The Eby Families of Montgomery County, Ohio

ADAM EBY, farmer. P. 0. Dayton. Among the wealthy farmers of Harrison Township, mention may be made of the above-named gentleman, who was born near Big Gunpojvder Falls, Baltimore Co., Md., July 10, 1814. He is the son of Christian and Susan (McDaniels) Eby, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio in 1838, and located near Farmersville, Jackson Township, Montgomery Co. His father and mother died at the advanced ages of eighty-two and eighty-five respectively, leaving thirteen children, of whom nine now survive. Our subject received a common-school education, and remained with his parents until twenty-six years of age, when he married Susan Mullendore, of Virginia, and moved to his present location on the River road. By industry, perseverance and tact he has accumulated a considerable property, consisting of the home place of 427 acres, 150 acres in Jefferson Township, and 80 acres in Indiana. He lias had thirteen children, of whom ten are now living.

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JACOB EBY, the well-known horticulturist and farmer of Madison township, Montgomery county, Ohio, was born here January 23, 1843, and springs from Pennsylvania-German stock, intermixed with Scotch-Irish.

Christian Eby, grandfather of Jacob, was born in the Keystone state, married Susan McDaniels, of Scotch-Irish descent, moved to Maryland, and settled on a farm near Hagerstown. There were born to this marriage twelve children, named John, Christian, Adam, Samuel, Wilson, James, Jacob, Betsy, Jane, Catherine, Susanna and Levina. From Maryland Christian Eby came to Montgomery county, Ohio, where he had previously bought a large tract of land on Twin creek, cleared a farm from the woods, and then moved across the line into Preble county, where he died at the age of ninety-two. His wife, with whom he had been united for over sixty years, died at the age of ninety-three.

Wilson Eby, father of Jacob, was, in all probability, born in Maryland; and before twenty-one years old he came to Montgomery county, Ohio, a year before his father, Christian Eby, came, and settled on a part of the land his father had previously purchased on Twin creek. He married Elizabeth Stover, a native of Maryland and a daughter of Daniel and Susan (Fink) Stover, and to this union were born the following children: Jane, Jacob, Daniel, Susan, Catherine, James, Wilson, Christian and Elizabeth.

Wilson Eby cleared a fine farm on Twin creek, then, later, moved to Preble county, where he bought 320 acres, but eventually returned to Montgomery county and purchased 160 acres of the farm on which his son, Jacob, now lives. He was a consistent member of the German Baptist church, and died in that faith in 1884, at the age of sixty-eight years, after a life of industry, usefulness, and unswerving integrity.

Jacob Eby, whose name opens this sketch, received a good district-school education, grew to manhood on his father’s farm, and on December 24, 1 866, married Miss Martha J. Jordan, who was born September 29,' 1848, in Clermont county, Ohio, a daughter of Nathaniel Wesley and Esther Ann (Scott) Jordan.

Nathaniel W. Jordan was born in North Carolina, June 22, 1813, a son of Silas Jordan, who was a slave owner and factory proprietor near Edenton, on Albemarle sound, and a very wealthy man. Nathaniel, his brother, was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. Silas was one of the pioneers of Clermont county, Ohio, and the Edenton of that county was by him named after the Edenton in North Carolina, and was built on his land.

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DANIEL S. EBY.

