Hubler history W. R. Hubler, Jr., M. D

Moses HUBLER (1803-1855)

Moses HUBLER (April 14, 1803 Center Co, PA-March 16, 1855 Mahoning Co, OH)¹⁰⁰⁰, ¹⁰⁰¹,¹⁰⁰²

Sara NEWBERRY (July 14, 1807 Center Co, PA-April 17, 1891 Mahoning Co, OH) ¹⁰⁰³,¹⁰⁰⁴

(m Oct. 9, 1825)

Eliza HUBLER (Sept. 18, 1826 Centre Co, PA-April 29, 1908 Youngstown, OH) ¹⁰⁰⁵,¹⁰⁰⁶

(m Nathanial Aga, on Oct. 9, 1843/42 in OH) (see following)

Nathaniel Aga (Ague)—1^st husband (m 1843)

Sarah S. Aga (b 1845)¹⁰⁰⁷, ¹⁰⁰⁸,¹⁰⁰⁹

Amanda Jane Aga (b 1847/8) ¹⁰¹⁰,¹⁰¹¹,¹⁰¹² (m Alexander Mckibben in 1864)¹⁰¹³

Jane M. Aga (b 1848/50) ¹⁰¹⁴,¹⁰¹⁵,¹⁰¹⁶

Mary B. Aga (b March 28, 1852) ¹⁰¹⁷ (m William R. Hodge in 1868) ¹⁰¹⁸

Lillian E. Hodge (b Jun 1876) ¹⁰¹⁹

Jessey Hodge (b Sep 1878) ¹⁰²⁰

Maud Hodge (b Feb 1851) ¹⁰²¹

Florence Hodge (b 1887) ¹⁰²²

William Hodge (b 1889) ¹⁰²³

Mary Hodge (b 1892) ¹⁰²⁴

Ruth Hodge (b 1894)¹⁰²⁵

Lillian Aga (b 1857) ¹⁰²⁶,¹⁰²⁷

Charles Aga (b 1859)¹⁰²⁸, ¹⁰²⁹

Jacob Hughes—2^nd husband)¹⁰³⁰, ¹⁰³¹ (m ca 1870) ¹⁰³²,¹⁰³³

William Barton Jacob Hughes (1868-1945) ¹⁰³⁴ (m Sarah Chambers) (2 children)

(Sue Collins is a descendant) ¹⁰³⁵

James NEWBERRY HUBLER (May 12, 1828 PA¹⁰³⁶,¹⁰³⁷-1905¹⁰³⁸ CA) (moved to CA)

(m 2x) (see following)

1^st wife, Eugenia Laurant (ca 1830-Oct. 28, 1863) (m in 1854):

Eugene William (Bill) HUBLER (b 1857)¹⁰³⁹, ¹⁰⁴⁰ (worked as a blacksmith in

Sacramento and Oakland, CA¹⁰⁴¹ until he moved to

Portland, OR)

2^nd wife, Cayatana Pena (1845-1918) (m on Feb. 2, 1865):¹⁰⁴², ¹⁰⁴³ (see following)

Jouquina HUBLER (1866-between 1870-1880) ¹⁰⁴⁴

James M. HUBLER (1867-1896; never married) ¹⁰⁴⁵,¹⁰⁴⁶

Manuel P. (M.P.) HUBLER (1868-1940; never married)¹⁰⁴⁷,¹⁰⁴⁸ (Under-Sheriff of

San Benito Co, CA)

Mary Julia HUBLER (1870-1952; never married) ¹⁰⁴⁹, ¹⁰⁵⁰

Henry F. HUBLER (1872-1926; never married) ¹⁰⁵¹

Frank V.HUBLER (1873-1961; never married) ¹⁰⁵²

Sylvia J. HUBLER (1876-1912) ¹⁰⁵³ (m James S. Gibson) ¹⁰⁵⁴

John S. Gibson (b 1908) ¹⁰⁵⁵ (m Gloria Bianucci) ¹⁰⁵⁶

James P. Gibson (b 1945) ¹⁰⁵⁷ (m Martha Bozzo) ¹⁰⁵⁸

Jeff Gibson¹⁰⁵⁹

Robert Gibson (Robert Gibson) ¹⁰⁶⁰

Phillip Gibson¹⁰⁶¹

Linda Gibson (b 1949) ¹⁰⁶²

Charles J. Gibson (b 1911)

