Albertise Coon (Mrs. John Hamilton) Reppy – Organizing Regent of Two Missouri DAR Chapters
Mrs. Albertise Coon Reppy

Albertise Coon was born near De Soto, Jefferson County, Missouri, to Amariah Coon and Eliza Frissel. She was united in marriage with her husband, Probate Judge John Hamilton Reppy, on December 3, 1907. Mr. and Mrs. Reppy did not have any children of their own, but she was a loving stepmother to the Judge’s five children by his first wife, as well as a foster daughter.

 

 

 

Mrs. Reppy, photo from the 1918 MSSDAR Proceedings Book, page 11.

The Judge and Mrs. Reppy owned and operated the Jefferson County Record newspaper at Hillsboro for about 15 years. She was also a correspondent for the weekly News-Democrat and the Daily News-Democrat for several years. She was active in many civic and church organizations, including the Order of Eastern Star, the De Soto Women’s Club, the Old Settlers Committee and the Hillsboro Presbyterian Church. Before marrying John Reppy, she taught school in De Soto, Missouri. Her volunteer work included being an officer in the Library Association and a trustee of the Jefferson County Farm Boy Fund. After her marriage, Mrs. Reppy also served as a Jefferson County election judge several times.

Her DAR Legacy – Louisiana Purchase Chapter, NSDAR, and King’s Trace Chapter, NSDAR
  • Albertise Coon Reppy joined the Daughters of the American Revolution as a Missouri member-at-large in January 1914.
  • On October 7, 1916, the Louisiana Purchase Chapter, NSDAR, was organized by Mrs. Reppy and chartered in De Soto, Missouri.
  • Mrs. Reppy served as the Missouri State Society DAR’s recording secretary from 1918 through 1921.
  • By 1922, Mrs. Reppy had withdrawn from the Louisiana Purchase Chapter, NSDAR, to member-at-large status to organize a chapter in Hillsboro, Missouri. The King’s Trace Chapter, NSDAR, was chartered on December 5, 1925, and sadly disbanded in 1958, when the remaining members transferred to the Louisiana Purchase Chapter, NSDAR.
  • She was also the organizing regent of a Children of the American Revolution (C.A.R.) Society in May 1922, but the name of this chapter is unknown. 

Albertise Coon Reppy died on January 23, 1960, in Festus, Missouri, having spent her entire life in Jefferson County, Missouri.

In February 2025, the Louisiana Purchase Chapter, NSDAR, recognized Mrs. Albertise Coon (John Hamilton) Reppy with a DAR Woman in American History Award.