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David Daniel Ehredt

David Daniel Ehredt

Male 1897 - 1983

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  • Name David Daniel Ehredt 
    Birth 20 Feb 1897  Elizabeth, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 08 Sep 1983 
    Person ID I1115  Thompson
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2003 

    Father John Adam Ehredt,   b. 03 Jul 1857, Elizabeth, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 May 1925, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Barbara Hesselbacher,   b. 23 Dec 1856, Scales Mound, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1943, Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 18 Jan 1883  Jo Daviess County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • EHREDT, JOHN married HESSELBACHER, BARBARA, 01/18/1883, E/349, JO DAVIESS.
    Family ID F393  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ina Catherine Ravenscraft,   b. 06 Sep 1895, Hanover, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1978 (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 01 Feb 1919  East Dubuque, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Ruth Marietta Ehredt
    +2. Mary Jeanette Ehredt,   b. 13 Mar 1922, Elizabeth, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 2009, New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    +3. Charles William Ehredt
    Family ID F394  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2003 

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    David Daniel Ehredt
    David Daniel Ehredt
    David Daniel Ehredt taken about 1918.
    David Daniel Ehredt and family
    Ina and David Ehredt in front and children, Charles, Ruth and Mary Jeanette. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  • Notes 
    • David Daniel Ehredt was the 6th child of John and Barbara Ehredt. He was born on their farm and moved with them to Elizabeth, Illinois when he was 3 years old. He graduated from Elizabeth High School. Then worked 2 years in McQuillans Grocery Store before enlisting in the U.S. Army on 01 Apr 1918. He served with the 82nd Field Artillery at Ft. Bliss, Texas.

      He married Ina Catherine Ravenscraft on 01 Feb 1919. They had 3 children. They farmed his mother’s farm for 22 years. Then moved to Hanover, Illinois where he worked as a foreman at the Savanna Ordnance Depot for 20 years. He bought the farm when his mother died, later selling. When he retired he was the Hanover Township Assessor for 7 years.

      He was an active member of the Masons. First becoming a member in Elizabeth, then transferring to Hanover. He joined the Consistory in Freeport, Illinois and the Shrine 32nd Degree at Rockford, Illinois. He served as “Master” in Elizabeth and in Hanover.


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