Birth: 28 Aug 1873 – Seegrehna, Wittenberg, Sachsen, Germany
Death: 14 Feb 1945 – Humboldt, Humboldt, Iowa, USA
Father: Christian Andreas Ernst
Mother: Johanna Christiana Lüder
Marriage: 31 Mar 1897 – Humboldt, Humboldt, Iowa, USA
Spouse: Wilhelmina “Minnie” Eisler (1879-1933)
Children:
- Lorane F. Ernst (1898-1899)
- Hazel M. Ernst (1899-1899)
- Dorothea Ann “Dorothy” Ernst (1901-1971)
- Florence Frances Ernst (1906-1982)
- Arthur J. Ernst (1909-1985)
- Franklin Junior “Frank” Ernst (1918-1958)
- Ruby Mae Ernst (1922-2011)