Brief Life History of Amelia
When Amelia Eiker was born on 29 June 1814, in Liberty Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, David Meyers Eiker Sr., was 42 and her mother, Nancy Zimmerman, was 35. She married Samuel Hoover on 10 March 1835, in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Hamiltonban Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Noble Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States in 1860. She died on 11 August 1868, in Wabash, Indiana, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Gentry Cemetery, Wayne, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Amelia Hoover in household of Samuel Hoover, "United States Census, 1860"
- Amelia Eicher, "Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940"
- Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Spouse and Children
1809–1881 Male
1814–1868 Female
Children (11)
1835–1922 Male
1837–1911 Female
1839–1890 Male
1842–1913 Male
1846–1850 Female
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1771–1839 Male
1778–1864 Female
Siblings (14)
1794– Female
1795–1874 Male
1800–1884 Male
1801– Female
1803– Female
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1816
Age 2
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 5
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 16
Name Meaning
German: from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with agi ‘point, edge (of a sword)’.
Perhaps an altered form of German Eicher .
Norwegian: plural form of Eike .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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