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NOTES FAMILYTHEIncorporatedHUBBELLFAMILYHISTORICALin MissouriSOCIETYSeptember1982Reunion & Luncheon at "Hubbell House", MinnesotaOn September 15, 1981 an enthusiastic group of H ubbells and Hubbelldescendants met for a first reunionmeeting and luncheon at Mantorville,Minnesota.The meeting and luncheon were heldin a very appropriate place - HubbellHouse! It's one of Minnesota's historicspots as well as a first-class restaurantrun by Paul Pappas and his sister MaryJane Ondrick.On a clear and warm Septemberday, 52 of us - Hubbells, spouses andsome children - met at nine in themorning at Hubbell House. We startedoff in an excited frame of mind, greetingeach other, many of whom we recognized from photographs in the newfamily history book.As expected, those attending themeeting were principally"Senior"family members.However,Mrs.Swanson of Minnesota brought alongyoung nieces to grace the meeting. Wewere also fortunateto have veryyouthful Hubbells like Mary Katherineand Mary Jeanne, daughters of John G.and "Punkin" Hubbell of Minneapolis.John is well-known Roving Editor forThe Reader's Digest. There were alsoother "younger" Hubbells like JoAnnElizabeth Hubbell and her sister DebraStockfleth, Christina Hubbell Small,and Chuck and Robin Hubbell. LydiaCarter, daughter of Rosemary Wirkuscame all the way from Alaska to attend.Her parents came from Miami in theircamper. We all feel that the prospectsare very good for future and continuingHubbell family reunions!Suggestionsto determinetheidentityof the oldestHubbelldescendantpresentthat day atMantorville were voted down quickly!We were particularly happy to havea contingent of Canadian Hubbells withus. The ancestor Hubbells of Glen A.(coni'd. on page 2)Society formed .On March 5, 1982 The HubbellFamily Historical Society came intoexistence! The Articles of Incorporation were filed in Missouri.The principalpurposes of theSocietyare to encouragecloseassociationamong descendantsofRichardHubball,our immigrantancestor, to preserve family records aswell as valuable family keepsakes andheirlooms, to maintain an accurategenealogy of all H ubbells and, ofcourse, to provide for biennial familyreunions.The Incorporatorswere Ernest,Donald and Harold Hubbell. The firstBoard of Directors was named in theArticles of Incorporation consisting ofthe Incorporators and Fred C. Hubbell,James W. Hubbell Jr., Charles H.Hubbell, Beryl (Mrs. Glen) Hubbell,John C. Hubbell, Kenneth O. Hubble,Rosemary Hubbell Wirkus, Lillian L.Hubbell, Phyllis Hubbell-Holbrook,John G. Hubbell and Jean (Mrs. Lyle)Peterson. They will serve until the 1983meeting when they may be reelected orreplaced.The Board of Directors electedOfficers of the Society to serve until1983 when they too may be re-elected orreplaced: President Ernest Hubbell,Vice kus, CorrespondingSecretaryPhyllis Hubbell-Holbrook,TreasurerHarold Hubbell.By-Laws for the Society wereadopted by the Directors. They set outthe organization of the Society anddescribe important Committees andtheirareasof responsibility.A Genealogical Committee, an HistoricalCommittee,PublicationsCommitteeand Library Committee are some of themost important. Other necessary dutieswill be handled by Program, Advertising,NominationCommittees!Certainly, members of the Society willfind an activity that appeals to(coni 'd. on page 5)
Reunion and Luncheon(cont 'd.from page l)and Ezra Neil from ThamesvilleOntariohad left ConnecticutforCanada during the Revolutionary War- so long ago that no hard feelings wereexpressed over George III!Some of us stayed in hotels inRochester, about 20 minutes drive fromMantorville thru fields of waving corn.Others found accommodations nearerHubbell House. The Wirkus parkedtheir trailer at a nearby camp andenjoyed the conveniences of homeaway-from-home.The meeting was planned for members of the family who had participated inthe preparation ofthe new edition ofthefamily book. Everyone wanted to meetand get to know other members of theirfamily branch. It was also intended toset up a family organization to schedulefuture family reunions and to collectand preserve family records, keepsakesand memorabilia which are so oftenthrownaway by succeeding andunknowing descendants.The idea for a meeting came fromDonald Hubbell. He has been keenabout forming a family organizationbecause he wants to be sure that all ourfamily records are preserved in goodorder for coming generations. He alsothinks it will make the job of preparing anew family