Daniel S. Eby, successfully engaged in farming and stock-raising in Madison township, where he owns a valuable tract of land of two hundred and sixteen acres situated about a half mile west of Trotwood, on the Wolf Creek pike, was born in Preble county, Ohio, on the 30th of November, 1846, his parents being Wilson and Elizabeth (Stover) Eby. The Ebys belong to the Celts, an ancient race of people of Asiatic origin, who inhabited southern, central and western Europe. During the early ages they lived in the northern part of Italy, where they were brought from heathendom to the worship of the true God through the labors of Vaudois (Waldenses). They soon became strict adherents of that faith. While the Roman Catholic church gained power and extended its influence over western and northern Europe, the Vaudois in their mountainous homes were left unmolested. Between the eighth and the eleventh centuries, however, they became very numerous and were becoming quite a power to resist the influences of the church of Rome which, in order to gain full sway, decreed subjection or expulsion of the Vaudois. But these people were firm believers in their faith and would not submit themselves to the laws of the Roman church. Consequently they were bitterly persecuted by their enemies. In 1560 the persecutions became so fierce that quite a number fled from their homes and went to the northern part of Switzerland, where they led a wandering life for some time, but finally settled in Cantons Bern, Zurich, Lucerne and Schwyz. Among those Vaudois who settled in the canton we find the name Eby spelled Ebee. Here they led a God-fearing life and were rigid in keeping primitive faith and forms of worship. During the reformation they were subjected to the same persecutions as other Protestants in northern Europe. After the founding of the Mennonite church A. D. 1537 by one of the early reformers, Menno Simon, a native of Holland, these Swiss Vaudois or Swiss Protestants united with Menno Simon’s party, now known as Mennonites. In 1663 we find records showing Jacob Eby ordained bishop of the Mennonite church in Canton Zurich. The state party, again gaining ruling power, laid the Mennonites open to persecution. Not wishing to resist the state power, a number of these left Switzerland and went to Palatinate or Pfalz, Germany, an old province which does not appear on the maps today. Here they resided for some time when they were again troubled by enemies for not conforming to the laws and church of the state. When William Penn offered free homes to persons of any religious denomination, quite a number of Mennonites left Switzerland, Pfalz and Holland and moved to America, settling in Pennsylvania, where they worshiped God in accordance with the Bible and the dictates of their own conscience.

Among the parties coming to America were the ancestors of our subject. Theodoras Eby, a son of Bishop Jacob Eby, ordained in 1663, came in 1715; Peter Eby, a nephew of Theodoras, came in 1720; and Nicholas Eby, a member of the same family, came more than a century later. Theodoras Eby was born in Canton Zurich, Switzerland, April 25, 1663, and, a strict Mennonite in faith, left his native land in 1704 on account of religious persecution. From that time until 1715 he resided in Pfalz, Germany, but finding persecution equally severe there, he, in company with other religious workers, left for Philadelphia in the spring of 1715. In August of the same year he settled in Mill Creek, at a place now known as Roland’s Mill, south of New Holland and near the line of Earl and Leacock townships, in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. He died in September, 1737. His family consisted of five sons and one daughter, namely: Peter, Hannes, Jacob, Christian, David and Elizabeth. The sons were all skilled in mechanical arts and with their assistance the father built a mill and such other buildings as were needed without employing persons outside of the family except for the purpose of burning charcoal to supply the smith forge — a process which they themselves did not fully understand. Of this family Peter Eby, the eldest son, and three of his sons resided near Litiz, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and some of their descendants moved to Canada in 1807. Hannes Eby left four sons. Jacob Eby, the third son of Theodoras, had a family of two sons, Peter

DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNT i and Christian. The latter lived near Manheim, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where he followed farming and reared a family of three sons, John, Andrew and Christian. The last named was born near Manheim in 1743 and married a Miss Huber. In 1770 he removed to York county, Pennsylvania. His children were Elizabeth, Barbara, Polly, Catherine and Christian. Christian Eby, one of this family, removed from York county in 1792 to Botetourt county, Virginia, and three years later, his wife being dissatisfied with their location there, they returned with their son Christian to Pennsylvania, where they spent four years. At the end of that time they again went to Virginia, where she died shortly afterward. Her husband married again and lived to the advanced age of ninety-two years, dying in the Old Dominion. His only son, Christian Eby, was married December 14, 1797, to Susannah McDonald, a lady of Scotch descent. They lived in York county, Pennsylvania, for several years, and they removed to Baltimore county, Maryland, where they made their home until 1838, when they took up their residence in Carroll county that state, near Westminister, the county seat. In 1838 they located in the western part of Montgomery county, Ohio, and some fifteen years later settled in Preble county, Ohio, where Christian Eby died December 10, 1859. His wife passed away in 1866. Both were members of the Dunkard or Brethren church and were remarkable for their integrity, industry, energy and economy. It can truly be said of them “they lived not to themselves, and though they be dead, yet do their good deeds and works still live.” They had a family of thirteen children, namely: Elizabeth, John, Jane, Samuel, Susannah, Agnes, Catherine, Adam, Wilson, James, Sara, Lavine and Jacob.

