August 'Eckhard', a tailor, and 'Johanne' arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, with son Fritz (likely short for Friedrich) 11, August 1854, aboard the ship Virginia from Bremen.
Name also found spelled Eckert and Eckerd on records.
August and 'Barbara' appear on the 1860 census, Wheeling with children Hannah 2 and William 6 months.
Widowed by the 1880 census, Johanna is residing with single son William 20 cigar maker, and married daughter Johanna Bartels 20 and son in law William Bartels 15, a carpenter.
Johanna received a military widow's pension in 1884 for her husband's Civil War service.
WV death record gives age 71 years 3 months 15 days, however her age was given as 36 on immigration passenger list.
Name also found spelled Eckert and Eckerd on records.
August and 'Barbara' appear on the 1860 census, Wheeling with children Hannah 2 and William 6 months.
Widowed by the 1880 census, Johanna is residing with single son William 20 cigar maker, and married daughter Johanna Bartels 20 and son in law William Bartels 15, a carpenter.
Johanna received a military widow's pension in 1884 for her husband's Civil War service.
WV death record gives age 71 years 3 months 15 days, however her age was given as 36 on immigration passenger list.
August 'Eckhard', a tailor, and 'Johanne' arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, with son Fritz (likely short for Friedrich) 11, August 1854, aboard the ship Virginia from Bremen.
Name also found spelled Eckert and Eckerd on records.
August and 'Barbara' appear on the 1860 census, Wheeling with children Hannah 2 and William 6 months.
Widowed by the 1880 census, Johanna is residing with single son William 20 cigar maker, and married daughter Johanna Bartels 20 and son in law William Bartels 15, a carpenter.
Johanna received a military widow's pension in 1884 for her husband's Civil War service.
WV death record gives age 71 years 3 months 15 days, however her age was given as 36 on immigration passenger list.
Name also found spelled Eckert and Eckerd on records.
August and 'Barbara' appear on the 1860 census, Wheeling with children Hannah 2 and William 6 months.
Widowed by the 1880 census, Johanna is residing with single son William 20 cigar maker, and married daughter Johanna Bartels 20 and son in law William Bartels 15, a carpenter.
Johanna received a military widow's pension in 1884 for her husband's Civil War service.
WV death record gives age 71 years 3 months 15 days, however her age was given as 36 on immigration passenger list.
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