Brief Life History of Earnest
When Earnest Eichelberger was born on 2 July 1879, in Texas, United States, his father, Adolphus Eichelberger, was 22 and his mother, Luella E. Smith, was 20. He married Willie Miller on 1 November 1903, in Waco, Milam, Republic of Texas. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Justice Precinct 7, McLennan, Texas, United States for about 5 years and McLennan, Texas, United States in 1950. He died on 29 November 1961, in Waco, Milam, Republic of Texas, at the age of 82, and was buried in Robinson Cemetery, Robinsonville, McLennan, Texas, United States.
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- Earnest Eichelberger, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Earnest Eichelberger - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth-name: Earnest Eichelberger
- Ernest Eichelberger, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
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1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered
Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful "oil boom".
Name Meaning
German and Swiss German: habitational name for someone from any of various places called Eichelberg (see Eichelberg ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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