Individual Details
Gerhard Wilhelm "Garrett" Eiben
(11 Sep 1903 - May 1977)
From Prairie Hill Cemetery records- ?
15 35 Mabel Eiben 1906 1934 Lot Owner: Garret Eiben
(Sept 20. 1922)
Garret Eiben has purchased the Huyck garage in Monticello, and has taken possession. Mr. Eiben is a reliable young man who has taken a course in an automobile school in Kansas City, and we wish him success in his venture.
(Monticello Express, Jan 1, 1931)
Gerd Eiben, who has been employed as a repair man for a large gravel trucking company in Nebraska, is spending the holidays in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Eiben.
Events
| Birth | 11 Sep 1903 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Baptism | 27 Sep 1903 | SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church, Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Confirmation | 1917 | SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census | 1925 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | | |
| Marriage | 15 Mar 1931 | Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States - Mabel Schlegel | |||
| Marriage | Bef 1938 | Mary M Dunn | |||
| Residence (family) | 1940 | Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States - Mary M Dunn | |||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Mary M Dunn | | ||
| Military | 16 Feb 1942 | Iowa, United States | | | |
| Death | May 1977 | Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States | |||
| Burial | Holy Cross Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Mary M Dunn (1904 - 1977) |
| Child | William Joseph Eiben (1938 - 1938) |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Mabel Schlegel (1906 - 1934) |
| Father | Eibo Frederick Eiben (1872 - 1951) |
| Mother | Johanna Gesine "Elsie / Zenia" Fehners (1881 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Fenna Christine "Fannie" Eiben (1900 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Johann Friederick "John" Eiben (1901 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Benhard Edward "Ben" Eiben (1905 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Maria Helene "Mary" Eiben (1908 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Augusta Henriette "Gusty" Eiben (1911 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Emma Mathilda Eiben (1913 - 2006) |
| Sibling | Louise Johanna Eiben (1917 - 2012) |
| Sibling | Carl Heinrich Eiben (1921 - 2006) |
Notes
Census
108 EIBEN GERDE 21 IA H EIBEN, IBO 53 GER FEHNERS, ZENIA 45 GER IACensus (family)
Head Gerrett Eiben M 36 Iowa, 8th grade, Automobile mechanic, automobile agency PW, 52 wks $1200 in 1939Wife Mary Eiben F 35 Iowa, college 3,
Daughter Margaret A Eiben F 0 Iowa
Residence in 1935: Same Place for Garret, Mary-Anamosa, Jones, IA,
Military
Name: Garrett William EibenGender: Male
Race: White
Age: 38
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 11 Sep 1903
Birth Place: Monticello, Iowa
Residence Place: 605 27th St NE Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Iowa, USA
Employer: Iowa Manufacturing Company
Weight: 180
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Mary Eiben [wife]
Endnotes
1. US Population Census - Iowa, Jones Co., 1920 (read Dec 17, 2001 by Nancy Prouty).
2. SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church Centennial Book. 100th Anniversary 1879-1979. (Monticello, Iowa: Church Committee. 1979.), p. 34.
3. SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church Centennial Book. 100th Anniversary 1879-1979. (Monticello, Iowa: Church Committee. 1979.), p. 34.
4. Rev. G. Wolf, Pastor, History of St. Peter and St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1879-1929 (Castle Grove Township, Jones County, Monticello, Iowa: n.p., 1929), pg 26.
5. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
6. "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," digital image, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 1 May 2020), Garrett William Eiben; citing WWII Draft Registration Cards for Iowa, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.