Bio of Dubbels, John H. (b.1884) Wabasha Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara Timm ========================================================================= This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1920. Check out Barbara's site for more great information on this book: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnwabbio/wab3.htm There are also some pictures and information from descendents for some of the bios on her pages. Dubbels, John H. (page 366), who is successfully engaged in general farming and stock raising in Elgin Township, Wabasha County, was born in Viola Township, Olmsted County, April 13, 1884, son of John and Mary Dubbels. John Dubbels, the father, was born in Hanover, Germany, May 15, 1846. He was educated in his native land and came to the United States in 1864, settling in Viola Township, Olmsted County, Minn., where in the following year he bought 80 acres of land. Later he bought another tract of 150 acres, fenced his land, erected buildings, and developed a good farm, on which he carried on agriculture and stock raising until 1919. He then sold the farm to his son Charles and moved to Elgin Village. On April 21, 1875, he was married to Mary E. Bierbaum, who was the first white child born in Viola Township, Olmsted County. They became the parents of eight children: Carl, Mary, Anna, Elizabeth, John H., Joe, Charles and Elsie. John H. Dubbels in his boyhood attended district school in Viola Township, Olmsted County. He worked for his father until 1909, then he and his brother Joe bought 820 acres of land in Morrison County, Minnesota, where he did general farming until 1917, when they sold the land. In 1917 John H. bought 200 acres in section 18, Elgin Township, which he sold after residing on it three years. In 1919 he bought his present farm of 280 acres in sections 30 and 31, Elgin Township, on which he is carrying on general farming and stock raising with profitable results. He keeps Holstein cattle, with full-blooded sires, and a high grade of hogs. Mr. Dubbels was married September 2, 1909, to Alma Tradup, and he and his wife have four children: John A., born September 6, 1910; Gerald M., September 16, 1911; Melvin C., May 20, 1915, and Genevieve E., March 18, 1918. The family are united in membership with the Lutheran church. Contact Fellow Genealogist: Daniel