

knitting mill. He was made vice president in 1894. In 1904 he also became secretary, and held both positions 

until 1930. During 1916-30 he was again vice president and from 1930 until his death was chairman of the board 

of directors. The company was founded in 1868 by Jacob Beiger and his son, Martin V. Beiger, as the 

Mishawaka Woolen Co., a small mill making flannels and was incorporated in 1874 as the Mishawaka Woolen 

Manufacturing Co. In 1878 Adolphus Enerhart obtained an interest in the business. Its real success was built on 

the all-knit wool boot invented by Adolphus Eberhart and Martin V. Beiger (U.S. patent, Sept. 20, 1887). In 

1889 the sales of the company amounted to $65,000. By the time of Frederic G. Eberhart's death the sales had 

grown to more than $20,000,000 and the company provided employment at peak capacity to well over 5000 

persons. In 1898 a rubber department was added and the firm produced rubber footwear, with later additions of 

canvas sport shoes and leather work shoes, all being identified by the Ball Band (Red Ball) trademark. In 1923 

the name of the company was changed to the Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Manufacturing Co. During the first 

World War it manufactured footwear on an extensive scale for the U.S. and allied governments. Frederic G. 

Eberhart was an organizer and director of three Mishawaka banks from their charter dates as follows: First 

National Bank, Jan. 7, 1899; First Trust & Savings Bank, May 31, 1905, and North Side Trust & Savings Bank, 

Mar. 17, 1907. He was president of the First National Bank from Oct. 8, 1913, and of the First Trust & Savings 

Bank from Aug. 2, 1921, until his death. As a business man he was especially noted for his success in settling 

difficulties with the workers in the factory, his attitude of justice and ability to understand both sides, his courage 

and strength in all business decisions and his leadership in guiding the banks safely through the depression and 

bank closings of the 1903's. During 1922-26 he was a member of the Mishawaka board of public works and 

public safety. He was a trustee of the South Bend (Ind.) Y.M.C.A., member of the advisory board of the 

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Children's Aid Society and Susie Beiger home for old ladies, both at Mishawaka, vice president of the Middle 

States Textile Association and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, Indiana Society of Chicago, 

Isaak Walton League of America, Mishawaka chamber of commerce, Knife and Fork and Rotary clubs (president, 

1927) of South Bend, and the Fellowship Club, (president ,1921), Mishawaka. In 1924 he was president of the 

Miami Country Club. When this club was forced to discontinue in 1929 he bought its property and donated most 

of it to the city of Mishawaka, which converted it into the Eberhart municipal golf course. He also donated the 

land on which the Carnegie public library was built. A Christian Scientist in religion, he was one of the 

organizers in 1898 of First Church of Christ, Scientist, at South Bend, Ind., served it as First Reader and for many 

years was treasurer and chairman of the board of directors and a teacher in Christian Science. He contributed 

generously to this church and to churches of all other denominations in his community. In memory of his father 

and mother, who were Methodists, he and his two brothes and sister built in 1912 the First Methodist Episcopal 

Church of Mishawaka. An aggressive organizer and executive, he was always interested in doing what he could 

for others. People from all walks of life went to him for encouragement and advice. He was a man of exemplary 

habits and high character and was genial, frank and friendly. In politics he was a Republican. He was married at 

Mishawaka, June 14, 1888, to Bertha Elizabeth, daughter of William Henry Judkins, a merchant, of that city, and 

they had three daughters; Eudora (died in infancy); Donna Belle, who married George Walter Blair, and Carol 

Elizabeth, who married Samuel Dale Hillier. He died at Mishawaka, Mar. 23, 1933. 

(2/2/97) 

More About FREDERICK GEORGE EBERHART: 

Biographical sketch: On file 11/28/2003 (Source: The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. XXX.) 


Graduated: Abt. 1866, Business College of the University of Kentucky (Source: Biographical sketch.) 

Member: Sons of the American Revolution (Source: Biographical sketch.) 


Occupation: June 10, 1921, Vice president, Mishawaka Woolen Co. (Source: Marriage license application for 

daughter.) 

Served: Abt. 1922, Mishawaka Board of Public Works, until 1926 (Source: Biographical sketch.) 

Notes for BERTHA ELIZABETH JUDKINS: 


From the 



Monday, September 28, 1953 

Section titled "News of Mishawaka" 

MRS. EBERHART 

DIES AT AGE 86 

Member of Pioneer 

Family Succumbs 

in Michigan 

Mrs. Frederick G. Eberhart, 86, of 345 Edgewater Dr., a member of one of the early pioneer families of 

Mishawaka, died at 9 p.m. Sunday in the Ravines, Berrien Springs, Mich. She suffered a stroke Friday. 

Mrs. Eberhart was one of the organizers of the Mishawaka Garden Club and was also a member of the First 

Church of Christ, Scientist, of this city, and of the Mishawaka chapter of the Daughters of the American 

Revolution. She was also a member of the Antiquarian Society of South Bend. 

The deceased was born in Mishawaka and was a lifetime resident. As Miss Bertha E. Judkins she married 

Frederick G. Eberhart in this city, June 14, 1888. He died March 23, 1933. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. 

George W. Blair and Mrs. Samuel D. Hillier, both of Mishawaka; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; 

one sister, Miss Alice Judkins, of Mishawaka, and a brother, Warren O. Judkins, of South Bend. Tentative 

funeral arrangements are for Wednesday afternoon. 

(2/18/97) 

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From the 





Obituary 

A member of one of Mishawaka's oldest families died at the age of 86 last Sunday, Sept. 27. 

She is Mrs. Frederick G. Eberhart, a lifetime resident of Mishawaka. She suffered a stroke Friday at the Ravines, 

Berrien Springs, Michigan. Her home here is at 345 Edgewater Dr. 

She was married to Frederick G. Eberhart June 14, 1888. He died in 1933. 

Mrs. Eberhart was a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, and the Mishawaka chapter of the D. A. R. 

She was also a member of the Garden Club, and the Antiquarian Society of South Bend. 

She leaves two daughters, Mrs. George W. Blair and Mrs. Samuel Hillier, both of Mishawaka, a sister, Miss Alice 

Judkins of Mishawaka, and a brother, Warren O. Judkins, of South Bend. 

Funeral services were held in the Blair home with Manly F. Miller, reading the service. Burial was in City 

cemetery. 

(2/18/97) 

More About BERTHA ELIZABETH JUDKINS: 

Burial: September 30, 1953, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 11 (Source: Cemetery 

record.) 

Member: DAR, Mishawaka Chapter (Source: Obituary) 


Children of FREDERICK EBERHART and BERTHA JUDKINS are: 

i. EUDORA 4 EBERHART, b. May 10, 1889, Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.); d. May 10, 1889, Unknown. 

More About EUDORA EBERHART: 

Burial: May 1889, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 11 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

46. ii. DONNA BELLE EBERHART, b. May 10, 1889, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. February 27, 1977, Berrien 

Springs, Berrien, Michigan. 

47. iii. CAROL ELISABETH EBERHART, b. December 24, 1894, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. December 6, 


19. EVERETT GUY 3 EBERHART, "EBBY" (ADOLPHUS 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born March 19, 1869 in 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died August 17, 1915 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana 

(Source: St. Joseph County, IN Death Rec. Book MCH-61, p. 203.). He married JENNIE LYNN HURLBUT, 

("LINA?") April 25, 1889 in Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois (Source: Marriage announcement.). She was born 

November 1864 in Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1900 Federal Census.), and died December 5, 1938 in Los 

Angeles County, California (Source: CA death index via vitalsearch.com, Cert. # 72420.). 

Notes for EVERETT GUY EBERHART, "EBBY": 




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402 Second 

June 4, 1900 

Eberhart, Everett G., b. Mar. 1868, age 32, marr. 11 yrs., b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. VA, Vice Pres. Mich. 

Woolen Co. 

Eberhart, Jennie L., b. Nov. 1864, age 35, marr. 11 yrs., 2 children, 2 living, b. IN, father b. UNK, mother b. 

UNK 

Eberhart, Harris, b. April 1892, age 8, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Eberhart, Myrna, b. Jan. 1895, age 5, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(5/29/2004) 






April 1910 

Eberhart, Everett G., age 42, marr. 1, 20 yrs., b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. VA, manufacturer, rubber goods 

Eberhart, Linnie J., age 45, marr. 1, 20 yrs., b. IN, father b. US, mother b. US 

Eberhart, Myrna L., age 15, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(6/26/2003) 


From the 





E. G. EBERHART 

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE MISH- 

AWAKA WOOLEN MFG. CO. 

COMMITS SUICIDE 

ON THE GRAVE OF HIS SON, 

HARRIS H. EBERHART 

Great Shock to the Community - 

Funeral Saturday Morning 

at 9:30 

(with photo) 

Mishawaka has never before been so profoundly shocked and dumbfounded as it was on Tuesday afternoon when 

the news spread rapidly throughout the city that E. G. Eberhart had committed suicide on the grave of his son in 

the city cemetery. 

The report seemed beyond belief. He was the last man in the community of whom it could have been thought 

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possible that such a deed would even have been dreamed of. No possible motive could be imagined. It is one of 

the strange tragedies and impenetrable mysteries of life that never can be solved by the human mind. All 

moralizing is futile in such a case. Sincere regret and sorrow only can be entertained under the sad circumstances. 

The deed had been carefully and methodically planned and had doubtless been contemplated for some time, as 

frequent indefinite remarks recently made to near friends would now indicate. But up to the moment that Mr. 

Eberhart left the office of the Mishawaka Woolen MFg. Co., of which he was vice president, on his way to the 

cemetery to carry out the rash resolve, such an idea was never for a moment entertained by any one in the office. 

What now is considered evidence of his intentions is shown by an inquiry as to the present whereabouts of several 

associate officials of the company who were away on vacations, stating that he "might go away" himself. 

Before starting away, Mr. Eberhart arranged everything systematically on his desk. He left his watch and his 

keys, the latter all carefully labeled, and several addressed letters and packages for relatives. 

Entering his runabout, he drove directly to the North Side Trust & Savings Co., of which he was the president, 

and deposited some money. From there he went directly to the cemetery and to the grave of his son, Harris H. 

Eberhart, whose sad and tragic death in an automobile accident six years previous had been such a terrible blow 

to the parents, and over which he had brooded constantly, and which is deemed to be the actuating cause for his 

final rash act. 

After meditating nearly an hour at the grave, Mr. Eberhart carefully lay down on the spot, covered his face with a 

handkerchief, and with a heavy automatic revolver, fired two shots in rapid succession through his heart. Death 

was instantaneous. The shots were heard by J. A. Springer, a carpenter who was working nearby, but their 

signifigance was not then imagined. Shortly after, Mrs. Theresa Ruff, who was in the cemetery, came across the 

body. She ran to the fire station nearby and Dr. Dresch was summoned, who went with several firemen and others 

and viewed the body, but there was no need of earthly aid. 

On the seat near the grave was a note in an envelope on which was written: "Call Fred Grimes at Woolen 

company office. Do not call house." Mr. Grimes is a favorite nephew. 

The note contained no hint as to a reason for Mr. Eberhart's act, instructions only being given for the disposition 

of his body. 

The verdict of Coroner T. J. Swantz Wednesday morning was "suicide in a state of mental abberation." "The act 

was probably due to the constant brooding over the death of his son." was the comment made by the coroner. 

he accident which caused the death of his son at the untimely age of 17 years, will be recalled. It occurred at a 

railroad crossing near Hammond, Ind., July 24, 1909. Mr. Eberhart was in company with his son, and Richard 

Flagg, aged 15, of Hillsdale, Mich., and Arthur Carlson, a chauffer. Mr. Eberhart on the previous day, had driven 

to Lake Forest, Ill., to attend a house party. It was while returning to Mishawaka that a heavy Pullman running at 

70 miles per hour crashed into the Eberhart car, demolishing it, and killing Flagg and fatally injuring Harris 

Eberhart, who died in several hours. Mr. Eberhart and the chauffer escaped by jumping, but the boys were in the 

back seat and could not get out, although every effort was made to open the doors. The chauffer at the time was 

so overcome that he was about to kill himself when Mr. Eberhart prevented the act. The latter, who was slightly 

injured, always blamed himself to a certain extent for the terrible tragedy. 

It is also thought that the tragic death of a second cousin, Donald Crawford, at Utica, N.Y., on Monday may have 

intensified the sorrow over his son's death. Mr. Crawford, who was a guest of Mr. Eberhart a year ago, was killed 

when he dived into an empty swimming pool of the Utica Y.M.C.A. Mr. Eberhart discussed the tragedy with his 

friends Tuesday morning and in that connection referred despondently to the death of his son. 

James C. Eberhart, a brother, died Feb. 3, 1915, and this added greatly to Mr. Eberhart's sorrow. 

Everett Guy Eberhart was born in Mishawaka March 19, 1869, and was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus 

Eberhart. He received his education in the public schools and was graduated from the High school. He then 

entered the Mishawaka Woolen Mfg. Co.'s plant of which his father was one of the founders. A man of keen 

business judgement, he forged to the front very rapidly until he became vice president and general manager of the 

concern. On account of his business judgement he occupied positions of prominence and trust in various 

institutions in the country. 

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He was a well known banker and was president of the First Trust & Savings Co. in the same building and under 

same management of the First National bank in which he was a director. He founded the North Side Trust & 

Savings company of which he was president. He was also a director of the National City bank, Chicago. He was 

looking forward to the time when the Woolen Co. would employ 3,500 hands instead of 2,500 as is now the case. 

Deeply religious and a life long member of the First Methodist Episcopal church he with his brothers, James C. 

Eberhart and Fred G. Eberhart, and his sister, Mrs. Flora Grimes, of Lincoln, Neb., erected the First Methodist 

Memorial church three years ago in memory of their parents. This is one of the finest churches in the middle 

west. 

Mr. Eberhart among other prominent affairs with which he was identified, was a trustee of DePauw university at 

Greencastle, Ind., which he aided liberally in a financial way and with his sound council. His deeply religious 

principles led him to aid every good cause, and all his life he conscientiously devoted one tenth of his income 

each year to the Lord's work. 

Mr. Eberhart, in memory of his son, erected a beautiful monument, a bird fountain, a head stone and seat on the 

Eberhart lot in the city cemetery. He visited the grave several times a week, remaining sometimes for hours. 

Flowers were kept almost constantly on the graves by Mr. and Mrs. Eberhart. 

As another memorial for his mourned son, he established the Y.M.C.A. Camp Eberhart at Cory lake, Michigan, 

donating large sums of money for its maintenance. He was also a director in the Y.M.C.A. 

He was the head of the International Sunday School Association, succeeding Fred B. Smith, and was one of the 

original committee of 79 men in the Men and Religion Forward movement. He was a national character in 

Methodist circles, attending the general conferences wherever held. He took interest in the church music and for 

many years was tenor in the choir. He also taught the Men's Bible class. 

On Sunday morning and evening he sang in the Methodist Choir as usual; and in the Sunday school presented an 

unusually interesting lesson to his Bible class, which has an enrollment of 100. Monday night he attended a 

banquet at the Oliver hotel, South Bend, and his friends state that he was in his usual good spirits. 

In the space permitted, it is impossible to mention all the good deeds of the deceased and his prominence in 

various directions at home and abroad. He was a man who will be greatly missed not only in Mishawaka but 

elsewhere. Peace be to his soul! 

Mr. Eberhart leaves his wife formerly Miss Jennie Lynn Hurlbut, whom he married April 24, 1889; one daughter, 

Miss Myrna Lynn Eberhart, one brother, Fred G. Eberhart, of this city, and one sister, Mrs. Flora Grimes, of 

Lincoln, Neb. 

The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock from the residence, 402 Lincoln Highway East. 

Services will be conducted at the house by Rev. Dr. Loren M. Edwards, pastor of the Methodist Memorial church, 

who has been away on a vacation, but who returned to the city on learning of the tragic death of Mr. Eberhart. 

The body may be viewed today from 3:30 to 8 p.m. 

At a special meeting of the Business Men's association held Wednesday night it was decided to ask all the 

merchants to close their places of business during the hours of the funeral out of respect to Mr. Eberhart. 

Fred G. Eberhart was enroute home from Boston, Mass., when the tragedy occurred and a telegram brought him 

back at once. Miss Myrna Eberhart, who has been in a camp in the Adirondacks, New York, will arrive tonight. 

Mrs. Grimes, the sister, arrived yesterday from Lincoln, Neb. E. J. W. Fink, who was in the St. Lawrence river 

region, and J. A. Scott, who was in Naugatuck, Conn., also hastened home for the obsequies. 

(10/6/2002) 

More About EVERETT GUY EBERHART, "EBBY": 

Burial: August 21, 1915, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B, Row 25 (Source: Cemetery record.) 


Occupation: Vice president, Mishawaka Woolen Mfg. Co. (Source: Obituary.) 

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Served: Director, First National bank, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Notes for JENNIE LYNN HURLBUT, ("LINA?"): 


From 




Thursday, December 8, 1938 

RITES SET FOR 

MRS. EBERHART 

Funeral Planned for 

3 P.M. Sunday in City. 

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the home of Mr. Frederick G. Eberhart, Miami terrace, for Mrs. 

Everett Guy Eberhart, aged 74, of Los Angeles, Calif., formerly of this city. Rev. S. H. Turbeville, pastor of First 

Methodist Episcopal church will officiate and burial will be in the city cemetery. 

Pallbearers will be William E. Miller, South Bend, and F. E. Grimes, George W. Blair, S. D. Hillier, E. J. W. 

Fink and Fred N. Smith. Mrs. Everett Eberhart's husband and his two brothers, the late Frederick Eberhart and 

James C. Eberhart, provided funds for the present First Methodist church building as a memorial to their parents, 

the late Mrs. and Mrs. Adolphus Eberhart. 

(11/23/2002) 

More About JENNIE LYNN HURLBUT, ("LINA?"): 

Burial: December 11, 1938, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B, Row 25 (Source: Obituary, 



Marriage Notes for EVERETT EBERHART and JENNIE HURLBUT: 


Marriage Announcement 

From the 





Something of a Surprise - A Quiet Wedding. 

Handsomely engraved announcements have been received to-day by numbers of our citizens containing the 

following rather surprising but no less pleasant information: 

Everett Guy Eberhart 

Jennie Lynn Hurlbut 

Married 

Thursday, April twenty-fifth, Eighteen Hundred 

and Eighty-nine 

Des Plaines, Ill. 

At Home 

301 East Second St. 

Mishawaka, Ind. 

The news had leaked out, however, the day previous, and many were prepared for the announcements; but it had 

been kept unusually secret until the very last moment. The groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Eberhart, and the 

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ide's sister, Mrs. McCollum, and nephew, Clarence McCollum, were the only Mishawaka relatives present at 

the wedding. The bridal couple are expected to arrive here tomorrow or Sunday night. 

The groom is one of Mishawaka's most promising and popular young men, while the bride, who was the youngest 

daughter of the late Hon. H. E. Hurlbut, is a lovely and talented young lady, also a prime favorite among all 

classes here. She has been residing in Des Plaines since her father's death. 

May long life and happiness be the lot of the newly married pair. 

(10/3/2002) 

Children of EVERETT EBERHART and JENNIE HURLBUT are: 

i. HARRIS HURLBUT 4 EBERHART, b. April 7, 1892, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.); d. 

July 17, 1909, Hammond, Lake, Indiana (Source: Mishawaka Enterprise Index Book, Obituary for father.). 

Notes for HARRIS HURLBUT EBERHART: 


From 





AN AWFUL TRAGEDY 

TWO YOUNG LIVES SACRIFICED 

When Train and Auto Clash - Harris 

Eberhart and Friend 

the Victims 

Never has Mishawaka experienced a greater shock than when on Saturday morning last the news arrived 

telling of the terrible accident which snuffed out the lives of two bright and promising youths and cast a 

shadow of gloom over their bereaved families and hosts of friends. 

Briefly told, the sad story is as follows: Richard Flagg, of Hillsdale, Mich., a school friend of Harris H. 

Eberhart at Todd Seminary, Woodstock, Ill., had been visiting here. On Friday morning, Mr. E. G. Eberhart 

took his son and companion in his 60-horsepower Pierce-Arrow car to Chicago, Arthur Carlson being the 

chauffeur. The boys attended a pleasant house party that evening at Lake Forest, where Miss Myrna Eberhart, 

sister of Harris, and Miss Helen de Lorenzi were guests. After spending the night at the Auditorium Annex, 

Mr. Eberhart and party started on the return trip at 5:30 the next morning. 

About 7:30 o'clock, as the car approached Munster, a station five miles south of Hammond, where there is a 

very dangerous crossing of the Monon road, Mr. Eberhart spoke to the chauffeur of the fact, but the latter 

thought they had not reached the point, though as a precautionary measure he began to slow down. A view of 

the tracks was impossible, owing to heavy trees and a deep cut. Suddenly, and without warning, as the auto 

came in sight of the track but a few rods ahead a fast Pullman train behind time and running at a tremendous 

high speed, came rushing down and before train or auto could be stopped there was a fearful collision, and the 

huge two-ton machine, which when the engine struck it was running at a mere creeping rate, was crushed to 

fragments, the two lads hurled to death and the brave chauffeur, who stuck manfully by the wheel and brake, 

was thrown high into the air, but escaped with slight injury. Mr. Eberhart, as he saw the impending danger, 

leaped from the auto and endeavored to pull open the door where the boys were sitting in the back seat, but 

was unable to do so as the fatal crash followed instantly. 

The feelings of the anguished and horror-stricken father can scarcely be imagined as he hastened to the wreck 

and began to gather up the many fragments of a human body which he believed to be his son. At that 

moment, the chauffeur, who had recovered, approached, and informed Mr. Eberhart that the remains were 

those of Mr. Flagg and that Harris had fallen near him and was not yet dead. Hastening to the spot, the father 

found that this was true. Harris was lying unconscious on top of the debris, with a crushed skull. As speedily 

as possible the poor lad was taken to St. Margaret's hospital in Hammond, where he died at 9 o'clock, the 

surgeons being unable to save his life. 

The story that the automobile was going at a high rate of speed at the time of the collision, is untrue, Mr. 

Eberhart states. On the contrary, when he intimated that they were approaching the crossing, the speed was 

checked so much that Mr. Eberhart was enabled to safely leap from the machine; and when the danger flashed 

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upon them the chauffeur immediately clamped on all brakes and stuck to the wheel. Had the engine of the 

fast-flying train blown a signal whistle in time the accident would not have happened, but it was not until the 

moment of the crash that the whistle shrieked forth its blast of warning. It was an awful dereliction of duty. 

The mutilated remains of young Flagg were sent to the home of his bereaved mother in Hillsdale, 

accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Loring, and at 6 o'clock in the evening, the body of Harris was 

brought to the grief-stricken home in Mishawaka. 

Harris Hurlbut Eberhart was born in this city on April 7, 1891, and was only just past 17 years of age. After a 

preliminary education in the local public schools he went to Todd Seminary, where he graduated with honors 

last month. It was the intention this fall for him to enter upon a course of study preparatory to entering at one 

of the noted eastern colleges. 

Harris was a clean, manly, refined and intelligent youth, mature in intellect for one of his age, and no young 

man ever had a brighter or more promising career in view. His untimely taking off is a calamity almost 

unbearable to his parents who idolized him as an only son and in whose sad fate their fondest hopes were 

rudely shattered. The entire community joins in the most sincere sympathy in their great bereavement. 

THE OBSEQUIES 

The funeral, which was held from the beautiful home of the parents on East Second street on Monday 

afternoon, was numerously attended by sorrowing relatives and friends, and the great wealth of floral 

offerings which covered the casket and occupied all the surrounding space, spoke in silent language of the 

affection for the departed youth and sympathy for the bereaved parents. 

The services were most impressive and consisted in a masterly sermon by Rev. H. W. Bennett, D. D., pastor 

of the M. E. church, followed by a touching tribute from Rev. C. Claud Travis, now of Fort Wayne and the 

former pastor here, who knew and loved the deceased like a brother. The Bible reading was by Rev. A. H. 

Gobin, vice president of De Pauw university, while the closing prayer was made by Rev. Dr. McConnell, who 

is president of that university. Both the latter distinguished divines and educators, personal friends of Mr. 

Eberhart and family, came from Greencastle expressly to offer their personal condolences on the sad occasion. 

The pall bearers were all young schoolmates and comrades of the departed, as follows: Loring Morse, Edgar 

Anderson, George Service and Earl Prahl, all Mishawaka schoolmates, and Roswell Field, son of the late 

Eugene Field, and Arthur Cruttendon, both of Chicago, and classmates at Todd Seminary. 

Richard Flagg, the other victim of the deplorable tragedy, was but 15 years of age, and like his friend, Harris 

Eberhart, whose guest he was, was a model youth in every particular, He was the only son and mainstay of 

his mother, a widow and a resident of Hillsdale, Mich. 

(7/27/2003) 

More About HARRIS HURLBUT EBERHART: 

Burial: July 19, 1909, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B, Row 25 (Source: Cemetery 

record.) 

Graduated: June 1909, Todd Seminary, Woodstock, IL (Source: Obituary.) 


48. ii. MYRNA LYNN EBERHART, b. January 1, 1895, Unknown, Indiana; d. August 11, 1972, Los Angeles County, 

California. 

20. HATTIE LILLIAN 3 EBERHART (JOHN HENRY 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born December 5, 1859 in 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died July 10, 1947 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana 

(Source: Obituary.). She married WILLIAM D. KEYES June 7, 1888 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. 

Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 11, p. 164.). He was born July 22, 1859 in Portage Township, St. Joseph 

County, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died October 10, 1921 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: 

Obituary.). 

Notes for HATTIE LILLIAN EBERHART: 

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From 





Mrs. Hattie Keyes, aged 88, of 43 Ritter avenue, Indianapolis, died at 11 a.m. Thursday in her home. She had 

been ill about one and one-half years. Mrs. Keyes was born in Mishawaka, Dec. 5, 1859, as Hattie Eberhart, 

daughter of John Eberhart, pioneer Mishawaka resident. She was married to W. D. Keyes who died in 1922. 

Mrs. Keyes resided here until 20 years ago when she moved to Indianapolis. Surviving is one son, Arthur Keyes, 

of Indianapolis. 

Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at the grave in Fairview cemetery here. Very Rev. Earl L. Groton, 

dean of St. Paul's Episcopal procathedral, will officiate. 

(12/30/2002) 

More About HATTIE LILLIAN EBERHART: 

Burial: July 12, 1947, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. H, Row 104 (Source: Obituary, cemetery 

record.) 


Notes for WILLIAM D. KEYES: 





221 East Fourth Street 

April 15, 1910 

Keyes, William D., age 50, marr. 1, 22 yrs., b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. UNK, shoemaker, rubber shop 

Keyes, Hattie L., age 50, marr. 1, 22 yrs., 1 child, 1 living, b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. VT 

Keyes, John A., age 9, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(5/29/2004) 

Possible listings from 

St. Joseph County Cemeteries 

On-line at www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/ 

KEYES,HATTIE L.,3,91 

KEYES,JOHN A.,3,91 

KEYES,MARY ANN,2,78 

KEYES,WILLIAM D.,3,92 

KEYES,WILLIAM D.,3,91 

(11/4/2002) 


From 




Tuesday, October 11, 1921 

61

WILLIAM D. KEYES 

DIES SUDDENLY 

Well Known Citizen 

Drops Dead 

End Came While Talking to Friend 

Employed in Loading Sand- 

Suffers Injury Several 

Months Ago 

William D. Keyes, of 221 East Fourth street, one of Mishawaka's best known citizens, dropped dead in his gravel 

pit one-half mile south of Springbrook park at 4:20 o'clock Monday afternoon, aged 62 years. The city 

ambulance was summoned and the remains were brought to this city and taken to the Finch undertaking rooms 

and later to the home. 

Mr. Keyes had just returned from South Bend and was feeling as well as usual. He was engaged in conversation 

with George Ernsperger, of 2424 Lincoln Way West, who was loading some sand. The latter looked away an 

instant and when he turned around he found Mr. Keyes had fallen to the ground. He picked him up but he expired 

in two minutes. Mr. Ernsperger called to F. M. Ritter and P. F. Roglinski, employed at the pit and they at once 

called for the ambulance. 

Several months ago, Mr. Keyes was injured in the pit as the result of a cave-in and some believe that this injury 

may have been indirectly the cause of his death, which is attributed to heart disease. The coroner was notified but 

up to this morning had returned no verdict as to the cause of death. 

Mr. Keyes was born in Portage township, this county, July 22, 1859, but for the past 41 years had resided in 

Mishawaka. For 28 years he was an employe of the rubber department of the Mishawaka Woolen Manufacturing 

company. He was united in marriage to Miss Hattie Eberhart in 1888. She survives with one son, John Arthur 

Keyes, of this city. Mr. Keyes also leaves one sister, Mrs. Emma Walker, of Mishawaka. 

The deceased was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal church, this city. 

The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from St. Paul's Episcopal church, Rev. L. C. Rogers, 

the rector, officiating. Interment will be in the Fairview cemetery. 

(11/22/2002) 

More About WILLIAM D. KEYES: 

Burial: October 12, 1921, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. H, Row 104 (Source: Obituary, cemetery 

record.) 

Member: St. Paul's Episcopal church, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: (Formerly) Mishawaka Woolen Manufacturing Co., rubber dept., 20 years (Source: Obituary.) 

Child of HATTIE EBERHART and WILLIAM KEYES is: 

i. JOHN ARTHUR 4 KEYES, b. October 8, 1900, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.); d. 

April 1977, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). 

Notes for JOHN ARTHUR KEYES: 


From 




Monday, April 25, 1977 

62

Services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis, for J. Arthur Keyes, 76, of 

Indianapolis, formerly of Mishawaka, who died last week in that city after a year-long illness. 

Rev. Robert Bizzaro of South Bend will officiate at graveside services Tuesday afternoon in Fairview 

Cemetery. 

Keyes was born in Mishawaka on Oct. 8, 1900, and was employed at the old LaSalle Theater in South Bend. 

He moved to Indianapolis 40 years ago and worked at the Lowe's Theater there. 

(4/16/2003) 

More About JOHN ARTHUR KEYES: 

Burial: April 26, 1977, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Moved: Abt. 1937, From South Bend to Indianapolis, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Bef. 1937, Lasalle Theater, South Bend, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Soc. Sec. Info: Zip Code where death benefit was sent, 46204, Indianapolis, Marion, IN (Source: Social 

Security Death Index.) 

Social Security Number: 303-07-8317, SSDI on file (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Zip Code, last known res.: 46219, Indianapolis, Marion, IN (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

21. SYLVIA B. 3 EBERHART (CHARLES ROBERT 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born December 15, 1863 in 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died June 22, 1950 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, 

California (Source: CA death index via rootsweb.com, "Electronic."). She married CHARLES W. NEWMAN July 

1883 in Unknown (Source: Mishawaka Enterprise Index Book.). He was born June 1854 in Unknown, Wisconsin 

(Source: 1900 Federal Census.), and died Bef. 1910 in Unknown (Source: 1910 Federal Census.). 

Notes for SYLVIA B. EBERHART: 


From 




Thursday, June 29, 1950 

Mrs. Sylvia Eberhart Newman, aged 86, of Santa Barbara, Calif., formerly of Mishawaka and Goshen, Ind., died 

last Thursday in Santa Barbara. She was born in Mishawaka Dec. 15, 1863, and lived in Indiana until 1935 when 

she moved to California. She resided in Goshen before living in Mishawaka from 1910 until 1935. Surviving are 

a son, Neal E., of Santa Barbara; a daughter, Mrs. I. M. Treadwell, of Mill Valley, Calif., eight grandchildren, and 

10 great-grandchildren. Private funeral services were conducted in Santa Barbara. The body is scheduled for 

interment in Goshen. 

(11/13/2002) 

More About SYLVIA B. EBERHART: 

Burial: June 1950, Unknown Cemetery, Goshen, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Moved: Abt. 1935, From Mishawaka, IN to CA (Source: Obituary.) 


Residence: Aft. 1910, Until 1935, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Notes for CHARLES W. NEWMAN: 


South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana 




624 E. Cedar 

June 2, 1900 

63

Newman, Charles W., age 45, b. June 1854, marr. 16 yrs., b. WI, father b. FRA, mother b. ENG, Bookkeeper 

Newman, Sylvia B., age 35, b. Dec. 1864, marr. 16 yrs., 3 children, 2 living, b. IN, father b. GER, mother b. OH, 

Dressmaker 

Newman, Bertha K., age 15, b. July 1884, b. IN, father b. WI, mother b. IN 

Newman, Neal, age 14, b. Feb. 1886, b. IN, father b. WI, mother b. IN 

(9/29/2003) 

More About CHARLES W. NEWMAN: 


Children of SYLVIA EBERHART and CHARLES NEWMAN are: 

49. i. BERTHA K. 4 NEWMAN, b. July 24, 1884, Unknown, Indiana; d. January 19, 1963, San Francisco County, 

California. 

ii. NEAL E. NEWMAN, b. February 21, 1886, Unknown, Indiana (Source: CA death index via rootsweb.com, 

"Electronic."); d. November 22, 1971, Santa Barbara County, California (Source: CA death index via 

rootsweb.com, "Electronic."). 

More About NEAL E. NEWMAN: 



Zip Code, last known res.: 93105, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

22. EVA M. 3 EBERHART (CHARLES ROBERT 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Abt. 1879 in Unknown, Indiana 

(Source: 1880 Federal Census.), and died Unknown in Unknown. She married CHARLES W. BULLARD July 24, 


Abt. 1875 in Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1910 Federal Census.), and died Unknown in Unknown. 

Notes for EVA M. EBERHART: 

Possible listing 

From the 

Illinois Death Index 

BULLARD, EVA M. F/W, age UNK, Cert. # 0014824, died 1944-05-18, COOK County, CHICAGO 

(7/10/2003) 

Notes for CHARLES W. BULLARD: 


Custer Township, Lyon County, Minnesota 


Dwelling 91 

April 22, 1910 

Bullard, Charles W., age 35, marr. 1, 16 yrs., b. IN, father b. (Illegible), mother b. PA 

Bullard, Eva, age 30, marr. 1, 16 yrs., 7 children, 7 living, b. IN, father b. PA. mother b. OH 

Bullard, Harriett, age 12, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Bullard, Leona, age 10, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Bullard, Rex, age 9, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Bullard, Ellen, age 7, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Bullard, Leland, age 4, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Bullard, John, age 2, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Bullard, Grace, age 2/12. b. MN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(5/11/2003) 


18th Ward, Chicago, Cook, Illinois 

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Bullard, Charles, age 47, b. IN, father b. CAN, mother b. PA, carpenter 

Bullard, Eva, age 40, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Bullard, Rex, age 19, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Bullard, Helen, age 17, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Bullard, Leland, dau., age 14, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Bullard, John, age 12, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Bullard, Greace, age 9, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN (1910 census says b. MN) 

Bullard, Jenavev, age 6, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN (b. IN probably an error) 

(5/16/2003) 


From the 

Illinois Death Index 

BULLARD, CHARLES W, M/W, age UNK., Cert. # 5240137, died 1930-12-28, COOK County, MAYWOOD, 

date filed 30-12-30 

(7/10/2003 

Children of EVA EBERHART and CHARLES BULLARD are: 

i. HARRIETT 4 BULLARD, b. Abt. 1898, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1910 Federal Census.); d. Unknown, 

Unknown. 

ii. LEONA BULLARD, b. Abt. 1900, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1910 Federal Census.); d. Unknown, 

Unknown. 

iii. REX BULLARD, b. Abt. 1901, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1910 Federal Census.); d. Unknown, Unknown. 

iv. ELLEN BULLARD, ("HELEN?"), b. Abt. 1903, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1910 Federal Census.); d. 


v. LELAND BULLARD, b. Abt. 1906, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1910 Federal Census.); d. Unknown, 

Unknown. 

vi. JOHN BULLARD, b. Abt. 1908, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1910 Federal Census.); d. Unknown, Unknown. 

Notes for JOHN BULLARD: 


From the 

California Death Index 

via rootsweb.com 

BULLARD, JOHN A., born 11/06/1907, mother's maiden name, EBERHARD born in INDIANA, died in 

ALAMEDA County, died 2/14/1962, S. S. # 272-09-9621 55 yrs 

(3/9/2003) 

vii. GRACE BULLARD, b. Abt. 1910, Unknown, Minnesota (Source: 1910 Federal Census.); d. Unknown, 

Unknown. 

viii. GENEVIEVE BULLARD, b. Private. 

23. PALMER ABEL 3 EBERHART, ("PARMER") (ROBERT CHARLES 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born March 22, 1858 

in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died May 1, 1928 in Mishawaka, St. 

Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He married (1) KATE E. PHILLIPS October 8, 1884 in St. Joseph County, 

Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 8, p. 282.). She was born September 1, 1864 in 

Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1880 Federal Census, Cemetery record.), and died April 3, 1901 in Mishawaka, St. 

Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He married (2) LYDIA BAUGHMAN June 13, 1917 in St. Joseph County, 

Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 28, p. 535.). She was born September 18, 1863 in 

Unknown, Ohio (Source: Marriage license application.), and died Bef. 1960 in Unknown (Source: Eberhart 

Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle Eberhart, 1960.). 

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Notes for PALMER ABEL EBERHART, ("PARMER"): 






May 4, 1910 

Eberhart, Palmer A., age 52, wid., b. IN, father b. PA, mother b. IN 

Phillips, Mary A., m-inlaw, age 84, wid., 5 children, 0 living, b. NY, father b. MA, mother b. NY 

(6/26/2003) 


From 





Palmer Eberhart 

Palmer Eberhart, age 70, of East Jefferson road, died suddenly at 2 p.m. Tuesday in his home from a stroke of 

apoplexy. He was a lifelong resident of Mishawaka, having been born in Penn township, March 22, 1858. Oct. 

8, 1884, he married Katie Phillips who passed away 27 years ago. He was married again June 13, 1917, to Lydia 

Baughman who survives. Surviving him also is a half brother, Cecil Eberhart, of California, two half sisters, Mrs. 

Frank Gardner, of Mishawaka, and Mrs. Wesley Keely, of Oklahoma. The funeral services will be in the Willow 

Creek Methodist Episcopal church Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with the Rev. B. Frank Walmer, pastor of 

the First Envangelical church, officiating. Burial will be in the city cemetery. 

(same newspaper, Friday, May 4, 1928) 

FUNERAL NOTES 

Funeral services for Palmer Eberhart, who died at his home on East Jefferson road Tuesday afternoon, are to be 

held in the Willow Creek Methodist Episcopal church Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with the Rev. B. Frank 

Walmer, pastor of the First Evangelical church, officiating. Pallbearers are to be: Robert McKnight, Henry 

McKnight, Delbert Smith, William Memminger, H. W. Brown and Paul Fuson. Burial in the city cemetery. 

(1/2/2003) 

More About PALMER ABEL EBERHART, ("PARMER"): 

Burial: May 5, 1928, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B, Row 11 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

Military service: Unknown (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Graves Registration Project.) 


Occupation: June 13, 1917, Farmer (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Notes for KATE E. PHILLIPS: 


From 





Sad Death of Mrs. Palmer Eberhart 

66

Kate, wife of Palmer Eberhart, died at 4 o'clock Wednesday morning at the family residence northeast of 

Mishawaka, after a week's illness following childbirth. Her age was 36 years. 

The deceased was a daughter of Mrs. William H. Phillips. She was a member of Willow Creek church and a most 

estimable lady, admired and respected by a wide circle of friends. She leaves an infant son beside her husband 

and mother to mourn her untimely fate. 

The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the residence, Rev. Mr. Ingalls officiating. Interment at the city 

cemetery. 

(1/26/2003) 

More About KATE E. PHILLIPS: 

Burial: April 6, 1901, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B, Row 11 

Member: Willow Creek church (Source: Obituary.) 


More About LYDIA BAUGHMAN: 

Occupation: June 13, 1917, Nurse (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Children of PALMER EBERHART and KATE PHILLIPS are: 

i. WILLIE R. 4 EBERHART, b. June 23, 1887, Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.); d. August 1, 1887, 

Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.). 

More About WILLIE R. EBERHART: 

Burial: August 1887, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B, Row 11 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

ii. UNKNOWN EBERHART, INFANT, b. May 24, 1889, Unknown (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Birth Rec. 

Book MCH-54, p. 89.); d. May 24, 1889, Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.). 

More About UNKNOWN EBERHART, INFANT: 

Burial: May 1889, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B, Row 11 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

iii. FLOYD P. EBERHART, b. March 27, 1901, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Birth 

Rec. Book MCH-54, p. 56.); d. April 6, 1901, Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.). 

More About FLOYD P. EBERHART: 

Burial: April 1901, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B, Row 11 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

iv. UNKNOWN EBERHART, (TWIN), b. March 27, 1901, Unknown; d. April 1901, Unknown (Source: 

Mishawaka Enterprise Index Book.). 

More About UNKNOWN EBERHART, (TWIN): 


24. DESSIE C. 3 EBERHART (ROBERT CHARLES 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born September 4, 1866 in Unknown, 

Indiana (Source: Biographical sketch for Adolphus Eberhart.), and died January 30, 1943 in Mishawaka, St. 

Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). She married FRANKLIN E. GARDNER May 11, 1893 in St. Joseph County, 

Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 13, p. 353.). He was born September 21, 1868 in 

Edwardsburg, Cass, Michigan (Source: Obituary.), and died October 20, 1932 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana 

(Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for DESSIE C. EBERHART: 


From 




Sunday, January 31, 1943 

Mrs. Bessie (sic) C. Gardner, aged 76, of 410 West Lawrence street, died suddenly at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the 

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home of a cousin, 1318 Lincoln Way East. She was born in St. Joseph county and spent her life here. As Miss 

Bessie (sic) C. Eberhart she married Frank E. Gardner here in 1892. He died in 1932. Mrs. Gardner is survived 

by a son, Harold E. Gardner and two grandsons, Max and Donald Gardner, all of Mishawaka, and a sister, Mrs. 

Emma Keeley, Walters, Colo. She was a member of First Christian church. Friends may call at the Bubb chapel 

after 7 p.m. today. 

(same newspaper, Monday, February 1, 1943) 

Funeral services for Mrs. Dessie C. Gardner, aged 76, of 410 West Lawrence street, who died at 7:30 p.m. 

Saturday, will take place at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Bubb chapel. Rev. C. C. Stauffer, pastor of First Christian church, 

will officiate and burial will take place in City cemetery. 

(12/23/2002) 

More About DESSIE C. EBERHART: 

Burial: February 2, 1943, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. D, row 25, grave 4 (Source: Cemetery 

record.) 

Member: First Christian church (Source: Obituary.) 


Notes for FRANKLIN E. GARDNER: 






410 West Lawrence St. 

April 15, 1910 

Gardner, Frank E., age 40, marr. 1, 16 yrs., b. MI, father b. NY, mother b. NY, cutter, woolen co. 

Gardner, Dessie C., age 43, marr. 1, 16 yrs., 2 children, 1 living, b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. OH 

Gardner, Harold E., age 13, b. MI, father b. MI, mother b. IN 

(8/31/2003) 


From 




Friday, October 21, 1932 

F. E. GARDNER, 64, 

DIES IN HOME 

Franklin E. Gardner, age 64, resident of Mishawaka for the last 34 years, died at 10:30 o'clock Thursday night in 

his home, 410 West Lawrence street. Death resulted from a stroke of paralysis suffered three years ago. 

