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The dark past behind the Anheuser-Busch family
Life should have been as royal as the family’s famous advertising slogan, “Budweiser, the King of Beers” for William K. “Billy” Busch, born in 1959.
To the outside world, the Busches were the golden family, one of America’s wealthiest, according to Forbes.
But behind the walls of Grant’s Farm, the opulent Busch homestead outside St. Louis, Mo., there was heartache, scandal, and tragedy.
The estate spanned 281 acres and included a French Renaissance-style chateau with 34 rooms.
There was an amusement park on the grounds and a carriage house where the famed Anheuser-Busch Clydesdale horses were housed.
Despite all this abundance, Billy’s only friends were the farm workers on the estate and assorted animals such as Tessie, his pet elephant, and a kangaroo.
In his new memoir, “Family Reins: The Heartbreaking Fall of An American Dynasty” (Blackstone), the first by a family member, Busch reveals the dark side behind an Am
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Adolphus Busch
German-born co-founder of Anheuser-Busch (1839–1913)
For other people named Adolphus Busch, see Adolphus Busch (disambiguation).
Adolphus Busch | |
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| Born | (1839-07-10)10 July 1839 Kastel, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Confederation |
| Died | 10 October 1913(1913-10-10) (aged 74) Lindschied, Hesse-Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Resting place | Bellefontaine Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Brewing executive and founder |
| Spouse | Lilly Eberhard Anheuser (m. 1861) |
| Children | 12, incl. August A. Busch |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service / branch | Union Army |
| Years of service | May - August 1861 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit | 3rd Missouri Infantry, US Reserve Corps |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Adolphus Busch (10 July 1839 – 10 October 1913[citation needed]) was the German-born
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When August Anheuser Busch II was born on 28 March 1899, in Huntleigh, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, his father, August Anheuser Busch I, was 33 and his mother, Alice Edna Zisemann, was 33. He married Marie Christy Church on 17 April 1918, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States for about 30 years. He registered for military service in 1945. His occupation is listed as president of anheuser-busch brewery in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. He died on 29 September 1989, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Affton, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.