| ![Show Contents]() Ebener History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of EbenerWhat does the name Ebener mean? The Ebener surname comes from the Middle High German word "ebene," which denotes a "plateau," as such it was thought to have been taken on as a surname by someone who lived on a piece of flat ground. The surname also arose from any of several places names named Eben. Another source notes the name literally means "dweller in the lowlands, one whop came from Eben (level land) and is the name of several places in Germany. 1 Early Origins of the Ebener familyThe surname Ebener was first found in the Imperial City of Nuremberg where one of the first records of the name was Sister Christina Ebner, O.P., (1277-1356), a German Dominican nun, writer and mystic. Less than a year after her admission to the Dominican Second Order, Christina fell gravely ill and began experiencing frequent religious visions, which her confessor, Friar Conrad of Füssen, O.P., encouraged her to write down. Her first book, Leben und Offenbarungen (Life and Revelations) was written in 1317 followed by other works including Book of Sisters (Schwesternbuch) in 1340 and Revelations (Offenbarungen) in 1352. Her niece, The Blessed Margareta Ebner, O.P., (1291-1351) was a German nun and visionary who was beatified by the Catholic Church. Early History of the Ebener familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ebener research. The years 1234, 1291, 1311, 1351, 1612, 1665, 1673, 1752, 1773, 1825 and 1979 are included under the topic Early Ebener History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ebener Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ebner, Eben, Ebener, Ebeler and others. Early Notables of the Ebener familyMargareta Ebner (1291-1351), a German Dominican nun, born in Donauwörth, Duchy of Swabia. From 1311, she became gravely ill and experienced a series of spiritual visions in which Jesus Christ gave her messages which she recorded in letters and a journal at the behest of her spiritual director. This caused a bitter fight between Pope John XXII and Holy Roman Emperor Louis the Bavarian. Ebner was beatified on 24 February 1979 after Pope John Paul II confirmed her longstanding and local "cultus" - or popular devotion"
Wolfgang Ebner (1612-1665), was a German baroque composer and court organist during the reign of...
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| Ebener migration to the United States | + |
Ebener Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hance Jerick Ebener, aged 34, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
- Johan Jacob Ebener, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1747 2
- Matheas Ebener, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 2
- John Ebener, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
Ebener Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Horenz Ebener, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ebener (post 1700) | + |
- Kurt Ebener, German fighter pilot and flying ace in the Luftwaffe, during World War II, credited with 57 aerial victories, awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Bahlow, Hans, Dictionary of German Names. translated by Edda Gentry, Wisconsin: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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