William Augustus EikelbernerAge: 67 years1911–1978
- Name
- William Augustus Eikelberner
- Given names
- William Augustus
- Surname
- Eikelberner
Note: Became a foster child when his mother, Clara Wilhelmina Miller, died in 1918. He was raised by his uncle and wife.
 Birth | February 4, 1911 |
 Marriage of parents | Glen Homer Eikelberner — Jessie V Light — View this family August 21, 1912 (Age 18 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucille Margaret Eikelberner October 28, 1914 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucille Margaret Eikelberner October 28, 1914 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 |
| Death of a mother | Clara Wilhemina Miller December 19, 1918 (Age 7 years) |
| foster | 1918 (Age 6 years) Note: Became a foster child when her mother, Clara Wilhelmina Miller, died in 1918. He was raised by his uncle and wife. |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 6 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 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Effie Cara Thomas 1927 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Effie Cara Thomas 1927 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Albert Light January 3, 1929 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Morton Eikelberner July 24, 1931 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Morton Eikelberner July 24, 1931 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 father | Glen Homer Eikelberner June 15, 1948 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Naomi Ella Bruce November 29, 1952 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 |
| Death of a sister | Lucille Margaret Eikelberner February 2, 1971 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lucille Margaret Eikelberner February 2, 1971 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jessie V Light December 2, 1971 (Age 60 years) Note: Her foster son, William Eikelberner, was the informant listed on the Death Certificate |
| Death of a father | Ray Emerson Eikelberner July 9, 1973 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 | March 21, 1978 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shiloh Christian Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Ray Emerson Eikelberner Birth: October 20, 1888 25 20 — Lucerne, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: July 9, 1973 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Clara Wilhemina Miller Birth: April 27, 1891 — Kankakee, Illinois, United States Death: December 19, 1918 — Royal Center, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: April 27, 1909 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
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21 months himself |
William Augustus Eikelberner Birth: February 4, 1911 — Indiana, United States Death: March 21, 1978 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Lucille Margaret Eikelberner Birth: October 28, 1914 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: February 2, 1971 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| Family with foster parents |
| father |
Glen Homer Eikelberner Birth: February 6, 1891 27 22 — Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: June 15, 1948 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Jessie V Light Birth: January 28, 1890 36 30 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: December 2, 1971 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: August 21, 1912 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Lucille Margaret Eikelberner Birth: October 28, 1914 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: February 2, 1971 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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-4 years himself |
William Augustus Eikelberner Birth: February 4, 1911 — Indiana, United States Death: March 21, 1978 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| foster | Became a foster child when her mother, Clara Wilhelmina Miller, died in 1918. He was raised by his uncle and wife. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Glen Homer Eikelberner - Household
Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Name | Became a foster child when his mother, Clara Wilhelmina Miller, died in 1918. He was raised by his uncle and wife. |