Charles Nicholas Rimbach was born in Lauchröden, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar (now part of the German state of Thüringen) to Martin Rimbach and Anna Elisabetha Kegelmann. He arrived at New Orleans on 28 Jun 1858 aboard the ship, Edmund, having departed Bremen, Germany with several other young men from his home village, who were also bound for "St. Merry, Mo." [St. Mary, MO].

His obituary indicates he and Missouri Frances Nanney were married in 1861 and went on to have 11 children, 6 of whom predeceased him. Though he spent most of his life as a farmer, it also indicates he had trained as a miller and mason, being hired about 1864 to repair what's now known as the "Old Burnt Mill", which caught fire 12 Oct 1866. After his first wife died, he then married widow, Elizabeth McFarland née Boyd, and they had one additional daughter together.

Civil War Service

Pvt. Nicholas Reinbach, Co. A, 68th Enrolled Missouri Militia Regiment [Union]

enrolled 1 Jan 1863 at Ironton, age 25

mustered 1 Jan 1863 at Ironton

no dates of service (muster card only)

https://www.sos.mo.gov/Images/Archives/Military/s00804/s00804_2371.pdf

Pvt. Charles M. Reinbach, Co. D, 78th Enrolled Missouri Militia Regiment [Union]

enrolled 30 Apr 1864 at St. Mary's, age 25

mustered 16 Oct 1864 at Ste. Genevieve under Col. Leavenworth

relieved 25 Nov 1864 under Col. Bond (41 days of actual service)

https://www.sos.mo.gov/Images/Archives/Military/s00811/s00811_2364.pdf

Lauchröden baptism register - 1838, entry #4

Nicolaus Rimbach

born: 31 Jan 1838, 5PM

baptized: 10 Feb 1838 at church

father: Martin Rimbach, local whitewasher ("Tuencher hierselbst")

mother: Anna Elisabetha née Kegelmann

4th child, 2nd son, 1st marriage

sponsor: Nicolaus Baum, local mason ("Maurer hierselbst")

https://www.archion.de/p/6e7c3a1f4a/

1860 US Federal Census - Saline Twp., Perry Co., MO - family 146

Nicholas Reuboch | M | 21 | Saxony | laborer on Friedrich Heinrich Gottlieb Voelker's farm

https://archive.org/details/populationschedu638unit/page/n98/mode/1up?view=theater

1870 US Census - Beauvais Twp., Ste. Gen. Co., MO - family 47

Nic. Rambolt | M | 30 | Germany | farmer

Frank Rambolt | M | 26 | MO | [was likely wife, "Frances"]

Elizabeth Rambolt | F | 6 | MO |

Ferdinand Rambolt | M | 4 | MO |

Charles Rambolt | M | 1 | MO |

Thos. Nanney | M | 16 | MO |

https://archive.org/details/populationschedu0807unit/page/n187/mode/1up?view=theater

1880 US Census - Beauvais Twp., Ste. Gen. Co., MO - family 18

Nicholas Rimbach | M | 41 | Germany | farming

Francis M. Rimbach | F | 35 | MO | keeping house

Elizbeth Rimbach | F | 15 | MO |

Melissa Rimbach | F | 1 | MO |

Ralph Rimbach | M | 7 | MO |

Virginia Rimbach | F | 5 | MO |

Emily Rimbach | F | 12 | MO |

https://archive.org/details/10thcensus0715unit/page/n285/mode/1up?view=theater

1900 US Federal Census - Beauvais Twp., Ste. Gen. Co., MO - family 275

Nicholas Rimbaugh | M | 61 | Jan 1839 | Germany | farmer

Elizabeth Rimbaugh | F | 57 | Oct 1843 | MO |

Flora Rimbaugh | F | 10 | Apr 1890 | MO |

https://archive.org/details/12thcensusofpopu886unit/page/n926/mode/1up?view=theater

1910 US Federal Census - Beauvais Twp., Ste. Gen. Co., MO - family 221

Chas. N. Rimboch | M | 71 | Germany | farmer

Elizabeth Rimboch | F | 67 | MO | wife

Flora J Hudson | F | 20 | MO | daughter

Clarence R Hudson | M | 22 | MO | farmer / son-in-law

Floyd O Hudson | M | 0 | MO | grandson

Luvina Ridings | F | 8 | MO | orphan

https://archive.org/details/13thcensus1910po810unit/page/n918/mode/1up?view=theater

Obituary

The Perry County Sun (Perryville, MO) Thu 22 Feb 1917, page 5

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-perry-county-sun-chas-n-rimboch-ob/141911637/