ESHBACH, David
1802 - 1879 (76 years)-
Name ESHBACH, David Birth 27 Oct 1802 Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States [1] Gender Male Biography - BIOGRAPHY: DAVID ESCHBACH was born in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, in 1802, son of Anthony, and removed with him to Turbut township in 1805. He acquired his education at the schools of the township. In 1824 he married Elizabeth Rishel, of Chillisquaque township, who died in 1844. Their children were: David, deceased; Edward, of Frederick City, Maryland; Clarissa, wife of Benjamin Shaffer, of Kansas, and Elizabeth, wife of William S. Klapp, of Milton. He was again married, in September, 1845, to Sarah, daughter of Philip Eschbach, by whom he had the following children: Seth, a merchant of Milton; I. A., of Turbut township; Henry Clay, a physician of Iowa, and Daniel Elmer, a real estate agent of Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. Eschbach became one of the prominent farmers of the township, and was also an extensive lumber manufacturer. He was a member of the Paradise Reformed church, in which he served as elder many years and until his death. Politically he was a Republican, and filled the office of school director a number of terms. He was one of the directors of the Lewisburg Bank, and later a director in the Milton National Bank, which office he held at the time of his death. He died in February, 1879; his wife survives him, and lives near the homestead farm.
Widowed 1844 Census (desc) 1850 Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States [3] working as a farmer Census (desc) 1860 Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States working as a farmer Census (desc) 1870 Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States working as a farmer _UID CF8BA77266C94B4CAD1E2FD3CFC010F79C0C Death 14 Feb 1879 [1] Person ID I609 Our Ancestry Last Modified 9 Oct 2021
Father ESHBACH, Anthony, b. 28 Jan 1772, Salisbury Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States d. 10 May 1834 (Age 62 years) Mother ROMIG, Barbara, b. 25 Mar 1778, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States d. 11 Dec 1854 (Age 76 years) Family ID F64 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 RISHEL, Elizabeth, b. 18 Nov 1806, Pennsylvania, United States d. 20 Oct 1844 (Age 37 years) Marriage 1824 Children 1. ESHBACH, Edward, b. 1836, Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown 2. ESHBACH, Clarissa, b. 1838, Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown + 3. ESHBACH, Elizabeth, b. 1840 d. Yes, date unknown 4. ESHBACH, David, b. 1842, Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown 5. ESHBACH, John, b. May 1850, Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F1497 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Feb 2024
Family 2 ESHBACH, Sarah, b. 1822, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1845 Children 1. ESHBACH, William, b. 24 Dec 1845, Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1 Aug 1865 (Age 19 years) 2. ESHBACH, John, b. 1850, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown 3. ESHBACH, Seth, b. 1852, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown 4. ESHBACH, Isaiah Albert, b. 19 May 1854, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown 5. ESHBACH, Levi, b. 1857, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown 6. ESHBACH, Henry Clay, b. 1856, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown 7. ESHBACH, Daniel Elmer, b. 1864, Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown 8. ESHBACH, Sarah C., b. 27 Apr 1869, Pennsylvania, United States d. 15 Nov 1871, Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 2 years) Family ID F3426 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Feb 2024
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