Wilson Eby, of the last mentioned family, was born April 27, 1816, and was a young man of about twenty-two years when he accompanied his parents on their removal from Carroll county, Maryland, to Montgomery county, Ohio. In 1841 he married Elizabeth Stover, by whom he had the following children: Nancy Jane; Jacob; James; Daniel S., of this review; Wilson; Christian; Katherine; and Elizabeth. The family made their home near West Alexandria, Ohio, and the father, who was an earnest member of the Brethren church, died there in 1884.

In the acquirement of an education Daniel S. Eby attended the common schools of his native county and when not busy with his text-books aided in the work of the home farm. After attaining man’s estate he journeyed northward in the winter seasons to purchase cattle and in 1875 he made a western trip, remaining in Colorado and Missouri for about a year. On returning to Preble county he took up agricultural pursuits and was thus engaged there until 1878, when he came to Montgomery county, purchasing the old Russe farm in Madison township. Owing to his untiring industry and careful management Mr. Eby has been enabled to extend the boundaries of the property until it now comprises two hundred and sixteen acres and in addition to cultivating the cereals best adapted to soil and climate he is also engaged in stock-raising, owning a very fine breed of Aberdeen Angus cattle. He has erected one of the most commodious and attractive brick residences in the county and is widely recognized as a substantial and enterprising agriculturist and public-spirited citizen.

On the 3d of February, 1881, Mr. Eby was united in marriage to Miss Harriett Smith, who passed away in 1900. Her parents were John and Susan (Wolf)

Smith and the father is still living, being now one of the oldest men in Madison township and the minister of the Dunkard church. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Eby were born seven children, namely: May Elizabeth, the wife of Charles Gump, an agriculturist by occupation, now residing in Canada; Nora S., a graduate of the Trotwood high school, and has an extensive circle of friends in Dayton; Ethel I., also a graduate of the Trotwood high school, who is at home; Florence M., who is likewise still under the parental roof and is a graduate of the Trotwood high school; John Howard, who is attending school; Earl; and Walter Scott. The eldest daughter of the family, Mrs. Gump, has a child, Gladys Alberta. They now live in Alberta, Canada, where Mr. Eby also has a large tract of land. For almost a third of a century Mr. Eby has been numbered among the representative agriculturists of this county and his honorable and straightforward dealings in all the relations of life have made him fully worthy of the warm regard and esteem which are uniformly accorded him.

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JACOB EBY, a well known farmer of Miami township, Montgomery county, Ohio, was born in Harrison township, in the-same county, May 2, 1849, and is a son of Adam and Susan (Mullendore) Eby. He was reared in Harrison township, received a good common-school education, and began life for himself as a farmer in Jefferson town- ! ship, where he lived five years. In 1877 he purchased a farm in Miami township, comprising 188 acres of land, to which he removed in 1878, and upon which he lived until 1893, when he removed to a farm of forty acres in West Carrollton, where he has since resided. Beside this, he owns a farm of 108 acres on the Cincinnati turnpike in Miami township, and also one of sixty acres in Jefferson township, 1 near the soldiers’ home.

On December 8, 1887, he married Alice Baker, daughter of Aaron and Nancy (Simpson) Baker, of Jefferson township, and by this marriage he has four children, as follows; Dollie May, Susie, Owen A. and James. Mr. Eby is a member of Marion lodge, I. O. O. F., of Miamisburg, and in politics is a populist. He has always maintained an excellent reputation for honesty and integrity of character, and enjoys the confidence and esteem of all to the fullest extent.

Adam Eby, a prominent farmer of Harrison township, Montgomery county, was born in Baltimore county, Md., July 10, 1814, and is a son of Christian and Susannah (McDaniel) Eby. Christian Eby was a native of York county, Pa., and was of Swiss descent. He purchased a farm in Jackson township, Montgomery, county, Ohio, in 1832, on which he settled in 1838. Later he removed to Preble county, Ohio, and there died. His children were as follows: Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Kohler;

John; Jane, wife of Amos Markey; Samuel; Susan, wife of Jesse Royer; Christian; Nancy,, wife of Ephraim Engler; Adam, Wilson, James,. Lavina, wife of John Vail, and Jacob.

Adam Eby came to Montgomery county with his parents in 1838, and lived with them three years in Jackson township. In 1841 he purchased the farm in Harrison township which he now owns and occupies, on which he made all the improvements and on which he has ever since resided. The home farm comprises 270 acres, and he also owns one of 155 acres adjoining, and in addition a farm in Jefferson township of 157 acres. He is, in short, one of the most enterprising and successful farmers in Montgomery county.

On October 1, 1840, he married Susan Mullendore, daughter of David Mullendore, of Preble county, Ohio, and who bore him thirteen children, as follows: Jane, wife of Scott

Robinson; Elizabeth, wife of William Wogoman; Ephraim; Jacob; Susan, wife of Joseph Ulrich; Wilson, Adam, Clement L. V., Andrew, Christian, and three that have died. Mr. Eby has served as justice of the peace of Harrison township for eighteen years, and as township trustee for several years. Politically he was for many years a democrat, but of late years he has been an advocate of populism. He is a man of high character, always sustaining what he believes to be correct principles in morals, politics and religion.

V*66 a APT. AUGUSTUS EMINGER was born near Mechanicsburg, Cumberland county, Pa., July 23, 1836, is a son of David and Magdalena (Miller) Eminger, and comes of German ancestry. His paternal grandfather, Andrew Eminger, was a son of Isaac Eminger, the progenitor of the family in America, a native of Berlin, Germany, who was among the pioneers of what is now Cumberland county, Pa., settling there about 1740. All the ancestors of Capt. Eminger in America were farmers, including his father, who died in Pennsylvania, in 1854. Andrew Eminger, the grandfather, was a first lieutenant in the Revolutionary war, and was also a soldier in the war of 1812.

Augustus J. Eminger spent the first seventeen years of his life on the home farm. He was educated in the common schools and in the Cumberland Valley institute, Mechanicsburg, Pa. In April, 1855, he came to Miamisburg, Ohio, and in the winter of 1855-6 attended the Bacon Commercial college, Cincinnati, Ohio, during which time and up to 1858, he was connected with what is now the R. G. Dun Commercial agency. In the fall of 1858 he located in Miamisburg, where he was employed as clerk in a dry-goods store until 1862.

On July 30, 1862, he enlisted in company E, Ninety-third Ohio volunteer infantry, went to the front as first lieutenant, and participated in the campaign of the armies of the Ohio and Cumberland, in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. He was promoted to the captaincy of the company January 24, 1864, and was mustered out of the service at Nashville, Tenn., January 8, 1865. He at once returned to Miamisburg, where he entered the employ of D. H. Hoover & Co., later Hoover & Gamble, and on the incorporation of the Hoover & Gamble Co., in 1892, was made secretary of the company, a position which he still occupies.

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JACOB EBY.

Jacob Eby is the owner of four hundred and thirty acres of fine farming land just on the edge of Carrollton, Ohio, and is well known as one of the leading and representative agriculturists of the community. Moreover, he belongs to one of the oldest families of this part of the state. He was born in Harrison township, May 2, 1849, ankJ is the son of Adam and Susan (Mullendere) Eby. Adam Eby was a son of Christian Ebv and the latter was an only son of Christian Eby, of Pennsylvania. The family is of Swiss lineage. Christian Eby, Sr., was born December 28, 1777, and died December 10, 1859. He removed to what was then Frederick county but is now Carroll county, Maryland, where he resided from 1830 until 1838. In the latter year he arrived in Montgomery county, Ohio, where three of his children had previously settled— Mrs. Elizabeth Colder, John Eby and Christian Eby, all having taken up their above near Farmersville, in Montgomery county, between the years 1832 and 1834. Samuel Eby had left Ohio and settled in Kosciusko county, Indiana, before Christian Eby reached the state and later John Eby also went to Indiana.

