Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families . young man who has achieved success in lifethrough his own individual efforts. He was bornin Hundborg, Denmark, April 15, 1871, and is a sonof Carl Ernest Martin and Carren (Hansdatter)Ehlers, the former of whom was a native of Ger-many, and moved to Denmark, where he was mana-ger of a large sheep farm near Hundborg, and wasquite well-to-do. Mr. Ehlers is one of a family of seven children,of whom four brothers
Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families . young man who has achieved success in lifethrough his own individual efforts. He was bornin Hundborg, Denmark, April 15, 1871, and is a sonof Carl Ernest Martin and Carren (Hansdatter)Ehlers, the former of whom was a native of Ger-many, and moved to Denmark, where he was mana-ger of a large sheep farm near Hundborg, and wasquite well-to-do. Mr. Ehlers is one of a family of seven children,of whom four brothers came to the United States,our subject and a brother, Hans, two years hissenior, starting from Hamburg in a steamer, July22, and landing in New York seven days later, with $13 in his pocket. Ernest M. Ehlerscame direct to Hartford, where a companion of hisboyhood, Andrew Ferguson, was living, by whomhe was employed for a short time. He was nextemployed at the South Manchester reservoir forsome time, at the rate of $50 per year and board,and then went to Worcester, Mass., where heworked for a farmer for $ per day and boardfor two months, at the end of which time he had.
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