Ambrose Fisher Achenbach was born in Orangeville, Columbia county, Penn., Jan. 12, 1847, and died at Soldier, Kansas, November 19th, 1917, aged 70 years, 10 months and seven days. He was the fourth child of George A. and Catherine A. Achenbach, whose family consisted of ten children, four boys and six girls, three of whom with the father and Mother have preceeded him to the great beyond. He came west in 1872, when comparatively a young man and located at Washington, Kan., where he met and married Hattie R. Gish, Oct. 25, 1873. To thus union were born five children, Geo. A., of Walters, Okla., Maude H., died in infancy, Glen R. of Soldier, Ks., Burt H., of Walters, Okla., and Daisy, the mother and three grandchildren are left to mourn his death. In 1877 he moved to Atchison county where he located on a farm and later to Monrovia, where he was engaged in the mercantile business and was also postmaster. He removed from there to Effingham and then to Avoca. In the fall of 1888, he moved to Holton and engaged in the implement business for a number of years and later moved back to Avoca and afterwards to Soldier. He was appointed postmaster at Soldier in 1913, which he was holding at the time of his death .. He was a member of the Christian church, Soldier Lodge 240 A. F. & A. M. and Soldier Lodge No. 509 A. O. U. W. .. For nearly five years the editor of the Clipper .. Among the out of town people who were here to attend Mr. Achenbach's funeral were, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Achenbach and daughter, Elizabeth of Topeka ..
The Soldier Clipper, November 21, 1917.
The Soldier Clipper, November 21, 1917.
Ambrose Fisher Achenbach was born in Orangeville, Columbia county, Penn., Jan. 12, 1847, and died at Soldier, Kansas, November 19th, 1917, aged 70 years, 10 months and seven days. He was the fourth child of George A. and Catherine A. Achenbach, whose family consisted of ten children, four boys and six girls, three of whom with the father and Mother have preceeded him to the great beyond. He came west in 1872, when comparatively a young man and located at Washington, Kan., where he met and married Hattie R. Gish, Oct. 25, 1873. To thus union were born five children, Geo. A., of Walters, Okla., Maude H., died in infancy, Glen R. of Soldier, Ks., Burt H., of Walters, Okla., and Daisy, the mother and three grandchildren are left to mourn his death. In 1877 he moved to Atchison county where he located on a farm and later to Monrovia, where he was engaged in the mercantile business and was also postmaster. He removed from there to Effingham and then to Avoca. In the fall of 1888, he moved to Holton and engaged in the implement business for a number of years and later moved back to Avoca and afterwards to Soldier. He was appointed postmaster at Soldier in 1913, which he was holding at the time of his death .. He was a member of the Christian church, Soldier Lodge 240 A. F. & A. M. and Soldier Lodge No. 509 A. O. U. W. .. For nearly five years the editor of the Clipper .. Among the out of town people who were here to attend Mr. Achenbach's funeral were, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Achenbach and daughter, Elizabeth of Topeka ..
The Soldier Clipper, November 21, 1917.
The Soldier Clipper, November 21, 1917.
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