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William EARLY⁽²⁹⁰³⁾ was born in 1863.⁽²⁹⁰⁴⁾ He died in 1865.⁽²⁹⁰⁵⁾ He DSP. Parents: John William EARLY and Jane Margaret EGGERS.

Anna EARNEST⁽⁴³⁾ Parents: David EARNEST.

David EARNEST⁽⁴³⁾.

Children were: Anna EARNEST.

Margaret EARNEST⁽⁴³⁾.

Obed EARNEST⁽²⁹⁰⁶⁾. Parents: John ERNST (EARNEST) and Magdalena EARLY.

Hannah D. EASTMAN.

Children were: Katherine Pierce LEE, James Levi LEE.

Elma EASTON.

Children were: Gordon SMITH, George Philip SMITH Navy, Tracy SMITH.

Augustus EBERLE. Parents: Dr. John EBERLE and Salome (Sarah) LEEBRICK.

Catharine EBERLE. Parents: Dr. John EBERLE and Salome (Sarah) LEEBRICK.

Charles EBERLE. Parents: Dr. John EBERLE and Salome (Sarah) LEEBRICK.

Dr. John EBERLE⁽⁶⁸⁶⁾⁽²⁹⁰⁷⁾ was born on 10 Dec 1787 in Manor Twp, Lancaster Co, Pa.⁽²⁹⁰⁸⁾⁽²⁹⁰⁹⁾ He served in the military between 5 Sep 1814 and 3 Dec 1814 in York Co, Pa.⁽²⁹¹⁰⁾ He appeared on the census in 1820 in North Mulberry Ward, Philadelphia Co, Pa.⁽¹²¹²⁾ Page 129. He appeared on the census in 1830 in North Mulberry Ward, Philadelphia Co, Pa.⁽²⁹¹¹⁾ He died on 2 Feb 1838 in Lexington, Fayette Co, Ky.⁽²⁹¹²⁾ He was buried in Episcopal Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH. He graduated M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, 1809, and practiced first at Mannheim, later at Lancaster, and after 1814 in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1822 he helped to establish the Jefferson medical college, Philadelphia, in which he was professor of physic, 1825-30, and professor of materia medica and lecturer on obstetrics, 1830-31. He then resigned to accept the chair of materia medica in the Medical college of Ohio, in Cincinnati. In 1837 he removed to Lexington, Ky., and was professor of the practice of medicine in Transylvania University until his death. He was an editor of several medical journals, including the "Medical Recorder" of Philadelphia (1818-23). He published: "Botanical Terminology" (1818); "Treatise on the Diseases and Physical Education of Children" (1819); "Treatise on Therapeutics and Materia Medica" (2 vols, 1822); and "Notes of Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Medicine" (2 vols, 1844).

His military service was with Ritscher's 2nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia, during the War of 1812. His rank was Surgeon.

His father was a blacksmith, and it was his desire that John would become a blacksmith also. John's nature, however, was such as to fit him for another vocation and he chose that of medicine. He began the study of medicine under Dr. Abraham Carpenter of Lancaster, subsequently reading with Dr. Clapp of Philadelphia, and graduated as a doctor of medicine in 1809 from the University of Pennsylvania. He began to practice medicine in Manheim, Lancaster county, but after a few years located in Lancaster. He was appointed surgeon to a Lancaster company of militia during the war of 1812, and was at the battle of Baltimore. Whilst in Lancaster he for a short time edited a newspaper which was devoted to politics, and in this way he lost all of his practice as a physician, and was finally compelled to seek new quarters, which he did by locating in Philadelphia in 1815. In 1818 he assumed the editorship of the American Medical Recorder and to this he owed his subsequent reputation. He was a member of a number of scientific societies, and was the author of a number of important medical works. He filled the chair of Professor of Physics in the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, in 1825, and in 1830, that of Materia Medica. In 1831 he located in Cincinnati, and was elected Professor of Materia Medica in the Ohio Medical College. He removed to Lexington, Ky, in 1837 and was made Professor in charge of the Medical Department of Transylvania University. His remains are interred in the Episcopal cemetery, Cincinnati, the spot being marked by a handsome monument.

