Elenora Shurtz1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 18972, (1868 - 1922)
FatherFrederick J. Shurtz4,5,6 (1832 - 18 May 1892)
MotherSarah Elizabeth Riegel4,5,6 (20 Mar 1842 - 27 Nov 1920)

Key Events:

Birth: 15 Dec 1868, Michigan7,8,9
Marriage: 20 Oct 1897, Page Co., Iowa, John H. Eischeid (8 Jan 1872 - 4 Jun 1939)10,11,12
Death: 20 Dec 1922, Grant, Montgomery Co., Iowa13,14
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa15
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel
AncestryThe Reigel Family

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Narrative:

     Elenora Shurtz was born on 15 Dec 1868 in Michigan.7,8,9 She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Centerville, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, in the household of her parents, Frederick J. Shurtz and Sarah Elizabeth Riegel.16
     Elenora moved to Iowa about 1880 with her parents. She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Fisher Twp., Fremont Co., Iowa, in the household of her parents.17 She appeared on the 1885 State Census of Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa, in the household of her parents.18 She appeared on the 1895 State Census of Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa, in the household of her mother.19
     Elenora married John H. Eischeid, son of John Eischeid and Margaret Haas, on 20 Oct 1897 in Page Co., Iowa.10,11,12
     Elenora and John appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa, enumerated 4 Jun 1900, reporting that they owned their home, free of mortgage. Their son Mark was listed as living with them.20
     Elenora and John appeared on the 1905 State Census of 312 Valley Ave., Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa, reporting their home was valued at $1,500. Their son Mark was listed as living with them.21,22,23
     Elenora and John appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa, at 312 Lowell Ave., enumerated 12 May 1910, reporting that they owned their home, free of mortgage. Their children Mark and Sarah were listed as living with them.24
     Elenora and John appeared on the 1915 State Census of Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa, presumably in the same household, although this census does not identify who was living together. He reported that he owned a home valued at $4,000. Their children Mark and Sarah were listed as living with them.25,26,27,28
     Elenora and John appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa, at 512 Elm St., enumerated 7 Jan 1920, reporting that they owned their home, free of mortgage. Their children Mark and Sarah were listed as living with them.29
     Elenora reported her church affiliation as Congregational.25
     Elenora with her husband and daughter, and her brother Harry, drove to Beloit, Kansas, to visit their half brother, Horace, and his family. They made the trip, in a Hudson automobile, in ten hours. According to Google Maps, the trip is now 225 miles and would take four hours.30
     Elenora died on 20 Dec 1922 in Grant, Montgomery Co., Iowa, at age 54.13,14 She was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa.15

Children:
     Children with John H. Eischeid:

Citations

  1. [S4753] Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows name as Elnore Shortz.
  2. [S4754] F. Shurtz household, 1880 U.S. Census, Fremont Co., Iowa, shows name as Ellen N. Shurtz.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 132184265, Elenora Shurtz Eischeid, and includes tombstone photos showing name as Elenora Eischeid.
  4. [S4753] Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S4746] "County Marriages, 1838-1934," FamilySearch.org, record for John H Eischeid and Elenor Shurtz, citing FHL #1035212.
  6. [S6017] "Mrs. Sarah Shurtz Summoned on High," Shenandoah World, 30 Nov 1920.
  7. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 132184265, Elenora Shurtz Eischeid, shows date and state, and includes tombstone photos showing year. Poster of memorial said in an email that details are from "Rose Hill Cemetery Book 1," published 1995.
  8. [S4753] Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows age 1 and state.
  9. [S4903] John H. Eischied household, 1900 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa, shows month, year, age 31, and state.
  10. [S4746] "County Marriages, 1838-1934," FamilySearch.org, record for John H Eischeid and Elenor Shurtz, citing FHL #1035212, shows date, county, and state.
  11. [S4903] John H. Eischied household, 1900 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa, shows married 2 years.
  12. [S4904] John H. Eischeid household, 1910 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa, shows married 12 years.
  13. [S5482] "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992," FamilySearch.org, record for Elonora Eischeid, citing FHL # 1535553, shows date, town, county, and state.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 132184265, Elenora Shurtz Eischeid, shows date, town, as Shenandoah, county, as Page, and state, and includes tombstone photos showing year. Poster of memorial said in an email that details are from "Rose Hill Cemetery Book 1," published 1995.
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 132184265, Elenora Shurtz Eischeid, includes tombstone photos.
  16. [S4753] Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan.
  17. [S4754] F. Shurtz household, 1880 U.S. Census, Fremont Co., Iowa.
  18. [S4755] Frederick Shurtz household, 1885 Iowa State Census, Page Co., Iowa, Shenandoah.
  19. [S5072] Sara E. Shurtz household, 1895 Iowa State Census, Page Co., Iowa, Shenandoah ward 1.
  20. [S4903] John H. Eischied household, 1900 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa.
  21. [S4911] John H. Eischeid card, 1905 Iowa State Census, Page Co., Iowa, Shenandoah.
  22. [S4912] Elnora Eischied card, 1905 Iowa State Census, Page Co., Iowa, Shenandoah.
  23. [S4913] Mark Eischied card, 1905 Iowa State Census, Page Co., Iowa, Shenandoah.
  24. [S4904] John H. Eischeid household, 1910 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa.
  25. [S4907] Mrs. Ella Eischied card, 1915 Iowa State Census, Page Co., Iowa, Shenandoah.
  26. [S4908] J. H. Eischied card, 1915 Iowa State Census, Page Co., Iowa, Shenandoah.
  27. [S4909] Mark Eischied card, 1915 Iowa State Census, Page Co., Iowa, Shenandoah.
  28. [S4910] Sarah M. Eischied card, 1915 Iowa State Census, Page Co., Iowa, Shenandoah.
  29. [S4905] John H. Eischeid household, 1920 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa.
  30. [S4965] "News and Comments," The Beloit Daily Call, 21 Jul 1921.
  31. [S4903] John H. Eischied household, 1900 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  32. [S4904] John H. Eischeid household, 1910 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  33. [S4922] Kershaw, History of Page County Iowa, pg 189.
  34. [S4904] John H. Eischeid household, 1910 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa, shows the girl as daughter of Ella's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  35. [S4905] John H. Eischeid household, 1920 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa, shows the girl as daughter of Elenora's husband.
  36. [S4930] James E. OBrien and Sarah Eischeid, return of marriage to clerk of district court.