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John Scheperle, a member of the firm of Kirstner & Scheperle, farmer and county assessor, was born in New York City, and is the sixth of nine children born to George and Catherine (King) Scheperle. The father was a native of Stuttgart, Germany, a weaver by occupation, and for a long time was foreman of a large factory in New York City. In 1847 he came as far west as Cleveland, Ohio, and soon after purchased a farm in Wayne County, where he resided until 1867, then came to Missouri, and has since been engaged in husbandry. John Scheperle attended the public schools of Ohio until about sixteen years of age, then began working at the millwright’s trade, and after having mastered it followed that occupation for three years in Ohio. He then went to Michigan, and after considerable moving about came to Missouri and began working in Jefferson City and throughout Cole County, making a stay of three or four months near Tipton. In 1870 he was married to Miss Barbara Kirstner, a native of Iowa and a daughter of John Kirstner, and soon after bought the old Kirstner mill, which he operated for several years, when it caught fire and burned to the ground. In 1876 he and his father-in-law, Mr. Kirstner, then erected their present mill, known as the Centennial Mill, which has a capacity of fifty barrels per day. They run ten concentrated centrifugal rollers, and one steam roller for feed and meal, and also have a carding machine. Their mill is brick, 30x45 feet, with an engine room addition of 44x22 feet. In 1875 Mr. Scheperle purchased his present fine valley farm of 108 acres. He is quite active in politics, and in 1885 was elected county assessor, and at the expiration of his term was reelected, and is now serving his second term. He and wife are the parents of six living children: Lucy, Katie, Christina, John, Andrew and Henry. Annie died at the age of six years, and another child died in infancy. Mr. S. and family are members of the Lutheran Church.