He was born Sept. 21, 1868, in Edwardsburg, Mich., and was married in Mishawaka, May 11, 1892, to Miss 

Dessie Eberhart, who survives. In addition to his wife, he leaves one son, Harold Gardner of Mishawaka, and a 

brother, Fred Gardner, also of Mishawaka. 

The body may be viewed in the residence from Saturday evening until the hour of funeral services which will be 

announced later. 

(same newspaper, Saturday, October 22, 1932) 

F. E. GARDNER 

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RITES MONDAY 

Funeral rites for Franklin E. Gardner, age 64, who died Thursday night in his home, 210 West Lawrence street, 

will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence, Rev. E E. Van Winkle, pastor of First Christian 

church, officiating. Burial will be made in the city cemetery. 

(12/11/2002) 

More About FRANKLIN E. GARDNER: 

Burial: October 24, 1932, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. D, row 25, grave 5 (Source: Cemetery 

record.) 


Child of DESSIE EBERHART and FRANKLIN GARDNER is: 

50. i. HAROLD E. 4 GARDNER, b. April 18, 1896, Unknown, Michigan; d. October 5, 1976, Dade County, Florida. 

25. CECIL ROBERT 3 EBERHART (ROBERT CHARLES 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born January 29, 1898 in 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Mishawaka Enterprise Index Book, Obituary.), and died January 13, 

1955 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He married (1) UNKNOWN Abt. 1916 in Unknown 

(Source: 1930 Federal Census.). She was born Unknown in Unknown, and died Unknown. He married (2) RUTH 

D. ANDERSON Bef. 1933 in Unknown. She was born August 4, 1898 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota (Source: 

SSDI, Obituary.), and died November 5, 1993 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). 

Notes for CECIL ROBERT EBERHART: 


Niles Township, Berrien County, Michigan 


ED 11-42, Supv. Dist. 12, Sheet 6-A 


April 17, 1930 

(Enumerated with Thomas Moran) 

Eberhart, Cecil, lodger, age 31, div., age at first marr. 17, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN, laborer, general farm 

(3/22/2004) 


From the 





Cecil R. Eberhart 

Cecil R. Eberhart, 207 S. St. Peter St., died at 1 p.m. Thursday in St. Joseph Hospital. He was born in 

Mishawaka Jan. 30, 1898. Mr. Eberhart was an employee of the South Bend Park Department. Surviving are a 

son, Robert, of South Bend; a sister, Mrs. Pearl McCloud of Napanee, Ind.; and a half brother, Walter Diemer, of 

South Bend. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today in the Hickey Funeral Home until the funeral there at 2 p.m. 

Saturday. Burial will be in City Cemetery. Mr. Eberhart was a veteran of World War I. 

Pallbearers will be Stanley Goard, Hobart V. Summy, Clarence H. Matthews, Elmer Hollenbeck, William L. 

Lockman and Byron E. Smith Jr. 

(1/18/2003) 

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More About CECIL ROBERT EBERHART: 

Burial: January 15, 1955, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Military service: World War I, branch of service unknown (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: South Bend Park Department (Source: Obituary.) 

Notes for RUTH D. ANDERSON: 


From 




November 5, 1993 

Ruth D. Eberhart 

Aug. 4, 1898 - Nov. 5, 1993 

SOUTH BEND - Ruth D. Eberhart, 95, of Meridian Nursing Center Cardinal, died at 5:20 a.m. today in the 

nursing home. Mrs. Eberhart retired from Blum's Pharmacy as a cashier. She was born Aug. 4, 1898, in 

Mankato, Minn., and lived in South Bend most of her life. She is survived by two daughters, Georgianna Hickey 

and Phyllis J. Johnson, both of Mishawaka; a son, Robert C. of South Bend; six grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren. 

There will be no services or visitation. Cremation will take place. Hickey Funeral Home is in charge of 

arrangements. 

(9/6/2003) 

More About RUTH D. ANDERSON: 

Burial: November 1993, (Cremated) (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Cashier, Blum's Pharmacy (retired) (Source: Obituary.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 46616, South Bend, St Joseph, IN (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Child of CECIL EBERHART and RUTH ANDERSON is: 

i. ROBERT C. 4 EBERHART, b. Private; m. JANET UNKNOWN, Private; b. Private. 

26. WILLIAM P. 3 BRYSON (ANN ELIZABETH 2 EBERHART, ("ELIZABETH ANN?"), GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Abt. 

1857 in Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1870 Federal Census.), and died August 1, 1931 in St. Joseph County, 

Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He married EMMA MAY EGGLESTON December 1878 in Unknown (Source: 

Mishawaka Enterprise Index Book.). She was born May 30, 1858 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois (Source: Obituary.), 

and died April 5, 1937 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for WILLIAM P. BRYSON: 


Independence, Jackson County, Missouri 




April 21, 1910 

Bryson, William P., age 52, marr. 1, 32 yrs., b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN, commercial traveler, tools 

Bryson, May E., age 51, marr. 1, 32 yrs., 4 children, 3 living, b. IL, father b. NY, mother b. NY 

Bryson, LaVerne T., son, age 21, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IL, student, chemistry 

Bryson, Phyllis M., age 13, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. IL 

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(8/23/2003) 


From 




Sunday, August 2, 1931 

(excerpted) 

TRAFFIC TAKES 

TOLL OF THREE; 

FIVE ARE HURT 

William Bryson, Age 76, 

of Mishawaka, is Killed 

AUTO IS STRUCK BY TRAIN 

Once Secretary of Perkins 

Company; Two Women 

Die of Injuries. 

Three persons, one of them a prominent Mishawakan, were killed and five others injured in traffic accidents late 

Saturday in the vicinity of South Bend. The dead are: 

WILLIAM P. BRYSON, age 76, 223 Lincoln Way West, Mishawaka. 

Mr. Bryson, one-time secretary of the Perkins Windmill company in Mishawaka and one of the best known men 

of early Mishawaka, was instantly killed Saturday afternoon when his light coupe was demolished two miles north 

of Mishawaka by a west-bound Grand Trunk passenger train. 

Mrs. Bryson, who has been blind for several years, was informed of her husband's death by a relative more than 

an hour after the accident occurred. At the time of the crash, Mr. Bryson was driving south on Fir road, en route 

home from Eagle lake, Michigan, where he had gone Saturday morning. 

Witnesses said that he was traveling slowly but apparently failed to see the train approaching. His car was hurled 

more than 200 feet west of the crossing and into a deep ditch. The track is visible hundreds of yards in both 

directions from the crossing, which is the one that claimed the life of Mrs. Otto Powell several weeks ago in a 

similar accident. 

Mr. Bryson had been employed for the last year by the Fire Prevention Engineers, 126 Lincoln Way West. He 

was born in 1855 in Elkhart county, Ind., and went to Mishawaka from Michigan City while a young man. He 

married Miss May Eggleston in Mishawaka in 1871. 

Besides his widow he is survived by three children, Mrs. Fred Hertz, of Asbury, N. J., LaVerne Bryson, of 

Honolulu, and C. E. Bryson, of Los Angeles, Calif., and by one brother, Frank, of Elkhart. 

(same newspaper, Monday, August 3, 1931) 

TRAIN VICTIM 

(with photo) 

WILLIAM P. BRYSON 

William P. Bryson, age 75, of 223 Lincoln Way East, killed Saturday afternoon by a west bound Grand Trunk 

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Western passenger train at the Fir road crossing, was at one time secretary-treasurer of the Perkins Windmill 

company, the largest plant of its kind at the time in the world. The picture was taken about 25 years ago and is a 

good likeness of Mr. Bryson, as he retained his youthful appearance. Mr. Bryson was one of the city's bestknown 

men. Funeral arrangements are not complete. 

(8/23/2003) 

More About WILLIAM P. BRYSON: 

Burial: August 1931, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.) 


Occupation: Bef. 1930, Secretary-treasurer, Perkins Windmill Co. (Source: Obituary.) 

Notes for EMMA MAY EGGLESTON: 


From 

The South Bend Trbune 




Mrs. William Bryson 

Mrs. William Bryson, aged 78, died at 3:15 o'clock Monday afternoon in the St. Joseph county infirmary. She 

had been an invalid for several years and had been blind for 10 years. She was born May 30, 1858, in Chicago 

and spent most of her life in this city. As Miss Mary Eggleston she was married in 1879 in this city to William 

Bryson, who was killed by a railroad train Aug. 1, 1931, north of this city. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Phyllis 

Hirtz, of Honolulu, Hawaii; two sons, Carlton Bryson, of Los Angeles, Calif., and Laverne Bryson, of Honolulu; 

a sister, Mrs. Alma Riggs, of Champaign, Ill., and a brother, Schuyler Eggleston, of Redwood, Calif. The body 

may be viewed in the Coats chapel until the funeral at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Rev. F. A. Hayward, pastor 

of Immanuel Baptist church, will conduct services in the chapel, and burial will be in the city cemetery. 

(same newspaper, Thursday, April 8, 1937) 

Funeral services for Mrs. William Bryson, aged 78, of the St. Joseph county infirmary, were conducted at 2 

o'clock this afternoon in the Coats chapel. Rev. F. A. Hayward, pastor of Immanuel Baptist church, officiated and 

burial was in the city cemetery. 

(9/5/2003) 

More About EMMA MAY EGGLESTON: 

Burial: April 8, 1937, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Children of WILLIAM BRYSON and EMMA EGGLESTON are: 

i. CARLTON E. 4 BRYSON, b. April 4, 1883, Unknown (Source: Mishawaka Enterprise Index Book.); d. 


ii. LAVERNE T. BRYSON, b. May 17, 1888, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1910 Federal Census, Mishawaka 

Enterprise Index Book.); d. Unknown, Unknown. 

iii. PHYLLIS M. BRYSON, b. Abt. 1897, Unknown, Iowa (Source: 1910 Federal Census.); d. Unknown, 

Unknown; m. FRED HIRTZ, ("HERTZ?"), Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, 

Unknown. 

27. ADELIA J. 3 BRYSON (ANN ELIZABETH 2 EBERHART, ("ELIZABETH ANN?"), GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

October 17, 1863 in Pleasant Valley, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died June 13, 1930 in St. 

Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). She married OSCAR P. HICKS May 30, 1884 in St. Joseph County, 

Indiana (Source: Obituary for husband.). He was born January 25, 1863 in Cedar Rapids, Michigan (Source: 

Obituary.), and died January 22, 1938 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

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Notes for ADELIA J. BRYSON: 


From 




Friday, June 13, 1930 

LIFE RESIDENT 

DIES NEAR CITY 

Mrs. Oscar Hicks, Age 66, 

Succumbs After Year's 

Illness 

Mrs. Oscar Hicks, age 66, life long resident of this community, died at 6 o'clock this morning after a year's illness 

in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Floyd Reed, six miles southeast of the city. 

She was born in Pleasant Valley, northeast of the city, Oct. 17, 1863, and as Miss Adelia Bryson, was married 43 

years ago to Oscar Hicks, who survives. 

In addition to the husband, one daughter and four brothers survive: they are Mrs. Floyd Reed, Frank Bryson, of 

Elkhart; Fred Bryson, of California; Arthur Bryson, also of California, and William Bryson, of this city. Three 

grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive. 

The body may be viewed in the Reed residence and funeral services will be held from there Sunday afternoon at 

2:30 o'clock. Burial will be made in the Osceola cemetery. 

(8/11/2003) 

More About ADELIA J. BRYSON: 

Burial: June 15, 1930, Osceola Cemetery, Osceola, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Notes for OSCAR P. HICKS: 


From 




Saturday, January 22, 1938 

Oscar P. Hicks 

Oscar P. Hicks, aged 74, of 2753 Lincoln Way East, died of a heart attack at 7:30 a.m. today in the home of his 

granddaughter, Mrs. Phyllis Creager, with whom he had made his home. He was born Jan. 25, 1863, in Cedar 

Rapids, Mich., and came here from Michigan 70 years ago. On May 30, 1884, he was married in St. Joseph 

county to Adelia J. Bryson, who died June 15, 1930. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. C. C. Hoak, of Berrien 

Springs, Mich.; two granddaughters, Mrs. Creager and Mrs. Homer Bauwens, both of Mishawaka, and two 

grandsons. 

(9/18/2003) 

More About OSCAR P. HICKS: 

Burial: January 1938, Unknown 


Child of ADELIA BRYSON and OSCAR HICKS is: 

51. i. OLIVE A. 4 HICKS, "OLLIE", b. January 1886, St. Joseph County, Indiana; d. Unknown, Unknown. 

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28. ARTHUR H. 3 BRYSON (ANN ELIZABETH 2 EBERHART, ("ELIZABETH ANN?"), GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born May 

15, 1867 in Unknown, Indiana (Source: CA death index via rootsweb.com, "Electronic."), and died November 28, 

1944 in Los Angeles County, California (Source: CA death index via rootsweb.com, "Electronic."). He married 

(1) HELEN POST August 1885 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Mishawaka Enterprise Index Book.). She 

was born Unknown in Unknown, and died Unknown in Unknown. He married (2) UNKNOWN THORNTON 

Unknown in Unknown. She was born Unknown in Unknown, and died Unknown in Unknown. 

More About ARTHUR H. BRYSON: 


Children of ARTHUR BRYSON and UNKNOWN THORNTON are: 

i. UNKNOWN 4 BRYSON, DAU., b. December 14, 1889, Unknown (Source: Mishawaka Enterprise Index Book.); 

d. Unknown, Unknown. 

Notes for UNKNOWN BRYSON, DAU.: 

Transcription of Birth Notice 

From 





Born 

On Saturday, Dec. 14, 1889, to the wife of Arthur Bryson, a daughter. 

(7/26/2003) 

ii. UNKNOWN BRYSON, CHILD # 2, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. 

29. SABRA OLIVE 3 EBERHART (FREDERICK GEORGE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born February 1, 1865 in Penn 

Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Biographical sketch for Frederick G. Eberhart Jr..), and died 

October 16, 1946 in Hennepin County, Minnesota (Source: MN Death Index, Cert. 1946-MN-022743.). She 

married GEORGE BRITON COOKE April 1884 in Unknown (Source: Mishawaka Enterprise Index Book.). He was 

born November 1863 in Unknown, Vermont (Source: 1900 Federal Census.), and died February 18, 1948 in 

Saint Louis County, Minnesota (Source: MN Death Index, Cert. 028044.). 

More About SABRA OLIVE EBERHART: 


Notes for GEORGE BRITON COOKE: 






119 Mill St. 

June 11, 1900 

Cook, George, b. Nov. 1863, age 36, marr. 16 yrs., b. VT, father b. ?, mother b. ENG, traveling salesman 

Cook, Sabra O., b. Feb. 1865, age 35, marr. 16 yrs., 3 children, 2 living, b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. OH 

Cook, Jay W., b. Mar. 1886, age 14, b. IN, father b. VT, mother b. IN 

Cook, Gordan, b. Dec, 1897, age 2, b. IN, father b. VT, mother b. IN 

(10/11/2003) 


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Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota 




3643 First Avenue 

April 18, 1910 

Cooke, George, age 47, marr. 1, 26 yrs., b. VT, father b. VT, mother b. ENG, salesman, shoes 

Cooke, Sabra, age 45, marr. 1, 26 yrs., 3 children, 2 living, b. IN, father b. PA, mother b. OH 

Cooke, Jay, age 24, single, b. IN, father b. VT, mother b. IN, salesman, shoes 

Cooke, Gordon, age 12, b. IN, father b. VT, mother b. IN 






3643 1st Ave. South 


Cooke, George F., age 56, b. VT, father b. VT, mother b. ENG, commercial trucker, wholesale rubber 

Cooke, Sabra O., age 54, b. IN, father b. PA, mother b. OH 

Cooke, Gordon G., age 22, single, b. IN, father b. VT, mother b. IN, musician, theater 

(9/13/2004) 


From the 

Minnesota Death Index 

COOKE, GEORGE 

Cert ID # 1925-MN-022284 

Date of Birth: not indexed 

Place of Birth: not indexed 

Mother Maiden Name: not indexed 

Date of Death: 12/07/1925 

County of Death: HENNEPIN 

(9/13/2004) 

More About GEORGE BRITON COOKE: 


Children of SABRA EBERHART and GEORGE COOKE are: 

52. i. WILBUR J. 4 COOKE, "JAY", b. March 1886, Unknown, Indiana; d. April 22, 1936, Hennepin County, 

Minnesota. 

ii. DONNAL COOKE, b. Abt. 1889, Unknown, Indiana (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.); d. Bef. 

1900, Unknown, Indiana (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.). 

More About DONNAL COOKE: 

Burial: Unknown, Mishawaka City, Cemetery, Sec. B (Eberhart lot) (Source: Dan Rich, 


53. iii. GORDON GUY COOKE, b. December 5, 1897, Unknown, Indiana; d. December 19, 1957, Hennepin County, 

Minnesota. 

30. GEORGE F. 3 EBERHART, SR. (FREDERICK GEORGE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born November 8, 1868 in 

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South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died November 1, 1936 in South Bend, St. Joseph, 

Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He married (1) ABBIE E. PLUMB June 3, 1891 in St. Joseph County, Indiana 

(Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 12, p. 333.). She was born Abt. 1873 in Unknown, Indiana 

(Source: 1880 Federal Census.), and died June 4, 1893 in Osceola, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He 

married (2) OLGA L. BURGESS September 29, 1896 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN 

Marr. Rec. Book 15, p. 133.). She was born January 24, 1873 in Greenwich, Huron, Ohio (Source: Obituary.), 

and died June 26, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for GEORGE F. EBERHART, SR.: 






April 27, 1910 

Eberhart, George F., age 41, marr 2, 13 yrs., b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN, Agent, real estate & automobile 

Eberhart, Olga L., age 37, marr. 1, 13 yrs., 2 children, 2 living, b. IN, father b. OH, mother b. OH 

Eberhart, George F. Jr., age 11, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Eberhart, Russel J., age 4, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Eberhart, Roxy, mother, age 64, wid, 4 children, 2 living, b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. NY 







Eberhart, George F. Sr., age 52, b. IN, father b. ?, mother b. ?, real estate dealer 

Eberhart, Olga L., age 46, b. OH, father b. ?, mother b. ? 

Eberhart, Geo F. jr., age 21, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. OH 

Eberhart, Adelaide, dau-in-law, age 22, b. WI, father b. WI, mother b. OH 

Eberhart, Russel J., son, age 14, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. OH 

(6/26/2003) 


From 





G. F. EBERHART 


Was Born in House 

Where Death 

Occurred. 

(with photo) 

George F. Eberhart, sr., aged 67, a lifelong resident of this community, died at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning in 

his home, 1322 East Jefferson boulevard. He had been ill since he suffered a paralytic stroke seven weeks ago. 

Mr. Eberhart was born Nov. 6, 1868, in the house in which he died. He was married 40 years ago to Olga 

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Burgess, who survives. Until his retirement several years ago he was a real estate dealer. He was a founder of 

Fairview Cemetery association and at the time of his death was serving as a director of the association. 

Surviving are two sons, George F. Eberhart, jr., of Mishawaka, and Russell J. Eberhart, of Buffalo, N.Y.; a sister, 

Mrs. Sabra Cook, of Minneapolis, Minn., and four grandchildren. 

The body may be viewed in the Sprague chapel from tonight until 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, when it will be 

taken to the residence. There it may be viewed until the funeral at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Rev. J. A. 

Barnett, D. D., pastor of First Presbyterian church, will conduct services and burial will be in Fairview cemetery. 

(same newspaper, Tuesday, November 3, 1936) 

SIX ARE NAMED 

PALLBEARERS 

Pallbearers were named today for George F. Eberhart, sr., aged 67, of 1322 East Jefferson boulevard. They are 

Loren S. Crull, William H. Rosewarne, Fred Martin, Robert McKnight, Paul S. Fuson and Henry C. Eggleston. 

Rev. J. A. Burnett, D. D., pastor of First Presbyterian church, will conduct services at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday 

afternoon in the residence. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. The body may be viewed in the residence. 

(11/9/2002) 

More About GEORGE F. EBERHART, SR.: 

Burial: November 4, 1936, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. C, Row 17 (Source: Cemetery record, 

Obituary.) 


Occupation: Real estate dealer (Source: Obituary.) 

Served: Director, Fairview Cemetery Association (and a founder) (Source: Obituary.) 

Notes for ABBIE E. PLUMB: 

Tramscription of Obituary 

From the 




Friday, June 9, 1893 

Sad Death of Mrs. George Eberhart 

Abbie E., the young wife of George Eberhart, died at their Osceola home Sunday morning from the effects of 

childbirth. An infant was born dead on Saturday and the mother lived only a few hours after. She was twentytwo 

years of age, and was the last remaining member of the family of Henry Plumb, of Osceola. The deceased 

was married to George Eberhart, of this city, June 4, 1891, and the young husband, thus so sadly berift, has the 

profound sympathy of a wide circle of freinds. 

The funeral was held Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock from the M. E. church, Rev. Martin officiating. The 

funeral was the largest ever held in Osceola, the deceased being a general favorite. 

ELKHART TRUTH says: The funeral of Mrs. Abbie E. Eberhart, at Osceola, was one of the most largely 

attended and most impressive that has taken place in that village for years. The deceased was a general favorite 

with the whole community and strong, gray headed men mingled their tears with the younger, but no less loving 

friends of the lady. She was the last of her family, her father and mother having preceded her to the unknown 

bourne. Mother and child were buried in the same casket. The babe was placed in its mother's arms and her head 

was inclined as if looking at the little innocent on her bosom. 

(7/15/2003) 

More About ABBIE E. PLUMB: 

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Burial: June 1893, Unknown 


Notes for OLGA L. BURGESS: 


From 




Wednesday, June 27, 1945 

MRS. EBERHART, 

72, DIES AFTER 

HEART ATTACK 

A resident of Mishawaka for 50 years, Mrs. George F. Eberhart, sr., aged 72, of 1316 East Jefferson boulevard, 

died Tuesday in the home of her son, Russell J. Eberhart, Pittsburgh, Pa., where she had gone for a short visit. 

Mrs. Eberhart suffered a heart attack on June 8, a few days after she arrived at her son's home. Her condition, 

however, was reported to be improving. 

Mrs. Eberhart was born Jan. 24, 1873, in New Greenwich, O. Before her marriage to Mr. Eberhart in Mishawaka 

in 1896 she was Miss Olga L. Burgess. Mr. Eberhart died Nov. 1, 1936. Surviving other than her son, Russell, is 

another son, George F. Eberhart, jr., of Mishawaka; a brother, C. L. Burgess, of Hammond, Ind., and four 

grandchildren. 

The body of Mrs. Eberhart will arrive in Mishawaka Thursday noon and will be taken to the Bubb chapel. 

Friends may call there from noon Thursday until the funeral services which will take place at 2 p.m. Friday. A 

Christian Science reader will conduct the service and burial will be in Fairview cemetery. 

(12/30/2002) 

More About OLGA L. BURGESS: 

Burial: June 29, 1945, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. C, Row 17 (Source: Cemetery record.) 


Children of GEORGE EBERHART and OLGA BURGESS are: 

54. i. GEORGE FREDERICK 4 EBERHART, JR., b. August 15, 1898, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. February 20, 

1968, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana. 

55. ii. RUSSELL J. EBERHART, b. December 2, 1905, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. May 26, 1976, Unknown. 

31. WILLIAM 3 EBERHART, "WILL" (JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born October 21, 1867 in 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died August 24, 1940 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana 

(Source: Obituary.). He married AURILLA VAN WINKLE November 23, 1898 in St. Joseph County, Indiana 

(Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 16, p. 166.). She was born March 17, 1879 in Reed City, 

Osceola, Michigan (Source: SSDI, marriage license application for daughter.), and died November 2, 1978 in 

South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for WILLIAM EBERHART, "WILL": 






April 19, 1910 

Eberhart, Will, age 42, marr. 1, 11 yrs., b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN, wagon driver, coffee & tea store 

Eberhart, Aurilla, age 31, marr. 1, 11 yrs., 4 children, 4 living, b. MI, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Eberhart, Clem, age 8, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. MI 

Eberhart, Vera, age 7, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. MI 

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Eberhart, Donald, age 3, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. MI 

Eberhart, Ray, age 6/12, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(6/26/2003) 


From the 




Sunday, August 25, 1940 

MISHAWAKAN 


Will Eberhart, aged 72, of McKinley avenue, northeast of Mishawaka, died at 8 p.m. Saturday on the same farm 

where he was born Oct. 21, 1867. He had been ill 10 months. 

He spent his entire life near Mishawaka and on Nov. 23, 1898, married Miss Rilla VanWinkle, who survives. 

The following children also survive, Clem, Goshen, Ind.; Ray, South Bend; Donald, Laporte, Ind.; Fred and 

Gene, at home, and Mrs. James Casey, South Bend. There is one sister, Mrs. Walter Ort, of Mishawaka. 

Friends may call at the residence from this afternoon, until the hour of the services, arrangements for which have 

not been completed. 

(5/21/2003) 

More About WILLIAM EBERHART, "WILL": 

Burial: August 1940, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Cemetery record.) 


Occupation: November 18, 1935, Farmer (Source: Marriage license application for daughter.) 

Notes for AURILLA VAN WINKLE: 


From 




Thursday, November 2, 1978 

Mrs. Aurilla Eberhart 

Mrs. Aurilla Eberhart, 99, of 922 S. 32 St., died at 6:33 a.m. today in the Cardinal Nursing Home after a brief 

illness. She was born on March 17, 1879 in Reed City, Mich. She lived most of her life in the South Bend- 

Mishawaka area. As Aurilla Van Winkle in Nov 1897 in South Bend, she married Will Eberhart, who died in 

1940. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Vera Casey of Mishawaka; four sons, Clem of Goshen, Donald of South 

Bend, Ray of Mishawaka and Gene of Scottsdale, Ariz.; 16 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; five greatgreat-grandchildren 

and a sister, Mrs. Mable Wooster of North Liberty. 

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Hollis-Palmer Funeral Home, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., with Rev. 

Thomas Murphy, pastor of the Gospel Center Missionary Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview 

Cemetery, Mishawaka. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial 

contributions may be made to the Gospel Center Missionary Church, where she was a member. 

(4/17/2003) 

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More About AURILLA VAN WINKLE: 

Burial: November 4, 1978, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Gospel Center Missionary Church (Source: Obituary.) 




Children of WILLIAM EBERHART and AURILLA VAN WINKLE are: 

56. i. CLEM WILLIAM 4 EBERHART, b. December 22, 1900, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. January 11, 1996, 

Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana. 

ii. VERA ORETA EBERHART, b. January 7, 1903, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Marriage license 

application.); d. Bef. 1996, Unknown (Source: Obituary for brother.); m. (1) JAMES SWEITZER, Bef. 1924, 

Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. (2) JAMES D. CASEY, November 18, 1935, 

St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 90, p. 301.); b. May 4, 1901, 

Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky (Source: Marriage license application.); d. May 7, 1954, Unknown (Source: 

Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle Eberhart, 1960.). 

More About JAMES D. CASEY: 


Occupation: November 15, 1935, Salesman (Source: Marriage license application.) 

iii. DONALD JAMES EBERHART, b. October 18, 1906, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Marriage 

license application.); d. October 10, 1993, South Bend, St, Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.); m. (1) 

MARIE HIMEBAUGH, Private; b. Private; m. (2) ALICE DIAMOND, Private; b. Private. 

Notes for DONALD JAMES EBERHART: 


From 





Donald J. Eberhart 

Oct. 18, 1906 - Oct. 10, 1993 

SOUTH BEND - Donald J. Eberhart, 86, of 2020 McKinley Ave., died at 7 p.m. Sunday in his home after an 

illness. Mr. Eberhart retired in 1970 from Eberhart Steel Products after 25 years of service. He was born Oct. 

18, 1906, in Mishawaka and was a lifelong area resident. On April 14, 1950, in South Bend, he married Alice 

Diamond. She survives with two brothers, Clem of Goshen and Ray of Mishawaka; and several nieces and 

nephews. He was a veteran of World War II and member of American Legion Post 303. 

There will be no services. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 

6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main St., Mishawaka. Memorial contributions 

may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County, Inc. 

(5/22/2003) 

More About DONALD JAMES EBERHART: 

Burial: October 13, 1993, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: American Legion Post 303 (Source: Obituary.) 

Military service: World War II, branch of service unknown (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: April 8, 1950, Mechanic (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Retired: Abt. 1970, From Eberhart Steel Products (Source: Obituary.) 



57. iv. RAY J. EBERHART, b. October 9, 1909, St. Joseph County, Indiana; d. February 12, 1996, Mishawaka, St. 


v. FREDERICK FRANK EBERHART, b. February 28, 1917, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.); 

d. May 10, 1941, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for FREDERICK FRANK EBERHART: 

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From 




Sunday, May 12, 1941 

Frederick F. Eberhart 

Frederick Frank Eberhart, aged 24, of rural route No. 2, Mishawaka, died at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in his home 

after an illness of several years. He was born in Mishawaka Feb. 28, 1917, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William 

Eberhart, and had been a life-long resident of the community. He was graduated from Mishawaka High 

school after attending Kennedy school and was a member of the Willow Creek Methodist church. Surviving 

are his mother, of rural route No. 2, Mishawaka, and four brothers, Clem Eberhart, of Goshen, Ind.; Donald 

Eberhart, of Laporte, Ind., and Ray and Gene Eberhart, of rural route No. 2, Mishawaka. Friends may call at 

the Bubb chapel from Sunday afternoon until the hour of the services. 

(same newspaper, Monday, May 12, 1941) 

Funeral services for Frederick Frank Eberhart, aged 24, of rural route No. 2, Mishawaka, who died Saturday 

morning, will take place at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Bubb chapel. Rev. George W. Brunner, pastor of Willow 

Creek Methodist church, will officiate and burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel 

until the hour of the services. Pallbearers will be Donald Fuson, Vernon Searer, Carl Snyder, Milo Barnes, 

George Turker and William Hemminger. Surviving Mr. Eberhart are his mother, of rural route No. 2, 

Mishawaka, one sister, Mrs. James Casey, of South Bend, and four brothers, Clem Eberhart, of Goshen, Ind., 

Donald Eberhart, of Laporte, Ind., and Ray and Gene Eberhart, at home. 

(2/3/2003) 

More About FREDERICK FRANK EBERHART: 

Attended: Kennedy school (Source: Obituary.) 

Burial: May 13, 1941, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Graduated: Mishawaka High School (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Willow Creek Methodist Church (Source: Obituary.) 


58. vi. GENE HARDING EBERHART, b. July 19, 1920, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. October 4, 1984, Benton 

Harber, Berrien, Michigan. 

32. GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART (JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born June 12, 1873 in 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died November 13, 1946 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, 

Indiana (Source: Obituary.). She married WALTER DANIEL ORT November 27, 1892 in South Bend, St. Joseph, 

Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 13, p. 263.). He was born September 14, 1874 in St. 

Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died August 12, 1966 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana 


Notes for GRACE AUDEAN EBERHART: 


From 





MRS. W. D. ORT 


A lifetime resident of this vicinity Mrs. Walter D. Ort, aged 73, of rural route No. 19, Mishawaka, died at 4:30 

p.m. Wednesday in her home following an illness of 11 months. Mrs. Ort was born June 12, 1873, in the home in 

which she died. As Miss Grace Eberhart she married Mr. Ort in South Bend, Nov. 30, 1892. 

Mrs. Ort was a member of Willow Creek Methodist church and the aid society of the church. Surviving are her 

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husband; two daughters, Mrs. George Borden and Mrs. J. J. Philion, of Mishawaka; 21 grandchildren and 19 

great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Bubb chapel until the funeral services which will at 3:30 p.m. Friday 

in the chapel. Rev. H. H. Hashberger, pastor of Willow Creek church, will officiate and burial will be in City 

cemetery. 

(4/7/2003) 

More About GRACE AUDEAN EBERHART: 

Burial: November 15, 1946, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, row 58, plot 23 (Source: 

Obituary.) 

Member: Willow Creek Methodist Church, and aid society (Source: Obituary.) 


Notes for WALTER DANIEL ORT: 






June 2 & 5, 1900 

Ort, Walter, b. Sept. 1874, age 25, marr. 7 yrs., b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. PA, day laborer 

Ort, Grace, b. June 1873, age 26, marr. 7 yrs., 4 children, 4 living, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Ort, Eldona, b. July 1893, age 6, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Ort, Blance(?), b. Aug. 1894, age 4, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Ort, Ida, b. Oct. 1896, age 3, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Ort, Margareet(?), b. Dec. (illegible), age (illegible), b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(5/29/2004) 


From 



(St, Joseph County) 


Walter D. Ort 

A resident of St. Joseph County all his life, Walter D. Ort, 91, of 542 Calhoun St., died at 7 a.m. today in St. 

Joseph's Hospital following a long illness. He was born south of Mishawaka, Sept 11, 1874 and married Grace 

Eberhart here, Nov. 27, 1892. She died Nov. 13, 1946. Mr. Ort was retired from Clark's Laundry & Dry Cleaning 

Co., in 1946. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Eldone Borden, with whom he lived, and Mrs. Blanche E. 

Philion, of San Pierre, Ind.; 24 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Friends 

may call in the Bubb Funeral Chapel after 7 p.m. today and until the funeral services there at 3 p.m. Saturday. 

Rev. Wilbur Wilson, pastor of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church, will officiate. Burial will be in City 

Cemetery. Mr. Ort was a member of the First EUB Church. 

(1/26/2003) 

More About WALTER DANIEL ORT: 

Burial: August 13, 1966, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, row 58, plot 23 (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: First Evangelical United Brethren Church (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: (Retired) Clark's Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co. (Source: Obituary.) 

Children of GRACE EBERHART and WALTER ORT are: 

59. i. BESSIE ELDONA 4 ORT, ("BESS"), b. July 3, 1893, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. March 11, 1987, South 

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60. ii. BLANCH AUDEAN ORT, b. August 13, 1894, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. April 16, 1973, San Pierre, 

Stark, Indiana. 

61. iii. IDA VALERA ORT, b. October 23, 1896, Unknown; d. February 24, 1945, Waukegan, Lake, Illinois. 

62. iv. MARGARETE ORT, b. December 11, 1897, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. July 13, 1922, Mishawaka, St. 


63. v. WALTER MAXWELL ORT, b. September 10, 1910, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. June 27, 1945, South 


33. HARRY WALTER 3 EBERHART (JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born March 1, 1876 in St. 

Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died March 16, 1937 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: 

Obituary.). He married MARGARET WEISS, ("MARGEURITE?") January 11, 1911 in St. Joseph County, Indiana 

(Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 23, p. 582.). She was born February 16, 1882 in South Bend, St. 

Joseph, Indiana (Source: Marriage license application.), and died May 13, 1960 in South Bend, St. Joseph, 


Notes for HARRY WALTER EBERHART: 


Mishawaka, St, Joseph County, Indiana 


Supv. Dist 13, ED 209, Sheet 3-A 


February 2, 1920 

Eberhart, Harry W., age 42, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Eberhart, Margaret J., age 36, b. IN, father b. GER, mother b. GER 

Eberhart, Walter J., age 8, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Eberhart, Dorothy M., age 6, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Eberhart, Dores E., age 6, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Eberhart, Harry jr., age 2-1/12, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(6/26/2003) 



Roll T626_626, Page 10-A, ED 80 


Eberhart, Harry W., age 53, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Eberhart, Margaret, age 43, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Eberhart, Doris E., age 16, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Eberhart, Dorothy M., age 16, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Eberhart, Harry W. Jr., age 12, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(5/18/2003) 


From 




Tuesday, March 16, 1927 

H. W. EBERHART, 

LIFE RESIDENT, 

DIES AT HOME 

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Harry W. Eberhart, aged 61, a lifelong resident of this community, of 430 West Grove street, died at 9:15 o'clock 

this morning in his home. He had been in failing health five weeks and was confined to bed several days. 

Mr. Eberhart was born March 1, 1876, northeast of this city. He was employed the last 14 years by the 

Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Manufacturing company. He was married 26 years ago to Margaret Weiss, who 

survives. 

Surviving also are two daughters, Mrs. Ernest S. Forsberg, of Framingham, Mass., and Miss Dorothy Eberhart, at 

home; two sons, Walter J. Eberhart and Harry W. Eberhart, jr., both at home; a brother, William Eberhart, rural 

route No. 2, Mishawaka, and a sister, Mrs. Walter D. Ort, also of rural route No. 2. 

Mr. Eberhart was a member of the First Evangelical church. He was a member of the Mishawaka group of 

Modern Woodsmen of the World. 

(same newspaper, Wednesday, March 17, 1937) 

Funeral services for Harry W. Eberhart, aged 61, of 430 West Grove street, will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock 

Thursday afternoon in First Evangelical church. Rev. H. S. Berger, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in the 

city cemetery. The body may be viewed in the residence until 11 o'clock Thursday morning when it will be taken 

into the church. There it may be viewed until the funeral. 

(11/9/20020 

More About HARRY WALTER EBERHART: 

Burial: March 1937, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B, Row 16 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

Member: Modern Woodmen of the World, Mishawaka chapter (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Manufacturing Co., 14 years (Source: Obituary.) 

Notes for MARGARET WEISS, ("MARGEURITE?"): 


From 




Saturday, May 14, 1960 

MRS. EBERHART 


(illegible) 

To Resident of 

50 Years 

Mrs. Margaret B. Eberhart, 78, of 430 W. Grove St., died at 1:45 p.m. Friday in St. Joseph's Hospital after an 

illness of one year. She was born in South Bend and came here from that city 50 years ago. As Margaret B. Weiss 

she married Harry W. Eberhart in Mishawaka in 1911. He died March 16, 1937. 

Surviving are two sons, Walter J. Eberhart, of New Castle and Harry W. Eberhart, of Mishawaka; two daughters, 

Mrs. Ross W. Raymond of Mishawaka and Mrs. Ernest S. Foresberk (sic) of Framingham, Mass.; seven 

grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Babette Korn and Mrs. Louis Burmeister, both of South Bend, and a brother, 

Adam Weiss of South Bend. 

Mrs. Eberhart was a member of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church. Friends may call in the Bubb 

Chapel after 7 p.m. today and until 11 a.m. Monday when the body will be taken to the First Evangelical United 

Brethren Church. Friends may call there from 12:30 p.m. Monday until the services at 2 o'clock. Rev. Wilbur 

Wilson, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in City Cemetery. 

(same newspaper, Sunday, May 15, 1960) 

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EBERHART - Pallbearers for Mrs. Margaret B. Eberhart, 78, of 430 W. Grove St., whose funeral will be held at 

2 p.m. Monday in the First Evangelical United Brethren Church, have been named. They will be Dean Becker, 

John Learman, Donald Eberhart, Gordon Mitchell, Gene Eberhart and Frank Learman. Rev. Wilbur Wilson, 

pastor of the First Evangelical U. B. Church, will officiate and burial will be in CIty Cemetery. 

(1/26/2003) 

More About MARGARET WEISS, ("MARGEURITE?"): 

Burial: May 17, 1960, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B, Row 16 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

Member: First Evangelical United Brethren Church (Source: Obituary.) 


Children of HARRY EBERHART and MARGARET WEISS are: 

64. i. WALTER JAMES 4 EBERHART, b. July 23, 1911, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. July 25, 1991, South 


65. ii. DORIS ELIZABETH EBERHART, b. April 17, 1913, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. May 23, 2004, Fort 

Worth, Tarrant, Texas. 

iii. DOROTHY MARGARET EBERHART, b. April 17, 1913, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, 

Marriage license application.); d. March 19, 2001, Arlington, Tarrant, Texas (Source: SSDI, Obituary.); m. 

ROSWELL WEATHERBEE RAYMOND, ("ROSS"), June 22, 1940, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. 

Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 120, p. 142.); b. July 10, 1911, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts 

(Source: Marriage license application.); d. February 24, 1996, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: 

SSDI, Obituary.). 

Notes for DOROTHY MARGARET EBERHART: 


From the 




Saturday, March 24, 2001 

Dorothy M. Raymond 

April 17, 1913 - March 19, 2001 

Dorothy Margaret (Eberhart) Raymond, 87, formerly of Mishawaka, Ind., died on March 19, 2001, in 

Arlington Memorial Hospital, Arlington, Texas. 

Dorothy had lived in Mishawaka all of her life until the death of her husband, Ross Raymond, on Feb. 24, 

1996. Since that time she had resided in Framingham, Mass., and Arlington with her twin sister, Doris 

Forsberg, who survives. 

Dorothy was born on April 17, 1913, in Mishawaka, to Harry and Margaret (Weiss) Eberhart. She was a 

1930 graduate of Mishawaka High School and attended the College of Commerce and the South Bend 

Conservatory. On June 22, 1940, she married Roswell W. Raymond in her parents home in Mishawaka. She 

was employed as an executive secretary at the former Ball Band (Uniroyal), retiring in 1970 after 40 years. 

She was president and Woman of the Year in 1961 for the South Bend Chapter of The American Business 

Women's Association. Dorothy was an accomplished pianist and also enjoyed performing dramatic readings 

for various local groups before her marriage. She and Ross were members of the University Club of Notre 

Dame, and were avid supporters of Notre Dame football for many years. 

In addition to her husband, Ross, Dorothy was preceded in death by her two brothers, Harry W. "Jim" 

Eberhart of Mishawaka and Walter J. Eberhart of New Carlisle, Ind. 

She is survived by their widows, Marcella Eberhart of Mishawaka and Ann Adele Eberhart of Muncie, Ind. 

Dorothy is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews from the Raymond and Eberhart families, to 

whom their home and hearts were always open. Her niece, Janice (James) Robinson of Arlington, Texas, has 

been her caregiver for the past several years. 

Before leaving Mishawaka, Dorothy was a member of Albright United Methodist Church. 

A memorial service is planned for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 5, in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. 

Main Street, Mishawaka. Burial will take place at a later date in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, Ind. 

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Memorial contributions may be made to the Mishawaka Ball Band Monument Fund, c/o the Controller's 

Office, Mishawaka City Hall, 600 East 3rd Street, Mishawaka, IN 46544; or to The Center for the Homeless, 

Inc., 813 S. Michigan Street, South Bend, IN 46601. 

(5/7/2003) 

More About DOROTHY MARGARET EBERHART: 

Attended: The College of Commerce, and the South Bend Conservatory (Source: Obituary.) 

Awarded: 1961, Women of the Year, South Bend Chapter, American Business Women's Association (Source: 

Obituary.) 

Burial: March 2001, Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Graduated: Abt. 1930, Mishawaka High School (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: (And past president) South Bend Chapter of the American Business Women's Association (Source: 

Obituary.) 


Occupation: Executive secretary, Ball Band, 40 years (Source: Obituary.) 

Retired: Abt. 1970, From Ball Band (Uniroyal) (Source: Obituary.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 76016, Arlington, Tarrant, TX (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Notes for ROSWELL WEATHERBEE RAYMOND, ("ROSS"): 


From the 




Sunday, February 25, 1996 

Ross W. Raymond 

July 10, 1911 - Feb. 24, 1996 

MISHAWAKA - Ross W. Raymond, 84, of McKinley Highway east, died at 2:17 a.m. Saturday in Memorial 

Hospital, South Bend. Mr. Raymond retired from Uniroyal Corp. in 1972 after 40 years. He was born July 

10, 1911, in Massachusetts. On June 22, 1940, in Mishawaka, he married Dorothy M. Eberhart. She survives 

with a sister, Esther M. McKechnie of Dover, Mass., and a brother, Howard A. Jr. of Mishawaka. He was a 

member of Eagles 225, American Legion Post 161, Uniroyal Management Club and the University Club of 

Notre Dame. He was a U. S. Navy veteran. 

