RICHARD HAWKINS STULL. This gentleman is of German descent, his grandfather, John Stull, having emigrated from his native land in an early day. John and Elizabeth Stull settled on the tract of land in East Bethlehem township, a portion of which is yet in the possession of their descendants, and there reared the following children: John, Martin, Abraham, Andrew, Mrs. Elizabeth Bowser, Mrs. Mary Horner, Philip, Mrs. Barbara Hupp, and Isaac. Isaac Stull was born in 1807, in the old log house which his father had erected on the farm in East Bethlehem township, Washington Co., Penn. He attended the subscription schools, and in early manhood was married to Matilda, daughter of Richard Hawkins, a native of Greene county, Penn. The children of Isaac and Matilda Stull were as follows: Joseph, Mrs. Lizzie Overholt, John (a resident of Iowa City, Iowa), Richard Hawkins, Jackson C. (living on a farm in East Bethlehem township), James (deceased), and Abraham and Thomas (twins) (the latter of whom is an eminent physician living in Grant county, Wis.). Richard Hawkins Stull was born August 9, 1842, on the place in East Bethlehem township now owned by G. G. Gayman, and soon after his birth the parents moved to the farm in East Bethlehem township, which he yet owns. In October, 1886, he was united in marriage with Maggie, daughter of Samuel Lewis, and they have one son, Samuel. The home place contains 126 acres of valuable land, upon which Mr. Stull conducts a general farming business, and also gives special attention to the breeding of Hambletonian and Clay horses, and his stock has taken many premiums at county fairs. Politically he is a stanch supporter of the Republican party, and cast his first vote for President Lincoln.

Text taken from page 1286 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed February 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published February 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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