Bruce Scott Eichelberger - b. 14 Sep 1880 in/near Old Ferry, Perry Co, PA
d. aft. 27 Apr 1942; last known res. was Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co, PA
Res. Portsmouth, VA in 1900; in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA by 1910; thereafter res. Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co, PA
Father: Sylvester Wesley Eichelberger . Mother: Mary C. ______
m. ca. 1904
Wf: Laura May _____ - b. ca. 1886, PA
d. aft. 1930; possibly bef. Apr 1942
Father: . Mother:
Children - all b. PA:
i. Vera Joyce Eichelberger - b. ca. 1905; m. Unknown male Buck; res. Buffalo, NY in Apr 1942 (possibly Fred M. Buck, b. ca. 1905, PA? See sources below)
ii. Laura M. Eichelberger - b. ca. 1911
iii. Sarah M. Eichelberger - b. ca. Dec 1915
iv. Robert S. Eichelberger - b. 1917 (age 2 yrs. 8 mos in 1920 census, taken in Feb.) (a Robert S. Eichelberger, b. 06 Jul 1917, d. 15 Jul 1996; last res. Marysville, Perry Co, PA)
v. John S. Eichelberger - b. 1919 (age 8 mos. in 1920 census taken in Feb) a John Eichelberger, b. 21 Apr 1919, d. Jul 1986; last res. Highspire, Dauphin Co, PA)
vi. Mary K. Eichelberger - b. ca. 1921
vii. Dorothy R. Eichelberger - b. ca. 1922
Possibly others, unknown
Sources:
1. Federal census records:
a) VA: Portsmouth City, Portsmouth Co; ward 2; E. D. 117; 1900:
Scott Eichelberger, b. Sep 1881, PA; father b. MD; mother b. PA.
b) PA: i) Dauphin Co: Harrisburg, ward 12; E. D. 93: 1910: Bruce
S., Laura M. (m. six yrs.; mother of one, living) and Vera J.
ii) Cumberland Co; E. Pennsboro Twp: a) 1920: E. D. 14: Bruce S.
and children. b) 1930: E. D. 15: Bruce S., Laura and children. c)
1930: Lemoyne borough; E. D. 19: 25 yr. old Fred M. Buck with
wf., Vera J., 24 and two daughters.
2. WWI draft registration cards: Bruce Scott Eichelberger; res.
of Mechanicsburg, PA; named Laura May Eichelberger as next of
kin.
3. WWII draft registration cards: Cumberland Co, PA: Bruce Scott
Eichelberger, res. of Mechanicsburg; b. Old Ferry, Perry Co, PA;
employed by P. R. R. Co. in Dauphin, PA; for "person who
will always know your address" he entered "Vera Joyce
Buck of Bufflalo, New York."
4. Social Security Death Index: Robert S. and John Eichelberger.
Charles W. Krecker - b. ca. 1885, PA
d. aft 1930; last known res. was Erie Co, NY in 1930
Father; John W. Krecker (b. PA) . Mother: Sarah ______ (b. PA)
m. 14 Jun 1911, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA
Wf: Vera Maud Eichelberger - b. ca. Oct 1883, PA
d. aft. 1930
Father: Sylvester Wesley Eichelberger . Mother: Mary C. ______
Children:
i. Donald W. Krecker (adopted)- b. 04 Dec 1915, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY; d. 13 Sep 1997; last res. Duncannon, Perry Co, PA; m. Sarah M. Eichelberger; had two daughters (names withheld) and a son: James R. Krecker (d. before 13 Sep 1997)
ii. Female Krecker (name withheld) - b. ca. 1921
Possibly others
Sources:
1. Dauphin Co, PA Marriage
Licenses: Vol. 2; Book H; pg. 407: Vera M. Eichelberger, 28; res.
1406 N. 6th Stl, Harrisburg, PA, dau. of Sylvester W. and Mary,
m. Charles W. Krecker, 26; clerk, of Buffalo, NY, son of John W.
and Sarah; m. 14 Jun 1911, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA by Rev. A.
Laurence Miller.
2. Federal census:
a) Dauphin Co, PA: 1910: Harrisburg, ward 6; E. D. 69; Sixth St.:
Sylvester Eichelberger, 55, widowed, with his 27 yr. old
daughter, Vera M.
b) Erie Co, NY: i) 1920: Buffalo, ward 7; E. D. 64: Charles W.
and Vera M. Krecker and son. ii) 1930: E. D. 412; Hamburg twp;
Highland Ave. Parkway: Charles W.and Vera M. Krecker and
children.
