"Portrait & Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Chapman 
Publishing Company, 1903. p. 1129.
 
GEORGE EBERHARD

     To his appreciation of the dignity and usefulness of an agricultural life
George Eberhard owes his finely improved farm in Marion county, and the
competence which enables his family to enjoy the comforts and many of the
luxuries of life. As long ago as 1860 his good judgment suggested the purchase
of the three hundred and twenty acres which have been his home, and whereas at
that time only sixty acres were cleared, his industry has completed the clearing
of one hundred and fifty acres in all. All kinds of grain and general produce
attain maturity upon the well-tilled acres each year, and fine stock graze in
contentment under the summer sun. This land is a portion of the old Peter Burke
donation claim, and cost the present owner but $1,200. That its value has
increased many fold in the meantime is apparent to all who visit this hospitable
home, and note the progressive methods employed by the tactful, resourceful and
diligent owner.
     The state of Ohio has contributed many native sons to the upbuilding of
Oregon, and to this class Mr. Eberhard belongs, he having been born near
Bucyrus, Crawford county, November 25, 1832. When he was four years of age his
parents removed to St. Joseph county, Mich., where he grew to manhood on a farm,
and was educated. principally in the public schools. As time went on he realized
the limitations by which he was surrounded on the Michigan farm and wisely
determined to strike out for himself, although in a strange land and with but
scant available resources. Accordingly, in 1855, when about twenty-two years of
age, he set forth for San Francisco by way of Panama. Arriving at his
destination, he went at once to the mines in Eldorado county. Altogether he
spent about five years in California, alternating between mining and ranching,
and in 1859 came to Oregon, locating in Marion county.
     In January, 1866, Mr. Eberhard was united in marriage with Louise Jones,
and of the six children born to this union three are living: Barbara, the wife
of Mr. Austin; John P.; and George A. David L., Benjamin F. and Walter are
deceased. Mr. Eberhard is a Democrat in politics, and has held the offices of
school director and supervisor for many years. Fraternally he is a member of the
Grange.


     
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in September 2007 by Diana Smith.
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.