Author Elsbeth Eilers (1864-1949) prepared the bulk of the material below. Some of the information came from Meta Caroline Adolphine Eilers around 1883.
Hans Eilers. B1691 Feb. 8. A porter at the Junkernhof, had his daughter baptized Anna Catherine at Ilsenburg (or found in the records of Ilsenburg). Son, JOHANN ACHATES EILERS?
JOHANN ACHATES EILERS. B1720 Nov. 5. Born in Ilsenburg. Married to Miss Elizabeth Roth (possibly found in the records at Druebreck).
1. JOHANN GEORGE EILERS. B1722 Feb. 23. At the time Achates was a servant at the Wernigerode Castle (possibly found in Druebreck).
2. Other Siblings?
On Feb. 12, 1730, an Achatz Eylers married Sophia Elizabeth Kannengeisser of Elbingerode. Achatz was a coachman at the Wernigerode Castle. Sophia was his second wife, suggesting Elizabeth Roth had died. By his second wife he had ‘many’ children (possibly found in the records of the Wernigerode Castle).
JOHANN GEORGE EILERS married? Johann George Eilers was employed as a stable boy of the Grand Duke by the Ducal stable master of Wernigerode. He later became a butler and lackey.
1. JOHANN FRIEDRICH EILERS. B1754 Feb. 2 – d 1827 Mar. 2.
2. Other Siblings.
JOHANN FRIEDRICH EILERS. B1777 Jan. 15th (oldest son of Johann George) married Sophie Charlotte Jaeger, daughter of convent gardener Johann Martin Wilhelem Jaeger (d1800 mar. 24) in Druebeck and Marie Eliz. (b1749 Sep 27 in Gardiol – d1833 May 26).
1. ERNST JULIUS ADOLPH FRIEDRICH EILERS. B1779 Dec. 22 – D1851 Jun. 7. Born in Wernigerode in the Hartz Mountains in the Kingdom of Hanover.
2. Daughter Johanne Christine Rosemonde Charlotte. B1782 Mar. 18 – D1853 Mar. 20th. She married the Burger and Castiron Fabricator Schmitt in Werniergode in Dec 12, 1833. She died in Suelzhayen.
3. Johann Christoph Wilhelm Friedrich. B1784 Dec. 17 – D1851 May 11 He was a gardener at Niederad near Frankfurt. He died in Mensfelden.
4. Daughter Marie Sophie. B1787 Oct. 31 – D1848 Apr. 28. She never married and died at Wernigerode.
5. Luise Henriette Joahnne Juliane. B1791 Feb. 14 – D1850 Jun. 7 Daughter. She married Christopher Mutter (or Meuller) in Ilfeld and died in Renkel.
ERNST JULIUS ADOLPH FRIEDRICH EILERS, nicknamed “Fritz.” He married Luise Elizabeth Roth, on Jan. 4th, 1805. Luise’s father was a pastor and her mother was born a Goeppel and died in Glasberg. Ernst’s wife Luise (born Feb 14, 1774) died at Sophienhof on Sep. 2, 1829. ERNST and Wife #1: LUISE ELIZABETH ROTH EILERS: married 1805 and had the following seven children:
1. Sophia. B1806 Jan. 16 – D1871 Oct. 28. Born at Gedern and died in Werni-gerode as the widow of Oberforester Kunkel.
2. Karl Ludwig Christian. B1807 Mar. 6 – D1876 Feb. 1. Born at Gedern was a minister and died at Suelzhayn. Married Jan. 31, 1837, Emma Henneritette Luise Wilhelminia Mueller, daughter of the Commission and teach of mathematics at Blankenberg. Her father was Carl Friedrich Wilhelem Mueller and mother was Johanne Sophie Hennriette Apfel, who was born at Blankenberg on Sep. 4, 1811, and died at Suelzhayn on Dec. 18, 1872. Anton Eilers’ daughter Else reports that Anton felt close to these kids.
a. Anna Augusta Ernestine. B1837 Nov. 29. Han Weber’s mother. Han married Anton’s daughter, Anna Eilers).
b. Meta Caroline Adolphine. B1839 May 11.
c. Erich Friedrich August. B1841 Mar. 16 – D1842.
d. Emma Caroline Franziska. B1843 Aug. 19 – died?
3. Ernst Ludwig Friedrich. B1809 Jan. 10 – died? born at Gedern. He was a Head forester at Sophienhof. He was married Nov 2, 1847 to Sophie Charlotte Hennriette Roth, daughter of district forester Friedrich Ludwig Roth and Johanne Friedrika Bartels Roth, born in Schierke on Dec. 7, 1821.
a. Friedrich Carl. B1848 Jul. 20 at Ilsenberg.
b. Charlotte Luise. B1850 Aug. 3 at Ilsenberg.
c. Luise Anna. B1854 May 31 at Christianenthal. Married a Forester named Teschner in Schierke.
d. Friedrich Ernest. B1855 Aug. 27 at Sophienhof.
e. Friedrich Louis. B1857 Dec. 10 at Sophienhof. (Karl E. Eilers knew as Friederich)
f. Frederike Charlotte. B1860 May 1 at Sophienhof.
4. Daughter Louise Frederike Anges. B1810 Oct. 29 – died? born at Sophien-hof. Married to Bergrath Brandes, who was a mining engineer. He was in charge of the Iron Works at Ilsenburg.
5. Frederike Caroline Wilhelmina.B1812 Jul. 4 – D1813 Nov. 15. Born in Gedern.
6. Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig. B1812 Jul. 4 – D1813 Nov. 15.
7. Carl Wilhelm Heinrich Eilers. B1816 May 18 – D1816 Oct. 6.
ERNST JULIUS ADOLPH FRIEDRICH EILERS, and Wife #2: ELIZABETH DIELMANN EILERS: married 1838 and had the following two children:
1. FRIEDRICH ANTON EILERS. B1839, Jan. 14 – D1917 April.
2. Emma Franziska Eilers. B1846, May 17 – D1874.
FRIEDRICH ANTON EILERS and Elizabeth Lizzie (Emrich) Eilers
1. Elsbeth (Else) Eilers. B1864 Feb. 10 – D1949 Jul. 17. (never married)
2. KARL EMRICH EILERS. B1865 Nov. 20 – D1941 Aug. 18.
3. Anna Eilers. B1867 Jun. 22 – d1944. (married step-cousin Hans Weber)
4. Luise Eilers. B1868 Nov. 5 – D1921 May 8. (never married)
5. Emma Eilers. B1870 Sep. 12 – D1951 Mar. 28. (never married)
6. Meta Eilers. B1875 Sep. 18 – D1921 May 23. (never married)
KARL EMRICH EILERS and Leonie Farny Wurlitzer
1. Marguerite Eilers. B1898 Jul. 31 – D1975 Apr. 23.
2. KARL FREDERICK “FRITZ” EILERS. B1899 Sep. 21 – D1971 Aug. 1.
3. Francis Farny Eilers. B1902 Apr. 4 – D1987 Jan. 26.
4. Hans Eilers. B1904 Nov. 6 – died soon after.
