The Shemwell Family

Fred Sutton EikelbernerAge: 69 years18931962

Name
Fred Sutton Eikelberner
Given names
Fred Sutton
Surname
Eikelberner
Birth March 26, 1893 29 24
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 23 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 24 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/
Death of a motherEffie Cara Thomas
1927 (Age 33 years)
MarriageVerna N LightView this family
June 8, 1929 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 37 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Morton Eikelberner
July 24, 1931 (Age 38 years)
Census April 25, 1940 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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
Death of a brotherGlen Homer Eikelberner
June 15, 1948 (Age 55 years)
Census April 13, 1950 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 October 1, 1962 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 3, 1887Cass, Indiana, United States
3 years
elder brother
Glen Homer Eikelberner
Birth: February 6, 1891 27 22Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: June 15, 1948Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
2 years
himself
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 Verna N Light - View this family
himself
Fred Sutton Eikelberner
Birth: March 26, 1893 29 24Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: October 1, 1962Indiana, United States
wife
Verna N Light
Birth: November 22, 1892 39 33Indiana, United States
Death: February 24, 1988Indiana, United States
Marriage: June 8, 1929Cass, 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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Fred Sutton Eikelberner - Household

Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Eikelberner, Fred SheadORYesMW37M36NoYesINININYesFarmerStock FarmOYes
Eikelberner, Verna NwifeFW37M36NoYesINININYesNone
Light, Ella Nmother-in-lawFW71Wd18NoYesINPAINYesRetire

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Fred Sutton Eikelberner - Household

Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Eikelberner, FredheadO4000YesMW47MNoINFarmerFarmOA520
Eikelberner, VernawifeFW47MNoIN00
Light, Ellenmother-in-lawFW81WdNoIN00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Fred Sutton Eikelberner - Household

Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Eikelberner, Fred SheadMW57MarINOTFarmingFarmO
Eikelberner, Verna NwifeFW57MarINH
Light, Ellamother-in-lawFW90WdINU

Name
Jessie V Eikelberner (nee Light) Obituary and Family Listing Death Claims Ex- Teacher Mrs. Jessie V. Elkelberner, 81, Rt. 1, Logansport, a former teacher in Noble Township Schools, died at 6:15 p.m. Thurs- day at Memorial Hospital. Born Jan. 28, 1890, in Cass County, she was the daughter of W. A. and Ella Bruce Light. She was a life-long member of Shiloh United Church of Christ and 2 charter member and sec- ond president of the first Cass County Homemakers’ Club. Her marriage was Aug. ‘1, 1912, to Glen Eikelberner who died in June, 1948. Surviving are one son, Wil- liam, and one Sister, Mrs. Verna Eikelberner, Rt. 1; seven grand- children; and 11 great-grand- children. One daughter, Mrs. Lucille Sanders, and two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Hardy and Mrs. Mabel Neff, preceded her in death. Funeral services will be con- ducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday at McCloskey-Hamilton-Kahie Fu- neral Home with the Rev. Ray- mond Jones officiating. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery. Friends may cali at the funeral home after 5 p.m. Saturday. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19996166/jessie-v-eikelberner