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Below is a family biography included in The History of Cole County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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F. H. Rephlo, merchant at Jefferson City, Mo., is a native of Cole County, born in December, 1842, his parents being Bernard and Helena (Nieters) Rephlo, who were Germans by birth, and came to America at quite an early day, settling in Jefferson City in 1837. The father was a stone-mason by trade, and assisted on the capitol building, which was then being erected. After its completion he moved to the country and entered land in Liberty Township, where he spent a number of years, then went to Osage County, and a few years later moved to Jefferson City and engaged in the mercantile business, continuing this occupation until his death, after which his wife, whom he married in Cole County, conducted the business until her death, in 1879. Since that time our subject, F. H. Rephlo, has had the management of affairs, he being the only surviving member of a family of nine children. He was reared and educated in Cole County, and his early life was spent in his father’s store, where he acquired a thorough knowledge of mercantile life. He erected his present building, which is a large two-story brick, and carries a large and well-selected stock of general merchandise. In 1878 he was married to Josephine Haar, by whom he has a family of two children, Joseph and Louis. Mr. and Mrs. B. belong to the Catholic Church.

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This family biography is one of 127 biographies included in The History of Cole County, Missouri published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Cole County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps

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