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bubb Fuberal Chapel North, 3910 N. Main St. Burial will be in 

Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in the 

funeral home. 

(5/6/2003) 

More About ROSWELL WEATHERBEE RAYMOND, ("ROSS"): 

Burial: February 27, 1996, Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Eagles 225, American Legion Post 161 (Source: Obituary.) 

Military service: U. S. Navy (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: January 14, 1940, Foreman, Ball Band (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Retired: Abt. 1972, From Uniroyal Corp. (Source: Obituary.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 46544, Mishawaka, St Joseph, IN (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

66. iv. HARRY WILLIAM EBERHART, ("JIM"), b. December 11, 1917, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. January 2, 



34. EMMA P. 4 COOK (JAMES WELTNER 3 , SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born November 1868 in 

Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana (Source: 1900 Federal Census, Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van 

Winkle Eberhart, 1960.), and died Abt. 1937 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by 

Aurilla Van Winkle Eberhart, 1960.). She married UNKNOWN RAY Bef. 1893 in Unknown. He was born 

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Unknown in Unknown, and died Bef. 1900 in Unknown (Source: 1900 Federal Census.). 

Notes for EMMA P. COOK: 


Garrett, De Kalb County, Indiana 




June 26, 1900 

Ray, Emma P., b. Nov. 1868, age 21, wid., 2 children, 2 living, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Ray, Vera B., b. May 1892, age 8, b. IN, father b. OH, mother b. IN 

Ray, Valette E., b. Mar. 1898, age 2, b. IN, father b. OH, mother b. IN 

Cook, Benson, bro., b. Nov. 1870, age 29, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN, breakman 

(5/3/2004) 


Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana 


Dwelling 281 

April 25, 1910 

Ray, Emma, age 41, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN, wid, 2 children, 2 living 

Ray, Vera B., age 17, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Ray, Esther V., age 12, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(5/3/2003) 

More About EMMA P. COOK: 


Children of EMMA COOK and UNKNOWN RAY are: 

i. VERA B. 5 RAY, b. May 17, 1892, Unknown, Indiana (Source: SSDI, 1900 Federal Census.); d. January 1972, 

Unknown (Source: SSDI.); m. FRANK MILLER, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, 

Unknown. 

Notes for VERA B. RAY: 

Transcription of listing 

From 

http://friendsofallencounty.org/results_obits1900.php 

MILLER VERA B. JG 01/02/1972 

(2/20/2005) 

More About VERA B. RAY: 



Zip Code, last known res.: 46807, Fort Wayne, Allen, IN (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

ii. ESTHER V. RAY, b. March 1898, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1900 Federal Census.); d. Unknown, 

Unknown; m. A. H. KEPPLINGER, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. 

35. BENSON ELIAS 4 COOK (JAMES WELTNER 3 , SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born November 16, 

1871 in Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle Eberhart, 

1960.), and died September 7, 1956 in Gary, Lake, Indiana (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle 

Eberhart, 1960.). He married (1) UNKNOWN ERVIN Bef. 1906 in Unknown. She was born Unknown in 

Unknown, and died Unknown in Unknown. He married (2) ANNA LOUISE CASE August 24, 1910 in Fort Wayne, 

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Allen, Indiana (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle Eberhart, 1960.). She was born Abt. 1878 in 

Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1920 Federal Census.), and died Unknown in Unknown. 

Notes for BENSON ELIAS COOK: 


Gary, Lake County, Indiana 


Dwelling 117 

April 27, 1910 

Enumerated with (illegible) 

Cook, Benson, Lodger, age 39, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN, Div., Railroad switchman, Elgin (illegible) R.R. 

(5/3/2003) 


Gary, Lake County, Indiana 


Dwelling 96 


Cook, Benson, age 48, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN, yardmaster, railroad 

Cook, Anna, age 42, b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. IN 

Cook, Margaret, age 8, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Cook, John, age 6, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Cook, Edward, age (illegible), b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(4/24/2003) 


From the 

Gary Post-Tribune 

Gary, Indiana 

(Lake County) 

Saturday, September 8, 1956 

BENSON E. COOK 

812 RHODE ISLAND ST. 

Benson E. Cook, 84, died yesterday in a Gary nursing home. Cook, a Gary resident 47 years, was a retired E. J. 

& E. switchman. Survivors: sons, J. B. of Gary, Edward of Memphis, Tenn., and Ervin L. of Hammond; 

daughter, Mrs. Clayton Suley of Hobart; brother, Will of Michigan City; sister, Mrs. Anna Case of Fort Wayne, 

and nine grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Monday at the Williams and Burns chapel, the Rev. Elbert Cole 

officiating. Burial in Calumet Park Cemetery. 

(6/16/2003) 

More About BENSON ELIAS COOK: 

Burial: September 10, 1956, Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Abt. 1910, Railroad switchman, Elgin (illegible) RR (Source: 1910 Federal Census.) 

Child of BENSON COOK and UNKNOWN ERVIN is: 

67. i. ERVIN LEO 5 COOK, b. February 9, 1907, Unknown; d. July 20, 1991, Unknown. 

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Children of BENSON COOK and ANNA CASE are: 

68. ii. MARGARET LOUISE 5 COOK, b. August 23, 1911, Gary, Lake, Indiana; d. April 4, 1998, Unknown. 

69. iii. JOHN BENSON COOK, b. July 16, 1913, Gary, Lake, Indiana; d. February 26, 1999, Unknown. 

70. iv. EDWARD ANDREW COOK, b. Private. 

36. WILLIAM 4 COOK (JAMES WELTNER 3 , SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Abt. 1875 in Polk 

Township, Marshall County, Indiana (Source: 1880 Federal Census.), and died July 1963 in Unknown (Source: 

Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.). He married ELLA MORGAN Unknown in Unknown. She was born Unknown 

in Unknown, and died Abt. 1916 in Unknown (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.). 

More About WILLIAM COOK: 

Burial: Unknown, South Woodland Cemetery, Walkerton, IN, Williams Sec. (Source: Dan Rich, 


More About ELLA MORGAN: 

Burial: Unknown, South Woodland Cemetery, Walkerton, IN, Williams Sec. (Source: Dan Rich, 


Child of WILLIAM COOK and ELLA MORGAN is: 

71. i. AMBER 5 COOK, b. Private. 

37. MABEL 4 COOK (ARTHUR 3 , SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Abt. 1882 in Unknown, 

Indiana (Source: 1920 Federal Census.), and died Unknown in Unknown. She married HARRY PECKHAM, JR. 

Bef. 1899 in Unknown. He was born Abt. 1867 in Unknown, Ohio (Source: 1920 Federal Census.), and died 


Notes for HARRY PECKHAM, JR.: 


LaGrange, Cook County, Illinois 




January 13 & 14, 1920 

Peckham, Harry Jr., age 53, b. OH, father b. CT, mother b. NY, President, heating company 

Peckham, Mabel, age 38, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Peckham, Frances H., age 21, b. IL, father b. OH, mother b. IN 

Peckham, Elizabeth L., age 7, b. IL, father b. OH, mother b. IN 

Cook, Arvilla, m-inlaw, age 65, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Cook, Harry, b-inlaw, age 43, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN, Steam fitter, heating company 

(6/26/2003) 

Children of MABEL COOK and HARRY PECKHAM are: 

i. FRANCES H. 5 PECKHAM, b. Abt. 1899, Unknown, Illinois (Source: 1920 Federal Census.); d. Unknown, 

Unknown. 

ii. ELIZABETH L. PECKHAM, b. Abt. 1913, Unknown, Illinois (Source: 1920 Federal Census.); d. Unknown, 

Unknown. 

38. ARTHUR 4 JACKSON (SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born August 6, 1871 in 

St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507.), and died October 10, 1917 in St. 

Joseph County, Indiana (Source: WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507.). He married (1) FLORENCE SHUPERT, 

("BERTHA?") April 22, 1896 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 15, p. 

29.). She was born July 24, 1875 in Marshall County, Indiana (Source: WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 

4507.), and died January 7, 1899 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 

4507.). He married (2) ROSE E. STOLTZ Abt. 1906 in Unknown (Source: 1910 Federal Census.). She was born 

Abt. 1869 in Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1910 Federal Census.), and died Unknown in Unknown. 

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Notes for ARTHUR JACKSON: 


Greene Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana 




April 27, 1910 

Jackson, Arthur, age 38, marr. 2, 4 yrs., b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN, laborer, railroad 

Jackson, Rose E., age 41, marr. 2, 4 yrs., 3 children, 3 living, b. IN, father b. FR, mother b. GER 

Jackson, Carrie L., dau., age 3, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Garwood, Anna M. s-dau, age 15, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Garwood, Charles C., s-son, age 13, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(7/23/2003) 


From 





Arthur Jackson 

Arthur Jackson, 46 years old, residing four and one-half miles east of North Liberty, died Wednesday at 5 p.m. 

while at work in Rupel's gravel pit, death resulting from paralysis. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 

William Jackson, and five brothers and sisters, Mrs. Eli Moon and Mrs. Charles Howell, of North Liberty, 

Charles Jackson, of Montana, and Lewis and Florence, at home. The funeral will be held Friday at 2:30 p.m. 

from the Evangelical church east of North Liberty, Rev. Mr. Greiner officiating. Burial will be in Rea cemetery 

northeast of North Liberty. 

(same newspaper, Friday, October 12, 1917) 

The funeral of Arthur Jackson, residing near North Liberty, was held today at 2:30 p.m. from the Evangelical 

church east of North Liberty, Rev. Mr. Greiner officiating. Burial was in Rea cemetery, northeast of North 

Liberty. 

(6/14/2003) 

More About ARTHUR JACKSON: 

Burial: October 12, 1917, Porter-Rea Cemetery, North Liberty, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Abt. 1910, Laborer, railroad (Source: 1910 Federal Census.) 

Notes for FLORENCE SHUPERT, ("BERTHA?"): 


From 

The South Bend Weekly Tribune 



Saturday, January 7, 1899 

Mrs. Arthur Jackson 

Mrs. Arthur Jackson, of 625 East Priscilla street, died at 10:50 o'clock this morning after an illness of one week 

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with pneumonia. The deceased was born in Marshall county in 1875, being 23 years of age. Since last 

September she had made her home in this city. In 1896 she was married to her surviving husband. One daughter 

was born to the union. Besides the above she is also survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shuppert, a 

brother, Clinton, and a sister, Edna, of Union township. She also had many friends and distant relatives living in 

this city. The funeral arrangements have not been completed but services will probably be held on Tuesday 

morning. The burial will be in Porter's cemetery. 

(same newspaper, Saturday, January 14, 1899) 

The funeral of Mrs. Florence Jackson, aged 23, wife of Arthur Jackson, who died in South Bend Jan. 7, took 

place at the U. B. church last Tuesday and was largely attended. Long before the procession arrived the house 

was crowded to overflowing. Services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Powell. Interment in Porter cemetery. 

(6/14/2003) 

More About FLORENCE SHUPERT, ("BERTHA?"): 

Burial: January 10, 1899, Porter-Rea Cemetery, North Liberty, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Marriage Notes for ARTHUR JACKSON and FLORENCE SHUPERT: 

Transcription of Marriage Announcement 

From the 





A quiet wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shupert Wednesday. The contracting parties were 

Mr. Arthur Jackson and Miss Florence Shupert and Rev. Isaac Early officiated. About 100 bellers visited the 

premises and gave the bride and groom a serenade. 

(12/19/2002) 

Child of ARTHUR JACKSON and FLORENCE SHUPERT is: 

72. i. ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, b. September 30, 1897, St. Joseph County, Indiana; d. September 11, 1988, 


Child of ARTHUR JACKSON and ROSE STOLTZ is: 

73. ii. CARRIE LUCILLE 5 JACKSON, "BETTY", b. October 22, 1906, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. September 

2, 1976, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana. 

39. CHARLES A. 4 JACKSON (SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Abt. 1874 in 

Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1880 Federal Census.), and died Bef. 1920 in Unknown (Source: 1920 Federal 

Census.). He married MARGARET M. RUPEL, "MAGGIE" April 22, 1899 in North Liberty Township, St. Joseph 

County, Indiana (Source: Obituary for wife.). She was born November 16, 1874 in North Liberty Township, St. 

Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died June 24, 1966 in North Liberty, St. Joseph, Indiana 


Notes for CHARLES A. JACKSON: 




April 20, 1910 

Jackson, Charles A., age 36, marr. 1, 10 yrs., b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Jackson, Maggie M., age 33, marr. 1, 10 yrs., 2 children, 2 living, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Jackson, Blanche, age 7, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Jackson, Prudence, age 3, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

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(5/3/2003) 

More About CHARLES A. JACKSON: 


Notes for MARGARET M. RUPEL, "MAGGIE": 







Jackson, Maggie M., age 44, wid., b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. PA, domestic 

Jackson, Blanche, age 17, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Jackson, Prudence, age 13, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Jackson, Bertha M., age 7, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(7/23/2003) 


From 




Saturday, June 25, 1966 

Mrs. Maggie M. Jackson 

NORTH LIBERTY - Mrs. Maggie M. Jackson, 91, of Rt. 1, North Liberty, died at 6:05 p.m. Friday in her home 

after an extended illness. She was a former Liberty Twp. school teacher. She was born Nov. 16, 1874 in Liberty 

Twp., where she lived all her life. She was the former Maggie M. Rupel, and was married April 27, 1899 in her 

home to Charles A. Jackson, who died in 1957. Surviving are three daughters, Miss Blanche Jackson, Miss 

Prudence Jackson, and Mrs. Dodothy Mangus, all of North Liberty; one grandchild, and a sister, Mrs. Alma 

VanWinkle, North Liberty. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today in the Palmer Funeral Home, North Liberty until 

11 a.m. Monday, and from noon Monday until the time of services at 2 p.m. in the Church of the Brethren, Rev. 

A. P. Wenger, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Eastlawn Cemetery, North Liberty. Mrs. Jackson was a 

lifetime member orf the Church of the Brethren. 

(same newspaper, Sunday, June 26, 1966) 

JACKSON - Pallbearers at services for Mrs. Maggie M. Jackson, of North Liberty, who died Friday, will be 

Maurice Quigley, Herbert Anderson, Maurice Liggett, Wilbur Rupel, Floyd Markley and Milo Howell. Services 

will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Church of the Brethren, North Liberty, and burial will be in Eastlawn Cemetery, 

North Liberty. 

(1/8/2004) 

More About MARGARET M. RUPEL, "MAGGIE": 

Burial: June 27, 1966, East Lawn Cemetery, North Liberty, IN, Sec. C (Source: Dan Rich, 


Member: Church of the Brethren (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: School teacher, North Liberty Twp. (Source: Obituary.) 

Children of CHARLES JACKSON and MARGARET RUPEL are: 

i. BLANCHE 5 JACKSON, b. April 21, 1902, Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: SSDI, 

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Obituary.); d. April 24, 1975, North Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for BLANCHE JACKSON: 


From 





North Liberty 

Ex-Teacher Slain 

(with photo of farmhouse w/caption) 

WHERE TEACHER DIED - This 16-room rural North Liberty farmhouse at 29294 Quinn is where Miss 

Blanche Jackson, 73, a school teacher of 46 years, was murdered. Police believe she was attacked by a 

burglar Thursday night. 

A 73-year-old long-time grade school teacher was found dead in her rural North Liberty farm home about 9 

p.m. Thursday after she apparently had been strangled by a burgler. 

Dead is Miss Blanche Jackson of 29294 Quinn, who taught for 46 years in the North Liberty area before 

retiring in 1969. 

Miss Jackson was found in the living room of her home by her sister, Mrs. Dorothy Mangus, who had come to 

the Jackson home to pay a visit. 

The teacher was found on the floor near the front door. Indiana State Police said there were signs of a forced 

entry through a side door. They said there evidently had been a struggle between Miss Jackson and her 

assailant because a table and a lamp in the living room had been overturned. 

An autopsy performed at Memorial Hospital today indicated that the probable cause of death was 

strangulation. The pathologist in charge of the autopsy told state police that a head injury caused by a blow 

with a heavy object was not severe enough to cause death. 

A final report will be issued after an examination is made of body tissue, polioce said. 

Police said several rooms, including the bedroom, of the 16-room country farmhouse had been ransacked. 

There was no indication whether anything had been taken from the home. 

Police reported that Miss Jackson's 1971 Chevrolet apparently had been stolen from the driveway. The car 

was found later Thursday night by Walkerton police near Walkerton. 

Mrs. Mangus reported that her sister evidently either had arrived home or was leaving the home when she was 

attacked. Miss Jackson reportedly was wearing her coat and dress shoes at the time and could have been 

leaving the home or just entering when she was murdered. 

The home, not serviced with electricity, is lighted at night by kerosene lamps - none of which were lit at the 

time. 

Miss Jackson lived all her life in the family residence and was a well-known teacher. 

She began her teaching career in the 1920s and taught students in various country schools around North 

Liberty before their consolidation. 

She taught primarily the fifth grade, although from time to time she had taught in the fourth grade. 

She was described as being in excellent health. Relatives said she even had planted her early spring garden 

near her home. 

Miss Jackson was born April 21, 1902, in Liberty Twp. Also surviving is a niece, Mrs. Margaret Yoder of 

Kokomo. 

Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Church of the Brethren, North Liberty. Rev. A. P. Wenger, pastor, 

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will officiate. Burial will be in Eastlawn Cemetery, North Liberty. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 

p.m. Saturday in the A. M. Manuel Funeral Home, North Liberty. Miss Jackson was a life member of the 

North Liberty Church of the Brethren. Memorial contributions may be made to the North Liberty Church of 

the Brethren memorial fund. 

(same newspaper, Saturday, April 26, 1975) 

Teacher's 

Slaying 

Probed 

Indiana State Police returned to the North Liberty area today as they continued their investigation into the 

strangulation death of Miss Blanche Jackson, 73, a long-time North Liberty school teacher. 

Miss Jackson was killed sometime Thursday night in her farm home at 29294 Quinn where she apparently 

confronted a burglar. 

Police report that no major leads have occurred in the case. 

Miss Jackson's body was found by her sister about 9 p.m. Thursday. 

(1/25/2004) 

More About BLANCHE JACKSON: 

Burial: April 27, 1975, East Lawn Cemetery, North Liberty, IN, Sec. C (Source: Dan Rich, 


Member: North Liberty Church of the Brethren (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: School teacher (Source: Obituary.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 46554, North Liberty, St Joseph, IN (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

ii. PRUDENCE JACKSON, b. July 7, 1906, Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Obituary.); d. 

December 1, 1969, North Liberty, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for PRUDENCE JACKSON: 


From 




Tuesday, December 2, 1969 

Miss Prudence Jackson 

Miss Prudence Jackson, 63, of 29294 Quinn Rd., North Liberty, died at 11 a.m. Monday in her home after an 

extended illness. She was an employee of the Indiana State Employment Office for 27 years. She was born 

July 7, 1906, in Liberty Township and lived here all her life. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Paul D. 

Mangus and Miss Blanche Jackson, both of North Liberty; and a niece, Mrs. Randall Yoder of North 

Manchester, Ind. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the 

A. M. Manuel Funeral Home, North Liberty, and from noon until the services at 2 p.m. Thursday in the 

Church of the Brethren. Rev. A. P. Wenger, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Eastlawn Cemetery. She 

was a lifelong member of the church and a former Lincoln Township school teacher. Memorial donations 

may be made to the Church of the Brethren Helping Hand Fund. 

(1/25/2004) 

More About PRUDENCE JACKSON: 

Burial: December 1969, East Lawn Cemetery, North Liberty, IN, Sec. C (Source: Dan Rich, 


Member: Church of the Brethren (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Former school teacher (Source: Obituary.) 

74. iii. DOROTHY MAY JACKSON, b. September 30, 1912, North Liberty, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. April 22, 1983, 

Kokomo, Howard, Indiana. 

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40. GRACE E. 4 JACKSON (SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Abt. 1876 in 

Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: 1880 Federal Census, Marriage license application for daughter.), and 

died Abt. 1959 in Unknown (Source: Obituary for husband.). She married CHARLES PETER HOWELL December 

14, 1899 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.). He was born March 30, 

1875 in Union Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died May 29, 1962 in South Bend, 

St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

More About GRACE E. JACKSON: 

Burial: Abt. 1959, Porter-Rea Cemetery, North Liberty, IN (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.) 

Notes for CHARLES PETER HOWELL: 







Howell, Charles, age 44, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN, farmer 

Howell, Grace E., age 43, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Howell, Milo D., age 19, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Howell, Irene P., age 16, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Howell, Ester M., age 10, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(6/8/2003) 


From 





Charles P. Howell 

Charles Peter Howell, 87, 54899 Moss Rd., formerly of Rt. 2, North Liberty, died at 11:20 p.m. Tuesday in the 

Hall Nursing Home. Born on March 30, 1875, in Union Twp., he came to South Bend about three years ago. He 

married Grace Jackson in 1899. She died in 1959. He was a retired farmer. He is survived by a son, Milo and two 

daughters, Mrs. Irene Bunch and Mrs. Esther Day, all of South Bend; seven grandchildren; 17 greatgrandchildren 

and two brothers, John of Lakeville and Clarence of Hobart, Ind. Friends may call after 7 p.m. 

today in the Hollis Funeral Home. 

(same newspaper, Thursday, May 31, 1962) 

HOWELL - Funeral services for Charles P. Howell, 54899 Moss Rd., who died Tuesday, will be 1:30 p.m. Friday 

in the Hollis Funeral Home. Rev. Orlo Munger, former pastor of Olive Branch Evangelical United Brethren 

Church will officiate, and burial will be in the Rae Porter Cemetery, North Liberty. Pallbearers will be John and 

Ronald Howell, Karl Huff, Harold Geyer, Thomas Doyle and Larry McMichael. 

(1/26/2003) 

More About CHARLES PETER HOWELL: 

Burial: June 1, 1962, Porter-Rea Cemetery, North Liberty, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Farmer, retired (Source: Obituary.) 

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Children of GRACE JACKSON and CHARLES HOWELL are: 

75. i. MILO DEAN 5 HOWELL, "MIKE", b. August 29, 1900, North Liberty, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. June 3, 1986, 


76. ii. IRENE PEARL HOWELL, b. September 14, 1903, Unknown; d. September 29, 1990, Bremen, Marshall, 

Indiana. 

77. iii. ESTHER MAE HOWELL, b. May 28, 1909, Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. October 7, 1999, South Bend, St. 


41. LOUIS C. 4 JACKSON, ("LEWIS?") (SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

August 4, 1885 in Unknown, Indiana (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.), and died September 18, 1964 

in Unknown (Source: Obituary for wife.). He married CHLOE V. FELGAR Unknown in Unknown. She was born 

May 18, 1892 in North Liberty, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died January 1, 1980 in 

LaPorte, LaPorte, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

More About LOUIS C. JACKSON, ("LEWIS?"): 

Burial: September 1964, East Lawn Cemetery, North Liberty, IN, Sec. C (Source: Dan Rich, 


Notes for CHLOE V. FELGAR: 


From 




Wednesday, January 2, 1980 

Mrs. Chloe V. Jackson 

Mrs. Chloe V. Jackson, 87, of 107 S. State St., North Liberty, died at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in LaPorte Hospital 

after a brief illness. She was a retired school teacher. She was born on May 18, 1892, in North Liberty, and had 

lived there all her life. Her husband, Louis, died on Sept. 18, 1964. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. LaVon 

Oglesby and Mrs. Lura Pommert, both of North Liberty, and a brother, Harold Felgar of South Bend. 

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the A. M. Manuel Funeral Home, North Liberty. Dr. Gaylord Saltzgaber, 

pastor of North Liberty United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Eastlawn Cemetery, North 

Liberty. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. She was a member of the 

United Methodist Church, the North Liberty Women's Club and the Friendship Class of the United Methodist 

Women. 

(10/10/2003) 

More About CHLOE V. FELGAR: 

Burial: January 4, 1980, East Lawn Cemetery, North Liberty, IN, Sec. C (Source: Dan Rich, 


Member: United Methodist Church (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: School teacher (retired) (Source: Obituary.) 



Children of LOUIS JACKSON and CHLOE FELGAR are: 

i. UNKNOWN 5 JACKSON, CHILD # 1, b. Private. 

ii. UNKNOWN JACKSON, CHILD # 2, b. Private. 

iii. UNKNOWN JACKSON, CHILD # 3, b. Private. 

42. EMMA P. 4 JACKSON (SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born February 11, 

1888 in Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Marriage license application.), and died Abt. 1961 in Unknown 

(Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.). She married ELI C. MOON November 22, 1911 in St. Joseph 

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County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 24, p. 327.). He was born August 6, 1884 in 

Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Marriage license application.), and died March 14, 1975 in Walkerton, 

St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

More About EMMA P. JACKSON: 

Burial: Abt. 1961, West Lawn Cemetery, North Liberty, IN, Sec. B 

Notes for ELI C. MOON: 


North Liberty, St. Joseph County, Indiana 





Moon, Eli C., age 35, b. IN, carpenter 

Moon, Emma P., age 31, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Moon, Marjorie, age 5, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Moon, Burl, son, age 3, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(7/17/2003) 


From 





Eli C. Moon 

Eli C. Moon, 90, of 410 Center, North Liberty, died at 8:10 a.m. Friday in the Walkerton Nursing Home after a 

long illness. He was a retired employe of the Wabash Railroad Co. Born Aug. 6, 1884, in Lakeville, he had been 

a lifetime resident of the area. On Nov. 22, 1911, in Lakeville, he married Emma Pearl Jackson, who died in 

1964. He is survived by two sons, Buril of Demming. N.M., and William of North Liberty; 10 grandchildren; 

three great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Helen Strope of North Vernon, Ind., and a brother, Howard of North 

Liberty. 

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home, Walkerton, with Rev. Ralph Moore 

Jones, pastor of Tabor United Methodist Church, North Liberty, officiating. Burial will be in the Westlawn 

Cemetery, North Liberty. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and until the time of services Monday in the 

funeral home. 

(same newspaper, Sunday, March 16, 1975) 

MOON - Services for Eli C. Moon, 90, of 410 Center, North Liberty, who died at 8:10 a.m. Friday in the 

Walkerton Nursing Home after a long illness, will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home, 

Walkerton. Rev. Ralph Moore Jones, pastor of Tabor United Methodist Church, North Liberty, will officiate. 

Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery, North Liberty. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and until services 

Monday in the funeral home. 

(10/8/2003) 

More About ELI C. MOON: 

Burial: March 16, 1975, West Lawn Cemetery, North Liberty, IN, Sec. B (Source: Obituary, Dan Rich.) 


Occupation: November 18, 1911, Carpenter (Source: Marriage license application.) 

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Children of EMMA JACKSON and ELI MOON are: 

i. MARJORIE 5 MOON, b. Abt. 1915, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1920 Federal Census.); d. Abt. 1936, 

Unknown (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.); m. PETER J. MALSTAFF, Unknown, Unknown; b. 

Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. 

More About MARJORIE MOON: 

Burial: Abt. 1936, South Woodland Cemetery, Walkerton, IN, Paul's 1st Ed. Sec. (Source: Dan Rich, 


More About PETER J. MALSTAFF: 

Burial: Unknown, South Woodland Cemetery, Walkerton, IN, Paul's 1st Ed. Sec. (Source: Dan Rich, 


ii. BURL MOON, b. November 11, 1916, Unknown, Indiana (Source: SSDI, 1920 Federal Census.); d. 

November 1976, Unknown (Source: SSDI.). 

More About BURL MOON: 


Soc. Sec. Info: Zip Code where death benefit was sent, 70570, Opelousas, Saint Landry, LA (Source: Social 

Security Death Index.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 88030, Deming, Luna, NM (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

iii. LEONA MOON, b. Abt. 1920, Unknown (Source: 1930 Federal Census.); d. February 1965, Unknown 

(Source: St. Joseph County, IN Library Necrology File.); m. GEORGE ATHERHOLT, Private; b. Private. 

More About LEONA MOON: 


78. iv. WILLIAM F. MOON, b. June 16, 1924, North Liberty, St. Joseph County, Indiana; d. November 28, 1997, 


43. FLORENCE E. 4 JACKSON (SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born September 4, 

1894 in North Liberty, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died July 6, 1967 in South Bend, St. Joseph, 

Indiana (Source: Obituary.). She married DAVID AARON RAKESTRAW June 1, 1920 in South Bend, St. Joseph, 

Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 31, p. 187.). He was born May 27, 1889 in South Bend, 

St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Marriage license application.), and died January 14, 1959 in South Bend, St. Joseph, 


Notes for FLORENCE E. JACKSON: 


From 




Thursday, July 6, 1967 

Mrs. Florence Rakestraw 

Mrs. Florence E. Rakestraw, 72, of 915 Miner St., died at 8 a.m. today in St. Joseph's Hospital after a short 

illness. She was born on Sept. 4, 1894, in North Liberty. She had lived in South Bend 47 years, coming from 

North Liberty. She was married on June 1, 1920, in South Bend to David A. Rakestraw, who died in 1959. She 

is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ray VanHaverbeke, of Mishawaka. Friends may call in the Orvis Funeral Home 

after 7 p.m. today. Services will be held there at 2 p.m. Saturday, Rev. C. Emory Burton, associate pastor of the 

First Methodist Church, of which she was a member, officiating. Burial will be in Southlawn Cemetery. 

(2/1/2003) 

More About FLORENCE E. JACKSON: 

Burial: July 8, 1967, Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend, IN, Sec. E (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: First Methodist Church, South Bend, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

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Notes for DAVID AARON RAKESTRAW: 


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Thursday, January 15, 1959 

David A. Rakestraw 

David Aaron Rakestraw, 915 Miner St., died at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in St. Joseph's Hospital after an illness of 

five weeks. He was born in St. Joseph County on May 27, 1889, and had lived in the county all his life. On June 

1, 1920, in South Bend he married Florence Jackson. Mr. Rakestraw was a retired employee of the Sibley 

Machine and Foundry Corp. Surviving are his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Roy VanHaverbeke of Mishawaka; two 

brothers, William of North Liberty and Walter, of Turner, Mich.; and a sister, Mrs. Dora Cox of Turner. Friends 

may call after 7 p.m. Friday in the Orvis Funeral Home where services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday with Rev. 

Kenneth Hemphill, pastor of First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Southlawn Cemetery. Mr. 

Rakestraw was a member of the church, a veteran of World War I and a member of Post 50, American Legion, 

and Barracks 829, World War I Veterans of the United States. 

(same newspaper, Saturday, January 17, 1959) 

RAKESTRAW - Pallbearers for the services at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Orvis Funeral Home for David A. Rakestraw 

915 Miner St., who died Wednesday, will be members of Post 50, American Legion. They are Edmund 

LaFortune, Leroy Hoover, James Flowers, Orville Wise, Owen Hinkson and Warren Cline. Burial will be in 

Southlawn Cemetery. 

(1/18/2003) 

More About DAVID AARON RAKESTRAW: 

Burial: January 18, 1959, Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend, IN, Sec. E (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: First Methodist Church, South BEnd, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Military service: World War I, branch of service unknown, to 12/8/1918 (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: May 20, 1920, Boiler cleaner (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Child of FLORENCE JACKSON and DAVID RAKESTRAW is: 

i. BETTY JANE 5 RAKESTRAW, b. Private; m. (1) CHARLES A. HULL, ("RED"), Private; b. January 23, 1914, 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Marriage license application.); d. June 26, 1969, Mishawaka, 

St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.); m. (2) ROY E. VANHAVERBEKE, Private; b. Private. 

Notes for CHARLES A. HULL, ("RED"): 


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Charles A. (Red) Hull 

Charles A. (Red) Hull, 55, of 229 Wildemere Dr., died at 9 a.m. today in the Golden Age Nursing Home, 

Mishawaka, where he had been a patient three weeks. He had been ill one year. Born in Mishawaka on Jan. 

23, 1914, he had lived in South Bend and Mishawaka all his life. He married Ruth Dellinger in Benton 

Harbor, Mich., on Sept. 8, 1950. She survives. He was the representative for District 50 of the United Mine 

Workers of America. Other survivors are three sons, Theodore of St. Louis, Mo., Edward of Michigan City, 

Ind., and Jon of Hudson Lake, New Carlisle; a brother, Donald F. Hull of Mishawaka; a sister, Mrs. Homer 

Jarrett of Pocahontas, Ark., and three grandchildren. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today in the Bubb Funeral 

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Chapel, Mishawaka. 

(4/16/2003) 

More About CHARLES A. HULL, ("RED"): 

Burial: June 1969, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B-2 (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.) 


Occupation: March 12, 1945, J & M Elec. Co. (Source: Marriage license application.) 



44. FREDERICK C. 4 GRIMES (LAURA E. 3 EBERHART, ("FLORA?"), ADOLPHUS 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

February 1873 in Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1900 Federal Census.), and died March 23, 1940 in Mishawaka, St. 

Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He married (1) LUELLA FELLOWS June 17, 1903 in Unknown (Source: 

Obituary for wife.). She was born February 10, 1877 in Unknown, Iowa, and died December 18, 1935 in 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He married (2) EULA SUNDERLIN November 20, 1938 in 

Unknown (Source: Obituary for wife.). She was born April 24, 1897 in Casnovia, Muskegan, Michigan (Source: 

SSDI, Obituary.), and died October 22, 1970 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for FREDERICK C. GRIMES: 






April 21, 1910 

Grimes, Fred C., age 36, marr. 1, 6 yrs., b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. PA, Credit man, woolen mfg. co. 

Grimes, Luella, age 33, marr. 1, 6 yrs., 2 children, 2 living, b. IA, father b. MA, mother b. IN 

Grimes, Dorothy E., age 5, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IA 

Grimes, James M., age 3, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IA 

(6/20/2003) 


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March 23, 1940 

F. C. GRIMES DIES 

IN MISHAWAKA 

(with photo) 

Ball-Band Officer 

Victim of Heart 

Ailment 

Fred C. Grimes, 735 Lincoln Way East, Mishawaka, treasurer of the Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen 

Manufacturing company, died at 12:45 a.m. today in St. Joseph hospital, Mishawaka, after a short illness. Death 

was caused by coronary thrombosis. Mr. Grimes was born in Elkhart, Ind., and came to Mishawaka in 1906 from 

Denver, Colo. 

Mr. Grimes was married to Miss Luella Fellows 36 years ago. She died in 1935 and in November, 1938 he 

married Miss Eula Sunderlin. Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. F. C. Fellingham, of Tulsa, Okla.; one 

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sister, Mrs. C. F. McCain, of Lincoln, Neb., and two grandchildren. 

Friends will be received in Sprague chapel until the hour of the funeral services which will be there at 2 p.m. 

Monday. Rev. J. A. Burnett, D. D., of South Bend, will officiate and burial will be in the Fairview mausoleum. 

Mr. Grimes was a member of the Fellowship club and the Ball-Band Foreman's club. 

(12/27/2002) 

More About FREDERICK C. GRIMES: 

Burial: March 25, 1940, Fairview Mausoleum, St. Joseph County, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Fellowship club, and Ball-Band Foreman's club (Source: Obituary.) 

Moved: Abt. 1906, From Denver, CO to Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: January 11, 1935, Treasurer, Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Manufacturing company (Source: 

Marriage license application for daughter.) 

Notes for LUELLA FELLOWS: 


From the 




Thursday, December 19, 1935 

MRS. F. C. GRIMES 


Long Illness Fatal; 

Had Lived Here 

29 Years. 

Mrs. Fred C. Grimes, aged 58, of 735 Lincoln Way East, died Wednesday night at 6:40 o'clock in St. Joseph 

hospital. She had been in failing health for one year. 

Mrs. Grimes was born Feb. 10, 1877, in Iowa, and came here 29 years ago from Denver, Colo. As Luella Fellows 

she was married June 17, 1903, to Fred C. Grimes, who survives. Surviving also are one daughter, Mrs. F. C. 

Fellingham, of Tulsa, Okla., and one sister, Mrs. Mae Woempener, of North Hollywood, Calif. 

Rev. J. A. Burnett, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will conduct funeral services Saturday afternoon 

at 2 o'clock in the Sprague chapel. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. 

(same newspaper, Saturday, December 21, 1935) 

Funeral services for Mrs. Fred C. Grimes, 735 Lincoln Way East, were conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock in 

the Sprague chapel by Rev. J. A. Burnett, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Burial was in Fairview 

cemetery. Pallbearers were E. J. W. Fink, C. E. Clark, C. H. Miller, C. A. Ostrom, Fred A. Ullmann and E. S. 

Grant. 

(12/24/2002) 

More About LUELLA FELLOWS: 

Burial: December 21, 1935, Fairview Mausoleum, St. Joseph County, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Notes for EULA SUNDERLIN: 


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Mrs. Eula Grimes 

Mrs. Eula Grimes, 73, of 125 W. Marion St., died at 10:10 p.m. Thursday in her residence after a four-month 

illness. Born April 24, 1897 in Casnovia, Mich., she lived in this area most of her life. On Nov. 10, 1938, she 

was married to Fred C. Grimes, who died in 1941. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Fellingham, 

Englewood, Colo. and two grandchildren. Also surviving are a nephew, J. H. Sunderlin, Jr. of South Bend, and 

two nieces, Mrs. Jack Brehmer and Mrs. Jack Wilhelm, both of South Bend. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. 

today in the Welsheimer Funeral Home where services will be hald at 4 p.m. Saturday. Rev. C. Franklin Bruce, 

pastor of Ridgedale Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. She 

was a past president of the Women's Board of Memorial Hospital, chairman of the Memorial Fund of Memorial 

Hospital and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospital 

Expansion Fund. 

(3/20/2003) 

More About EULA SUNDERLIN: 

Burial: October 24, 1970, St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Order of the Eastern Star (Source: Obituary.) 


Served: Chairman, Memorial Fund of Memorial Hospital (Source: Obituary.) 



Children of FREDERICK GRIMES and LUELLA FELLOWS are: 

79. i. DOROTHY ELIZABETH 5 GRIMES, b. October 27, 1904, Denver, Denver, Colorado; d. January 1975, 

Unknown. 

ii. JAMES MERLIN GRIMES, b. May 21, 1906, Denver, Denver, Colorado (Source: Obituary.); d. July 17, 1913, 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for JAMES MERLIN GRIMES: 


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JAMES GRIMES IS 

DROWNED IN RIVER 

Seven-Year Old Boy Wades 

Into Deep Water 

MRS. BRADLEY IS HEROINE 

Woman Goes to Rescue of Child, But 

is Pulled Under Waters of St. 

Joseph by Rush of the 

Current. 

James Grimes, seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Grimes, was drowned yesterday afternoon, while 

wading in the river. Mrs. C. E. Bradley, who attempted to save the child, was in turn pulled under and was 

rescued by Oswald Behae, 301 Merrifield avenue. 

Six children, including the drowned boy, his sister Dorothy, Margaret and Stuart Bradley, and Anne and 

Theodore Whittlesey, were wading in the shallow water just back of the Bradley home, 850 East Second 

street. The Grimes child waded too far from shore and stepped over a shelf of rock about 10 feet out. 

The children called out when their companion disappeared and Mrs. Bradley, who was watching on the bank, 

plunged in to save him. She succeeded in placing him on her back and started for shore when she was 

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dragged under by the current, the weight of the child's body, and her own clothing. 

Had not Stuart Bradley ran up to Merrifield avenue screaming that the mother was drowning, it is possible 

that she might not have been saved. Hearing the alarm, Oswald Behae, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bahae, ran 

to the scene and, plunging in, located Mrs. Bradley's body by her white dress and brought her to shore. 

The child's body was recovered by clam fishers. Three physicians worked for two hours in an attempt to 

resuscitate him. The motor patrol with the pulmotor hurried to their assistance, making the trip in 11 minutes. 

The body was finally taken to the home of the parents, 1012 East Second street. 

Elmer Mohn, 733 East Lawrence street, found the body. 

James Merlin Grimes was born May 21, 1904, in Denver, Col. Besides his sister and parents, his 

grandmother, Mrs. R. S. Grimes, of Lincoln, Neb., survives him. 

The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence, Rev. Dr. Loren M. Edwards of the 

M. E. Memorial church officiating. Burial is in the city cemetery. 

(same newspaper, Monday, July 21, 1913) 

JAMES GRIMES BURIED 

Obsequies of Boy Drowned in River is 

Largely Attended 

The funeral of James Grimes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grimes, drowned in the river Thursday, was held from 

the house Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the Rev. Dr. Loren M. Edwards officiating. The casket was 

surrounded with a wealth of flowers and many flowers were used at the grave. The funeral was largely 

attended. Roger Williams, George Eberhart, jr., D. J. Graham and Llewellyn S. Maurer were pallbearers. 

Interment is in the city cemetery. 

Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Grimes and Mrs. Frank McKane, of Lincoln, Neb., parents and sister of Fred Grimes, 

attended the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Eberhart returned from Minocqua Lake, Wis., at attend the funeral 

and will return to that place this evening. 

(8/6/2003) 

More About JAMES MERLIN GRIMES: 

Burial: July 20, 1913, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 10, grave 33 (Source: 

Cemetery record, Obituary.) 


45. SARAH MAY 4 GRIMES (LAURA E. 3 EBERHART, ("FLORA?"), ADOLPHUS 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

February 1879 in Unknown, Nebraska (Source: 1900 Federal Census.), and died Unknown in Unknown. She 

married CHARLES FRANK MCCAIN October 1898 in Unknown (Source: Mishawaka Enterprise Index Book.). He 

was born August 1877 in Unknown, Nebraska (Source: 1900 Federal Census.), and died Unknown in Unknown. 

Notes for CHARLES FRANK MCCAIN: 


Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska 




January 16 & 17, 1910 

McCain, C. F., age 33, marr. 1, 11 yrs., b. NE, father b. WI, mother b. WI, wholesaler, supplies 

McCain, Sara, age 30, marr. 1, 11 yrs., 1 child, 1 living, b. NE, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

McCain, Richard F., age 7, b. NE, father b. NE, mother b. NE 

(8/4/2003) 

Child of SARAH GRIMES and CHARLES MCCAIN is: 

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i. RICHARD F. 5 MCCAIN, b. Abt. 1903, Unknown, Nebraska (Source: 1910 Federal Census.); d. Unknown. 

46. DONNA BELLE 4 EBERHART (FREDERICK GEORGE 3 , ADOLPHUS 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born May 10, 

1889 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Marriage license application.), and died February 27, 

1977 in Berrien Springs, Berrien, Michigan (Source: Obituary, marriage license application.). She married 

GEORGE WALTER BLAIR November 27, 1912 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN 

Marr. Rec. Book 25, p. 191.). He was born October 7, 1887 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa (Source: Obituary.), and 

died October 24, 1953 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for DONNA BELLE EBERHART: 

Transcription of Article 

From 




Thursday, April 12, 1945 

MRS. G. W. BLAIR 

HEAD OF BOARD 

By Associated Press 

INDIANAPOLIS, April 12 - Mrs. George W. Blair, of Mishawaka, was elected president of the Indiana library 

and historical board yesterday. Mrs. George K. Bridwell, of Bloomington, was elected secratary. 

(12/30/2002) 


From 





Mrs. Blair, 

civic leader, 

dead at 87 

Mrs. Donna Eberhart Blair, widow of former Ball Band Rubber Co. president George W. Blair, died at 6:10 a.m. 

