Daniel Rumple was born in Rowan County, NC, one of eight known children of Johan Daniel Rumpel, a farmer and second generation Pennsylvania German immigrant. His mother, Maria Bieber, was also from the same background.

In 1811, when Daniel was just 4, his older step brother Jacob went out to Butler County, OH with his new wife Catherine and some of the Biebers in search of farm land.

Over the next few years, Biebers, Heilman's, Castators and a Fred Shollenberger all made the trek from NC to OH along the Daniel Boone trail with Daniel's family. Some of the families moved further out to Indiana, but Daniel Sr settled into the Rossville area of Butler County, OH, with a group of predominantly German Lutheran farming families.

In 1825, Daniel Sr bought his son a tract of land in Ross for his son, who started out as a blacksmith and farmer. He was known to have been industrious and honest. In 1827, at the age of 20, Daniel Jr married Sarah Jacoby, the daughter of a prominent Lutheran family hailing from Northampton County, PA, and most likely known to Daniel Sr and his wife. They went on to have 12 known children over a 24 year span.

In 1830, Daniel Jr. bought 160 acres of land in Hanover Township. His brother Jacob was also in Hanover, near Millville, however Daniel moved farther north, near to a small town called Mc Gonigle, on the eastern part of the Stillwell -Beckett Road. He is said to have had a blacksmith and everything store on his farm.

Daniel was also active in local politics, and was elected as a representative to Congress in 1832, to air grievances about the present banking system. Somewhere along the line he became known as Squire Rumple, due to his land holdings and prosperity.

For the next twenty years, Daniel persevered at business. His business dealings must have been exceedingly prosperous, because in 1853 Daniel bought out a well known hardware store in the city of Hamilton owned by his brother in law, David Jacoby, then started up his own business with the stock. He was by word of mouth an honest well respected of and benevolent man.

Perhaps spurned on by the death of his beloved wife Sally in 1855, Daniel threw himself into his business projects, commissioning the structure in Hamilton still known as the Rumple Building, which housed various businesses, social groups and community events over the next fifty plus years. He also commissioned a brick house, built in St Clair, a more well to do area of Hamilton.

In June 1864, Daniel married Anna Swallow. Only three of his younger daughters were at home by then, but in December 1864, Daniel was unexpectedly dead, of smallpox. His estate was sold and there was a short but costly legal battle over assets with his widow.

Of Daniel's 12 children, three had died in infancy or childhood. Between 1860 and 1872, six of Daniels adult children died of fever or in childbirth. The three who remained were Sarah Trine, Mary Elizabeth Roberts, and Daniel Webster Rumple.

Greenwood Cemetery Association

Name: DANIEL RUMPLE
Location: 1W 775 12 Original Interment #: 2420 Owner: Rumple, Daniel 102
Age: 57
Place of death: HAMILTON, OHIO
Service date: 12/07/1864
Gender: Male