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Pearl Eagley m. George Ekelbarger 1932
Posted by: William Brackett Date: November 28, 2000 at 15:22:19
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George Ellis Eckelbarger was born 03 Jul 1910 in South Bend, Indiana. He married Pearl Kathryn Eagley in South Bend on 09 April 1932. Pearl was born on 30 Apr 1912. Pearl Kathryn Eagley's parents were Ervin E. and Nina Pearl (Cobb) Eagley. Nina P. Eagley of 407 Portage Street in Buchanan died on 02 Oct 1960. She was born 06 Nov 1887 in Cedar Bluffs, Kansas and was the daughter of Gideon and Rosetta (Swander) Cobb. Nina Pearl Cobb married on 31 Dec 1905 in Churubusco Indiana, Ervin E. Eagley and moved to Buchanan in 1926. Nina P. Eagley was survived by her husband, a son Cleland Eagley of Niles and five daughters, Mrs. Vera Spencer of Bertrand Township, Mrs. Pearl Eckelbarger of Berrien Springs, Mrs. Vesta Heiermann of Niles, Mrs. LaVon Harter of Searcy, Arkansas and Mrs. Gloria Palmer of Niles. She had five brothers and four sisters who also survived her. She was buried in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Buchanan. Ervin E. and Nina P. (Cobb) Eagley had children:

Loas Isibell Eagley b. 22 Jun 1907
Vera Leona Eagley b. 20 Aug 1908
Pearl Kathryn Eagley b. 30 Apr 1912 in Seattle, Washington
Vesta Lucille Eagley b. 24 Nov 1915
Cleland Eagley b. 10 Jan 1922 in Churubusco, IN. d. 08 Jan 2000
Flora LaVon Eagley b. 03 Apr 1924
Gloria LaVon Ann Eagley b. 17 Apr 1925 in FT. Wayne, IN.

The name Cobb is also recorded in some records with an “s” as Cobbs.

Ervin Eagley was born 02 Feb 1885 in Indiana and died in 31August of 1968 in Berrien Center, Michigan. Ervin Eagley married Nina Pearl Cobb on 31 Dec 1905.

Ervin E. Eagely’s father was Aaron Eagley and his mother was Ellen (Brown) Eagley. Ellen Brown was the daughter of George Washington and Margaret Brown. Aaron and Ellen’s children were:
       Florence Eagley b. 21 Feb 1881
       Erva Eagley b. 02 Feb 1885
       Sidney Eagley b. 17 Feb 1888

Aaron Eagley was the son of John and Leah (Fry) Eagley. John Eagley was born on 22 Dec 1807 and died on 17 Apr 1887. John Eagley married Leah Fry on 22 Jun 1837. Leah Fry was born 28 Jun 1814 and died 30 Sep 1885. Their children were:
                     
       Samuel Eagley b. 06 Jun 1838
       Daniel Eagley b. 26 Mar 1840
       Christian Eagley b. 15 Sep 1842
       Catherine Eagley b. 20 Jun 1845
       Jacob Eagley b. 15 Jan 1848
       John Eagley b. 31 Mar 1849
       Alinda Eagley b. 30 Apr 1851
       Emanuel Eagley b. 25 May 1853
       Aaron Eagley b. 16 Dec 1858

“On July 13, 1853 John Eagley and his wife Leah sold their farm of 103 acres in Erie County, Pennsylvania to John L. Long for a consideration of $ 42.00, and 21 acres to Thomas Willis, April 10, 1854, for $ 400.00.” John Eagley “bought his first farm in Indiana in Van Buren Township, LaGrange County, about 5 miles west of Lima (Howe) in 1860.”

The Eagley name can be found in Pennsylvania as early as 1790 where it was spelled Egley, Egly, Egle or Egli

       John Eagley’s parents were Jacob and Mary (Roop) Egli. Mary was the daughter of John Roop. Mary Roop was born on 24 Mar 1733 and died 25 Dec 1824. They moved to Erie County, Pennsylvania on 18 Jun 1812. Their children were:

       John Egli/Eagley b. 22 Dec 1807
       Susanna Egli/Eagley b. 02 Dec 1809
       Jacob Egli/Eagley b. 23 Oct 1811
       Catherine Egli/Eagley b. 05 Aug 1814
       Abraham Egli/Eagley b. 14 Dec 1816

Jacob Egli/Eagley was the son of Abraham and Susanna Egli. Abraham Egli, Marcus’s son, was born about 1735 and died 17 Aug 1785 in Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. His wife’s name was Susanna. Susanna was born in Germany about 1737 and died 12 Oct 1807. Abraham and Susanna Egli had children:

       Abraham Egli b. 04 Apr 1773
       Susanna Egli b. 30 Sep 1774
       Jacob Egli b. 13 Feb 1776
Catherine Egli b 18 Sep 1777

The Eagley family is descended through Marcus and Elizabeth Egli. Marcus Egli was born about 1690 in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The family came to America in 1743 and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.


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