For those of you who were fortunate enough to attend the Albequerque, New Mexico reunion and visit the Hubbell Trading Post in Ganado, Arizona you will find the information on Linda Rubi Crumm’s Rubi-Lopez Family GenealogyPage interesting reading. Linda has included a page explaining the Hubbell-Rubi connection and she refers to the book about John “Juan” Lorenzo Hubbell by Martha Blue. You’ll recall that Ms Blue joined us when we visited the Trading Post.

Linda cites information found in the book Indian Trader: The Life and Times of J.L. Hubbell, as well as research she has carried out herself. If you have not read the book, you’ll find it compelling and informative as it recounts the settling of the west as well as the story of a Hubbell who led a remarkable life across Arizona from one trading post to another. The rest of the web site helps to paint a picture of the west during the time the Hubbell family first lived there.

THFHS president Peter Hansen has announced that Des Moines, Iowa, where Hubbell Center is located, will be the site of the 2013 biennial reunion. The off-year 2012 board of directors’ meeting will be held there as well when THFHS leaders will cover topics of Society business as well as status of the planning for the next reunion.  

The board meetings are always enjoyable for the officers, directors and committee chairs who attend them because they offer an opportunity to get to know one another better as they set the course for the upcoming year. Good business is conducted where good friends meet and work together.

Because Hubbell Center holds the genealogical and historical records of the Hubbell family the officers and directors will have a unique opportunity to explore the holdings of HC guided by long-time librarian and archivist Patricia Dawson. Pat, as she is known to the family, knows more about us than we know about ourselves and can assist new Society members to locate the records and books that are likely to hold their own family history.

Des Moines is familiar to the Society not only because Hubbell Center is located there, but because the name Hubbell itself is evident in locations throughout the city on buildings, streets and business signs. The activities and philanthropy of the Hubbell family are today part of the fabric of the city. 

There will also be an opportunity to visit Terrace Hill the Governor’s residence located in Des Moines. It was once the home of F. M. Hubbell, an early resident of Des Moines, until 1970 when the Hubbell family offered it to the state for the residence of Iowa governors and their families. The eye-catching mansion is built in the Second Empire style and was once called the finest example of Victorian architecture west of the Mississippi. It remains a unique building within and without, stained glass windows and all.  The directors’ meeting will be a special opportunity for those who come together in Des Moines next spring.

Genealogist Hilbert Hubble has identified nineteen Hubbell/Hubbles who were born on the Fourth of July as far back as 1804 and as recently as 1987. Consider how that particular fact of history affected their lives, and in recent times how they celebrated their joint events.  Were these Hubbells more aware than others of the history their birthday represents? Were they more patriotic? Was their birthday even more special because of its place on the calendar?  Perhaps some of them will tell us what it means to be a Hubbell “Born On The Fourth of July”.

1195 Jabez Hubbell 4 July 1804

1558 Lucy Hubbell 4 July 1816

5319a Selfridge E. Hubbell 4 July 1846

2974    William White Hubbell 4 July 1849

4891    Andrew Jackson Hubble 4 July 1858

6034    Emma Hubble 4 July 1860

3688    Julius Caesar Hubbell 4 July 1863

4584    Frank Clarence Hubble 4 July 1867

4053    Walter Bradbury Hubbell 4 July 1870

6361    James Lawrence Hubbell 4 July 1889

8218    Elizabeth Lillian Hubbell 4 July 1902

8706    Edgar Gaylord Hubbell 4 July 1907

10374 Clara Ella Hubbell 4 July 1912

10269 Ann Mahala Hubble 4 July 1946

12656a Danny D. Hubble 4 July 1956

12870 Richard Scott Hubbell 4 July 1962

14357 Angela Dawn Hubbell 4 July 1970

14393v Amy Marie Hubble 4 July 1984

14332 Laura Lee Hubble 4 July 1987

To them all of them and to the USA, Happy Birthday!

California Highway Patrol Officer Paul Benton recently contacted us through this site requesting our assistance.  He is doing research to “locate family members of Jarvis S. “Ted” DAVIS b 1895.  Davis was a CHP Officer who died in the line of duty on March 11, 1933, in a traffic accident while responding to assist the victims of the 1933 Long Beach,CA earthquake.”  If you visit the CHP web site “Badges of Honor” you will see that there is no photo of  Ted accompanying his tribute.

