Biographical Sketch of Burrell S. Reppy, Jefferson County, Missouri

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

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Burrell S. Reppy, merchant of De Soto, was born in Washington County,
Mo., in 1819, and is a son of Harry and Elizabeth Reppy, the former of
whom, a native of Ireland, was born in 1772, and when sixteen years of
age came to America.  Upon arrival in this country Harry Reppy first
settled in Tennessee, but about the year 1808 removed to the State of
Missouri, and was one of the pioneer settlers of the southeastern part
of the State.  He worked in the mines in Washington County until his
death, in 1827.  He was the father of six children by his fourth wife,
mother of Burrell S., who died in 1829.  Of this family but four are
living, viz.: Henry G., in California; Burrell S., at De Soto, Jeffer-
son County, Mo.; Hiram, at Valle Mines, Jefferson County, Mo.,; and
James, in San Francisco, Cal.  His mother dying when Burrell S. was 
but eight years of age, and his father surviving her but five years,
he was taken by one Charles Yates, with whom he lived until thirteen
years old.  Running away from his guardian he went to St. Louis County
and was taken by a merchant at Manchester, where he remained for five
years.  At the age of twenty he engaged in business for himself in
Philadelphia, Marion Co., Mo., whence in 1843, he removed to Galena, 
Ill., where he was engaged in general merchandising for the following
nine years.  In 1852 he located in La Crosse, Wis., and engaged in the
same business.  In 1840 he married Miss Rebecca Bullock, who was born
in Boone County, Ky., in 1820, and when twelve years old came to Miss-
ouri with her parents, John C. and Mary Bullock.  Mr. and Mrs. Reppy
have three children: Charles D., an editor of Arizona; Henrietta, the
widow of Nathaniel G. Day, of St. Louis; and George F., a commercial
traveler, of Denver, Colo.  In November, 1861, Mr. Reppy enlisted in
Company B, Second Wisconsin Cavalry, Union army, and served nearly
three years; he served as second lieutenant and captain of his company
through Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee, and
participated in the siege of Vicksburg, at which place he was discharg-
ed, in the fall of 1864.  He then returned home and in 1865 came to
De Soto, where for the following twenty two months he engaged in gen-
eral merchandising.  Selling his mercantile stock, he turned his atten-
tion to the cultivation of small fruits and vegetables, which occupa-
tion he followed for eighteen years.  He established his present busi-
ness in 1883, and has since been selling goods.  Mr. Reppy is one of 
the oldest citizens of Southeastern Missouri, and is highly esteemed.
In politics a Republican, he served as justice of the peace for eleven
years.  He is a member of the I. O. O. F.  Mr. and Mrs. Reppy are mem-
bers of the Congregational Church, in which he has served as deacon for
many years.

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