Individual Details
Johann Wilhelm "John William, Bill" Eiben
(24 May 1897 - 28 Oct 1988)
Events
| Birth | 24 May 1897 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 30 Jan 1918 | Wymore, Gage, Nebraska, United States - Elmira Viola Hawks | | ||
| Census (family) | 19 Jan 1920 | Blue Springs, Gage, Nebraska, United States - Elmira Viola Hawks |  | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 | Wymore, Gage, Nebraska, United States - Elmira Viola Hawks | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Gage, Nebraska, United States - Elmira Viola Hawks | | ||
| Military | 16 Feb 1942 | Draft Registration - Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States | | ||
| Census (family) | 1950 | Blue Springs, Gage, Nebraska, United States - Elmira Viola Hawks | | ||
| Death | 28 Oct 1988 | Wymore, Gage, Nebraska, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Elmira Viola Hawks (1899 - 1973) |
| Child | Alfred Earl Eiben (1919 - 2004) |
| Child | Bertha Anna Eiben (1923 - 1997) |
| Child | Carl Franklin Eiben (1928 - 1979) |
| Child | Mary Lorene Eiben (1935 - 2022) |
| Father | Toenjes Cornelius E. Eiben (1866 - 1951) |
| Mother | Anna Margaretha Amanda Lubben (1872 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Christina W. Eiben (1891 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Henry Carl Eiben (1893 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Gerd Wilhelm "Gerd William" Eiben (1896 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Julia Ann Elizabeth Eiben (1899 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Emma Bernadine Eiben (1904 - 1995) |
Notes
Census (family)
35 36 Eiben, John W, Head, MW, 22, Married, Iowa, GER GER Farmer generalElmira V, Wife, FW, 20, Married, Kansas, Arkansas, Kansas, none
Alfred E, Son, MW, 6/12, single, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas
Census (family)
John W Eiben, Head, rent, MW, 32, Married at 20 yrs, IA Ger Ger, Farmer, generalElmira V Eiben, wife, FW, 30, married at 18, KA NE NE
Alfred E Eiben, Son MW, 10 single, NE IA KA
Bertha A, Daughter, FW, 7, single, NE IA KA
Carl F, Son, MW, 1 4/12, single NE IA KA
Census (family)
William Eiben, Head, MW, 42, married, IA, FarmerViola Eiben, Wife, FW, 40, married, Kansas
Earl Eiben, Son, MW, 20, single, NE, Farmer
Anna Eiben, Daughter, FW, 17, single, NE
Carl Eiben, son, MW, 11, single, NE
Lorene Eiben, daughter, FW, 4, NE
Military
John William Eiben1217 South 8th, Beatrice Gage Nebr
44 yrs old, born Monticello IA, May 24 1897.
Elmira Eiben, same address
Employer: John Humphrey, Shady Nook Court, South 6th, Gage Nebr
Description: White, 5 ft, 10 in, 180 lbs, blue eyes, bald, light complexion.
Census (family)
John W Eiben, Head, WM, 59, Married, Iowa, attendant in Ward State HospitalElmira Eiben, Wife, WF, 50, married, Kansas
Lorene Eiben, Daughter, WF, 15, nev. married, Neb.
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 & 1910 census.
2. "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 26 July 2025), John William Eiben, 1918.
3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > Nebraska > GAGE > BLUE SPRINGS Series: T625 Roll: 986 Page: 262 .