On 28 September 1848 in Tipton, Indiana, he married Elizabeth Webbert, the daughter of David Ritzer Webbert & his wife, Mary Whisler.
Being of Mennonite descent, they were both from that hardy people known as the "Pennsylvania Dutch". Henry was of Swiss/German descent, while Elizabeth's family were from Germany.
Together they had thirteen children, 11 born in Indiana, and 2 born in Missouri:
Theodore Eshleman - (1849-1873)
Catharine Eshleman Vann - (1850-1873)
Viola Eshleman - (1855-ca.1860)
Irissa Eshleman - (1852-1873)
Joseph Eshleman - (1853-1872)
John Eshleman - (1857-1919)
Mary Eshleman Weathers - (1859-1947)
Margaret Eshleman Eck - (1861-1943)
Martha Eshleman Stafford - (1864-1946)
William Eshleman - (1866-1957)
Harriet Eshleman - (1867-1873)
Minnie Eshleman Shannon - (1872-1920)
Cora Eshleman Clark - 1874-1953
The family moved from Indiana to Jasper County, Missouri, where in about 1870 Henry, who was a carpenter as well as a farmer, built a large house on land they had homesteaded.
In the winter of 1872-1873 a small pox epidemic swept through their family. Five of their children (Theodore, Catharine, Irissa Jane, Joseph, & Harriet), their son-in-law, George William Vann, and one-year-old grandson, Willie all died as a result. They were all buried here at Weaver Cemetery.
Henry Eshleman died at the age of 78 on 31 July 1897.
On 28 September 1848 in Tipton, Indiana, he married Elizabeth Webbert, the daughter of David Ritzer Webbert & his wife, Mary Whisler.
Being of Mennonite descent, they were both from that hardy people known as the "Pennsylvania Dutch". Henry was of Swiss/German descent, while Elizabeth's family were from Germany.
Together they had thirteen children, 11 born in Indiana, and 2 born in Missouri:
Theodore Eshleman - (1849-1873)
Catharine Eshleman Vann - (1850-1873)
Viola Eshleman - (1855-ca.1860)
Irissa Eshleman - (1852-1873)
Joseph Eshleman - (1853-1872)
John Eshleman - (1857-1919)
Mary Eshleman Weathers - (1859-1947)
Margaret Eshleman Eck - (1861-1943)
Martha Eshleman Stafford - (1864-1946)
William Eshleman - (1866-1957)
Harriet Eshleman - (1867-1873)
Minnie Eshleman Shannon - (1872-1920)
Cora Eshleman Clark - 1874-1953
The family moved from Indiana to Jasper County, Missouri, where in about 1870 Henry, who was a carpenter as well as a farmer, built a large house on land they had homesteaded.
In the winter of 1872-1873 a small pox epidemic swept through their family. Five of their children (Theodore, Catharine, Irissa Jane, Joseph, & Harriet), their son-in-law, George William Vann, and one-year-old grandson, Willie all died as a result. They were all buried here at Weaver Cemetery.
Henry Eshleman died at the age of 78 on 31 July 1897.
Family Members
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Theodore P Eshleman
1849–1873
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Catharine J Eshleman Vann
1850–1873
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Irissa J Eshleman
1852–1873
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Joseph W Eshleman
1853–1872
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John C. Eshleman
1857–1909
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Mary E Eshleman Weathers
1859–1947
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Margaret Ann Eshleman Eck
1861–1943
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Martha Ellen Eshelman Stafford
1864–1946
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William Henry Eshleman
1866–1957
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Harriet May "Hattie" Eshleman
1869–1873
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Minnie B. Eshleman Shannon
1872–1920
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Cora Eshleman Clark
1874–1953
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