Bureau County IL Archives Biographies.....Bubach, John G.
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Biography for John G. Bubach, Bureau County, Illinois

John G. Bubach, Princeton, was born in Harrisburg, Penn., April 15, 
1818.  He is the son of John G. and Elizabeth (Rickel) Bubach.  The 
father died in Pennsylvania during our subject's childhood.  The mother 
died in Bureau County, Ill.  The Bubach family, which is of German 
descent, came to Lancaster City, Penn., in 1750.  While young, our 
subject removed to near Lancaster City, Penn., and lived there till the 
fall of 1839.  During his youth he spent four years in an apprenticeship 
at the tailor's trade.  In 1839 he came to Wayne county, Ohio, and 
worked at his trade in various places, till the spring of 1846, when he 
came to Princeton, Ill., with Mr. William Carse, and clerked for Carse a 
short time and then began in business for himself, in partnership with 
Justin S. Olds.  Later Mr. Bubach bought his partner's interest in the 
business, and continued alone till 1853, when he engaged in the nursery 
business, and has continued in the same since.  In later years he has 
abandoned the heavy nursery stock, and has given his time and attention 
to the growing of small fruits for market, and plants and vines for 
sale.  Strawberries, raspberries, Snyder and other varieties of 
blackberries, he makes a specialty.  Mr. Bubach has over 500 varieties 
of seedling strawberries, which he has scientifically originated.  These 
he tested from single plants in 1883, and found many excellent 
varieties.  He was united in marriage in Princeton, to Miss Lucinda W. 
Phelps, May 1, 1848.  She was born January 26, 1830, in Northampton, 
Mass., and is the daughter of Ebenezer and Anna (Wright) Phelps, who 
came to Springfield, Ill., in 1831, and to Bureau County in 1838.  Mr. 
and Mrs. Bubach have three daughters, viz.: Florence A., May V. and 
Alice, who is the wife of Douglas Judd, of Brooklyn, Iowa.  In politics 
Mr. Bubach is Republican, and is a strong temperance man.

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