book someday a lot easier.We all felt that records of our family'sdoings should be preserved for futurestudy, and for the inspiration of othermembers of the family.Harold and Donald Hubbell calledthe meeting to order at 9:40 AM. Rosemary Hubbell Wirkus kindly agreed tokeep minutes of the 'meeting.There was a lot of discussion aboutwhat name to give our proposed familyorganization.There was an equalamount of time spent discussing whatactivities should be undertaken. Everyone felt that a wide variety of projectswould appeal to members of the family.Everyone also believed strongly that aregular newsletter telling about familydoings was very important!Lillian Hubbell nominated ErnestHubbell, a prominent lawyer of KansasCity, Missouri, and he was enthusiastically elected first president of the proposed new society. We are very fortunate to have such outstanding andqualified leadership at the outset!Before adjourning for luncheon,Rosemary Wirkus presented Haroldand Donald each with a valuable Indianhand-made bead of the kind used at theHubbell TradingPost in GanadaArizona, in dealings with NavajoIndians years ago. The awarding of the"Order of the Bead" brought applauseand amusement, and expressions of appreciationfrom the recipients!At luncheon, Paul Pappas andMary Jane Ondrick were introduced. Inappreciation of their keen interest andhard work to make this meeting anenjoyable and successful event theywere made Honorary Members of theHubbell family society by acclamation.Irene Stussy Felker, resident ofMantorville, whose father had beeninfluential in saving Hubbell Housefrom possible demolition years ago, wasalso made an Honorary Member. Shehad been responsible for efforts torestore the building, and its subsequentconversionto an outstandingrestaurant.Paul Pappas called attention to thewooden slats, or planks, of which thesidewalks are made in the center part ofMantorville. Each plank has carved onit the name and home state of eachdonor to the program to construct thisunusual sidewalk in the style of longago. Mr. Pappas announced that incommemoration of our historic familyreunion he would undertake to havemade and installed around HubbellHouse similar boards bearing names ofthose who were in attendance - carvedfor posterity. Anyone who was presentand wants to share in this unique andgenerous offer of Mr. Pappas, shouldsend a postcard with his name as hewants it to appear toMrs. Wirkus, c/othe Society, for prompt forwarding toPaul.By the time we finished luncheon therestaurant staff was fidgeting anxiouslyto clean up for their dinner clientele. Wethen assembled outside Hubbell Housefor group photographs and to talk withreporters. They did a great job for us, asstories and pictures of the reunionappeared in many area newspapersduring the following week!A local fair and flea marketattracted our attention for a whileduring the afternoon, after which wewatched a festive parade commemorating Mantorville's annual Marigoldfestival.By now, most of us had made goodfriends of our fellow "relatives". A fewtarried for a day or so longer after the2meeting, stili enjoying interestmg rustorical and cultural buildings aroundMantorville. It was with some tears butmany good wishes that leaves weretaken - and thoughts set ahead toreunion in 1983.Those attending the reunion whosigned the register were Glen and BerylHubbell of Canada, Chuck and RobinHubbellof Minneapolis,ElmerHubbell of Kansas with daughtersMyrna Kepford of Texas and BonnieSimms of Colorado, Ernest and NevahHubbell of Missouri, Esther (Mrs.Robert N.) Hubbell of RochesterMinnesota with daughters Jo AnnElizabeth and Debra Stockfleth, Neiland Mary Hubbell of Canada, Harlinand Ruth Hubbell of Ohio, LillianHubbell of St. Louis, Donald C. andElsie Hubbell of Florida, Rev. ClarenceLee and Thelma Hubbell of Chicago,Kenneth O. and Bernice Hubble ofNebraska,JohnC. HubbellofWisconsin, John G. and "Punkin"Hubbell of Minneapolis with daughtersMary Jeanne and Mary Katherine,Donaldand HelenHubbellofArkansas,Haroldand FrancineHubbellof Connecticut,RosellaHubbell Hansen of Washington withsister Fara Hubbell Heglar of Spokane,Phyllis Hubbell-Holbrookof Oregon,RosemaryHubbellWirkusandLeonard of Florida with daughterLydia Carter of Alaska, Helen HubbellShaver and Clarence of Washington,Christina Hubbell Small of Minnesota,Eleanor Hubbell Stone and Bernard ofWashington, Dick and Verlie Kent ofPennsylvania, Lyle and Jean Petersonof Iowa, Henry and Louise Swanson ofMinnesota with family Alice Giblin,Judi Pilgrim and Jeanne Sutton ofMinnesota.FAMILY NOTESSeptember1982Distributedto membersof The HubbellFamilyHistorical Society.President & Chairman. . . . Ernest HubbellVice President. Fred C. HubbellRecording SecretaryRosemary Hubbell WirkusCorrespondingSecretary.Phyllis Hubbell-HolbrookTreasurer.Harold B. bership from descendants of Richard Hubball ofEngland and New Haven Colony. Connecticut. from allpersons interested in genealogy and family history andfrom organizations supporting such activities.Annual dues are 15. Membership-reunionheld every two years.meetings areFor information.write the Society c/o 106 West 14thStreet, 25th Floor, Kansas City. Missouri 64105-1992.Editor Pro tern HaroldB. Hubbell
Attention StateRepresentatives.This corner of the newsletter isintended for State Representatives, butit will no doubt be of interest to allHubbells! Each state has or will have aHubbell Representative, an advisor andcoordinatorof the Hubbell affairsrelevant to the Society. Representativesmay aid individual Hubbells with theirfamily lines, gather and store historicaldata, etc. If the State Representativecannot untangle a family line. he willknow who can. Each individual shoulddo his own researching, and I am surethis will be very enjoyable work! Expertguidance is available to all - from me,or others equally knowledgeable in genealogy and records searching.We urge all members of the Societyto contact their State Representativeand offer whole-hearted assistance (thismay cause him or her to have a heartattack, but it will be worth taking thechance). It would also be nice to includea self-addressed stamped envelope whencorresponding, because the stamps thatwere distributed will not go very far!There are about 3000 Hubbells to becontacted on the first go-around. Mosthave not yet joined the Society.There are a few states that do not yethave a family Representative(seebelow). Will someone from each of thesestates please volunteer? So we can all getstarted at the same time! Even if yourstate has been taken, let me know ofyour interest, as there will undoubtedlybe resignations.By now each State Representativewill have received a comprehensive "kit"with instructions for its use. If it hasn'tbeen received, please notify me at once!I have re-read the instructions and findthem to be reasonably complete, despitebrevity and rough edges. If you areconfused, or uncertain, just write me.Start with your own line, and put it inorder. Then strike out for the others inyour area!History is what this is all about documented facts, and history will haveit no other way. You must eliminate thewords impatience and discouragementfrom your vocabulary! New telephonebooks appear regularly, so now wouldbe a good time to canvass a library or thetelephone company for those in yourstate,and checkRemember, help is atme for it!Here are the Statewho have volunteeredout Hubbells.hand - just askRepresentativesso far:Alabama - vacantAlaska - Lydia Wirkus Carter, POB 947,Anchorage 99510Arizona - vacantArkansas - Donald S. Hubbell Jr., Box 141,Henderson 72544California - Dennis M. Hubbell. 6651 Bell Bluff Ave.,San Diego 92119Colorado - Robert N. Hubbell, POB 687,Canon City 81212Connecticut - George T. Hubbell, POB 925.Madison 06443Delaware - see MarylandDistrict of Columbia - vacantFlorida - David H. Hubbell, 4700 NW 19th PI.,Gainesville 32605Georgia - vacaritHawaii - vacantIdaho - Lewis Hubbell, 907Y, Robertson St., Buhl83316Illinois - Betty J. Chapman. 119 St. James La.,Cahokia 62206Indiana - Iva R. Hubbell, Box 267, Jasonville 47438Iowa James W. Hubbell Jr., 1401 Casady Dr.,Des Moines 50315Kansas - vacantKentucky - vacantLouisiana - William L Hubbell, 1652 Richmond Ave.,. Baton Rouge 70808Maine - vacantMaryland - Lester E. Hubbell, 5306 Camberly Ave .Bethesda 20014Massachusetts- Marjorie Hubbell Gibson, 34 WagonWheel Rd . S. Sudbury 01776Michigan - Frederick Hubbell Jones, 8360 Bellevue Rd.,Grosse Isle 48138Minnesota - Charles H. Hubbell, 4710 Quail Ave. N .Crystal 55429Mississippi William F. Hubbell, 517 Seal Ave.,Biloxi 39530MissouriLillian L Hubbell, 29 N. Court St.,St. Louis 63108Montana - William S. Hubbell, Box 1044, Malta 59538Nebraska - Kenneth O. Hubble. 