George Washington Ebert was my great great grandfather. He was born 13 Aug 1810 and died in Georgetown, PA on 24 Apr 1879. Those were the years of great experiences and many great men. During his lifetime, GW Ebert established quite a record as a wide-ranging steamboat captain and owner. According to the Certificates of Enrollment for vessels more than 20 tons registered at the Port of Pittsburgh, GW Ebert was the principle owner of fifteen (15) packets and was a partner in eight (8) other boats owned by Georgetown men. My definition of “principle owner” is the person first named on the Certificate of Enrollment record for registration of the vessel. And I have not yet concluded my review of the Certificates of Enrollment for the Port of Pittsburgh. No doubt some data is missing due to water damage of early volumes and even worse because of lost or misplaced volumes. Even with incomplete data, the fragments pieced together paint an impressive picture.
Ebert Steamers
Date: 24 Mar 2013
Packet Name | Build Date Way’s Directory | Original Primary Owner (Signed Cert of Enrollment) |
Belfast | 1843 | George W Ebert |
Bridgewater | 1843 | George W Ebert |
New England | 1844 | George W Ebert |
Hudson | 1846 | George W Ebert |
Hibernia* | 1847 | George W Ebert |
Glaucus | 1849 | George W Ebert |
Washington City | 1852 | George W Ebert |
Yorktown | 1853 | George W Ebert |
Clifton | 1855 | George W Ebert |
Belmont | 1856 | George W Ebert |
Melnotte | 1856 | George W Ebert |
Argyle | 1859 | George W Ebert |
Kenton | 1860 | George W Ebert |
Yorktown * | 1864 | George W Ebert |
Mollie Ebert | 1869 | George W Ebert |
Fairmont | 1837 | Jacob Poe |
Financier | 1845 | Adam Poe |
Pioneer | 1846 | Adam Poe |
Euphrates | 1847 | Joseph MC Calhoon |
Tuscarora | 1848 | Jacob Poe |
Golden Gate | 1852 | Joseph MC Calhoon |
Caledonia * | 1854 | Richard Calhoon |
Grand Turk | 1854 | AB Galatin |
Note: The asterisk indicates the second boat with that name.
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