Biographical Sketch of Charles Fredrick Maximilian Eimbeck, Franklin 
County, Missouri

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

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Charles Fredrick Maximilian Eimbeck, dealer in general merchandise at
New Haven, was born in Holzminden, Germany, April 5, 1838, and is the
son of C. W. and Louisa (Steinacker) Eimbeck, who were born in 1796
and 1805, and died in 1870 and 1846, respectively.  They were married
about 1835.  The father served under Gen. Bluecher at the battle of
Waterloo, and was a man of considerable prominence.  Young Max, when
eight years old, accompanied his father to Braunschweig, Germany,
where he remained until his fifteenth year, securing a good common
school education.  From the age of fifteen he served as book-keeper
and clerk in different parts of Germany, until coming to America. In
1865 he crossed the ocean to the United States, and stopped for some
time in New York, but later came to Franklin County, Mo., where he
clerked for some time, but finally engaged in business on his own
responsibility, and now has one of the most complete business houses
in the city.  March 23, 1879, he married Mrs. Katie Wolff, who was
born in France, and who is the daughter of John and Catherine Wolff.
The father died in France, but the mother came to the United States
in 1869, and is now living in New Haven.  Our subject was for twelve
years, assistant postmaster at New Haven, is director of the Build-
ing and Loan Association, is secretary and treasurer of the German
Lutheran Church, of which he and wife are members, besides being
agent for various leading periodicals. 

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