Bernard Richter was born in Germany October 27, 1820, and is the son of Anthony and Mary (Peters) Richter, natives of Germany, born in 1783 and 1781, and died 1824 and 1861, respectively. Anthony Richter kept hotel in the old country. In 1846 Bernard Richter immigrated to America, landing in New York, and afterward made several trips back to Germany. In 1853 he started to California, but stopped at Jefferson City, and there met and married Miss Mary Tollman the same year. To this union were born six children, three sons and three daughters: Antone, born in 1854; Herman, born in 1856; Henry, born in 1858; Anna, born in 1860; Elizabeth, born in 1864, and Mary, born in 1868. Mr. Richter purchased his present place of residence in 1853, and made it one of the handsomest places on the Greenberry road. The farm embraces 155 acres, 100 in a high state of cultivation. He has a splendid orchard of five acres, with all the best fruit obtainable. He has splendid out-buildings, good stock, both horses and cattle, and is one of the representative farmers of the county. He was in the late unpleasantness, was enrolled both in the Home Guards and in the State troops, and served under Col. Richardson. He made but one raid, that being to Roach Post, and can relate many amusing anecdotes connected with war times. He was justice of the peace at one time, but resigned, and is a Democrat in his politics. He and wife are members of the Catholic Church, and are very much respected by all who know them.

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History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Benton, Miller, Maries, and Osage Counties, Missouri, Goodspeed Publishing Company (1889).