Christian Eby followed farming in Montgomery county and was identified with its early development for a number of years. He passed away here, December 10, 1859. The grandfather of our subject, Christian Eby, married Susanna Mc- Daniel. He was a native of York county, Pennsylvania, and first settled in Jackson, Ohio, in 1832. Later he removed to Preble county, Ohio, where his remaining days were passed. He still has a sister in Missouri, Mrs. Levina Baile, who is living at a very advanced age. Adam Eby, the father of our subject, was born in Baltimore county, Maryland, July 10, 1814. He became one of the wealthy farmers of Montgomery county and lived to the very venerable age of ninety years, when he passed away. He was the father of thirteen children but Jacob Eby is the only one living near West Carrollton or in this part of the county. The other living children are: Christian; James W., of Boston, Iowa; Ephraim, of Preble county, Ohio; Adam, of Orchard, Florida; C. L. V., of North Dakota; and Mrs. Susan Ulrich, of Jackson township, Montgomery county, Ohio.

Jacob Eby was educated in the schools of Montgomery county and was reared to habits of thrift and industry. Throughout his entire life he has been identified with agricultural pursuits. In his youth, through the training of his father, he became familiar with the best methods of tilling the soil, and as the years went by he made steady progress in the business world and is now one of the leading agriculturists of Miami township, owning and tilling five hundred and nine acres of fine farm land. The place is situated just at the edge of Carrollton and is equipped with all modern improvements and accessories.

On the 8th of December, 1887, Mr. Eby was united in marriage to Miss Alice Baker, a daughter of Aaron and Nancy (Simpson) Baker. They have become the parents of six children: Dolly, Susan, Owen A., James, Jacob and Ethel.

In his fraternal relations Mr. Eby is an Odd Fellow, becoming a charter member of the lodge at West Carrollton. His brethren of that organization entertain for him high regard and in fact he is held in the highest esteem throughout the community. Moreover, he is known as one of the worthy self-made men of the county who owes his prosperity entirely to his own labors, careful management and business activity. What he undertakes he accomplishes if it can be done through earnest, honorable and persistent labor. He believes in progress, whether in agricultural or other lines, and his progressive spirit is manifest in the excellent appearance of his place. He is one of the best known men in this part of the county and his record has at all times been most commendable.

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R. THEODORE P. EBY, one of the leading dentists of Montgomery county and a man of education and culture, springs from Pennsylvania ancestors, the family having originated from one of two brothers that about 200 years ago came from either Switzerland or Prussia, settling in Pennsylvania at that time. The probability is, however, that the family comes of Swiss extraction.

Jacob Eby, the grandfather of Dr. Eby, was born at Mannheim, in Lancaster county, Pa., and was a maker of the old-fashioned English pattern clocks, clockmaking having been carried on in the family for several generations. Christian Eby, brother of Jacob, was a famous clockmaker, clocks of his make being still extant and highly valued. His clocks were of brass mechanism and so constructed that the face showed the phases of the moon. One of Jacob’s clocks is now owned by Joseph E. Boyer, of Dayton, and one of Christian Eby’s, clocks, now belonging to architect C. I. Williams, of Dayton, is still keeping good time and bids fair to continue to do so for a century.

Jacob Eby married, in Pennsylvania, Hannah Parkinson, a lady of English ancestry. To him and his wife there were born the following children: George, Jacob, ’Eliza, Maria, Hannah, Peter (who died young), and Rebecca.

Jacob Eby lived to be about fifty-five years old, dying in Mannheim, Pa.

George Eby, the eldest son of Jacob, was born at Mannheim, Pa., in January, 1802, and of his father learned the art of making clocks. In 1827 he married Dorothy Fritchey, near Harrisburg, Pa., and located in that city. His wife’s parents were John G. and Dorothy Fritchey. After some time they removed to Mannheim, where they lived until 1846, when they removed to Cumberland county, Pa., and there Mr. Eby engaged in the mercantile business, continuing therein until 1849. In this year he removed to Montgomery county, Ohio, locating in the town of Union and engaging in the same business in partnership with D. K. Boyer. They remained in this connection for many years, and were quite successful. Mr. and Mrs. Eby were members of the Methodist Episcopal church, he serving as church trustee. In his native town of Mannheim he was a member of the town council, and was also one of the school directors. He lived to be about fifty-six years old, dying in 1858. He was a business man of ability and integrity and a consistent Christian. In politics he was a democrat, and served as postmaster at Mannheim under President Polk’s administration.

