Individual Details
Louis Gerhard Eiben
(27 Oct 1909 - 13 Nov 1989)
A favorite memory of Terry Eiben is going hunting and fishing with grandpa Louis.
Paula's favorite memory is of going to Granpa Louis Eiben's for Christmas. Grandma Eiben's Lemon sugar cookies! Grandma playing Christmas carols on the piano!
Events
| Birth | 27 Oct 1909 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Baptism | 14 Nov 1909 | Zion Evangelical Lutheran, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Buffalo Township, Waubeek, Linn, Iowa, United States - Mary Leota Van Slyke |  | ||
| Marriage | Bef Oct 1940 | Mary Leota Van Slyke | |||
| Military | 16 Oct 1940 | Iowa, United States | | | |
| Death | 13 Nov 1989 | ||||
| Burial | Mount Clark Cemetery, Central City, Linn, Iowa, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Leota Van Slyke (1912 - 1999) |
| Child | Robert L "Bob" Eiben (1931 - 2018) |
| Child | Paul Burton Eiben (1933 - 1992) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Gottlieb Johannes "John G." Eiben (1885 - 1964) |
| Mother | Louise Margaret Rohn (1887 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Minnie Elizabeth Eiben (1911 - 1985) |
| Sibling | George Augustus Eiben (1914 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Vera Irene Eiben (1916 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Neva May Eiben (1920 - 2016) |
| Sibling | Ada Bernice Eiben (1923 - 1986) |
Notes
Census (family)
head Louis Eiben M 30 Iowawife Mary Eiben F 28 Iowa
son Robert Eiben M 8 Iowa
son Paul Eiben M 6 Iowa
son Donald Eiben M 4 Iowa
Military
Name: Louis Gerrt EibenGender: Male
Race: White
Age: 30
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 27 Oct 1909
Birth Place: Jones, Iowa
Residence Place: Central City, Linn, Iowa, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Iowa, USA
Employer: Lewis Robbins
Weight: 180
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Mary Leota Eiben [wife]
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 census.
2. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p 46.
3. "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 30 December 2013), J. G. Eiben in entry for Louis Garhardt Eiben, 1909.
4. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p 46.
5. "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," digital image, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 1 May 2020), Louis Gerrt Eiben; citing WWII Draft Registration Cards for Iowa, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.