For
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume II, Biographical, 1911, page 615
AUGUST PAUL....August Paul, is one of the worthy citizens that Germany has furnished to Muscatine county, who during the years of his residence here has invested in farm land from time to time until his possessions now embrace six hundred acres in this county, and he also owns a half section of land in South Dakota. He is a native of Saxony, Germany, his natal day being December 23, 1853. His father, August L. Paul, was born July 27, 1817. In early life he learned the shoemaker's and carpenter's trades, working for seven years with one master at the former trade. He started for America on the 11th of October, 1854, with his daughter Caroline, she being at that time ten years of age, and the rest of his family set sail for the United States about the 1st of May, 1856, taking ship at Bremen, and after eight weeks spent on the water landing in Muscatine on the 5th of July, that year. The father was married in his native land, January 17, 1841, to Miss Christina Elizabeth Wagner, who was born in 1814. Their union was blessed with four children : Caroline, who became the wife of Christian Blockert, and died in April, 1895 : August, the widow of Fred W. Schiele, of Cedar county, Iowa ; August of this review ; and one who died in infancy. Both the parents are now deceased, the mother passing away in January, 1892, when seventy-eight years of age, while the father, surviving for several years departed this life on the 23d of April, 1903, when he had reached the extreme old age of eighty-six years.August Paul, whose name introduces this review, was not yet three years of age when he was brought by his mother to the new world, and with the exception of one winter spent in Buffalo, this state, he has resided in Muscatine county continuously since. He was reared to the work of the home farm, remaining with his parents until his marriage, during which time he gave his father the benefit of his services. Following that important event in his life he continued with his father in Montpelier township for two years and subsequently spent eight years in Fulton township. It was about that time that the death of his mother occurred, and Mr. Paul returned to the home farm to care for his father. He has, however, lived on his present farm since March, 1898, having here one hundred acres of well improved land, located on section 36, Sweetland township, while on section 35 of the same township he owns two hundred acres. The old home place comprises three hundred acres on sections 4 and 5, Montpelier township, so that his possessions in Muscatine county embrace six hundred acres and in addition he owns three hundred and twenty acres in Brown county, South Dakota. One of his sons operates the latter tract, while another son manages the old Paul homestead. Mr. Paul has followed farming throughout his entire life, and that his labors have brought him substantial results in evidenced in the extensive landholdings which he now has.
On the 16th of March, 1882, Mr. Paul was married to Miss Louisa Drumm, who was born in Illinois on the 7th of June, 1858. her parents Adam and Elizabeth ( Brown ) Drumm, were both natives of Germany, the former born in Byrne and the latter in Hesse, but they were married in this country. For many years they lived in Montpelier township and there the father passed away. The mother still survives at the age of seventy-four years. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Paul has been blessed with twelve children : Fred, who died at the age of twelve years ; Clara, who died when six years old ; Henry, who operates his father's farm in Montpelier township ; Lizzie, the wife of George Grimm, their home being on her father's farm in Sweetland township ; Edward, who operates his father's land in South Dakota ; and Elmer, Carrie, Iva, Anna, Adam, Minnie, and Meril, all of whom are under the parental roof.
Mr. Paul is a republican in his political belief although at local elections he casts an independent ballot. Aside from filling minor offices on the school board, he has never aspired to public positions. He has ever led a busy, active and useful life and at the same time commands the respect and high regard of all with whom he comes in contact, for his life has ever conformed to the highest principles of manhood.
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