VOL III no. 2 | THE ELLER FAMILY ASSOCIATION | May 1989 |
Efforts to reach members of Eller and allied families in Germany continue. Records reveal that Ellers , in some cases as early as the 1500's, were in England, France, Switzerland, Hungry, Russia and Italy.
With the support and assistance of Dr. Klaus Napp-Zinn and Georg Eller, EFA members in West Germany, copies of THE ELLER CHRONICLES have been distributed to prospective members, ads have been placed in genealogical publications and numerous letters written. Responses to these efforts are beginning to appear. For example, we now have the first EFA member from Austria: Herbert Eller, Anton Freunschlag-Gasse 53-57, 1234 Weiu, Austria.
Sebastian Eller of East Germany has been in touch with Georg Eller and wishes to join. Unfortunately, I have just learned that my letter to Sebastian has apparently gone astray. A second letter written in German is being prepared to send to Sebastian.
A card from Georg Eller, dated 5 April 1989, says, " Sebastian will be a member..... I have a grand letter in preparation. I have very much to report..... new members . . . and interesting details."
Dr. Napp-Zinn plans to attend the Eller Family Conference in Salisbury where he will present a slide program on Ellers and Eller land marks in Germany. I will have the pleasure of showing Southern Appalachia to Dr. Napp-Zinn following the Conference.
A NEW RECORD OF AN ELLER IMMIGRANT TO AMERICA: EFA's official German translator, Louise Eller of Beavercreek, OH on a recent trip to Germany found the following in a Catholic Church book in Kaiserslautern/ Palatinate: THEOBOLD ELLER, born 1815 in Massweiler, was bricklayer in Queidersback married 9 May 1840 Margaretha Mangold, b. in Weselberg. Family emigrated to US in 1847." [ Query: Does any EFA member have information about this Eller family?]
My goal of having definite information on the locality in Germany from which mid-1700 Eller immigrants to the US came may not be met. As yet we have not a single clue beyond the American records that places Casper Eller, father of Jacob and Melchior (and presumably George Michael, Henry and Christian) in the Palatinate in 17531756. Not to despair ! We may learn something any day. For me this remains a burning question. With the assistance of Louise Eller a three page article on the EFA, including an application form for membership, is under preparation in the German language. This will be distributed in the future in lieu of copies of the CHRONICLES. It is much too expensive to distribute the latter to prospective members prior to any demonstration of interest.
In the future we will publish for our German members any information from Germany in the German language just as received'. We are exploring the possibility of publishing a few pages of each issue in German.
-42-
GERMAN ELLER RESEARCH FUND: The EFA needs a special fund for the support of research on Eller families of Germany with a special focus on locating the localities and families that produced the US immigrant Ellers. The largest collection in one place of German genealogical records is found at the LDS Library in Salt Lake City. With a few hundred dollars a competent and experienced researcher could be employed to begin searching these records. If we had enough money the search could also be extended to Germany. To this point no EFA funds from the annual membership fee, except for the cost of printing the few copies of the CHRONICLES that have been distributed, have been expended. To establish a separate Research Fund will require funds from sources other than the annual member-ship fee. We need to discuss this at the Salisbury meeting.
From he fertile mind of Charlotte Eller Marshall: How many EFA members would like to organize a group of USA Eller and Eller descendants for a trip to Germany in 1990 or 1991? Let Charlotte know.
MORE GERMAN RECORDS: Supplied by Louise Eller from Catholic Church-book for Kaiserslautern/Palatinate:
On April 22 the honorable widow ANNA MARIA ELLER, wife of the late MICHAEL FREDERICK ELLER of Zweselberg renounces her Lutheran faith in a public confession.
HEINRICK ELLER, died 21 June 1846 at age 66 born in Oberhausen, near Wallhalben was swineherd and weaver Father: HEINRICK ELLER, swineherd, died at Gerhartsbruenn Mother: Anna Maria Hemmer.
JOHANN ELLER, brother of HEINRICH ELLER died 4.Sept.1837 in Queidersback at age 50 born in Oberhausen.
JOHANN ELLER day laborer in Bann born in Neumuhle near Kitchenaruback married in Bann on 26 May 1830 to Susanna Bockshorn died 21 April 1856 in Bann at age 46
[ Louise Eller and her husband Calvin Neal Eller makes frequent trips to West Germauy, to visit Louise's aged parents. She has become a keen researcher of Eller records in Germany and records any and all Eller records she finds- a habit that we here in the US are encouraged to practice. Since the EFA is interested in all Eller and allied families any Eller record is gladly accepted.]
