August Ehrler (1835 - 1888)

Born 1835 in Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire

Died 10 Jan 1888 at about age 53 in Kiowa, Colorado, United States

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Biography

August was born in 1835. He passed away in 1888.

February 17, 1874 Deputy at Kiowa

Alex. Barron, the sheriff elect, appointed as his deputy at Kiowa, August Ehrler, a worthy German living near this place. ^[1]

1885 Colorado, U.S., State Census

Name: August Ehrler Age: 50

Birth Date: abt 1835 Birth Place: Germany

Residence Place: Elbert, Colorado, USA

Relation to Head of Household: Husband

Father's Birth Place: Germany

Mother's Birth Place: Germany

Enumeration District: 1

Household Members (Name) Age Relationship

August Ehrler 50 Husband

Christina Ehrler 40 Wife

Matilda Ehrler 5 Daughter ^[2]

May 12, 1886 Justice August Ehrler

Sheriff T. S. Harper, of Elbert county, came in last evening from Kiowa, having the prisoners Alice and James F. Burns in charge. They had had a preliminary examination and had been remanded to jail WITHOUT BAIL, and were brought here for incarceration. The preliminary examination occurred at Kiowa before Justice August Ehrler. Alice Burns was charged with murder, to which she pleaded guilty. Her brother, James F. Burns, was charged with being an accomplice. to which he pleaded not guilty for shooting Robert R Wright. ^[3]

Research Notes

Bad blood between August Ehrler and Fred Bachman^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ColoradoHistoricNewspapers February 17, 1874
2. ↑ Ancestry.com "1885 Colorado, U.S., State Census"[1]
3. ↑ ColoradoHistoricNewspapers May 12, 1886
4. ↑ ColoradoHistoricNewspapers March 1, 1886

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