Mercer County PA Archives Biographies.....Paup, Sherman June 23, 1867 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ken Wright wright@prestontel.com September 2, 2010, 9:07 am Source: History of Jackson County, Iowa, 1910 Author: J.W. Ellis History of Jackson County, Iowa, 1910, J. W. Ellis SHERMAN PAUP. The best agricultural interests of Fairfield township find a worthy representative in Sherman Paup, who is actively engaged in farming on sections 2 and 11, where he owns a tract of one hundred and eighty acres. A native of Jackson county, he was born June 23, 1867, his parents being Daniel and Mary J. (Sylvester) Paup. The former was born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, February 9, 1842, and is a son of Daniel and Lydia (Clark) Paup, also natives of the Keystone state. Daniel Paup, Sr., came to Jackson county, Iowa, in 1852, settling upon a farm of two hundred and twenty acres in Fairfield township, where he lived until about six years before his death, when he removed to Lyons. Shortly after coming here, however, he had entered six hundred acres of land from the government and retained possession of all of this property throughout his life. Of the nine children born to him and his wife only four are now living, namely: William, who is a resident of Nebraska; Harrison, who is living in Greene county, Iowa; Mrs. Lydia Blakely, who makes her home in Oklahoma; and Daniel. Daniel Paup, St., died in 1881, and in his death the county lost another of its early settlers. Daniel Paup, the father of Sherman Paup, was the youngest of the family born to his parents. He attended the district schools near his home and assisted in farming until July, 1862, when he enlisted in the Thirty-first Iowa Infantry. He served until the close of the war and participated in many notable engagements, among them being the siege of Vicksburg, the battle of Lookout Mountain and Sherman's memorable march to the sea. At the close of hostilities he returned to Jackson county, where he again engaged in farming and where, in 1866, he was married to Miss Mary J. Sylvester, a daughter of Josiah Sylvester, of this county. After their marriage his father gave him one hundred and sixty acres, which he traded later for the old homestead. He operated it successfully for a number of years, adding to its area as he saw opportunity until the farm now embraces three hundred and twenty acres. It is still in his possession although he has retired from active life and lives in Preston. His time was not all given to tilling the soil, however, for he has represented the Farmers' Mutual Aid Association for a long period, was a director in the Preston Telephone Company, and is now a stockholder in that concern. He also served as school director at different times. In fact he is a man of great energy and industry, who is eager to grasp opportunities for progress and advancement. Politically he gives his support to the republican party. Eight children, five sons and three daughters, were born to Mr. and Mrs Daniel Paup, as follows: Sherman; George, living in New Mexico; Oma, who is a traveling salesman; Harry, living on the old homestead; Earl, who is farming in Canada; Ida, the wife of R. C. Patterson, of Harlan, Iowa; and Hattie and Edith, who are living with their parents in Preston. Sherman Paup, whose name introduces this review, was reared upon the home farm in Fairfield township, and as his years and strength permitted he assisted in cultivating the soil through the summer months and through the winter months he was a pupil in the public schools, thus acquiring a good knowledge of the elementary branches of English education. He remained with his parents until he was about twenty-five years of age and then started out in life on his own account, purchasing a farm in Fairfield township. He lived thereon for about five years, at the end of which period he sold out and bought the place which is now his home, embracing one hundred and eighty acres on sections 2 and n, Fairfield township. Mr. Paup has brought the farm under a high state of cultivation and it yields him generous returns for his labor. He grows a variety of crops adapted to soil and climate but he has made a specialty of raising and feeding stock and finds it a profitable branch of his business. In all of his undertakings he has kept in touch with progressive ideas, and has put forth a degree of diligence and perseverance in the management of his farm that has brought him a gratifying measure of prosperity. On Christmas day of 1893, Mr.Paup was united in marriage to Miss Lela Kitts. who was born in Jennings county, Indiana, July 12, 1874, and is a daughter of William D. and Mary E. (Heaton) Kitts, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Paup have been blessed with five children, namely: Daniel D., William S., George D., Berneda H. and Bernadine, but George D. has passed away. The parents are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and take a deep and helpful interest in its work. Mr. Paup gives his political allegiance to the republican party, but has taken no part in local affairs. He holds membership with the Modern Woodmen Camp, No. 6264, at Spragueville, and also with the Odd Fellows Lodge, No. 252, at Preston, in which he has filled all the chairs, and with his wife belongs to the Royal Neighbors 5737 at Preston. He has ever been an industrious man and though he has met with some difficulties he has overcome them and is today numbered among the substantial farmers of Fairfield township, his excellent property being the visible evidence of his life of thrift. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 5.9 Kb