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Author: kcgustafson
Surnames: Eickbush Forson
Classification: queries
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Hi! My grandmother's brother seems to have 2 fathers. In the 1920 federal census her
brother, Ralph M. Eickbush is listed as a son in the household of William Henry Eickbush
along with my grandmother, Ruth Eickbush Forson. In 1929 Ralph's obituary says he is
the son of Ralph M. Eickbush Senior as well as the sister of Ruth.
It's possible that William was his legal name and Ralph a name he used for awhile
starting about 2 years before his son died. In censuses and newspaper reports of traffic
violations and in obituaries of his siblings, his name is William. The only place I've
found a Ralph M. senior are in Ralph Junior's obituary and in the Reno City
Directories for the years 1927-1937. Starting in 1939 through William's death in 1952
he is listed in the Reno Directory and Ralph isn't. All of the listings for William
and Ralph Junior and Ralph Senior are for the same address. The only records I can find
for Ralph M. Eickbush are for Ralph Junior.
I'd appreciate any clarification of this situation you can provide. Thanks!
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