Eric N Herberg

Brief Life History of Eric N

When Eric N Herberg was born on 11 January 1896, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, Charles Herberg, was 32 and his mother, Clara M Erickson, was 28. He died on 27 November 1958, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

Charles Herberg
1863–1916
Clara M Erickson
1868–1946
Lillian Herberg
1892–1964
Eric N Herberg
1896–1958

Sources (2)

  • Eric Herberg, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Erick Herberg in household of Chas Herberg, "United States Census, 1910"

World Events (8)

1897 · The Union Loop Elevated

The Loop was born in political scandal that combined the three elevated railways around Chicago and combined them into one. The scandal was to raise the fares for commuters so state legislators could receive more money while in office. 

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

German: metonymic occupational name for a keeper of a lodging house, from Middle High German herberge ‘inn, hostel’.

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

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