Jacob G. Rupp
A well tilled and highly cultivated farm on section 17,
Jefferson township, pays tribute to the agricultural skill of
Jacob G. Rupp, who is there engaged in general farming and
stock-raising. His property is known as Evergreen Stock Farm and
comprises two hundred and forty acres of valuable land,
reflecting everywhere the careful supervision and practical labor
which the owner has bestowed upon it. Mr. Rupp’s birth
occurred upon this property, August 4, 1869, his parents being
Jacob and Mary (Negel) Rupp, natives of Germany, the former born
in 1833. The father grew to manhood in his native province and
about the year 1855 came to America, settling first near
Rochester, New York, where for some years he worked upon a farm.
About 1866 he came to Iowa and bought one hundred and twenty
acres of land on section 17, Jefferson township, a property which
he cleared and improved. He afterward added to his holdings from
time to time until he accumulated two hundred and forty acres,
upon which he continued to reside until 1908, when he rented the
homestead and retired. He is now making his home in La Crosse,
Wisconsin. His wife, who was born in Germany and came to America
in her childhood, died in Iowa about the year 1910.
Jacob G. Rupp was reared upon his father’s farm and in his
childhood learned the best agricultural methods by aiding in its
operation. He married when he was twenty-eight years of age and
then rented land which he developed and improved for three years.
In 1900 he removed to Winneshiek county, this state, and there
rented two hundred and forty acres, upon which he resided for
twelve years. During that time, however, he had purchased the old
homestead from his father and in December, 1912, moved on to the
property, turning his attention to its further improvement. He
has fenced the fields with woven wire fences, has added to the
buildings, which he keeps always in good repair, and has erected
a fine new garage. In addition to general farming he conducts
also an extensive business in buying the shipping stock, dealing
in cattle, hogs and a good grade of Belgian horses. His dairy
interests are also large and are well managed, for Mr. Rupp is a
man of resourcefulness and business ability, and most assiduous
in the conduct of his interests.
In Jefferson township, in the same house in which he now resides,
on the 15th of September, 1897, Mr. Rupp was united in marriage
of Miss Leona Davis, who was born and reared in Allamakee county.
They have become the parents of six children: Mabel C., who is a
student in Waukon high school; Frank M.; Doris L.; Gladys L.;
John Jacob; and Helen Irene, who died in Winneshiek county in
1905, at the age of six months.
Mr. Rupp is a devout member of the Presbyterian church and he
gives his political allegiance to the republican party. A capable
business man as well as agriculturist, he has so intelligently
directed his labors during the period of his active career that
he is now recognized as one of the substantial and representative
citizens of the community in which he resides.
-source: Past & Present of Allamakee County; by
Ellery M. Hancock; S. J. Clarke Pub. Co.; 1913
-transcribed by Diana Diedrich
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