BIO:  Daniel A. RUPP, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, York Borough, Pg 41

DANIEL A. RUPP, retired merchant, is a native of York, Penn., born in 1825, son 
of Daniel and Lydia (Small) Rupp, and is of German descent.  His parents were 
both natives of York County; the father was born in 1776, and the mother in 
1786.  His paternal grandfather, Gotlieb Rupp, also a native of York County, was 
a soldier in the war of the Revolution.  The Rupp family has been known in the 
history of this county for more than a century, and has long been prominent in 
the business circles of York.  Daniel A. Rupp was educated at the York County 
Academy.  In 1844, he, in partnership with his brother, David Rupp, who died in 
1874, engaged in general merchandising in York County, under the firm name of D. 
& D. Rupp.  Mr. Rupp continued however until 1868, when he retired from active 
business life.  He was married, in 1850, to Miss Sarah Dietz, a native of York 
County, and daughter of Jacob Dietz, a prominent builder and contractor of York, 
who was the principal contractor of York County Court House.  To his marriage 
have been born two children:  Harry and Anna V.  Mr. and Mrs. Rupp are members 
of the Presbyterian Church.