Henry L. Eschrich

ESCHRICH

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 9/21/2005 at 20:28:27

Henry L. Eschrich was born in German, May 21, 1846. He is the son of August W. and Louisa S. (Mehmel) Eschrich, natives of Hazen Castle, the former born Aug. 29, 1820, and the latter in December, 1819. His father received a good education, and was a soldier in the regular army. He received his discharge March 1, 1846, after which he joined the revolution of 1846, and organized a company. He was afterwards promoted to the rank of major. On the failure of that cause he had to flee the county. He went to London in 1848 and engaged in the ivory engraver's trade. He followed this business, in which he was adept, (one of the finest of his day,) until 1849, when, thinking he might be captured by German spies, he crossed the Atlantic to America and engaged at his trade in New York City, In 1859 he removed to Chicago, where he died Oct. 13, 1868. The mother is still a resident of Chicago They had a family of six children, the subject of this sketch being the youngest. Henry worked at the gunsmith's business at Chicago with his father until the latter's death, when he enlisted in company K, 15th Illinois Cavalry, which was afterwards consolidated with the 10th Illinois, he serving as orderly for Maj. Reynolds, chief of artillery and was also on duty for Capt. Beebe, of Gen O. O. Howard's staff. He was afterwards orderly for Gen. John A. Logan, at Louisville, Ky., where he was discharged July 15, 1865, after which he returned Chicago, and engaged in the painter's trade, which business he followed until 1868, when he engaged in the retail liquor business until March, 1878, when he moved to Fertile township and settled on section 13, where he still resides and has a farm containing 240 acres. He is a republican in politics and has held township offices. Mr. Eschrich was married in 1867 to Caroline Zimmerman, born in Saxony, Germany, Oct. 18, 1845. They have six children living – Gustave, Caroline Fredrick, George W. Edward A. and Louisa. Mr. and Mrs. Eschrich were confirmed in the Lutheran Church, of which they are still members.

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 765.

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