Simon Hubbard, son of Oliver and
Sophronia (Williams) Hubbard, natives of Madison County,
N.Y., was born Feb. 12, 1822, in that State. He was the
recipient of a practical education in his native State,
and in 1855 came to Clayton County. The first week of his
residence here he spent with Judge Murdock, then entered
a farm in Highland Township, where he resided three
years. He disposed of his farm there and removed to Cox
Creek Township, and purchased 145 acres, which he still
owns and resides upon. He has one of the finest farms in
this section of the county, finely cultivated and
thoroughly stocked. In 1854 Simon Hubbard and Brunet De
Grote, born March 17, 1821, were united in marriage. She
was a daughter of William and Hannah (Onderkirk) De
Grote, natives of Connecticut. To them has been born one
children— Martin, born Aug. 20, 1860. In politics
Mr. Hubbard affiliates with the Republican party. source: History of Clayton
County, Iowa, 1882, p. 746 |