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HOUSES
Isaac Paul Home
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Their son, William I. Paul, married Julia, the daughter of the Rev. William Houston and wife, Nancy, nee
Harrison. They resided in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Other sons of Isaac Paul were Dr. Isaac Paul, born August 19,
1849, died August 15, 1872; and Lieutenant Samuel B. Paul, 17th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, killed in battle
near Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia, March 31, 1865. Sad to think that only a week later the order to “cease
firing” was issued. How tragic that last week, more tragic it seems, than all the other weeks of the preceding
four years.
Julia, the beloved wife of William I. Paul, was born September 23, 1839, and died June 15, 1868. Their children
were; Samuel, died October 12, 1925, married ____. Mrs. Paul died October 18, 1926, leaving three children.
Isaac Paul engaged in farming and also in the wholesale produce business.
Alexander Moffett Newman, (1810-1900) was a practicing physician in Harrisonburg for many years and also
engaged in farming. His conveyance of this property to Isaac Paul was three hundred and eight acres including
the brick residence which he is said to have built about 1860 or before.
7. ART:
Photograph.
8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Rockingham County Court Records, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Settlers by the Long Grey Trail by J Houston Harrison.
February 18, 2025 Geo. W. Fetzer
Harrisonburg, VA.
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HOUSES
Isaac Paul Home
Page Two
Their son, William I. Paul, married Julia, the daughter of the Rev. William Houston and wife, Nancy, nee
Harrison. They resided in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Other sons of Isaac Paul were Dr. Isaac Paul, born August 19,
1849, died August 15, 1872; and Lieutenant Samuel B. Paul, 17th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, killed in battle
near Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia, March 31, 1865. Sad to think that only a week later the order to “cease
firing” was issued. How tragic that last week, more tragic it seems, than all the other weeks of the preceding
four years.
Julia, the beloved wife of William I. Paul, was born September 23, 1839, and died June 15, 1868. Their children
were; Samuel, died October 12, 1925, married ____. Mrs. Paul died October 18, 1926, leaving three children.
Isaac Paul engaged in farming and also in the wholesale produce business.
Alexander Moffett Newman, (1810-1900) was a practicing physician in Harrisonburg for many years and also
engaged in farming. His conveyance of this property to Isaac Paul was three hundred and eight acres including
the brick residence which he is said to have built about 1860 or before.
7. ART:
Photograph.
8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Rockingham County Court Records, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Settlers by the Long Grey Trail by J Houston Harrison.
February 18, 2025 Geo. W. Fetzer
Harrisonburg, VA.
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