By the marriage of George and Dorothy (Fritchey) Eby, there were the following children: Theodore P., Christian, Hannah A.,

Mary E., George W., Edwin J. and Thomas V. Mr. Eby had two sons in the late Civil war, viz: George W. and Thomas V., both in an Ohio infantry regiment.

Dr. Theodore P. Eby was born at Harrisburg, Pa., December 28, 1828, and was three months old when his parents removed to Mannheim. He began his business life with his father when quite young, and at the age of twenty years came with the rest of the family to Ohio, locating in Union, Montgomery county, in 1849. The journey was made from

Harrisburg to Pittsburg by way of the canal, down the Ohio river to Cincinnati by steamboat, and thence to Montgomery county by canal, and from Dayton to Union by wagon, It was a long and tedious undertaking, because of the slow means of travel, a journey which would then take two or three weeks being now accomplished in a day. Young Eby entered the employ of Boyer & Eby, Mr. Boyer being his uncle by marriage, and he remained with this firm for five years. Then beginning the study of dentistry with Dr. Samuel Hawkins, he remained thus engaged for two years. On April 9, 1856, in Randolph township, he married Miss Elizabeth Hikes, who was born July 3, 1834, in that township, and is a daughter of John and Susan Hikes. John Hikes was born in Cumberland county, Pa., and w'as a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Bartlett) Hikes. Jacob Hikes emigrated at an early day as a pioneer to Montgomery county and settled in or near Dayton, and had a distillery on his farm. He was a man well known for many miles around for his uprightness and manliness of character.

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C. W. EBY, farmer, P. O. Vandalia, born in Lancaster County, Penn., April 18, 1841; he received his education at the State Normal School, Millersville, Penn., finishing his education in the summer of 1861. He remained at home with his father until he arrived at his majority, when he removed to Ohio, locating near Little York, April, 1862, at which place he taught his first school, 1862-63. During the next five years, he taught in Vandalia. Districts No. 8 and 9. His first purchase was ten acres of land, at a cost of 8950. By industry and economy, acre after acre has been added, until now the home consists of seventy acres, all in a fine state of cultivation, with good substantial buildings; total valuation about $8,000. In the meantime, he has been largely interested in educational matters, teaching in District No. 2, eight years. Has been Township Superintendent of Schools four years, and has been a member of the United Brethren Church for twenty-two years. He married Miss Fanny, youngest daughter of Rev. John Winger, of Little York, March 17, 1864. Three children have been born to them — Almira, Clara M. and Anna Mary. Mr. Eby never sought any office whatever, but has lived a quiet, retired life, and is a man respected by a wide circle of friends.

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WEBB T. EBY.

The spirit of modern progress is exemplified in the life and business career of Webb T. Eby, a jeweler of Dayton, who was born in this city, December 27, 1872. Under the parental roof he was reared and in the public schools he acquired his education, there pursuing his studies to the age of eighteen. He entered business life as a clerk in a grocery store and was employed in that capacity for two years. In 1893 he went upon the road for the National Cash Register as a salesman in the Carolinas and was so employed for a year, after which he became connected with the staff of the Farmers Home, a weekly paper.

Another year was passed in that manner, at the end of which time he entered the jewelry store of Aman & Company to learn the business. He continued there for twelve years and though he started out at the meager salary of four dollars per week the ability which he displayed in mastering the business and in handling the interests entrusted to his care won him promotion from time to time until he eventually became manager. In 1907 he started in the jewelry business for himself and has continued therein to the present. He has a very attractive store, carrying a fine line of artistic goods, and he also makes a specialty of diamonds and watches. He has personally made a careful and scientific study of these precious stones in the country’s largest diamond cutting institutions so that he brings expert knowledge to bear upon all purchases which he makes. He has a manufacturing plant in connection with his business, for handling special order work and repairing of all kinds.

On the 26th of January, 1898, Mr. Eby was married in Dayton to Miss Maude E. McQuality, a daughter of John W. McQuality, of Edgemont. They attend and hold membership in the United Brethren church and both are well known socially, having many friends in the city, where Mr. Eby has also won for himself an enviable and gratifying position in commercial circles, and among the. manufacturing jewelers of the east. In 1908 the Dayton Jewelers’ Association was formed, Mr. Eby being elected vice president.

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