Brief Life History of Christian
When Christian Ebersole was born on 19 March 1870, in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States, his father, Abraham Ebersole, was 37 and his mother, Fannie Horst, was 41. He married Ella Lee Shank on 19 December 1895, in Charlton, Washington, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in District 23, Washington, Maryland, United States in 1940 and Washington, Maryland, United States in 1950. He died on 3 May 1954, in Clear Spring, Washington, Maryland, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Clear Spring, Washington, Maryland, United States.
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- Christian Ebersole, "United States 1950 Census"
- Christian Ebersole, "Find A Grave Index"
- Christian Ebersole in entry for Pearl Eva Ernst, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
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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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