My Genealogy Hound

Christian Eberlin (deceased), who was one of the early settlers of Gasconade County, was born in Baden, Germany, in 1819. After reaching manhood he married Christina Wiedermann, also a native of Baden. After living in the old country until 1847 they then sailed for America, remaining in Philadelphia a short time, and then came on to Gasconade County, where the father passed the remainder of his days. He was a life-long farmer, and during the war served about fifteen months in a company of artillery, being discharged at the end of that time on account of sickness. He was a member of the Evangelical Church, as is also his wife, who is still living and sixty-one years of age. Of their eight children one was born on the ocean and the remainder here. Christian, Jr., was born in Roark Township, in 1849. He received both an English and German education to a limited degree. In 1873 he married Miss Annie Michaelis, also a native of Gasconade County, born in 1856, and to them were born three children, two sons and one daughter. Mr. Eberlin is a Republican in politics. In 1887 they settled on their present farm, which consists of eighty acres of fine land. He commenced with a very small capital, and has made the most of his property by hard work and economy.