Alexander F. Hubbel

HUBBEL

Posted By: Shirley (email)
Date: 9/28/2008 at 18:30:58

Alexander F. Hubbel and family left Monday for their new home at Cedar Falls. He is one of the oldest settlers of this section, having come here from Champlain N.Y. twenty-three years ago, and he has proved himself an honest, energetic and successful pioneer.

When he first came to this section he purchased a section of land in Dover Township known as the LARGE PASTURE. A few months later his brother Charles joined him, now deceased, and they took up two adjoining soldier's claims of 100 acres each that consitutes the farm on which the large mansion house was subsequently erected.

His mother and sister Frances arrived two years later and some time thereafter another quarter section was purchased making him the happy possessor of 1,120 acres of as good lands are to be found in Dover Township.

He has an excellent record as a soldier of the late war. At the early age of seventeen he and three other brothers enlisted at Champlain N.Y. and when his first term of service was ended he enlisted for the war, and participated in the conflict at ntietam, where he lost a brother, Lookout Mountain. Gettysburg and amany other important battles.

In 1886 when the Presbyterian church of Fonda Iowa, was organized not withstanding his residence was eight miles from town he gave it his hearty support.

A few months later he was chosen superintendent of the Sunday school, a positon he has continued to fill with great acceptance until the time of his removal. The encouraging growth that has attended this organization enabling it to secure so soon its fine church edifice and parsonage is largely due to his continued fidelity, energy and liberality. His presence and helpfulness in the church and Sunday School, and of his sister Frances, who was accustomed to acompany him, will be greatly missed.

The people of this community very much regret the loss of a family that has taken so hearty interest in those things which tend most to promote the public welfare.