Sunday in the Ravine Home, Berrien Springs, after a brief illness. A resident of Greencroft Tudor Village, 

Elkhart, she was 87. 

Mrs. Blair was born in Mishawaka on May 10, 1889, and was a lifetime resident of the city. As Donna Eberhart, 

she married Blair in Mishawaka on Nov. 27, 1912. He died on Oct. 24, 1953. Blair also was president of the 

First National Bank of Mishawaka. 

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Herbert (Elizabeth) Bucklen of Elkhart; a son, George W. Jr. of Tulsa, Okla.; three 

grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. 

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Bubb Funeral Chapel, where friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. 

Tuesday. Mrs. Manly Miller, reader for the First Church of Christ, Scientist, will officiate. Burial will be in the 

City Cemetery. 

Mrs. Blair was active in many civic organizations and served on several boards. 

She was a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist; Daughters of the American Revolution; Antiquarian 

Society; South Bend Art Association; Mishawaka Garden Club; Mishawaka Women's Club; Northern Indiana 

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Historical Society and the Indiana State Historical Society. 

She served on the Mishawaka Public Library Board, the Indiana State Library Board, the board of the Ravine 

Foundation and the board of the South Bend Symphonic Orchestra. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the Ravine Foundation or to a charity of the donor's choice. 

(4/16/2003) 

More About DONNA BELLE EBERHART: 


Member: Antiquarian Society; South Bend Art Association (Source: Obituary.) 


Served: Abt. 1945, President, Indiana Library and Historical Board (Source: Newspaper article.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 46514, Elkhart, Elkhart, IN (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Notes for GEORGE WALTER BLAIR: 


From 




Sunday, October 25, 1953 

(with photo) 

Mishawaka 

Civic Leader 

Dies at Home 

George W. Blair, retired president of the Ball-Band Plant, Mishawaka and president of the First National Bank of 

Mishawaka, died at 1:45 p. m. Saturday in his residence at 345 Edgewater Dr. He had been confined to his home 

the last two weeks after suffering a heart attack. 

Long active in civic work as well as playing an important role in the development of rubber and plastic products, 

Blair headed the successful United Fund campaign completed last week. 

Upon his retirement from the Mishawaka Rubber and Woolen Manufacturing Co. last April, he was honored by 

more than 200 associates and friends at a testimonial dinner in the Oliver Hotel. He had served the Mishawaka 

plant 41 years during which time he held the positions of chief engineer, general superintendent and vice 

president before being elevated to president in 1946. 

In addition to these positions, he had served as development manager of the footwear and general products 

division of the United States Rubber Co. 

Active in Community 

Active in community affairs, he held positions in the South Bend Rotary Club, Mishawaka Post of the American 

Legion, Tri-Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America and was a member of the St. Joseph Valley of the 

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. 

He was born Oct. 7, 1887, in Davenport, Ia., and came to Mishawaka 42 years ago from Iowa. On Nov. 27, 

1912, he was married in Mishawaka to Donnabelle Eberhart, who survives. During World War I, he held the 

rank of major in the Army. 

Besides his widow, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. H. E. Bucklen, of Elkhart, Ind.; two sons, George W. Blair 

Jr., of Tulsa, Okla., and Frederick E., at home; a brother, B. B. Blair; a sister, Mrs. Gertrude Blair Smith, both of 

Tulsa, and three grandchildren. 

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Friends may call at the Bubb Funeral Home, Mishawaka, from 1 p. m. Monday until noon Tuesday. Private 

services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the residence with Manly F. Miller, reader from the First Church of 

Christ, Scientist, of which he was a member. Burial will be in City Cemetery. 

(11/13/2002) 

More About GEORGE WALTER BLAIR: 

Burial: October 27, 1953, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 11 (Source: Cemetery 

record.) 

Member: First Church of Christ, Scientist (Source: Obituary.) 

Military service: World War I, Major, U. S. Army (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: President, First National Bank, Mishawaka (Source: Obituary.) 

Children of DONNA EBERHART and GEORGE BLAIR are: 

80. i. ELIZABETH E. 5 BLAIR, b. June 21, 1914, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. January 6, 2003, Elkhart, 

Elkhart, Indiana. 

81. ii. GEORGE W. BLAIR, JR., "TOM", b. March 14, 1917, St. Joseph County, Indiana; d. February 11, 1998, Tulsa, 

Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

iii. FREDERICK E. BLAIR, b. April 23, 1921, Unknown (Source: Cemetery record.); d. November 30, 1963, 

Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for FREDERICK E. BLAIR: 


From 




Monday, December 2, 1963 

Frederick E. Blair 

Frederick E. Blair, son of Mrs. George W. Blair, 345 Edgewater Dr., died Saturday in Frankfort, Ky. Private 

graveside services were to be held at 3 p.m. today in City Cemetery with John S. Johnson, former First Reader 

for the First Church of Christ scientist, officiating. Funeral arrangements were by the Bubb Chapel. 

(Ed. note: Mr. Blair was born April 23, 1921, per records of the Mishawaka City Cemetery) 

(1/26/2003) 

More About FREDERICK E. BLAIR: 

Burial: December 2, 1963, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 11 (Source: Obituary for 

grandmother.) 


47. CAROL ELISABETH 4 EBERHART (FREDERICK GEORGE 3 , ADOLPHUS 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

December 24, 1894 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Marriage license application.), and died 

December 6, 1974 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). She married SAMUEL DALE HILLIER 

July 14, 1921 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 32, p. 353.). 

He was born July 5, 1890 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died November 17, 1950 in 

New York, New York, New York (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for CAROL ELISABETH EBERHART: 


From 





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Mrs. Carol Hillier 

Dies Unexpectedly 

Mrs. Carol Eberhart Hillier, a prominent resident, died unexpectedly of natural causes at 10 a.m. Friday in her 

apartment at 735 Lincoln Way E. 

Mrs. Hillier, a descendant of the Eberhart family, residents of Mishawaka for seven generations, was born in 

Mishawaka and resided here her lifetime. 

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Bubb Funeral Chapel, where friends may call from 7 to 9 

p.m. today and from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Mrs. Manley F. Miller, reader of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, of 

which Mrs. Hillier was a member, will officiate, and burial will be in the Mishawaka City Cemetery. 

As Carol E. Eberhart, she married Samuel D. Hillier in Mishawaka on June 14, 1921. He died Nov. 17, 1950. 

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. James G. Perkins of Saline, Mich.; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild and a 

sister, Mrs. George W. Blair of Mishawaka. 

Mrs. Hillier was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Literary Club, Antiquarian Society, 

Northern Indiana Historical Society, Indiana Historical Society, Mishawaka Garden Club, Art Council Board and 

PEO. 

Mrs. Hillier was the founder in 1946 of the Mishawaka Children's Museum and served as president of the 

museum's board for 25 years. 

(4/7/2003) 

More About CAROL ELISABETH EBERHART: 

Burial: December 9, 1974, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 



Occupation: June 10, 1921, Domestic (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Served: Founder and Board President (25 years) Mishawaka Children's Museum (Source: Obituary.) 



Notes for SAMUEL DALE HILLIER: 


From 




Saturday, November 18, 1950 

S. D. HILLIER 


Mishawakan Found 

Dead in Bed in New York 

Samuel Dale Hillier, aged 60, of 435 Edgewater drive, Mishawaka, died at 2:30 p.m. Friday in his hotel room in 

New York city where he was on a week's buying trip for Ellsworth's Department Store, 111 North Michigan 

street. He left South Bend last Saturday afternoon. He had been with Ellsworth's for more than 15 years. 

Hillier was born July 5, 1890, in South Bend, and had always lived in either South Bend or Mishawaka. He 

married Miss Carol Eberhart, July 14, 1921, in Mishawaka. She survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. 

James G. Perkins, of Lexington, Ky.; two brothers, Forest Hillier, of South Bend, and Glen Hillier, of Long 

Beach, Calif.; three sisters, Miss Ada Hillier, Mrs. H. C. Kreighbaum and Mrs. Carl W. Ginz, all of South Bend; 

and two grandchildren, Ellen and Nancy Perkins, children of Mrs. Perkins. 

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Friends may call at the residence in Mishawaka after 2 p.m. Sunday. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. 

Monday in the residence and will be private. Burial will be in the Mishawaka city cemetery. Hillier, a veteran of 

World War I, was a member of Mishawaka American Legion post No. 161 and also of Beta Theta Phi fraternity, 

South Bend. 

(same newspaper, November 20, 1950) 

S. D. HILLIER 

RITES ARRANGED 

Funeral services for Samuel D. Hillier, aged 60, of 435 Edgewater drive, who died Friday afternoon in his hotel 

room in New York City, were held at 2:30 p.m. today in the residence. Burial was in Mishawaka City cemetery. 

Pallbearers were Earle J. W. Fink, Frederick C. Ellsworth, Arthur N. Shidler, Karl V. Crofoot, Neil V. Robertson, 

and Hugh Woolverton. Glenn D. Babcock was reader for the private service. Mr. Hillier was on a week's buying 

trip for Ellsworth's department store, 111 North Michigan street, South Bend, when he died. He had been with 

Ellsworth's for more than 15 years. 

(11/13/2002) 

More About SAMUEL DALE HILLIER: 

Burial: November 20, 1950, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Beta Theta Phi fraternity, South Bend, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Military service: World War I, branch of service unknown (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: June 21, 1921, Merchandise manager (Source: Marriage license application for daughter.) 

Children of CAROL EBERHART and SAMUEL HILLIER are: 

82. i. ANN ELIZABETH 5 HILLIER, b. Private. 

ii. ELIZABETH ELLEN HILLIER, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. January 9, 1938, Unknown (Source: Mishawaka 

Enterprise Index Book.). 

More About ELIZABETH ELLEN HILLIER: 


48. MYRNA LYNN 4 EBERHART (EVERETT GUY 3 , ADOLPHUS 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born January 1, 1895 in 

Unknown, Indiana (Source: CA death index via rootsweb.com, "Electronic."), and died August 11, 1972 in Los 

Angeles County, California (Source: CA death index via rootsweb.com, "Electronic."). She married MAURICE M. 

MUMMERT Bef. 1924 in Unknown. He was born September 13, 1892 in Unknown, Indiana (Source: CA death 

index via rootsweb.com, "Electronic."), and died April 9, 1961 in Los Angeles County, California (Source: CA 

death index via rootsweb.com, "Electronic."). 

More About MYRNA LYNN EBERHART: 


Social Security Number: 560-12-8351 (Source: CA death index via rootsweb.com, "Electronic.") 

More About MAURICE M. MUMMERT: 

Burial: April 1961, Unknown 

Social Security Number: 560-12-8351 (Source: CA death index via rootsweb.com, "Electronic.") 

Child of MYRNA EBERHART and MAURICE MUMMERT is: 

i. MERRILL EBERHART 5 MUMMERT, b. September 3, 1924, Los Angeles County, California (Source: CA birth 

index via rootsweb.com, "Electronic."); d. June 6, 1996, Riverside County, California (Source: CA death 

index via rootsweb.com, "Electronic."). 

More About MERRILL EBERHART MUMMERT: 



Zip Code, last known res.: 92562, Murrieta, Riverside, CA (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

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49. BERTHA K. 4 NEWMAN (SYLVIA B. 3 EBERHART, CHARLES ROBERT 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born July 24, 

1884 in Unknown, Indiana (Source: CA death index via rootsweb.com, "Electronic."), and died January 19, 1963 

in San Francisco County, California (Source: CA death index via rootsweb.com, "Electronic."). She married IRA 

M. TREADWELL Bef. 1905 in Unknown (Source: 1910 Federal Census.). He was born June 25, 1881 in 

Unknown, Michigan (Source: CA death index via rootsweb.com, "Electronic."), and died February 23, 1951 in 

San Francisco County, California (Source: CA death index via rootsweb.com, "Electronic."). 

More About BERTHA K. NEWMAN: 


Social Security Number: 560-22-0243, SSDI on file (information incomplete) (Source: Social Security Death 

Index.) 

Notes for IRA M. TREADWELL: 






April 19, 1910 

Treadwell, Ira M., age 29, marr. 1, 5 yrs., b. MI, father b. IN, mother b. MI, accountant, woolen mill 

Treadwell, Bertha C., age 25, marr. 1, 2 children, 2 living, b. IN, father b. OH, mother b. IN 

Treadwell, Dorothy I., age 4, b. IN, father b. MI, mother b. IN 

Treadwell, Marian M., age 1, b. IN, father b. MI, mother b. IN 

Newman, Sylvia, m-in-law, age 45, marr. 1, 27 yrs., b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. OH, dressmaker 

Newman, Neal S., b-in-law, age 22, b. IN, father b. OH, mother b. IN, 

(9/27/2003) 

More About IRA M. TREADWELL: 


Children of BERTHA NEWMAN and IRA TREADWELL are: 

i. DOROTHY T. 5 TREADWELL, b. November 18, 1905, Unknown, Indiana (Source: CA death index via 

rootsweb.com, "Electronic."); d. June 15, 1985, Santa Clara County, California (Source: CA death index via 

rootsweb.com, "Electronic."); m. UNKNOWN BORLEY, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. 


More About DOROTHY T. TREADWELL: 



Zip Code, last known res.: 95138, San Jose, Santa Clara, CA (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

ii. MARIAN M. TREADWELL, b. Abt. 1909, Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1910 Federal Census.); d. Unknown, 

Unknown. 

iii. RICHARD RENE TREADWELL, b. July 11, 1912, Unknown, Indiana (Source: CA death index via 

rootsweb.com, "Electronic."); d. April 25, 1995, Stanislaus County, California (Source: CA death index via 

rootsweb.com, "Electronic."). 

More About RICHARD RENE TREADWELL: 



Zip Code, last known res.: 95350, Modesto, Stanislaus, CA (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

iv. ROBERT TREADWELL, b. Private. 

50. HAROLD E. 4 GARDNER (DESSIE C. 3 EBERHART, ROBERT CHARLES 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born April 18, 

1896 in Unknown, Michigan (Source: SSDI, 1910 Federal Census.), and died October 5, 1976 in Dade County, 

Florida (Source: FL death index, Cert. 69880.). He married ETHEL MILLER Unknown in Unknown. She was 

born October 2, 1900 in New Paris, Elkhart, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died June 5, 1976 in Miami, 

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Dade, Florida (Source: Obituary, FL death index via ancestry.com.). 

More About HAROLD E. GARDNER: 



Zip Code, last known res.: 33167, Miami, Miami-dade, FL (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Notes for ETHEL MILLER: 


From 




Monday, June 7, 1976 

Ethel Gardner 

dies at age 75 

in Miami, Fla. 

Mrs. Ethel Gardner, 75, of 12530 Randall Park, Miami, Fla., formerly of Mishawaka, died Saturday night in a 

Miami hospital following an illness of two weeks. She was born on Oct. 2, 1900, in New Paris and had lived in 

Flordia for 25 years, moving there from Mishawaka. 

As Ethel Miller she married Harold Gardner, who survives with two sons, Donald of Miami and Max of St. 

Petersburg, Fla.; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Joe Brookins of New Paris; two 

brothers, Eldon S. of Ligonier and Ray of New Paris; and a half brother, Clyde Warner of Elkhart. 

Services will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Bennett and Ulm Funeral Home, 15201 NW 7th, Miami. Burial will be 

in Miami. 

(4/8/2003) 

More About ETHEL MILLER: 


Moved: Abt. 1941, To Miami, FL (Source: Obituary.) 



Zip Code, last known res.: 33167, Miami, Miami-dade, FL (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Children of HAROLD GARDNER and ETHEL MILLER are: 

i. MAX 5 GARDNER, b. Private. 

ii. DONALD GARDNER, b. Private. 

51. OLIVE A. 4 HICKS, "OLLIE" (ADELIA J. 3 BRYSON, ANN ELIZABETH 2 EBERHART, ("ELIZABETH ANN?"), GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born January 1886 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.), 

and died Unknown in Unknown. She married (1) FLOYD A. REED November 18, 1903 in St. Joseph County, 

Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 19, p. 128.). He was born Abt. 1883 in Baugo 

Township, Elkhart County, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died March 30, 1961 in South Bend, Mishawaka, 

Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Library Necrology File.). She married (2) CHARLES C. HOAK May 9, 

1936 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Bk. 93, p. 243.). He was born 

Unknown in Unknown, and died Unknown in Unknown. 

More About OLIVE A. HICKS, "OLLIE": 


Notes for FLOYD A. REED: 



110




913 East Third Street 

April 12, 1910 

Reed, Floyd A., age 27, marr. 1, 7 yrs., b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN, contractor, street grading 

Reed, Olive A., age 24, marr. 1, 1(?) yrs., 2 children, 2 living, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Reed, Phyllis A., age 4, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Reed, Clara E., age 1, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

(10/10/2003) 


From 





FLOYD A. REED 


Death Follows 

Illness Of 3 

Years 

Floyd A. Reed, 78, of 913 E. 3rd St., a lifetime resident of this vicinity, died at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in St. 

Joseph's Hospital. He had been in ill health for the last three years. 

Mr. Reed was associated for many years with his father, the late H. W. Reed, in the H. W. Reed and Sons 

Construction Co. He was born near Jamestown, Baugo Twp., Elkhart County, and married Maybelle Steele in 

Plymouth, Jan. 15, 1931. 

Surviving are his widow; three daughters, Mrs. Phyllis Le Blanc and Mrs. Homer Bauwens, both of Mishawaka 

and Mrs. Warren Young, of South Bend; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Levi Nichols, of Mishawaka and Mrs. H. F. 

Blackburn, of South Bend; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. A. J. White, of 

Redwood Falls, Minn. 

Friends may call in the Bubb Funeral Chapel after 6 p.m. Saturday and until the funeral services there at 2 p.m. 

Monday. Rev. Robert J. Yunker, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate and burial will be in 

Highland Cemetery, South Bend. 

(10/10/2003) 

More About FLOYD A. REED: 

Burial: April 3, 1961, Highland Cemetery, South Bend, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: H. W. Reed Construction Co. (Source: Obituary.) 

Children of OLIVE HICKS and FLOYD REED are: 

i. PHYLLIS 5 REED, b. Abt. 1906, Unknown, Indiana (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.); d. Unknown; 

m. (1) UNKNOWN CREAGER, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown; m. (2) UNKNOWN 

LEBLANC, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown. 

ii. CLARA REED, b. Abt. 1909, Unknown, Indiana (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.); d. May 1986, 

Unknown (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Library Necrology File.); m. HOMER BAUWENS, Unknown, 

Unknown; b. August 18, 1909, Unknown (Source: SSDI.); d. July 1985, Unknown (Source: SSDI.). 

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More About CLARA REED: 


More About HOMER BAUWENS: 




iii. UNKNOWN REED, DAU., b. Private; m. HOMER WARREN, Private; b. Private. 

52. WILBUR J. 4 COOKE, "JAY" (SABRA OLIVE 3 EBERHART, FREDERICK GEORGE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

March 1886 in Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1900 Federal Census.), and died April 22, 1936 in Hennepin County, 

Minnesota (Source: MN Death Index, Cert. 1936-MN-021042.). He married PRISCILLA MAUDE WOODSIDE, 

"MAUDE P." June 1911 in Unknown (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.). She was born April 17, 1887 

in Unknown, Minnesota (Source: MN Death Index, Cert. 026797, 1920 Federal Census.), and died October 12, 

1968 in Hennepin County, Minnesota (Source: MN Death Index, Cert. 026797.). 

Notes for WILBUR J. COOKE, "JAY": 







Cooke, Wilbur J., age 33, b. IN, father b. VT, mother b. IN, commercial traveler, rubber co. 

Cooke, Maude P., age 32, b. MN, father b. CAN, mother b. CAN 

(9/13/2004) 

More About WILBUR J. COOKE, "JAY": 


More About PRISCILLA MAUDE WOODSIDE, "MAUDE P.": 



Zip Code, last known res.: 55419, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Child of WILBUR COOKE and PRISCILLA WOODSIDE is: 

i. MARILYN 5 COOKE, b. Private. 

53. GORDON GUY 4 COOKE (SABRA OLIVE 3 EBERHART, FREDERICK GEORGE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

December 5, 1897 in Unknown, Indiana (Source: 1900 Federal Census, Wintuck02@aol.com.), and died 

December 19, 1957 in Hennepin County, Minnesota (Source: MN Death Index, Cert. 1957-MN-027293.). He 

married (1) GORA A. TELLE Bef. 1925 in Unknown. She was born April 27, 1905 in Unknown, North Dakota 

(Source: SSDI, Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.), and died September 20, 1989 in Hennepin County, 

Minnesota (Source: MN Death Index, Cert. 023092.). He married (2) HELEN UNKNOWN Bef. 1943 in Unknown 

(Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.). She was born Unknown in Unknown, and died Unknown in 

Unknown. He married (3) BARBARA JEAN CARPENTER Private. She was born Private. 

Notes for GORDON GUY COOKE: 

Extraction of listing 

From the 

Minnesota Death Index 

via ancestry.com 

Name: GORDON G. COOKE 

Birth Date: 12/05/1898 00:00:00 

Death Date: 12/19/1957 00:00:00 

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Death Place: HENNEPIN 

State File Number: 027293 

Mother's Maiden Name: EBERHART 

(9/14/2004) 

More About GORDON GUY COOKE: 

Burial: December 1957, St. Anthony Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.) 

More About GORA A. TELLE: 



Zip Code, last known res.: 55427, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Children of GORDON COOKE and GORA TELLE are: 

i. GORDON GUY 5 COOKE, JR., b. May 18, 1925, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota (Source: MN Death Index, 

Cert. 2002-MN-031090.); d. September 12, 2002, Fort Snelling Reservation, Hennepin, Minnesota (Source: 

MN Death Index, Cert. 2002-MN-031090.). 

Notes for GORDON GUY COOKE, JR.: 

Extraction of Listing 

From 

Veterans Nationwide Grave Site Locator 

Online at 

http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 

COOKE, GORDON GUY JR 

SSG US ARMY 

VETERAN SERVICE DATES: 03/26/1943 - 11/07/1963 

DATE OF BIRTH: 05/18/1925 

DATE OF DEATH: 09/12/2002 

DATE OF INTERMENT: 09/17/2002 

BURIED AT: SECTION 9 SITE 1324 

FT. SNELLING NATIONAL CEMETERY 

7601 34TH AVENUE, SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS , MN 55450 

(9/14/2004) 

More About GORDON GUY COOKE, JR.: 

Burial: September 17, 2002, Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, South Minneapolis, MN, Sec. 9, Site 1324 

(Source: Cemetery record.) 

Military service: March 26, 1943, World War II, U.S. Army, Sgt., to 11/7/1963 (Source: Veterans Grave Site 

Locator, http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 54893, Webster, Burnett, WI (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

ii. BEVERLY JEAN COOKE, b. Private. 

Child of GORDON COOKE and HELEN UNKNOWN is: 

iii. CATHERINE 5 COOKE, b. Private. 

Children of GORDON COOKE and BARBARA CARPENTER are: 

83. iv. JEANIE MARGUERITE 5 COOKE, b. Private. 

84. v. PATRICIA MARIE COOKE, b. Private. 

54. GEORGE FREDERICK 4 EBERHART, JR. (GEORGE F. 3 , FREDERICK GEORGE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

August 15, 1898 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Marriage license application.), and died 

February 20, 1968 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He married ADELINE MAXINE 

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ASHCROFT September 17, 1919 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 

30, p. 336.). She was born September 20, 1897 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin (Source: SSDI, Marriage license 

application.), and died February 23, 1999 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). 

Notes for GEORGE FREDERICK EBERHART, JR.: 


From the 




Tuesday, February 20, 1968 

(with photo) 

G. F. Eberhart Jr. 

Dies Unexpectedly 

George F. Eberhart Jr., 69, of 1402 E. Jefferson Rd., died unexpectedly at 1 a.m. today in Memorial Hospital, 

South Bend, where he had been admitted an hour earlier. Mr. Eberhart, a lifetime resident of Mishawaka, was a 

former Penn Twp. trustee and served as chairman of the Selective Service Board here during World War II. 

Mr. Eberhart was a past exalted ruler of South Bend Lodge 225, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and at 

the time of his death was secretary of the Mishawaka Exchange Club. He had been a Mishawaka automobile 

dealer for several years until his retirement. He was born in Mishawaka, Aug. 15, 1898 and on Sept. 17, 1919 

here he married Miss Adeline Ashcroft. 

Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Francis Gerard of Mishawaka, and Mrs. Charles J. Murphy, South 

Bend; four grandchildren and a brother, Russell J. Eberhart, Pittsburgh, Pa. Friends may call in the Bubb Funeral 

Chapel after 7 p.m. today. The family suggests that memorials be made to the Cancer Society. 

(same newspaper, Wednesday, February 21, 1968) 

EBERHART - Friends of George F. Eberhart Jr., 69, of 1402 E. Jefferson Rd., who died Tuesday, may call in the 

Bubb Funeral Chapel until the funeral services there at 1 p.m. Thursday. Rev. James O. Banks of the Sunnyside 

Presbyterian Church, South Bend, will officiate and burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. 

(2/1/2003) 

More About GEORGE FREDERICK EBERHART, JR.: 

Burial: February 22, 1968, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. C, Row 21 (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: And past Exalted Ruler, South Bend Lodge No. 235, B. P. O. E. (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: September 17, 1919, Farmer (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Served: Trustee, Penn Township (Source: Obituary.) 



Notes for ADELINE MAXINE ASHCROFT: 


From the 




Thursday, February 25, 1999 

Adeline M. Eberhart 

Sept. 20, 1897 - Feb. 23, 1999 

Adeline Maxine Eberhart, 101, of East Jefferson Road, Mishawaka, Ind., passed away in her residence at 5:10 

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p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Adeline was born in Madison, Wis., to the late Clarina and Elbert Ashcroft. 

On Sept. 17, 1919, Adeline Ashcroft married George F. Eberhart, Jr. in Mishawaka. He passed away on Feb. 20, 

1968. Adeline was also preceded in death by a son, George Eberhart III in February of 1943; and by a 

granddaughter, Suzanne Gerard on Feb, 2, 1999. 

Adeline is survived by two daughters, Betty Gerard of Mishawaka and Jo Ann Murphy of South Bend, Ind.; three 

grandchildren, Jill Diane Hedl, Kristin Jo Murphy and Michael P. Murphy; and by seven great-grandchildren and 

two great-great-grandchildren. 

Adeline was a member of the Mishawaka Elks Lodge Auxiliary, member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, 

attended the First Presbyterian Church of Mishawaka and was active in the PTA. 

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main Street, Mishawaka. 

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday in the funeral home with Rev. Ronald F. Miller, pastor of First 

Presbyterian Church of Mishawaka, officiating. Burial will take place in Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hispice of St. Joseph County or to First Presbyterian 

Church Memorial Fund, Mishawaka. 

(5/6/2003) 

More About ADELINE MAXINE ASHCROFT: 

Attended: First Presbyterian Church of Mishawaka (Source: Obituary.) 

Burial: February 26, 1999, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 





Children of GEORGE EBERHART and ADELINE ASHCROFT are: 

85. i. ELIZABETH JANE 5 EBERHART, ("BETTY"), b. Private. 

ii. GEORGE F. EBERHART III, b. October 13, 1924, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.); d. 

February 28, 1944, Aquadulce, Panama (Source: Obituary, cemetery record.). 

Notes for GEORGE F. EBERHART III: 

Transcription of Article 

From 




Sunday, March 7, 1943 

Three Mishawaka young men who joined the army air corps reserves several weeks ago, will leave today for 

basic training. They will be at Fort Thomas, Ky., for a few days before they go to San Antonio, Texas. They 

are George F. Eberhart, III, son of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Eberhart, jr., 1402 East Jefferson boulevard; John 

B. Bodle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex T. Bodle, 406 N. Niles avenue, and Robert Boger, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. 

O. Boger, 302 North Victoria street. 

(5/23/2003) 


From 





(With photo) 

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Lieut. G. F. Eberhart 

Dies in Panama Crash 

Second Lieut. George F. Eberhart, III, 19-year-old only son of George F. Eberhart, jr., chairman of St. Joseph 

county selective service board No. 1 in Mishawaka, was killed in an airplane crash in Panama last Monday. 

Mr. and Mrs. Eberhart, who live at 1402 East Jefferson boulevard, Mishawaka, were notified late Friday by 

the war department of their son's death. At the time of his enlistment, Lieut. Eberhart was a part time employe 

of The South Bend Tribune and is the first of many Tribune men in the service to lose his life. 

The young lieutenant was born in Mishawaka, Oct. 13, 1924. He was graduated from Mishawaka High 

school in June, 1942, and entered the University of Notre Dame in September of that year. He enlisted in the 

army air corps and left for training March 9, 1943. He received his wings and commission last Jan. 7 at Aloe 

Field, Victoria, Texas. He spent a leave in Mishawaka after receiving his commission and returned to duty 

July 19 when he was assigned to a Caribbean command and stationed in Panama. 

Lieut. Eberhart was employed in the Mishawaka office of the Tribune after school at the time of his 

enlistment. Surviving other than his parents are two sisters, Mrs. Francis Gerard, 1316 East Jefferson 

boulevard, and Jo Ann at home; two grandmothers, Mrs. George F. Eberhart, sr.,. of 1316 East Jefferson 

boulevard, Mishawaka, and Mrs. George Wilson, of Plainwell, Mich., and a grandfather, E. L. Ashcroft, of 

Temple City, Calif. 

(2/26/2003) 


From the 




Wednesday, March 22, 1944 

PLAN RITES FOR 

LIEUT. EBERHART 

A memorial service for Lieut. George F. Eberhart, III, who was killed in an airplane crash near Aquadulce, 

Panama, Feb. 28, will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday in First Presbyterian church. The service will be conducted 

by A. J. Waterfield, First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Rev, John H. Meengs, Ph. D., pastor of First 

Presbyterian church. 

(12/23/2002) 

More About GEORGE F. EBERHART III: 

Attended: University of Notre Dame (Source: Obituary.) 

Awarded: January 7, 1944, Pilot's wings and officer commission, Aloe Field, Victoria, TX (Source: 

Obituary.) 

Burial: March 1944, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. C, Row 21 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

Graduated: June 1942, Mishawaka High school (Source: Obituary.) 

Military service: World War II, U. S. Air Force, 2nd Lt. 30th AAF Fighter Squadron (Source: Cemetery 

record.) 


86. iii. JOANN EBERHART, b. September 21, 1929, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. July 2, 1999, South Bend, St. 


55. RUSSELL J. 4 EBERHART (GEORGE F. 3 , FREDERICK GEORGE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born December 2, 

1905 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Birth Rec. Book MCH-54, p. 129.), and 

died May 26, 1976 in Unknown (Source: Mishawaka Enterprise Index Book.). He married (1) EVELYN 

ELLSASSER October 14, 1923 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary for wife.). She was born 

October 14, 1906 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died November 2, 1973 in South 

Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He married (2) JANE GEORGE Private. She was born Private. He 

married (3) BETTY UNKNOWN Private. She was born Private. 

Notes for RUSSELL J. EBERHART: 

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From 





Ex - resident 

dies at age 70 

Russell Eberhart, 70, of Maysville, N. Y., formerly of Mishawaka, died on May 26 after suffering an apparent 

heart attack. He was born on Dec. 18, 1905, in Mishawaka, and had been employed by the Associates Corp. 

He is survived by his widow, Betty, and three children. Also surviving is a sister-in-law, Mrs. George Eberhart 

Jr. of Mishawaka. 

(5/23/2003) 

More About RUSSELL J. EBERHART: 


Death record: Not found in FL Death Index via ancestry.com (Source: Gerald D. Hobson.) 


Occupation: Associates Corp. (Source: Obituary.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 33444, Delray Beach, Palm Beach, FL (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Notes for EVELYN ELLSASSER: 


From 





Mrs. Evelyn E. Eberhart 

Mrs. Evelyn E. Eberhart, 67, of the Cardinal Nursing Home, South Bend, formerly of Mishawaka, died at 9:30 

p.m. Friday in the nursing home, after a long illness. Born in Mishawaka on Oct. 14, 1906, she had lived here all 

her life. As Evelyn Ellsasser, she married Russell Eberhart Sr. in Mishawaka on Oct. 14, 1923. He died in 1958. 

Surviving are a brother, Edward C. Ellsasser Jr. of Mishawaka, and three sisters, Mrs. Katherine Harris of 

Waukegan, Ill., Mrs. Harriette Louckes of Garver Lake, Edwardsburg, and Mrs. Betty Eutzler of Indian Rocks 

Beach, Fla., a son, Russell Eberhart Jr., died during World War II. 

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the Thallemer-Goethals Funeral Home, where services 

will be at 10 a.m. Monday. Rev. Robert Mahoney, assistant pastor of St. Bavo's Church, will officiate, and burial 

will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. 

(4/7/2003) 

More About EVELYN ELLSASSER: 

Burial: November 5, 1973, St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Child of RUSSELL EBERHART and EVELYN ELLSASSER is: 

i. RUSSELL 5 EBERHART, JR., b. January 23, 1925, Unknown (Source: Mishawaka Enterprise Index Book.); d. 

January 5, 1945, Unknown, Belgium (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for RUSSELL EBERHART, JR.: 


From 

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Thursday, April 12, 1945 

R. J. EBERHART 

DIES IN ACTION 

(with photo) 

Previously reported as missing in action in Belgium since Jan. 5, Private Russell J. Eberhart, jr., aged 19, 

formerly of Mishawaka, has been officially listed as killed in action on that day, according to a letter received 

from his father, Russell J. Eberhart, of Pittsburgh, Pa. Before moving to Pittsburgh, where he entered the 

service, Private Eberhart resided with his grandmother, Mrs. Olga Eberhart, 1316 East Jefferson boulevard. 

He entered the service in January, 1943, and was sent overseas as a paratrooper last April. He also saw action 

in France. He attended Mishawaka High school. 

(12/30/2002) 

More About RUSSELL EBERHART, JR.: 

Attended: Mishawaka High School (Source: Obituary.) 


Military service: World War II, U. S. Army, Paratrooper 


Children of RUSSELL EBERHART and JANE GEORGE are: 

ii. JAMES 5 EBERHART, b. Private. 

iii. MARY JANE EBERHART, b. Private. 

Child of RUSSELL EBERHART and BETTY UNKNOWN is: 

iv. UNKNOWN 5 EBERHART, b. Private. 

56. CLEM WILLIAM 4 EBERHART (WILLIAM 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born December 22, 

1900 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died January 11, 1996 in Goshen, 

Elkhart, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). He married (1) VIOLET DAVIS July 3, 1920 in St. Joseph County, 

Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 31, p. 290.). She was born March 1, 1902 in South 

Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Marriage license application.), and died Unknown in Unknown. He married 

(2) MILDRED M. STRONG August 1, 1942 in Unknown (Source: Obituary for husband.). She was born April 1, 

1902 in Brazil, Clay, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died December 7, 2001 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana 

(Source: SSDI, Obituary.). 

Notes for CLEM WILLIAM EBERHART: 


From the 

Elkhart Truth 

Elkhart, Indiana 

(Elkhart County) 


CLEM W. EBERHART 

GOSHEN - Clem W. Eberhart, 95, of 224 S. Eighth St., died at 1 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 11, 1996) in Goshen 

General Hospital, where he was a patient since Dec. 27, 1995. He had been in ill health. 

He was born Dec. 22, 1900, in Mishawaka, and had lived in Goshen since 1920. He married Mildred M. Strong 

LaRue on Aug. 1, 1942. She survives with a daughter, Norma Jean Osterhout of Vancouver, Canada; one son, 

William Eberhart of Mesa, Ariz.; two stepsons, James LaRue of Goshen and Kenneth "Tink" LaRue of Anderson; 

18 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Ray Eberhart of Mishawaka. One daughter, Marjorie 

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Kuehner; one step-daughter, Janet Garringer; one stepson, Richard J. LaRue; one sister, Vera Casey; and two 

brothers, Donald and Gene, are deceased. 

Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, where the funeral service will be at 10 

a.m. Monday. The Rev. Richard Warner of First United Church of Christ in Goshen will officiate. Burial will be 

in Fairview Cemetery in Mishawaka. 

Mr. Eberhart was a member of First United Church of Christ in Goshen and the Goshen Elks Lodge. He was 

employed for 28 years at Reith-Riley Construction Co. as a mechanic. For eight years he operated his own garage 

and then for 15 years operated his own excavating business. For 12 years he worked for Maurice Davis. 

Memorials may be given to the First United Church of Christ or the American Heart Association. 

(2/22/2003) 

More About CLEM WILLIAM EBERHART: 

Burial: January 15, 1996, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: First United Church of Christ, Goshen, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: July 3, 1920, Truck driver (Source: Marriage license application.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 46526, Goshen, Elkhart, IN (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

More About VIOLET DAVIS: 

Occupation: July 3, 1920, Domestic (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Notes for MILDRED M. STRONG: 


From the 

Elkhart Truth 




(with photo) 

MILDRED M. EBERHART 

April 1, 1902 - Dec. 7, 2001 

GOSHEN - Mildred M. Eberhart, 99, formerly of 224 S. Eighth St., died at 5 a.m. Friday (Dec. 7, 2001) at 

Carriage Manor Nursing Home. 

She was born in Brazil, Ind., on April 1, 1902, to Walter and Ethel (Graves) Strong and moved to Goshen in 

1918. She married Clem W. Eberhart on Aug. 1, 1942; he died Jan. 11, 1996. 

Mrs. Eberhart is survived by two sons, James LaRue of Goshen and Kenneth ("Tink") LaRue of Muncie; a 

stepdaughter, Norma J. Osterhout of Canada; 18 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Althea 

Atkinson of Brazil. A daughter, Janet Garringer; a son, Richard J. LaRue; one stepson, William Eberhart; and a 

stepdaughter, Marjorie Kuehner, are deceased. 

Friends may call for one hour before the service at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home. Pastor George 

Adkins will officiate and burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Mishawaka. 

Mrs. Eberhart worked for eight years at Reith-Riley Construction Co. Inc. and a number of years at Goshen 

Electric as a bookkeeper. She was a member of First United Church of Christ and American Legion Auxiliary. 

Memorials may be given to the American Legion Auxiliary. 

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(2/22/2003) 

More About MILDRED M. STRONG: 

Burial: December 11, 2001, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: First United Church of Christ (Source: Obituary.) 

Moved: Abt. 1918, To Goshen, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Reith-Riley Construction Co., bookkeeper, eight years (Source: Obituary.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 46526, Goshen, Elkhart, IN (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Children of CLEM EBERHART and VIOLET DAVIS are: 

87. i. CLEM WILLIAM 5 EBERHART, JR., ("BILLY"), b. July 1, 1920, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. January 2, 

1999, Unknown. 

88. ii. MARJORIE MAY EBERHART, b. February 5, 1922, Unknown; d. April 3, 1995, Unknown. 

89. iii. NORMA JEAN EBERHART, b. Private. 

57. RAY J. 4 EBERHART (WILLIAM 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born October 9, 1909 in St. 

Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Birth Rec. Book MCH-55, p. 96.), and died February 12, 

1996 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI.). He married (1) JUANITA E. MCCLANE Bef. 1930 in 

Unknown. She was born November 10, 1906 in Thornton, Lawrence, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died May 

1, 1943 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He married (2) EVELYN GRAMMER Private. She 

was born Private. He married (3) PEGGY STINE ZOOK January 7, 1958 in South Bend, St. Joseph, IN (Source: 

Obituary for husband.). She was born November 17, 1931 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and 

died March 7, 1995 in Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Florida (Source: Obituary, FL death index via ancestry.com.). 

Notes for RAY J. EBERHART: 


From 




Wednesday, February 14, 1996 

MISHAWAKA - Services for Ray Eberhart, 86, of 15100 New Road, who died of natural causes at 8:05 p.m. 

Monday in his home, will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main St. Burial will be in 

Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Memorial 

contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County Inc. 

Mr. Eberhart was the owner of Eberhart Steel Products and Eberhart Farms. He was born Oct. 9, 1909, in 

Mishawaka. On Jan. 17, 1958, in South Bend, he married Peggy Zook. She died March 7, 1995. He is survived 

by four daughters, Debbie Eberhart of Goshen, Doris Peeples of California, Betty Smith of Mishawaka, and Linda 

Eberhart of Kentucky; nine sons, Terry and Kevin, both of Wakarusa, Ray, Mike, Robert, James, Robert T., and 

Larry, all of Mishawaka, and Fred of Kentucky; 26 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and one greatgreat-grandchild. 

(6/24/2003) 

More About RAY J. EBERHART: 

Burial: February 16, 1996, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Owner, Eberhart Steel Products and Eberhart Farms (Source: Obituary.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 46544, Mishawaka, St Joseph, IN 

Notes for JUANITA E. MCCLANE: 


From 


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Thursday, May 6, 1943 

Mrs. Ray Eberhart, aged 36, died in her home on U. S. highway 20, north of Mishawaka, Saturday morning at 

12:30 o'clock, after being ill for eight months. She was born in Thornton, Ind., Nov. 10, 1906, and came to 

Mishawaka from that place 15 years ago. She married Mr. Eberhart in Lansing, Mich., June 6, 1928, as Miss 

Juanita E. McClane. Mrs. Eberhart is survived by her husband; two daughters, Doris Rae and Betty Joyce; and 

one son, James Frederick, all at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McClane of Elkhart, Ind.; five brothers, 

Winton McClane of Mishawaka, Archie and Roger McClane, of Jackson, Mich., Clarence and Joseph McClane, 

of Elkhart, and four sisters, Mrs. Cleo Warren, of Culver, Ind., Mrs. Ulle Benko, and Mrs. Ordella Kovatch, 

South Bend, and Mrs. Jeannette Kyle, of Jackson. Funeral services were held in the home at 2 o'clock Monday 

afternoon, and were conducted by the Rev. H. H. Hashberger, pastor of the Willow Creek Methodist church. 

Burial was in Fairview cemetery. 

(7/26/2003) 

More About JUANITA E. MCCLANE: 

Burial: May 3, 1943, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Cemetery record.) 


Notes for PEGGY STINE ZOOK: 


From 





Peggy Eberhart 

Nov. 17, 1931 - March 7, 1995 

MISHAWAKA - Peggy Eberhart, 63, of New Road, died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in Lake Worth, Fla., of natural 

causes. Mrs. Eberhart was born Nov. 17, 1931, in Goshen. On Jan. 17, 1958, in South Bend, as Peggy Zook, she 

married Ray Eberhart. He survives with a daughter, Debbie Eberhart of Goshen; three sons, Mike of Mishawaka 

and Kevin and Terry, both of Wakarusa; nine grandchildren; two sisters, Patsy Logan of Elkhart and Jo Ellen 

GranPree of Eden, Wyo.; and a brother, Richard Zook of Middlebury. 

Bubb Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contriutions may be made to Muscular Dystrophy 

Association for ALS Research. 

(same newspaper, Friday, March 10, 1995) 

Peggy Eberhart 

MISHAWAKA - Services for Peggy Eberhart, 63, of New Road, who died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in Lake Worth, 

Fla., will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main St. Burial will be in Fairview 

Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Survivors include three 

stepdaughters, Doris Peeples of California, Betty Smith of Michigan and Linda Eberhart of Kentucky; five 

stepsons, Ray, Robert, James, Robert T. and Larry, all of Mishawaka, and Fred of Kentucky; 26 grandchildren, 

several great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Memorial contributions may be made to Muscular 

Dystrophy Association for ALS Research. 

