Kubesh, John C. 1863 – 1950

KUBESH, VALENTA, VACHA

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Date: 4/4/2015 at 07:41:46

JOHN C. KUBESH.

John C. Kubesh is a public-spirited man, whose service has frequently been solicited in the interests of the public and who is numbered among the substantial citizens of Calmar township, where he owns and operates a tract of land comprising one hundred and twenty-five acres. He is a native of this township, his natal day being April 26, 1863. His parents, Andrew and Jennie (Valenta) Kubesh, were both natives of Bohemia, and are now deceased. The father sought his fortune in the new world, emigrating to America in 1854 and choosing Winneshiek county as his destination. He and his wife were among the first settlers of Calmar township, where the father purchased land. He followed farming throughout the remainder of his life, passing away in Calmar township on the 27th of January, 1890. The mother survived nearly thirteen years, departing this life in December, 1902.

John C. Kubesh was reared and educated in the community which has always been his place of abode and with the exception of three years spent in North Dakota in the threshing business, he has always made his home on the homestead farm. In 1884 he returned from the north and purchased the home farm of one hundred and twenty-five and a quarter acres, located on sections 27 and 28, Calmar township and his time has since been largely devoted to the cultivation of his fields. On the place are found good buildings which are carefully kept in repair and altogether the place presents a neat appearance.

Mr. Kubesh chose as a companion and helpmate Miss Annie Vacha, whom he wedded June 9, 1885. Her parents, Albert and Magdelina Vacha, were likewise natives of Bohemia. The father was a shoemaker by trade, being thus engaged in his native country as well as after coming to this country in 1870, when he made his home in Conover, Winneshiek county. He died there in 1888, and his wife, surviving but a few years, was called to the home beyond in 1893.

Mr. and Mrs. Kubesh have become the parents of five children: Louise; Edward; George, who departed this life in 1897; Bessie and Bertha.

In politics Mr. Kubesh is a democrat and on that ticket has been elected to the office of township trustee, while he has also served as road supervisor and for many years has been a member of the school board. He is a communicant of the Catholic church and fraternally is connected with the Modern Woodmen of America. He has always been an industrious, hard-working man, and while busily engaged with his own private business affairs, safeguards each and every interest entrusted to him by the public.

Source: History of Winneshiek County, Iowa Vol. II Chicago the S. J. Clark Publishing Company 1913

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