Howard Milton Zerbe

Male24 May 1855–6 November 1921

Brief Life History of Howard Milton

When Howard Milton Zerbe was born on 24 May 1855, in Centre Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Daniel Zerbe, was 32 and his mother, Susanna Althouse, was 33. He married Ellen Rebecca Graeff on 30 April 1881, in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Stony Point, Rockland Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and Orwigsburg, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910. He died on 6 November 1921, at the age of 66, and was buried in Bellemans Church Cemetery, Mohrsville, Centre Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Howard Milton Zerbe
1855–1921
Ellen Rebecca Graeff
1863–1945
Marriage: 30 April 1881
Graeff
1883–1883
Graeff
1886–1886

Sources (15)

  • Howard M. Zerby in household of Benj. E. Dry, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Howard Milton Zerbey, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
  • Howard Milton Zerby, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    30 April 1881Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Children (2)

      Female1883–1883 Female

      Female1886–1886 Female

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 8

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

    1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

    Age 8

    The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 20

    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: habitational name from any of the places called Zerbau, Zerben (near Magdeburg), or Zerbow. This surname is also found in Poland. Compare Servey , Zerba , and Zerby .

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

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