3131 Alden Ave .Lincoln 68502Nevada Lawrence L Hubbell, 900 W. 5th St.,Fallon 89406New Hampshire - vacantNew Jersey - Barbara Hubbell Winder, 602 BlanchardPkwy . W. Allenhurst 07711New Mexico - Elizabeth E. Hubbell, 2542 S. Espina,Las Cruces 8800 INew York - vacantNorth Carolina - vacantNorth Dakota - see South DakotaOhio - Harlin D. Hubbell, 647 Dirlam La .Mansfield 44904Oklahoma - Jessie Skaggs. Box 44, Perkins 74059Oregon - Aubrey H. Hubbell, 2091 Kincaid.Eugene 97405Pennsylvania - Anne Hubbell Evanoff, 532 Colorado Dr.,Erie 16503Rhode Island - vacantSouth Carolina - Richard B. Hubbell, 5 Heyward PI.,Hilton Head Island 27703South Dakota - Grace A. Hubbell, General Delivery.Winfred 57076Tennessee - vacantTexas Myrna Hubbell Kepford, 616 Long Bow,Austin 78704Utah - Bonnie Hubbell Mesler. 185 C. St., Salt LakeCity 84103Vermont - Aletha B. Hubbell, 20 Proctor Ave., SouthBurlington 0540 IVirginia JohnsonHubbell. 4619 Mayhunt Court.Alexandria 22312WashingtonRosella Hubbell Hansen,Box 482,Colville 99114West Virginia-vacantWisconsin - John C. Hubbell. POB 243.Kewaskum 53040Wyoming - Rex G. Hubbell. Lovell 82431Canada - Glen A. Hubbell. 64 Wallace St. ThamesvilleOnt. NOP 2KO-3from DonaldS. HubbellAbout Genealogies .As a Hubbell from way back matter of fact, I was born one - I'minterested in genealogies, especially theHubbell genealogy. I'm a member of theclan. But, still, sometimes I ask myselfjust how much of the "blood" of the first.American Hubbell, Richard Hubball,or of the more ancient ancestor,Hugh/ Hugo Hubald, named in theDomesday Book census of William theConqueror(A.D.1086), have Iinherited? To what extent am I a pure"Hubbell"? And I smile.Take Richard Hubball. He was sonof his Hubball father, but equally of hisnon-Hubball mother. So even he is onlyone-half pure. How much of HughHubald's"blood" ran in RichardHubball's veins? I put "blood" in quotations since the more precise term wouldbe: "the genetic inheritance,"the"genes." Let's explore the matter.A given Hubbell starts with aHubbell father and a non-Hubbellmother. His father in turn has a Hubbellfather and a non-Hubbell mother; hisown mother is of course pure nonHubbell, assuming no intermarriageof cousins.Taking this back in time and using"H" and "n-H" for Hubbell and nonHubbell, let's see what happens. (By theway, for the mathematically minded, it'sall similar to exponential growth, 2, 4, 8,16, 32, 64, and so forth.)The. parent generation is: H/n-H;the grandparent is H/n-H; n-H, n-H;the great grandparent is H/n-H, n-H,n-H; n-H, n-H, n-H, n-H. For only fourgenerations back the pattern is H/n-H,n-H, n-H, n-H, n-H, n-H, n-H; n-H,n-H, n-H, n-H, n-H, n-H, n-H, n-H: oneHubbell against fifteen non-Hubbellsone part in two to the fourth power.For ten generations back the result isone part "pure Hubbell" against onethousandtwenty-threenon-Hubbellancestors. (The 2s have doubled to make1,024.) Taking the convention of threegenerations per century, going backfrom 1981, the year 1641 would give usabout ten or eleven generations. If actually eleven the result is one part pureHubbell/ Z thousand and forty sevenparts non-Hubbell! Not very much ofthe genuine stuff, is there?But let's carry it back to HughHubald, A.D. 1086. From 1981 to 1081would be 900 years, at least nine times(cont'd. on page 5)
Projects .Family members will be pleased toknow that a Supplement to the 1980(3rd edition) family history is on theminds of quite a few persons. Like theearliervolume,the proposedsupplement would probably be printedin a limited quantity for distribution tomembers of the family who express aninterest by responding to a circular.The Editors have already receivedmuch new family data. Some of thesenotes have helped to place hitherto"unclassified" lines. New generationshave been introduced.Other dataexpands on known lines, adds new information about existing/ contemporaryfamily members.Responding to suggestions of familymembers, the Editors have tentativelyplanned to include new biographicalmaterial on Hubbells who were notwritten up in the 1980 edition. TheEditors recognized also the existence of"rough spots" which were not polishedout in the "Addenda & Errata" volumeof 1981. So, when correcting materialhas been received, modifications can bemade to existing data in an effort to seethat all family members own as accuratea record of Hubbells as possible!The By-Laws of the Society providefor periodic review and updating offamily genealogicalmaterial by astanding Committee. Preparation of theSupplement would be in keeping withthose plans. Area Representatives maybe asked to contact members whoselines are now incomplete. These andother measures to be taken shouldensure a useful volume. It is expectedthat a pre-publicationoffer will beextended to members of the Societywhen full plans have been prepared, andcost estimates are in hand.