Brief Life History of Abraham Eshleman
When Abraham Eshleman Ebersole was born on 20 February 1828, in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Stauffer Ebersole, was 41 and his mother, Veronica Eshelman, was 47. He married Christianna Catherine Snyder on 16 September 1852, in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died on 12 April 1883, in Palmyra, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Bindnagle Lutheran Cemetery, Palmyra, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Abraham Ebersole, "United States Census, 1880"
- Abraham Ebersole, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
- Abraham Eshleman Ebersole, "Find A Grave Index"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swiss German Aebersold (see Ebersold ), via its German altered form Ebersohl . It is found mainly in PA. Compare Ebersol , Eversole , Eversoll , and Eversull .
History: This is the name of a Swiss Mennonite family, originally spelled Aebersold. It is found among the descendants of the Mennonite immigrants of Swiss origin bearing the name Ebersohl, who came to PA in the 18th century from Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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