Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameCrawford Eckert 
Birth17 April 1829
Memo(obituary)
Death24 June 1905
Memo(find-a-grave)
BurialRiverview Cemetery, North’d, PA
FatherAbraham Eckert
Parent-Proof notes for Crawford Eckert
Muncy church record: Crawford Eckert married Alice Harrison of Northumberland 25 Oct 1865. This was a second marriage for him, he first married Margaret Fryling.
The evidence for this statement is:
In 1850, he lives with wife Margaret and new born son Christopher.
In 1860, he lives with wife Margaret, son Friling 11 (aka Christopher?), Ernest 6 and Menerva 8 monhts.
In 1870, he lives with wife Alice, son Friling, Franklin, Morrison, Edward and Ernest, Edward the only one young enough to have been Alice’s son.
In 1880, he lived with Alive and daughters Manirva 21 and Kate 6.
The PA death certificate of Minnie M Hummel says she was born in 1860 to Crawford and Margaret (Fryling) Eckert.
The death certificate of Mary Katharine Eckert born in 1874 says she was the d/o Crawford and Alice (Harrison) Eckert.
The evidence for this statement is:
In 1850, he lives with wife Margaret and new born son Christopher.
In 1860, he lives with wife Margaret, son Friling 11 (aka Christopher?), Ernest 6 and Menerva 8 monhts.
In 1870, he lives with wife Alice, son Friling, Franklin, Morrison, Edward and Ernest, Edward the only one young enough to have been Alice’s son.
In 1880, he lived with Alive and daughters Manirva 21 and Kate 6.
The PA death certificate of Minnie M Hummel says she was born in 1860 to Crawford and Margaret (Fryling) Eckert.
The death certificate of Mary Katharine Eckert born in 1874 says she was the d/o Crawford and Alice (Harrison) Eckert.
Discrepant Facts notes for Crawford Eckert
A newspapers.com clipping from the Sunbury American of Fri 30 Jun 1905 says he died Saturday (24 Jun) and was age 76y, 2m, 7d [17 Apr 1829].
His find-a-grave memorial gives that same dod but has 14 Aug 1828 as his dob.
Then there is a Veteran’s Burial card for him saying he was born 14 Aug 1825 and died 18 Aug 1862.
I considered the possibility that there were two Crawford Eckerts — but both would have had middle initial I, both were Veterans, and both were buried at Riverview but only one was ever visible in Census or in any other way.
I have gone with the newspaper clipping as the source of the dates I give for him.
I dismiss the burial card totally. There are two dates of service given for him, the later one being 18 Aug 1862, the exact date the card says he died. He clearly survived well past 1862. And curiously, the 14 Aug part of his dob was picked up on find-a-grave but the 1828 given as the year of death, as if a compromise was being sought between the burial card and the obituary.
He registered for the 1863 draft saying he was age 37 [1826] on 1 Jul 1863.
His find-a-grave memorial gives that same dod but has 14 Aug 1828 as his dob.
Then there is a Veteran’s Burial card for him saying he was born 14 Aug 1825 and died 18 Aug 1862.
I considered the possibility that there were two Crawford Eckerts — but both would have had middle initial I, both were Veterans, and both were buried at Riverview but only one was ever visible in Census or in any other way.
I have gone with the newspaper clipping as the source of the dates I give for him.
I dismiss the burial card totally. There are two dates of service given for him, the later one being 18 Aug 1862, the exact date the card says he died. He clearly survived well past 1862. And curiously, the 14 Aug part of his dob was picked up on find-a-grave but the 1828 given as the year of death, as if a compromise was being sought between the burial card and the obituary.
He registered for the 1863 draft saying he was age 37 [1826] on 1 Jul 1863.
Children Names notes for Crawford Eckert
His obituary said surviving are one son and two daughters: Fryling Eckert, Mrs. G B Hummel, and Mrs. Irvin A Snyder.
Find-a-Grave notes for Crawford Eckert
Crawford is on find-a-grave.