Sippia Paul Hull

Sippia Paul Hull (1852 – February 15, 1937) was a Chickasaw woman and early settler of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, where she managed a large farm and household alongside her husband. She documented her experiences growing up in the Chickasaw Nation and living through significant historical events in Indian Territory, with her writings preserved in the Pauls Valley Memorial Library.

Early life and education Hull, born in 1852 in the Cross Timbers region of the Chickasaw Nation, was the daughter of Smith Paul, and a Chickasaw woman from Mississippi. Her early years were marked by the wilderness, where deer, antelope, and buffalo were plentiful. Paul's father served as a government agent for friendly Native American tribes in the region and was a landowner with several acres under cultivation.

During her childhood, Hull and her family lived in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, a settlement founded by her father in the area that later bore his name. Due to conflicts with neighboring tribes, her family experienced periods of fear and tension, particularly from raids by warring tribes. Her family and other settlers frequently took refuge in nearby fields and woods.

Her great-nephew Homer Paul was a member of the Oklahoma Legislature.