Biographical Sketch of Stuppy & Reichard, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Stuppy & Reichard, proprietors of the Central Green Houses in St. 
Joseph, bear the reputation of skilled florists.  L. J. Stuppy, the
head of the firm, was born in Saint Genevieve County, Missouri, in 
September, 1849.  He came with his parents to St. Joseph in the 
spring of 1850.  His father, F. X. Stuppy, was one of the pioneer
druggists of the place.  L. J. was raised in St. Joseph, and, in 
due time, educated in his father's calling.  In obedience to the 
promptings of a natural taste, in 1875, he engaged in his present
business, of which he has made a success.  In 1876, he married Miss
Annie Schiesl.  They have two children: F. X., Jr. and Annie E.
David M. Reichard, his partner in the business, was born near 
Martinsburg, in Berkeley County, Virginia, August 8, 1830, and, at
an early age, moved with his parents to Maryland, where his father
engaged in the nursery business.  Brought up in his father's avoca-
tion, he early acquired a taste for floriculture.  On attaining his
majority, he moved to Washington, D.C., where he remained engaged 
in the nursery business till 1865, when he determined to try his 
fortune in the West, and settled in St. Joseph, Missouri.  In 1858,
he married Miss Rebecca Boyd.  They have four children: Milton, 
Walter, Howard and Willie.  Mr. Reichard and family are members of
the Presbyterian Church.

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