Genealogical Gems

Elizabeth Winter has been a hard one to find. She married Socrates (or Coradis - I've seen it both ways) Miller down Smithville, Southern Lancaster County. Their daughter, Emma Miller, married Aldus J. Eckman and I have lots of paperwork on her. Her parents - not so much. Emma was born on 25 August 1859, as confirmed by census records and her death certificate. Her parents were identified by my late sister-in-law, Wilma Lee, who provided me with many "start" places but no documentation. I have since documented everything and gained additional info! Her death certificate documents her parents as Coradis Miller and Elizabeth Winter. Coradis is identified as Socrates everywhere else. According to the 1900 Census, Emma married Aldus Eckman in 1875. Now IF those dates are correct, then Emma would have only been 16 when she got married. The only two census records she would have been at home with her parents for would be the 1860 and 1870 census records. I found a Socr...

Charles M. Eckman, 86, formerly of Strasburg, died Tuesday at ManorCare Health Services, 100 Abbeyville Road, after a long illness. A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation employee early in his life, he then worked in quarry operations for D.M. Stoltzfus & Son Inc. for 30 years. Eckman served in the US Navy during World War II. Born in Strasburg Township, he was the son of Galen and Octilla Eberly Eckman. He was married to the late Hazel Fisher Eckman and the late Dorothy Brown Eckman. Eckman is survived by a daughter, Jane L. Horner of Lancaster; a grandson; three sisters, Bertha Spade of Denver, Martha Dominick of Middletown and Mildred Ness of Columbia; and a brother, Edgar Eckman of Leola. NOTE: Published in Lancaster Newspapers, Lancaster PA on Wednesday, 14 June 2000