hmtl5 Charles Henry Ehrhart b. 21 Sep 1879 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois d. 8 Jun 1955 Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
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Charles Henry Ehrhart

Male 1879 - 1955  (75 years)

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  • Name Charles Henry Ehrhart 
    Birth 21 Sep 1879  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [5] 
    Census 1920  Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 8 Jun 1955  Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Burial Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Person ID I3296  Hedges
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2023 

    Father Samuel Ehrhart,   b. 11 Dec 1832, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1919, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Fannie Lorash,   b. 8 Apr 1846, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1919, Hickory Point Township, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 6 Apr 1865  [5] 
    Family ID F1473  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillian Bell Good,   b. 21 Jul 1883, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1959, Benton, Franklin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 28 Feb 1901  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Gracie Dollie Ehrhart,   b. 8 Oct 1911, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1996, Dix, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F1472  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Sep 1879 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Feb 1901 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Jun 1955 - Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Charles H. Ehrhart Dies In Mt. Vernon
      Charles H. Ehrhart, 75, of Mount Vernon, formerly of Decatur, died at 10:25 p.m. Wednesday in Jefferson County Memorial Hospital, Mount Vernon.
      He had been in failing health five years and critically ill a month.
      He was born Sept. 21, 1879 near Decatur, a son of Samuel and Fannie Lourish Ehrhart. He married Lillie Belle Good in Decatur Feb. 28, 1901.
      A retired farmer, he was a member of the Methodist Church.
      Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, Roy of Benton and Edward of Belle Rive; six daughter, Mrs. Neva Bradford, Mount Vernon; Mrs. Gracie Crouch, Bluford; Mrs. Martha Grubbs and Mrs. Gladys Bernius, both of Decatur; Mrs. Lidora Dickey, Maroa, and Mrs. Marybelle Smith, Pecos, Tex.; a brother, Frank, Decatur, and 23 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
      Two sons, a daughter, one brother and two sisters preceded him in death.
      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. (CST) Saturday in the Pulley Funeral Home, Mount Vernon, where friends may call. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. (CDT) Saturday in the Boiling Springs Cemetery near Decatur.
      The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois. Friday, 10 June 1955.
      [5, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S26] US World War I draft registration.

    2. [S68] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S5] 1900 US census.

    5. [S9] Obituary.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


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