Our genealogy books show that Jarvis was the son of Carolyn Hubbell, and grandson of 2292 Clarence Gano Hubbell, b. 1845 in Liberty, Clay County, Missouri. There are descendants who may be living, but we do not have contact information for any of them. Do you know these people?  Can you help? Please contact us through the web site if you have an information.  We would like to help find this family if at all possible. Some of the descendants lived in the Chicago area at one time and there may still be family there.

THFHS members are invited to log in to the Members Only page and read more about the work being done by the California Highway Patrol to honor fallen officers.

Outgoing president Hilbert Hubble describes another successful Hubbell family reunion. He writes,

“The 15th reunion of THFHS was held at Salt Lake City June 2011. Over 60 family members joined together to celebrate our growing family. The hotel was within yards of the the largest genealogy library in the world and many family members took advantage of the opportunity.  The Society donated two books to the library, a military history and “Hubbell by Choice”. Next door was Temple Square with the world renowned Tabernacle and gardens.  Words cannot fully express the beauty of Salt Lake City and its surroundings;  the flowers along are worth a visit. The group visited the largest open pit mine in the world, the great Salt Lake and a restored pioneer village. It was wonderful to renew friendships and enjoy the fellowship of the family.  As parting president, I see a bright and productive future for the society. See you at Des Moines in 2013″

If you have researched gravestones in Connecticut to find your Hubbell ancestors, you know what a help the Charles Hale Collection can be for locating older graves.  That is particularly true now as so many stones have eroded over time and become more difficult to read every day. Unfortunately, that work ended in 1934. To the rescue comes Ed Laput who has taken on the job of cataloging graves across the state and providing the lists for storage at the Godfrey Memorial Library in Middletown. 

For more about the work he has undertaken read the article in the June 30, 2011 issue of the Hartford Courant. This small genealogical library has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few years and should be considered one of the “regulars” to consult as you do genealogical research in Connecticut. Be sure to let Hilbert Hubble our Family Genealogist  know if you find a long lost ancestor as a result of finding information turned up in the new catalog.

The names Hubbell and Hubble have appeared in history books and newspapers since  Richard’s time  as his descendants have made their mark. Now the name appears across the web telling the modern day story. Follow the links to read about some Hubbells online.

Click on the “About” tab and drop down to “Links” and read about your cousins. Send along your suggestions for others that haven’t been listed yet. I know there are many of them out there making history every day.

There is a timely article featuring some Hubbell graves in the Oxford, Connecticut cemetery. It is entitled “Volunteers Needed for Historic Cemetery Clean Up” and it is seeking people in the area to come to the cemetery on April 30 to help clean up the cemetery before the Memorial Day weekend, particularly in preparation for the 200^th Anniversary of the war of 1812 and the 150^th Anniversary of the American Civil War .

Hubbells lie among those veterans , and one of their headstones is featured in the article, that of Frederick W. Hubbell who served in Company B of the 20^th regiment and was at Gettysburg. If you would like to view the photo, and read the article, visit the site here:

Click here: Volunteers Needed for Historic Cemetery Clean Up – Oxford, CT Patch  If you live in the area close enough to be able to participate you might want to gather your Hubbell cousins and show up at 0900 hours and lend a hand to salute our veterans.

You may have noticed on our website that we now have a page for you to submit photos of Hubbell headstones and information about the Hubbell for whom the stone was placed.  We ask that you submit as many as you can, and we will add them as a permanent feature on the web site. Please contact me if you have any questions about sending them, I will be happy to help.

Send to <HubbellGen at aol.com> substituting the “at” with an “@” symbol.  Carol Hubbell B

Hubbell cousins from the US and Canada are gathered once more for a biennial reunion in Salt Lake City, Utah. The weather is beautiful, the memories of past reunions are recalled, and the business of The Hubbell Family Historical Society is being tucked into the hours between tours, genealogical research, and catching up with one another’s lives since the last reunion in Old Mystic, Connecticut.

President Hilbert Hubble has been in touch with progress reports and should have more news to offer as the week goes on. We expect to have pictures, stories, and plans for the future of the Society when they wrap up later in the week, so stay tuned.