Individual Details

David Jacob Eisenhower

(Sep 2, 1863 - Mar 10, 1942)

BIOGRAPHY: David was introspective, reclusive, a dreamer, and utterl y lacking a sense of humor. He also had a violent temper and was giv en to fits of rage. He despised farming and was determined to break wi th family tradition. He atte nded Lane University where he met and ma rried his wife Ida. After their marria ge, he got a loan from his fat her, took on a partner named Milton Good, and ent ered the mercantile/ grocery business. He left the business in 1888 and the fam ily move d to Abilene, Kansas in 1889. They lived poorly, and returned to Abil e ne, Kansas in March of 1892. David had only $24.15 in his pocket wh en they arr ived back home. BIRTH: He was the oldest surviving son.

Events

BirthSep 2, 1863Elizabethville, Pennsylvania
MarriageSep 23, 1885Lecompton, Kansas - Ida Elizabeth Stover
DeathMar 10, 1942Abilene, Dickinson, Kansas, USA
DescriptionDark and brooding
DescriptionDark and brooding

Families

SpouseIda Elizabeth Stover (1862 - 1946)
ChildArthur B Eisenhower (1886 - )
ChildEdgar N Eisenhower (1889 - )
ChildDwight David Eisenhower (1890 - 1969)
ChildRoy J Eisenhower (1892 - )
ChildPaul A Eisenhower (1894 - )
ChildEarl Dewey Eisenhower (1898 - )
ChildMilton Stover Eisenhower (1899 - 1985)
FatherJacob Frederick Eisenhower (1826 - 1906)
MotherMargareta Rebecca Matter (1825 - 1890)