Person:Eberhard Anheuser (1)

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Eberhard Anheuser (September 27, 1806May 2, 1880) was a German American soap and candle maker, as well as the father-in-law of Adolphus Busch, the founder of the Anheuser-Busch Company.

Anheuser grew up in Kreuznach, where his parents operated a vineyard that had been in the family since 1627. He and two of his brothers moved to North America in 1842. He was a major creditor of the Bavarian Brewery Company, a struggling brewery founded in 1853. When the company encountered financial difficulty in 1860, he purchased the minor creditors' interests and took over the company.

Eberhard Anheuser became president and CEO and changed the company name to the Eberhard Anheuser and Company. His daughter Lilly married Adolphus Busch, a brewery supply salesman, in a double wedding with Anna Anheuser (Lilly's older sister) and Ulrich Busch (Adolphus' brother) in 1861. Despite the outbreak of the Civil War, the brewery remained competitive, partially because lager was not banned by the Union Army, while hard liquors were.^[1]

As Anheuser became older, Adolphus Busch took up more of the company's duties, and the company was renamed Anheuser-Busch in 1879.

Anheuser died in 1880 and was buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.

Eberhard Anheuser was a soap and candle maker as well as the father-in-law of Adolphus Busch, the founder of the Anheuser-Busch Company. He and two of his brothers moved to America in 1842. He was a major creditor of the Bavarian Brewery Company, a struggling brewery founded in 1853. When the company encountered financial difficulty in 1860 he purchased the minor creditors' interests and took over the company.

Eberhard Anheuser became president and CEO and changed the company name to the Eberhard Anheuser and Company. His daughter Lilly married Adolphus Busch, a brewery supply salesman, in a double wedding with Anna Anheuser (Lilly's older sister) and Ulrich Busch (Adolphus' brother) in 1861. The company became Anheuser-Busch in 1879.^S10

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1. ↑ "Generations of the Cohesive Clan", in Life. (New York, New York: Time, Inc.)
   (New York, New York: Time, Inc.), page 131, 2 May 1955.
2. ↑ "Death of Adolphus Busch", in Brewers Journal
   (Gibson Publishing Company), volume 41, page 188, October 1913.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} "For the Love of Lager: The History of Anheuser-Busch", in Anheuser-Busch
   14 Dec 2016 (accessed 9 Aug 2017).

   Eberhard Anheuser, who left Germany in 1843, trained as a soap manufacturer, eventually going on to own the largest soap and candle company in St. Louis. Although he had no brewing experience, he became part owner of the Bavarian Brewery, which had first opened its doors in 1852. By 1860, Anheuser had bought out the other investors and the brewery’s name was changed to E. Anheuser & Co.

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Eberhard Anheuser, in Find A Grave: Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri
   Memorial# 9309, May 19, 2000.

   Birth: Sep. 27, 1806, Bad Kreuznach, Bad Kreuznacher Landkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
   Death: May 2, 1880, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
   Burial: Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
   Plot: Block 77/78, Lot 2565

5. ↑ Eberhard Anheuser, in Department of State. Office of the Chief Clerk, and Department of State. Passport Bureau. Passport applications, 1795-1905. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1372)
   Publication Number M1372, Film Number 130, GS Film Number 001432630, Digital Folder Number 007545935, Image Number 00431, 02 May 1865.

   Name: Eberhard Anheuser
   Event Type: Passport Application
   Event Date: 02 May 1865
   Event Place: United States
   Event Place (Original):
   Gender:
   Age: 58
   Birth Date:
   Birth Year (Estimated): 1807
   Birthplace:
   Spouse's Name:
   Spouse's Gender:
   Certificate Number:

   Citing this Record: "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2YW-PFVB : 8 February 2017), Eberhard Anheuser, 02 May 1865; citing Passport Application, United States, source certificate #, Passport Applications, 1795-1905., 130, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,432,630.

6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 Everhart Anheuser, in United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
   The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), M653, Film Number 649, GS Film Number 803649, Digital Folder Number 005170230, Image Number 00141, 1860.

   Titles and Terms:
   Event Type: Census
   Event Date: 1860
   Event Place: 4th Ward St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States
   Gender: Male
   Age: 53
   Race: White
   Race (Original): [Blank]
   Occupation:
   Birth Year (Estimated): 1807
   Birthplace: Prussia
   Page: 137
   Household ID: 993
   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
   Everhart Anheuser M 53 Prussia
   William Anheuser M 25 Prussia
   Amina Klier F 23 Prussia
   Anna Klier F 22 Prussia
   Adolphus Klier M 20 Prussia
   Jacob Klier M 19 Prussia
   Lilly Klier F 18 Prussia
   Mina Klier F 10 Missouri
   Fredrick Loung M 24 Ohio
   Louisa Balke F 20 Hanover

   Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZP-T3S : 26 July 2017), Everhart Anheuser, 1860.

