Biographical Sketch of Eberhardt Giebler, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Eberhardt Giebler, a prominent farmer and miller of Franklin County, was born in Germany in 1821, immigrated to the United States in 1848, and settled in Franklin County, Mo., where he bought a small water- mill and entered eighty acres of land; he also bought eighty acres. The country was wild and uncultivated, and Mr. Giebler immediately proceeded to clear his land. He operated his mill until 1856, when he sold out, and began merchandising at the site now known as Champ- ion City. During the war his store was burned and he subsequently built the Champion City Sawmill, to which he afterward attached buhrs and then operated as a gristmill. A postoffice was established in 1879 or 1880, and has since been carried on. Mr. Giebler has always been the most prominent man in the place, and is identified as the first resident and founder of the place. He has reared an interest- ing family of seven children: Mary, Charles W., Alfred, John E. and George T. (twins), Adolphus H. and Alvina. Mr. Giebler served in the Home Guards during the war, but never participated in any heavy en- gagements. He is a member of the Masonic order, and is honored and trusted by all who know him. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================