Eberle, Lydia Rose

Other Events:

• Residence: 1900, Moundridge, McPherson, Kansas, USA

Lydia married Krehbiel, Charles Herbert in 1880 in Moundridge, McPherson, Kansas, USA. Charles (son of Krehbiel, John Carl and Raeber, Katharina) was born on 10 Apr 1863 in West Point, Lee, Iowa, USA; died on 6 Jan 1944 in San Diego, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Krebbiel, Edna was born on 4 Jan 1890 in Moundridge, McPherson, Kansas, USA.
2. Krebbiel, Martha was born on 24 May 1892 in Moundridge, McPherson, Kansas, USA.

Johannes married Krebill, Agnes on 4 Mar 1858 in Franklin, Lee, Iowa, USA. Agnes (daughter of Krebill, Friedrich and Risser, Anna) was born on 12 Sep 1830 in Quirheim, Germany; died on 2 Dec 1920 in Deer Creek, Grant, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Halstead, Harvey County, Kansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The youngest child of Friedrich and Anna Krebill and was not much more than three years old when they arrived in America. She is probably the only one of the children who obtained all of her school education in America. In addition to attending the English public schools during these pioneer years, Agness, like most children of Mennonite families also attended german parochial school for a few months every summer as well as receiving catechismal instructions. After completing the catechism course at about the age of fourteen years, members of the class were baptized and accepted into the church as members. During much of her life, Agness was known by the name "Nancy".

Source:Torsten Eymann database,Web page downloaded, March, 2000 by Michael Hervey,http://www.iig.uni-freiburg.de/~eymann/

Am 25.10.1833 in die USA ausgewandert.Aus 1. Ehe mit Christian Eymann(1822) 5.5121 waren 4 Kinder.
In 2.Ehe verheiratet(4.3.1858)mit John Conrad Eberle,geb 16.1.1825 in Deutschlan,verstorben.am 24.5.1910 in Halstead,Kansas/USA.5 Kinder aus dieser Ehe.
Gustav Heinrich Eberle Louise Friderica E.verh.Jakob Dester
Lydia Rose E. verh.Charles H. Krehbiel.Christian Friedrich E.verh.Floy Marston
Jenny Christine Eberle

Buried:
Zion Mennonite Cemetery

Notes:

Altleiningen, near Grunstadt, Germany

Friedrich married Risser, Anna on 16 Dec 1816 in Friedelsheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Anna (daughter of Risser, Sr Johannes and Strohm, Maria) was born on 15 Nov 1794 in Friedelsheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; died on 17 Jan 1857 in Hayesville, Ashland, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1885

Notes:

Friedelsheim, near Durkheim, Germany

Notes:

Miller Samuel Grehbiel

In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries a Samuel Grehbiel family occupied what was known as the Altleiningen mill in the RheinPhalz area in southwestern Germany. The mill stood on the banks of a stream called Echbach, a short distance down stream from Altleiningen towards Grünstadt. These flour mills Were typical in this part of Europe wheresoever streams of sufficient flow existed to turn the water-wheels which operated the mill machinery . Much of the water which spilled from these wheels would find its way back into the stream and continue down to turn the wheel for other mills.

In those times flowing streams were the principal source of power for many industries.

About two centuries before there existed a protestant movement called Anabaptism. This was somewhat more radical than that which was initiated by
Martin Luther.

This movement was met with vehement actions by State and Church. Many were destroyed, many more tortured and driven into the vallys of the Alps or into the swamps of the low-lands. A converted catholic Priest, Menno Simons, made an effort to gather some of these refugees into groups and under his leadership formed the branch known as Mennonites. In the 1600s and 1700s many of these Mennonites fled to America and settled in the state of Pennsylvania and Virginia.

By the time of the Grehbiels at the Altleiningen mill, the Mennonites were starting to conform to the practice of other protestant Evangelical churches. In certain areas officials permitted Mennonite members to erect their own churches. However, all young men were required to serve two years of military training and be subject to conscription in case of war. This was contrary to the belief of the Mennonite religion and so these people were still at odds with the Church-State government and therefore not accorded full citizenship.

In addition the farmers were subjected to exorbitant rents and taxes. Because of the scarcity of land young men were unable to prwide a home and in consequence were not permitted to marry. Teen-aged boys were required to serve a four year apprenticeship in sane craft or trade and after being discharged they were permitted to travel as journeymen and work for others or perhaps ultimately establish a business for themselves.

Abraham, a son of Samuel and his first wife Katharina, was Mayor of Altleinigen for a period of time. While he was thus in office he signed all Official papers spelling his name, Abraham Krebill instead of the way his father spelled it. There is evidence that the rest of this family followed his Practice from then on.

Source: Olga A. Krebill Hirschler, The Altleiningen Krebills 1730-1966 (Paul and Olga Hirschler, 020 Lassen Street, Richmond, CA: 1966), Newberry Library, Chicago, also personal collection of Michael Hervey.

Mill Location: 49° 30' 39.28" N 8° 5' 3.72" E

Samuel married Würtz, Agnes in 1774. Agnes was born in 1750 in Munchhof Bhochspeyer, Germany; died on 22 Jun 1838 in Altleiningen, Rheinpfalz, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She came from Munchhof near Hochspeyer, Germany.

Johannes married Strohm, Maria. Maria was born in 1750. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]