HUBBARD, Marcus L.

HUBBARD, BLAKESLEY, OWENS

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 1/19/2014 at 04:01:42

Biography ~ Marcus L. Hubbard

"Biographical and Historical Record of
Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa"
(Lewis Publishing Company (1887)), p. 553:

MARCUS L. HUBBARD resides on section 5, Morgan Township, although his land here is principally on section 6. He settled here in October, 1855. The only improvements on the land when he purchased it were a small log-cabin, and about three acres had been broken. This had been done by the former owner, HENRY BLAKESLY. Mr. HUBBARD was born in Girard County, Kentucky, in 1825. His father, JOHN HUBBARD, was a native of the same State, and immigrated to Marion County, near Indianapolis, Indian, and a year and a half later removed until his death, which occurred in 1862. His wife survived him several years. There were eight children, four of whom are living. MARCUS L. and his brother ELIJAH are the only members of the family who settled in Iowa. MARCUS came to Davis City in 1854. His family then consisted of his wife and two children. Mr. HUBBARD has lived in Decatur County ever since he first came, with the exception of two years spent in Indiana, 1864’-‘6. He was married in Putman County, Indiana, to MARANDA A. OWENS, a native of that State, and they have had seven children, six of whom are living SARAH J., ROSA ANN, MARY A., JAMES W., ALBERT THEODORE and HATTIE F. ELIZABETH, the eldest, died at the age of thirteen years. The grandfather of Mr. HUBBARD, JOSEPH HUBBARD, was a native of Virginia, and removed to Kentucky at an early day, thence to Putnam County, Indiana, where he passed the remainder of his days.

Transcribed by Sara LeFleur, Decatur County Historial Society Musuem, January of 2014