Categotry Archives: Eichelberger
Gottfried “Godfrey” Frederick Faehnle (1849-1913)
Gottfried “Godfrey” Frederick Faehnle was born on January 13, 1849 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. His parents were Gottfried Faehnle and Christina Lenik, both of Württemberg, Germany. On March 30, 1880, Gottfried arrived in America aboard the ship named the SS Nederland through the district port of New York at Castle Garden. The ship left from Antwerp, Belgium heading for New York, carrying over 700 passengers. Gottfried lists his occupation at the time as a “vinlager”. Vinlager is a dutch word for “winery”. Given [...]
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Sophia “Sophie” I Faehnle (1889-1954)
Sophia “Sophie” I. Faehnle was born on October 27, 1889 in Nebraska. She was the second youngest of five children born to parents Gottfried “Godfrey” Frederick Faehnle and Caroline Sophia Kraemer. Sophie is found for the first time in records in 1910 in the federal census. She is listed as being divorced by this time and lists her occupation as a shoe worker at a factory. She is living with her family at 3578 Indiana Avenue, St Louis, Missouri which is [...]
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Harry Henry Milton Eggers (1913-1976)
Harry Henry Milton Eggers was born on August 22, 1913 in Dittmer, Missouri. He was the oldest child of three to parents John Henry Eggers and Sophia “Sophie” I. Faehnle. He was baptized on August 31, 1913 at St. Martin’s Church in Dittmer, MO. In the 1920 census, Harry is living with his parents on the Faehnle family farm at 216 Dittmer Road in Jefferson County, along with his grandmother, mother of Sophie Faehnle, Caroline Kraemer Faehnle. In 1930, Harry is listed as [...]
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John Henry Eggers (1880-1973)
John Henry Eggers was born on July 5, 1880 in Meramec, Jefferson County, Missouri. He was the oldest of six children born to parents, Heinrich Christoph Friedrich Eggers and Wilhelmina “Mina” Springmeyer. John barely missed being on the 1880 census as he was born only five days after his family was surveyed. We first find records of John in 1900. He is living at home with the family and lists his occupation as farmer, as does one of his brothers and his father. [...]
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Heinrich Christoph “Christian” Friedrich Eggers
Heinrich Christoph “Christian” Friedrich Eggers was born on September 13, 1833 in Gadebusch Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany. Geadebusch is about fifty miles southwest of Dummerstorf. His parents were Juaquim Eggers and Sophia Strohkirch. Though he goes by different versions of his name throughout his life, he seems to prefer Christoff, Christ or Christian as an Americanized version. Heinrich Christoph Friedrich Eggers – Birth Record 1833 By 1855, Christian was living in Fallingbostel, about forty-five minutes north of Hanover, Germany. In October of 1856, he traveled to [...]
