Today in Wheeling History: February 28--William B. Ebbert, Union Army officer, Colorado legislator, newspaper publisher, author, farmer, businessperson, poet, and community leader, was born in Wheeling (1846).
William Baltzell Ebbert was born on February 28, 1846, in Wheeling, West Virginia, to John Van Kirk Ebbert and Charlotte D. (Baltzell) Ebbert. He grew up in Wheeling, where he received his early education. During the American Civil War, Ebbert enlisted in the Union Army and served as an officer and adjutant in the 1st Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers. After the war, he briefly lived in Covington, Kentucky, and the Cincinnati, Ohio area. On Christmas Day, 1866, he married Cornelia Blanche Hall in Wheeling. Following Cornelia's death in 1881, Ebbert moved to Pueblo, Colorado, with his three children. In Colorado, he established himself as a community leader, author, and politician. He married Catherine Scheutle in 1884, and they had three more sons, all of whom died prematurely. Ebbert served in the Colorado Legislature, representing Dolores, Otero, Pueblo, and Montezuma counties. He was also a newspaper publisher, author, farmer, businessman, and poet. Ebbert authored the landmark meat inspection legislation in Colorado in 1889 and played a significant role in the Montezuma Valley Irrigation District. He passed away on February 27, 1927, in Cortez, Colorado, and was buried in Sunnyside Cemetery, Lewis, Montezuma County, Colorado.
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William Baltzell Ebbert was born on February 28, 1846, in Wheeling, West Virginia, to John Van Kirk Ebbert and Charlotte D. (Baltzell) Ebbert. He grew up in Wheeling, where he received his early education. During the American Civil War, Ebbert enlisted in the Union Army and served as an officer and adjutant in the 1st Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers. After the war, he briefly lived in Covington, Kentucky, and the Cincinnati, Ohio area. On Christmas Day, 1866, he married Cornelia Blanche Hall in Wheeling. Following Cornelia's death in 1881, Ebbert moved to Pueblo, Colorado, with his three children. In Colorado, he established himself as a community leader, author, and politician. He married Catherine Scheutle in 1884, and they had three more sons, all of whom died prematurely. Ebbert served in the Colorado Legislature, representing Dolores, Otero, Pueblo, and Montezuma counties. He was also a newspaper publisher, author, farmer, businessman, and poet. Ebbert authored the landmark meat inspection legislation in Colorado in 1889 and played a significant role in the Montezuma Valley Irrigation District. He passed away on February 27, 1927, in Cortez, Colorado, and was buried in Sunnyside Cemetery, Lewis, Montezuma County, Colorado.
To learn more: Wikipedia (https://tinyurl.com/ytfwdn7x), Find a Grave (https://tinyurl.com/2c3tx5ux), Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias (https://tinyurl.com/yvum84xr), lindapages.com (https://tinyurl.com/3czz3ve5)
Photo credits: Wikimedia Commons, lindapages.com
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