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Below is a family biography included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published by Mills & Company in 1883.  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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CHAS. SCHIFFERDECKER, wholesale and retail dealer in beer and ice. He was born in Baden, Germany, Aug. 28, 1851. His parents, Andrew and Philipina (Bueler) Schifferdecker, were also natives of Germany. Subject was raised on a farm and educated liberally in the German schools. He immigrated to America when eighteen years of age, sailing from Bremen Sept. 4, 1869, in the steamer Wesser, and after a voyage of sixteen days arrived at New York. He came west immediately to Keokuk, Iowa, and engaged there four years; then went to Quincy, Ill., and engaged in the brewery for a time, thence to St. Louis, engaging in the same business for several months. In the spring of 1875 he went to Baxter Springs, Kan., and was similarly employed for nine months, and in December of that year came to Joplin and established his present business. Mr. Shifferdecker was married in Joplin, Sept. 24, 1877, to Miss Wilhelmina, daughter of William and Fredericka Martins, of Lee county, Iowa. Mrs. Shifferdecker was born in Mecklinburgh, Germany, Feb. 16, 1853. They have had one child, Charles, born Aug. 21, 1878, and died Oct. 9, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Schifferdecker have a very pleasant home on the corner of Fifth and Joplin streets, their residence being one of the finest in the city. They are members of the Germania Society. Subject is also a member of the Masonic fraternity. He has a large beer warehouse, ice houses, etc., constructed at an enormous expense, which adds materially to the wealth of the city. He is also agent for the celebrated Anheuser-Busch beer.

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