Martin Ebert

Martin Ebert
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Thursday 15 September 2011

Who are Martin Ebert's parents?

Unfortunately, I do not believe our Martin Ebert is descended from the Ebert family from York County, Pennsylvania.  I know there are lots of people who have linked our Martin Ebert to either Johann Martin Ebert born 10 March 1780 (parents Johann Martin Ebert and Anna Maria Smyser) or to his cousin Johann Martin Ebert born  1783 (parents Johann Michael Ebert and Elizabeth Rudisill).

 I believe I have traced both of these Martin Ebert families.

JOHANN MARTIN EBERT BORN 1780
 York County, Pennsylvania records seem to show that Martin Ebert, son of Martin Ebert and Anna Maria Smyser, stayed in Pennsylvania, married Mary Eichelberger in about 1807 in York County, Pennsylvania and remained in Pennsylvania until his death.  According to several internet family websites, he died in December of 1854 at York, Pennsylvania.  This Martin Ebert does not appear to have had any children, at least none that survived to adulthood.   I am very confident this is correct.

 I believe the following 1850 census is this Martin Ebert (born 1780)
United States Census, 1850 for Martin Ebert (from ancestry.com)
Name:     Martin Ebert
Residence:     York borough, South ward, York, Pennsylvania
Age:     70 years
Calculated Birth Year:     1780
Birthplace:     Pennsylvania
Gender:     Male
Film Number:     444807
Digital GS Number:     4205402
Image Number:     00723
Line Number:     38
Dwelling House Number:     570
Family Number:     615
     Household    Gender    Age
      Martin Ebert     M     70y
    Mary Ebert     F     60y
    Anna Beck     F     19y


JOHANN MARTIN EBERT BORN 1783
I believe Martin Ebert, son of  Johann Michael Ebert and Elizabeth Rudisill probably went with some of his siblings to Adams County, Pennsylvania and then to Frederick County, Virginia.  He is probably the Martin Ebert who married Mary (Maria) Myers/Meyers.  This Martin Ebert's father died when he was just a small child.  Some trees seem to have him linked to either Johann Michael Ebert(born 1769) or Johann Jacob Ebert(born 1771).  These are in fact his older brothers. Several of the children of Johann Michael Ebert and Elizabeth Rudisill lived in Adams County, Pennsylvania.  Further research in Adams County church records may give more information and confirmation that this is indeed the same person.

The following is the 1860 census for this Martin Ebert (I believe)



1860 United States Federal Census about Martin Ebert(from ancestry.com)
Name:     Martin Ebert
Age in 1860:     76     Birth Year:     abt 1784
Birthplace:     Pennsylvania
Home in 1860:     District 4, Frederick,Virginia
Gender:     Male
Post Office:     Winchester
Name     Age
William H Ebert     38 born  Penn
Anna Ebert     34  born Virginia
John E Ebert     7           "
Martin Ebert     6          "
Charles Ebert     1          "
Martin Ebert     76  born Penn
Mary Ebert     77 born Penn(?Mary Myers?)
Rebecca Ebert     50 born Penn





For many years I believed our Martin Ebert was from this York, Pennsylvania Ebert family.  I believe I may have shared this information (for which I had absolutely NO PROOF)  many years ago.  If anyone out there is using the info found on familysearch.org in the IGI, that was probably info that I submitted.  If anyone out there has proof for the parents of our Martin Ebert, please let us know.  As far as I have been able to find, all any of the records state is that Martin Ebert was born in the United States.




I wish someone could prove me wrong.  The Ebert family from York County, Pennsylvania is quite well documented, and there are original church records to verify most of the info.
Carol H.
                                                                                                                                                 























1 comment:

  1. Carol, thanks for setting up this blog for Martin Ebert. I like the info you are posting and that you are showing sources! I'm hoping that people will contribute their info and ideas so that we can figure out where this Martin Ebert came from.

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