Albert (Elbert) Eiben was a resident of Harrison Township for a few years. He is being listed as a Moundville resident because he is buried at Moundville and his son's baptism took place at the Moundville Lutheran Church.

The first record of the Eiben family was in the baptism of the Moundville Lutheran Church. August Matthias Eiben was baptized on May 25, 1897. The church record lists his birth date as March 13, 1897. It lists his parents as Albert Eiben and Marg. Siefken. The old German handwriting plainly lists the spelling -Albert. It lists his godparents (sponsors) as Matthias Siefken and Marg. Haunschild.

Next, the family was listed in the 1900 census for Harrison Township, Vernon County, MO. From the neighbors listed, it appears that the family was living south of Bronaugh near the county line. The census refers to Elbert Eiben:

• Elbert Eiben, born October 1838 in Germany, immigrated to US in 1890
• Maggie Eiben, born September 1954 in Germany, immigrated to US in 1890. Had had 7 children, 6 survived at the time of the census
• Anna Eiben, born November 1873 in Germany, immigrated to US in 1890
• Freda Eiben, born January 1883 in Germany, immigrated to US in 1890
• Elbert Eiben, born March 1886 in Germany, immigrated to US in 1890
• Mary Eiben, born April 1892 in Illinois
• Willie Eiben, born December 1893 in Illinois
• Matthias Eiben, born March 1898 in Missouri

The birth date for Matthias is almost surely off by a year in the census since his baptism was listed in order in 1897 in the Lutheran church.

Albert Eiben died in 1904. There was no mention of his death in local newspapers nor in the records of the Moundville Lutheran Church. He was buried at Welborn Cemetery northwest of Moundville. Father Albert Eiben 1838 - 1904

The only other mention of the Eiben's in Vernon County is that Frau (Mrs.) Eiben was among 32 members taking communion at the Moundville Lutheran Church in 1905.

Apparently Frau Eiben left Missouri following the death of her husband and moved back to Illinois. Cemetery records for Mount Hope Cemetery at Sibley, Ford County, Illinois list the burial for Marg. Eiben (1854 - 1925) and her son, William Eiben (1893 - 1939).

The Illinois death records give more specific dates and information about Margarete and William.

• Margarete Siefken Eiben was born September 24, 1854 in Germany and died October 28, 1925 at home at Sibley, Ford, Illinois
• William was born December 22 1893 at Cullom, Illinois. He was a tavern owner at the time of his death on July 24, 1939. The spelling listed for his mother is Margarete Siefken.

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