Marshall County KS Archives Biographies.....Paul, Samuel Francis 1856 - living in 1917
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SAMUEL FRANCIS PAUL.

    Samuel Francis Paul, a native son of the state of Illinois, and today one of
the most progressive and substantial farmers and stockmen of Marshall county,
and the representative of the Thirty-ninth district to the state Legislature,
was born at Rock Island on January 28. 1856, the son of William and Eliza A.
(Walker) Paul, who were natives of Belfast, Ireland, and Madison county,
Illinois, respectively.

    William Paul was born on February 16, 1830, and died on August 12, 1889. He
received his education in the schools of .his native land and there grew to
manhood. He continued to live his life in the land where he was born, until
1847, when he decided that he would seek his fortune in America. He landed at
Quebec, where he remained for a time, after which he took up his residence at
Watertown, New York, where he was engaged in the blast furnaces for a time. He
then decided to locate further West, and in a short time was established at
Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, and after a residence of some time in that place, he
located at Rock Island, Illinois, where he engaged in general farming. There he
was married on June 30, 1853, to Eliza A. Walker, who was born on January 26,
1836, being the daughter of Samuel A. Walker and wife, who were natives of
Virginia, their early home being on the banks of the James river, and where her
father was born in 1785. He was one of the early settlers of Madison county,
Illinois, and was a well-known Methodist minister of that section. After having
spent many years in the work in the county, Mr. Walker moved to Rock Island and
in 1858 moved to Marshall county, and later died in Nebraska City, Nebraska. His
life was one of usefulness, and his influence on the moral and the social life
of the community, was for the general good. The life of a minister was a hard
one in those days, yet Mr. Walker accepted his responsibilities with a
determination that brought success to his work. He was held in the highest
regard by all with whom he came in contact, and his influence for the better
life was keenly felt throughout the district in which he worked. He was a man of
the highest ideals and of pleasing qualities. To him the people of Madison
county were greatly indebted for the high standard of morality that he set in
that early pioneer settlement.

    To William and Eliza Paul were born the following children: Martha A.,
Samuel Francis, Sadie L., Clara P. and William F. Martha A. Johnson is a
resident of Sheridan, Arkansas; Sadie L. Wanamaker resides at Blue Rapids,
Kansas; Clara P. Miller lives at Clepsen Beach, Washington, and William F. lives
at Edna, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Paul continued to live at Rock Island, Illinois,
until 1858, when they located in the state of Kansas with their family in that
year. Here Mr. Paul pre-empted land three miles north of Blue Rapids, in Blue
Rapids township, Marshall county, where he obtained one hundred and twenty acres
at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. The journey from their home in
Illinois to their new home in Kansas, was made within a covered wagon, drawn by
horses and they were three weeks on the way. The journey was a hard one, over an
unknown tract, with no roads but the winding trail over the prairie. But they
were a determined people and were willing to endure the hardships, supported by
the thought that in time a better home was in store for them. On their arrival
at their new home, logs were cut and a cabin erected in which the family lived
for some years. It was not long after the family established their home in the
new country, that the father enlisted under the flag of his country, with a
determination to assist in preserving the Union. As he marched away with Company
E, Thirteenth Regiment, Kansas Volunteer Infantry, he left at home a devoted
wife who wished him Godspeed. For three years he served his country, and saw
much active service in the South and West. After his honorable discharge he
returned to his home and the devoted wife, who had experienced in many ways the
hardships of the war as much as the soldiers on the field of battle. Those three
years were filled with many privations in the care of the five children of the
family. By the will of God, Mr. Paul survived his campaigns at Prairie Grove,
Pea Ridge, Ft. Smith and the chase after General Price, through Missouri and
Arkansas. On his return to his home in Kansas, Mr. Paul settled on a farm two
miles east of Blue Rapids, Marshall county, where he became a successful farmer
and stockman, and there lived until his death. He was a man of much prominence
in the community in which he lived and where he was held in the highest regard
by all who knew him.

