Alexander Paul

As printed in 1901

ALEXANDER PAUL.

Prominent among the citizens of Linn county who have witnessed the marvelous development of this section of the state in the past sixty years, and who have, by honest toil and industry, succeeded in acquiring a competence, and are now able to spend the sunset of life in quiet and retirement, is the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch. He is now living retired at his pleasant home on the corner of Eighth street and Sixth avenue, Marion.

Mr. Paul was born June 15, 1823, in Greene county, Pennsylvania, of which his parents, George and Sarah (Tipton) Paul, were also natives. The father taught school for a time, but was principally engaged in agricultural pursuits, and spent his entire life on one farm, dying there at the age of seventy-two years. He was a very worthy and active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, to which his wife also belonged. She departed this life in 1852, at the age of sixty-three years. Her father was Jonathan Tipton and her step-father was Matthew Hannan, who served as a private in the Revolutionary war and died at the advanced age of ninety years. He was a most worthy Pennsylvania pioneer. Our subject's paternal grandfather, William I'aul, was a farmer of that state.

Alexander Paul is the fifth in order of birth in a family of nine children, the others being Mary, wife of Edmond Phillips; William S., who died young while on business in Ohio; Jonathan Tipton, deceased, was a resident of Linn county; Thomas, who died at the age of twenty-six unmarried; David H., the only member of the family now living in Pennsylvania; Enoch, who died in Iowa at the age of forty-five years; Nathaniel, a resident of Lisbon, Iowa; and Wesley S., who died at the age of twenty-seven years.

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In 1855 Mr. Paul led U< the marriage altar Miss Justin Taylor, who was born in North Carolina, and in 1836 came to Cedar county, Iowa, with Iier parents, Goodwin and Jane (Taylor) Panl, natives of Virginia and North Carolina, respectively. By this union were born eight children, namely: (1) Goodwin T., a furniture dealer of Dillon, Montana, wedded Mary Bureay, and they have three children, Hortense M., Lucile J. and Goodwin B. (2) William T., a real estate and stock dealer of Horton, Kansas, married Ruth Campbell, and they have two children, Blanche and Aernon. (3) I. N., a physician of Perry, Iowa, married Elva Freeman and they have one child, Ruth. (4) Jane is the wife of J. F. Jenal, of Nebraska. (5) Oscar K., who is connected with a store in Lima, IMontana, wedded Mary Hammond and they have one child, Erwin. (6) Frank died in California at the age of twenty-three years. (7) Charles E., a fine pharmacist, is now studying medicine in St. Louis. (S) Bert H. conducts a store and hotel in Montana, and has entrance to Yellow Stone Park. The mother of these children, who was a life-long member of the Methodist church, died May

1, 1876, at the age of forty-three years.

Mr. Paul was again married, November

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In 1853;\Mr. Paul purchased land in Marion township and developed a fine farm near Simpson Chapel church, devoting his energies to the improvement and cultivation of his land until 1890, when he removed to Marion and has since lived a retired life, enjoying the fruits of former toil. He sold his farm in 1898. He has traveled much since locating in Marion, taking great pleasure in that way. He has twice visited Yellowstone Park. Religiously he is a member of the MetlKjdist Episcopal church; fraternally is connected with the Masonic Order; and politically is identified with the Democratic party. In early life he took quite an active interest in political affairs and has always given his support to those measures which he believed calculated to prove of public lienefit.

As printed in Biographical records of Linn County, Iowa .. (1901). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.