Henry
Eilers
Henry Eilers was born 14 May 1844 in Cincinnati. He joined the Union Army at Camp Vance in Findley Ohio, during the Civil War serving with the 57th Ohio Infantry in Company K. Henry mustered in for three years service on 12 Dec 1861, under the command of Colonel William Mungen.
His regiment was attached to District of Paducah, Kentucky, to March 1862. 3rd Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to May 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, District of Memphis, Tennessee, to November 1862. 4th Brigade, 5th Division, Right Wing, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to November 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Memphis, XIII Corps, to December 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XV Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to September 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XV Corps, to July 1865. Department of Arkansas to August 1865.
The 57th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service on 14 August 1865, at Little Rock, Arkansas.
He returned to Ohio where he married Anna Franciska Nick, 9 Nov 1869 in Cincinnati.
Children of Henry Eilers and Anna Franciska Nick (1850-1908)
Edward F Eilers b-6 May 1873 in Cincinnati;
m-Mary Winkler 25 Oct 1911; d-11 May 1952; br-St Mary Cemetery, St Bernard Oh;
Spanish American War Veteran
Richard L Eilers b-5 Aug 1875 in Bellevue; d-21 Oct 1891 in Bellevue; br-Evergreen
Cemetery
Walter C Eilers b-8 May 1878 in Bellevue; d-6 Nov 1936 in Covington; br-Evergreen
Cemetery
George Alfred Eilers b-26 June 1881 in Bellevue; d-15 Sep 1970 in Newport Ky. br-Evergreen
Cemetery
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Children of Edward F Eilers and Mary Winkler
Rosalyn Eilers b-1912 in Cincinnati; d-1994;
m-Asa Carl Taulbee; br-St Mary Cemetery, St Bernard Oh
Edward C Eilers b-18 Aug 1915 in Cincinnati; d-11 Aug 1980 in Cincinnati; br-St
Mary Cemetery
Anna Mae Eilers b-10 Apr 1917 in Cincinnati; d-19 Jan 2010; br-St Joseph
Cemetery, Cincinnati; m-Robinson
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After Henry's wife Anna died in 1908, he lived the remainder of his life in Bellevue, working as a carpenter. He died 2 Mar 1919 at Speers Hospital in Dayton Ky*. and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
*Death place according to his death certificate.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 3 Mar 1919, page 2
Henry Eilers, 75, pioneer resident of Bellevue,
died Sunday night at his home, 303 Front st. Bellevue. For years he was a
contractor of Bellevue. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon. Burial
will be in Evergreen Cemetery.