Dr. Eberle was an early owner of land in Elizabethtown Borough, in Lancaster County. According to "History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men" , Chapter XXXIII: "A portion of the town site was also included in a tract patented in 1785 by Christopher and Mary Etter, who sold a part Aug. 4, 1791, to Isaac and Barbara Ream, and they sold one-half to Michael and Elizabeth Reeby, Jan. 21, 1795. The main portion of that half was sold by them to Martin Stouffer on May 2, 1814, and by him to Dr. John Eberle, of Salome, and Samuel Z. Geehr, of Manheim, on June 18th of the same year. On Aug. 20, 1814, Eberle and Geehr sold to Henry Brubaker and Mahlon Roberts, both of Manheim, about forty-five acres, receiving therefor nine thousand dollars. " This sale probably funded the family's relocation to Philadelphia.

According to Chapter XXII. History of Medicine and Medical Men in Lancaster County of the same publication: "Many of the direct and indirect descendants of the Neffs were physicians, among whom appear Dr. Abraham Neff, Lancaster, 1758; Dr. Christian Neff, Lancaster, 1795; his nephew, Dr. Abraham Breneman, who practiced "physic and surgery" and kept a drug-store in Lancaster, 1797; another nephew of the same name, Lancaster, 1810, who acquired some notoriety as a "Water Doctor," and who lived in the residence and built the office on Lime Street now occupied by our present Congressman, the Hon. A. Herr Smith. Also Dr. John K. Neff, Lancaster, 1843; Dr. John Eberle, who practiced for some time at Lancaster and afterwards moved to Philadelphia, where he appears prominently as one of the professors of a leading medical college of the day." The source continues elsewhere to report that "Dr. John Eberle was born in Manor township in January, 1788. As was previously stated, he was a direct descendant of Dr. John Henry Neff, the pioneer physician of the county, and the son of a blacksmith. His father was unable to give him more than an ordinary school education, but, as tradition has it, Nathaniel Ellmaker, Esq., perceiving him to be unusually bright for his limited opportunities, with praiseworthy benevolence, for a disinterested consideration, volunteered to give him a medical education. "

Records of the First Brigade of Pennsylvania Militia dated 16 September, 1814 and organized at York, Pennsylvania, lists John Eberle as the Surgeon in the Regimental Staff of the Second Regiment, commanded by Lieut. Col. Adam Rischers. It shows his term of service as being from 5 Sept 1814 to 3 Dec, 1814, and his pay for that interval being $231.61. Also serving in the same unit, under Dr. Eberle, was Samuel C. Weistling, a close friend of the Fritchey family.

He was married to Salome (Sarah) LEEBRICK on 1 Jul 1810. Children were: Richard EBERLE, John EBERLE, Catharine EBERLE, Augustus EBERLE, Margaret EBERLE, Lucretia EBERLE, Edward EBERLE, Charles EBERLE.

Edward EBERLE Parents: Dr. John EBERLE and Salome (Sarah) LEEBRICK.

John EBERLE Parents: Dr. John EBERLE and Salome (Sarah) LEEBRICK.

Lucretia EBERLE died in Halifax, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin Co, Pa. Parents: Dr. John EBERLE and Salome (Sarah) LEEBRICK.

Margaret EBERLE Parents: Dr. John EBERLE and Salome (Sarah) LEEBRICK.

Richard EBERLE. Parents: Dr. John EBERLE and Salome (Sarah) LEEBRICK.

Joseph EBERLY⁽²⁹¹³⁾.

Andrew EBERSOLE⁽²⁸⁾ was born on 14 Jun 1814 in Lebanon Co, PA. He died on 5 Feb 1890 in Dauphin Co, PA. Parents: John EBERSOLE and Nancy (Anna) HOERNER.

Annie EBERSOLE⁽²⁸⁾ was born on 10 Feb 1830 in Hummelstown, Derry Twp, Dauphin Co, Pa. She was christened on 30 May 1830 in Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hummelstown, Dauphin Co, Pa. Parents: John EBERSOLE and Nancy (Anna) HOERNER.

Barbara EBERSOLE⁽²⁹¹⁴⁾ was born about 1790.⁽²⁸⁾ Parents: Peter EBERSOLE Jr. and Barbara OBER.

