Biographical Sketch of George Eppler, Gasconade County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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George Eppler, cabinet maker and farmer of Roark Township, is the son 
of Christian and Beda (Kommer) Eppler, both born in Wurtemberg, Germany.
When a young man the father served under Napolean in his Russian camp-
aign, and after his return married; and of the four sons and eight 
daughters born to this marriage only three came to the United States.
The father was a weaver by occupation, and died while still a compara-
tively young man, being only forty-eight.  The mother died at the age
of eighty-seven.  George was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1828, and
received a good education.  At the age of fourteen he began learning
his trade, and after having worked in the old country until 1856 he 
came to America, and after following his trade until 1857, came to 
Gasconade County.  The same year he married Miss Sothie Hof, a native 
of Prussia, born in 1830, and who came across the ocean in the same
ship that he did.  On coming to this county he located where he now
lives, owning eighty acres.  To his marriage were born ten children,
eight of whom are living, three sons and five daughters.  Mr. and Mrs.
Eppler are both members of the Evangelical Church.  In 1861 Mr. Eppler
enlisted in Company E, of the Fourth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and
served eighteen months.  In 1865 he was called out in Company C, of the
Fifty-eighth Ohio Regiment, and was released in October.  Besides, he
was lieutenant of the Home Guards, and quartermaster-sergeant of the
militia; also first sergeant in the Fourth Missouri.  In politics he 
was formerly a Republican, but for the past few years has been Indepen-
dent.  He is a member of the G. A. R., and is an excellent citizen.  He
is a first class cabinet maker, and has some specimens of his workman-
ship that are very fine.

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