Marilyn, Here's what I have on Francis and Mary. I hope that it helps. Francis Ebig was married twice, that I know of. Both times the licenses were issued by Cambria County, PA. I got copies of the Application for Marriage License / Marriage License / Duplicate Certificates this summer. Francis Ebig and Ellie Eckenrode applied for Mariage License No. 1720 on 18 February 1889. Her first name is also shown as "Ella" on the signature line and as "Ellen" in the Duplicate Certificate at the bottom that is completed by whoever marries them. They are both shown as being 21 years old at the time. Francis was a resident of Galitzin Boro and his parents are shown as Peter Ebig and Emanuel Ebig. (I know that "Emanuel" doesn't make any sense, but that is what it looks like. I suspect that someone misunderstood or copied it down wrong.) Ellie was a resident of Allegheny Twp and her parents are shown as Joseph and Rose Eckenrode. Francis' Occupation was Laborer. They were married on 19 February 1889 at Loretto by Rev. E. A. Bush. In "Catholic Vital Records of Central Pennsylvania Vol. V 1865-1869" by Rev. Albert H. Ledoux, on page 20, item 0552 gives the following birth data for Francis, and also one of his marriages: "0552 EBIG, Francis W. (m. Ellen Sophia Eckenrod) b. 02-15-1868" Francis W. Ebig and Mary A. Boley applied for Marriage License No. 5738. The date on the application section is 17 June 1895, while the date on the license section is 16 June 1895. Francis was 27 and Mary was 19. Because of her age, her parents had to give consent, which was filed on 27 June 1895. (Unfortunately, I didn't think to ask for a copy of the consent while I was there.) Both of them resided in Allegheny Twp. Francis' parents are shown as Peter Ebig and nm [maybe "nw"? Not sure what it means. Something to do with her remarrying after Peter died as you noted below?] Amanda Farabaugh. Mary's parents are shown as Joseph Boley and Cecilia Boley. Date of death of man's former wife, if any, is shown as 4 October 1893. Both parties are White. Francis is a Foreman on P.R.R. and Mary is a seamstress. They were married on 2 July 1895 in Loretto, PA by Rev. Ferdinand Kittell. The witnesses were Edward Ebig and Nettie Boley (this would be Mary's sister Bernetta). On the 1900 federal census, Francis and Mary are living in Allegheny Twp, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. They are in E.D. 99 on sheet 11B and are two families below Mary's parents, Joseph and Cecilia Boley. The census shows three children living with them: a daughter, Stella, age 10, born Jan 1890; a son, Elmer, age 4, born May 1896; and a daughter, Roena, age 1/12, born April 1900. Based on the birth dates, Stella would be from Francis' first marriage and Elmer and Roena would be from his marriage to Mary. Mary is shown as having given birth to 3 children, 2 of whom are still living. I think that the deceased child was Oscar Charles, but I am not sure. He is listed in the census for the Loretto Centenary, but is not shown on the 1900 census. Unfortunately, my photo of Oscar's grave marker is out of focus, so the engraving is a little blurry on top of being wet and somewhat muddy. The date of death appears to be Dec. 5, 1899. It is similar in style and appearance to the markers of his siblings Edward and Helen who died in 1903 and 1907. Francis and Mary are buried in St. Michael's cemetary in Loretto, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. They share a headstone, although it shows "Francis V." instead of "Francis W." Their children Oscar, Edward and Helen are buried there, too, along with Francis' first wife, "Ella S". The markers for the children and Francis' first wife are the type that lay flat on the ground and have an unfortunate tendency to get grown over by grass. Myrtle Ebig (1891 to 1996) is buried next to Francis and Mary Ebig. I believe that Myrtle is one of Francis' daughters from his marriage with Ellen Eckenrode. For the 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses, Francis and Mary are in Sankertown Borough, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The 1910 census lists Francis W. age 40, Mary A. age 33, Elmer L. age 13, Roena C. age 10, Elsie C. age 8, Herman F. age 5, Vernida E. age 11/12. It shows Mary as having had 8 children, of whom 5 are still alive. In the 1920 census, they are living at 313 Summer Street. The census lists Francis W. age 51, Mary age 43, Elmer L. age 23, Elsie age 18, Herman age 15, Verneda age 10, Arliene age 7, and Evelyn age 4 5/12. In the 1930 census, they are still living at 313 Summer Street. The 1930 census shows Francis age 62, Mary age 51, Elsie age 27, Arlene age 17, Evelyn age 15 and Floyd age 9. Charlie Boley