She was married to Michael HORST on 21 Mar 1809 in Salem Reformed Church, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, Pa.⁽²⁸⁾ Witnessed by Amos Elmaker, Esq, married by Philip Gloninger. Children were: Catherine HORST, Barbara HORST.

Barbara EBERSOLE⁽¹⁰⁹⁾ was born on 25 Feb 1768.⁽²⁸⁾ She died on 13 Apr 1854 in Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pa. Parents: Peter EBERSOLE and Catherine HUBER.

She was married to John STAUFFER on 14 Jun 1787.⁽²⁸⁾

Barbara EBERSOLE⁽²⁸⁾ was born in Hummelstown Lutheran Church, Dauphin Co, Pa. Parents: John EBERSOLE and Nancy (Anna) HOERNER.

Catherine EBERSOLE⁽¹⁰⁹⁾ was born about 1795.⁽²⁸⁾ Parents: Peter EBERSOLE Jr. and Barbara OBER.

Chester M. EBERSOLE (Private). Parents: John E EBERSOLE and Ada STAUFFER.

He was married to Kathryn JONES in 1920.

Christina EBERSOLE⁽¹⁰⁹⁾ was born on 9 May 1784. She died on 1 May 1862 in East Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa. Parents: Peter EBERSOLE Jr. and Barbara OBER.

She was married to Henry BRENNEMAN on 19 Mar 1816 in Dauphin Co, PA.

Cora G EBERSOLE⁽²⁹¹⁵⁾.

David EBERSOLE⁽²⁸⁾ was born about 1797. Parents: Peter EBERSOLE Jr. and Barbara OBER.

David EBERSOLE⁽²⁸⁾ was born on 9 Mar 1828. He was christened on 26 May 1828 in Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hummelstown, Dauphin Co, Pa. Parents: John EBERSOLE and Nancy (Anna) HOERNER.

Elias EBERSOLE⁽²⁸⁾ was born on 12 Feb 1825 in Hummelstown, Derry Twp, Dauphin Co, Pa. Parents: John EBERSOLE and Nancy (Anna) HOERNER.

Elizabeth EBERSOLE⁽¹⁴⁹⁵⁾⁽¹⁴⁷²⁾ was born in 1780 in Lower Paxton township, Dauphin county, Pa.⁽²⁹¹⁶⁾ She died in 1858 in Hummelstown, Lower Paxton township, Dauphin county, Pa.⁽¹⁰⁷⁾⁽²⁹¹⁷⁾ She was buried in Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hummelstown, Dauphin Co, Pa.⁽¹⁶⁶⁾

She was married to Michael CASSEL in 1797 in Lower Paxton township, Dauphin county, Pa.⁽²⁹¹⁸⁾ Children were: Henry CASSEL, Jacob CASSEL.

Jacob EBERSOLE⁽¹⁰⁹⁾ was born between 1754 and 1768.⁽²⁹¹⁹⁾⁽²⁸⁾ Parents: Peter EBERSOLE and Catherine HUBER.

Children were: Solomon EBERSOLE , John EBERSOLE.

He was married to Elizabeth WITTMER in Feb 1787.

John EBERSOLE⁽¹⁰⁹⁾ was born on 12 Nov 1789 in South Hanover Township, Dauphin Co, PA.⁽²⁸⁾ Alternate date 16 Nov 1786 from Gail Greary. He was buried in 1868 in Old Peter Ebersole's Graveyard, Hummelstown, Dauphin Co, Pa.⁽²⁸⁾ He died on 12 Jan 1868 in Old Peter Ebersole's Graveyard, Hummelstown, Dauphin Co, Pa.⁽²⁸⁾ Occupation was farmer. Parents: Peter EBERSOLE Jr. and Barbara OBER.

He was married to Nancy (Anna) HOERNER on 10 Dec 1812 in Salem Reformed Church, Campbellstown, Londonderry Twp, Lebanon Co, Pa.⁽²⁸⁾ Witness to the wedding was Adam Kober. Children were: Andrew EBERSOLE, John EBERSOLE, Peter EBERSOLE, Elias EBERSOLE, David EBERSOLE, Annie EBERSOLE, Barbara EBERSOLE.

John EBERSOLE⁽¹⁰⁹⁾ was born about 1756 in Rapho Twp, Lancaster Co, Pa.⁽²⁸⁾ Parents: Peter EBERSOLE and Catherine HUBER.

