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:

  1. Lorane F. Ernst (1898-1899)
  2. Hazel M. Ernst (1899-1899)
  3. Dorothea Ann “Dorothy” Ernst (1901-1971)
  4. Florence Frances Ernst (1906-1982)
  5. Arthur J. Ernst (1909-1985)
  6. Franklin Junior “Frank” Ernst (1918-1958)
  7. Ruby Mae Ernst (1922-2011)