Biographical Sketch of Daniel F. Bombeck, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Daniel F. Bombeck, proprietor of the sheet iron, copper and galvanized
iron works, was born July 16, 1826, at Rinteln, Lippe Schaumburg, 
Germany, where he was raised and learned the trade of copper smith.
He became a soldier, served in the tenth German army corps, and took
an active part in the Schleswig-Holstein campaign.  When discharged,
he again worked at his trade for six months and then emigrated to
America, where he arrived, in 1850, at New Orleans.  After a few 
months there, he went to St. Louis, Missouri, where he was employed
for six years.  In the fall of 1856, he came to Hannibal, Missouri,
where he established a sheet iron and copper works on his own account.,
which he carried on for three years.  In 1859, Mr. Bombeck sold his
business and went to Pike's Peak, trying his good luck by gold digging
but without much success.  Hearing from the prospects in New Mexico,
he, in 1862, joined a prospecting party, and started with them up to
the San Juan mountains, but had to return without reaching the de-
sired success.  He returned to the South Park mines, and then came
back to Hannibal, Missouri, where he bought a farm, on which he work-
ed up to 1867, when he came to St. Joseph, Missouri.  Here he was 
employed three years at his trade, and, in 1871, opened his iron and
copper works, which business he carries on with great success.  He
married on August 2, 1870, Mrs. Cornelia Hausting, born in Borngesser,
Heidelberg, Germany.  They have two children, Frida, born September,
1871, and Heinrich Daniel, born September, 1875.

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