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CHARLES EYPPER
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CHARLES EYPPER was born in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, February
13, 1834. He is the son of George and Marian (Beck) Eypper and a
grandson of Charles Eypper and Jacques Beck, a soldier in Napoleon's
army who perished in the retreat from Moscow.
Mr. Eypper left Strasbourg in 184S and came to this country. He went to Texas, and from 1856 to 1859 served with a surveying party under Captain Pope, U. S. A., in New Mexico, Texas, and other Western territories. In 1861 he volunteered with the First New York Regiment, Colonel William Allen, and served his full term of enlistment. He participated in the battle of Big Bethel, in the Seven Days' Fight, and in other important engagements, and made an honorable record. He was wounded in the arm by an arrow in an encounter with the Indians when with the surveying party, and during the battle between the "Monitor" and "Merrimac" in Hampton Roads was with a shore battery. Since 1876 he has been engaged in the brewing business. Mr. Eypper is a public spirited, patriotic citizen, and deeply interested in the affairs of his adopted town. He was Mayor of Guttenberg in 1891 and in every capacity has achieved a high reputation. He married Marguerite Apffel, daughter of Jacques Apffel and Marguerite Bauer. Her father's brother, Henri Apffel, was Director of the Military School at Fontainebleu until 1893, when he died. Prior to that he was a Major in the Engineer Corps. John Apffel, another brother, served in the Franco-Prussian War, was at Strasbourg as Commandant de Place, and was retired as a Colonel in the French Army. Amelie, sister of Mrs. Marguerite Eypper's mother, was Sister Superior of the House of Deaconnesses at Mulhouse, Alsace. All of the family were residents of Weissenbourg, Alsace, France.
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