Illinois: History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William Henry Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1882. Cass County. J.C.H. EBERWEIN, merchant, Beardstown; was born at Giessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in March, 1819, and received his education in the University of Giessen. In 1837, he came to this country, and in 1838, to Beardstown; worked for a time in a packing house and on a farm, and for about two and a half years in a store. In 1842, he moved to Butler County, O., where he married Miss Maria Gungerich, and, returning to this county, engaged in farming, near Arenzville, until the death of his wife, in the spring of 1846. He then spent some time in Wisconsin, New Orleans, La., Kansas and Nebraska. He kept store at Richland, Ill., for about two years, for Mr. Moore, and in 1849 engaged in business with a partner, to whom he sold out his interest in 1851. He then entered one hundred and twenty acres of land in Monroe Precinct, this county, improved about fifty- three acres, an in 1852 went to California, with a party of four, by the overland route. He traded in provisions between Sacramento and Nevada City, Cal., and in 1853, returned via the Panama route. He then engaged in business for two years with a partner, whose interest he then bought out, and carried on business in the same store till 1880, when he built his present business house, where he carries on a general merchandising business, assisted by his two sons. In 1853, he married Christina Tucken, of Beardstown, and by this union there have been four children: August, Herman, Christina and William. By his first marriage he had two children: Lena and Bertha. Since 1853 he has been engaged in the pork-packing business. Eberwein Gungerich Moore Tucken = Germany Butler-OH WI LA KS NE CA