* * * * *A suggestion for a "family cookbook" has been put forward by PhyllisHubbell-Holbrook!She thinks theremust be many old and favorite Hubbellfamily recipes for tasty dishes that willbe appealing to all of us!Phyllis has invited fellow Hubbellfemales to pore over their old familycookbooks for such specialties. Worthychoices should be identified by name ofthe earliest knownHubbell whoprepared the dish, with her (approximate) dates. Contributions are welcomecovering the oldest of grandmasHubbells delectables to favorite concoctionsof enterprisingteenageHubbells!If you have recipes in your kitchenwhich you think qualify, write to Phyllisc/o the Society and let her know! Ifenough interest is shown, the Publications Committee will study to see howa cookbook can be prepared for distribution to members, and at what cost.President's Notes . . .I am Ernest Hubbell of Kansas City,Missouri. I am a lawyer, and that isprobably why the family elected me atthe first reunion and meeting at Mantorville, Minnesota, in September, 1981, tohelp get the family organization started.I am honored by this election. A lot ofwork has been devoted to preparing theArticles of Incorporation, the By-Laws,examining the tax laws, and the otherwork necessary to complete the incorporation of our Society. We havesucceeded in this beginning.I have worked closely with theauthors of the 1980 edition of theHistory and Genealogy of the HubbellFamily,HaroldB. HubbellofRowayton, Connecticut, and Donald S.Hubbell, Ph.D. of Mountain Home,Arkansas. In view of the monumentalwork which they have done, it seems tome that all of us have an obligation tohelp carry out their concept of a familyorganization that will continue our oldand important family's activities and seethat we are remembered long after we'regone.Right now the most important thingfor us to do in myopinion is to increaseour dues paying membership from itspresent approximately 154. Soon I willsend a letter to approximately 2,000family members, informing them of ourprogress and plans, and inviting them tobecome dues paying members of ourSociety. You can help by urging otherfamily members to join.There was a lot of discussion atMantorville about an appropriate namefor our organization. The one finallyselected was the result of manysuggestions and correspondence. I feelthat we chose, well. THE HUBBELLFAMILY HISTORICALSOCIETY4appeals to me, as it did to ourorganization committee as a name thatwould express our purposes.The next most important objective isto set up the vital committees providedfor in the By-Laws. These committeeswill be responsible for seeing to it thatyou, and all members of the Society, getyour dues' worth, and that the work iscontinued!All agree that the newsletter is invaluable. Harold has prepared this firsteffort for the members. We must have aPublications Committee selected verysoon to prepare the second issue. I knowthere are a lot of Hubbells out there whocan write, and who would like to take onthis job. It's only once a year. And it's soimportant! Please do write to me and letme know whether you can help on thiscommittee. Please also let me know inwhat other work you would be interested. Harold will be delighted when Iam able to announce to him that a newcommittee has been formed for thispurpose.There are other areas of ouractivities which don't involve writingand which are much fun. Elsewhere inthis newsletter you will find a list of thevarious standing committees that will beformed to look after the family's business. I hope you will write to me and tellme what you think you would like to doand on which committee you would liketo serve.After consulting various familymembers and obtaining suggestions, weformulated a plan for the September,1983, First Biennial Family Reunionand Meeting. It has been approved bythe Board of Directors. As discussedelsewhere in this newsletter, it will bemid-September,1983, on a Friday,Saturday and Sunday in the Bridgeport/Fairfield area of Connecticut. As youdoubtless know, this is the area whereRichard Hubbell The First settled.In future years, it is hoped that wecan meet in various areas around thecountry where Hubbells have lived andleft their mark. It would be desirable togive all of the family members an opportunity to attend a meeting near athome.I look forward to hearing from everyone of you who has an idea for the improvement of our Society. You maywrite to me at the Kansas City addressgiven on the masthead ofthis newsletter.
