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From: "W. David Samuelsen" <>
Subject: Re: Charles William Eichelberger
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 21:40:07 -0600


Your necessary step would be to try to find out Cordelia's maiden name
to be sure.

W. David Samuelsen

Victoria Dean wrote:
>
> Hello, I am new to this list, and may have sent this already, but then, may
> have done it wrong, so bear with me, please. I am searching for my grandpa,
> Charles William Eichelberger b. Oct 22, 1896 prob. in IN. and d. March 10,
> 1977 in Bremen, IN. He ma. Riley Victoria Earlywine in 1933, in Clay Cty.,
> IN. Now, Charles was an orphan...we don't know when, but the 1900 census
> stated that he was already living at his foster parents' house. So, I would
> think that he was probably orphaned very young...before 4 yrs. old. His
> foster parents were Daniel Winklepleck and Cordelia. Now, I have a couple
> of theories about this--since, there doesn't seem to be any type of foster
> or adoption papers on him or them, they were just kind folks and took him
> in...he lived with them until he married in 1933. He was also claimed as a
> son, yet, when he went into the WWI service, he found out his real name was
> Eichelberger, and that is what he used from then on. My other theory is
> that Cordelia was the real mother and just pretended that he was a foster
> child, so she could raise him. If you have any info on these people, please
> contact me
>
> Thank you,
>
> Victoria Eichelberger Dean
>
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