9 th ▁regiment ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁milit ia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁he ▁married ▁An nie ▁Victoria ▁U bil . ▁They ▁had ▁one ▁son , ▁Ed win ▁Ell sw orth ▁Ever hart , ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁ ▁Ever hart ▁Museum ▁Ever hart ▁compiled ▁an ▁extensive ▁and ▁unique ▁collection ▁of ▁birds ▁and ▁animals ▁found ▁within ▁the ▁state , ▁which ▁he ▁personally ▁collected ▁and ▁prepared , ▁being ▁not ▁only ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁natural ist , ▁but ▁an ▁expert ▁tax id erm ist . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁he ▁returned ▁from ▁an ▁extended ▁tour ▁through ▁Mexico , ▁the ▁Pacific ▁coast ▁and ▁Al aska , ▁adding ▁largely ▁to ▁his ▁stock ▁of ▁spec im ens . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁Ever hart ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁give ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sc r anton ▁a ▁natural ▁history ▁museum , ▁and ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁the ▁Isa iah ▁F aw kes ▁Ever hart ▁Museum ▁of ▁Natural ▁History , ▁Science ▁and ▁Art ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Ever hart ▁died ▁in ▁Sc r anton ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Phys icians ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ber ks ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Per el man ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁at