Individual Details
Bernhard Eduard "Benjamin, Ben" Eiben
(13 Oct 1875 - 5 Jan 1902)
Events
| Birth | 13 Oct 1875 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Baptism | 14 Nov 1875 | Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Confirmation | 1891 | St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census | 4 Jun 1900 | Clark Township, Dixon, Nebraska, United States |  | | |
| Death | 5 Jan 1902 | of rheumatism of the heart - Allen, Dixon, Nebraska, United States | | | |
| Burial | Aft 5 Jan 1902 | Bowen's Prairie Cemetery, Richland Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Father | Gerhard Wilhelm "Gerd" Eiben (1843 - 1911) |
| Mother | Christina von Beeston (1843 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Toenjes Cornelius E. Eiben (1866 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Tjack Eiben (1868 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Gerhard Wilms Eiben (1870 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Eibo Frederick Eiben (1872 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Tjarke Lena Gerhardina Eiben (1874 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Willhelm Heinrich "William Henry, Will" Eiben (1877 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Christoph Gerhard "Chris" Eiben (1878 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Elise Katharina Margareta "Eliza, Elizabeth, Lizzie" Eiben (1880 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Maria Johanna "Mary Hannah" Eiben (1881 - 1966) |
| Sibling | Johann Heinrich "John Henry, Hank" Eiben (1883 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Mathilda Katharina "Matilda, Tillie" Eiben (1884 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Gottlieb Johannes "John G." Eiben (1885 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Wilhelmine Christine "Minnie" Eiben (1886 - 1945) |
Notes
Census
Living with his brother Cornelius.Bernhard, Brother, WM, Oct 1875, 24, single, IA GER GER, Farm laborer
Death
Monticello Express (Monticello, Iowa) January 9, 1902Mr. Eibo Eiben of Castle Grove township has received news of the death of his brother, Ben Eiben, at Allen, Dixon county, Nebraska, who expired on the 5th inst. of rheumatism of the heart.
Burial
Bowen's Prairie CemeteryJones County
Located west of Cascade on Hwy. 151 about 5 miles
Eiben Gerd W. January 10, 1836 July 1, 1911 Born in Frieden
Eiben Christine August 19, 1843 February 13, 1916
Eiben Bernhard E. October 13, 1875 January 5, 1902
Endnotes
1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002).
2. Husman, Jon, Family history on the Eibens, Heikens and Husmanns. (Emails Feb 2003).
3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 census.
4. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p. 21.
5. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p. 21.
6. St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Sand Hill/Monticello , Jones Co., Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/churches/LuthStJohns.htm], accessed 2002 -2008.
7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > Nebraska > DIXON > CLARK TWP Series: T623 Roll: 922 Page: 2.
8. St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Sand Hill/Monticello , Jones Co., Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/churches/LuthStJohns.htm], accessed 2002 -2008, 1902 January 5 Bernhard Eduard Eiben .
9. Bowens Prairie Cemetery, Richland Township, Jones Co. Genealogy Society (transcribed by Joanne Wilken) online [http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Bowens.htm], accessed May 2008.
10. WPA - Work Project Administration 1930's Graves Resgistration Survey, IAGenWeb, IowaWPAGraves.com online [http://iowawpagraves.org/index.php], accessed Oct 2008.