(8/24/2003) 

More About PEGGY STINE ZOOK: 



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Children of RAY EBERHART and JUANITA MCCLANE are: 

90. i. DORIS RAE 5 EBERHART, b. April 18, 1930, Unknown; d. August 12, 2004, Unknown, California. 

91. ii. BETTY JOYCE EBERHART, b. Private. 

92. iii. JAMES FREDERICK EBERHART, b. Private. 

Children of RAY EBERHART and EVELYN GRAMMER are: 

iv. LINDA LEE 5 EBERHART, b. Private; m. DAVID RICHARDSON, Private; b. Private. 

v. FREDERICK RAY EBERHART, b. Private. 

vi. RAY ROBERT EBERHART, b. Private; m. SHARON KAY SONES, Private; b. Private. 

vii. LARRY EDWARD EBERHART, b. Private. 

viii. ROBERT THOMAS EBERHART, b. Private. 

Children of RAY EBERHART and PEGGY ZOOK are: 

ix. DEBBIE 5 EBERHART, b. Private. 

x. MIKE EBERHART, b. Private. 

xi. KEVIN EBERHART, b. Private. 

xii. TERRY EBERHART, b. Private. 

58. GENE HARDING 4 EBERHART (WILLIAM 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born July 19, 1920 in 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Marriage license application.), and died October 4, 1984 in 

Benton Harber, Berrien, Michigan (Source: Obituary.). He married MAXINE MIRIAM BARHYDT November 22, 

1940 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 122, p. 121.). She was born 

October 6, 1921 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Marriage license application.), and died October 29, 

2003 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for GENE HARDING EBERHART: 


From 





Gene H. Eberhart 

(with photo) 

Gene Harding Eberhart, 64, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of South Bend, died Thursday in Mercy Hospital, 

Benton Harbor. He founded Hart Manufacturing, Mishawaka, in 1955, and in 1967 he sold the business to Oak 

Industries, which he ran until retiring in 1972. Born July 19, 1920, in Mishawaka, he lived in the South Bend 

area for 52 years. On Nov. 20, 1940, in Mishawaka, he married the former Maxine Barhydt. She survives with a 

daughter, Kay Ann Johanson of Bremen; four grandchildren; a sister, Vera Casey of Mishawaka; and three 

brothers, Ray of Mishawaka, Clem of Goshen and Donald of South Bend. 

Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. Sunday in Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, 435 S. Ironwood Drive, where 

friends may call an hour before services. Cremation will take place. Mr. Eberhart was a member of the Elks in 

Scottsdale and a former member of Morris Park Country Club. Memorial contributions may be made to the 

Shriners Valley of Promise Foundation for Crippled Children, Inc. 

(4/26/2003) 

More About GENE HARDING EBERHART: 

Burial: October 1984, (Cremated) (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Elks Club, Scottsdale, AZ (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: November 8, 1940, Bendix Equip. (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Retired: Abt. 1972, From Oak Industries (Source: Obituary.) 


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Zip Code, last known res.: 85253, Paradise Valley, Maricopa, AZ (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Notes for MAXINE MIRIAM BARHYDT: 


From the 





MISHAWAKA - Maxine Eberhart, 82, of Sterling Drive, died Wednesday in her home. Survivors include a 

daughter, Kay Johanson of Bremen; and two brothers, Joseph and Jack Barhydt, both of Mishawaka. Services 

will be at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 8 in Bubb Funeral Chapel, where friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. 

(same newspaper, Thursday, November 6, 2003) 

Maxine Eberhart, 82, of Sterling Drive, Mishawaka, Ind., passed away after a lengthy illness with lung disease on 

Wednesday, Nov. 5 (sic) in her residence. 

Maxine was born in Mishawaka on Oct. 6, 1921, and was a lifelong area resident, until moving to Scottsdale, 

Ariz., in 1973. She moved back to Mishawaka two years age. With her husband Gene, Maxine was co-owner of 

Hart Manufacturing Company of Mishawaka from which she retired in 1963. She was a former member of the 

Morris Park County Club, Scottsdale Country Club, Ariz., and was an avid golfer. As Maxine Barhydt, she 

married Gene H. Eberhart in Mishawaka on Nov. 20, 1940. He passed away on Oct. 4, 1984. Maxine was also 

preceded in death by one daughter, Janet Gail in 1942; one brother, Richard Barhydt Jr.; and by one sister, 

Lorene Hoefle. 

She is survived by one daughter, Kay (Paul) Johanson of Bremen, Ind.; four grandchildren, Karl (Elizabeth) 

Johanson of Gilroy, Calif., Eric (Renee) Johanson of Granger, Ind., Hilary (Tony) Steinhardt of Indianapolis, 

Ind., and Christian Joahnson of Mishawaka; six great-grandchildren, Ryan, Madison and Hunter Johanson, 

Reagan Johanson, and Sydney and Anthony Steinhardt. She is also survived by two brothers, Joseph and Jack 

Barhydt of Mishawaka. 

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main St., Mishawaka, 

with visitation with the family following services until 5 p.m. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Madison Township Lions Club, P. O. Box 82, Wyatt, IN 46595; 

or to Riley Children's Hospital, 720 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202. 

From the 

Arizona Republic 

Phoenix, Arizona 

(Maricopa County) 


Maxine M. Eberhart, 82, of Mishawaka, IN, passed away October 29, 2003. Services will be at 2:30 p.m., 

Saturday, November 8, 2003 in the Bubb Funeral Chapel, 6910 North Main Street, Mishawaka, IN with visitation 

with the family following services until 5:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Riley's Children's 

Hospital, 702 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202. 

(11/7/2003) 

More About MAXINE MIRIAM BARHYDT: 

Burial: November 8, 2003, Unknown (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: (former) Morris Park Country Club (Source: Obituary.) 

Moved: Abt. 1973, From Mishawaka, IN to Scottsdale, AZ (Source: Obituary.) 


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Occupation: November 8, 1940, Ball Band, office (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Retired: Abt. 1963, From Hart Manufacturing Co. 

Children of GENE EBERHART and MAXINE BARHYDT are: 

93. i. KAY ANN 5 EBERHART, b. Private. 

ii. JANET GAIL EBERHART, b. March 17, 1942, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.); d. March 

17, 1942, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for JANET GAIL EBERHART: 


From 




Wednesday, March 18, 1942 

Janet Gail Eberhart 

Janet Gail Eberhart, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Eberhart, rural route No. 2, Mishawaka, died at 

noon Tuesday in St. Joseph hospital. The child was born at 4 a.m. Tuesday in the hospital. 

Other than her parents surviving are her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barhydt, and Mrs. Will Eberhart, 

both of rural route No. 2, Mishawaka. Funeral services took place at 2:30 p.m. today in the Bubb chapel, 

Rev. H. H. Hashberger, pastor of Willow Creek Methodist church, officiated and burial was in Fairview 

cemetery. 

(4/16/2003) 

More About JANET GAIL EBERHART: 

Burial: March 18, 1942, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


59. BESSIE ELDONA 4 ORT, ("BESS") (GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was 

born July 3, 1893 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, marriage license application for daughter.), 

and died March 11, 1987 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). She married GEORGE A. 

BORDEN June 19, 1912 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 24, p. 

585.). He was born May 26, 1890 in Hudson Lake, LaPorte, Indiana (Source: Obituary, marriage license 

application.), and died February 4, 1960 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for BESSIE ELDONA ORT, ("BESS"): 


From 





Eldona B. Borden 

Eldona B. Borden, 93, of Medco Center, South Bend, died about 1:20 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital 

after an illness. She was a homemaker. She was born July 3, 1893, in Mishawaka, and was a life-long area 

resident. In 1914, in Mishawaka, as Eldona Ort, she married George A. Borden. He died in 1960. Survivors 

include a daughter, Ruth A. Field, of Columbia, S. C.; a son, Robert O. of South Bend; eight grandchildren; and 

10 great-grandchildren. A daughter, Jean F. Cook, died in 1956. 

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Thallemer-Goethals Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Fairview 

Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. until the time of services Saturday at the 

funeral home. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the 

Diabetic Association of St. Joseph County or a charity of the donor's choice. 

(4/23/2003) 

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More About BESSIE ELDONA ORT, ("BESS"): 

Burial: March 14, 1987, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B-2 (Source: Obituary, Dan Rich.) 

Member: St. Paul's Episcopal Chruch (Source: Obituary.) 




Notes for GEORGE A. BORDEN: 


From 





DEATH CLAIMS 

G. A. BORDEN 

Retired Ball-Band 

Employee Ill 

Eight Weeks 

George A. Borden, 69, of 542 Calhoun St., a retired supervisor at the Ball-Band plant, died at 1:15 p.m. Thursday 

in St. Joseph's Hospital. He had been ill for eight weeks. 

Mr. Borden was born at Hudson Lake and came to Mishawaka in 1901. He married Eldona Ort in Mishawaka, 

June 19, 1912. He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church; Mishawaka Lodge 130, F. & A. M., and the 

Ball-Band Foreman's Club. He retired from Ball-Band in 1955. 

Surviving are his widow; one daughter, Mrs. J. D. Field, of Chicago; a son, Robert Borden, of South Bend; three 

granddaughters; five grandsons, and two sisters, Miss Alberta Borden and Mrs. F. J. Kirkpatrick, both of this city, 

a daughter, Mrs. Robert Cook, died June 6, 1956. 

Friends may call in the Bent & Sprague Funeral Chapel after 7 p.m. Saturday and until the funeral services at 10 

a.m. Monday in St. Paul's Church. Rev. Wilbur B. Dexter, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in Fairview 

Cemetery. 

(same newspaper, Saturday, February 6, 1960) 

BORDEN - Funeral services for George A. Borden, 69, of 542 Calhoun St., who died Thursday, will take place at 

10 a.m. Monday in St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Rev. Wilbur B. Dexter, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in 

Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call in the Bent & Sprague Chapel after 7 p.m. today. Pallbearers will be A. R. 

Klein, D. J. Metzler, Harold J. Cook, Gerald N. Grove, Charles G. Anthony and Fred Meyers. 

(3/23/2003) 

More About GEORGE A. BORDEN: 

Burial: February 8, 1960, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. B-2 (Source: Obituary, Dan Rich.) 

Member: St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: June 19, 1912, Sail maker (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Retired: Abt. 1955, From Ball-Band (Source: Obituary.) 

Children of BESSIE ORT and GEORGE BORDEN are: 

94. i. FRANKLYN JEAN 5 BORDEN, b. November 1, 1915, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. June 6, 1956, 


95. ii. RUTH ANNE BORDEN, b. Private. 

96. iii. ROBERT ORT BORDEN, b. Private. 

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60. BLANCH AUDEAN 4 ORT (GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

August 13, 1894 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died April 16, 1973 in San 

Pierre, Stark, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). She married JULIUS J. PHILION, ("BABE") November 15, 1916 in 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 28, p. 217.). He was born 

August 14, 1891 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle Eberhart, 

1960.), and died June 16, 1958 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for BLANCH AUDEAN ORT: 


From 





Mrs. Blanche A. Philion 

Mrs. Blanche A. Philion, 78, formerly of 2510 Woodmont Dr., South Bend, died at 9:30 p.m. Monday in the 

Little Company of Mary Health Facility, San Pierre, Ind., where she had been a patient for four years. She was 

born in Mishawaka on Aug. 13, 1894, and had lived all her life in Mishawaka and South Bend. As Blanche A. 

Ort she married Julius J. Philion in Mishawaka on Nov. 15, 1915. He died in 1958. 

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Aldona Borden of Mishawaka, and two granddaughters, Mrs. Michael Bojarski and 

Mrs. Thomas Sanders, both of Boulder, Colo. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Bubb Funeral 

Chapel, where final arrangements are being made. Mrs. Philion was a member of St. Matthew's Cathedral Parish, 

South Bend, and she and her late husband were also members of St. Monica's Church for a number of years. 

(same newspaper, Wednesday, April 18, 1973) 

PHILION - Funeral services for Mrs. Blanche A. Philion, 78, formerly of 2510 Woodmont Dr., South Bend, who 

died Monday evening in the Little Company of Mary Health facility, San Pierre, Ind., will be held at noon 

Thursday in the Bubb Funeral Chapel. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Stanley L. Manoski, pastor of St. Matthew Cathedral, 

South Bend, will officiate and burial will be in St. Joseph Memorial Park. Friends may call in the funeral home 

from 5 to 9 p.m. today. 

(3/22/2003) 

More About BLANCH AUDEAN ORT: 

Burial: April 18, 1973, St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: St. Matthew's Cathedral parish (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: November 14, 1916, Comptometer operator, Mishawaka Woolen Co. (Source: Marriage license 

application.) 



Notes for JULIUS J. PHILION, ("BABE"): 


From 




Tuesday, June 17, 1958 

DEATH CLAIMS 

J. J. PHILION 

Former Resident 

126

Victim of Heart 

Ailment 

J. J. (Babe) Philion, 66, of 2510 Hoke St., South Bend, a resident of Mishawaka most of his lifetime, died at 

11:45 a.m. Monday in his home. He suffered a heart attack shortly before his death. 

Mr. Philion was born in Ottawa, Canada, and came to Mishawaka in 1900. He married Miss Blanche Ort in St. 

Monica's Catholic Church, Nov. 15, 1916 and they lived here until 1950 when they moved to South Bend. 

The deceased had been employed in the office of the Ball-Band plant for 42 years retiring in 1956. Surviving are 

his widow; one son, Richard J. Philion, of Madison Heights, Mich.; two grandchildren and one brother, Lucian J. 

Philion, of Mishawaka. 

Friends may call at the Bent and Sprague Chapel after 7 p.m. today and until the funeral services at 9 a.m. 

Thursday in St. Matthew's Catholic Church, South Bend. Rev. Arnold Wibbert, pastor, will officiate and burial 

will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. Mr. Philion was a member of St. Matthew's Church and the Holy 

Name Society. 

(same newspaper, Wednesday, June 18, 1958) 

PHILION - Funeral rites for J. J. Philion, 66, of 2510 Hoke At., who died Monday, will take place at 9 a.m. 

Thursday in St. Matthew's Catholic Church, South Bend. Rev. Arnold Wibber, pastor, will officiate and burial 

will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Bent & Sprague Chapel until the funeral hour 

and the rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. today in the chapel. Pallbearers will be J. M. Crain, J. D. Isenbarger, N. J. 

Skoner, P. N. Holland, F. A. Taggert and R. W. Fox. 

(3/8/2003) 

More About JULIUS J. PHILION, ("BABE"): 

Burial: June 19, 1958, St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: St. Matthew's Catholic Church, South Bend, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Ball-Band Co., office, 42 years (Source: Obituary.) 

Retired: Abt. 1956, From Ball-Band Co. (Source: Obituary.) 

Child of BLANCH ORT and JULIUS PHILION is: 

97. i. RICHARD J. 5 PHILION, b. May 26, 1918, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. August 8, 1959, South Bend, St. 


61. IDA VALERA 4 ORT (GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born October 

23, 1896 in Unknown (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle Eberhart, 1960.), and died February 

24, 1945 in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois (Source: Illinois Death Index, Cert. # 6096.). She married HARLAND 

ALBERT STINE July 4, 1912 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.). He was 

born March 6, 1893 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.), and died August 1970 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.). 

More About IDA VALERA ORT: 


More About HARLAND ALBERT STINE: 



Zip Code, last known res.: 60085, Waukegan, Lake, IL (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Children of IDA ORT and HARLAND STINE are: 

98. i. GRACE MARIE 5 STINE, b. Private. 

99. ii. HARLAND ALBERT STINE, JR., b. July 25, 1914, Unknown; d. April 1974, Unknown. 

100. iii. MARY JANE STINE, b. January 31, 1916, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. July 11, 2001, Zion, Lake, 

Ilinois. 

101. iv. BOB DANIEL STINE, b. Private. 

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v. UNKNOWN STINE, INFANT, b. January 1920, Unknown (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle 

Eberhart, 1960.); d. January 1920, Unknown (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle Eberhart, 

1960.). 

More About UNKNOWN STINE, INFANT: 


102. vi. ROSE ANN STINE, b. Private. 

103. vii. ESTHER MAY STINE, b. Private. 

viii. BILLY GENE STINE, b. July 18, 1925, Unknown (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle 

Eberhart, 1960.); d. March 6, 1936, Unknown (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle Eberhart, 

1960.). 

More About BILLY GENE STINE: 

Burial: March 1936, Unknown 

104. ix. RUTH ELIZABETH STINE, b. Private. 

x. HAROLD ROY STINE, b. June 5, 1929, Unknown (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle 

Eberhart, 1960.); d. July 2, 1934, Unknown (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle Eberhart, 

1960.). 

More About HAROLD ROY STINE: 

Burial: July 1934, Unknown 

105. xi. BLANCH IRENE STINE, b. Private. 

106. xii. BETTY LOU STINE, b. Private. 

107. xiii. JAMES ORT STINE, b. Private. 

xiv. THOMAS DENNIS STINE, b. Private; m. CONNIE UNKNOWN, Private; b. Private. 

62. MARGARETE 4 ORT (GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

December 11, 1897 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died July 13, 1922 in Mishawaka, 

St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). She married CHARLES ROY GOSS September 18, 1915 in St. Joseph 

County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 27, p. 297.). He was born October 19, 1892 in 

Granville Township, Pennsylvania (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle Eberhart, 1960, 

Obituary.), and died June 30, 1959 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for MARGARETE ORT: 


From 




Thursday, July 13, 1922 

MRS. CHARLES R. GOSS 

DIES THIS MORNING 

Passes Away at Home of 

Her Parents 

FUNERAL ON SATURDAY 

Deceased Had Been a Deaf Mute 

Since Her Early Infancy, When 

She Sustained a Severe Attack 

of Whooping Cough 

Mrs. Charles R. Goss, aged 24 years, died at the home of her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Walter D. Ort, northeast of 

the city, this morning at 2:30 o'clock, after about a year's illness from a complication of diseases. Mrs. Goss was 

well known in this vicinity, having lived here all her life. She is survived by her husband, Charles R. Goss, and 

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two children, Jane Audean and Grace Elizabeth. Besides her parents, one brother, Walter Maxwell Ort, at home, 

and three sisters, Mrs. George Borden and Mrs. J. J. Philion, both of this city, and Mrs. A. Stein, of South Bend, 

survive. 

The deceased was married to Charles R. Goss on Sept. 18, 1915. Her maiden name was Margarete Ort. She was 

born in Mishawaka on December 11, 1897. She had been a deaf mute since early infancy, when she sustained a 

severe attack of whooping cough. Mrs. Goss and her husband and children have made their home at the Ort farm 

for about a year. For seven months she received treatment for tuberculosis at Healthwin, and has been ill at home 

for the last four months. 

The funeral services will be held at the Ort home Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. J. H. Evans, pastor of 

the First Evangelical church, will officiate. 

(3/8/2003) 

More About MARGARETE ORT: 

Burial: July 15, 1922, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, row 58, plot 23 (Source: Obituary.) 


Notes for CHARLES ROY GOSS: 







Goss, Charles, age 28, b. PA, father b. PA, mother b. PA, machinist 

Goss, Margaret, age 22, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN 

Goss, Jane, age 3-5/12, b. IN, father b. PA, mother b. IN 

(8/3/2003) 


From 




Tuesday, June 30, 1959 

DEATH CLAIMS 

C. R. GOSS, 66 

Resident Had Lived 

In City Most of 

Lifetime 

Charles Roy Goss, 66, of 216 S. Union St., died at 3:30 a.m. today in his home. He had been in ill health for the 

last several years. Mr. Goss had lived in Mishawaka most of his lifetime, coming from Granville Township, 

Pennsylvania, where he was born. He married Margerete Ort in St. Paul's Episcopal Church here in 1914. She 

died in 1929. 

Mr. Goss was employed by the Studebaker Corp. for 23 years, retiring in 1954. Surviving are two daughters, 

Mrs. Albert J. Meuninck, with whom he lived, and Mrs. John Zimmerman, of Harrisburg, Pa.; five grandchildren; 

one brother, Glenn Goss, of this city and one sister, Mrs. Margaret Roberts, of Mishawaka. Friends may call at 

the Bubb Funeral Chapel after noon Wednesday. 

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(same Newspaper, Wednesday, July 1, 1959) 

GOSS - Funeral services for Charles Roy Goss, who died Tuesday morning, will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday 

in St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Rev. W. B. Dexter, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in City Cemetery. 

Friends may call at the Bubb Chapel. 

(3/8/2003) 

(Ed. note: Mrs. Goss' marriage license application shows his birthplace as Elkhart, Indiana, and also shows that he 

did not know his mother's name, and his father (Samuel) was deceased) 

(4/12/2003) 

More About CHARLES ROY GOSS: 

Burial: July 2, 1959, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: September 17, 1915, Machinist, Amplex Motor Car Co. (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Retired: Abt. 1954, From Studebaker Corp. (Source: Obituary.) 

Children of MARGARETE ORT and CHARLES GOSS are: 

108. i. JANE AUDEAN 5 GOSS, b. Private. 

109. ii. GRACE ELIZABETH GOSS REED, b. August 31, 1920, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. August 15, 2002, 


63. WALTER MAXWELL 4 ORT (GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

September 10, 1910 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died June 27, 1945 in South 

Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He married MAMIE MEYERS Private. She was born Private. 

Notes for WALTER MAXWELL ORT: 


From 





Walter Maxwell Ort 

In ill health for a year, Walter Maxwell Ort, aged 34, of U. S. highway No. 20, died at 9 p.m. Wednesday in St. 

Joseph hospital. Mr. Ort was born in Mishawaka, Sept. 10, 1910, and had always lived in this vicinity. He 

married Miss Mamie Meyer in Mishawaka, Sept. 17, 1927. Mr. Ort was employed by the sales department of the 

Ball Band plant. Surviving are his widow; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Ort, north of Mishawaka; four 

daughters, Joan Louise, Norma Jean, Shirley Mae and Audrey Maxine Ort, all at home, and two sisters, Mrs. 

George Borden and Mrs. J. J. Philion, of Mishawaka. Friends may call at the Bubb chapel after 7 p.m. today. 

Mr. Ort was a member of the River Park Gospel Center. 

(1/26/2003) 

More About WALTER MAXWELL ORT: 

Burial: June 1945, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Cemetery record.) 

Member: River Park Gospel Center (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Sales department, Ball Band plant (Source: Obituary.) 

Children of WALTER ORT and MAMIE MEYERS are: 

110. i. JOAN LOUISE 5 ORT, b. Private. 

111. ii. NORMA JEAN ORT, b. Private. 

iii. SHIRLEY MAY ORT, b. Private; m. BRUCE A. COMFORT, Private; b. Private. 

112. iv. AUDREY MAXINE ORT, b. Private. 

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64. WALTER JAMES 4 EBERHART (HARRY WALTER 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born July 23, 

1911 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died July 25, 1991 in South Bend, St. Joseph, 

Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). He married (1) VELMA M. KYLE August 10, 1933 in Unknown (Source: 

Mishawaka Enterprise Index Book.). She was born Abt. 1914 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: 

Obituary.), and died March 21, 1936 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He married (2) ANN 

ADELE HAUSER May 15, 1937 in Unknown (Source: Obituary for wife.). She was born November 12, 1914 in 

New Carlisle, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died November 23, 2004 in Muncie, Delaware, 


Notes for WALTER JAMES EBERHART: 


From 





Walter J. Eberhart 

July 23, 1911 - July 25, 1991 

SOUTH BEND - Walter James Eberhart, 80, of 3026 Rue Montesquieu, died at 11:20 a.m. Thursday in Medco 

Center after an illness. Mr. Eberhart retired from Bendix Energy Controls, where he was manager of government 

contracts for 28 years. He was born July 23, 1911, in Mishawaka. He lived in South Bend the past five years, 

coming from New Carlisle. He lived in New Carlisle for 50 years. On May 15, 1937, he married Ann Adele 

Hauser. She survives with a daughter, Barbara Myers of Muncie, Ind.; a son, Michael of Warren, Ohio; five 

grandchildren; two sisters, Dorothy Raymond of Mishawaka, and Doris Forsberg of Framingham, Mass.; and a 

brother, Harry of Mishawaka. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, New Carlisle, and the Bendix 

Senior Management Club. 

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main St. Burial will be in New 

Carlisle Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the funeral chapel. Memorial contributions may 

be made to any charity. 

(8/22/2003) 

More About WALTER JAMES EBERHART: 

Burial: July 29, 1991, New Carlisle Cemetery, St. Joseph County, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: United Methodist Church (Source: Obituary.) 

Note 1: SSDI has birth date of August 23, 1911 (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 


Occupation: Manager of government contracts, Bendix Energy Controls, 28 yrs. (Source: Obituary.) 


Index.) 

Notes for VELMA M. KYLE: 


From the 





Mrs. Velma Kyle Eberhart, age 22, wife of Walter J. Eberhart, of 1018 E. Third street, took her own life by 

inhaling gas in the kitchen of her home last Saturday. She had been in ill health for three years. She was born in 

Mishawaka and had spent her entire life here. Surviving besides her husband are her stepfather and mother, Mr. 

and Mrs. Albert F. Schlemer; seven brothers, A. Roy, Ralph, Raymond, Leonard, Robert, Arthur and Clifford 

Kyle, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Ecker, Mrs. Lelia Singer and Mrs. Ethel Brown, all of Mishawaka. Funeral 

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services were conducted Tuesday afternoon by the Rev. M. E. Hawkins, of the First Baptist church, in the Fred H. 

Bubb chapel, and burial was in Fairview cemetery. 

(7/10/2003) 

More About VELMA M. KYLE: 

Burial: March 24, 1936, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Notes for ANN ADELE HAUSER: 


From the 





Ann Adele Eberhart, 90, of Muncie, IN, formerly of South Bend and New Carlisle, IN, passed away on Tuesday, 

November 23, 2004, in the Woodlands, Muncie, IN. 

Ann Adele was born on November 12, 1914, in New Carlisle, IN, to John C. and Ruth (Bates) Hauser. On May 

15, 1937, as Ann Adele Hauser, she married Walter J. Eberhart, who preceded her in death on July 25, 1991. 

Also preceding her in death were two brothers, Charles and James Hauser; and a sister, Genevieve Charlesworth. 

Survivors include her daughter, Barbara Myers of Muncie, IN; her son, Michael (Lana) Eberhart of Warren, OH; 

five grandchildren, Blake (Ann-Marie) Myers of New York, NY, Todd (Jennifer) Myers of Edina, MN, Brad 

(Amanda) Eberhart of Chagrin Falls, OH, Ryan (Robyn) Eberhart of Miamisburg, OH, and Lindsay (Jobie) 

Marble of Cortland, OH; eight great-grandchildren, Mimi, Walter and Avery Myers of New York, NY, Abigail, 

Jack and Molly Myers of Edina, MN, and Taylor and Maxwell Eberhart of Miamisburg, OH; and by her brother, 

John C. Hauser Jr. of Owensboro, KY. 

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 27, 2004, in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 201 S. 

Filbert Street, New Carlisle, IN. Burial will follow in New Carlisle Cemetery. Friends may call one hour before 

the services on Saturday in the funeral home. 

Ann Adele was a member of the New Carlisle United Methodist Church and the Delta Theta Tau Sorority. 

Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. 

(11/25/2004) 

More About ANN ADELE HAUSER: 

Burial: November 27, 2004, New Carlisle Cemetery, St. Joseph County, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Children of WALTER EBERHART and ANN HAUSER are: 

113. i. BARBARA LYNN 5 EBERHART, b. Private. 

114. ii. JAMES MICHAEL EBERHART, b. Private. 

65. DORIS ELIZABETH 4 EBERHART (HARRY WALTER 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born April 

17, 1913 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle Eberhart, 

1960.), and died May 23, 2004 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas (Source: Obituary.). She married ERNEST S. 

FORSBERG October 3, 1936 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Source: Marriage announcement.). He was 

born November 5, 1904 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died November 

23, 1996 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Source: Obituary.). 

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Notes for DORIS ELIZABETH EBERHART: 


From the 





Obituary: Doris E. Forsberg 

April 17, 1913 -- May 23, 2004 

FORT WORTH -- Doris Elizabeth (Eberhart) Forsberg, 91, of Fort Worth, Texas, and formerly of Framingham, 

Mass., died peacefully on Sunday, May 23, in Fort Worth. 

Burial: Doris will be buried with her husband at Edgell Grove Cemetery in Framingham. 

Memorials: James L. West Center, 1111 Summit Ave, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. 

Doris was born on April 17, 1913, in Mishawaka, Ind. Her parents were Margaret and Harry Walter Eberhart. She 

had an identical twin, Dorothy Margaret (Eberhart) Raymond; and two brothers, Harry William and Walter James 

Eberhart. 

Doris was a graduate of Mishawaka High School and the South Bend Conservatory of Music, where she studied 

piano performance. She worked at the Ball Band Company, which became the U.S. Rubber Co. in Mishawaka. 

Doris married and lived in Framingham for 60 years with her husband Ernest S. Forsberg. They were members of 

the Framingham Country Club since 1938. She was a member of Grace Congregational Church-United Church of 

Christ, where she was a deaconess, and a member of the Cameliers women's group. Doris played the piano 

everyday. She loved antiques, sewing, cooking, reading and decorative painting. 

Survivors: son, Frederick Forsberg of Bourne, Mass; daughter, Janice Robinson and husband, James of Arlington, 

Texas; grandchildren, Darcie Logsdon and husband, Matthew of Monument, Colo., Bradford Robinson and wife, 

Jennifer of Richmond, Va., Maureen Burke and husband, Sean of Worcester, Mass., Michael Forsberg of 

Worcester, John Forsberg of Springfield, Mass; and great-grandchildren, Owen and Sophie Logsdon of 

Monument, and Emma Burke of Worcester. 

The Moore Funeral Home-Bowen Road Chapel, Arlington, Texas, is handling arrangements. 

(5/29/2004) 

More About DORIS ELIZABETH EBERHART: 

Burial: May 2004, Edgell Grove Cemetery, Framingham, MA (Source: Obituary.) 


Member: Framingham County Club (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Ball Band Company, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Served: Deaconess and member of the Cameliers women's group (Source: Obituary.) 

Notes for ERNEST S. FORSBERG: 


From the 

Middlesex News 

Framingham, Massashusetts 

(Middlesex County) 

Tuesday, November 26, 1996 

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Ernest Forsberg, active 

in Chamber of Commerce 

FRAMINGHAM - Ernest S. Forsberg, 92, a resident of Framingham for 62 years, died Saturday, Nov. 23, 1996 

at his home. 

He was the husband of 60 years of Doris E. (Eberhart) Forsberg. 

Born in Woburn, he was the son of the late Ernest B. R. Forsberg and Christina (Sandburg) Forsberg. A graduate 

of Woburn High School, class of 1922, he attended business classes at Boston University. He worked as an 

accountant for a time, in addition to serving as plant manager for the former Hodgman Rubber Co. in 

Framingham. He held this position until his retirement in 1969. 

He was a former corporator of the Framingham Savings Bank, a former vice president of the Chamber of 

Commerce and a member of the Framingham Country Club since 1938. 

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Fred Forsberg of Northborough, a daughter, Janice Robinson of 

Arlington, Texas, and five grandchildren. 

A memorial service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Grace Congregational Church, 73 Union Ave., 

Framingham. Private burial was held in Edgell Grove Cemetery. There are no calling hours. 

Instead of flowers, donations may be made to the Memorial Fund at Grace Church, 73 Union Ave., Framingham, 

MA 01702. 

Arrangements are by the Boyle Brothers Funeral Home, 173 Union Ave., Framingham. 

(11/25/2002) 

More About ERNEST S. FORSBERG: 

Attended: Boston University, business classes (Source: Obituary.) 

Burial: November 1996, Edgell Grove Cemetery, Framingham, MA (Source: Obituary.) 

Graduated: Abt. 1922, Woburn High School, Woburn, MA (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Framingham Country Club, since 1938 (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Accountant (Source: Obituary.) 

Retired: Abt. 1969, From Hodgman Rubber Co. (Source: Obituary.) 

Served: Corporator, Framingham Savings Bank (Source: Obituary.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 01701, Framingham, Middlesex, MA (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Marriage Notes for DORIS EBERHART and ERNEST FORSBERG: 

Transcription of Marriage Announcement 

From the 





Miss Doris Elizabeth Eberhart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Eberhart, 430 W. Grove street, became the bride 

of Ernest S. Forsberg, of Framingham, Mass., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Forsberg, Woburn, Mass., at a 5 o'clock 

ceremony Saturday afternoon in the home of the bridegroom's parents. The Rev. George A. Merrill, of Montvale 

Congregational church, read the service. The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Forsberg, brother and sisterin-law 

of the bridegroom. The bride was attractive in a sapphire velvet gown trimmed with crystal buttons, and a 

matching velvet turban. Her shoulder corsage was of orchids and lillies of the valley. The matron of honor chose 

aquamarine velvet and a corsage of rosebuds. Mr. and Mrs. Forsberg sailed yesterday for Bermuda from New 

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York City on the Queen of Bermuda. On their return thay will live at 366 Union avenue, Framingham. Mrs. 

Forsberg was graduated from the Mishawaka High school in the class of 1930, and is a graduate of the South 

Bend Conservatory of Music. She is a member of the Theta chapter, Sigma Phi Gamma sorority. 

(5/21/2003) 

Children of DORIS EBERHART and ERNEST FORSBERG are: 

115. i. FREDERICK ERNEST 5 FORSBERG, b. Private. 

116. ii. JANICE MARGARET FORSBERG, b. Private. 

66. HARRY WILLIAM 4 EBERHART, ("JIM") (HARRY WALTER 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

December 11, 1917 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Marriage license application.), and died 

January 2, 1999 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). He married MARCELLA ANNA 

MARKO Private. She was born Private. 

Notes for HARRY WILLIAM EBERHART, ("JIM"): 


From 




Sunday, January 3, 1999 

Harry William Eberhart 

Dec. 11, 1917 - Jan. 2, 1999 

(with photo) 

Harry William (Jim) Eberhart, 81, of Birchwood Drive, Mishawaka, died at 1:50 a.m. on Saturday, in St. Joseph 

Community Hospital, Mishawaka, after a brief illness. 

Mr. Eberhart was born in Mishawaka on December 11, 1917 to Harry Walter and Margaret (Weiss) Eberhart, 

who preceded him in death. The Eberharts were one of Mishawaka's earliest founding families. 

On June 18, 1938, he married Marcella Marko at Our Lady of Hungary Church, South Bend. Mrs. Eberhart 

survives. Other survivors include their three children, Gloria Long and Rebecca (Richard) Bonne of Mishawaka 

and Richard Eberhart of Encenitas, California; four grandchildren, William Mannucci of Austin, Texas, Michele 

(Mannucci) Wassmuth of Silver Springs, MD., Andrew C. Long of Greer, South Carolina and Nicole (Eberhart) 

Garcia of Long Beach, New York; one great-grandchild, Ryan R. Garcia; and Mr. Eberhart's twin sisters, Dorothy 

Raymond and Doris Forsberg, of Arlington, Texas. His brother, Walter Eberhart, preceded him in death. 

Mr. Eberhart was employed by H. D. Lee, where he met his wife of 60 years. He was a 28-year employee of 

Studebaker Corporation. Among his positions, he was a test driver at the Studebaker proving grounds and at the 

time of the plant closing, was a maintenance supervisor. 

Mr. Eberhart retired in 1980 from the Chrysler Assembly Plant, Belvidere, Illinois, as a Superintendant of 

Maintenance. Since his formal retirement, he held part-time positions with the Mishawaka Parks Dept. and 

Battell Community Center. 

Mr. Eberhart was a Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus Council 735, Belvidere, Illinois. He was named 

Volunteer of the Year at Battell Center numerous times and was the woodworking instructor at the facility. He 

has been a member of the Knights of Columbus, Mishawaka Battell Woodcarvers Club, Kiwanis, Moose Lodge, 

Eberhart Men's Golf Association, Board of Directors of Townhouses East, President of the board of Battell 

Center and was also a boy scout master. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mishawaka, where he 

was an usher. Mr. Eberhart was a skilled carpenter and artist. His skills were, for the most part, self-taught and 

he took great pleasure in using them civically and to help family and friends. He was devoted to his wife and 

family and a friend to all he met. Harry touched the lives of many people and will be profoundly missed. 

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Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 North Main St., 

Mishawaka, where a Rosary service will be recited at 3 p.m. There will be a mass for Mr. Eberhart at 10 a.m. 

Wednesday in the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mishawaka, Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. 

Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Eberhart's name to the Battell Center Memorial Fund, 904 North 

Main St., Mishawaka, or the St. Joseph Catholic Church Building Fund, 225 South Main Street, Mishawaka. 

(5/22/2003) 

More About HARRY WILLIAM EBERHART, ("JIM"): 

Burial: January 6, 1999, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mishawaka, IN, usher (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: June 15, 1938, Clerk, grocery (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Retired: Abt. 1980, Chrysler Assembly Plant, Belvidere, IL, Superintendant of Maintenance (Source: Obituary.) 

Served: President of the Board, Battell Community Center (Source: Obituary.) 



Children of HARRY EBERHART and MARCELLA MARKO are: 

117. i. GLORIA MAY 5 EBERHART, b. Private. 

118. ii. REBECCA ANN EBERHART, b. Private. 

119. iii. RICHARD PETER EBERHART, b. Private. 


67. ERVIN LEO 5 COOK (BENSON ELIAS 4 , JAMES WELTNER 3 , SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

February 9, 1907 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.), and died July 20, 1991 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.). He married 

EDITH KANKASTA Private. She was born Private. 

More About ERVIN LEO COOK: 



Index.) 

Children of ERVIN COOK and EDITH KANKASTA are: 

120. i. KENNETH 6 COOK, b. Private. 

121. ii. EILEEN COOK, b. Private. 

68. MARGARET LOUISE 5 COOK (BENSON ELIAS 4 , JAMES WELTNER 3 , SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) 

was born August 23, 1911 in Gary, Lake, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Margaret Cook Seeley.), and died April 4, 1998 

in Unknown (Source: SSDI.). She married CLAYTON BARRON SEELEY October 28, 1939 in Gary, Lake, Indiana 

(Source: Margaret Cook Seeley.). He was born September 25, 1903 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.), and died 

March 1985 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.). 

Notes for MARGARET LOUISE COOK: 

Transcription of listing from the 

Hammond Library Obituary Index 

Online at http://www.hammond.lib.in.us/1998 

Seeley, Margaret Louise (Cook), age 86, date of issue, April 6, 1998, page B-5 

(2/26/2003) 

More About MARGARET LOUISE COOK: 


Soc. Sec. Info: Zip Code where death benefit was sent, 46342, Hobart, Lake, IN (Source: Social Security Death 

Index.) 

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Zip Code, last known res.: 46342, Hobart, Lake, IN (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

More About CLAYTON BARRON SEELEY: 


Soc. Sec. Info: Zip Code where death benefit was sent, 46342, Hobart, Lake, IN (Source: Social Security Death 

Index.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 46342, Hobart, Lake, IN (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Children of MARGARET COOK and CLAYTON SEELEY are: 

i. MARK 6 SEELEY, b. Private. 

ii. SCOTT COOK SEELEY, b. Private. 

69. JOHN BENSON 5 COOK (BENSON ELIAS 4 , JAMES WELTNER 3 , SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was 

born July 16, 1913 in Gary, Lake, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Margaret Cook Seeley.), and died February 26, 1999 in 

Unknown (Source: SSDI.). He married EDNA MEREL BRITTAIN Private. She was born Private. 

More About JOHN BENSON COOK: 



Zip Code, last known res.: 30045, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, GA (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Children of JOHN COOK and EDNA BRITTAIN are: 

i. GEORGE EVAN 6 COOK, b. Private. 

ii. JAMES EDWARD COOK, b. Private. 

iii. THOMAS ERNEST COOK, b. Private. 

70. EDWARD ANDREW 5 COOK (BENSON ELIAS 4 , JAMES WELTNER 3 , SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was 

born Private. He married MARGARET MARY MCLAUGHLIN Private. She was born Private. 

Children of EDWARD COOK and MARGARET MCLAUGHLIN are: 

i. SHEILA MAUREEN 6 COOK, b. Private. 

ii. SUE ANN COOK, b. Private. 

iii. TIMOTHY DANIEL COOK, b. Private. 

iv. JOAN MARIE COOK, b. Private. 

71. AMBER 5 COOK (WILLIAM 4 , JAMES WELTNER 3 , SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. 

She married EARLE D. BROWN Private. He was born Unknown in Unknown, and died Unknown. 

Children of AMBER COOK and EARLE BROWN are: 

i. UNKNOWN 6 BROWN, CHILD # 1, b. Private. 

ii. UNKNOWN BROWN, CHILD # 2, b. Private. 

72. ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON (ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

September 30, 1897 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died September 11, 1988 in 

South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). She married SHANNON D. NOLEN April 3, 1915 in 

South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 27, p. 55, Obituary for Ermyle 

Jackson Nolen.). He was born July 2, 1891 in Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died 

February 25, 1979 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). 

Notes for ERMYLE BELLE JACKSON: 


From the 




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Monday, September 12, 1988 

Ermyle B. Nolen 

Ermyle B. Nolen, 90, of Medco Center, formerly of Lakeville, died at 4:45 p.m. Sunday in the nursing home. 

Mrs. Nolen was born Sept. 30, 1897, in Union Twp., and was a life-long area resident. On April 3, 1915, in 

South Bend, as Ermyle Jackson, she married Shannon Nolen. He died in 1979. She is survived by a daughter, 

Eleanor Walters of Lakeville; two sons, Dwight of Plymouth and Forrest of Pueblo West, Colo.; 10 

grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. A son, Kenneth, died in 1952. 

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Olive Branch United Brethren in Christ Church, Lakeville. Burial will 

be in Southlawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4, and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Palmer Funeral Home, 

Lakeville. Mrs. Nolen was a member of the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the church. 

(9/13/97) 

More About ERMYLE BELLE JACKSON: 

Burial: September 14, 1988, Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Olive Branch United Brethren in Christ Church, Lakeville, IN (Source: Obituary.) 



Index.) 

Notes for SHANNON D. NOLEN: 


From 





Shannon Nolen 

Shannon Nolen, 87, of 22794 Osborne, Lakeville, died at 9:55 p.m. Sunday, in the Cardinal Nursing Home after a 

month's illness. He had retired from the Studebaker Corp., where he worked for 39 years. He was born on July 2, 

1891, in Lakeville and had lived all his life in the area. On April 3, 1915, in South Bend, he married Ermyle 

Jackson, who survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Walters of Lakeville; two sons, Dwight of 

South Bend and Forrest of Pueblo West, Colo.; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren, and four sisters, Mrs. 

Maude Donathen of Bremen, Mrs. Gertrude Tumbleson and Mrs. Ethel Schafer, both of Lakeville, and Mrs. 

Margaret Finch of Oklahoma. 

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Olive Branch United Brethren in Christ Church, Osborne Road W., 

Lakeville, with Rev. Steven L. Stanage, assistant pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Southlawn Cemetery. 

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Palmer Memorial Chapel, Lakeville, and after 

9:30 a.m. Thursday at the church. 

(9/13/97) 

More About SHANNON D. NOLEN: 

Burial: March 1, 1979, Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Note 1: April 3, 1915, Birth date shown as 7/2/1892 (Source: Marriage license application.) 


