 1864 - 1939 (75 years)
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| Name |
Luther Augustus Eby |
| Born |
7 Jul 1864 |
Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
25 Sep 1939 |
Medicine Lodge, Barber County, Kansas |
| Buried |
Highland Cemetery Medicine Lodge, Barber County, Kansas |
| Person ID |
I272008479875 |
Eby/Aebi and Bernethy Family |
| Last Modified |
3 Sep 2013 |
| Father |
William or Wilhelm Eby, b. 24 Oct 1816, Pennsylvania , d. 19 Dec 1892, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Rachael Elmira Noblit, b. 05 Apr 1823, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , d. 15 Feb 1909, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Age 85 years) |
| Family ID |
F246729422837 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Minnie May Minnick, b. 3 May 1873, Clermont County, Ohio , d. 18 Mar 1946, Medicine Lodge, Barber County, Kansas (Age 72 years) |
| Married |
22 Jan 1896 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Franklin Luther Eby, b. 18 Nov 1897, Medicine Lodge, Barber County, Kansas , d. 11 Feb 1971, Medicine Lodge, Barber County, Kansas (Age 73 years) |
| + | 2. James William Eby, b. 10 Apr 1901, Medicine Lodge, Barber County, Kansas , d. 1981, Medicine Lodge, Barber County, Kansas (Age 79 years) |
| | 3. John Eby, b. 10 Apr 1901, Medicine Lodge, Barber County, Kansas , d. 10 Apr 1901, Medicine Lodge, Barber County, Kansas (Age 0 years) |
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| Last Modified |
3 Sep 2013 |
| Family ID |
F246729424811 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- 1870 Census North Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania as Luther EBY
- From rkammer in Ancestry:
Birth: Jul. 7, 1864LykensDauphin CountyPennsylvania, USA
Death: Sep. 25, 1939Medicine LodgeBarber CountyKansas, USA
M. L. Pioneer Dies At Home Here Monday L. A. Eby, Former Merchant, Succumbs After Suffering Stroke SaturdayL. A. Eby, 76, who until his retirement last year was one of Medicine Lodge's oldest business men, died at his home here Monday morning.Although in ill health for the past year, Mr. Eby had only been confined to his bed since Saturday when he suffered a stroke. Mr. Eby has had four attacks, caused by high blood pressure during the last twelve months.One of the pioneers of Medicine Lodge, Mr. Eby had many interesting tales to tell of this section when it was all range country. He came to this town January 1, 1884 and was employed by Standiford, Youmans, Eldred & Rogers, proprietors of a trading post, who did a large bueiness in this section. Several years later he puchased the establishment and ran it until 1904 when he sold out to take a position as storekeeper for the mills at Acme, Texas. He held this position for two years when he resigned to go again into business in Medicine Lodge, this time buying out W. C. Sellers who was in the building on the site now occupied by Brooks-Spencer Co. Mr. Eby was in business there until 1938 when ill health forced him to close out his stock. G. A. Hibbard, Sr., is the only man now in business in Medicine Lodge, who settled here previous to Mr. Eby.Funeral services were held at the Forsyth Funeral home Wednesday morning with Rev. T. R. Rehorn officiating. Interment was made in the Highland cemetery.Mr. Eby was born July 7, 1864 at Lykens, Pa., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Eby. He was the youngest of eight children. He was married to Minnie May Minnick [sic] January 22, 1896. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Franklin and James. Another son, John, died in infancy. Six granddaughters [and one grandson] also survive. Source: Barber County Index, Medicine Lodge, KS, Sep 1939
- From James W EBY:
L.A. Eby
My father, Luther A. (Lute) Eby, came to Medicine Lodge in 1884 from Pennsylvania. His older brother, James B. Eby, was already located here. Both worked for The Staniford, Eldred, and Rodgers or Youmans Mercantile Store. My father worked for them until they went out of business in 1893. He then bought what stock they had left and started his own business under the name L.A. Eby and Company.
