Henry Bomberger Erb

Brief Life History of Henry Bomberger

When Henry Bomberger Erb was born on 3 January 1857, in Cedarville, Stephenson, Illinois, United States, his father, Joseph Bomberger Erb, was 25 and his mother, Frances Ginder Bomberger, was 20. He married Mary Elizabeth Shiley on 1 July 1879, in Carroll, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Freeport, Irving Township, Barry, Michigan, United States in 1914 and Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, United States in 1920. He died on 4 December 1920, in Freeport Township, Stephenson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Bomberger Erb
1857–1920
Mary Elizabeth Shiley
1862–1947
Marriage: 1 July 1879
Genora Elizabeth Erb
1880–1955
John Jerome Erb
1881–1886
Addison Edward Erb
1884–1971
Fannie Beatrice Erb
1885–1919
Linnie Irene Erb
1888–1968
Harrison Floyd Erb
1890–1935

Sources (12)

  • Henry Elb in household of Joseph Elb, "United States Census, 1860"
  • H.B. Erb, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Henry Bomberger Erb, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1858 · A House Divided

Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

German and Swiss German: from the medieval personal name Erbo, meaning ‘descendant, heir’, which was popular in the Upper Rhine area.

German: habitational name from Erb (Westphalia) or Erbe (North Rhine-Westphalia).

History: This (see 1 above) is the name of a Swiss Mennonite and Amish family, originating from the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The first Mennonite immigrant bearing this name was Nicholas Erb from Switzerland, who came to Lancaster County, PA, in the beginning of the 18th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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