Occupation: April 3, 1915, Farmer (Source: Marriage license application.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 46536, Lakeville, St. Joseph, IN (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Children of ERMYLE JACKSON and SHANNON NOLEN are: 

122. i. DWIGHT SHANNON 6 NOLEN, b. Private. 

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123. ii. ELEANOR BELLE NOLEN, b. Private. 

124. iii. FORREST RAY NOLEN, b. March 2, 1923, Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. September 14, 2001, Pueblo, 

Pueblo, Colorado. 

iv. KENNETH DEVON NOLEN, b. December 11, 1929, Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Marriage license 

application.); d. April 27, 1952, Camp Breckenridge, Union, Kentucky (Source: Kentucky death index, Vol. 

23, Cert. # 11151, via rootsweb.com.); m. FANNIE DEAN, Private; b. Private. 

Notes for KENNETH DEVON NOLEN: 


From 




Sunday, May 31, 1953 

(Excerpted from article concerning Korean War casualties) 

Pvt. Kenneth D. Nolen, Rt. 1, Osborne Rd., died in an auto accident April 27, 1952. 

(3/6/2003) 

More About KENNETH DEVON NOLEN: 


Military service: Korean War, Pvt. (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: January 31, 1950, Studebaker (Source: Marriage license application.) 

73. CARRIE LUCILLE 5 JACKSON, "BETTY" (ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) 

was born October 22, 1906 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died September 2, 

1976 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). She married ERNEST LOUIS KINGSAFER 

February 4, 1926 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 37, p. 530.). He 

was born November 2, 1902 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died November 25, 

1983 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). 

Notes for CARRIE LUCILLE JACKSON, "BETTY": 


From the 




Thursday, September 2, 1976 

Mrs. Ernest Kingsafer 

Mrs. Carrie (Betty) Kingsafer, 69, of 19666 Palisade, died at 7:15 a.m. today in Memorial Hospital after a short 

illness. Born on Oct. 24, 1906, in St. Joseph County, she had lived in this area her lifetime. On Feb. 4, 1926, in 

South Bend, she married Ernest L. Kingsafer, who survives. Also surviving are a son, Robert L. of South Bend, 

and two granddaughters. 

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Community Congregational Church of which she was a member. Rev. 

Paul L. Harris, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 

9 p.m. Friday in the Welsheimer North Chapel, 53803 U.S. 31 N., and after 10 a.m. Saturday in the church. She 

was a member of the Clay Twp. Republican Club. Memorial contributions may be made to the Community 

Congregational Church. 

(9/13/1997) 

More About CARRIE LUCILLE JACKSON, "BETTY": 

Burial: September 4, 1976, Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Community Congregational Church (Source: Obituary.) 


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Zip Code, last known res.: 46637, South Bend, St. Joseph, IN (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Notes for ERNEST LOUIS KINGSAFER: 


From the 





Ernest L. Kingsafer 

Ernest L. Kingsafer, 81, formerly of 19666 Palisade, died at 4 p.m. Friday in Memorial Hospital after a short 

illness. He was employed in the security division of the Studebaker Corp. He also had been a justice of the peace 

and constable in Clay Twp., a bus driver for Mishawaka Athletic Department and a bus driver for Clay Twp. 

schools. He was born Nov. 9, 1902, in Fort Wayne, and had lived in the area most of his life. On Feb. 4, 1926, in 

South Bend, he married Carrie Jackson, who died in 1976. He is survived by a son, Robert L. of South Bend; two 

granddaughters; a great-grandson; a sister, Mrs. Louis (Jane) Grounds of South Bend; and a brother, Karl in 

California. 

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the Welsheimer North Chapel. Memorial contribution 

may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association or the choir of Community Congregation Church. He was a 

charter member of Community Congregation Church, Lodge 36 of the Fraternal Order of Police and a former 

member of the Clay Twp. Lion's Club. 

(9/13/97) 

More About ERNEST LOUIS KINGSAFER: 


Member: Community Congregation Church (Source: Obituary.) 

Note 1: February 4, 1926, Birth date shows as 2/9/1902 (Source: Marriage license application.) 


Occupation: February 4, 1926, Clerk (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Served: Justice of the Peace and Constable, Clay Township (Source: Obituary.) 



Child of CARRIE JACKSON and ERNEST KINGSAFER is: 

125. i. ROBERT LOUIS 6 KINGSAFER, b. August 18, 1926, Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan; d. October 14, 1998, South 


74. DOROTHY MAY 5 JACKSON (CHARLES A. 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was 

born September 30, 1912 in North Liberty, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died April 22, 

1983 in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). She married PAUL MANGUS June 20, 1946 in Unknown 

(Source: Obituary for wife.). He was born September 7, 1903 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.), and died November 

21, 1978 in Unknown (Source: Obituary for wife.). 

Notes for DOROTHY MAY JACKSON: 


From the 

Kokomo Times 

Kokomo, Indiana 

(Howard County) 

Saturday, April 23, 1983 

Dorothy Mangus 

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Dorothy May Mangus, 70, 2920 Sharon Drive, died at 10:45 a.m. Friday, April 22, 1983, in her home. 

Born Sept. 30, 1912, in North Liberty, she was the daughter of Charles and Margaret (Rupel) Jackson. On June 

30, 1945, she was married to Paul Mangus, who died Nov. 21, 1978. 

A member of North Liberty Church of the Brethren, she also attended the Church of the Brethren in Kokomo. 

She taught school in Lakeville and South Bend Community School Corp., she retired from teaching in 1975 after 

32 years. 

Surviving are a daughter, Margaret Yoder, Kokomo; and two granddaughters. Two sisters are deceased. 

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at North Liberty Church of the Brethren with the Rev. Ammon Wenger 

officiating. Burial will be in North Liberty Cemetery. Friends may call at Ellers Mortuary from 5 to 9 p.m. 

today, and from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Manuel Funeral Home, North Liberty. Memorial contributions may be 

made to Heifer Project International. 

(11/26/2003) 

More About DOROTHY MAY JACKSON: 

Attended: Church of the Brethren, Kokomo, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Burial: April 25, 1983, North Liberty Cemetery, North Liberty, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: North Liberty Church of the Brethren (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Teacher, Lakeville and South Bend Community Schools (Source: Obituary.) 

Retired: Abt. 1975, From teaching, after 32 years. 


Zip Code, last known res.: 46901, Kokomo, Howard, IN (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

More About PAUL MANGUS: 


Soc. Sec. Info: Zip Code where death benefit was sent, 46901, Kokomo, Howard, IN (Source: Social Security 

Death Index.) 



Child of DOROTHY JACKSON and PAUL MANGUS is: 

126. i. MARGARET 6 MANGUS, b. Private. 

75. MILO DEAN 5 HOWELL, "MIKE" (GRACE E. 4 JACKSON, SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born August 29, 1900 in North Liberty, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died 

June 3, 1986 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). He married (1) MYRTLE GERTRUDE 

NOLEN August 6, 1923 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois (Source: Nolen Family Tree via Ancestry.com, Obituary for 

wife.). She was born July 24, 1905 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Obituary.), and died October 8, 1956 

in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He married (2) ALICE M. ENGEL October 12, 1962 in 

Steuben County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 30, p. 85, Lic. # 8784.). She was born 

June 24, 1906 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Marriage license application.), and died Unknown in 

Unknown. 

Notes for MILO DEAN HOWELL, "MIKE": 


From the 





Milo D. Howell 

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Milo D. Howell, 85, of 1821 Kemble Ave., died at 7:22 p.m. Tuesday in Medco Center. Mr. Howell retired from 

the former Studebaker Corp. He was born Aug. 29, 1900, in North Liberty, and was a lifelong area resident. His 

first wife, the former Myrtle Nolen, died in 1956. On Oct. 12, 1962, in South Bend, he married the former Alice 

Dering, who survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Dolores Dirinsky of Lakeville; a stepdaughter, Shirley 

Seifert of Mishawaka; two sons, John of South Bend and Ronald of North Liberty; a stepson, Richard Dering of 

South Bend; eight grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a step-great-grandchild; and 

two sisters, Irene Bunch and Esther Day, both of South Bend. 

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Zahoran Funeral Home. Burial will be in Southlawn Cemetery. Friends may 

call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Olive 

Branch United Brethren Church. 

(9/13/97) 

More About MILO DEAN HOWELL, "MIKE": 

Burial: June 6, 1986, Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Abt. 1930, Trimmer, auto factory (Source: 1930 Federal Census.) 

Soc. Sec. Info: Zip Code where death benefit was sent: 46613, South Bend, IN (Source: Social Security Death 

Index.) 



Notes for MYRTLE GERTRUDE NOLEN: 


From the 





MRS. HOWELL 

FOUND DEAD 

IN HER HOME 

The body of Mrs. Milo D. Howell, about 55, of 1715 Kemble Ave., was found in bed in her home about 11:30 

a.m. today. Police Sgt. Cornelius Nicholas said the death appeared to be due to natural causes and added a doctor 

said he was treating Mrs. Howell for a heart ailment. 

Nicholas said the body was found by a son-in-law who checked the house after his wife received no answer when 

he phoned the residence. Mrs. Howell's husband had left for work earlier in the day, police said. 

(same newspaper, Tuesday, October 9, 1956) 

HOWELL - Funeral services for Mrs. Milo D. Howell, 1715 Kemble Ave., who was found dead in her home 

Monday morning, will take place at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Olive Branch Evangelical United Brethren Church 

near Lakeville, Ind. Rev. Orin Monger, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in Southlawn Cemetery. 

Pallbearers will be Archie Lemna, Jesse Hinkle, Thomas Hays, Marvin Jones, Charles Springman and Claude 

McEndarfer. Friends may call in the Brink Funeral Home in Lakeville from 7 p.m. today until 11 a.m. Thursday 

when the body will be taken to the church. Mrs. Howell was born in St. Joseph County July 24, 1905, and came 

to South Bend in 1923 at the time of her marriage in Chicago to Milo D. Howell. He survives along with two 

sons, John, of Lakeville, and Ronald, of North Liberty, Ind., a daughter, Mrs. Delores Derinski, South Bend; six 

grandchildren; a brother, Shannon Nolen, Lakeville, and four sisters, Mrs. Margie Finch, New Troy, Ind., and 

Mrs. Gertrude Tumbleson, Mrs. Maude Donathen and Mrs. Ethel Shafer, Lakeville. 

(1/18/2003) 

More About MYRTLE GERTRUDE NOLEN: 

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Burial: October 11, 1956, Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


More About ALICE M. ENGEL: 

Occupation: October 12, 1962, Seamstress (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Children of MILO HOWELL and MYRTLE NOLEN are: 

i. JOHN LEWIS 6 HOWELL, b. Private; m. VERA TISDALE, Private; b. Private. 

ii. DOLORES JOAN HOWELL, b. Private; m. BERNARD L. DRINSKY, Private; b. Private. 

iii. RONALD NEIL HOWELL, b. Private; m. SUSAN ELAINE FAIR, Private; b. Private. 

76. IRENE PEARL 5 HOWELL (GRACE E. 4 JACKSON, SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) 

was born September 14, 1903 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.), and died September 29, 1990 in Bremen, Marshall, 

Indiana (Source: SSDI, Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.). She married (1) UNKNOWN HUFF Bef. 1945 in 

Unknown. He was born Unknown in Unknown, and died Unknown in Unknown. She married (2) GLAVE 

SPENCER BUNCH October 2, 1945 in Angola, Steuben, Indiana (Source: Obituary for husband.). He was born 

December 19, 1891 in Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, marriage license application for son.), and 

died June 13, 1989 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.). 

More About IRENE PEARL HOWELL: 

Burial: October 1990, Porter-Rea Cemetery, Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, IN (Source: Dan Rich, 



Index.) 

Notes for GLAVE SPENCER BUNCH: 


From 





Glave S. Bunch 

SOUTH BEND - Glave S. Bunch, 97, of Meridian Nursing Center-River Park, died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the 

nursing home. Mr. Bunch was a retired machinist. He was born Dec. 16, 1891, in Lakeville and was a lifelong 

area resident. In 1909, in Cassopolis, he married Wavie Nolen. She died in 1945. On Oct. 2, 1945, in Angola, 

Ind., he married Irene P. Howell, who survives. Also surviving are a stepdaughter, Patty A. Geyer of Lakeville; a 

stepson, Karl E. Huff of Bremen; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and 

two brothers, Ford and Don, both of San Diego. 

Graveside services and burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Lakeville Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 

to 9 p.m. Thursday in Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, 1201 S. Michigan St. Memorial contributions may be made 

to the South Bend Lions Club. 

(1/8/2004) 

More About GLAVE SPENCER BUNCH: 

Burial: June 16, 1989, Lakeville Cemetery, Union Township, St. Joseph County, IN, East Section (Source: Dan 

Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.) 


Occupation: Abt. 1930, Millwright foreman, carburator plant (Source: 1930 Federal Census.) 



Children of IRENE HOWELL and UNKNOWN HUFF are: 

i. PATTY A. 6 HUFF, b. Private; m. UNKNOWN GEYER, Private; b. Private. 

ii. KARL E. HUFF, b. Private. 

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77. ESTHER MAE 5 HOWELL (GRACE E. 4 JACKSON, SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) 

was born May 28, 1909 in Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Marriage license application.), and died 

October 7, 1999 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). She married HARRY FRANCIS 

DAY April 16, 1927 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 39, p. 632.). 

He was born August 23, 1905 in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois (Source: Marriage license application.), and died 

August 31, 1970 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI.). 

Notes for ESTHER MAE HOWELL: 


From 





Esther M. Day 

May 28, 1909 - Oct. 7, 1999 

Esther M. Day, 90 years old, residing on Mayflower Road in South Bend, passed away at 1:00 a.m. on Thursday, 

October 7, 1999, in the Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center in South Bend from natural causes. 

Mrs. Day was a homemaker, born on May 28, 1909, in Lakeville, IN, to the late Charles and Grace (Jackson) 

Howell. She remained a lifelong area resident. 

On April 16, 1927, in South Bend, she married Harry F. Day, who preceded her in death on August 31, 1970. 

One sister, Irene Bunch, and one brother, Milo Howell, also preceded her in death. 

Survivors include two daughters, Patsy and Thomas E. Doyle of South Bend, and Dixie McMichael of 

Mishawaka; five grandchildren, Timothy Doyle of Plymouth, Deborah Hurley of Chesterton, Cynthia Chmiel of 

West Lafayette, Chris McMichael of Osceola and Jeffrey McMichael of North Liberty; 10 great-grandchildren 

and one great-great-grandson. 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 11, 1999, in the Palmer Funeral Home, 314 S. 

Michigan Street, Lakeville, IN. Rev. David Cross, pastor of the Lakeville United Methodist Church, will 

officiate. Graveside services and burial will follow in Porter Rae Cemetery located in Potato Creek State Park, 

North Liberty. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 10, in the Palmer Funeral Home, 

Lakeville. 

Contributions in memory of Esther M. Day may be donated to the charity of the donor's choice. 

(9/10/2003) 

More About ESTHER MAE HOWELL: 

Burial: October 11, 1999, Porter-Rea Cemetery, North Liberty, IN (Source: Obituary.) 




Notes for HARRY FRANCIS DAY: 


From 




Tuesday, September 1, 1970 

144

Harry Francis Day 

Harry Francis Day, 67, of 1508 E. Bowman St., died at 10 p.m. Monday in St. Joseph's Hospital after an illness of 

two weeks. He was an employee in the fire and safety maintenance department of the Bendix Corp. Born Aug. 

23, 1903, in Urbana, Ill., he came to South Bend 42 years ago. On April 16, 1927, in South Bend he married 

Esther Howell, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Patsy Doyle and Mrs. Dixie McMichael, 

both of South Bend; five grandchildren; three brothers, Fred and William, both of South Bend; and Walter of 

Tucson, Ariz.; and four sisters, Mrs. Cecil Lightfoot of Lakeville, Miss Susan Day and Mrs. Dorothy Renshaw, 

both of Charleston, Ill., and Mrs. Helen Brock of Whitewater, Wis. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today in the 

South Bend Chapel of the Hollis Funeral Home, where services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday by 

Wilmer Ballou, minister of the River Park Church of Christ. Burial will be in the Rae-Porter Cemetery near 

Lakeville. 

(10/10/2003) 

More About HARRY FRANCIS DAY: 

Burial: September 3, 1970, Porter-Rea Cemetery, North Liberty, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Note 1: SSDI says birth date is 8/23/1904 (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 


Occupation: Fire and safety department, The Bendix Corp. (Source: Obituary.) 



Children of ESTHER HOWELL and HARRY DAY are: 

127. i. PATSY JEAN 6 DAY, b. Private. 

128. ii. DIXIE LOU DAY, b. Private. 

78. WILLIAM F. 5 MOON (EMMA P. 4 JACKSON, SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was 

born June 16, 1924 in North Liberty, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died November 

28, 1997 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). He married SELMA JEAN PETERSON 

Private. She was born Private. 

Notes for WILLIAM F. MOON: 


From 




Monday, December 1, 1997 

William F. Moon 

Jan. 16, 1924 - Nov. 28, 1997 

(with photo) 

NORTH LIBERTY - William F. Moon, 73, of 24300 Indiana 4, North Liberty, Ind., passed away after becoming 

ill in his residence at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, Ind. 

He was born on June 16, 1924, in North Liberty and resided in the area his lifetime. Bill retired from Wells 

Aluminum in North Liberty in 1983, after many years of service. 

On Aug. 31, 1948, in South Bend, he married Selma J. Peterson, who survives. 

He is also survived by a daughter, Holly C. Moon of Lakeville, Ind.; a son, Murray S. Moon of Indianapolis, Ind.; 

and by two wonderful loving grandchildren. 

Mr. Moon was preceded in death by a son, Patrick D. Moon, who died on Feb. 16, 1992; a brother, Burl Moon; 

and by two sisters, Marjorie Malstaff and Leona Atherton. 

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He attended North Liberty High School and was a World War II Navy veteran, serving in the Pacific. He was 

awarded the Victory Medal, American Area Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific area Campaign Medal, (8 stars), 

and the Phillipine Liberation Ribbon. Bill was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1954, North 

Liberty, and the American Legion Post 189, Walkerton, Ind. 

There will be no visitation hours or service. Cremation has taken place. 

Mr. Moon requested no visitation or services be conducted to lessen the pain for the family and many friends, 

who he cared deeply for. 

The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the St. Joseph County Heart Association or to the 

New Military Honor Park which represents all veterans. 

Hanley & Sons "Southwest Chapel" Funeral Home handled services and extend heartfelt sympathy to the Moon 

family. 

(1/11/2004) 

More About WILLIAM F. MOON: 

Awarded: Victory Medal, American Area Campaign Medal (Source: Obituary.) 

Burial: November 1997, (Cremated) (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1954, North Liberty, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Military service: World War II, U. S. Navy, Pacific (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: (Retired) Wells Aluminum, North Liberty, IN (Source: Obituary.) 



Children of WILLIAM MOON and SELMA PETERSON are: 

i. HOLLY C. 6 MOON, b. Private. 

ii. MURRAY S. MOON, b. Private. 

iii. PATRICK D. MOON, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. February 16, 1992, Unknown (Source: Obituary for Father.). 

More About PATRICK D. MOON: 


79. DOROTHY ELIZABETH 5 GRIMES (FREDERICK C. 4 , LAURA E. 3 EBERHART, ("FLORA?"), ADOLPHUS 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born October 27, 1904 in Denver, Denver, Colorado (Source: SSDI, Marriage license 

application.), and died January 1975 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.). She married FREDERICK COOLEY 

FELLINGHAM January 12, 1935 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 84, 

p. 264.). He was born July 29, 1905 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois (Source: SSDI, Marriage license application.), 

and died November 1986 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.). 

More About DOROTHY ELIZABETH GRIMES: 



Zip Code, last known res.: 80110, Englewood, Arapahoe, CO (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

More About FREDERICK COOLEY FELLINGHAM: 


Occupation: January 11, 1935, Landman, Standard Oil & Gas Co. (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Residence: January 11, 1935, Tulsa, Tulsa, OK (Source: Marriage license application.) 



Children of DOROTHY GRIMES and FREDERICK FELLINGHAM are: 

i. UNKNOWN 6 FELLINGHAM, CHILD # 1, b. Private. 

ii. UNKNOWN FELLINGHAM, CHILD # 2, b. Private. 

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80. ELIZABETH E. 5 BLAIR (DONNA BELLE 4 EBERHART, FREDERICK GEORGE 3 , ADOLPHUS 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) 

was born June 21, 1914 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Marriage license application.), and died 

January 6, 2003 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). She married HERBERT E. BUCKLEN III August 

14, 1937 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 102, p. 465.). He was 

born March 4, 1912 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Marriage license application.), and died March 

13, 1992 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for ELIZABETH E. BLAIR: 


From 

The eTruth 



Online at www.etruth.com/news 

Tuesday, January 7, 2003 

(with photo) 

ELIZABETH E. BUCKLEN 

June 21, 1914 - Jan. 6, 2003 

ELKHART - Elizabeth Eberhart Bucklen, 88, formerly of 2 Holly Lane, died at 6:50 p.m. Monday (Jan. 6, 2003) 

at Valley View Health-care Center. 

She was born June 21, 1914, in Mishawaka, to George W. and Donna (Eberhart) Blair. She married Herbert E. 

Bucklen III on Aug. 14, 1937. He died March 13, 1992. 

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Robert P. (Anne) Johnston of Alamo, Calif.; one son, George (Patsy) Bucklen 

of Bristol; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. 

One grandson, George McDaniel Bucklen, and one brother, George W. Blair Jr., preceded her in death. 

Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Hartzler-Gutermuth-Inman Funeral Home. Services will be at 11 

a.m. Saturday at St. John's of the Cross Episcopal Church in Bristol. The Rev. George Minnix will officiate. 

Burial will follow at Redfield-Bucklen Farm Cemetery. 

Mrs. Bucklen was a homemaker. She was a graduate of Principia Upper School in St. Louis and attended 

Northwestern University and Katherine Gibbs in New York. She belonged to St. John's Episcopal Church in 

Elkhart, the Elcona Country Club, Tri Kappa, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Signal Point in Niles, Mich., the Progress 

Club, the Indiana Historical Society and the Northern Indiana Center for History. 

She and her husband came from prominent area families. Her great-grandfather, Adolphus Eberhart, founded 

Ball Band Company (later called Uniroyal) in the early 1800s. Her husband's grandfather built the Bucklen 

Opera House in Elkhart. Her husband's father founded what became Durakool, a manufacturer of switches and 

relays. 

Memorials may be given to the Northern Illinois Historical Foundation of the charity of one's choice. 

(1/11/2003) 

More About ELIZABETH E. BLAIR: 

Attended: Northwestern University (Source: Obituary.) 

Burial: January 10, 2003, Redfield-Bucklen Farm Cemetery (Source: Obituary.) 

Graduated: Principia Upper School, St. Louis (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: St. John's Episcopal Church, Bristol, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


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Notes for HERBERT E. BUCKLEN III: 


From 

The Elkhart Truth 




(with photo) 

Herbert E. Bucklin III dies 

ELKHART - Herbert E. Bucklin III, the former president of Durakool, Inc. whose family name graced two 

former Elkhart landmarks, the Bucklen Opera House and the Hotel Bucklen, died Friday morning after a brief 

illness. He was 80. 

Mr. Bucklen was the grandson of Herbert E. Bucklen, who rose from a drugstore clerk to a multimillionaire in 

patent medicine and real estate. He bestowed his hometown with its "first real opera house" in 1884 and in the 

same decade renovated and renamed the city's fourth hotel, the former Clifton House. 

But Herbert E. Bucklin III assumed the helm of the company founded in 1935 by his father, Herbert E. Bucklin II. 

Durakool was a maker of switches and relays. 

"He took the family company and built it up to be quite successful," said his friend William F. Martin, who 

nevertheless remembers Mr. Bucklen as "a family man, devoted to his children." 

"Herb was great on family traditions," said Martin, describing the growth of the Bucklen Family Picnic on the 

Redfield-Bucklen Farm from 9 couples to about 150 people. "He looked after a lot of people in addition to his 

own family. He was very generous that way." 

"He was a gentle man and a gentleman," said Frank Parmater Sr., who knew him since the two began attending 

school together at age six. "He was a shrewd guy, a smart guy. I used to call him "bucks" because he saved his 

money." 

Mr. Bucklen also served on the board of directors for two local banks. 

"The community has lost a very good, solid citizen," said neighbor John F. Dille Jr., chairman of The Elkhart 

Truth. "He was in a long line of early settlers in the community." 

Mr. Bucklen, of 2 Holly Lane, died at 9:30 a.m. Friday (March 13, 1992) at home after a brief illness. A life 

resident of Elkhart, he served as president of Durakool Inc. until his retirement in 1977. 

In addition to the Bucklen Opera House and Hotel Bucklen, his grandfather was responsible for the development 

and construction of a number of noted landmarks in Elkhart, including the Century Club and the Valley Line, an 

inter-urban railroad that stretched along East Jackson beyond Bristol to a terminal in Columbus, Ohio. His greatgrandfather, 

George Redfield, was a pioneer of southern Michigan who homesteaded the Redfield Farm 

beginning in 1835 and became the first treasurer for the State of Michigan. The farm in Cass County is still 

owned by the Bucklen family and has a historical designation from the Michigan Historical Society. 

Mr. Bucklen was born March 4, 1912, in Elkhart. He married Elizabeth Blair on Aug. 14, 1937, in Mishawaka. 

She survives with one daughter, Mrs. Robert P. (Anne) Johnson of Danville, Calif.; one son, George B. of 

Elkhart; and five grandchildren, Kristen and Jeffrey Miller of Danville, Calif., and Bryan, Betsy and Dale 

Bucklen, all of Elkhart. One grandson, George "Danny" M. Bucklen, one brother, Robert, and one sister, Jane, 

are deceased. 

A 1930 graduate of Elkhart High School, Mr. Bucklen attended Purdue University and the University of Illinois. 

He was a charter member of Elcona Country Club and the Elcona Curling Club, a past member of Rotary 

International and a director emeritus of Ameritrust of Elkhart. He also was a member of the Signal Point Club in 

Niles and of St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, whose native fieldstone came from the Bucklen-Redfield 

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Farm. 

Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Hartzler-Gutermuth Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at 11 

a.m. Monday at St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church. The Rev. Richard Kallenburg will officiate. The body 

will be cremated. Burial will be at a later date at the family's Redfield-Bucklen Farm Cemetery. 

Memorials may be given to United Cancer Services of Elkhart County, the Northern Indiana Historical Society 

Foundation of South Bend, or the charity of one's choice. 

(1/19/2003) 

More About HERBERT E. BUCKLEN III: 

Attended: Purdue University and the University of Chicago (Source: Obituary.) 

Burial: March 1992, (Cremated) Redfield-Bucklen Farm Cemetery (Source: Obituary.) 

Graduated: Abt. 1930, Elkhart High School (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Elcona Country Club and Elcona Curling Club (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: August 14, 1937, Secretary-treasurer (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Retired: Abt. 1977, From Durakool, Inc. (Source: Obituary.) 

Served: Director (emeritus) Ameritrust of Elkhart (Source: Obituary.) 



Children of ELIZABETH BLAIR and HERBERT BUCKLEN are: 

129. i. ANNE 6 BUCKLEN, b. Private. 

130. ii. GEORGE B. BUCKLEN, b. Private. 

81. GEORGE W. 5 BLAIR, JR., "TOM" (DONNA BELLE 4 EBERHART, FREDERICK GEORGE 3 , ADOLPHUS 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born March 14, 1917 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Mishawaka Enterprise Index 

Book.), and died February 11, 1998 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma (Source: Obituary.). He married BETTY SAGE 


Notes for GEORGE W. BLAIR, JR., "TOM": 


From the 




Tuesday, February 19, 1998 

George W. Blair Jr. 

March 15, 1917-Feb. 11, 1998 

MISHAWAKA--George W. "Tom" Blair Jr., 80, of Tulsa, Okla., formerly of Mishawaka, died in his home Feb. 

11. Survivors include his wife 

Betty (Sage); a son, George W. III of Noel, Mo.; and a sister, Elizabeth Bucklen of Elkhart. Services were held 

on Feb. 14 in St. John's Episcopal Church, Tulsa. Stanley's Funeral Services, Tulsa, handled the arrangements. 

(11/11/2003) 

More About GEORGE W. BLAIR, JR., "TOM": 

Burial: February 14, 1998, Unknown (Source: Obituary.) 



Zip Code, last known res.: 74105, Tulsa, Tulsa, OK (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

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Child of GEORGE BLAIR and BETTY SAGE is: 

i. GEORGE W. 6 BLAIR III, b. Private. 

82. ANN ELIZABETH 5 HILLIER (CAROL ELISABETH 4 EBERHART, FREDERICK GEORGE 3 , ADOLPHUS 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married JAMES G. PERKINS Private. He was born Private. 

Children of ANN HILLIER and JAMES PERKINS are: 

i. ELLEN 6 PERKINS, b. Private. 

ii. NANCY PERKINS, b. Private. 

iii. JAY PERKINS, b. Private. 

iv. SARAH PERKINS, b. Private. 

v. SAM PERKINS, b. Private. 

vi. MARTHA PERKINS, b. Private. 

83. JEANIE MARGUERITE 5 COOKE (GORDON GUY 4 , SABRA OLIVE 3 EBERHART, FREDERICK GEORGE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married (1) GARY LEE SCHWITZER Private. He was born Private. She 

married (2) GARTH MICHAEL PEEL Private. He was born Private. 

Children of JEANIE COOKE and GARY SCHWITZER are: 

i. GARY LEE 6 SCHWITZER II, b. Private. 

131. ii. SHANNON JEANINE SCHWITZER, b. Private. 

84. PATRICIA MARIE 5 COOKE (GORDON GUY 4 , SABRA OLIVE 3 EBERHART, FREDERICK GEORGE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married (1) JAMES DEVENS Private. He was born Private. She married (2) 

CARL SCHU Private. He was born Private. 

Children of PATRICIA COOKE and JAMES DEVENS are: 

i. MICHELLE MARIE 6 DEVENS, b. Private. 

ii. JOSEPH JAMES DEVENS, b. Private. 

iii. JENNIFER SUZANNE DEVENS, b. Private. 

85. ELIZABETH JANE 5 EBERHART, ("BETTY") (GEORGE FREDERICK 4 , GEORGE F. 3 , FREDERICK GEORGE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married FRANCIS JAMES GERARD Private. He was born August 14, 1915 in 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Marriage license.), and died April 1, 1998 in Mishawaka, St. 

Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for FRANCIS JAMES GERARD: 


From 





Francis J. Gerard 

Aug. 14, 1915 - April 1, 1998 

Francis J. Gerard, 82, of Jefferson Street, Mishawaka, Ind., died at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, in his 

residence. 

He was born in Mishawaka on Aug. 14, 1915, to William and Mary (Kile) Gerard, who preceded him in death. 

He was also preceded in death by five brothers and a sister. 

He married the former Elizabeth "Betty" Eberhart in Mishawaka on July 18, 1942. 

Francis is survived by his wife Betty; two daughters, Suzanne Gerard and Jill (William) Hedl, both of Mishawaka, 

five grandchildren, Heather and Adam Howard, Carrie, Joshua and Jason Hedl; two sisters, Evelyn Mallory of 

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Norfolk, Va., and Elizabeth Loos of Elkhart, Ind.; a brother, Chester Gerard of South Whitley, Ind.; and by his 

mother-in-law, Adeline Eberhart of Mishawaka. 

He retired in 1980 from American Tool & Die after 43 years of service. Francis belonged to the International 

Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers District # 103. 

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main Street, 

Mishawaka, where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, with Rev. Ronald Miller officiating. 

Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House. 

(same newspaper, 

More About FRANCIS JAMES GERARD: 

Burial: April 4, 1998, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers District # 103 (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: July 11, 1942, Apprentice tool maker (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Retired: Abt. 1980, American Tool & Die, after 43 years of service (Source: Obituary.) 



Children of ELIZABETH EBERHART and FRANCIS GERARD are: 

132. i. SUZANNE CLAIRE 6 GERARD, b. September 21, 1947, Kansas City, Clay, Missouri; d. February 2, 1999, 


133. ii. JILL DIANE GERARD, b. Private. 

86. JOANN 5 EBERHART (GEORGE FREDERICK 4 , GEORGE F. 3 , FREDERICK GEORGE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was 

born September 21, 1929 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Marriage license application.), and 

died July 2, 1999 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI.). She married CHARLES JOSEPH MURPHY 

Private. He was born Private. 

Notes for JOANN EBERHART: 


From 




Sunday, July 4, 1999 

JoAnn E. Murphy 

Sept. 21, 1929 - July 2, 1999 

JoAnn E. Murphy, long-time director of Camp Tannadoonah, died after a short illness on Friday, July 2, in 

Memorial Hospital. 

Mrs. "M" was born on Sept 21, 1929, to George and Adeline (Ashcroft) Eberhart of Mishawaka. She graduated 

from Mishawaka High School and attended Hanover College. During her school years, she was a national baton 

twirling champion. She worked for Camp Fire Girls for 35 years. The last 28 were spent directing Camp 

Tannadoonah on Birch Lake, Vandalia, Mich. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; and by a brother, George Eberhart III. 

She is survived by a daughter, Kristin Murphy of South Bend, Ind.; a son, Michael Murphy of Mishawaka; two 

grandchildren, Meghan and Colin Murphy; and by a sister, Betty Gerard of Mishawaka. 

There will be no visitation. 

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A private memorial service will be held. 

Memorial donations may be made to Sunnyside Presbyterian Church, 115 S. Frances Street, South Bend, IN 

46617. 

(5/6/2003) 

More About JOANN EBERHART: 

Attended: Hanover College (Source: Obituary.) 




Occupation: Camp Fire Girls, 35 years (Source: Obituary.) 



Children of JOANN EBERHART and CHARLES MURPHY are: 

134. i. MICHAEL PATRICK 6 MURPHY, b. Private. 

ii. KRISTIN JO MURPHY, b. Private. 

87. CLEM WILLIAM 5 EBERHART, JR., ("BILLY") (CLEM WILLIAM 4 , WILLIAM 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born July 1, 1920 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died 

January 2, 1999 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.). He married LILLIAN E. THOMAS Private. She was born Private. 

Notes for CLEM WILLIAM EBERHART, JR., ("BILLY"): 


From 

The Arizona Republic 

Phoenix, Arizona 

(Maricopa County) 

Wednesday, January 6, 1999 

Clem William Eberhart Jr., 78, of Mesa, a design engineer, died Jan. 2, 1999. He was born in Mishawaka, Ind., 

and was a World War II Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife, Lillian E.; daughter, Dianne R. Morlock; son, 

Barry; sister, Norma Jean Osterhout; and five grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Read Hall Dream 

Land Villa Community Center, 322 N. 5th Place, Mesa. Contributions: L.H.S. Hospice, 1325 N. Fiesta Blvd., 

Suite 1, Gilbert, AZ 85223. Family Burial and Cremation Center. 

(10/18/2003) 

More About CLEM WILLIAM EBERHART, JR., ("BILLY"): 

Burial: January 7, 1999, Unknown (Source: Obituary.) 

Military service: World War II, U. S. Navy (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Design engineer (Source: Obituary.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 85205, Mesa, Maricopa, AZ (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Children of CLEM EBERHART and LILLIAN THOMAS are: 

i. DIANNA R. 6 EBERHART, b. Private; m. UNKNOWN MORLOCK, Private; b. Private. 

ii. BARRY EBERHART, b. Private. 

88. MARJORIE MAY 5 EBERHART (CLEM WILLIAM 4 , WILLIAM 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

February 5, 1922 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.), and died April 3, 1995 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.). She 

married (1) CARL B. DIETRICK Private. He was born Private. She married (2) DONALD H. KUEHNER Aft. 1953 in 

Unknown. He was born December 21, 1924 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.), and died June 11, 1993 in Unknown 

(Source: SSDI.). 

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More About MARJORIE MAY EBERHART: 



Zip Code, last known res.: 86441, Dolan Springs, Mohave, AZ (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

More About DONALD H. KUEHNER: 



Zip Code, last known res.: 86441, Dolan Springs, Mohave, AZ (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Child of MARJORIE EBERHART and CARL DIETRICK is: 

i. CARL DAVID 6 DIETRICK, b. Private. 

89. NORMA JEAN 5 EBERHART (CLEM WILLIAM 4 , WILLIAM 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

Private. She married WAYNE OSTERHOUT Private. He was born Private. 

Children of NORMA EBERHART and WAYNE OSTERHOUT are: 

i. CYNTHIA 6 OSTERHOUT, b. Private. 

ii. LINDA OSTERHOUT, b. Private. 

iii. MARSHA OSTERHOUT, b. Private. 

iv. WAYNE OSTERHOUT, JR., b. Private. 

v. DANIEL OSTERHOUT, b. Private. 

vi. JILLENE OSTERHOUT, b. Private. 

90. DORIS RAE 5 EBERHART (RAY J. 4 , WILLIAM 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born April 18, 

1930 in Unknown (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle Eberhart, 1960.), and died August 12, 

2004 in Unknown, California (Source: Obituary.). She married ROBERT J. PEEPLES Private. He was born 

Private. 

Notes for DORIS RAE EBERHART: 


From the 




Saturday, August 14, 2004 

Online at 

http://www.southbendtribune.com 

Obituary: Doris Rae Peeples 

April 18, 1929 -- Aug. 12, 2004 

Doris Rae (Eberhart) Peeples, 75, of Oceanside, Calif., passed away after a short illness. 

Doris was formerly from South Bend, Ind., and was a graduate of Mishawaka High School, class of 1947. Doris 

was born April 18, 1929, to Ray and Waunita (McClane) Eberhart. She was preceded in death by her parents, and 

by her son, William R. Peeples. 

On July 18, 1948, Doris became the bride of Robert "Bob" Peeples. 

She worked for many years as a nurse at St. Joseph Hospital. She then moved to Taipei, Taiwan, with her family 

for 10 years. When she returned to the United States, the family settled in Oceanside where she resumed her work 

in the hospital, helping people now as a volunteer. However, she enjoyed visiting her family often in the Michiana 

area. 

Surviving to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 56 years, Robert Peeples; her daughter and son-in- 

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law, Garret and Donna (Peeples) Bell; son, John Peeples; and her pride and joy grandchildren, Megan and David 

Peeples. Also survived by her sisters, Betty (Eberhart) Smith of Niles, Mich., Linda Eberhart of Florida; her 

brothers, James, Ray, Fred, Larry and Robert of Mishawaka, Ind., South Bend and Granger, Ind.; several brothersin-law 

and sister-in-law; nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. 

Doris will be remembered in a celebration of life and love Friday, Aug. 20, at Eternal Hills Memorial Park, 1999 

El Camino Real, Oceanside, CA 92054. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. 

(8/15/2004) 

More About DORIS RAE EBERHART: 

Burial: August 20, 2004, Eternal Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, CA (Source: Obituary.) 



Occupation: Nurse (Source: Obituary.) 

Children of DORIS EBERHART and ROBERT PEEPLES are: 

i. DONNA LYNN 6 PEEPLES, b. Private; m. GARRET BELL, Private; b. Private. 

ii. WILLIAM ROBERT PEEPLES, b. August 6, 1953, Unknown (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van 

Winkle Eberhart, 1960.); d. December 21, 1985, Harris County, Texas (Source: TX death index via 

rootsweb.com.). 

More About WILLIAM ROBERT PEEPLES: 


135. iii. JOHN PEEPLES, b. Private. 

91. BETTY JOYCE 5 EBERHART (RAY J. 4 , WILLIAM 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. 

She married JERRY SMITH Private. He was born Private. 

Children of BETTY EBERHART and JERRY SMITH are: 

i. CHRISTINE KAY 6 SMITH, b. Private. 

ii. LU ANN SMITH, b. Private. 

92. JAMES FREDERICK 5 EBERHART (RAY J. 4 , WILLIAM 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

Private. He married UNKNOWN LEARMAN Private. She was born Private. 

Child of JAMES EBERHART and UNKNOWN LEARMAN is: 

i. JAMES W. 6 EBERHART, b. August 3, 1959, South Bend, St, Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.); d. 

November 13, 1959, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for JAMES W. EBERHART: 


From 





INFANT FOUND 

DEAD IN CRIB 

James W. Eberhart 

Suffocates Under 

Blanket 

James W. Eberhart, three-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Eberhart, 716 E. Jefferson Blvd., 

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apparently died of suffocation early today in his home. 

Police, who took the child to St. Joseph's Hospital, said the baby was found in his crib at 6:10 a.m. by his 

father with part of a blanket over his head. The parents applied mouth to mouth respiration before the arrival 

of police, who used a resuscitator on the child en route to the hospital. The baby was pronounced dead there 

by an attending physician. 

The child was born in South Bend Memorial Hospital Aug. 3. Surviving besides the parents are the 

grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Learman, of Mishawaka, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Eberhart, of South BEnd. 

Friends will be received in the Bubb Funeral Chapel after 7 p.m. today. Graveside rites will be conducted at 

3:30 p.m. Saturday in Fairview Cemetery. The Rev. Quinton Everest, pastor of the Gospel Center United 

Missionary Church of South Bend, will officiate. 

(5/23/2003) 

More About JAMES W. EBERHART: 

Burial: November 14, 1959, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


93. KAY ANN 5 EBERHART (GENE HARDING 4 , WILLIAM 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born 

Private. She married PAUL KARL JOHANSON Private. He was born Private. 

Children of KAY EBERHART and PAUL JOHANSON are: 

i. KARL EUGENE 6 JOHANSON, b. Private; m. ELIZABETH UNKNOWN, Private; b. Private. 

ii. ERIC J. JOHANSON, b. Private; m. RENEE UNKNOWN, Private; b. Private. 

136. iii. HILARY JOHANSON, b. Private. 

iv. CHRISTIAN B. JOHANSON, b. Private. 

94. FRANKLYN JEAN 5 BORDEN (BESSIE ELDONA 4 ORT, ("BESS"), GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , 

GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born November 1, 1915 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Marriage license 

application.), and died June 6, 1956 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). She married ROBERT 

FRED COOK May 28, 1938 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 107, p. 

440.). He was born July 2, 1914 in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Marriage license 

application.), and died December 1985 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.). 

Notes for FRANKLYN JEAN BORDEN: 


From 





MRS. R. F. COOK 


Lifetime Resident 

Was Ill Two 

Months 

(with photo) 

Mrs. Robert F. Cook, 40, of 409 N. Victoria St., a lifetime resident of Mishawaka, died at 11 a.m. Wednesday in 

St. Joseph Hospital. She had been ill for about two months. Mrs. Cook was born in Mishawaka and as Miss Jean 

Borden she married Robert F. Cook on May 28, 1938. 

Surviving are her husband; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Borden, of this city; a son, Gregory F., and a 

daughter, Linda Ann, both at home; a sister, Mrs. Donald Field, of Homewood, Ill., and a brother, Robert O. 

Borden, of South Bend. 

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Mrs. Cook was a member of the First Methodist Church and was a teacher in the primary department of the 

Sunday school. She also was a member of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of that church, and of the 

Tri Kappa Sorority. She was graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1933. 

Friends may call at the bent & Sprague Chapel after 7 p.m. today and until 10 p.m. Friday. The body will be 

taken to the First Methodist Church Saturday morning and friends may call there from 9 a.m. until the funeral 

services at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. J. Yunker, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. 

(5/21/2003) 

More About FRANKLYN JEAN BORDEN: 

Burial: June 9, 1956, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Member: First Methodist Church (Source: Obituary.) 


