BIO: IRA E. SHAULL, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

   

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  >From Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,

  Chicago: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905, page 240

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    IRA E. SHAULL, an energetic young business man of Carlisle, where he

  carries on a real estate and contracting business, is native to Cumberland

  county, born at the old family homestead at West Fairview. His father passed

  away Dec. 6, 1890.

  

    Mr. Shaull received his literary education in the public schools, attending

  until he was nineteen years old. During vacations he assisted his father, who

  was a contractor, and when twenty years old he became pressman's apprentice

  in the Evangelical Publishing House at Harrisburg, where he remained

  altogether ten years. He then took up his father's work, contracting on his

  own account, and has also engaged successfully in the real estate business,

  in this connection having been agent for the past two years, of the Rupley

  estate. Mr. Shaull is a selfmade man in every respectof the word. He began

  with nothing, but by enterprise and industry has gained a good standing in

  the business world and enjoys the confidence of all his associates. His

  ambitious spirit displayed itself early in life, when he commenced working in

  Harrisburg; he received only three dollars a week, and he made the trip to and

  from his work daily on foot. For one year Mr. Shaull was engaged at

  butchering, but he seems to have his place in his present line of work, and

  is improving his opportunities to the utmost.

  

    On July 18, 1901, Mr. Shaull was married to Miss Clara Mann, daughter of

  George S. and Sarah Mann. Mr. and Mrs. Shaull hold membership in the United

  Brethren Church at West Fairview. In political sentiment he is a strong

  Republican, active in the local councils of his party, and is at present

  serving as county committeeman.