ANN HUBBARD

MRS. HUBBARD, PIONEER CITY TEACHER DIES
Succumbs at Los Angeles at Age of 99; Taught Here During Civil War Days
Mrs. Harvey Hubbard, 99, who was a teacher in the first high school here in
Civil War days, died early today at her home in Los Angeles, Calif. She moved
to the west to live with her daughters and son 14 years ago.
Keen Interest In City
Mrs. Hubbard, nee Anna Warbasse, was closely connected with the intellectual,
religious and civic development of Manitowoc in the early village days. She
was a member of one of the pioneer families during her residence here following
her marriage to Mr. Hubbard, who also was active in church and social work.
Despite her age Mrs. Hubbard retained her faculties to the end. She had a keen
interest in Manitowoc affairs and has retained church and society memberships
here ever since she located in California.
Chapel funeral services will be held in Los Angeles Thursday at 3 p.m. The
body will be brought to Manitowoc in May for burial in the Hubbard lot in
Evergreen cemetery.
Born in New Jersey in 1839 Mrs. Hubbard was educated in private schools of that
state and came to Wisconsin 1861 to visit her sister, Mary, Mrs. C.W. Fitch. Mr.
Fitch was editor of a weekly paper here. She was offered the position of teacher
under O.R. Bacon in the high school on the north side. She taught geometry,
algebra, and arithmetic, including mental arithmetic, and was very proud of the
latter class.
She began immediately to take part in social and church activiites of the
community. When she returned from the east after a visit home she taught in
Racine. While there she received an offer of the principalship of the Manitowoc
school, on the retirement of Mr. Bacon. She was in charge of the school at the
time of the assassination of President Lincoln and told the story of how the
entire student body marched in a parade in honor of the martyred president on
the day of his funeral.
Many Manitowoc young men who left high school to join the Union army were her
students after they returned from the war. Although they were 20 or 21 years
of age they completed the high school courses.
After resigning as school principal she returned east to be married. She
returned here as the bride of Harvey Hubbard, member of one of the first
families of Manitowoc. Mr. Hubbard came here when he was an infant with his
father, Oliver Hubbard, one of the first band of Manitowoc settlers with
Benjamin Jones over 100 years ago. The Hubbard family was one of three families
who remained when the panic of 1837 sent the rest of the 40 settlers rushing
back to Chicago.
Lived on Farm
For many years Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard lived on the Hubbard farm west of Manitowoc
Rapids. When they moved to this city they built a home on North Ninth street,
now occupied by the Wallace family. Mr. Hubbard was connected with the Hubbard
and Noble Lumber mill and the Manitowoc Seating company. He was a horticulturist
and active in many civic movements.
Mrs. Hubbard was prominent in Presbyterian church circles. She joined the
church here by letter from Newton, N.Y., in 1866. She retained membership in
the church until her death, and practiced its tenats every day of her life.
She was a charter member of the Ladies Aid society and the Missionary society.
Mr. Hubbard died about 20 years ago.
Survivors are two daughters, Edith and Alice, both of Los Angeles, and two
sons, Dr. Walton Hubbard, Los Angeles and Edward Hubbard, Chicago.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Wednesday, April 20, 1938 P. 2
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[d. at Los Angeles, CA/cause: myocarditis/bur. on H. Hubbard lot]