To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] Elsie Matilda BOLEY, ca - 1890's, Cambria County From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:17:25 -0500 Francis Ebig/Ibig was married twice and had children to both women. One was a Boley and one was an Eckenrode. If you have anymore on Francis and Mary, I would love to see it. I can look for what I have. I believe that Francis lived in Sankertown at one point, and I found a reference to his house burning down. I can't remember which was the first and which the second wife, but I don't think the two families "blended" very well, as the children of the first marriage were living with their grandparents. The Ebig family came from the same place in Baden as the Farabaugh family. I found Ebig most often spelled Ebig or Ibig, but I found at least 9 spelling of a four letter name. It is most often confused with the Illig/Ellig family, but that family came from further down the Rhine. near the mouth of the river. Genevieve Schwand was first married to Bernard Drenkel-Trinkley, who died in Germany, Baden. She then married Roman Ebig and later emigrated with him. She had children from both marriages, all born in Germany. My ancestor is youngest child, Sophia Ebig, who was about 15 when the family emigrated. I have been told that she did not speak English at all and/or that she spoke it very poorly. Either could be true, as farm women in that time period attended church and family events, mostly, and they spoke German in the family. Sophia married Charles Feighner-Fectner and he and Sophia [I am fairly sure, though I didn't look for the deed] bought a farm on Old Dutch Road, Carroll Township, from Sophia's oldest half-brother [at least the oldest who emigrated] John George Trinkley. That farm is still in the family. Charles and Sophia had 13 children, the oldest and two youngest dying young. Ambose, the youngest living son, was my grandfather. He married a girl from Clearfield County, who moved to Patton when the RR came--Crissy Woods. His brother, Joseph Feighner, lived on the adjoining farm that had belonged to their grandfather, John Feighner m to Mary Ann Flick [both emigrants.] That road upon which they lived is called Feighner Road. The oldest child of Roman Ebig and Genevieve Schwand was Peter Ebig, who married Amanda Hartman . Peter is buried in Gallitzin and then Amanda married Francis Farabaugh who had first married her cousin, Catherine Hartman. Another son, Edward Ebig, died in the Philippine Insurrection, part of the Spanish American War. Edward is buried in St. Benedicts. I am fairly sure that Francis Ebig was the son of Peter and Amanda Ebig, but again, I have not found a proof. I found him in the Loretto Centennary, as you did. I don't have much information on the Ebig family. I think it was Francis' daughter, Rowena, who married a Horton from Cresson. They later lived in Westover [WW II] and then some of the Horton children lived in Spangler and Hastings. My mother knew Rowena's family better than most of her Ebig relatives, since we lived on a farm on the Hastings-Westover Road. Catholics from Westover would attend mass at St. Bernard's Church in Hastings. Marilyn Kline Washington -----Original Message----- From: Charles Boley <[email protected]> To: pacambri <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Nov 21, 2011 9:31 pm Subject: [PACAMBRI] Elsie Matilda BOLEY, ca - 1890's, Cambria County Does anyone have any information on Elsie Matilda BOLEY? In the Souvenir of Loretto Centenary 1799-1899, there is a Census of St. Michael's Parish, Loretto, PA, taken on 15 August 1899. On page 295, Elsie Matilda is shown with the family of Joseph and Cecilia (Hertzog) Boley. Since the rest of the children are listed in chronological order, it would appear that Elsie may have been born between 1889 and 1894. The church census lists nine children: Charles Chrysostom, Elizabeth Bernetta, Ann Lucy, Alphonsus Ignatius, Theresa Magdalen, Francis de Sales, Elsie Matilda, Edna Louisa, and Nelson Modestus. Mary had already married Francis Ebig (2 July 1895) and Thomas Ellsworth BOLEY had already died (5 Dec 1894). This would make eleven children. The 1900 Federal Census shows Cecilia as having had 11 children, 9 of which were still alive. The census lists six children with Joseph and Cecila: Lucy, Alphonsus, Teresa, Frank, Edna, and Nelson. Charles was studying to become a priest, Mary was married to Francis Ebig, and Bernetta married Walter Beck (29 August 1900), which makes 9. Thomas was one of the deceased children; was Elsie the second? I have not been able to locate her in a census, nor have I found her in the obituary index for the Johnstown Tribune. 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