Mary Catherine (Baechler) Eckroat (1863 - 1943)

Born 29 Apr 1863 in Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 8 Jan 1943 at age 79 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 29 APR 1863

Place: Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Death

Death:

Date: 08 JAN 1943

Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA^[8][9][10]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA^[11]

Note

Note: #N2

PHOTO

PHOTO @M5@

Object

Object: @M5@

Object: @M14@

Object: @M18@

Object: @M19@

Object: @M22@

Object: @M24@

Marriage

Husband: John Ananias Eckroat

Wife: Mary Catherine Baechler

Child: Lillian Gertrude Eckroat

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 14 FEB 1882^[12]

Husband: Henry Baechler

Wife: Elizabeth Buhmer

Child: Mary Catherine Baechler

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Place: Hampstead, Perth County, Ontario, Canada^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Baechler-13 was created by Cherie Clark through the import of Clark_2014-10-22.ged on Oct 22, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S39
3. ↑ Source: #S33 Data: Text: aged 17, born in Can
4. ↑ Source: #S40 Data: Text: aged 37, born Apr 1863 in Can
5. ↑ Source: #S41 Data: Text: aged 56, born in Can
6. ↑ Source: #S37 Data: Text: aged 8, born in Ont
7. ↑ Source: #S14 Data: Text: provided full date and location
8. ↑ Source: #S39
9. ↑ Source: #S42
10. ↑ Source: #S14
11. ↑ Source: #S39
12. ↑ Source: #S14 Data: Text: provided full date
13. ↑ Source: #S14

• Source: S14 Title: Clark, Lillian King (momlillian@aol.com) Repository: #R10 NOTESource Medium: Other CONT CONT Many family trees collected over several years, including Eckroat family info, compiled by Delores Eckroat March (Roseville CA)
• Repository: R10 Name: Photocopies in my possession Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S33 Title: 1880 Dodge County, NE Census (Everett Precinct) Repository: #R3 NOTESource Medium: Census
• Repository: R3 Name: Allen County Public Library, Ft Wayne, IN Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S37 Title: 1871 South Perth County, Ontario Canada Census (South Easthope Twp) NOTESource Medium: Census
• Source: S39 Title: Gravestone at Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK Publication: Name: Name: taken Aug 8, 1998;; Repository: #R17 NOTESource Medium: Tombstone
• Repository: R17 Name: photo in my possession Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S40 Title: 1900 Oklahoma County, OK Census (Greeley Twp) Repository: #R4 NOTESource Medium: Census
• Repository: R4 Name: ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S41 Title: 1920 Oklahoma County, OK Census (Oklahoma City) Repository: #R4 NOTESource Medium: Census
• Source: S42 Author: Oklahoman (OKC) Title: Obituary for Mary Catherine Eckroat Publication: Name: Name: 9 Jan 1943;; Repository: #R12 NOTESource Medium: Newspaper
• Repository: R12 Name: http://www.newsok.com/theoklahoman/archives/ Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:

Notes

Note N2Obit copied from The (OKC) Oklahoman, Jan 9, 1943, page 3 (Contained photo, part of copy was cut off in the left margin. Words and blanks inside []s are illegible or added by me. Also, she was born in Canada, not in France.) Services Set Monday For Mrs. Eckroat City Church Worker, Native of France, Was State Pioneer Mary Catherine Eckroat, 79 years old, wife of the late John A. Eckroat, pioneer resident of Oklahoma City and early contractor and builder here, died Friday afternoon in her home, 601 Northeast Tenth street. Services will be held at 9 a. m. Monday in Corpus Christi church, and burial will be in Fairlawn cemetery. Rosary will be recited at 3 p. m. Sunday and at 8 p. m. in the Watts and McAtee funeral home chapel. Born in France, Mrs. Eckroat came [to] Oklahoma with her husband in [ ]. The couple first settled on a [ ] southwest of the city where now [ ] located Packingtown. Later they [mov]ed to another farm southeast of [the] city. Eckroat subsequently played [ ] in the laying out of the section [kno]wn as Eckroat addition. [In] addition to his farm activities, [Eck]roat engaged in the building con-[tract]ing business here, and became [ ]ly known as builder of many of [ ] early establishments of the city. [Bus]iness blocks, homes, and such [bui]dings as Corpus Christi church, St. [Jose]ph's church, St. Anthony hospital, [Sac]red Heart church, and St. Jo-[sep]h's orphanage were among those he [bui]lt. Mrs. Eckroat was active in many [cha]ritable and other organizations of [the] city. She was one of the first [me]mbers of the Altar society of Cor-[pus] Christi church, and prominant in [ ] activities of the church. [S]urviving her are six sons, Frank [of] Mission, Texas; John, William, Daniel, Lawrence and Paul, all of Ok-[la]homa City, and four daughters, Mrs. [Ma]ry Koelesch, Sister Mary Philomena [an]d Mrs. Lillian King, Oklahoma City, and Mrs. Rose Stvirenzski of Enid. [Sh]e also leaves 33 grandchildren and [ ] great-grandchildren.