The Shemwell Family

Glen Homer EikelbernerAge: 57 years18911948

Name
Glen Homer Eikelberner
Given names
Glen Homer
Surname
Eikelberner
Birth February 6, 1891 27 22
Birth of a brotherFred Sutton Eikelberner
March 26, 1893 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Augustus Eikelberner
February 4, 1911 (Age 19 years)
MarriageJessie V LightView this family
August 21, 1912 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lucille Margaret Eikelberner
October 28, 1914 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 26 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Death of a motherEffie Cara Thomas
1927 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 19, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Morton Eikelberner
July 24, 1931 (Age 40 years)
Census April 25, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death June 15, 1948 (Age 57 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shiloh Christian Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 3, 1887Cass, Indiana, United States
3 years
himself
Glen Homer Eikelberner
Birth: February 6, 1891 27 22Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: June 15, 1948Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
2 years
younger brother
Fred Sutton Eikelberner
Birth: March 26, 1893 29 24Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: October 1, 1962Indiana, United States
-4 years
elder brother
Ray Emerson Eikelberner
Birth: October 20, 1888 25 20Lucerne, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: July 9, 1973Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Family with Jessie V Light - View this family
himself
Glen Homer Eikelberner
Birth: February 6, 1891 27 22Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: June 15, 1948Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
wife
Jessie V Light
Birth: January 28, 1890 36 30Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: December 2, 1971Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Marriage: August 21, 1912Cass, Indiana, United States
2 years
daughter
Lucille Margaret Eikelberner
Birth: October 28, 1914Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: February 2, 1971Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
-4 years
son
William Augustus Eikelberner
Birth: February 4, 1911Indiana, United States
Death: March 21, 1978Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Morton Eikelberner - Household

Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Eikelberner, WilliamheadWMMay186337M12INPAPAFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Eikelberner, Effie CwifeWFMay186832M1255INPAINYesYesYes
Eikelberner, Ray EsonWMOct188811SINININAt School7YesYesYes
Eikelberner, Glenn HsonWMFeb18919SINININAt School7YesYesYes
Eikelberner, Fred SsonWMMar18937SINININAt School7YesYesYes
Eikelberner, William HsonWMFeb18955SINININ

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Glen Homer Eikelberner - Household

Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Eikelberner, GlenheadOFMW28MYesYesINININYesFarmerGeneralW
Eikelberner, JessiewifeFW29MYesYesINININYesNone
Eikelberner, WilliamnephewMW8SYesYesYesINININYesNone
Eikelberner, LucillenieceFW5SNoYesYesINININYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Glen Homer Eikelberner - Household

Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Eikelberner, GlenheadORYesMW39M21NoINININYesFarmerDairy FarmOYes
Eikelberner, JessiewifeFW40M22NoINININYesNone
Eikelberner, LucilydaughterFW15SYesININILYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Glen Homer Eikelberner - Household

Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Eikelberner, GlennheadO2000YesMW49MNoINFarmerOwn FarmOA520
Eikelberner, JessiewifeFW50MNoIN00

Name
Bertha Hardy (nee Light) Obituary and Family Listing Friday, October 14, 1966 - Logansport Pharos-Tribune Bertha Hardy, 87, Claimed By Death Mrs. Bertha M. Hardy, 87,1001 Helm St., died Friday morning. She was a member of Shiloh Christian church. Born Nov. 30, 1878, in Pulaski county, she was the daughter of William Albert and Ella Bruce Light. Her husband, Frank V Hardy, died Sept. 16,1938. Survivors include a son, Herbert, route 6; a daughter, Mrs. Neoma Robison, route 1, Burnettsville; two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Eikelberner and Mrs. Verna Eikelberner, both of route 1; seven grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. A son; Harold, died in 1943. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Fisher funeral home. The Rev. Raymond Skelton will officiate and burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34775442/bertha-m-hardy