but I have to give credit where credit is due for the many hours of research that went into obtaining and gathering information.
My late Aunt Dolores researched and compiled most of the history for her installation into the Daughters of the American Revolution.
To my late Aunt Helen and Uncle Frank Russell for updating it and seeing that I was provided a copy of it
and to my late Dad, George Eshelman, who I'm sure had a hand in it.
Welcome to the Eshelman Family History.
The first known ESHLEMANN was Henrik Eshlemann , born near Zurich, Switzerland on Dec. 6, 1707. He came to Wm. Penn's colony in 1730. He was a Menonite. He had a 234 acre plantation. Henrik Eshlemann died in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania in 1788. He had 6 children.
1. Henry, Jr.
2. Elizabeth
3. Abraham
4. Isaac
5. Jacob
6. John.................b. 1752 d. 1820
John Eshlemann had several children, but the only one of whom we have any record is:
1. Peter.................b. unknown d. May 11, 1840
He married a girl named Fanny. They had 4 children.
1. Joseph
2. Martin
3. Fanny
4. Peter, Jr.........b. Nov. 08, 1825 d. June 28, 1891
Peter Eshlemann, Jr. married Catherine Barnett in Lancaster, PA. They had 19 children.
1. Fanny.....................b) Nov. 07, 1849 d) May 26, 1851
2. William....................b) Aug. 02, 1851 d) Aug 25, 1851
3. George Peter..........b) Aug. 22, 1852 d) Dec 28, 1859
4. Abraham.................b) Sep. 03, 1853 d) Dec 25, 1859
5. Barbry Elizabeth.....b) Sep. 14, 1854 d) Dec 21, 1859
6. John.......................b) Mar. 19, 1856 d) Mar 03, 1857
7. Mary Ann................b) Aug. 04, 1856 d) unknown
8. David......................b) Aug. 26, 1857 d) Sep 06, 1857
9. Joseph....................b) Sep. 22, 1859 d) Oct 09, 1859
10. Peter.......................b) 1861 d) 1938
11. Daniel......................b) Feb. 23, 1863 d) Jan 25, 1940
12. Franklin...................b) Sep. 27, 1864 d) Oct 08, 1864
13. Catharine................b) Jan. 28, 1866 d) Mar 30, 1866
14. Samuel....................b) 1867 d) 1930
15. Emma......................b) Feb. 28, 1869 d) Nov 13, 1925
16. Amanda...................b) Jul. 20, 1871 d) Aug 18, 1871
17. Alice.........................b) Nov. 08, 1872 d) Jul 20, 1874
18. Amos Benjamin........b) Mar. 31, 1874 d) Aug 10, 1965
19. Adam........................b) Oct. 27, 1876 d) Aug 05, 1877
Daniel Eshelman (note change of surname spelling) married Ida Catherine Florey. They had 5 children.
1. Edna Pearl.................b) Nov. 30, 1884 d) Jan 07, 1887
2. Gordon Roy................b) Oct. 22, 1886 d) Mar 15, 1971
3. Verna..........................b) Nov. 14, 1888 d)
4. Lova............................b) Aug. 07, 1893 d)
5. Lucille.........................b) Nov. 15, 1909 d)
Gordon Roy Eshelman married Claudia Ethel Propst (b. Jan 28, 1888 d. Nov 21, 1980) on Oct. 24, 1906 in Lovington, Illinois. They had 3 children.
1. Dolores Elizabeth.........b) May. 15, 1909 d) Dec 09, 1989
She married Harold Leuck (d. Jun 11, 1964) - no children
She married Frank Graves (d. unknown) - no children
2. Helen Jane...................b) June 10, 1911 d) Jul 25, 1999
She married Frank Russell (b. Jun 08, 1909 d. Apr, 1985) on Nov. 14, 1942 in Decatur, Illinois. They had 2 children.
1.Judith Ann..................b) Sep 19, 1948 d) May 12, 1973
She married Wm Weakley on May 30, 1970 - no children - She died in a car accident.
2.Susan Elizabeth.........b) Mar 17, 1953
She married Philip Karau on May 18, 1974 in Evansville, Indiana. They had 3 children.
3. George Robert............b) Sep 26, 1921 d) Apr 20, 1999
He married Francis Jane Clark (b. Nov 25, 1923 d. Jul 29, 1951) on Sep 28, 1946 in Decatur, Illinois. They had 2 children.
He married Carol Buoniconti on Oct 16, 1967 in Berwyn, Illinois. They had 1 child. They divorced.
2. Unnamed girl..........b) Jul 29, 1951 d) Jul 29, 1951
He married Mary Jane Pearson in Decatur, Illinois. They had 1 child. They divorced.
1. Mary Virginia....b) Jan 31, 1955
She and Bill James had 1 child.
She married Lawrence Mapes in Topeka, Kansas. They had 2 children. He adopted Kerrice.
He married Charlotte Ann Vandervort on Nov 07, 1957 in Homewood, Illinois. They had 4 children.
1. Robert William.....b) Sep 15, 1958
He married Kerry Marie Taylor(b. Mar 23,1957)on Aug 28,1982 in Bellevue, WA. They have 1 child.
2. James Matthew...b) Dec 15, 1959 d) Dec 30, 2013
3. Anne Elizabeth......b) Apr 09, 1961
4. Laura Ann...........b) Jun 10, 1963
She married Todd William Staples on September 12, 1987 in Bellevue, Wa. They have 2 children.
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