About Genealogies .Society formed(cont 'd.from page I)(cont 'd. from page 3)three, or twenty-seven generations. "2"multiplied by itself twenty seven timesequals 227 or 134,217,727. This meansthat I have (suposedly) only one partHubbell (Hubald) in me, against 134million, 217 thousand,7 hundredtwenty-seven parts non-Hubbell. So I'mnot too pure, am I. How about you?them!"Many hands make light work",so a well organized committee won'tmean a lot of work for anyone member!At the 1983 meeting everyone shouldfeel free to indicate his interest, and lookforward to joining a Committee, orseeking nomination for Director orOfficer. Lots to do for all!But this result means our totalancestors in 1086 were about 27 timesthe total population of England at thattime, calculating back on basis offiguresfrom the current World Almanac.(Present world population,1981, isaround 4 billion; population in A.D. I,shown as 300 million; in 1650 shown as510 million; 1086 considered as abouttwo-thirds the distance from I to 1650,hence the increase of 200 million from Ito 1650 taken to be about two-thirdsfrom I to 1086, or 400 million for theworld population at that time.) Think ofit: the total Hubbell ancestors being 27times the total population of England in1086. Preposterous, isn't it?Our Society is a "not-for-profitorganization." That means just that theSociety does not have to pay incometaxes on dues collected from members.Unfortunately, members' dues are notexempt from personal income tax! TheTreasuryDepartmentfeels, notunreasonably, that our activities are toolimited to justify a ruling exempting ourdues. However, we should look to thefuture when we may have a broad scopeof interests and activities to justifyexemption! For instance, we may createprograms of wide appeal, perhaps bycontributing to the support of a Libraryto house family memorabilia. Withothers such activities we might have acase to present for tax exemption.What's the explanation?Crisscrossing. Hubbells marrying Hubbelldescendants from non-Hubbell genealogical lineages (females were just asgenuinely Hubbell, but they becamenon-Hubbell as to family names whenthey married). We are all cousins, onceremoved, and twice, and three times,four times, etc., up to 27 times. Theshuffling and re-shuffling of genesmakes all of us in America pretty well amixture of a few very distant ancestors.Particularly if you go back, not just athousand years, but five or ten thousand- or a hundred thousand.Well, it's an interesting mental picture of the family of man, exemplified inthe family of Hubbell. In what sense canbeing a Hubbell mean something real?Symbolic and social-cultural. Humanslive by symbols as importantly as bycrude, objective facts. Identifying as amember of a name-group, a family, canmean a great deal for a man or woman.Functioning,however loosely, as afamily group, the Hubbells, is anelementof the culture-waysofAmerican society. Besides - I get a kickout of thinking: "I am a Hubbell, part ofa worthwhilefamily networkofHubbells."Contributedby Clarence Lee HubbellCopies of the By Laws of the Societyor the Articles of Incorporation may beobtained from' Ernest Hubbell at theSociety'S office in Kansas City. Annualdues are 15 for individuals and marriedcouples. Checks payable to the Societymay be sent to Kansas City or to H. B.Hubbell, Treasurer, 16 Roton Avenue,Rowayton, Connecticut 06853.Have You Wondered?There were nine sons of RichardH ubball, our immigrant ancestor, by histhree wives. Of these, six lived to maturity and had children. By the fifthgeneration, the male descendants ofJohn Hubbell Jr, Richard's last son,seem to have died out. We have norecord of present-day male descendantsof John Jr.That leaves the following five sonsthe "prime antecedents" from whom allHubbells descend: John Sr, Richard,Samuel Sr, Samuel