From THE ATLANTA JOURNAL Feb. 25, 1983
Bevins said he and Turner have enlisted the aid of Karl Eller, a renouned matchmaker in the communications industry,. who sits on the board of both 'IBS and Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Co.
Eller a 54 year old entrepreneur who has a communications background similar to Turner's, was instrumental in putting together Coca-Cola's acquisition of Columbia. (an excerpt)
WHO IS KARL ELLER? He probably lives in CA
-43-
The conference committee plans to have one meal each day of the First Eller Family Conference as a group, part of the days activities. The cost of this meal includes the use of a conference room at the Holiday Inn of Salisbury for the day. It is necessary to have prepaid reservations as the number of reservations for the meal dictates the size conference room made available to us.
If you plan to attend Friday's activities you must have a reservation for lunch (prepaid). When you send your check and Registration form, a registration packet with tickets for the days you have indicated and paid for will be made up to be handed to you when you arrive in Salisbury and register. Registration will begin Thursday, July 20, at 2:00 PM thru 4:30 PM and will continue each day beginning at 8:00 A.M. for those just arriving. SEND YOUR REGISTRATION FORM AND CHECK BY June 1, 1989. Do not take the chance of missing out on any of the fun and informative highlights of the FIRST ELLER FAMILY CONFERENCE!!
Your committee is planning to have the conference logo silk screened on T-shirts. It is planned to order just a few over the number that you order when you send in your reservation. If you have relatives who cannot attend and want a T-shirt, please order when you send in reservation. Your orders will be held for you to pick-up and pay for when you register. There will a few for sale at the conference. Price for T-Shirts will be $7.50. (Sizes available: M, L, XL)
Conference Program --This will be a detailed souvenir program, with much information on the activities and people who participate. There will be photos and short biographies on the acting officers, the board members and others. There will be a message from Gerald & Juanita Eller, Editors of the Chronicles. A report on the formation and development of The Eller Family Association will be included. The program will be comparable to an issue of THE ELLER CHRONICLES. One program will be included in your Registration Packet if you are a member of the ELLER FAMILY ASSOCIATION. If you are not a member the cost of the program will be $4.50. The number of programs printed will depend on the number ordered. The programs as well as the T-shirts will make excellent gifts to members of your family who cannot attend the Conference.
Recognizing some people may not choose to rent a car for the drive from the airport in Charlotte to Salisbury, the committee will arrange to meet those persons Wednesday, July 19 and Thursday, July 20. Transportation back to Charlotte from Salisbury will be provided Monday, July 24, 1989. Fill in the section on the Registration form to let us know your airline, flight number and time of arrival. Those people completing that portion of the form will be met at the airport in Charlotte. If you do not have reservations yet, let us know you will be needing transportation and send in the flight information later, when your reservations are complete. If you have any questions on transportation, please contact Gerald Eller; Rt. 2, Box 145-D; Whittier, NC 28789.
-44-
October 14, 1988
Eller Family Association
Charlotte Eller Marshall
605 S.E. Park
Corvallis, Oregon 97333
Dear Eller Family Association,
We understand you will be having the Eller Family reunion in July 1989.
I am writing to tell you about Historic Salisbury Foundation's Group Tour program and to offer our services to your organization. I am certain that your family will have a wonderful reunion in Salisbury and that all would really enjoy seeing our places of interest.
Our tours are especially created for individual groups, but a typical tour might include a guided tour of the 1820 Dr. Josephus Hall House and the 1819 Rowan Museum, plus a driving tour, and/or a walking tour of the West Square National Register Historic District, a guided tour of 1898 Grimes Mill which is a flour and feed roller mill museum, Waterworks Visual Arts Center and/or Historic Spencer Shops Transportation Museum where we can arrange a train ride on their steam or diesel engine train. We will make all the arrangements for groups including chartering buses if necessary.
I am enclosing some information on the many historic sites that can be included in a tour, and I again emphasize that tours are packaged for the particular needs or time allotment of the group.
Our tour generally costs $6-$8 per person depending on your choices. For your family, however, it would be $5-$7 per person depending on your choices. Thank you very much for considering our services.
