Ebbert
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The Ebbert family has produced several notable figures in the United States. In Colorado, the Ebberts were a politically active agricultural family in the Pueblo
, Otero, and Montezuma County areas of Colorado
in the late 19th and early 20th century. William B. Ebbert
was the family patriarch, American Civil War
veteran and served in the Colorado General Assembly
. William was a second cousin of Congressman George Ebbert Seney (D-Ohio).
The Ebbert family were descendants of American Revolutionary War
veterans, the Van Kirks. (Source: "Van Kirk Family History as told by historian," The Washington Record, August 23, 1913.)
(Colorado General Assembly).
For detailed biographical information on George Ebbert Seney and the Ebbert family, see History of Seneca County, Ohio, Illustrated. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co, 1886. Online version available at heritagepursuit.com.
), only one son (William Dickinson Ebbert) and two daughters (Edith Paxton Ebbert and Blanche Gould Ebbert) survived. William went on to own a feed store in Rocky Ford, Colorado before relocating to Twin Falls, Idaho. Blanche lived in Lewiston, Idaho and retired in Inglewood, California and Edith settled in Pueblo, Colorado. Blanche Gould Ebbert was a renowned composer, pianist, and musician in Brooklyn
; she was a graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and the National Conservatory of Music
in Manhattan
.
Pueblo
Pueblo is a term used to describe modern communities of Native Americans in the Southwestern United States of America. The first Spanish explorers of the Southwest used this term to describe the communities housed in apartment-like structures built of stone, adobe mud, and other local material...
, Otero, and Montezuma County areas of Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
in the late 19th and early 20th century. William B. Ebbert
William B. Ebbert
William Baltzell Ebbert was an officer and adjutant in the Union Army , a Colorado legislator, newspaper publisher, author, farmer, businessman, and poet...
was the family patriarch, American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
veteran and served in the Colorado General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the State of Colorado.-Constitutional definition:The Colorado Constitution establishes a system of government based on the separation of powers doctrine with power divided among three "departments": executive, legislative and judicial...
. William was a second cousin of Congressman George Ebbert Seney (D-Ohio).
The Ebbert family were descendants of American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
veterans, the Van Kirks. (Source: "Van Kirk Family History as told by historian," The Washington Record, August 23, 1913.)
Congressman George Ebbert Seney connection
George Ebbert Seney (D-Ohio) was the cousin of John Van Kirk Ebbert, who was the father of Assembly Member William B. EbbertWilliam B. Ebbert
William Baltzell Ebbert was an officer and adjutant in the Union Army , a Colorado legislator, newspaper publisher, author, farmer, businessman, and poet...
(Colorado General Assembly).
For detailed biographical information on George Ebbert Seney and the Ebbert family, see History of Seneca County, Ohio, Illustrated. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co, 1886. Online version available at heritagepursuit.com.
Descendants
Of the nine children born to the family patriarch (William B. EbbertWilliam B. Ebbert
William Baltzell Ebbert was an officer and adjutant in the Union Army , a Colorado legislator, newspaper publisher, author, farmer, businessman, and poet...
), only one son (William Dickinson Ebbert) and two daughters (Edith Paxton Ebbert and Blanche Gould Ebbert) survived. William went on to own a feed store in Rocky Ford, Colorado before relocating to Twin Falls, Idaho. Blanche lived in Lewiston, Idaho and retired in Inglewood, California and Edith settled in Pueblo, Colorado. Blanche Gould Ebbert was a renowned composer, pianist, and musician in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
; she was a graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and the National Conservatory of Music
National Conservatory of Music
National Conservatory of Music may refer to:* CNSM de Lyon, in Lyon, France* National Conservatory of Music * National Conservatory of Music of America, a school founded by Jeannette Thurber in New York City in 1885...
in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
.
See also
- William B. EbbertWilliam B. EbbertWilliam Baltzell Ebbert was an officer and adjutant in the Union Army , a Colorado legislator, newspaper publisher, author, farmer, businessman, and poet...
, Member of the Colorado General Assembly, 1889–90, 1907–08, 1911–12 - George Ebbert Seney, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio, 1883–91
- History of Colorado, Volume 1, SJ Clarke Publishing Company, 1918, p. 887
- Montezuma County
- Montezuma Journal, November 24, 1910
- Cortez, ColoradoCortez, ColoradoThe city of Cortez is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 8,482 at the 2010 census...
- Colorado General AssemblyColorado General AssemblyThe Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the State of Colorado.-Constitutional definition:The Colorado Constitution establishes a system of government based on the separation of powers doctrine with power divided among three "departments": executive, legislative and judicial...
- CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
(under "Further reading": "California's Legislature," Brian S. Ebbert, Chief Editor)
Published works by Ebbert family members
- On Colorado's Fair Mesa's, by William B. Ebbert. Pueblo, CO: Mall Publishing Co., 1897. Ill, 58 pp.
- "Save Me, O God", musical composition (1899), Blanche Gould Ebbert Addington. See Pueblo Chieftain, December 24, 1899.
- California's Legislature (2006), by E. Dotson Wilson and Brian S. Ebbert.
- Seney's Ohio Code, by Judge/Congressman George Ebbert Seney.
- Pueblo Review and Standard, a Pueblo-area newspaper published and edited by William B. EbbertWilliam B. EbbertWilliam Baltzell Ebbert was an officer and adjutant in the Union Army , a Colorado legislator, newspaper publisher, author, farmer, businessman, and poet...
circa 1890. (For information about the labor union conflict with the Review and Standard, see Fort Collins Courier, March 13, 1890, page 4. Click here to search historic newspapers online http://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org )