BORN IN: California
DIED: 7/31/1897
AGED: 44
CAUSE OF DEATH: Appendicitis
DEATH LOCATION: Palo Alto
OCCUPATION: Clerk
MEMBER OF: NSGW
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OBITUARY ---------------
TIMES - GAZETTE
Redwood City
Saturday, August 7, 1897
EDWARD A EIKERENKOTTER
In the forty-fourth year of his age
Edward A. Eikerenkotter, ex-County Clerk
and Recorder of San Mateo County, passed
away at Palo Alto early last Saturday
morning. Appendicitis had done its deadly
work, and after suffering intense pain for
several days he at last succumbed to the
malady.
Mr. Eikerenkotter was born at Coloma,
El Dorado County, and at a very early
date removed with his parents to Searsville,
which was at that time a bustling
town of several hundred inhabitants.
Young Eikerenkotter attended the public
school at that place and afterwards graduated
from Heald's business college. Spending
a few years in various mercantile
venture he launched into politics. His
career in the political arena of the county
has been one of wonderful success. Always
genial, courteous and obliging, he made
friends of all and was never defeated for
office.
In 1879, when only 26 years of age, he
secured the Republican nomination for
Auditor, and in a hard-fought campaign
defeated Frank Mengher of San Mateo by
96 votes. With him on the ticket
that year was Charles N. Felton, who was
elected Assemblyman. He held office
until 1882 when he secured a renomination.
This time his opponent was R. C. Hall of
Menlo Park, whom he defeated by a small margin
of 12 votes. The Journal,
which was then in existence, made an unwarrented
attack upon him, and his friends had about given up
the contest when he
rallied them and managed to pull through.
In 1884 the Republian party chose him
its standard-bearer for the office of Clerk
and Recorder. He was pitted agains ex-Judge
James W. Bicknell. This was
the hardest political battle he ever had.
The combined artillery of the Democratic
party was trained on him. Bicknell was
the incumbent of the office, was rich, influential,
popular and had friends all
through the county. Notwithstanding
this Eikerenkotter defeated his opponent
by 47 votes. At the election of 1886 Mr.
Eikerenkotter again triumphed over Mr. Bicknell by a
majority of 246. At the expiration of his
term of office he became a
deputy under J. F. Johnston, a position
he held until 1895.
Mr. Eikerenkotter was a thoroughly
competent man, as all who had business
with the offices he filled can testify to.
In 1880 he married Miss Kate McNulty
of this city. She was a niece of Joseph P.
Ames, who resided in this county at that
time and afterwards became warden of
San Quentin prison. She died some twelve
years ago, leaving three children.
After retiring from the courthouse Mr.
Eikerenkotter went to Palo Alto, where he
resided until his death.
The funeral took place Monday afternoon from the
Congregational church. The remains were followed
to Union Cemetery by a large number of friends
and relatives who had known and admired him in life.
He leaves three children - two sons and
a daughter - besides four brothers and
a sister.
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