Served: Teacher, Primary department, First Methodist Church Sunday School (Source: Obituary.) 

More About ROBERT FRED COOK: 


Occupation: May 14, 1938, Clerk (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Soc. Sec. Info: Zip Code where death benefit was sent, 46544, Mishawaka, St Joseph, IN (Source: Social Security 

Death Index.) 



Children of FRANKLYN BORDEN and ROBERT COOK are: 

i. GREGORY FRED 6 COOK, b. Private. 

ii. LINDA ANN COOK, b. Private. 

95. RUTH ANNE 5 BORDEN (BESSIE ELDONA 4 ORT, ("BESS"), GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , 

GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married JAMES DONALD FIELDS Private. He was born Private. 

Children of RUTH BORDEN and JAMES FIELDS are: 

i. MICHAEL BORDEN 6 FIELDS, b. Private. 

ii. ELIZABETH ANN FIELDS, b. Private. 

96. ROBERT ORT 5 BORDEN (BESSIE ELDONA 4 ORT, ("BESS"), GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , 

GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married VIRGINIA MARGARET WRAY Private. She was born Private. 

Children of ROBERT BORDEN and VIRGINIA WRAY are: 

i. PAMELA SUE 6 BORDEN, b. Private. 

ii. GEORGE ROBERT BORDEN, b. Private. 

iii. JOHN WILLIAM BORDEN, b. Private. 

iv. JAMES RICHARD BORDEN, b. Private. 

97. RICHARD J. 5 PHILION (BLANCH AUDEAN 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born May 26, 1918 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN Birth 

Rec. Book MCH-57, p. 58.), and died August 8, 1959 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). He 

married CLEO V. KRUMANAKER August 30, 1941 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: St. Joseph County, IN 

Marr. Rec. Book 125, p. 497.). She was born October 29, 1917 in St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: SSDI, 

Marriage license application.), and died December 22, 2001 in Brush, Morgan, Colorado (Source: SSDI, 

Obituary.). 

Notes for RICHARD J. PHILION: 


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From 




Saturday, August 8, 1959 

DEATH CLAIMS 

EX-RESIDENT 

Richard J. Philion 

Dies on Visit 

With Mother 

Richard J. Philion, 41, of Madison Heights, Mich., a former resident of Mishawaka, died unexpectedly at 2 a.m. 

today in the home of his mother, Mrs. Blanche Philion, 2410 Woodmont Ave., South Bend, also a former 

resident. 

Mr. Philion arrived from Detroit early Friday night to visit his mother for a few days. He became ill shortly after 

his arrival and died a short time later. An attending physician said death was caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. 

Mr. Philion was born in Mishawaka, and on Aug. 31, 1941, he married Miss Cleo Krumanaker in this city. He 

was a special representative of the United States Rubber Co. to the General Motors Corp. He was a veteran of 

World War II, having served in the Air Force from 1941 to 1945. He moved to his present home in 1954. 

Surviving other than his mother are his widow and two daughters, Christine and Debra Philion, at home. He was 

a member of St. Dennis Parish, Royal Oak, Mich. Friends may call in the Bent & Sprague Chapel after 7 p.m. 

Sunday. 

(same newspaper, Sunday, August 9, 1959) 

PHILION - Funeral services for Richard J. Philion, 41, of Madison Heights, Mich., who died early Saturday in 

the home of his mother, Mrs. Blanche Philion, 2410 Woodmont Ave., South Bend, will take place at 9 a.m. 

Tuesday in Holy Cross Church, South Bend. Rev. George Welsh, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in St. 

Joseph Valley Memorial Park. The rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Bent & Sprague Chapel 

where friends may call after 7 p.m. today and until the funeral hour. 

Pallbearers will be Robert Knarr, of Royal Oak, Mich., Forest Palmer, Paul Holland and Emery Szabo, of South 

Bend, Edward Nagle of Birmingham, Mich., and Edward Wilkinson, of St. Clair Shores, Mich. 

(3/10/2003) 

More About RICHARD J. PHILION: 

Burial: August 11, 1959, St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: St. Dennis Parish, Royal Oak, Mich. (Source: Obituary.) 

Military service: Abt. 1941, World War II, U. S. Air Force, until 1945 (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: August 23, 1941, Auditor, woolen mill (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Notes for CLEO V. KRUMANAKER: 


From 




Sunday, December 23, 2001 

Cleo V. Philion 

Oct. 28, 1917 - Dec. 22, 2001 

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SOUTH BEND - Cleo V. Philion, 84, of Sunset Manor Nursing Home, Brush, Colo., formerly of South Bend, 

died Saturday in the nursing home. Survivors include two daughters, Christine Bojarski and Debra Sanders, both 

of Englewood, Colo. Memorial services will be held in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Cemetery at a later date. 

Heer Mortuary & Crematory, Brush, is handling arrangements. 

(6/25/2003) 

More About CLEO V. KRUMANAKER: 

Burial: December 2001, St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, IN (Source: Obituary.) 




Children of RICHARD PHILION and CLEO KRUMANAKER are: 

i. CHRISTINE MARY 6 PHILION, b. Private; m. MICHAEL BOJARSKI, Private; b. Private. 

ii. DEBORAH ANN PHILION, b. Private; m. THOMAS SANDERS, Private; b. Private. 

98. GRACE MARIE 5 STINE (IDA VALERA 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married CHARLES PAUL PATTERSON Private. He was born Private. 

Children of GRACE STINE and CHARLES PATTERSON are: 

137. i. RALPH WALTER 6 PATTERSON, b. Private. 

ii. TERRY ALLEN PATTERSON, b. Private. 

99. HARLAND ALBERT 5 STINE, JR. (IDA VALERA 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born July 25, 1914 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.), and died April 1974 in Unknown (Source: 

SSDI.). He married WANDA L. JOHNSON Private. She was born Private. 

More About HARLAND ALBERT STINE, JR.: 



Index.) 

Children of HARLAND STINE and WANDA JOHNSON are: 

i. HARLAND A. 6 STINE III, b. Private. 

ii. MARY M. STINE, b. Private. 

iii. RICHARD W. STINE, b. Private. 

100. MARY JANE 5 STINE (IDA VALERA 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born January 31, 1916 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died 

July 11, 2001 in Zion, Lake, Ilinois (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). She married GEORGE THEODORE HANNINEN July 

11, 1934 in Unknown (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle Eberhart, 1960.). He was born 

November 9, 1911 in Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died November 20, 1992 

in Zion, Lake, Ilinois (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). 

Notes for MARY JANE STINE: 


From 

The News-Sun 

Waukegan, Illinois 

(Lake County) 


Mary J. Hanninen 

Mary J. Hanninen (nee Stine), age 85, of Zion, Illinois passed away July 11, 2001 at home. She was born January 

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31, 1916 in Mishawaka, IN. She was a member of Russell Community Church. 

Mrs. Hanninen was an avid bowler and was secretary of a senior league at Bertrands bowling alley. She worked 

for Johnson Motors, Johns-Manville and Abbott Labs. 

She is survived by 3 children; Gail Riley, Donna Quello and Michael (Sherre) Hanninen, 14 grandchildren and 16 

great-grandchildren, 5 sisters, Grace Patterson, Rose Long, Esther (Perry) Nichols, Ruth (Don) Groat, and 

Blanche (Stewart) Fleming, along with 2 brothers, Bob (Helen) Stine and Thomas (Connie) Stine. She was 

preceded in death by her parents, a loving husband George Hanninen to whom she was wed on July 11, 1934, also 

1 daughter Sandra Lee, an infant granddaughter and 4 brothers and 1 sister. 

Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 16, 2991 at 10:00 A.M. at MARSH FUNERAL HOME, 1521 

Washington St., Waukegan with Pastor Dan Nowatarski officiating. Burial will take place at North Shore Garden 

of Memories. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-5 P.M. and 6-8 P.M. and on Monday from 

9-10 A.M. Memorials may be made to Star Hospice. 

(3/27/2003) 

More About MARY JANE STINE: 

Burial: July 16, 2001, North Shore Garden of Memories, North Chicago, IL (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Russell Community Church (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Johnson Motors, Johns-Manville and Abbott Labs (Source: Obituary.) 

Served: Secretary, senior bowling league, Bertrand Lanes (Source: Obituary.) 

Soc. Sec. Info: Zip Code where death benefit was sent, 60099, Zion, Lake, IL (Source: Social Security Death 

Index.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 60099, Zion, Lake, IL (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Notes for GEORGE THEODORE HANNINEN: 


From 

The News-Sun 

Waukegan, Illinois 

(Lake County) 


HANNINEN 

George T. Hanninen, 81, of Zion, formerly of Waukegan and Gurnee, Illinois passed away November 20, 1992 at 

his home. 

He was born November 9, 1911, in Ishpeming, Michigan. On July 11, 1934 he married Mary Stine. He was 

retired from Johns-Manville in 1972 after 43 years of employment. He was a member of the Johns-Manville 

Quarter Century Club; the Musicians Union # 284 AF of M; a senior bowler at Bertrand Bowling Lanes and had 

been a drummer in various area bands from 1940 to 1982. 

He is survived by his wife, Mary; 3 children, Gail (Charles) Riley, of Portage, Indiana; Donna Quello, of Las 

Vegas, Nevada; and Michael (Sherre) Hanninen, of Zion, Illinois; 13 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; 1 

brother, Leonard (Toine) Hanninen, of Champion, Michigan. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra in 

1958, 1 sister, Irma Perry, and 1 brother in infancy. 

Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Monday, November 23, 1992 at THE MARSH FUNERAL HOME OF 

WAUKEGAN, 1521 Washington Street with Rev. Dan Nowatarski officiating. Interment will be at North Shore 

Garden of Memories. Visitation was held on Sunday from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. Friends may call from 12:00 noon 

on Monday until time of service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Saint Therese STAR 

Hospice Program, c/o Saint Therese Medical Center. 

(3/27/2003) 

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More About GEORGE THEODORE HANNINEN: 

Burial: November 23, 1992, North Shore Garden of Memories, North Chicago, IL (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Johns-Manville Quarter Century Club (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Johns-Manville, 43 years (Source: Obituary.) 

Retired: Abt. 1972, From Johns-Manville (Source: Obituary.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 60099, Zion, Lake, IL (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Children of MARY STINE and GEORGE HANNINEN are: 

138. i. GAIL RAE 6 HANNINEN, b. Private. 

ii. DONNA JEAN HANNINEN, b. Private; m. UNKNOWN QUELLO, Private; b. Private. 

iii. SANDRA LEE HANNINEN, b. July 1, 1943, Unknown (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle 

Eberhart, 1960.); d. September 10, 1958, Unknown (Source: Eberhart Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle 

Eberhart, 1960.). 

More About SANDRA LEE HANNINEN: 


iv. MICHAEL LYNN HANNINEN, b. Private; m. SHERRE UNKNOWN, Private; b. Private. 

101. BOB DANIEL 5 STINE (IDA VALERA 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married HELEN JOHNSON Private. She was born Private. 

Children of BOB STINE and HELEN JOHNSON are: 

i. NANCY MARIE 6 STINE, b. Private; m. GRANT ELGIN MARSHALL, Private; b. Private. 

ii. ROBERT ALBIN STINE, b. Private. 

iii. PEGGY LYNN STINE, b. Private. 

102. ROSE ANN 5 STINE (IDA VALERA 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) 

was born Private. She married DALE EUGENE LONG Private. He was born Private. 

Children of ROSE STINE and DALE LONG are: 

i. THEODORE JAMES 6 LONG, b. Private. 

ii. DAVID ALLEN LONG, b. Private. 

iii. DAYLE IRENE LONG, b. Private. 

103. ESTHER MAY 5 STINE (IDA VALERA 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married PERRY FREDERICK NICHOLS Private. He was born Private. 

Children of ESTHER STINE and PERRY NICHOLS are: 

i. CHERYL ANN 6 NICHOLS, b. Private. 

ii. WILLILAM FREDERICK NICHOLS, b. Private. 

iii. PATRICIA KEY NICHOLS, b. Private. 

104. RUTH ELIZABETH 5 STINE (IDA VALERA 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married DONALD RICHARD GROAT Private. He was born Private. 

Children of RUTH STINE and DONALD GROAT are: 

i. DOUGLAS RICHARD 6 GROAT, b. Private. 

ii. SHIRLIE JEAN GROAT, b. Private. 

105. BLANCH IRENE 5 STINE (IDA VALERA 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married (1) HAROLD EUGENE KENDALL Private. He was born Private. She 

married (2) STEVE FLEMING, ("STEWART?") Private. He was born Private. 

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Children of BLANCH STINE and HAROLD KENDALL are: 

i. HAROLD EUGENE 6 KENDALL, JR., b. Private. 

ii. LINDA JEAN KENDALL, b. Private. 

Children of BLANCH STINE and STEVE FLEMING are: 

iii. STEWART ELVIN 6 FLEMING, b. Private. 

iv. MARK HENRY FLEMING, b. Private. 

106. BETTY LOU 5 STINE (IDA VALERA 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married LEE JOHN WEAKLEY Private. He was born Private. 

Children of BETTY STINE and LEE WEAKLEY are: 

i. ALBERT DONALD 6 WEAKLEY, b. Private. 

ii. THOMAS JAMES WEAKLEY, b. Private. 

iii. JOHN CHARLES WEAKLEY, b. Private. 

107. JAMES ORT 5 STINE (IDA VALERA 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married SHARON LEE STANLEY Private. She was born Private. 

Child of JAMES STINE and SHARON STANLEY is: 

i. JAMES WILLIAM 6 STINE, b. Private. 

108. JANE AUDEAN 5 GOSS (MARGARETE 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married ALBERT JAMES MEUNINCK, ("JAMES ALBERT?") Private. He was 

born April 17, 1914 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Marriage license application.), and died March 

31, 2002 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). 

Notes for ALBERT JAMES MEUNINCK, ("JAMES ALBERT?"): 


From 




Monday, April 8, 2002 

James A. Meuninck 

April 17, 1914 - March 31, 2002 

James Albert "AL" Meuninck, 87, of Eagle Lake, Edwardsburg, MI and longtime resident of Mishawaka, IN 

passed away due to natural causes at 7:45 PM on Sunday, March 31, 2002 in Elkhart General Hospital. 

On April 17, 1914, AL was born in Mishawaka, the second son of Ernest and Mary (Claeys Martin) Meuninck, 

who both preceded him in death as well as two of his brothers Chuck and Rudy Meuninck. 

AL had a great love of life, his church, his family, travel, story-telling and in his later years painting with water 

colors. He had a one-man art exhibit at the Mishawaka Public Library after he retired from Weisberger Paper 

Comapny. 

On October 16, 1937, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, AL married the former Jane Audean Goss who survives. 

They would have been married 65 years this October. He is also survived by his daughter, Judy Eichorst of 

Abilene, TX; two sons, Jim of Eagle Lake, MI and Tom of Walkerton, IN. He was the proud "Papa" - 

grandfather of Julie, Doug, Chris, Jessica, Tyler and Rebecca; and the great-grandfather to Cameron, Taylor, 

Trey, Parker, Dirk and Kaele. Also surviving are his brothers Fred, Julius, Ernest, Jr. and his only sister, 

Genevieve Gyoles; and 15 nieces and nephews. 

Mr. Meuninck was a member of the Knights of Columbus, a Toastmaster, and a Lector at St. Joseph Catholic 

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Church and in retirement as a Red Coat at St. Joseph Hospital in Mishawaka. One of his biggest pleasures in life 

was giving slide presentations of his travels. 

Friends may call from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Tuesday, April 9th in Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8th Street, 

Mishawaka, IN where there will be wake prayers at 6:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by 

Fr. David Otto on Wednesday, April 10 at 10:00 AM Indiana time, 11:00 AM Michigan time in Our Lady of the 

Lake Catholic Church, Eagle Lake, Edwardsburg, MI, where there will be a visitation one hour prior the services 

at the church. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, IN. 

Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 535 W. Edison Unit # 6, Mishawaka, IN 46545 or 

Alzheimer's Association Northern Indiana Chapter, 919 E. Jefferson Blvd Suite 101, South Bend, IN or Our Lady 

of the Lake Catholic Church. 

(6/6/2003) 

More About ALBERT JAMES MEUNINCK, ("JAMES ALBERT?"): 

Burial: April 10, 2002, Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Knights of Columbus and Toastmasters (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: October 11, 1937, Clerk (Source: Marriage license application.) 

Retired: From Weisberger Paper Co. (Source: Obituary.) 

Served: Red Coat, St. Joseph Hospital (Source: Obituary.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 49112, Edwardsburg, Cass, MI (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Children of JANE GOSS and ALBERT MEUNINCK are: 

139. i. JUDITH A. 6 MEUNINCK, b. Private. 

ii. JAMES MEUNINCK, b. Private; m. JILL C. UNKNOWN, Private; b. Private. 

iii. THOMAS C. MEUNINCK, b. Private; m. KAREN M. UNKNOWN, Private; b. Private. 

109. GRACE ELIZABETH GOSS 5 REED (MARGARETE 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , 

GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born August 31, 1920 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Dan Rich, 

richinphoenix@cox.net.), and died August 15, 2002 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Dan Rich, 

richinphoenix@cox.net.). She married (1) JOHN K. ZIMMERMAN March 6, 1945 in Unknown (Source: Eberhart 

Genealogy by Aurilla Van Winkle Eberhart, 1960.). He was born July 16, 1922 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.), 

and died February 12, 2003 in Unknown (Source: SSDI.). She married (2) HUGH V. SHOWN September 19, 1981 

in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.). He was born September 9, 1914 

in Sebree, Webster, Kentucky (Source: SSDI, Obituary.), and died October 18, 1990 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, 

Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). 

Notes for GRACE ELIZABETH GOSS REED: 


From 





Grace Shown 

Aug. 31, 1920 - Aug. 15, 2002 

(with photo) 

Our "Amazing Grace," best friend to many, Grace Reed Shown, 81, of Holy Cross Care and Rehabilitation, died 

on Thursday, Aug. 15, in the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, Ind. 

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Grace was born Aug. 31, 1920, in Mishawaka, Ind. Her parents were Marguerite and Charles Goss. Grace's 

mother died when she was 16 months old and she was adopted and reared by Harriett and William Reed. 

During World War II she was married to Naval Ensign John K. Zimmerman, and moved to Carlisle, Pa. Grace 

moved back to Mishawaka in 1974. She wed the love of her life, Hugh V. Shown, on Sept. 19, 1981. He 

preceded her in death. 

Grace is survived by three sons, John William (Connie) Zimmerman of New Cumberland, Pa., James (Alicia) 

Shown of Mishawaka and Ronald (Carol) Shown of Columbus, Ohio; eight grandchildren, James Zimmerman of 

New Cumberland, Tonya (Oby) Zimmerman of Rehoboth Beach, Del., Thomas, David and Mary Shown of 

Mishawaka, Brian Shown of San Francisco, Calif., Traci (Marion) Nicks of Columbus and Danielle Shown of 

Columbus; and by three great-grandchildren, Hunter, Harrison and Teagan of Rehoboth Beach. She also leaves 

to cherish her memory a sister, Jane Meuninck of Edwardsburg, Mich.; three nieces, Judi (Doug) Meuninck of 

Abiline, Texas, Cindy (Tom) Blackburn of South Bend and Ann (Ken) Priebe of Mishawaka; three nephews, 

Donald (Glenda) Keen Jr. of Mishawaka, Thomas (Karen) Meuninck of Walkerton, Ind., and Jim Meuninck (Jill) 

of Edwardsburg. 

Grace was preceded in death by two daughters, Mary Jane Zimmerman and Becky Jo Zimmerman. 

Grace graduated from Mishawaka High School and the South Bend College of Commerce, and worked for Fred J. 

Hums at the Mishawaka Building and Loan (MFB), Grace was a lifetime member of the Wives of Professional 

Engineers and a past president of the Harrisburg, Pa., chapter. Upon her return to Mishawaka, at age 52, she 

graduated from Ivy Tech and became a coordinator for Real Services Nutrition Sites in St. Joseph County before 

retiring in 1985. 

Grace was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Mishawaka for the past 50 years. She was active in 

the Dorcas Circle and the Tri Kappa Sorority. Her faith was a testament to the many lives she touched. She 

flourished under the loving care that she received at Holy Cross Care and Rehab., where she served as president 

of the Resident's Council. Her many friends and relatives rejoice in her life and know that she is happy with her 

Lord. 

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the First United Methodist Church in Mishawaka, with visitation two hours 

prior to the service. Burial will take place at Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Methodist Church Scholarship Fund. 

(1/9/2004) 

More About GRACE ELIZABETH GOSS REED: 

Adoption: Aft. 1922, By William and Harriett Reed (Source: Obituary.) 

Burial: August 17, 2002, Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Dan Rich, richinphoenix@cox.net.) 

Graduated: Mishawaka High School and the South Bend College of Commerce (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: First United Methodist Church, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Mishawaka Building and Loan (Source: Obituary.) 



More About JOHN K. ZIMMERMAN: 


Military service: World War II, U. S. Navy Ensign (Source: Obituary for wife.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 17013, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Notes for HUGH V. SHOWN: 


From 


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Hugh V. Shown 

Sept. 9, 1914 - Oct. 18, 1990 

MISHAWAKA - Hugh V. Shown, 76, of 431 N. Wenger St., died about 1:40 a.m. today in his home after an 

illness. Mr. Shown retired in 1979 from Dodge Reliance Corp. after 43 years of service. He was born Sept. 9, 

1914, in Sebree, Ky., and lived in Mishawaka since 1928, coming from Kentucky. On Jan. 19, 1946, in 

Mishawaka, he married Lois K. Williamson. She died Aug. 12, 1979. On Sept. 19. 1981, he married Grace E. 

Reed. She survives, with two sons, James A. of Mishawaka and Ronald J. of Cleveland; a stepson, J. William 

Zimmerman of New Cumberland; a stepsister, Leora Sawyer of Tequesta, Fla.; and a stepbrother, Maurice Duvall 

of Pacific Grove, Calif. A stepdaughter, Becky Jo Witter, died in 1984. He was a member of the Lions Club, 

Mishawaka Rifle and Pistol Club, St. Joseph County Historical Society, Beiger Heritage Inc., received the City of 

Mishawaka George Award in 1974, and was a veteran of World War II. 

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main St. Burial will be at Fairview 

Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may 

be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County Inc., or the First United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund. 

(1/11/20040 

More About HUGH V. SHOWN: 

Awarded: Abt. 1974, City of Mishawaka George Award (Source: Obituary.) 


Member: Lions Club. Beiger Heritage Inc. (Source: Obituary.) 

Military service: World War II, branch of service unknown (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Dodge Reliance Corp., 43 yrs. (Source: Obituary.) 

Retired: Abt. 1979, From Dodge Reliance Corp. (Source: Obituary.) 


Index.) 

Children of GRACE REED and JOHN ZIMMERMAN are: 

140. i. JOHN WILLIAM 6 ZIMMERMAN, b. Private. 

ii. REBECCA JO ZIMMERMAN, "BECKY JO", b. August 15, 1951, Unknown (Source: SSDI.); d. January 1984, 

Unknown (Source: SSDI.); m. UNKNOWN WITTER, Private; b. Private. 

More About REBECCA JO ZIMMERMAN, "BECKY JO": 


Soc. Sec. Info: Zip Code where death benefit was sent, 60190, Winfield, Du Page, IL (Source: Social Security 

Death Index.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 60190, Winfield, Du Page, IL (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

iii. MARY JANE ZIMMERMAN, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. 

110. JOAN LOUISE 5 ORT (WALTER MAXWELL 4 , GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married KARL RUSSELL SMITH, JR. Private. He was born Private. 

Children of JOAN ORT and KARL SMITH are: 

i. STEPHEN RUSSELL 6 SMITH, b. Private. 

ii. SHAREDENE LOUISE SMITH, b. Private. 

111. NORMA JEAN 5 ORT (WALTER MAXWELL 4 , GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married MAXWELL WESTY Private. He was born Private. 

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Children of NORMA ORT and MAXWELL WESTY are: 

i. DEBRA KAY 6 WESTY, b. Private. 

ii. DENNIS KAY WESTY, b. Private. 

112. AUDREY MAXINE 5 ORT (WALTER MAXWELL 4 , GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married RONALD DELCAMP Private. He was born Private. 

Children of AUDREY ORT and RONALD DELCAMP are: 

i. REBECCA DIANA 6 DELCAMP, b. Private. 

ii. RHONDA KAY DELCAMP, b. Private. 

iii. RACHELLE LYNN DELCAMP, b. Private. 

113. BARBARA LYNN 5 EBERHART (WALTER JAMES 4 , HARRY WALTER 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) 

was born Private. She married UNKNOWN MYERS Private. He was born Private. 

Children of BARBARA EBERHART and UNKNOWN MYERS are: 

i. BLAKE 6 MYERS, b. Private; m. ANN-MARIE UNKNOWN, Private; b. Private. 

ii. TODD MYERS, b. Private; m. JENNIFER UNKNOWN, Private; b. Private. 

114. JAMES MICHAEL 5 EBERHART (WALTER JAMES 4 , HARRY WALTER 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) 

was born Private. He married LANA UNKNOWN Private. She was born Private. 

Children of JAMES EBERHART and LANA UNKNOWN are: 

i. BRADLEY MICHAEL 6 EBERHART, b. Private; m. AMANDA GRAY KEISER, Private; b. Private. 

141. ii. RYAN JAMES EBERHART, b. Private. 

iii. LINDSAY ELIZABETH EBERHART, b. Private; m. JOBIE MARBLE, Private; b. Private. 

115. FREDERICK ERNEST 5 FORSBERG (DORIS ELIZABETH 4 EBERHART, HARRY WALTER 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , 

GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married UNKNOWN Private. She was born Private. 

Children of FREDERICK FORSBERG and UNKNOWN are: 

i. MICHAEL 6 FORSBERG, b. Private. 

ii. JOHN FORSBERG, b. Private. 

116. JANICE MARGARET 5 FORSBERG (DORIS ELIZABETH 4 EBERHART, HARRY WALTER 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , 

GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married JAMES ROBINSON Private. He was born Private. 

Children of JANICE FORSBERG and JAMES ROBINSON are: 

i. BRADFORD 6 ROBINSON, b. Private; m. JENNIFER UNKNOWN, Private; b. Private. 

142. ii. DARCIE ROBINSON, b. Private. 

143. iii. MAUREEN ROBINSON, b. Private. 

117. GLORIA MAY 5 EBERHART (HARRY WILLIAM 4 , HARRY WALTER 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was 

born Private. She married JOHN CARTER LONG Private. He was born Private. 

Child of GLORIA EBERHART and JOHN LONG is: 

i. ANDREW C. 6 LONG, b. Private. 

118. REBECCA ANN 5 EBERHART (HARRY WILLIAM 4 , HARRY WALTER 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) 

was born Private. She married (1) PAUL LEONARD MENNUCCI Private. He was born Private. She married (2) 

RICHARD BOONE Private. He was born Private. 

Children of REBECCA EBERHART and PAUL MENNUCCI are: 

i. WILLIAM 6 MENNUCCI, b. Private. 

ii. MICHELE MENNUCCI, b. Private; m. UNKNOWN WASSMUTH, Private; b. Private. 

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119. RICHARD PETER 5 EBERHART (HARRY WILLIAM 4 , HARRY WALTER 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) 

was born Private. He married UNKNOWN Private. She was born Private. 

Child of RICHARD EBERHART and UNKNOWN is: 

144. i. NICOLE 6 EBERHART, b. Private. 


120. KENNETH 6 COOK (ERVIN LEO 5 , BENSON ELIAS 4 , JAMES WELTNER 3 , SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) 

was born Private. He married UNKNOWN Private. She was born Private. 

Children of KENNETH COOK and UNKNOWN are: 

i. JULIE BETH 7 COOK, b. Private. 

ii. TIMOTHY ALLEN COOK, b. Private. 

121. EILEEN 6 COOK (ERVIN LEO 5 , BENSON ELIAS 4 , JAMES WELTNER 3 , SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) 

was born Private. She married DALE VIEAU Private. He was born Private. 

Children of EILEEN COOK and DALE VIEAU are: 

i. LINDA 7 VIEAU, b. Private. 

ii. BRYAN VIEAU, b. Private. 

122. DWIGHT SHANNON 6 NOLEN (ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, 

GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married DONNA BELLE PLUMMER Private. She was born Private. 

Children of DWIGHT NOLEN and DONNA PLUMMER are: 

145. i. GARY DWIGHT 7 NOLEN, b. Private. 

146. ii. WAYNE KEITH NOLEN, b. Private. 

147. iii. MICHAEL SHANNON NOLEN, b. Private. 

148. iv. LINDA LOU NOLEN, b. Private. 

123. ELEANOR BELLE 6 NOLEN (ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, 

GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married FOREST EARL WALTERS Private. He was born December 4, 

1917 in Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio (Source: Ohio birth certificate # 116916.), and died November 17, 1980 in 

Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Obituary.). 

Notes for FOREST EARL WALTERS: 


From 




Tuesday, November 18, 1980 

Forest E. Walters 

Forest E. Walters, 62, of 21079 Newton, Lakeville, died at 6 p.m. Monday at home after a 10-month illness. He 

was owner of Walters Floor Covering Shop, Mishawaka, for 22 years. Born on Dec. 4, 1917, in Hicksville, Ohio, 

he had lived in Lakeville since 1921. On July 20, 1940, in Lakeville, he married Eleanor Nolen, who survives. 

Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Dolores Divens of Lakeville; a son Burl of Lakeville; five grandchildren, five 

sisters, Mrs. Eva Donathen of Lakeville, Mrs. Ruth Pehling of South Bend, Mrs. Alma Woolley and Mrs. Freda 

Richards, both of Dowagiac, and Mrs. Doris Holdeman of Central, S. C.; and two brothers, Luther of Sturgis, 

Mich., and Gary of Mishawaka. 

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Olive Branch United Brethren in Christ Church. Rev. Richard Thorp, 

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pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Southlawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. 

Wednesday in the Palmer Memorial Chapel, Lakeville, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday in the church. Memorial 

contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County, Inc. 

(4/25/2003) 

More About FOREST EARL WALTERS: 

Burial: November 20, 1980, Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Owner, Walters Floor Covering, Lakeville, IN, 22 years (Source: Obituary.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 46536, Lakeville, St. Joseph, IN (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Children of ELEANOR NOLEN and FOREST WALTERS are: 

149. i. BURL GENE 7 WALTERS, b. June 7, 1941, Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana; d. July 30, 1996, South Bend, St. 


150. ii. DOLORES JANE WALTERS, b. Private. 

124. FORREST RAY 6 NOLEN (ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born March 2, 1923 in Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, Marriage license 

application.), and died September 14, 2001 in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado (Source: Obituary.). He married HELEN 

MAXINE HARDESTY Private. She was born Private. 

Notes for FORREST RAY NOLEN: 


From the 

Pueblo Chieftan 

Pueblo, Colorado 

(Pueblo County) 

Sunday, September 16, 2001 

Online at http://www.rootsweb.com/~copueblo/obits/obitsn.html 

Forest Ray Nolen, 78, of Pueblo West, passed away on Friday, Sept. 14, 2001. Forest enjoyed trips to the casino 

and the area Loaf N' Jugs where he played the lottery. He also enjoyed time away from everything and having a 

cup of coffee at a local restaurant. Forest adored all of his grandchildren and was extremely family oriented. He 

truly enjoyed his time spent with his family around him. He will be truly missed by all who knew him especially 

by his family. Forest is preceded in death by his father, Shannon; mother, Ermyle; brother, Kenneth Nolen; and 

grandson, Jason Nolen. He is survived by his sons, David Nolen of Portland, Ore., Timothy Nolen of Pueblo 

West, Colo., and Kenneth (Ann) Nolen of Littleton, Colo.; daughter, Jan-Marie (Chuck) Martin of Seattle, Wash.; 

grandchildren, Heidi Nolen, Kurt Nolen, Jamie Nolen, Heather Nolen, Justin Nolen, Nolen Martin, Kendra-Ann 

Nolen, and Mike Hanson; five great-grandchildren; brother, Dwight (Donna) Nolen of Plymouth, Ind.; sister, 

Elenore Walters of Lakeville, Ind.; former wife, Maxine Nolen; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. 

There will be a memorial service for Forest on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001, 7:30 p.m. at the Adoration Church, 44 

East Spaulding, Pueblo West. At the family's request in lieu of flowers donations may be made to your local Red 

Cross Chapter for the victims of the World Trade Center disaster in memory of Forest Ray Nolen. 

(2/27/2003) 

More About FORREST RAY NOLEN: 



Occupation: April 9, 1949, Studebaker (Source: Marriage license application.) 


Zip Code, last known res.: 81007, Pueblo, Pueblo, CO (Source: Social Security Death Index.) 

Children of FORREST NOLEN and HELEN HARDESTY are: 

151. i. DAVID 7 NOLEN, b. Private. 

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152. ii. TIMOTHY NOLEN, b. Private. 

153. iii. KENNETH NOLEN, b. Private. 

154. iv. JAN MARIE NOLEN, b. Private. 

125. ROBERT LOUIS 6 KINGSAFER (CARRIE LUCILLE 5 JACKSON, "BETTY", ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 

EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born August 18, 1926 in Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan (Source: SSDI, 

Marriage license application.), and died October 14, 1998 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: 

Obituary.). He married DORIS EARLINE BOLINGER Private. She was born Private. 

Notes for ROBERT LOUIS KINGSAFER: 


From 





Robert L. Kingsafer 

Aug. 18, 1926 - Oct. 14, 1998 

Robert L. Kingsafer, 72, of South Bend, Ind., passed away after an extended illness on Wednesday morning, Oct. 

14, in his residence. 

He was born in Dowagiac, Mich., on Aug. 18, 1926, to Ernest L. and Carrie L. (Jackson) Kingsafer, who both 

preceded him in death. 

On Oct. 26, 1952, in Argos, Ind., he married the former Doris E. Bolinger, who survives. 

He is also survived by two daughters, Linda Kingsafer of South Bend and Toni (Thomas) Herron of Sheridan, 

Ind.; and by four grandchildren, Willie, Justin, Christian and Benjamin Herron. 

Robert retired in 1988 after 33 years service from the Englewood Electric Company in South Bend. Mr. 

Kingsafer was a veteran of the U. S. Army in World War II, serving in the Phillipines Liberation. 

He held membership in Post 624 Roseland, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 50, the 40 & 8, and was a member of 

the Indiana Sheriff's Association. 

Mr. Kingsafer served his community in law enforcement in many different capacities. He was a St. Joseph 

County Special Deputy, 1946-1990; South Bend Civil Defense Police, 1957-1987; and served as park ranger for 

many years at the Clay Township Park; and was a charter member of the Clay Township Volunteer Fire 

Department. He also served as traffic controller of the Community Congregational Church where he was a 

member. 

Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, in the Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William Street, 

and burial will follow in the Walnut Church Cemetery in Marshall County. 

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home. 

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County, to the Community Congregational Church 

or to the charity of donor's choice. 

(9/14/2003) 

More About ROBERT LOUIS KINGSAFER: 

Burial: October 17, 1998, Walnut Creek Cemetery, Marshall County, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Community Congregational Chruch (Source: Obituary.) 

Military service: World War II, U. S. Army, Phillipines Liberation (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: October 14, 1952, Paint mixer (Source: Marriage license application.) 

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Retired: Abt. 1988, From Englewood Electric Company, South Bend (Source: Obituary.) 

Served: St. Joseph County Special Deputy, 1946-1990 (Source: Obituary.) 



Children of ROBERT KINGSAFER and DORIS BOLINGER are: 

i. LINDA 7 KINGSAFER, b. Private. 

155. ii. TONI KINGSAFER, b. Private. 

126. MARGARET 6 MANGUS (DOROTHY MAY 5 JACKSON, CHARLES A. 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, 

GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married RANDALL YODER Private. He was born Private. 

Children of MARGARET MANGUS and RANDALL YODER are: 

i. UNKNOWN 7 YODER, CHILD # 1, b. Private. 

ii. UNKNOWN YODER, CHILD # 2, b. Private. 

127. PATSY JEAN 6 DAY (ESTHER MAE 5 HOWELL, GRACE E. 4 JACKSON, SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, 

GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married THOMAS E. DOYLE, JR. Private. He was born Private. 

Children of PATSY DAY and THOMAS DOYLE are: 

i. TIMOTHY 7 DOYLE, b. Private. 

ii. DEBORAH DOYLE, b. Private; m. UNKNOWN HURLEY, Private; b. Private. 

iii. CYNTHIA DOYLE, b. Private; m. UNKNOWN CHMIEL, Private; b. Private. 

128. DIXIE LOU 6 DAY (ESTHER MAE 5 HOWELL, GRACE E. 4 JACKSON, SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, 

GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married LARRY K. MCMICHAEL Private. He was born Private. 

Children of DIXIE DAY and LARRY MCMICHAEL are: 

i. CHRIS 7 MCMICHAEL, b. Private. 

ii. JEFFREY MCMICHAEL, b. Private. 

129. ANNE 6 BUCKLEN (ELIZABETH E. 5 BLAIR, DONNA BELLE 4 EBERHART, FREDERICK GEORGE 3 , ADOLPHUS 2 , 

GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married (1) UNKNOWN MILLER Private. He was born Private. She 

married (2) ROBERT P. JOHNSON Private. He was born Private. 

Children of ANNE BUCKLEN and UNKNOWN MILLER are: 

i. KRISTEN 7 MILLER, b. Private. 

ii. JEFFREY MILLER, b. Private. 

130. GEORGE B. 6 BUCKLEN (ELIZABETH E. 5 BLAIR, DONNA BELLE 4 EBERHART, FREDERICK GEORGE 3 , ADOLPHUS 2 , 

GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married PATSY UNKNOWN Private. She was born Private. 

Children of GEORGE BUCKLEN and PATSY UNKNOWN are: 

i. GEORGE MCDANIEL 7 BUCKLEN, "DANNY", b. Unknown, Unknown; d. June 16, 1978, Unknown (Source: 

Elkhart, IN Library Obituary Index.). 

More About GEORGE MCDANIEL BUCKLEN, "DANNY": 


ii. BRYAN BUCKLEN, b. Private. 

iii. BETSY BUCKLEN, b. Private. 

iv. DALE BUCKLEN, b. Private. 

131. SHANNON JEANINE 6 SCHWITZER (JEANIE MARGUERITE 5 COOKE, GORDON GUY 4 , SABRA OLIVE 3 EBERHART, 

FREDERICK GEORGE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married NICK SIMON Private. He was born 

Private. 

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Children of SHANNON SCHWITZER and NICK SIMON are: 

i. MADISON JEAN 7 SIMON, "MADDY", b. Private. 

ii. JEREMY JOHN SIMON, b. Private. 

132. SUZANNE CLAIRE 6 GERARD (ELIZABETH JANE 5 EBERHART, ("BETTY"), GEORGE FREDERICK 4 , GEORGE F. 3 , 

FREDERICK GEORGE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born September 21, 1947 in Kansas City, Clay, Missouri 

(Source: Marriage license application.), and died February 2, 1999 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: 

Obituary.). She married JOHN GILBERT HOWARD Private. He was born Private. 

Notes for SUZANNE CLAIRE GERARD: 


From 




Thursday, February 4, 1999 

Suzanne C. Gerard 

Sept. 21, 1947 - Feb. 2, 1999 

Suzanne Clair Gerard, 51, of East Jefferson Road, Mishawaka, Ind., passed away at 6:36 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 

in Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind., following an auto accident. 

She was born on Sept. 21, 1947, in Kansas City, Mo, to Francis and Elizabeth Gerard. She was preceded in death 

by her father. 

She is survived by her mother, Elizabeth "Betty" Gerard of Mishawaka; her children, Heather Howard of 

Barrington Hills, Ill., and Adam G. Howard of Mishawaka; her grandmother, Adeline Eberhart of Mishawaka; her 

sister, Jill Hedl of Mishawaka; a niece, Carrie Hedl of Milwaukee, Wis.; and by two nephews, Joshua Hedl of 

West Lafayette, Ind., and Jason Hedl of Mishawaka. 

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Mishawaka where she was at one time a member of the 

choir and as also a deacon. She attended the Community Fellowship and was active with the Leukemia 

Foundation. She was a home health care provider for Devine Health Care of Mishawaka for the past year. 

There will be a memorial service held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the First Presbyterian Church, Mishawaka, with 

Pastor Ron Miller officiating. Cremation will take place, with burial at Fairview Cemetery at a later date. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, to the Leukemia Foundation, or to the 

Chapin Street Clinic, South Bend. 

The Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main Street, Mishawaka, is handling the funeral arrangements. 

(9/20/2003) 

More About SUZANNE CLAIRE GERARD: 

Attended: Community Fellowship (Source: Obituary.) 

Burial: Unknown, (Cremation), Fairview Cemetery 

Member: First Presbyterian Church, Mishawaka, IN (Source: Obituary.) 


Occupation: Home health care provider, Devine Health Care, Mishawaka (Source: Obituary.) 

Served: First Presbyterian Church choir; deacon (Source: Obituary.) 

Volunteer: Leukemia Foundation (Source: Obituary.) 

Children of SUZANNE GERARD and JOHN HOWARD are: 

i. HEATHER 7 HOWARD, b. Private. 

ii. ADAM G. HOWARD, b. Private. 

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133. JILL DIANE 6 GERARD (ELIZABETH JANE 5 EBERHART, ("BETTY"), GEORGE FREDERICK 4 , GEORGE F. 3 , 

FREDERICK GEORGE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married WILLIAM HEDL Private. He was born 

Private. 

Children of JILL GERARD and WILLIAM HEDL are: 

i. CARRIE 7 HEDL, b. Private. 

ii. JOSHUA HEDL, b. Private. 

iii. JASON HEDL, b. Private. 

134. MICHAEL PATRICK 6 MURPHY (JOANN 5 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 4 , GEORGE F. 3 , FREDERICK GEORGE 2 , 

GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married UNKNOWN Private. She was born Private. 

Children of MICHAEL MURPHY and UNKNOWN are: 

i. MEGHAN 7 MURPHY, b. Private. 

ii. COLIN MURPHY, b. Private. 

135. JOHN 6 PEEPLES (DORIS RAE 5 EBERHART, RAY J. 4 , WILLIAM 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was 

born Private. He married UNKNOWN Private. She was born Private. 

Children of JOHN PEEPLES and UNKNOWN are: 

i. MEGAN 7 PEEPLES, b. Private. 

ii. DAVID PEEPLES, b. Private. 

136. HILARY 6 JOHANSON (KAY ANN 5 EBERHART, GENE HARDING 4 , WILLIAM 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married TONY A. STEINHARDT Private. He was born Private. 

Children of HILARY JOHANSON and TONY STEINHARDT are: 

i. SIDNEY 7 STEINHARDT, b. Private. 

ii. ANTHONY STEINHARDT, b. Private. 

137. RALPH WALTER 6 PATTERSON (GRACE MARIE 5 STINE, IDA VALERA 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES 

CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married LAURICE ANN UNKNOWN Private. She was 

born Private. 

Children of RALPH PATTERSON and LAURICE UNKNOWN are: 

i. RALPH WALTER 7 PATTERSON, JR., b. Private. 

ii. DANIEL JAMES PATTERSON, b. Private. 

iii. EILEEN MARIE PATTERSON, b. Private. 

iv. KAREN SUE PATTERSON, b. Private. 

v. ROBERT CHARLES PATTERSON, b. Private. 

