Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Hubenet, Frank ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com November 10, 2007, 9:45 am Author: Genealogical and Biographical Record of Will County FRANK HUBENET is one of the best-known Swedish-American citizens of Joliet, where he resides at No. 309 Harris avenue. He is president of the Swedish- American Republican Club, the largest organization of its kind in Joliet, and the prominence which it has gained is almost wholly due to his energy and wise leadership. As secretary of the Knights of the Globe he is identified with another local organization. In the Swedish Lutheran Church he serves as secretary of the congregation, a member of the board of trustees and president of the benefit society connected with the church. An active worker in Joliet Observatory No. 8, North Star Benefit Association, he holds the principal office (that of astronomer) in the lodge and is chief conductor of the Grand Observatory, with headquarters in Moline, Ill. In 1890 he was appointed a special agent to collect statistics of manufactures in Joliet city and township, in the interests of the United States census. At this writing he is township oil inspector for Joliet. About two hundred and fifty years ago the Hubenette family removed from France to Norrland, Sweden, during the reign of Gustavus Adolphus. Our subject's grandfather, who was born in Norrland, was superintendent of a large furnace there. The father, L. W. Hubenette, is a business man of that place and is now seventy-five years of age, while his wife, Ulricka Elenora (Kellberg) Hubenette, is seventy-three. Of their eight children, two sons and four daughters are living, one son and two daughters being in America. Frank, who was sixth in order of birth, was born at Norrland December 30, 1862. He was educated in public schools and a gymnasium. Coming to the United States in 1881, he settled in Joliet, Ill., where he was employed in different stone quarries for five years, after which he became manager of a branch coal office of Hunter & Curtis. In 1891 the office was discontinued, at which time he started for himself, opening an office at No. 603 Cass street, and beginning in the coal and coke business. His location is convenient and a siding connects his yards with the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad. Since coming to this city he has married, his wife being Ellen Anderson, a native of Sweden. They have six children: William Waldemar, Edith Elenora, Ebba Henrietta, Blenda Linnea and two boy twins, Lief Lincoln and Grant Thorsten. Additional Comments: Genealogical and Biographical Record of Will County Illinois Containing Biographies of Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present, Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, 1900 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/will/bios/hubenet1101gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ilfiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb