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Gottlieb Eicher

Person Chart

Parents

Father Date of Birth Mother Date of Birth
Jacob E Eicher Sr. 1/30/1819 Elizabeth Feller abt 1817

Partners

Partner Date of Birth Children
Adeline Lenherrr Nov 1856 Adolph Eicher
Lena Louella Eicher
Walter Eicher
Anna Eicher
Emma Eicher
Jacob Eicher
Sarah Eicher
Mary Eicher
Elizabeth Eicher
William Eicher
John Eicher
Nellie Maude Gray abt 1873 Theodore Gray Eicher
Robert S. Eicher
Mary Elizabeth Betz 7/1/1854 Bertha Estelle Eicher
Leonard Frederick Eicher

Person Events

Event Type Date Place Description
Birth July 1851 Switzerland Message from: lfmwvu
Immigration 11/21/1854 New York, New York, United States New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ship: Confederation
Marriage 4/2/1872 Stark County, Ohio, United States
Marriage 1873 Ohio, United States
Death 1/12/1923 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States Ancestry.com Eicher Family Tree
Burial 1/15/1923 Green Lawn Cemetery

Facts

Fact Description
National or Tribal Origin Swiss
Skin Color Caucasian

Notes
Obit Gottlieb Eicher 1923

The Canton Repository, Canton, Ohio. January 13, 1923.
Former Resident Dies
Word has been received in Canton of the death of Gotlieb Eicher, 74, who died at his home in Columbus. Mr. Eicher was a resident of Canton for more than 30 years and while here was a salesman for the Diebold Safe and Lock company. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Robert and Theodore, one daughter, Mrs. William P. Schrock, and six grandchildren, all of Columbus; one brother, John Eicher, three sisters, Mrs. William Archinal, Mrs. Mary Rolli and Miss Emma Eicher, all of Canton. Funeral services will be held in Columbus, Monday afternoon
Last will & Testament Leonard Betz 1869

Leonard Betz’s will
The last will & testament of Leonard Betz of the city of Canton, Stark County, Ohio.
I Leonard Betz being of sound & disposing mind and memory, but conscious of impaired & failing health & considering the uncertainties of life, and the duties incumbent on one respecting the disposition of such worldly goods with which a kind Providence have favored me, do hereby make and publish my last will and testament, as follows, to wit;
1st, It is my will that all my just debts be paid out of my estate.
2nd, I give, devise, and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Elizabeth Betz, all my estate real & personal to use & enjoy for and during the term of her natural life, and with full power & authority to use & apply so much of it as may be necessary to give to my unmarried children, upon their marriage respectively, such marriage portion or gifts as those of my children who are married heretofore received upon their marriages, my desire & well being that in this respect they may be made all equal as much as may be.
3rd, After the death of my said beloved wife my will is & I hereby so dispose I give, devise & bequeath all my said property, real & personal or such thereof as there may be left to my children to wit: Henry Betz, George Betz, John Betz, Sarah wife of John Heckman, Emeline wife of Daniel Maser, Mary Elizabeth Betz, and grandson John Meyers, son of my daughter Caroline deceased and to their heirs & assigns, material shares or provision, except-only that I give to my son Henry, in consideration of the misfortune which befell him, by suffering great loss by fire, the sum of six hundred dollars in advance or above that equal share of the others; but this sum of six hundred dollars I express will & direct shall be given to and belong to the children of Henry Betz, but said son Henry if he need it for his support, shall receive the use to interest of the same, so long as he may so need it. But I make this further disposition that should any of my children die during the lifetime of my said beloved wife without leaving lawful issue the share of such child if but one shall so die without issue, I give to my said son Henry in order to help him make up his said loss, in such case, however, I will that the six hundred dollars above bequeathed to him & his children be not as given to him or them but be divided among my other children & grandchildren in equal shares as aforesaid.
Lastly, I hereby appoint my beloved wife Elizabeth Betz and my friend Henry Eshelman, executors of this my last will & testament, giving them full power & authority to settle, compromise, compound & adjust all matters of controversy respecting my estate.
This written signed, sealed, published, and acknowledged as my last will & testament this tenth day of August 1869 in presence of the subscribing witnesses who at my request & in my presence signed the same with me.
Signed L. Betz
Signed, sealed, & published in our presence
S. S. Slanker
Jacob Hane
Be it remembered that heretofore, so wit on the thirteenth day of September eighteen hundred and sixty nine the last will and testament of Leonard Betz, deceased was brought into the Probate Court within and for this County of Stark and State of Ohio and the subscribing witnesses to said will to wit S. S. Slanker and Jacob Hane also came into Court and being first duly sworn did say that said testator subscribed said will at the end thereof in the presence of said witnesses; that they attested and subscribed the same as witnesses, in the presence of said testator and at his request; that said testator, at the time of executing said will was of full age, of sound mind and memory and under no restraint. All of which testimony was by the Court reduced to writing and filed with said will; and it appearing to the Court that said will was duly executed, uttered and proved the same is admitted to probate.
A Record
Attest
J. W. Underhill, Probate Judge
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The Canton Repository, Canton, Ohio. December 13, 1880.1547. By Meyer and Pero.
Elizabeth Betz, Executrix of the last will and testament of Leonard Betz vs. Charles Betz, Administrator of the estate of Henry Betz; civil action; Partition filed; summons issued December 11th, 1880. Answer day January 8th, 1881.
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The Canton Repository, Canton, Ohio. April 20, 1891
Gottlieb Eicher has been appointed administrator of the estate of Leonard Betz, city.
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The Canton Repository, Canton, Ohio. May 9, 1891
Gottlieb Eicher, administrator de bonis non with will annexed of the estate of Leonard Betz, has commenced action against Charlotte Bets, Administratrix of the estate of Henry Betz. The petition states that a judgment of over $6.000 has never been satisfied and asks that it be revived.
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The Canton Repository, Canton, Ohio. June 19, 1895.
After a Long Absence A Man is arrested on a charge of Embezzlement—returns to his home in this city
James Herbut was arrested by Constable Krumlauf at the home of his family in High Street on the charge of embezzlement. The affidavit was filed by Gotlieb Eicher, and the embezzlement of $400 said to have been from Eicher’s father-in-law, Leonard Betz, now deceased. The embezzlement is alleged to have occurred on April 20, 1868. He returned to Canton after being absent that length of time but a few weeks ago. He applied for a pension, which may possibly have been the means of his apprehension. Before Squire Bowers Wednesday morning, he waived examination and was bound over to court. His family have resided here for years.
From: lfmwvu,
To: ericmiller333, 1 of 1 messages, view conversation
Subject: Gottlieb Eicher

Hello, I noticed yesterday that you had saved my great, great grandfather's obituary to your tree. In looking at your tree I notice that you have confused two different Gottlieb Eichers. I ran into the same problem when I began my research. It can be hard to differentiate the two. My Gottlieb Eicher is not the Gottlieb who married Adelin Lennerr. I hope this will save you some research time. Below is the info on my GGreat Grandfther:
Gottlieb Eicher, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Feller) Eicher, was born July 1851 in Switzerland and arrived in America in 1854. He died on January 12, 1923 in Columbus, Ohio.

Gottlieb married (1) Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Betz, daughter of Leonard and Elizabeth (Steffy) Betz on April 2, 1872. Mary Elizabeth was born on July 1, 1854 in Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania. She died on January 5, 1901.

Gottlieb and Lizzie had the following children:

Bertha Estelle Eicher was born on February 14, 1875 in Ohio. She died on April 29, 1946 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. Bertha married William Phillip Schrock, son of John Frederick and Eliza (Shroyer) Schrock on June 30, 1897 in Massillon, Ohio.

Leonard Frederick Eicher was born December 27, 1885 in Ohio. He died on July 12, 1914 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio. Leonard married Clara May Powell in November 1912.

Gottlieb married (2) Nellie Maude Gray. Nellie was born about 1873 in Ohio, the daughter of Stanley and Almeda R (Crabill) Gray. She died in Columbus, Ohio on December 18, 1940.

Gottlieb and Nellie had the following children:

Robert S Eicher was born February 18, 1903 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio along with his twin brother Theodore and died on December 8, 1964 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio.

Theodore Gray Eicher was born February 18, 1903 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio along with his twin brother Robert and died on December 26, 1941 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

1880 census lists Gottlieb as an agent for Safe Works and Elizabeth keeping house. On same census page is John and Sarah Heckman (Mary Elizabeth’s sister and brother-in-law), Elizabeth Betz with grandson John Myers (Mary Elizabeth’s mother and her nephew); John and Sarah Betz (Mary Elizabeth’s brother and sister-in-law); and Gottlieb and Elizabeth Icher (sic – Eicher) so they were close neighbors in the 4th ward of Canton, Stark, Ohio. I wonder why Bertha who was born in 1875 was not listed on the census.

1900 census Canton, Stark, Ohio. The household consists of Gottlieb (agent, safe), his wife Elizabeth, and their son Leonard (at school).

1910 census Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. The household consists of Gottlieb (commercial traveler, safes), his wife Nellie M, and their twin sons Robert S and Theodore J.

1920 census Canton, Stark, Ohio. The household consists of Gottlieb (Grocer, own store)), his wife Nellie M, and their twin sons Robert B (clerk, grocery) and Theodore J (clerk, grocery).
occupation: Retired Salesman
132 S. Champion Ave.

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New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 record for Jacob Eicher 1854
1870 US census, Jacob Eicher Family, Canton, Stark County, Oh

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