Jr, and James.Of course, we must not overlook thedescendants of Richard's five daughtersby his first two wives (he had two sons5only by his third wife). Since they ceasedbeing H ubbells, strictly speaking, in thesecond generation, we haven't keptrecords on them. However, in the reference files for the 1980 family historythere is quite a bit of data relating topresent-day descendants of some ofthese daughters.As to the five sons who had heirs, bythe eighth generation(when thenumbers become a bit cumbersome tohandle!) the approximate distributionof male Hubbell descendants among thefive sons works out along the followinglines: John Sr 9.8%; Richard 50.5%;Samuel Sr 22.1 %; SamuelJr 10.9%; andJames 6.5%. These rough calculationsmay mean something to scientists. To usthey show the surprising fact thatdescendants of our "founding father's"namesake son apparently total morethan all the descendants of his other foursurviving sons. Curious.Your Address .Please keep the MembershipCommittee informed of your changes ofaddress! The Post Office has form cardsfor this purpose, and they're easy toprepare.As the Society'S activities increase,all family members will undoubtedlywant to share in new planning, newpublications, expanded genealogies, thenewsletter, and so forth. Advices ofmeetings will go astray if you don't keepyour address current!If you would like to receive anothercopy of this newsletter, request it fromthe Kansas City office. If you would likesomeone to receive a membership to thefamily Society as a present, send thename and address with 15 for the 198283 year.Althoughmuchenergywasexpended to be sure addresses arecorrect, if there is an error, let us knowpromptly so we can get things straightsoon. If you want to be sure someonehas been included in our mailingsadvising of the Society's existence, don'thesitate to call it to our attention.Address all mail on these points to theSociety's office in Kansas City.- The Editor
Book Notes .A new book about Mantorville (andKasson) Minnesota has been written byHarold Severson who took our photograph at the reunion in 1981. H is bookcontains some notes about the familyreunion meeting, lively facts and fotosof the area, including little know itemsabout John B. Hubbell, early settler -and . ,.builder of "Hubbell House". A Tale. . ".- .of-IJYf2.SJJjes: KaSSC;f/ &'ville, erson,t0Qtl r'ost------mm'eti RochestI;; VMiRR,.5 90 I,' .' '" '.' 15.95 hard cov :; I'2:'9j.f 'Mdnj. .-:;:"",--'--** " '.1';*. YSomeoneinterestedin theMinnesota countryside 'or-Rochester,will find fascinating the excellentpictorial study by Dave Wesley and IvanKubista. Included are several delightfulviews of Mantorville and "HubbellHouse". Rochester, City & Countryside,Wesley and Kubista, FarWes Publi . cations, St. Paul, Minn.***There are eight copies of the HubbellHistory (3rd edition) left. Write DonaldS. Hubbell, 308 W. 6th St., MountainHome, Ark 72653 if you want one. Priceis 90, including Index, postage paid,for 963 pages of family lore.The Editor .This first issue of our family newsletter will, Ihope, provokemany readersto respond with sugg stions for itsimprovement! This issue has a lot of"start-up" stuff, but I expect that thenext issue, much less of a "business"one, can be devoted to many more topicsof family history and biography. BUT,this kind of input must come from youthe reader! Accounts of doings ofHubbells from newspaper clippings,school activities, any report of Hubbells,will all be very welcome.The newsletter sh
THE HUBBELL FAMILY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Incorporated in Missouri September 1982 Reunion &Luncheon at"Hubbell House", Minnesota On September 15, 1981 an enthu-siastic group of Hubbells and Hubbell descendants met for a first reunion meeting and luncheon at Mantorville, Minnesota. The meeti