3. Obituary: Donald W. Krecker ~ To read an abstract click HERE
Frederick Benteen Eichelberger - b. 08 Jul 1880, OH
d. 13 Dec 1962 (Social Security Index has: Jan. 1963); last res. CA; bur. Hollywood Memorial cem., Abbey of the Palms Mausoleum
Res. Washington, D. C., AZ and Beverly Hills, CA
Father: George M. Eichelberger . Mother: Emma Ring
m. 23 Nov 1904, Washington D. C.
Wf: Elizabeth ("Bessie") Edson - b. 02 Sep 1877/8, Washington, D. C.
d. aft. 1930
Fred and Bessie were divorced by 1920; she resumed use of her maiden name and her children assumed use of the Edson surname also.
Father: John Jay Edson (b. ca. May 1846, OH; d. aft. 1930) . Mother: Elizabeth B. _____ (b. ca. Feb 1845, NY; d. aft. 1920)
Children - all b. Washington, D. C.:
i. Edson Alden Eichelberger -» Edson Alden Edson - b. 25 Nov 1906; d. Sep 1969, D. C.
ii. Elizabeth Eichelberger -» Elizabeth Edson - b. ca. 1910; d. aft. Dec 1962; m. #1) Rev. Holt Fairfield Butt III (d. bef. 1958); m. #2) Jun 1958 to Milton Patterson Thompson (s/o James Franklin Thompson)
iii. Gilbert Eichelberger -» Gilbert Edson - b. 04 Apr 1915; d. aft. 15 Dec 1962
iv. Female Eichelberger (name withheld) - probably b. to a 2nd marriage; d. aft. 15 Dec 1962; m. _______ Anderson
Sources:
1. Personal interview with a
nephew of Fred B. Eichelberger.
2. Washington Post: a) 20 Nov 1904: Wedding announcement of
Frederick Eichelberger and Elizabeth Edson ~ to read transcript
click HERE. b)
04 Jun 1958: Wedding announcement of Elizabeth Edson Butt and
Milton Patterson Thompson ~ To read abstract click HERE
3. Federal census records: Washington, D.
C.:
a) 1910: E. D. 216; sheet 7B: Fred, Elizabeth and Edson
Eichelberger (Ancestry.com has surname indexed as
"Pichelberger").
b) 1920: E. D. 66: John J. Edson and family, including 40 yr. old
dau., Elizabeth Edson (marital status erased and left smudged),
grandchildren: Edson, Elizabeth and Gilbert Edson.
c) 1930: E. D. 80: sheet 11A: John J. Edson, 83, m., with dau.,
Bessie Edson, 51, divorced; and grandchildren, surname Edson:
Elizabeth, 19, and Gilbert, 15.
4. Federal census: Dauphin Co, PA; 1930: city of Harrisburg; E.
D. 48; sheet 12A: A. Edson Edson, 23, single; b. D. C. as were
both parents; civil engineer, steam R. R.
5. "New York Passenger Lists 1820 - 1957":
a) 1936: Ship Santa Elena: sailed from New York 04 July; arrived
Los Angeles, CA on 19 Jul; passengers included Gilbert Edson, b.
04 Apr 1915, D. C. and Bessie Edson, b. 02 Sep 1877, D. C.; both
res. of Shoreham Hotel in D. C.
b) 1939: Ship Santa Paula: sailed from New York 04 Aug; arrived
back in NY 22 Aug; passengers included Edson Alden Edson, 32,
married; b. 25 Nov 1906, Washington, D. C., res. of Foxhall
Village, Washington, D. C., and Bessie Edson, 60, divorced, b. 02
Sep 1879; rs. Broadmor Apartments, Washington, D. C.
6. Social Security Death Index: Frederick Eichelberger; Edson
Edson.
7. Burial data: Fred B. Eichelberger ~ to view go to (off-site
link): http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Eichelberger&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=6&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=6518314&
8. "Los Angeles Times"; 15 Dec 1962: Obituary: F. B.
Eichelberger: abstract: d. age 82; accountant, services today (15
Dec 1962) followed by entombment in Hollywood Memorial Park
Mausoleum...lived in Beverly Hills...survived by two daughters:
Mrs. (Name withheld) Anderson and Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, and
two sons, Edson and Gilbert Eichelberger [sic].
9. California Death Index 1940 - 1997: Frederic [sic] B.
Eichelberge [sic] - b. 08 Jul 1880, OH; d. 13 Dec 1962, L. A. Co,
CA; mother's maiden name: Ring.