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F. REHLING, dealer in stoves, tinware, house-furnishing goods, etc., etc., Greenville; is another of the self-made men of Darke Co.; born in Hesse, Germany, May 27, 1837, where he received a good German education; at 16 years of age, he emigrated to America, landing in New York June 5, 1853; coming directly West, he arrived in Greenville without means, he then obtained employment in the Fairview Hotel, at $6 per month, and for three years was employed in the hotel business; he then served three years’ apprenticeship to learn the trade of tinner, and after completing his trade, he worked eleven years as journeyman; in 1868, he engaged in the above business, and in 1870 was unfortunate in business, losing all his capital; he then worked at the bench three years when he started his present business, which he has since successfully followed; he feels perfectly safe in saying that he carries the largest stock of goods and does a more extensive trade in his line than anyone in Greenville, and is one of our most enterprising and respected citizens. His marriage with Josephine Craig was celebrated in 1862; they have six children now living, viz: Wesley, William, Henry T., James F., Archie and Sophia E.