Eiting, Mary Bernadine

1869 - 1876  (7 years)

• Name	Eiting, Mary Bernadine
  Birth	22 Apr 1869	Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  1870 Census	1870	Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Page 25
  Holland page 25; Listed living with parents age 1 born in Wis
  	1870 Census Holland page 25 Brown County, Wisconsin
  Death	26 May 1876	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  	Cause: Drowned Aged 7 years
  Obituary	Aft 26 May 1876
  Kaukauna Times
  DROWNED! Off Kaukauna River Bridge! On Saturday last, Mr. Anton Eiting drove on to the main river bridge at Kaukauna from the Buchanan side of the River, his wife and four children being in the wagon. Meeting a mule team, the horses became frightened, and backed the hind wheels off the bridge, precipitating his wife and daughter into the Rapids, and of course they were drowned. Another child was rescued, a strong hand grasping her as she was going over. The horses clung to the bridge, when they discovered the trouble they had caused, or all would have been lost."Handed down family stories on the incident, claim that she asked that the children be saved first, which resulted in her not being saved. 1870 census records indicate a daughter Berendina, age one, and a daughter Elisabeth, age 4. Berendina's birth record indicates her name as Mary Bernadine, born April 22, 1869, in the town of Holland. Bernadine is likely the one that drown, especially since she is not listed in the 1880 census, and Elisabeth the daughter that survived. Another son, our grandfather William, then 11 years old, may or may not have been with them that day, depending on which article you believe. It should be noted that the Crescent article says they had four children. I'm currently aware of only three.
  Person ID	I13971	1FamilyTree | VicH_andDianeBrochtrup
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Eiting, Anton Herman,   b. 19 Mar 1824, Zieuwent, , Gelderland, Netherlands d. 1 Jun 1898, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Micke, Maria Gertrud,   b. 29 Nov 1838, Lüdinghausen, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 26 May 1876, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F4763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart