Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Merrimack:

Adam Eschenbach, farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Merrimack ; is a native of Bavaria, Germany; born April 2, 1842 ; he remained in Bavaria, until the year 1846, then came to this country, and married in Boston, Mass., Miss Barbara Gerstner ; they resided in Boston until the autumn of 1854, then came to Merrimack, Sauk Co., Wis., which has been their home since; they have two children-Frank and Alexander ; the former is married, and is engaged in farming in Merrimack ; the latter carries on his father’s farm, and is a young man of much enterprise ; Mr. Eschenbach owns 120 acres of land, well improved ; he has been a member of the Merrimack Town Board of Supervisors, and was School Treasurer of his district for twelve years.

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