7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 Eberh* Anhhauser, in United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
   The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), M432, Film Number 415, GS Film Number 443623, Digital Folder Number 004200575, Image Number 00174, Line Number 21, 1850.

   Name: Eberh* Anhhauser
   Event Type: Census
   Event Year: 1850
   Event Place: St. Louis, ward 1, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
   Gender: Male
   Age: 44
   Race: White
   Race (Original):
   Birth Year (Estimated): 1806
   Birthplace: Germany
   Household ID: 1494
   House Number: 968
   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
   Eberh* Anhhauser M 44 Germany
   Dor Annhauser F 32 Germany
   Wilh Annhauser M 14 Germany
   Herm Annhauser F 13 Germany
   Anna Annhauser F 12 Germany
   Adolf Annhauser M 10 Germany
   Jacb Annhauser M 9 Germany
   Els Annhauser F 7 Germany
   Wilh Annhauser F 1 Missouri
   Mar Selzer F 18 Germany

   Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZL-752 : 12 April 2016), Eberh* Anhhauser, St. Louis, ward 1, St. Louis, Missouri, United States; citing family 1494, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

8. ↑ Anheuser, Eberhard Naturalization Card, in Missouri Digital Heritage, St. Louis City Circuit Court-Criminal Court, Missouri Secretary of State
   Reel Number C-25806, Volume 01, Page 291, 26 Sep 1848.

   Record Group St. Louis City Circuit Court-Criminal Court--CCCC, 1839-1896
   Series Declaration of Aliens and Second Papers
   Subseries Naturalization Cards
   County St. Louis City
   Reel Number C 25806
   Box
   Folder
   Volume 01
   Page 291
   Name Anheuser, Eberhard
   Current Residence
   Record Date 09/26/1848
   Native Country Germany
   Age
   Witness 1
   Witness 2

   Source Partnership between MO State Archives, St. Louis Genealogical Society, and St. Louis Circuit Court

9. ↑ Eberhardt Anheuser, in Bellefontaine Cemetery: Genealogy
   Lot Number 2565, 4 May 1880.

   Last Name First Name Lot Number Birth Date Death Date Burial Date Age
   ANHEUSER ADOLPHE 2565 6/8/1886
   ANHEUSER ALTHEA S. 6300 7/12/1908
   ANHEUSER DOROTHEA 2565 1/22/1904
   ANHEUSER EBERHARD 5492 7/31/1963
   ANHEUSER EBERHARDT 2565 5/4/1880
   ANHEUSER FRANCES 4310 10/17/1843 8/28/1910 8/30/1910 66 YEARS
   ANHEUSER FREDERICK S. 6300 5/4/1984
   ANHEUSER HENRY 2565 1/22/1904
   ANHEUSER MABEL R. 6300 10/19/2000
   ANHEUSER MAUD A. 6300 3/10/1979
   ANHEUSER NELLIE 5492 2/10/1975
   ANHEUSER OLGA S. 6300 12/16/1936
   ANHEUSER PRESLEY 6300 8/6/1976
   ANHEUSER VIRGINIA 6300 5/25/2000
   ANHEUSER W. F. 6300 12/15/1948
   ANHEUSER WILLIAM 4310 2/6/1836 1/17/1901 1/20/1901 64 YEARS
   ANHEUSER WILLIAM STRAUB 6300 5/19/1909 6/30/2007 7/13/2007 98Y 1M 11DY

10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Eberhard Anheuser, in Saunders Family Tree (Rootsweb WorldConnect)
    ID: I2410, 8 May 2013.

    Name: Eberhard Anheuser
    Sex: M
    Birth: 27 SEP 1805 in Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Preuben, Deutschland
    Burial: Bellefontaine, St. Louis, MO
    Death: 02 MAY 1880 in St. Louis, Missouri

    Cites the following source: Missouri Death Records, 1834-1931
    Name: Eberhardt Anheuser
    Death Date: 2 May 1880
    Birth Date: abt 1805
    County: St Louis
    Death Location: 8th & Pestalozzi
    Race/Ethnicity: White
    Age: 75
    Gender: M

    Cites the following source: St. Louis City Death Records, 1850-1908
    Name: Eberhardt Anheuser
    Death Date: 2 May 1880
    Birth Place: Germany
    Cemetery: Bellefontaine
    Address: 8th & Pestalozzi
    Volume: 10
    Page: 179
    County Library: RDSL 19
    Missouri Archive: C 645-2
    SLGS Rolls: 315

11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3} Eberhard Anheuser, in Wikidata
    (URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214076), retrieved 12 Sep 2017.

    place of birth: Bad Kreuznach
    date of death: 2 May 1880 Gregorian
    place of interment: Bellefontaine Cemetery