Biographical Sketch of Herman H. Oberbeck, Laclede County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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H. H. Oberbeck, a worthy and wealthy farmer of Laclede county, Mo., is
a native of Prussia, born August 15, 1841, being a son of William and 
Caroline (Frazer) Oberbeck, who were also born in Germany.  They spent
the greater portion of their lives in their native land, but the father
made a visit to America.  He was a cabinet maker by trade, and became
the father of nine children, eight of whom are living: Carr, Caroline,
Lottie, Henry, August, Herman H., Frederick and Minnie.  Herman H. 
Oberbeck, whose name heads this sketch, learned the cabinet maker's
trade in his native land, and followed that occupation for many years, 
and in the spring of 1867 sailed for America, taking passage at Bremen
and landing at New York City.  He first located in St. Louis, where he
worked at his trade for about seven years, and then engaged in the 
wholesale and retail liquor business, afterward investing in a stock of
groceries also.  In 1877 he came to Laclede county and purchased 407
acres of land, with 100 under cultivation.  He is quite extensively
engaged in raising cattle and hogs, and is one of the progressive farm-
ers of the county.  In 1865 he wedded Miss Minnie Steinberger, a native
of Germany, who died in 1886, having borne a family of seven children:
Minnie, Annie, Henry, August, Mary, Lena and Ida.  In June, 1888, he 
was married to Mollie Weirauch.  He is a member of the Agricultural
Wheel.

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