You mentioned that you have information on the Eilbers. My G Grandmother was Maria (or Mary) Eilber. I only know she was born in Germany around 1855. She married when she was 21 on Dec 17, 1876 my Grandfather Christian Ude in Ionia, Michigan. Christian was a minister of the Michigan Conference of Evangelical Association that sponsored work among the German speaking people in Michigan. He had been married to Christiana Miller who shared the life of a traveling preacher....and she died at 36 ...leaving him with 4 minor children. One year later Reverand Ude married Maria Eilber. She shared his life of travel and ministry in the Michigan towns of Caledonia, Ionia, St Joseph Circuit, Capac, Dearborn, Saginaw, Washtenaw, and Hersey, MIchigan. They retired in Hersey but he died in 1898. We know Maria lived among her 6 married adult children Willam Ude, Lillian Ude, George ( my grandfather), Lydia Ude, Pearle Ude, and Earl Ude because we found her on the Census.
We are interesting in finding out where she was born, her parents and etc. Can you provide any additional information?
Suzette Galloway in San Jose, Ca.