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E. D. Halfmann |
Ethelbert Diedrich Halfmann was born on 8 Sep 1834 at No. 19 Cirencester Place, Marylebone, Westminster, London, England at 12:30 AM to Ethelbert Halfmann and Harriet Gibbons.
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He was christened at All Souls Church, Marylebone on 28 Dec 1834. His christening record shows that he was born on 7 Sep, the family Bible states 8 Sep, and Ethelbert himself stated that it was 9 Sep.
On 5 Aug 1837, Ethelbert, his parents, and two sisters departed from Portsmouth, England aboard the William Glen Anderson. During their voyage, the location of the ship was shown in newspapers in England. They arrived in New York, New York on 16 Sep 1837. Ethelbert turned 3 years old during their time at sea.
From New York, the family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Diedrich Halfmann had settled a few years prior.
Ethelbert's father was a tailor and set up a shop in Philadelphia as early as 1837. His mother died in 1840, and his father re-married in 1841. He was undoubtedly well-educated. However, no record of his education or his time between 1837-1850 has been found.
By 1850, he and his siblings, father, step-mother, and grandfather were all living in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia.
On 26 Apr 1852, Ethelbert and his father were listed as passengers aboard the steamer Gladiator in Charleston, South Carolina. They had come from Wilmington, Delaware.
It is not clear exactly when Ethelbert went to California, but he was there as early as 1857, and was enumerated there in 1860.
An entry in his diary reads:
In 1860, Ethelbert was listed as a miner in Tuolumne County, California.
By 1862, Ethelbert was living in Montgomery, Alabama, where he enlisted in the Confederate Army.
Ethelbert wrote a diary in 1863.
In the back of his diary, Ethelbert included the names and addresses of many people across the country.
Ethelbert D. Halfmann was a florist in Montgomery during the 1870s and 1880s. He operated the Montgomery Floral Depot
Ethelbert died in Montgomery, Alabama on 5 Apr 1886 "after an illness of many months." He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery on 6 Apr 1886 in Lot 4 Square 19, 2nd Survey. This is a lot that his father owned.
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