138. GAIL RAE 6 HANNINEN (MARY JANE 5 STINE, IDA VALERA 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES 

CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married (1) JIM OTTERSON Private. He was born 

Private. She married (2) CHARLES LEE RILEY Private. He was born Private. 

Children of GAIL HANNINEN and JIM OTTERSON are: 

i. LINDA KAY 7 OTTERSON, b. Private. 

ii. GREGORY PAUL OTTERSON, b. Private. 

Children of GAIL HANNINEN and CHARLES RILEY are: 

iii. RANDALL RAY 7 RILEY, b. Private. 

iv. KEVIN LEE RILEY, b. Private. 

v. JILL EILEEN RILEY, b. Private. 

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139. JUDITH A. 6 MEUNINCK (JANE AUDEAN 5 GOSS, MARGARETE 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 EBERHART, JAMES 

CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married DOUGLAS W. EICHORST Private. He was born 

Private. 

Children of JUDITH MEUNINCK and DOUGLAS EICHORST are: 

i. JUDIA ANN 7 EICHORST, b. Private. 

ii. DOUGLAS W. EICHORST, JR., b. Private. 

140. JOHN WILLIAM 6 ZIMMERMAN (GRACE ELIZABETH GOSS 5 REED, MARGARETE 4 ORT, GRACE AUDEAN 3 

EBERHART, JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married CONNIE UNKNOWN Private. 

She was born Private. 

Children of JOHN ZIMMERMAN and CONNIE UNKNOWN are: 

i. JAMES 7 ZIMMERMAN, b. Private. 

ii. TONYA ZIMMERMAN, b. Private; m. UNKNOWN OBY, Private; b. Private. 

141. RYAN JAMES 6 EBERHART (JAMES MICHAEL 5 , WALTER JAMES 4 , HARRY WALTER 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married ROBYN LYNETTE HICKMAN Private. She was born Private. 

Children of RYAN EBERHART and ROBYN HICKMAN are: 

i. TAYLOR JORDAN 7 EBERHART, b. Private. 

ii. MAXWELL RYAN EBERHART, b. Private. 

142. DARCIE 6 ROBINSON (JANICE MARGARET 5 FORSBERG, DORIS ELIZABETH 4 EBERHART, HARRY WALTER 3 , JAMES 

CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married MATTHEW LOGSDON Private. He was born 

Private. 

Child of DARCIE ROBINSON and MATTHEW LOGSDON is: 

i. OWEN 7 LOGSDON, b. Private; m. SOPHIE UNKNOWN, Private; b. Private. 

143. MAUREEN 6 ROBINSON (JANICE MARGARET 5 FORSBERG, DORIS ELIZABETH 4 EBERHART, HARRY WALTER 3 , 

JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married SEAN BURKE Private. He was born 

Private. 

Child of MAUREEN ROBINSON and SEAN BURKE is: 

i. EMMA 7 BURKE, b. Private. 

144. NICOLE 6 EBERHART (RICHARD PETER 5 , HARRY WILLIAM 4 , HARRY WALTER 3 , JAMES CLARENCE 2 , GEORGE 

FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married UNKNOWN GARCIA Private. He was born Private. 

Child of NICOLE EBERHART and UNKNOWN GARCIA is: 

i. RYAN R. 7 GARCIA, b. Private. 


145. GARY DWIGHT 7 NOLEN (DWIGHT SHANNON 6 , ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 

EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married KATHLEEN JANE STUMP Private. She was born 

Private. 

Children of GARY NOLEN and KATHLEEN STUMP are: 

i. STEPHEN GARY 8 NOLEN, b. Private; m. BRENDA SPYCHALSKI, Private; b. Private. 

ii. JEFFRY DWIGHT NOLEN, b. Private. 

146. WAYNE KEITH 7 NOLEN (DWIGHT SHANNON 6 , ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 

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EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married JUDY HOWARD Private. She was born Private. 

Children of WAYNE NOLEN and JUDY HOWARD are: 

156. i. SEAN WAYNE 8 NOLEN, b. Private. 

157. ii. COLLEEN D. NOLEN, b. Private. 

158. iii. BRETT HOWARD NOLEN, b. Private. 

147. MICHAEL SHANNON 7 NOLEN (DWIGHT SHANNON 6 , ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, 

SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married (1) DARLENE MAY CLAYTON Private. 

She was born Private. He married (2) STEPHANIE VAN HULLE Private. She was born Private. 

Children of MICHAEL NOLEN and DARLENE CLAYTON are: 

i. MICHAEL SHANNON 8 NOLEN II, b. Private. 

159. ii. AMY SUE NOLEN, b. Private. 

Children of MICHAEL NOLEN and STEPHANIE VAN HULLE are: 

iii. ADAM 8 VAN HULLE NOLEN, b. Private. 

iv. LAUREN VAN HULLE NOLEN, b. Private. 

148. LINDA LOU 7 NOLEN (DWIGHT SHANNON 6 , ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 

EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married (1) NORMAN PAUL JOHNSON Private. He was 

born Private. She married (2) FRED RAYMOND JONES Private. He was born Private. She married (3) ROGER 

MULLINS Private. He was born Private. 

Children of LINDA NOLEN and NORMAN JOHNSON are: 

160. i. ERIC PAUL 8 JOHNSON, b. Private. 

161. ii. CYNTHIA KAY JOHNSON, b. Private. 

149. BURL GENE 7 WALTERS (ELEANOR BELLE 6 NOLEN, ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, 

SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born June 7, 1941 in Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: 

Marriage license application.), and died July 30, 1996 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: SSDI, 

Obituary.). He married (1) CAROLINE JEAN SEAGRAVES August 24, 1963 in Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana 

(Source: St. Joseph County, IN Marr. Rec. Book 35, p. 43, Lic. # 10242.). She was born March 25, 1944 in 

Sikeston, Scott, Missouri (Source: Obituary.), and died July 25, 1982 in Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: 

Obituary.). He married (2) PATRICIA A. DORSEY Private. She was born Private. 

Notes for BURL GENE WALTERS: 


From 




Thursday, August 1, 1996 

Burl G. Walters 

June 7, 1941 - July 30, 1996 

Burl G. Walters, 55, of Mulberry Road, Lakeville, Ind., died at 8:12 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, in Memorial Hospital, 

South Bend, of natural 

causes. He had recently retired from Allied Signal, South Bend, as an electrical engineer, after 23 years. Burl was 

born on June 7, 1941, 

in Lakeville, Ind., to Forest and Eleanor (Nolen) Walters. He had lived most of his life in this area. On April 22, 

1989, in South Bend, he married Patricia A. Dorsey, who survives. Other survivors include a daughter, 

September Lynn Morris of Plymouth, Ind.; two grandchildren, Samuel and Holly Morris, both at home in 

Plymouth; his mother, Eleanor Walters of Lakeville; and a sister, Dolores Divens of Lakeville. A son, Forest 

Darren Walters, preceded his father in death on Feb. 28, 1989. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, 

Aug. 2, in Palmer Funeral Home, 314 S. Michigan St., Lakeville. Burial will follow in Southlawn Cemetery, 

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South Bend. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., today, in the funeral home. Rev. Ellwood ''Woody'' Smith will 

officiate the services. Memorial contributions may be given to Hospice of St. Joseph County. 

(10/30/2003) 

More About BURL GENE WALTERS: 

Burial: August 2, 1996, Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Occupation: August 10, 1963, Engineer (Source: Marriage license application.) 


Index.) 

Notes for CAROLINE JEAN SEAGRAVES: 


From 




Monday, July 26, 1982 

Mrs. Burl Walters 

Mrs. Caroline J. Walters, 38, of 66333 Mulberry Road, Lakeville, died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at home after a 

lengthy illness. She was born on March 25, 1944, in Sikeston, Mo., and lived in this area since 1954 coming 

from Missouri. On August 24, 1963, in Lakeville, she married Burl G. Walters. He survives with a daughter, 

September Lynn Walters and a son, Forest Darren Walters, both at home; a brother, Robert Benton Seagraves of 

Walkerton; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Seagraves of Portage, Mich.; her paternal grandmother, Mrs. Lillian 

Seagraves Robinson of Morley, Mo.; and her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Maude McMillan of Springfield, Mo. 

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Kern Road Mennonite Church with Rev. Edwin F. Rempel, pastor, 

officiating. Burial will be in Southlawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the 

Palmer Memorial Chapel, Lakeville, and an hour prior to services on Wednesday in the church. She was a 

member of the church and a former member of the Christian Women's Association of South Bend. Memorial 

contributions may be made to the church. 

(Same newspaper, Tuesday, July 27, 1982) 

WALTERS - Services for Mrs. Caroline Jeanie Walters, 38, of 66333 Mulberry Road, who died Sunday in her 

home after a one-year illness, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Kern Road Mennonite Church, of which she 

was a member. Rev. Edwin F. Rempel, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Southlawn Cemetery. Friends 

may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today in the Palmer Memorial Chapel, Lakeville, and an hour prior to services 

Wednesday in the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the church. 

(4/25/2003) 

More About CAROLINE JEAN SEAGRAVES: 

Burial: July 28, 1982, Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend, IN (Source: Obituary.) 

Member: Kern Road Mennonite Church (Source: Obituary.) 


Children of BURL WALTERS and CAROLINE SEAGRAVES are: 

162. i. SEPTEMBER LYNN 8 WALTERS, b. Private. 

ii. FOREST DARREN WALTERS, b. July 21, 1968, Unknown (Source: Dwight Shannon Nolen.); d. February 28, 

1989, Unknown (Source: Obituary for Father.). 

More About FOREST DARREN WALTERS: 


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150. DOLORES JANE 7 WALTERS (ELEANOR BELLE 6 NOLEN, ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, 

SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married JERRY DIVENS Private. He was born 

Private. 

Children of DOLORES WALTERS and JERRY DIVENS are: 

163. i. JERRY LEE 8 DIVENS, b. Private. 

164. ii. BRIAN SCOTT DIVENS, b. July 6, 1967, Unknown; d. November 27, 1998, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana. 

165. iii. MARTIN CAMIEL DIVENS, b. Private. 

151. DAVID 7 NOLEN (FORREST RAY 6 , ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, 

GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married (1) VICKY KAZMIERCZK Private. She was born Private. He 

married (2) LINDA MUIR Private. She was born Private. 

Child of DAVID NOLEN and VICKY KAZMIERCZK is: 

i. KURT LEE 8 NOLEN, b. Private. 

Children of DAVID NOLEN and LINDA MUIR are: 

ii. HEATHER 8 NOLEN, b. Private. 

iii. JUSTIN NOLEN, b. Private. 

152. TIMOTHY 7 NOLEN (FORREST RAY 6 , ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 

EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married (1) MARIANNE RINEHART Private. She was born 

Private. He married (2) BONNIE UNKNOWN Private. She was born Private. 

Child of TIMOTHY NOLEN and MARIANNE RINEHART is: 

166. i. HEIDI JEAN 8 NOLEN, b. Private. 

Children of TIMOTHY NOLEN and BONNIE UNKNOWN are: 

ii. JASON R. 8 NOLEN, b. January 16, 1975, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: WFT Archives, Vol. 2, 

Pedigree # 4507.); d. August 17, 1984, Pinellas County, Florida (Source: FL death index, Cert. 76470.). 

More About JASON R. NOLEN: 


iii. JAMIE MICHAEL NOLEN, b. Private. 

153. KENNETH 7 NOLEN (FORREST RAY 6 , ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 

EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married (1) DARLENE MAY UNKNOWN Private. She was 

born December 7, 1954 in Unknown, California (Source: Dwight Shannon Nolen.), and died April 20, 1998 in 

Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado (Source: Dwight Shannon Nolen.). He married (2) ANN HANSON Private. She was 

born Private. 

More About DARLENE MAY UNKNOWN: 


Child of KENNETH NOLEN and ANN HANSON is: 

i. KENDRA ANN 8 NOLEN, b. Private. 

154. JAN MARIE 7 NOLEN (FORREST RAY 6 , ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 

EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married CHARLES MARTIN, "CHUCK" Private. He was 

born Private. 

Child of JAN NOLEN and CHARLES MARTIN is: 

i. NOLEN HARDESTY 8 MARTIN, b. Private. 

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155. TONI 7 KINGSAFER (ROBERT LOUIS 6 , CARRIE LUCILLE 5 JACKSON, "BETTY", ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, 

SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married THOMAS HERRON Private. He was 

born Private. 

Children of TONI KINGSAFER and THOMAS HERRON are: 

i. WILLIE 8 HERRON, b. Private. 

ii. JUSTIN HERRON, b. Private. 

iii. CHRISTIAN HERRON, b. Private. 

iv. BENJAMIN HERRON, b. Private. 


156. SEAN WAYNE 8 NOLEN (WAYNE KEITH 7 , DWIGHT SHANNON 6 , ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 

COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married ANGELEYA CARRIGAN Private. 


Child of SEAN NOLEN and ANGELEYA CARRIGAN is: 

i. ARIZONA HOPE 9 CARRIGAN, b. Private. 

157. COLLEEN D. 8 NOLEN (WAYNE KEITH 7 , DWIGHT SHANNON 6 , ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 

COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married KEVIN HUTSON Private. He was 

born Private. 

Children of COLLEEN NOLEN and KEVIN HUTSON are: 

i. KEVIN MICHAEL 9 HUTSON, b. Private. 

ii. KYLE WAYNE HUTSON, b. Private. 

iii. KENNETH DAVID HUTSON, b. Private. 

158. BRETT HOWARD 8 NOLEN (WAYNE KEITH 7 , DWIGHT SHANNON 6 , ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA 

J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married SHEILA WEDDINGTON Private. 


Children of BRETT NOLEN and SHEILA WEDDINGTON are: 

i. WADE 9 NOLEN, b. Private. 

ii. ASHLEY BROOK NOLEN, b. Private. 

159. AMY SUE 8 NOLEN (MICHAEL SHANNON 7 , DWIGHT SHANNON 6 , ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 

COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married (1) KENNETH M. DONATHEN 

Private. He was born Private. She married (2) PAT PATTERSON Private. He was born Private. 

Child of AMY NOLEN and KENNETH DONATHEN is: 

i. ZACHERY MICHAEL 9 DONATHEN, b. Private. 

Child of AMY NOLEN and PAT PATTERSON is: 

ii. CLAYTON DELANEY 9 PATTERSON, b. Private. 

160. ERIC PAUL 8 JOHNSON (LINDA LOU 7 NOLEN, DWIGHT SHANNON 6 , ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA 

J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married SHARIN KAYE ZUCKWEILER 


Children of ERIC JOHNSON and SHARIN ZUCKWEILER are: 

i. NOLEN PAUL 9 JOHNSON, b. Private. 

ii. BRINKLY JO JOHNSON, b. Private. 

161. CYNTHIA KAY 8 JOHNSON (LINDA LOU 7 NOLEN, DWIGHT SHANNON 6 , ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , 

176

SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married BRADY BURDETTE 

MAIN Private. He was born Private. 

Child of CYNTHIA JOHNSON and BRADY MAIN is: 

i. GAVIN MARLIN 9 MAIN, b. Private. 

162. SEPTEMBER LYNN 8 WALTERS (BURL GENE 7 , ELEANOR BELLE 6 NOLEN, ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , 

SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married JOSEPH ROBERT 

MORRIS Private. He was born Private. 

Children of SEPTEMBER WALTERS and JOSEPH MORRIS are: 

i. SAMUEL JOSEPH 9 MORRIS, b. Private. 

ii. HOLLY JEANINE MORRIS, b. Private. 

163. JERRY LEE 8 DIVENS (DOLORES JANE 7 WALTERS, ELEANOR BELLE 6 NOLEN, ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, 

ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married DORRAINE 

JEAN FISH Private. She was born Private. 

Children of JERRY DIVENS and DORRAINE FISH are: 

i. JESSE LEE 9 DIVENS, b. Private. 

ii. JAMES MALCOME DIVENS, b. Private. 

164. BRIAN SCOTT 8 DIVENS (DOLORES JANE 7 WALTERS, ELEANOR BELLE 6 NOLEN, ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, 

ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born July 6, 1967 in Unknown 

(Source: Dwight Shannon Nolen.), and died November 27, 1998 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: 

Dwight Shannon Nolen.). He married UNKNOWN Private. She was born Private. 

More About BRIAN SCOTT DIVENS: 


Children of BRIAN DIVENS and UNKNOWN are: 

i. CHRISSY LYNN 9 DIVENS, b. Private. 

ii. DEREK FOREST DIVENS, b. Private. 

iii. AMANDA SUE DIVENS, b. Private. 

165. MARTIN CAMIEL 8 DIVENS (DOLORES JANE 7 WALTERS, ELEANOR BELLE 6 NOLEN, ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, 

ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. He married JODI LYNN 

EDMONSON Private. She was born Private. 

Child of MARTIN DIVENS and JODI EDMONSON is: 

i. CODY RAY 9 DIVENS, b. Private. 

166. HEIDI JEAN 8 NOLEN (TIMOTHY 7 , FORREST RAY 6 , ERMYLE BELLE 5 JACKSON, ARTHUR 4 , SOPHIA J. 3 COOK, 

SOPHIA 2 EBERHART, GEORGE FREDERICK 1 ) was born Private. She married BRIAN HUGHES Private. He was born 

Private. 

Child of HEIDI NOLEN and BRIAN HUGHES is: 

i. ANGILICA ANN 9 NOLEN, b. Private. 

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Ancestors of George Frederick Eberhart, ("F.G.?") 


1. George Frederick Eberhart, ("F.G.?"), born March 30, 1797 in Greensburg, Washington, Pennsylvania (Source: 

Biographical sketch for Adolphus Eberhart.); died December 27, 1868 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Cemetery 

record, WFT Archives, Vol. 2, Pedigree # 4507.). He was the son of 2. Martin Adolph Eberhart, "Adolphus" and 3. 

Sophia Spielman. He married (1) Elizabeth Ann Weltner, "Betsy" Abt. 1818 in Unknown (Source: Obituary for wife.). 

She was born September 25, 1800 in Greensburg, Washington, Pennsylvania (Source: Obituary.), and died March 27, 1890 in 

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana (Source: Obituary.). 

Notes for George Frederick Eberhart, ("F.G.?"): 





June 7, 1860 

Frederick Eberhart, age 62, farming, b. PA 

Elizabeth Eberhart, age 59, b. PA 

Francis Eberhart, male, age 18, b. IN 

James Eberhart, age 16, b. IN 

Permelia Edgerton, age 15, b. OH 

Palmer Eberhart, age 2, b. IN 

More About George Frederick Eberhart, ("F.G.?"): 

Burial: December 1868, Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN, Sec. A, Row 3 (Source: Cemetery record.) 

Occupation: Glassblower (Source: Marriage license application, Eberhart/Bodle.) 

Notes for Elizabeth Ann Weltner, "Betsy": 





August, 1870 

Eberhart, Elizabeth, age 78, b. VA 

Eberhart, Palmer, age 12, b. IN 

(8/31/2003) 




Elizabeth EBERHART, Widowed, age 80, b. PA, f. b. PA, m. b. PA 

Palmer EBERHART, GSon, S, age 22, b. IN, f. b. PA, m. b. IN, 

(1/27/2003) 


From 


1 May 19, 2005




Death of the Venerable Grandma Eberhart 

Mrs. Elizabeth Eberhart, one of the oldest citizens and one of the pioneer settlers of the county, passed away at the old 

homestead yesterday morning, in the 90th year of her age. The deceased was born in Greensburg, Pa., Sept. 25, 1800, and 

moved to this township in 1836. She was the mother of twelve children, nine of whom are living, viz: Mrs. Sophie Reddick, of 

Walkerton, Adolphus, John, Robert, Charles, Mrs. Elizabeth Bryson, Fred, Frank and James, all of this vicinity. Next week a 

complete obituary will be given of this venerable mother in Israel. The funeral will take place from the homestead to-morrow 

morning at 10 o'clock. 

(same newspaper) 


Obituary 

Mrs. Elizabeth Eberhart, whose death occured on the 27th day of March, 1890, was born in Greensburg, Greene county, Pa., 

Sept. 25th, 1800. She was united in marriage to the late Rev. F. G. Eberhart in 1818. In 1822 they removed to western New 

York, residing at first in Seneca county, and afterwards at Benton Center in Yates county. In the spring of 1836, the Eberhart 

family, in company with the family of the late James Pembroke, emigrated to Indiana and located in Mishawaka. They were 

the "advance guard" of some ten or twelve other families, who soon afterwards followed them from the same place, and who 

were known in the early days of Mishawaka, as the "Benton colony." 

After remaining in Mishawaka a short time the Eberhart family moved to their farm, 1-1/2 miles north-east of Mishawaka, and 

which has ever since been known as the Eberhart homestead. Here the subject of this memoir resided until the time of her 

death. By the death of her husband, Dec. 27th 1868, she became a widow, but she continued, with the advice and assistance of 

her sons, to supervise the affairs of the farm to the time of her death. She was the mother of twelve children, 9 of whom, 7 

sons and 2 daughters, survive her. On the 1st day of January 1833, she, together with her husband united with the M. E. 

church, at Benton Center, and she remained a faithful and consistent member of the church until her death. 

Mrs. Eberhart was quiet and unassuming in her disposition and manner, and won the respect and esteem of all who formed her 

acquaintance. Her religious convictions and experience were clear and satisfactory. Her pathway through many trials and 

personal afflictions was cheered by an unwavering trust in the Redeemer. When near her end she was frequently heard to 

exclaim, "Jesus is so precious." 

The high regard and esteem in which she was held was shown by the large attendance of friends and neighbors at the funeral. 

As was becoming and appropriate, her surviving sons were the pall bearers on that occasion. 

In the death of Grand-Ma Eberhart, her children and grand-children have lost a sympathetic, affectionate mother, her neighbors 

and acquiantances a kind and helpful friend, and our community one of our oldest and most respected citizens. But to all it is 

consoling to know that "our loss is her gain." 

The burial services were held from the late residence of the deceased, on Saturday, the 29th. Rev. Mr. Shanahan, of the 

Elkhart circuit, officiated. 

(10/13/2002) 

More About Elizabeth Ann Weltner, "Betsy": 


Member: M.E. church, since 1833 (Source: Obituary.) 

Moved 1: Abt. 1822, From Greene County, PA to Seneca County, NY (Source: Obituary.) 

Moved 2: Abt. 1836, From Benton Center, Yates County, NY to Indiana (Source: Obituary.) 


More About George Eberhart and Elizabeth Weltner: 

Marriage: Abt. 1818, Unknown (Source: Obituary for wife.) 

2 May 19, 2005


2. Martin Adolph Eberhart, "Adolphus", born January 4, 1760 in Karlsbruhn, Nassau, Germany (Source: DAR Patriot 

Index, Vol. 1, p. 975, Ruby Roberts Coleman.); died Abt. 1828 in Greene County, Pennsylvania (Source: DAR Patriot Index, 

Vol. 1, p. 975, Ruby Roberts Coleman.). He was the son of 4. Johann Frederich Adolph Eberhart and 5. Anna Katherina 

Elizabeth Repport. He married 3. Sophia Spielman January 11, 1787 in "Glass-Hut", Fredericktown, Frederick, Maryland 

(Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman). 

3. Sophia Spielman, born February 7, 1770 in Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); died May 6, 1853 in 

Edgington, Rock Island, Illinois (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman). She was the daughter of 6. David Speelman and 7. 

Elizabeth Brandenburg. 

Notes for Martin Adolph Eberhart, "Adolphus": 

Transcription of listing 

From the 

DAR Patriot Index 

Vol. 1, p. 975 

EVERHART, EBERHARD, EVERHART 

Adolophus: b 1-14-1760 GR d 1828 PA m Sophia Speelman Pvt NJ. 

(8/28/2000) 


Abstracts of Graves of Relolutionary War Patriots 

via ancestry.Com 

Name: Adolph EBERHART 

Cemetery: Greensboro 

Location: Greene Co PA 15 

Reference: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.2, p. Serial: 6924; Volume: 14 

(6/19/2004) 

Transcription of Narrative by 

Ruby Roberts Coleman 

ADOPLHUS EBERHART (EBERHARDT) came to America on the eve of the Revolutionary War. Since he was a teenager 

when he left Germany and arrived here, he was probably listed on the passenger list as belonging to an older brother. His 

brother, Georg(e) Martin Eberhardt probably came over on the ship "Brittania" on September 18, 1773 from Rotterdam. (1) It 

is possible that Adolphus was on board the ship also. 

Early in life Adolphus had been trained in the profession of glass blowing. After the Revolutionary War, Adolphus was 

employed by the Amelung Glass Works in Maryland. (2) It was then he met and married Sophia Speelman in Frederick City, 

Maryland. Amelung's factory was also known as the Amelung New Bremen Glass Works. The 1790 Federal Census for 

Maryland, Frederick City, lists all of the employees under Amelung by figure and not by name. Undoubtedly, Adolphus 

Eberhart was listed in this fashion. 

The Amelung Glass Works sold at a bankruptcy sale in the early 1800s. Adolphus Eberhart and others associated with 

Amelung, along with their families, started overland from New Bremen for Kentucky. They stopped over one evening at 

Tomlinson's Tavern which was then located on the Old National Trail and is near the present village of Granstville, Maryland. 

Albert Gallatin was also spending the night at the tavern and inn. Once knowing their intentions, Gallatin persuaded them to go 

to New Geneva, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The new town, founded by Gallatin, was in need of a glass factory. The group 

was split on their ideas so three of the party continued on to Limestone (now Maysville) Kentucky, traveling via canoe on the 

Ohio River. They reported back in favor of going to New Geneva. (3) 

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The glass blowing industry at New Geneva, Fayette County, Pennsylvania was generally known as Gallatin & Co. and Gallatin 

& Nicholson and later as the New Geneva Glass Works. Albert Gallatin had nothing to do with the actual management of the 

industry. Three sides of the New Geneva Glass Works were built of wood, the fourth of stone. The dimensions were only 40' 

x 40' and the works were situated about three-fourths of a mile from George's Creek where the adjacent forests supplied cheap 

fuel and wood-ashes that were used in the mix instead of soda. The output averaged 4,000 boxes of window glass annually, 

valued at $16,000, besides the bottles and other hollow ware. When Gallatin decided to sell the glass works, it was bid on by 

Eberhart and some of the others. In 1807 or 1817 they dismantled the old furnace, discontinued making cylinder glass (for 

window glas) but continued blowing bottle glass. Later in 1836 one of Eberhart's descendants took over the trade and operated 

it until 1853. (4) 

According to the history of the Eberhart family as researched and compiled by Rev. Uriah Eberhart, Adolphus Eberhart served 

in the Revolutionary War and carried the wounded LaFayette off the battlefield, thus saving his life. In January of 1825, three 

years before his death, Adolphus was to meet LaFayette once again. LaFayette was visiting at that time in the Albert Gallatin 

home near New Geneva, Pennsylvania. (5) 

Adolphus Eberhart died in 1828 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He was the father of eleven children, some of whom 

remained in Pennsylvania and some who journeyed in the 1830s to Illinois. His eighth child, Henry, was our progenitor. 

Adolphus' wife, Sophia, accompanied her children to Illinois and died an old lady in Rock Island County, Illinois. She is 

buried in the Dunlap Cemetery in that county. (6) 

Footnotes 

(1) "A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants in 

Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776" by Rupp; Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. 

(2) "American Glass" by George S. and Helen McKearin; New York; Crown Publishers; 1941. 

(3) ibid. 

(4) "Early American Glass" by Rhea Mansfield Knittle, pages 202-207. 

(5) "History of the Eberharts in Germany and the United States" by Rev. Uriah Eberhart; Donohue & Henneberry; 1891, page 

176. 

(6) Family records, cemetery records for Rock Island County, Illinois; Census records of 1850 and 1860 for Rock Island 

County, Illinois; pension application papers for Henry Eberhart's service in the Civil War. 

(10/1/95) 

More About Martin Adolph Eberhart, "Adolphus": 

Burial: Abt. 1828, Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Monongahela Township, Greene County, PA (Source: 

http://www.geocities.com/hsdurbin/cemet/revwarcem2.html.) 

Military service: Revolutionary War, NJ, Pvt. (Source: DAR Patriot Index, Vol. 1, p. 975.) 

More About Sophia Spielman: 

Burial: May 1853, Dunlap Cemetery, Rock Island County, IL (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman) 

More About Martin Eberhart and Sophia Spielman: 

Marriage: January 11, 1787, "Glass-Hut", Fredericktown, Frederick, Maryland (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman) 

Children of Martin Eberhart and Sophia Spielman are: 

i. Martin Adolph Eberhart, born August 23, 1787 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); 

died March 3, 1795 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman). 

More About Martin Adolph Eberhart: 


ii. Charles Eberhart, born February 18, 1789 in Unknown, Maryland (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); died December 

4 May 19, 2005

13, 1877 in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); married Ann Minnie Kirkwood Bef. 

1820 in Unknown; born June 19, 1795 in Unknown, New York (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); died January 25, 

1861 in Rock Island County, Illinois (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman). 

Notes for Charles Eberhart: 



Rock Island County, IL 

by 


(besides Charles and Ann) 

Christianna Stephens, age 24, b. NY 

Charles E. Eberhart, age 17, laborer, b. NY 

Amos H. Eberhart, 14, b. IL 

James R. Eberhart, 11, b. IL. 

(12-30-96) 

Transcription of Notes 

Provided by 


He possibly married in Greene or Fayette County, PA. In 1850 Federal Census, Rock Island County, IL he is shown 

with wife and: Christianna Stephens, 24, b. NY, Charles E. Eberhart, laborer, b. NY, Amos H. Eberhart, 14, b. IL, 

James R. Eberhart, 11, b. IL. He was a Lt. of Capt. T. J. Seely's Company, PA Militia during the War of 1812. His 

wife's name is listed in a variety of ways: Ann Kerwood, Minnie Kirkwood and Ann Kirkwood. She was of 

Mapletown, Greene County, PA. 

(1/12/97) 

More About Charles Eberhart: 

Burial: December 1877, Edgington Cemetery, Edgington, IL (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman) 

Military service: War of 1812, Capt. T.J. Seely's Co, PA Militia (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.) 

More About Ann Minnie Kirkwood: 

Burial: January 1861, Edgington Cemetery, Edgington, IL (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman) 

More About Charles Eberhart and Ann Kirkwood: 

Marriage: Bef. 1820, Unknown 

iii. Sophia Annette Eberhart, born May 31, 1791 in Unknown Maryland (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); died March 15, 

1870 in Edgington, Rock Island, Illinois (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); married Joseph Dunlap February 11, 1811 

in Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); born April 9, 1784 in Unknown, New Jersey (Source: Ruby Roberts 

Coleman); died August 8, 1867 in Edgington, Rock Island, Illinois (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman). 

More About Sophia Annette Eberhart: 


More About Joseph Dunlap: 


More About Joseph Dunlap and Sophia Eberhart: 

Marriage: February 11, 1811, Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman) 

iv. Margaret Elizabeth Eberhart, born March 6, 1793 in Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); died Abt. 1863 in 

Unknown (Source: DAR Index, Vol. 99, p. 119); married James Vance, Jr. Abt. 1812 in Unknown (Source: DAR 

Index, Vol. 99, p. 119.); born Abt. 1787 in Unknown (Source: DAR Index, Vol. 99, p. 119.); died Abt. 1835 in 

Unknown (Source: DAR Index, Vol. 99, p. 119.). 

More About Margaret Elizabeth Eberhart: 

Burial: Abt. 1863, Unknown 

More About James Vance, Jr.: 


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More About James Vance and Margaret Eberhart: 

Marriage: Abt. 1812, Unknown (Source: DAR Index, Vol. 99, p. 119.) 

v. Christiana Eberhart, born January 11, 1795 in Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); died Unknown in 

Unknown. 

1 vi. George Frederick Eberhart, ("F.G.?"), born March 30, 1797 in Greensburg, Washington, Pennsylvania; died December 

27, 1868 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana; married Elizabeth Ann Weltner, "Betsy" Abt. 1818 in Unknown. 

vii. Anna Eberhart, born April 28, 1800 in Unknown, Pennsylvania (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); died July 1862 in 

Peoria, Peoria, Illinois (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.); married Robert Jones April 27, 1818 in Greensboro, Greene, 

Pennsylvania (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); born November 14, 1795 in Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts 

Coleman); died March 28, 1874 in Cincinnatti, Hamilton, Ohio (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman). 

More About Anna Eberhart: 


More About Robert Jones: 


More About Robert Jones and Anna Eberhart: 

Marriage: April 27, 1818, Greensboro, Greene, Pennsylvania (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman) 

viii. Henry Eberhart, born May 30, 1803 in New Geneva, Fayette, Pennsylvania (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); died 

February 25, 1878 in Rooks County, Kansas (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); married (1) Abigail Squires Abt. 1825 

in Unknown, New York (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); born December 18, 1807 in Yates County, New York 

(Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); died August 28, 1849 in Edgington, Rock Island, Illinois (Source: Ruby Roberts 

Coleman); married (2) Mary Maria Kimball April 7, 1853 in Rock Island County, Illinois (Source: Rock Island Co. 

Marr. Rec. Lic. # 916, Vol. A, p. 63); born June 26, 1818 in Unknown, Vermont (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); 

died January 5, 1893 in Wymore, Gage, Nebraska (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman). 

Notes for Henry Eberhart: 

Transcription of Listing 

From 

Early Pioneers of Nebraska 

Vol. 1, p. 14-15 

Nebraska State Genealogical Society 

P.O. Box 5608 

Lincoln, Nebraska 68505 

(Undated) 

EBERHART, Henry and wife, Mary M. (KIMBALL) (BUTTERFIELD) Cert. # 3 

Settled in Nebraska: October 1867, Johnson County 

Born: Henry - 30 May 1803, Fayette County, Pennsylvania 

Mary - 23-6 June 1818, Vermont 

Married: February or May 1853, Rock Island County, Illinois 

Died: Henry - 25 February 1878, Rooks County, Kansas 

Mary - 5 February 1893, Gage County, Nebraska 

Buried: Henry - Rooks County, Kansas exact location of cemetery unknown 

Mary - Blue Springs Cemetery, Gage County, Nebraska 

parents: Adolphus and Sophia (SPEELMAN) EBERHART 

Reuben and Clarissa KIMBALL 

Children: Henry's first wife was Abigail SQUIERS b. 1807, d. 1843 in Ill 

their children: Jerusha Ann Alanson C. Sophia M. 

Almira L. Eliza JaneMary M. 

Alzima E. Joseph C. Abigail 

Children with 

Mary: James V.Harriet M. 

Hanry H. Frances E. 

Martha F. 

Allied lines: Linden, Tharp, Gettie, Zehrung, Carson, Moore, Munn, Copsey 

Allen, Gardner, Beard, Amsberry, Sharp/e, Coleman 

Submitted by: Richard H. Coleman, 1521 Sunset Dr., North Platte, NE 69101 

(10/13/2002) 

More About Henry Eberhart: 

Burial: February 1878, Rooks County, KS, cemetery location unknown (Source: Early Pioneers of Nebraska, NE State 

6 May 19, 2005

Genealogical Society (undated).) 

Moved: October 1867, To Johnson County, Nebraska (Source: Early Pioneers of Nebraska, NE State Genealogical 

Society (undated).) 

Note 1: Nebraska Pioneer certificate information on file (Source: Early Pioneers of Nebraska, NE State Genealogical 

Society (undated).) 

More About Abigail Squires: 

Burial: August 1849, Dunlap Cemetery, Rock Island County (near Edgington) IL (Source: Catherine Farlee Eberhart.) 

More About Henry Eberhart and Abigail Squires: 

Marriage: Abt. 1825, Unknown, New York (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman) 

ix. John Lenhart Eberhart, born December 9, 1806 in Unknown, Pennsylvania (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); died 

Unknown in Unknown; married (1) Nancy Plunkett Unknown in Unknown; born Unknown in Unknown; died 

Unknown in Unknown; married (2) Nancy Cassady Unknown in Unknown; born Unknown in Unknown; died 


More About John Eberhart and Nancy Plunkett: 

Marriage: Unknown, Unknown 

x. Lewis Adolphus Eberhart, born April 14, 1808 in New Geneva, Fayette, Pennsylvania (Source: Ruby Roberts 

Coleman); died March 13, 1885 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); married 

Lucinda Banks June 21, 1828 in Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); born Abt. 1809 in Unknown, New 

Hampshire (Source: 1880 Federal Census.); died May 10, 1890 in Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman). 

Notes for Lewis Adolphus Eberhart: 


Online at www.familysearch.Com 

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 

L. A. EBBERHART, Self, M, Male, age 72, b PA, f. b. PRU, m. b. NY 

Lusinda EBBERHART, Wife, M, Female, age 71, b. NH, f. b. NH, m. b. NH 

Francis EBBERHART, Dau, S, age 46, b. NJ, f. b. PA, m. b. NH 

C. L. EBBERHART, Son, S, age 42, b. NJ, Clerk In Store, f. b. PA, m. b. NH 

(1/25/2003) 

More About Lewis Adolphus Eberhart: 


More About Lucinda Banks: 


More About Lewis Eberhart and Lucinda Banks: 

Marriage: June 21, 1828, Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman) 

xi. Albert Gallatin Eberhart, Rev., born October 8, 1810 in New Geneva, Fayette, Pennsylvania (Source: Ruby Roberts 

Coleman); died May 22, 1881 in Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); married Eliza E. Evans January 14, 1833 

in Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman); born May 1, 1815 in Unknown, Pennsylvania (Source: Ruby Roberts 

Coleman); died Abt. 1897 in Unknown (Source: DAR Index, Vol. 109, p. 144.). 

Notes for Albert Gallatin Eberhart, Rev.: 



2nd Ward, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa 




Albert G. EBERHART Self M Male W 69 PA Baptist Minister GER NY 

Eliza EBERHART Wife M Female W 65 PA Keeping House MD MD 

Alwilda EBERHART Dau W Female W 28 IL Music Teacher PA PA 

(10/18/2003) 

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Marriage: January 14, 1833, Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman) 


4. Johann Frederich Adolph Eberhart, born Abt. 1718 in Breitenborn, Germany (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.); 

died April 3, 1770 in Karlsburnn, Nassau, Germany (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.). He was the son of 8. Ludwig Adolph 

Eberhart and 9. Anna Christina Elisabeth Wentzel. He married 5. Anna Katherina Elizabeth Repport May 16, 1741 in 

Saarbrucken, Nassau, Germany (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.). 

5. Anna Katherina Elizabeth Repport, born November 16, 1723 in Karlsburnn, Nassau, Germany (Source: Ruby 

Roberts Coleman.); died August 17, 1784 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.). She was the 

daughter of 10. Hans Georg Reppert, ("der Jungere") and 11. Elisabeth Kramer. 

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Notes for Anna Katherina Elizabeth Repport: 

Notes provided by 


She came to America in 1773 on the "Britania" along with her three surviving sons, Georg, Martin Adolph and Ludwig. Only 

Georg who was of age was listed on the list (Strassberger). Ludwig may have died at sea as no other record can be found of 

him. According to records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, Maryland, Part II Deaths, page 384, item 28, 

"August 18, 1784. The late Frederick Adolph Eberhart's surviving widow Catharina Elisabeth, born Nov. 16, 1723 in 

Carlsbrunn in Nassau-Saarbrucken. Died of a high fever the 17th." 

(11/12/2003) 

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Marriage: May 16, 1741, Saarbrucken, Nassau, Germany (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.) 

Married at or by: At The Evangelisch (church), Dutweiler, Rheinland, Prussia (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.) 

Children of Johann Eberhart and Anna Repport are: 

i. Phillip Ludwig Adolph Eberhart, born Abt. 1742 in Unknown, Germany (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.); died 

January 1, 1749/50 in Karlsbrunn, Nassau, Germany (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.). 

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Burial: January 1749/50, Unknown 

ii. Maria Christina Eberhart, born Abt. 1744 in Unknown, Germany (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.); died February 20, 

1756 in Karlsbrunn, Nassau, Germany (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.). 

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iii. Georg Martin Eberhart, "Martin", born April 27, 1746 in Karlsbrunn, Nassau, Germany (Source: Ruby Roberts 

Coleman.); died January 1792 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.). 

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iv. Anna Christina Elisabeth Eberhart, born November 12, 1749 in Karlsbrunn, Nassau, Germany (Source: Ruby Roberts 

Coleman.); died June 25, 1750 in Karlsbrunn, Nassau, Germany (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.). 

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v. Sophie Margaretha Eberhart, born November 12, 1749 in Karlsbrunn, Nassau, Germany (Source: Ruby Roberts 

Coleman.); died Unknown in Unknown. 

vi. Ludwig Samuel Eberhart, born August 24, 1752 in Karlsbrunn, Nassau, Germany (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.); 

died Unknown in Unknown. 

vii. Catharina Elisabeth Eberhart, born March 24, 1755 in Karlsbrunn, Nassau, Germany (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.); 


viii. Ludwig Leonhart Eberhart, born October 16, 1757 in Karlsbrunn, Nassau, Germany (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.); 


2 ix. Martin Adolph Eberhart, "Adolphus", born January 4, 1760 in Karlsbruhn, Nassau, Germany; died Abt. 1828 in Greene 

County, Pennsylvania; married Sophia Spielman January 11, 1787 in "Glass-Hut", Fredericktown, Frederick, Maryland. 

6. David Speelman, born Unknown in Unknown; died Unknown in Unknown. He married 7. Elizabeth Brandenburg 

Bef. 1770 in Unknown. 

7. Elizabeth Brandenburg, born Unknown in Unknown; died Unknown in Unknown. 

More About David Speelman and Elizabeth Brandenburg: 


Child of David Speelman and Elizabeth Brandenburg is: 

3 i. Sophia Spielman, born February 7, 1770 in Unknown; died May 6, 1853 in Edgington, Rock Island, Illinois; married 

Martin Adolph Eberhart, "Adolphus" January 11, 1787 in "Glass-Hut", Fredericktown, Frederick, Maryland. 


8. Ludwig Adolph Eberhart, born Abt. 1691 in Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.); died Abt. 1770 in 

Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.). He married 9. Anna Christina Elisabeth Wentzel Bef. 1718 in Unknown. 

9. Anna Christina Elisabeth Wentzel, born Abt. 1692 in Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.); died Abt. 1736 in 

Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.). 

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More About Anna Christina Elisabeth Wentzel: 


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Child of Ludwig Eberhart and Anna Wentzel is: 

4 i. Johann Frederich Adolph Eberhart, born Abt. 1718 in Breitenborn, Germany; died April 3, 1770 in Karlsburnn, 

Nassau, Germany; married Anna Katherina Elizabeth Repport May 16, 1741 in Saarbrucken, Nassau, Germany. 

10. Hans Georg Reppert, ("der Jungere"), born Abt. 1672 in Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.); died Abt. 

1731 in Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.). He married 11. Elisabeth Kramer Bef. 1723 in Unknown. 

11. Elisabeth Kramer, born Abt. 1681 in Unknown (Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.); died Abt. 1731 in Unknown 

(Source: Ruby Roberts Coleman.). 

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More About Elisabeth Kramer: 


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More About Hans Reppert and Elisabeth Kramer: 


Child of Hans Reppert and Elisabeth Kramer is: 

5 i. Anna Katherina Elizabeth Repport, born November 16, 1723 in Karlsburnn, Nassau, Germany; died August 17, 1784 in 

Frederick, Frederick, Maryland; married Johann Frederich Adolph Eberhart May 16, 1741 in Saarbrucken, Nassau, 

Germany. 

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