William C. Eich and Justina Bender

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Husband William C. Eich ¹

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         Father: Frederick Eich (      -1844) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Steckel (      -1849) 1

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Wife Justina Bender ¹

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1 M William Eich ¹

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2 M Fred Eich ¹

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3 F Kate Eich ¹

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4 M Stephen Eich ¹

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5 M Lewis Eich ¹

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6 F Eva Elizabeth Eich ¹

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         Spouse: John William Wertz (1837-      ) 2
           Marr: 15 Jan 1885 3

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7 F Mary Eich ¹

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8 M Theodore Eich ¹

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9 M Simon Eich ¹

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10 M Augustus Eich ¹

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11 F Lydia Eich ¹

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12 M Austin Eich ¹

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13 M Martin Eich ¹

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General Notes: Husband - William C. Eich

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He was educated in Germany, and learned to read English. He early learned the trade of a miller, and followed it both in his native country and this. He came to America in 1847, leaving his family behind, and engaged in the mill of Henry Miller, of Greenville, PA, for a few months. After working awhile in the mill of Hildebrand, of the same city, he was employed in a coal bank. He was a miller for Robert Fruit for eleven years. In 1848 his wife joined him here in America. In 1862 he settled in Otter Creek Township, Mercer County, PA. He was assistant assessor of Otter Creek Township and school director. He and wife were members of the Lutheran Church, and he was a Democrat.

When on his way to this country, he bought a ticket at Buffalo, for a passage on the canal to Cincinnati, and at Erie he sold a jacket to pay for his lodging, and at Greenville he sold his ticket for 25 cents, which was all the money he had when he arrived at Greenville.

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1163.

2 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1209.

3 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1210.