ELZEY L. HUBER

 

Elzey L. Huber, who is now largely engaged in buying and feeding stock and maes his home in Bellefontaine, was born in Bloomfield twp., Logan Co., Feb. 2 1857.  As the name indicates the Huber family is of German descent.  Manasses Huber, the father of our subject, was born in Rockingham Co., Va.Aug. 10 1806, and was the son of John and Margaret Stottlemeir Huber, in whose family were eight children. John died in  Virginia in 1827, and his widow, with six of her children, came to Logan Co.., Oh. in  Oct. 1832.  She purchased a farm one mile east of DeGraff and there made her home until called to her final rest on March 18, 1856, at the age of eighty-eight years.

 

The early life of Manasses Huber was passed in the state of his nativity, and after coming to Ohio he assisted his mother in the development of the new farm, remaining at home until his marriage.  On Nov. 23rd, 1837, he wedded Miss Nancy Meckemson (Makemson), who was born near DeGraff, this county, Dec. 7, 1818, a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Wallace Makemson.  At an very early day her father removed here from Kentucky, and became a successful farmer of Pleasant township.  He lived to the extreme old age of one hundred and one years.  After his marriage, Mannasses Huber purchased a farm in Bloomfield twp. and as an agriculturist he met with excellent success, becomint the owner of seven hunderd and twenty acres of land.  He was also one of the most prominent stock-raiser and dealers in hi communtiy and was a Democrat in politics.  During the days of the early militia he was captain of the Logan Co., Light Horse Guard and was afterward known as Captain Huber.  Both he and his wife were active and influential members of the Methodist Episcopal church, being among the first of that denomination in this county, and for many years their home was used as a meeting house.  The Captain died on the 31st of January, 1873, aged sixty-six years, honored and respected by all who knew him, and his estimable wife passed away Dec. 13, 1901, at the age of eighty-three years.  Of their ten children, six are still living, namely: Allen, Margaret, Sarah, Isaiah, Tiry and Elzey L.

 

To the public school system of his native county, Elzey L. Huber is indebted for the educational privileges he received.  While at home with his father he became interested in the stock business, in which he has largely engaged throughout his entire life.  In early manhood he was associated with his brother Tiry in this business, but at the time of his marriage the partnership was dissolved and he had become the owner of one hundred and fifty-three acres of land and, locating thereon, he continued to make it his place of residence until 1901, when he came to Bellefontaine.  In the meantime he added to his farm until he now owns two hundred and sixty-four acres all on one tract in Bloomfield township.  Upon this place are two sets of farm buildings.  While carrying on general farming he devoted much time to buying, feeding and shipping cattle and hogs and he is now largely engaged in stock-dealing and is well known to stock men througout this portion of the state.  He is an excellent judge of domestic animals and his judicious purchases and sales have brought to him a good financial return for his labor.

 

On the 20th of March, 1884, Mr. Huber was untied in marriage to Miss Fannie McKinnon, a native of McArthur twp., born Sep. 29 1862, a daughter of of William McKinnon, a native of Clkark Co., who was a farmer and stockman.  In Logan Co. her father married Sarah Denny.  He died in 1899 at the age of seventy years, but his widow is still living and makes her home on  Sandusky Ave. in Bellefontaine.  Mr. McKinnon's death occurred on the old home farm.  He was at one time the owner of about one thousand acres of land and was regarded as one of the wealthy men as well as honmored citizens of his community.  In the McKinnon family were eight children, six of whom still survive:  John, Lucinda, Dennis, Fannie, Willie and Carrie. 

Unto Mr. & Mrs. Huber has been born one child, Fred, whose birth occurred May 2, 1889 and who is yet in school.

 

Mr. and Mrs. Huber and their son are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.  Mr. Huber held the office of steward and took an active part in church work at Bloom Center, where with his wife he still holds membership.  He owns property on East Brown St. in Bellefontaine.  Widely known in his native  county, he has gained many friends among the better class of people and he deserves the regard which is uniformly accorded in recognition of sterling traits of character.  His business affairs have been prosecuted energetically and dilligently with the result that his labors have been crowned with success and at the  same time he has had due regard for the obligations of citizenship and of morality which rests upon every man, giving a generous support to all measures for the social, intellectual and moral upbuilding of his community.