Sincerely,
patsy Flint Enclosures
|
P.O. Box 4221, Salisbury, North Carolina 28144 o 704/636-0103
-45-
Thursday: | 2:00 | Registration begins at Holiday Inn in Salisbury |
5:00 | Social Hour | |
6:00 | Dinner. Followed by EFA Board of Director's Meeting ( Open to all who have registered) | |
Friday: | 8:30 | Registration continues at Holiday Inn |
9:00 | Welcome - J. Gerald Eller Ellers and Eller Land Marks of Germany - Dr. K. Napp-Zinn, University of Koln, West Germany Address: Jo White Linu -Eminent National Genealogist | |
11:45 | Group Buffet Luncheon | |
1:00 | Informal Presentations on Eller Individuals and Families
Peggy A. Troutman, Byron Eller, Lowell Eller, A. William
"Bill" Eller and many others. (Notify Charlotte if you wish to make a presentation) | |
Evening Session: Still tentative | ||
Saturday: | 8:30 | Registration Continues at Holiday Inn (Concurrent Events until 6:30 p.m. Videotape Program on Selected Eller Landmarks in NC and VA Buddy Lovette and Talmadge Wiggins Con't Informal Presentations Displays: Books. research materials, family memorabilia Tours: Historic Salisbury Salisbury and surrounding Area Library: Visit the new Rowan County Library and see it's excellent genealogical collection Informal fellowship and "Eller talk" |
4:00 | Conference Room at Holiday Inn must be cleared to prepare dinner | |
6:30 | Dinner - (Speaker- Dr. Vernard Eller) President's Report and Awarding of James W. Hook Eller Family Heritage Award (J. Gerald Eller) Business Meeting: Bd. of Director's Report, Election of Officers | |
Sunday: | 10:00 | Registration at Dan Nicholas Park Devotionals |
12:00 | Barbecue Luncheon | |
4:00 | Adjournment | |
Refer any questions to Charlotte Marshall, 605 S.E. Park Ave., Corvallis, OR and enclose #10 SASE |
-46-
..RESERVATIONS FOR THE CONFERENCE: In order to facilitate planning please try to return your reservation forms and checks to Charlotte by June I,-1989. The quicker she gets a grasp on numbers to expect the better. Of course, reservations will be accepted after this date but please try to get then to Charlotte as early as possible.
-TRANSPORTATION: If you need transportation between Charlotte Airport and Salisbury send flight numbers, times and no. in party, along with your reservations to Charlotte. After June 1, send to J. Gerald Eller, Rt. 2 Box 145-D, Whittier, NC 28789 (704/586-8844); after July 16 call Gerald at Holiday Inn in Salisbury.
ABOUT NEWSLETTERS: Due to erroneous instructions and poor quality of copy sent to Closson Press, last issue of the Newsletter was disappointing to me. The fault was mine and to make corrections this and future Newsletters will be done on the typewriter rather than a dot-matrix printer. I am out of back issues of the Newsletter and have been awaiting to see how our 1989 budget shaped up before having more printed. More will soon be available and those new EFA members who have already paid for back issues can expect delivery soon.
THE JAMES W. HOOK ELLER FAMILY HERITAGE AWARD: As a memorial to James W. Hook, first Eller family genealogist, au award named in his honor will be presented at the EFA Conference to an EFA member for distinguished service to the organization. A picture and biographical information, provided by Mr. Hook's son and daughter will be featured in the Conference Program.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM: A copy will be in the packet received at Registration at the Conference. For members who do not attend the Conference, a copy will be mailed with the August Newsletter. Extra copies or copies for non- members will be $4.50.
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION TO EFA: One thoughtful EFA member recently sent Charlotte $100.00 to help defray Conference expenses. Another couple of hundred from contributions will surely help our budget.
Golden Anniversary 1988 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Eller of Weaverville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Oct. 1 with a family gathering. Mrs. Eller, the former Ann Franklin retired from Square D In 1984. Eller retired from construction work in 1972. Their children are John Eller Jr. of Greenville, S.C, and Jim Eller of Enka. They have two grandchildren. | Asheville Citizen-Times John Allison Eller/7/ [John A. Eller/6/, John C. Eller/5/, Adam Eller/4/ Jacob Eller, Jr./3/ Jacob Eller/2/ Casper Eller/1/] |
-47-