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H. Frederick Wappler, of De Soto, is a native of Bavaria, Germany, and was 

born March 8, 1841.  His father was Henry Wappler, a native of the same 

place, now deceased.  Mr. Wappler was educated in his native country, and 

immigrated to the United States in the fall of 1866; he first located in 

Carondelet, where he remained until the fall of 1868, when he removed to 

Jefferson County, Mo., and was engaged in farming near Vineland for the 

following three years, paying particular attention to gardening and raising 

small fruits.  In 1871 he settled in De Soto, where he has since resided.  

January 16, 1868, in St. Louis, he was united in marriage with Frederica 

Liehn, a native of the same locality in Germany as himself, and a daughter 

of Nicholas Liehn.  Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Wappler, 

six of whom are living: Frederick, Katie, Louis, Agusta, Amelie and Eda.  

The deceased was Mary, who died in the fifth year of her age.  Mr. Wappler 

is a member of the Knights of Honor and Druids, also the T. O. H.  He was 

one of the prime movers in establishing the Lutheran Church in De Soto, of
which he is a consistent member.