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Ecker, Henry, Is one of the residents of Greene township,
without mention of whom this record would be incomplete. He was born in Hanover, Germany, on the 14th day of December, 1822, and first settled in
Gallia county in 1855. His parents were Conrad and Dorothea (Nordhausen) Ecker. They settled in the county in 1854. His father was born September 9, 1797.
His mother's birthplace was Kirchspiel, Amt Hoga. The subject of this sketch was married at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 1, 1874, to Caroline Weihe,
who was born in Prussia, December 22, 1827. This marriage was productive of four children, as below: William, born May 27, 1848, died January 12, 1851;
John W., March 25, 1850, still resides in Gallia county, Ohio; Eliza C., February 9, 1855, and Charles L., September 7, 1856. The parents of Mrs. Ecker
were John C. and Sophia (Myers) Weihe, who was born in Scharenburg Sippi, and died in Stadt Hagen. Mr. Ecker has held the office of township treasurer for three terms.
He is a farmer by profession, with postoffice address at Gallipolis, Gallia county, Ohio.
History of Gallia County: Containing A Condensed History of the County; Biographical Sketches; General Statistics, Miscellaneous Matters, etc; James P. Averill; Hardesty & CO., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo. 1882. - transcribed by KT FOFG.
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