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Phillip Frederick Eichelberger

Phillip Frederich Eichelberger was born on April 17, 1693 in Ittlingen, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.  He was one of nine children born to parents John E. and Maria Barbara Eichelberger.  He went by his full name while living in Germany and then by his middle name Frederick throughout his time in America. Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon Add to favorites Email RSS

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Census Records

A great resource for family tree researchers are census records.  In the United States, we can access census records in some areas as far back as 1790 and currently as late as 1930.  Census records remain sealed to the public for 72 years after they are taken.  While early census records will often fail to provide too much information and often not even the names of anyone except the head of the household, later census records can provide a wealth of [...]

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Very Little Information

I recently did family tree research for someone who have very little information to start with.  Her recently deceased mother had gone by many different names over time, had moved many times to multiple states, and had little to no communication with her family.  She knew nothing about her mother’s side of the family and wasn’t even sure what her mother’s legal name was.  With this sort of information to start off with, researching a family tree can seem like [...]

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John Martin Eichelberger (1716 – 1781)

John Martin Eichelberger was born on November 16, 1716 in Ittlingen, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.  He was the oldest of five children to parents Phillip Frederick Eichelberger and Anna Barbara Doemers.  He went by his middle name Martin throughout his life. Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon Add to favorites Email RSS

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John Eichelberger (1760-1821)

John Eichelberger (Phillip, John, George) was born on April 4, 1760 in Pennsylvania.  He was one of seven children to parents George Eichelberger and Lydia Worley. Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon Add to favorites Email RSS

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