Nevada Genealogy Trails Elko County J. Eggers Biography

J. EGGERS. On the roster of Elko county's officials appears, the name of J. Eggers in connection with the positions of county assessor and ex-officio mining tax collector. This is an indication of his popularity and prominence, and all who know him willingly accord him a leading place among the esteemed citizens of the community.

Mr. Eggers came to Nevada in 1875, and is a native of Germany, his birth occurring in the fatherland on the 12th of January, 1854. When a boy he came to this country and made his way to Illinois, where he resided for a time at Bunker Hill, there receiving his education in the public schools. After attaining his majority he came to Nevada, spending a short time at Battle Mountain, and thence came to Elko county, which has been his home during the past twenty-eight years. His first employment was in the mines at Cornucopia, where he was paid four and sometimes as high as five dollars a day. later becoming a lessee of mines, and was engaged in working and leasing mines for fifteen years, being still interested in mining claims in Nevada. In politics Mr. Eggers has been a life-long Republican, and during the silver movement took an interest in its behalf. In the fall of 1890 he was elected assessor of Elko county, to which he has thrice been elected to a four-year term, and is now serving on a two years' term, while during this long period of service he has endeavored to do his duty as a trustworthy servant of bis fellow citizens. In his- fraternal relations he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having passed all the chairs in both branches of the order, and is now serving as grand warden of the state of Nevada. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias fraternity, in which he has held all the offices in his lodge and is now a member of the grand lodge of the state.

The marriage of Mr. Eggers was celebrated in 1898, when Miss Rebecca Alexander became his wife. She is a native daughter of California, her birth occurring in San Francisco. They have a pleasant home in Elko, where they have hosts of friends.

Source:
A History of the State of Nevada: Its Resources and People
By Thomas Wren, Lewis Publishing Company
Published by The Lewis publishing company, 1904