Biographical Sketch of Louis A. Ambs, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Louis A. Ambs, the subject of this sketch, is one of the young and 
leading business men of Union, Franklin Co., Mo., and proprietor of 
the leading harness and saddle establishment in the place.  He was 
born in the city of St. Louis, Mo., August 16, 1859, and is the son
of Jacob and Elizabeth (Dotzel) Ambs, both of whom were natives of
Germany, the father born in 1824, and the mother in 1822.  The father
immigrated to America in 1844, and located in St. Louis, Mo.  He was
a cabinet maker by trade, but for the last thirty years of his life
was engaged in the wholesale liquor business in St. Louis, first 
under the firm title of Jacob Ambs & Co., and last of Jacob Ambs
Distilling Company.  He was quite prominent in business circles in
St. Louis, and was a highly respected citizen.  His death occurred 
in July, 1885.  The mother died in February, 1881, and was the 
daughter of George Dotzel, who settled in Union, Franklin Co., Mo.,
and carried on a boot and shoe business until his death.  Our subject
was reared in St. Louis, and received a good education in the common
schools and in a private German institute.  At the age of fifteen he
learned the saddle and harness maker's trade, serving apprenticeship
of four years.  For the next seven years he was engaged as traveling
salesman for his father's business, and two more years were passed 
in traveling for J. D. Sickle's Saddlery Company, of St. Louis.  In
1880 he married Miss Rosa Spilker, daughter of August Spilker, of St.
Louis, who now makes his home with his daughter.  To this union one
son, Lewis Jacob, was born, July 21, 1881.  Mr. Ambs located in Union
in the spring of 1887, and opened up his present business.  He erect-
ed a large, two-story building on Oak Street, where he has a large
and increasing business.

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