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John Eichelberger b. 28 Feb 1862 d. 8 Feb 1945 Paxton, Ford Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

1862 - 1945 (82 years)

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Name	John Eichelberger [1, 2, 3]
Birth	28 Feb 1862
Gender	Male
Death	8 Feb 1945	Paxton, Ford Co., IL [4, 5]
Burial	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
	East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID	I4066	Schrock-Birkey Connection
Last Modified	24 Jun 2023

Father	Georg Eichelberger, b. 23 Mar 1823, Kaleinobach, Bavaria, GR d. 4 Jun 1863 (Age 40 years)
Mother	Maria Oesch, b. 20 Sep 1828, Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR d. 10 Aug 1896, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 67 years)
Family ID	F9584	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Marie Sepp, b. 8 Jun 1863 d. 12 Mar 1940, Champaign Co., IL (Age 76 years)

Marriage 11 Jan 1893 Paxton, Ford Co., IL

Children

	1. John Eichelberger, b. 7 May 1891 d. 29 Mar 1972 (Age 80 years)
	2. Leah Eichelberger, b. 14 Aug 1895, Rantoul, Champaign Co., IL d. 3 May 1970, Champaign Co., IL (Age 74 years)
	3. Bertha Eichelberger, b. 5 Feb 1898, Dewey, Champaign Co., IL d. 22 Jun 1982, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 84 years)
	4. George C. Eichelberger, b. 18 Jul 1902, Champaign Co., IL d. 9 Jan 1977, Paxton, Ford Co., IL (Age 74 years)

Family ID F2866 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 22 Jan 2021

Notes

Obit: Gospel Herald, March 1945

John Eichelberger was born in Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 28, 1862; died at the home of his son George, Paxton, Ill., Feb. 9, 1945; aged 82 y. 11 m. 8 d. He came to America as a young many and settled in Tazewell Co., Ill. Later he moved to Paxton, where in 1892 he was united in marriage to Maria Sepp, who preceded him in death in March, 1940. Surviving are four children (Carl Sepp and Mrs. Leroy Good, Rantoul, Ill.; Mrs. Arthur Good and George Eichelberger, Paxton Ill.), one sister (Mrs. Mary Rentsch, Cissna Park, Ill.), 23 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the East Bend Mennonite Church, in charge of J. A. Heiser. Text, Ps. 16:6. Burial was made in the East Bend Cemetery."