Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

John EICHELBERGER, farmer; P. O. Naperville; this gentleman was born in Lancaster Co., 
Penn., Dec. 21, 1814, and is the son of George EICHELBERGER, of Lancaster Co., Penn., 
who was a farmer here; Mr. EICHELBERGER was brought up on a farm and farmed it through 
life; in 1848, he came West to Illinois and purchased fifty-four acres of land, paying 
$200 for the same; he returned East, and, in 1852, with his wife and two children, came 
to Will Co., IL, and settled in Wheatland Twp.; here he has remained ever since; been 
engaged in farming, and, with hard labor and good management, to-day owns a fine, 
improved farm, 276 acres. He married Susan HEMBRIGH, of Lancaster Co., Penn.


Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.