Illinois:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William 
Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, 
Chicago, 1882.  Cass County.

WILLIAM HUPPERS, merchant tailor and clothier, Beardstown; 
was born in Prussia, Oct. 1, 1839, and at the age of 
thirteen years began learning the tailor's trade in his 
native land, at which he served two years, and then worked 
in Belgium and Paris for several years.  March 17, 1863, he 
arrived in New York city, and went from there to Columbus, 
Ohio, but in June he came to Beardstown, and worked at his 
trade till 1869, when he started for himself, shortly 
afterward taking in as partner Philip Miller, and so 
continued until Feb. 1, 1881, Mr. Miller retiring at that 
time; since then Mr. Huppers has conducted the business by 
himself, at the corner of Main and State streets, where he 
keeps a full line of merchant tailoring goods, employing 
six or seven hands.  He was married in 1865, to Miss Minnie 
Henkel, of Arenzville.

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