I am a member of the Allenton Volunteer Fire Department and we are attempting to locate a photograph of Allenton's first fire chief Peter Ruplinger. We have photographs of all the chiefs hanging in our station with the exception of Chief Ruplinger's. The problem is we have very little information on just who he was for sure. The fire department was founded in 1909 and most of Allenton was destroyed in 1910 by a fire. There are very few records of any kind before 1921 about the time the next fire chief was elected. Peter Joseph Ruplinger b. May 11, 1877 and Peter Leo Ruplinger b. July 8, 1878 were the only two Peter Ruplingers I could track down That were from the area at that time. They are first cousins and both are about the right age. If anyone can help me out it would be greatly appreciated.