Taken from biographies of Fairfield County, OH
PAUL, JOHN, farmer, Walnut township. He was born in this town-ship, Fairfield county, January 25, 1816; son of Jacob and Mary(Beard) Paul. Jacob Paul was born in Switzerland in 1772. He emigrated with his parents to America in 1804. The family settled in Virginia, where Jacob Paul remained about one year, when he came to Ohio, locating in Fairfield county, and entered one hundred and sixty acres of land, the present site of Pleasantville. He married Mary
Beard, and lived for two years on the first named place. He then purchased the place now owned by his son John, which also contains one hundred and sixty acres. Here he built a fine hewed log house. He raised a family of six sons and two daughters. He died in 1852, his widow in 1859. John Paul received a fair education, which he has improved by a careful course of reading. He has always engaged in farming. When the canal was built, Mr. Paul held the position of foreman for repairing the section between Newark and Carroll. Mr.Paul has always lived on the home place. In 1844 he was married to Miss Emily Watson, daughter of William Watson, a pioneer of Walnut township. She was born May 18, 1822. They are the parents of eight children---Francis M., of the firm of Paul & Holland, of Basil;W. W., a resident of Iowa; J. M., a member of the bar in Carroll City, Carroll county, Iowa; George E., a resident of Walnut township;Amanda V., the wife of Frank B. Wiseman, of Rushville, Ohio;Emma S., the wife of Nathan Melick, of Richland township; John Wesley and Mary Etta, at home. The family are members of the M. E. Church. Taken from Fairfield County Biographies.
PAUL, JOHN, farmer, Walnut township. He was born in this town-ship, Fairfield county, January 25, 1816; son of Jacob and Mary(Beard) Paul. Jacob Paul was born in Switzerland in 1772. He emigrated with his parents to America in 1804. The family settled in Virginia, where Jacob Paul remained about one year, when he came to Ohio, locating in Fairfield county, and entered one hundred and sixty acres of land, the present site of Pleasantville. He married Mary
Beard, and lived for two years on the first named place. He then purchased the place now owned by his son John, which also contains one hundred and sixty acres. Here he built a fine hewed log house. He raised a family of six sons and two daughters. He died in 1852, his widow in 1859. John Paul received a fair education, which he has improved by a careful course of reading. He has always engaged in farming. When the canal was built, Mr. Paul held the position of foreman for repairing the section between Newark and Carroll. Mr.Paul has always lived on the home place. In 1844 he was married to Miss Emily Watson, daughter of William Watson, a pioneer of Walnut township. She was born May 18, 1822. They are the parents of eight children---Francis M., of the firm of Paul & Holland, of Basil;W. W., a resident of Iowa; J. M., a member of the bar in Carroll City, Carroll county, Iowa; George E., a resident of Walnut township;Amanda V., the wife of Frank B. Wiseman, of Rushville, Ohio;Emma S., the wife of Nathan Melick, of Richland township; John Wesley and Mary Etta, at home. The family are members of the M. E. Church. Taken from Fairfield County Biographies.
Taken from biographies of Fairfield County, OH
PAUL, JOHN, farmer, Walnut township. He was born in this town-ship, Fairfield county, January 25, 1816; son of Jacob and Mary(Beard) Paul. Jacob Paul was born in Switzerland in 1772. He emigrated with his parents to America in 1804. The family settled in Virginia, where Jacob Paul remained about one year, when he came to Ohio, locating in Fairfield county, and entered one hundred and sixty acres of land, the present site of Pleasantville. He married Mary
Beard, and lived for two years on the first named place. He then purchased the place now owned by his son John, which also contains one hundred and sixty acres. Here he built a fine hewed log house. He raised a family of six sons and two daughters. He died in 1852, his widow in 1859. John Paul received a fair education, which he has improved by a careful course of reading. He has always engaged in farming. When the canal was built, Mr. Paul held the position of foreman for repairing the section between Newark and Carroll. Mr.Paul has always lived on the home place. In 1844 he was married to Miss Emily Watson, daughter of William Watson, a pioneer of Walnut township. She was born May 18, 1822. They are the parents of eight children---Francis M., of the firm of Paul & Holland, of Basil;W. W., a resident of Iowa; J. M., a member of the bar in Carroll City, Carroll county, Iowa; George E., a resident of Walnut township;Amanda V., the wife of Frank B. Wiseman, of Rushville, Ohio;Emma S., the wife of Nathan Melick, of Richland township; John Wesley and Mary Etta, at home. The family are members of the M. E. Church. Taken from Fairfield County Biographies.
PAUL, JOHN, farmer, Walnut township. He was born in this town-ship, Fairfield county, January 25, 1816; son of Jacob and Mary(Beard) Paul. Jacob Paul was born in Switzerland in 1772. He emigrated with his parents to America in 1804. The family settled in Virginia, where Jacob Paul remained about one year, when he came to Ohio, locating in Fairfield county, and entered one hundred and sixty acres of land, the present site of Pleasantville. He married Mary
Beard, and lived for two years on the first named place. He then purchased the place now owned by his son John, which also contains one hundred and sixty acres. Here he built a fine hewed log house. He raised a family of six sons and two daughters. He died in 1852, his widow in 1859. John Paul received a fair education, which he has improved by a careful course of reading. He has always engaged in farming. When the canal was built, Mr. Paul held the position of foreman for repairing the section between Newark and Carroll. Mr.Paul has always lived on the home place. In 1844 he was married to Miss Emily Watson, daughter of William Watson, a pioneer of Walnut township. She was born May 18, 1822. They are the parents of eight children---Francis M., of the firm of Paul & Holland, of Basil;W. W., a resident of Iowa; J. M., a member of the bar in Carroll City, Carroll county, Iowa; George E., a resident of Walnut township;Amanda V., the wife of Frank B. Wiseman, of Rushville, Ohio;Emma S., the wife of Nathan Melick, of Richland township; John Wesley and Mary Etta, at home. The family are members of the M. E. Church. Taken from Fairfield County Biographies.
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