From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY,"  Vol. I, page 395.
Brant & Fuller, 1890.

GEORGE PAULL

George Paull, of the well-known wholesale houses of Hubbard & Paull, 
of Wheeling, W. Va., was born in that city July 10, 1837.  He is the 
son of Thomas Paull, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Wheeling 
at an early period of the city's history, and became one of its 
leading citizens and pioneer merchants.  His career, an honorable and 
busy one, was ended by death in 1858.  The subject of this sketch was 
reared at Wheeling, receiving his education at the Linsly institute.  
In 1882 he embarked in mercantile life as a clerk for Jacob Senseny, 
one of the early merchants, with whom he remained seven years.  He 
was afterward in the retail grocery trade a year and a half, after 
which he removed to Vevay, Ind., and remained there seven years, 
conducting a general store.  Returning to Wheeling in 1868, he became 
a member of the firm of Howell, Bloomfield & Co., which continued 
under this style until three year's later when Mr. Bloomfield 
retired, and Josiah St. Clair was admitted, the firm title becoming 
Howell, Paull & St. Claire.  Two years later the firm was dissolved 
and for over a year and a half Mr. Paull conducted the business 
alone.  In 1880 the firm of Hubbard, Paull & Co., was formed, which, 
continued for two years, Messrs. Hubbard and Paull becoming at the 
end of that time the sole proprietors.  The house is one of the 
leading wholesale grocery establishments of the city, and is well-
known throughout the region, covered by the wholesale trade of 
Wheeling.  Mr. Paull, as a citizen and neighbor, is highly esteemed.  
He is a member of the Fourth Street Methodist church.  In 1860 he was 
married to Lizzie C., daughter of Barnet Zook, of Wheeling.  This 
lady died in 1888, leaving two daughters.  Mr. Paull was married a 
second time, in 1876, to Lizzie M. Parker, who died February 5, 1887. 


(Linda Fluharty)