Birth: 29 Mar 1894 near Lyons, Burt, Nebraska, United States
Baptism: 15 Apr 1894 near Lyons, Burt, Nebraska, United States
Confirmation: 24 Mar 1907 near Lyons, Burt, Nebraska, United States
Residence: from 1895 to 1945 near Lyons, Burt, Nebraska, United States
Residence: from 1945 to 1977 Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States
Education: Concordia College, Schullehrerseminar, between 1908 and 1912 Seward, Seward, Nebraska, United States
Death: 8 Sep 1977 Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States, age listed as 83y 5m 11d
Burial: 10 Sep 1977 Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States
Religion: Lutheran
Occupation: Baseball player, farmer, employment agent
Father: Johann Heinrich August Eggert (*1839 Langendorf, Hannover, Germany ✝︎1927 Lyons, Burt, Nebraska, United States)
Mother: Wilhelmina Therese Nehring (*1865 Jaszcz, Schwetz, Westpreußen, Germany ✝︎1933 Lyons, Burt, Nebraska, United States)
Married Emma Marie Amalia Anna Rewinkel (*1893 Lyons, Burt, Nebraska, United States ✝︎1991 Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States)
15 Feb 1922 Seattle, King, Washington, United States
Children:
1. Ruth Elizabeth Eggert (*near Lyons, Burt, Nebraska, United States ✝︎Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States)
2. Richard Herman Eggert, R.Ph. (*near Lyons, Burt, Nebraska, United States)
Notes: Herman was confirmed at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church near Lyons on March 24, 1907. He attended Concordia College, Schullehrerseminar, Seward NE, 1908–1912. In 1912 he went to play baseball for the Vancouver (British Columbia) Champions, in the Northwestern League, a class B league. (The former Vancouver Beavers had won the pennant in 1911 and were called the Champions in 1912.) He quit after one season due to homesickness and returned to Nebraska. He registered for the draft on June 5, 1917. He entered military service June 28, 1918 and was sent to Ft. Riley, Kansas, assigned to Co. B, Casuals Ambulance Corps, where he was assigned as instructor in calisthenics in physical education for the doctors and dentists. During his military service he played baseball, taking over the catcher’s position from a New York Giants player named Snyder, and also football. During this time he played with or against Harry Coveleski of Cleveland, Guy Morton of Cleveland, Glaser of Detroit, Stueland of Chicago, Kaufmann of Chicago, Tex Jones of the White Sox, and in football the famous Galloping Ghost, Red Grange. At his first baseball game in the Army he hit two home runs. He was discharged January 2, 1919. Herman and Emma were married at Trinity Lutheran Church at 2116 E. Union St. in Seattle. He took over his father's farm in Burt County Nebraska, and also sold Robinson seed corn. He also played semiprofessional baseball for twenty-seven years, five with the West Point team, then twenty-two with the Oakland team. He was honored on Eggert Day in Oakland Nebraska on August 8, 1937 for his long service on the baseball team there, and received a gold watch from the Chamber of Commerce. He was treasurer for St. John's Lutheran church for nineteen years. He and his siblings sold the farm, then he moved his family to Fremont Nebraska in 1945. He worked briefly as a bartender, then found a job as a farm placement interviewer with the Nebraska Employment Commission, where he worked until the age of 70. He retired for 2 years, then worked on a farm for 5 years. He held many church offices in St. John's at Lyons and in Trinity in Fremont. He was active in the Nebraska District of the Lutheran Laymen's League and held district offices. He also served on several District and Synodical boards.
Herman is buried in Fremont Memorial Cemetery, Section B, Lot 183, Grave 2.
Sources: EE(Page: 5), CEN1900(Bell Creek Precinct, Burt, Nebraska, ED25, Sheet 6A), CEN1910(Everett, Burt, Nebraska, ED27, Sheet 6B), CEN1920(Bell Creek Township, Burt, Nebraska, ED25, Sheet 1B), CEN1930(Bell Creek, Burt, Nebraska, ED2, Sheet 1B), CEN1940(Bell Creek Township, Burt, Nebraska, ED11-2, Sheet 4B), CEN1950(Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, ED27-13, Sheet 27), FYH(Page: 19), SFR(Page: 3), JP(Item: I, Page: 7), ASR(Date: 29 Mar 1922), EFC(Page: 2), EGG2(Page: 1), SSDI(SSN: 508-36-2595), SDG, OAKI(Dates: 6 Aug 1937, 13 Aug 1937), BNEV, EGG14, BNED, EGG19, EGG20, LYONS(Page: 134), REW20(Page: 43), WORLDC(Database: mato1, ID: I908), EGG39, SDG1(Page: 5), WWIREG(Film: 001711450, Digital Folder: 005253421, Image: 01342), WAMC(ID: 77944), FINDAGRAVE(ID: 142315813), USVAMI(Affiliate Publication: 76193916, Digital Folder: 105280636, Image: 01352), WWIIREG(Item: 44481_01_00004-01525)
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Last changed: 16 May 2023