John EBERSOLE⁽²⁹¹⁹⁾ was born in 1781. Parents: Jacob EBERSOLE and Barbara STAUFFER (SCHALLEY).

John EBERSOLE⁽²⁸⁾ Parents: John EBERSOLE and Nancy (Anna) HOERNER.

John E EBERSOLE⁽²⁹²⁰⁾ John and his wife were natives of Lebanon county, and is established in the life of his community as a farmer.

Children were: Chester M. EBERSOLE .

Jost EBERSOLE⁽²⁸⁾ was born about 1694 in Friedelsheim, Germany. He died in 1747 in Pa.. Jost landed in Philadelphia on 3 Sep 1739 on the ship "Robert and Alice" from Rotterdam, Holland. He settled into a colony of German Menonites at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was granted 200 acres on 23 April 1740. Jost, or Joseph, came to enjoy freedom in America. It was said that he came to escape persecution by Roman Catholics -- or to escape required military training in Germany. He was a Dunkard Baptist. per Gail Greary.

Children were: Peter EBERSOLE .

Magdalena (Molly) EBERSOLE⁽¹⁰⁹⁾ was born on 26 Sep 1788 in South Hanover Township, Dauphin Co, PA. Alternate date 20 Oct 1788. She was buried in 1867 in Union Deposit, South Hanover Twp, Dauphin Co, Pa.⁽²⁸⁾ Egle lists burial place as Hummelstown Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, along with husband. She died on 13 Jun 1867 in Hoernerstown, South Hanover Twp, Dauphin Co, Pa.⁽²⁸⁾ Parents: Peter EBERSOLE Jr. and Barbara OBER.

She was married to Major John HOERNER on 27 Dec 1807 in Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, Lebanon Co, Pa. Children were: Jacob HOERNER, Andrew HOERNER, David HOERNER, John HOERNER, Mary Louisa Hoerner HOERNER, Martha Magdalena (Maggie) HOERNER, Anna HOERNER , Barbara HOERNER, Lt. Peter HOERNER, Albert HOERNER, Ellen HOERNER, Cyrus HOERNER.

Margaret EBERSOLE⁽¹⁰⁴⁸⁾

Children were: Daniel BAUM, Abraham BAUM , John BAUM, Ann BAUM , Freny BAUM, Mary BAUM .

Nancy EBERSOLE⁽²⁹¹⁹⁾. Parents: Peter EBERSOLE Jr. and Barbara OBER.

Peter EBERSOLE Jr.⁽¹⁰⁹⁾ was born on 29 Sep 1757 in Hummelstown, Derry Twp, Dauphin Co, Pa.⁽²⁸⁾ Alternate birthplace is Lebanon County, Pa. He died on 4 Sep 1804 in (South) Hanover Twp, Dauphin Co, Pa.⁽²⁸⁾ He was buried in Old Peter Ebersole's Graveyard, Hummelstown, Dauphin Co, Pa.⁽²⁹¹⁹⁾ Parents: Peter EBERSOLE and Catherine HUBER.

He was married to Barbara OBER on 3 Mar 1779.⁽²⁸⁾ Children were: Christina EBERSOLE , Peter EBERSOLE, Magdalena (Molly) EBERSOLE, John EBERSOLE, Barbara EBERSOLE, Catherine EBERSOLE, Nancy EBERSOLE, David EBERSOLE.

Peter EBERSOLE⁽¹⁰⁹⁾ was born on 20 Aug 1786.⁽²⁹¹⁹⁾ Date from Gail Greay is abt 1792 He died on 20 Mar 1857.⁽²⁹¹⁹⁾ Date from Gail Greary is 1821. Parents: Peter EBERSOLE Jr. and Barbara OBER.

Peter EBERSOLE⁽¹⁰⁹⁾⁽²⁹¹⁹⁾ was born about 1728 in Friedelsheim, Germany.⁽²⁸⁾ He died in 1801 in South Hanover Township, Dauphin Co, PA.⁽²⁸⁾ Peter landed at Philadelphia on September 3, 1739 on the ship "Robert and Alice". He traveled with two other Ebersohl's, Johannes (John) and Jost (Joseph) who were probably brothers. Peter was granted 300 acres of land in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on May 3, 1740. He paid taxes in Lebanon Township in 1773 and in West Hannover Township, near Hummelstown in Dauphin County in 1779 and 1782.

