Individual Details

Baptism

baptism from St. John's Evangical Lutheran Church
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1864 August 7 Wilhelm Georg Eiler

Census

24 187 187 Farwell Betsey Sycamore St. 81 F W NY N N
25 Farwell Julia 50 F S OH N N
26 Bedwell Chas. F. 32 M S Crockery Dealer Jones Co., IA N N Militia, Voter
27 Eilers Wm 19 M S Jones Co., IA F N Militia

Marriage

Eilers Wm G, Houser Cora B, 09/06/1887, Monticello, 2299, 281, Monticello, Monticello.
Eilers Wm G,parents: Eilers Gerhard, Jacobs Margaretta
Houser Cora B parents: Houser J H, Starks Matilda

Monticello Express September 29, 1927
William G Eilers and Cora Houser were married on the 6th, by Rev. J. T. Blanchard. Mr. and Mrs. Eilers are now deceased.

Census

5 216 228 Eilers William G 29 M M Jones Iowa F F Merchant Ger Ref
6 Eilers Cora B 25 F m " N N Presbyt
7 Eilers Fred L 5 M S " F N
8 Seebee Fay 16 F S U S A N N Methodist

Census

Monticello Township, Monticello City, Ward 1, SD 5, ED 58, sheet # 2.
31, 32
Eilers, William G. Head, WM June 1865, 34, Married 12 yrs. Iowa, Ger, Ger,
Merchant Dry Goods
Cora B. Wife, WF, June 1867, 32, M 12, 2 children born, 1 living. Iowa, Ger, Ger.
Fred L. Son, WM, Nov 1890, 10 yrs, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa at school.

Census (family)

William D Eilers M 52y, married, IA
Sarah Eilers F 38y, wife, married, IL

Death

Death of William G. Eilers.

Word was received last Thursday of the death of William G. Eilers, at Minneapolis. Mr. Eilers was the son of the late Gerhard.Eilers; an old-time citizen of Lovell township. Mr. Eilers was a resident of Monticello for many years, where he was engaged in the dry goods business, successively a member of the firm of Hicks & Eilers and Eilers & Bolton. He sold his interests here a number of years ago in the dry goods store, which is now operated by. W. A, Beery. Mr. Eilers was twice married. By his first wife now deceased, he had two children, Fred Eilers, of Cedar Rapids, and Mrs. Imogene Boss, of Monticello. Henry Eilers, brother, and Grant Eilers, nephew of the decedent, went to Minneapolis to attend the funeral. During the last several years of his life, Mr. Eilers was totally blind.
William G. Eilers was born in Monticello, Iowa, fifty-seven years ago. His boyhood was spent on his father's farm near Monticello. He attended the public schools for a number of years, but at an early age assumed a position with G. W. and G. L. Lovell. Later he entered the store of Charles Bidwell, where he remained until young manhood, and then entered the dry goods business in Monticello as hereinbefore stated, under the firm name of Hicks & Eilers. About fourteen years ago, Mr. Eilers went to Minneapolis and held a responsible position with the Donaldson Dry Goods company.
In 1910 Mr. Eilers married Miss Sarah E. Stoddard who survives him. Mr. Innes, who conducted his funeral writes, "Mr. Eilers had not been in good health for some years. Yet he was not idle and worked until near tho end. He was taken sick about a week ago with what seemed to be pneumonia. He was removed to the Abbot hospital and gradually grew worse. The final diagnosis was that his illness was sleeping sickness. He died at the hospital last Thursday afternoon." Mr. Eiler's was a good business man, industrious and capable. He had the faculty of making friends and holding them. Mr. Eilers was a member of the Presbyterian church of Monticello, Iowa. The funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon by his former pastor, J. W. Innes, of Minneapolis, at 2 p. m. at the Lakewood chapel. Interment was made at the Lakewood cemetery of Minneapolis.
Henry Eilers says that Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Samels were very kind and attentive during the last illness and funeral of his brother.