    Samuel Francis Paul received his education in the common schools of Kansas,
the Wetmore Institute and the Agricultural College of Kansas. After completing
his education he engaged in teaching and was for nine years one of the
successful teachers of Marshall county. He later engaged in farming and in 1884
he engaged in the work for himself, on a farm three miles east of Blue Rapids.
There he made his home until 1898, when he moved to Blue Rapids, where he has a
beautiful home, one of the finest residences in the town. As a farmer and
stockman, Mr. Paul met with much success. He was a firm believer in the
intensive farming and the keeping of the best of stock and his farm has always
been one of the finest in the county. He has always taken the greatest pride in
the upkeep of his fine estate and the care of his stock. His farms consist of
eighty acres of splendid bottom land east of Blue Rapids; one hundred and sixty
acres of land two miles east of Blue Rapids and a splendid farm of eighty acres
of bottom land north of Irving. The life of Mr. Paul has been a most active one
and he is still recognized as one of the progressive men of the county. He has
met with much success and has used his influence and best efforts for the
advancement of the community in which he has lived for so many years and where
he is held in the highest regard by all who know him.

    On March 3, 1885, Samuel Francis Paul was united in marriage to Clara
Dunlap, who was born in Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, on October 26, 1859,
the daughter of James and Mary A. Dunlap, who were natives of Virginia, where
they received their education in the public schools and there grew up and were
later married. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Dun-lap continued to reside in
Virginia until March 18, 1880, when they came to Kansas. Mr. Dunlap had spent
his life in agricultural pursuits, and when he arrived in Kansas he established
his home on a farm near Axtell, Murray township, Marshall county. He was a man
of sterling worth and possessed of much ability and he became one of the
successful farmers and stockmen of the county, where he and his wife were
prominent in the social and the moral life of the community, and were held in
the highest esteem by all. He made the county his home until the time of his
death, and is buried in the cemetery at Axtell.

To Samuel Francis and Clara Paul have been born the following: children: William
Clarence, Frances. Ruth, Hubert and Marian. William Clarence received his
education in the schools of Marshall county and grew to manhood on the home
farm, where he assisted his father with the farm work. After reaching manhood he
was united in marriage to Marie Jennrick, and to them has been born one child,
William Clarence, Jr., whose birth occurred on April 17, 1916. Mr. and Mrs.
William Clarence Paul now reside at Elko, Nevada, where Mr. Paul is an employee
of the Western Pacific Railroad. They are among the prominent residents of that
place. Frances is the wife of E. M. Bartholow, who holds a responsible position
with the government of the United States at Washington, D. C. Ruth is the wife
of H. W. Cornell, who also holds a responsible position with the government at
Washington. Mr.- and Mrs. Cornell have an interesting young son, Paul. Hubert
has completed his education in the local schools and is now a student in. the
University of Kansas at Lawrence, and Marian is at home.

   Mr. and Mrs. Paul are active members of the Presbyterian church and are among
the prominent workers of that denomination, Mr. Paul being an elder of the local
church. Their best efforts have ever been given to the good work of the church,
and to them much of the success of the local society is due. All departments of
the church work appeal to them and receives their active and financial support.
Few people of the community are held in higher regard, than are Mr. and Mrs.
Paul. They are a most hospitable people and by their kindly disposition, they
have won for themselves many friends in the locality.

    Fraternally, Mr. Paul is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
and the Modern Woodmen of America, in which orders he takes keen interest.
Politically, he is identified with the Republican party and has always taken
much interest in all local affairs. For many years he was township trustee and
during his term of office he gave valuable service to the township. In 1914 he
was elected to represent his district in the state Legislature and was
re-elected in November, 1916. As a member of the Legislature he has demonstrated
his ability as a leader and has served on the following important committees:
Assessments and taxation; education; min«s and mining; county seats and county
lines; immigration, and ways and means. He introduced into the house the bill
known as the "Mortgage Registration Law," which was later declared
unconstitutional. The law would do away with the system of double taxation, and
it is more than probable that a constitutional amendment will be made, so that a
law may be passed that will incorporate the provisions of the bill introduced by
Mr. Paul.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

History of Marshall County, Kansas: its people, industries, and institutions
by
Emma E. Forter

Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co. (1917)

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