The Ebersohls were of Swiss descent, but while living in Germany, spelled their name Ebersohl. A Swiss student taking post-graduate work in Harvard wrote recently that he was raised near a village called "Ebersol". He says our name is typically Swiss German. To quote from his letter, "Ebersol is a lovely hamlet in the Swiss State of Saint Gall. The name means a place where men are hunting for wild boars. Eber -- wild boar, and sol -- ground or place. There are many families there carrying the name 'Ebersol': He says the name "Ebersol" is pronounced in Switerzerland, thus: E as in end. The second e as in her. The o is like in odd. This is theusual way we pronounce it in America. This town "Ebersol" is four miles northeast of Butschwil in the Toggenburg District. The people are Protestants and Catholics who raise cattle and make embroideries for a living. There are two other towns called "Ebersol" in Switzerland. One is "Upper Ebersol" in the Canton of Luzern on Kiltibach brook, near Hochdorf, ten miles north of Luzern. These 300 people raise cattle, fruit and farm. They have a significant escutcheon, -- a bronze point of a lance. We could use this as our family coat of arms. You find in this place, (dating back to the second so-called "Iron Age", graves from time immemorial. Near this village,but on a level about 130 feet lower, is "Lower Ebersol" with about 150 Catholics.

Our ancestors must have been originally Catholics, some of whom left that faith to become Protestant Mennonites. They escaped death from religious persecution in Switzerland by fleeing to Wurttemberg and Baden, Germany, about 1690. Some years later, because they hated to take an oath, and from fear of being drafted to serve in war, and because they wanted to worship God in their own simple way, they made their way down the Rhine River in Germany and each one paid his own ship passage from Rotterdam, Holland, to Philadelphia. At least five of these six men settled at first in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Our six ancestors who came to America may have been brothers, as the story commonly goes, but it looks like Abraham was anuncle of the others. They all signed their names in German on the boat registers when they landed at Philadelphia. They all spelled their names "Ebersohl", except Jacob who wrote his "Ebersoll". But this means nothing, for in those early days people gave little attention to spelling of their names. Most of our present various spellings of the name seem to have come from the custom of writing names on Muster Rolls by sound during the revolutionary War. So I have dound the name spelled over thirty ways in records and directories; such as Ebersohl, Ebersol, Ebbersol, Ebersold, Ebersole, Ebersoll, Eversole, Eversull" -- Preceeding information from "The Ebersol Families in America -s 1727-1937" by Rev Charles E. Ebersol.

Another researcher has Peter's wife listed as Magdalena Schuppach. Peter is listed on the Lancaster County Tax Lists of 1750, 1755 and 1758. Parents: Jost EBERSOLE.

He was married to Catherine HUBER about 1752.⁽²⁸⁾ Children were: John EBERSOLE, Peter EBERSOLE Jr., Jacob EBERSOLE, Barbara EBERSOLE.

Peter EBERSOLE⁽²⁸⁾ was born on 8 Nov 1821 in Hummelstown, Derry Twp, Dauphin Co, Pa. He died on 12 Nov 1890 in Hummelstown, Derry Twp, Dauphin Co, Pa. Cause of death was dropsy. Parents: John EBERSOLE and Nancy (Anna) HOERNER.

Solomon EBERSOLE⁽²⁹¹⁹⁾ was born about 1775. Parents: Jacob EBERSOLE and Barbara STAUFFER (SCHALLEY).

Christian EBY⁽²⁹²¹⁾ Parents: George EBY and Dorothea FRITCHEY.

Edwin Jacob EBY⁽²⁹²²⁾ Parents: George EBY and Dorothea FRITCHEY.

George EBY

He was married to Dorothea FRITCHEY on 20 Sep 1827.⁽²⁹²³⁾ Children were: Theodore L EBY, Christian EBY, Hannah Amelia EBY, Mary Elizabeth EBY, George Washington EBY, Edwin Jacob EBY, Thomas Ward EBY.

George Washington EBY⁽²⁹²⁴⁾ Parents: George EBY and Dorothea FRITCHEY.

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