Frederick Lambach, M. D. Biography >From "History of Davenport and Scott County" Vol. II by Harry E. Downer-S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1910 Chicago. Surnames: Lambach, Puls, Middleton. Dr. Frederick Lambach, commissioner of insanity for Scott county and one of the successful and well known members of the medical fraternity of Davenport, was born in LeClaire, Iowa, April 4, 1866. He represents one of the old pioneer families of this part of the state. His father, Frederick Lambach, was born in Germany and in 1848, when a young man, came to the new world with his sister Elnora. They made their way to Scott county, where their two brothers, Christian and Henry, had already preceded them, being located in LeClaire. Two other brothers Charles and Francis, afterward came and likewise settled in LeClaire, where all engaged in farming. Frederick Lambach, Sr., was an engineer and master builder, as was his father before him, and in fact the family have been connected with building and engineering projects for generations. Frederick Lambach continued to engage in business along that line for a number of years and in 1870 turned his attention to general agricultural! pursuits in Princeton township. He was identified with farming until 1894, when he retired and took up his abode in Davenport, where he passed away in 1895 at the age of seventy-one years. In politics he was a republican but the honors and emoluments of office had no attraction for him. Well known, he was also uniformly respected, for his life was the exemplification of those principles and characteristics which in every land and clime command regard. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Sophia Puls, was a native of Mecklenburg, Germany. Her father, Christian Puls, settled in Blue Grass in 1850, and in this state she gave her hand in marriage to Mr. Lambach. Her death occurred in 1900, when she had reached the age of sixty-one years. In the family were four children, Ida, Gustav, Frederick and Robert, but the last named died at the age of thirteen years. To the public school system Dr. Lambach is indebted for his early educational privileges. He attended the country schools of Princeton township and afterward entered the Davenport high school, from which he was graduated with the class of 1884. He had already determined upon the practice of medicine as his life work and in the same year matriculated in the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1887. He then spent one year in St. Mary's Hospital in Philadelphia and the broad and varied experience of hospital practice well qualified him for the onerous duties which devolved upon him when he took up the private practice of medicine in LeClaire. There he remained for nine years and in 1897 came to Davenport, where he has since resided. His ability is evidenced in the liberal patronage accorded him, for he now has a good general practice. He served as county coroner from 1897 until 1908 and was again called to office on the death of the late Dr. Middleton, b! eing appointed as successor in the position of commissioner of insanity. He keeps in touch with the progress of the medical fraternity through his membership in the County, State and National Medical Societies. In 1888 Dr. Lambach was married to Miss Anna 'Allen, a representative of a leading New Jersey family and of Revolutionary stock. Dr. and Mrs. Lambach have one son, Carl H. Fraternally the Doctor is connected with Trinity Lodge, A. R. & A. M., and Davenport Chapter, R. A. M., and Davenport Chapter, R. A. M. He is also a popular member of the Shooting Club and other societies and has those traits of character which readily win friends, while his genuine worth enables him to retain the high regard that is at once tendered him. He has worked earnestly to secure the success that is his, becoming worthy of a liberal patronage by comprehensive study and conscientious performance of every professional duty. ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES