Bio of RUPPELIUS, George Sr. (b.1834), Wright Co., MN
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996   HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY 

George Ruppelius, Sr., one of the sturdy pioneers, was born in Hesse-
Darmstadt, Germany, January 12, 1834, son of Fred W. and Katherine 
(Eve) Ruppelius.  They had one other child, Anna.  Anna married Andrew 
Bomgesser, who in 1856 brought her to America and settled in Wright 
county. In 1857 George Ruppelius came to America and located at 
Milwaukee. In June, 1858, he came to Wright county, and visited his 
brother-in-law, Andrew Bomgesser, in Rockford township. Then he went 
to Minneapolis and became interested in the meat business. In 1865 he 
came to Rockford township and located permanently. He secured 134 acres 
in section 3, range 24, on the Little Crow river, and there started his 
pioneer experiences. The locality is a picturesque one and his location 
was most admirably chosen. Only a small patch of ground had been cleared. 
He erected a log cabin, and began to develop the place, beginning with 
an ox team. In time the family prospered, and the farm became both
fertile and profitable. Mr. Ruppelins early took a prominent part in the 
affairs of the neighborhood. For twenty years he was one of the supervisors 
of the township, and for a long time he was an officer of school district 
No. 62, which he assisted in organizing. His worth is fully appreciated 
and his advice is often sought on important matters. Mr. Ruppelius was 
married in Milwaukee, to Elizabeth Eberhardt, the daughter of Jacob and 
Eliza Eberhardt, who were from the same village as the Ruppelius family. 
Mrs. Ruppelius died in 1900 at the age of sixty-six. The children in the 
family are Fred W., George, Anna, Kate and Emma.