HENRY F. RUPP, son of Solomon, one of the most progressive and successful farmers of Weisenberg township, was born Oct 18, 1851 on the Rupp homestead, a short distance from Seipstown, and he was reared on the farm. He received his education in the local school and in the Kulpsville Academy, until 1870, when he received a teacher's certificate, and followed teaching for twenty-seven terms; two at Claussville, eighteen at the Rupp schoolhouse, four at the Mayer, two at the Seipstown, and one at the Ziegel's church; then he directed his attention to farming and he has followed it until the present time. He and his brother-in-law, Benjamin Fries, in the spring of 1874, purchased the farm stock of his mother, who then discontinued farming, and they operated the homestead farm for six years. In 1880 they and his brother. Solomon, bought the Moyer farm of 130 acres in the township about a mile northwest of the homestead, and Fries carried it on for himself on the shares, but he and his brother rented the homestead and operated it ten years. In 1890 he purchased the Jacob Shoemaker farm of 86 acres, taken up in 1750, and since known by the name of "Affection" and he has farmed it since, including another farm of 70 acres, and other small tracts, which he added, together embracing 170 acres. In this time he has developed the land into a high state of cultivation and improved the buildings and the large plantation has come to be recognized as one of the model farms of the township.

When the new road law was put in operation, Mr. Rupp was chosen one of the first supervisors and served on the board for three years, acting as secretary. He has been a member of the Ziegel's church from his early manhood, which he came to serve as a deacon for eight years and when the church was erected the third time in 1908. He acted as secretary of the building committee. The farming interests having received his earnest attention for many years, he took an active part in establishing the Farmer's Institute of the township, in 1898; and he was identified with the canning factory at Fogelsville for four years, in behalf of building up local enterprise. He served as a member of the Democratic Standing Committee for a number of years, and in the historic presidential election of 1876, he was one of the local election officers.

In 1881, Mr. Rupp was married to Mary Alice Sell, daughter of Levi Sell, a blacksmith and farmer of Weisenberg, for many years, and they had twelve children.