BIO:  HENRY M. RUPP, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
   
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  >From Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
  Chicago: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905, pages 635-636
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    HENRY M. RUPP (deceased) was for many years a prominent citizen of
  Cumberland county, and a successful merchant in Shiremanstown. Mr. Rupp was
  born Aug. 2, 1839 on his father's farm in Hampden
    
    636  CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
    
  township, Cumberland county, son of Henry and Mary (Shelley) Rupp.
    
    Henry Rupp was born in Hampden township, and in addition to farming he
  operated a warehouse, and did a big business in the coal regions. At the age
  of sixty-four years he retired to Shiremanstown.  He married Mary Shelley,
  born and reared on the Shelley. farm, on the State road, and she passed away
  at the age of eighty-four. Their children were: Mrs. Reuben Roth, deceased;
  Daniel, deceased; Barbara, widow of Jonas Shott; John, deceased; George, who
  died young; Jacob, deceased; Henry M., of this sketch; and Sarah, Mrs. John
  Huston, of Chicago.
    
    The late Henry M. Rupp assisted on the home farm and attended school at the
  old Stone Church school, until the age of eighteen years, when he entered his
  brother Daniel's store, at Shiremanstown, in the capacity of clerk. After the
  death of his father, he and his mother opened a store in Shiremanstown, and
  later he entered into a mercantile partnership with his brother Jacob. The
  business was successfully and honorably carried on for a number of years. In
  1891 Mr. Rupp moved to the residence now occupied by his widow, and there he
  died, May 26, 1893. His religious rearing had been in the Lutheran faith,
  but, after his marriage, he accompanied his wife to the Church of God, of
  which she is a member. He was a liberal contributor to the church, and to all
  worthy undertakings, and was exceedingly charitable. Not only was he a man
  devoted to his home and family, but he was a kind neighbor and one of the
  best citizens. He left to mourn, a Christian mother, since deceased, his
  widow, two sisters and a brother, since deceased, and a host of friends who
  grieved to lose him from their midst. In politics Mr. Rupp was a Republican.
  He belonged to the order of Odd Fellows and the Encampment.
    
    Mr. Rupp married Miss Catherine Kister, daughter of Jacob E. and Catherine
  (Hart) Kister. Jacob E. Kister was born in Newberry township, York county,
  and was a farmer all his life, which he spent in the place of his birth. He
  was a son of David and Eve (Epply) Kister, both of York county. On the
  maternal side, the grandfather of Mrs, Rupp was John Hart, who came to
  America at the age of eighteen years, married Sarah Vernon, a Quakeress of
  Chester county, Pa., and settled near Lewisberry, where he died on his own
  large farm.
    
    Jacob E. and Catherine (Hart) Kister had the following family of children:
  Sarah Ann, Mrs. Daniel Krone, died in Kansas; Andrew and Webster, both
  deceased; John S., of California; Eliza Jane, Mrs. Adam Stevens, of York,
  Pa.; David H., deceased; Jacob, of York county; Priscilla, Mrs. Jacob C.
  Miller, of Mechanicsburg; Julius, of Harrisburg; and Mrs. Rupp.
    
    The late Mr. Rupp was a man of the highest integrity and was one of the
  most respected citizens of Shiremanstown. His, life was one of duty well
  performed, and he will long be recalled for his many kind actions and helpful
  deeds.