This store was located west across Main Street from the Grand Hotel. He was in business in this location until 1901 or 1902. He sold out and we moved to Acme, Texas, for two years; then we moved back to Medicine Lodge. He bought The Sellers Men's Furnishings Store, where he remained in business until he retired in 1938. This store was located just north of Hibbards Drug Store, where Brooks and Spencers is now located. January 22, 1896, Lute was married to Minnis Minnick. She came to Medicine Lodge from Ohio in 1889 with her parents, the James Minnicks, and her twin sister Clara (Or Callie as she was known).
To Lute and Minnie were born three sons, Franklin L., November 18, 1897, and twin boys John and James W., April 10, 1901. John died shortly after birth.
Franklin was married to Nettie Groendycke; they had five children; Virginia, Jean, Isobel, James F., and Kathryn.
I went through school here and graduated in 1919. I played football, basketball, and was on the track team. We played Kiowa, Pratt, Coldwater, Cunningham, and Wellington. When we went to games or meets, it was generally by train. When we went to Coldwater, we had to stay all night and come home the next day. When we went to Winfield, we stayed all night in Wellington at the hotel. We would have a special train when we went to play football at Kiowa because the town would turn out in force.
I went all the way through school here under the same superintendent,D.W. Majors, until the last semester of my senior year when his health failed, and J. Fuller Groom took over.
My teacher in the third grade was Myrtle Rodgers, now Mrs. Lee Chapin; in the fifth grade was Gladys Gibson.
After attending Kansas State College in Manhattan for four years, I taught one year in Carbondale, Kansas, then returned to Medicine Lodge. In March 1927, I went to work in the post office; Mrs. Elizabeth Simpson was postmaster. November 22, 1927, I was married to Hazel Stroup at Lake City, Arkansas. Her father was a Baptist minister at one time in Medicine Lodge. We have two daughters: Margaret Joyce (Mrs. Ray Teverbaugh) and Linda Dale (Mrs. John Martin). They now live in California.
I was active in Boy Scout work for several years, served on the Library Board five years, and on the school board from 1951 to 1963.
In 1965 I retired after spending almost 39 years in the post office. It has been a great pleasure to spend most of my 77 years in Barber County.
- M. L. Pioneer Dies At Home Here Monday
L. A. Eby, Former Merchant, Succumbs After Suffering Stroke Saturday
L. A. Eby, 76, who until his retirement last year was one of Medicine Lodge's oldest business men, died at his home here Monday morning.
Although in ill health for the past year, Mr. Eby had only been confined to his bed since Saturday when he suffered a stroke. Mr. Eby has had four attacks, caused by high blood pressure during the last twelve months.
One of the pioneers of Medicine Lodge, Mr. Eby had many interesting tales to tell of this section when it was all range country. He came to this town January 1, 1884 and was employed by Standiford, Youmans, Eldred & Rogers, proprietors of a trading post, who did a large bueiness in this section. Several years later he puchased the establishment and ran it until 1904 when he sold out to take a position as storekeeper for the mills at Acme, Texas. He held this position for two years when he resigned to go again into business in Medicine Lodge, this time buying out W. C. Sellers who was in the building on the site now occupied by Brooks-Spencer Co. Mr. Eby was in business there until 1938 when ill health forced him to close out his stock.
G. A. Hibbard, Sr., is the only man now in business in Medicine Lodge, who settled here previous to Mr. Eby.
Funeral services were held at the Forsyth Funeral home Wednesday morning with Rev. T. R. Rehorn officiating. Interment was made in the Highland cemetery.
Mr. Eby was born July 7, 1864 at Lykens, Pa., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Eby. He was the youngest of eight children. He was married to Minnie May Minnick [sic] January 22, 1896. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Franklin and James. Another son, John, died in infancy. Six granddaughters [and one grandson] also survive.
Source: Barber County Index, Medicine Lodge, KS, Sep 1939
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