Guadalupe (Lou) HUBLER (b 1880)¹⁰⁶³ (m Al Neilson, a butcher; no children)¹⁰⁶⁴

Elizabeth G. HUBLER (1881-1957; never married) ¹⁰⁶⁵

Henry HUBLER (April 22, 1830 PA-June 1, 1903 Platteville, WI)¹⁰⁶⁶, ¹⁰⁶⁷ (m Feb. 20,

1850) ¹⁰⁶⁸ (m Martha Haney in OH)¹⁰⁶⁹, ¹⁰⁷⁰ (see following)

William Scott HUBLER (Aug 17, 1852 OH-Feb 6, 1927 Harrison Twp, WI) ¹⁰⁷¹

(m Rose Abigal Hinman in WI) ¹⁰⁷²,¹⁰⁷³

Byron Oliver HUBLER (Sep 25, 1885 WI-1924 Los Angelos, CA) ¹⁰⁷⁴

(m Catherin Topp in CA) ¹⁰⁷⁵

4 sons

Magdalena (Madonnie) HUBLER (b Ap 5, 1911 WI) ¹⁰⁷⁶

(m Elmar Becker) ¹⁰⁷⁷

Robert (Bob) Becker (May 8, 1935)¹⁰⁷⁸(line of Bob Becker) ¹⁰⁷⁹

Leashen (Lea) Rae Becker (Oct 10, 1943) ¹⁰⁸⁰

William H. HUBLER (Feb. 6, 1832 PA¹⁰⁸¹-June 22, 1880) (m Sara Clink

in 1853) ¹⁰⁸²,¹⁰⁸³ (see following)

Charles HUBLER¹⁰⁸⁴,¹⁰⁸⁵ [? m Harriet (1870-1871)] (bur in Oak Hill Cemetery) ¹⁰⁸⁶

Clara HUBLER¹⁰⁸⁷,¹⁰⁸⁸ (1854-Apr. 21, 1941)¹⁰⁸⁹,¹⁰⁹⁰, ¹⁰⁹¹ (m A.M. Probst)

Elizabeth (Lizzie) HUBLER (? b 1857) ¹⁰⁹²,¹⁰⁹³ (m Frank A. Scott)¹⁰⁹⁴

Olive HUBLER¹⁰⁹⁵,¹⁰⁹⁶ (1859-1878) (buried in Oak Hill Cemetery) ¹⁰⁹⁷

Angus Edgar HUBLER (? b 1860) ¹⁰⁹⁸,¹⁰⁹⁹,¹¹⁰⁰

Lucy HUBLER (1864-Jan. 17, 1933) ¹¹⁰¹,¹¹⁰²,¹¹⁰³, ¹¹⁰⁴,¹¹⁰⁵ (m Albert Sanders)

William HUBLER¹¹⁰⁶ (? 1868¹¹⁰⁷, ¹¹⁰⁸-June 23, 1880)¹¹⁰⁹

Harriet HUBLER (April 1870¹¹¹⁰-1871)¹¹¹¹,¹¹¹²

Jennie HUBLER¹¹¹³ (m ? Resner) ¹¹¹⁴

Abraham HUBLER (Jan. 23, 1834 OH¹¹¹⁵-Mar. 10, 1918) (m 1861 Sara Jane

Williamson)¹¹¹⁶ (buried in Oak Hill Cemetery)¹¹¹⁷, ¹¹¹⁸ (see

following)

Frank E. HUBLER (??-March 19, 1942 Youngstown, OH)¹¹¹⁹,¹¹²⁰ (m Isabelle

Gaither) ¹¹²¹

Myron G. HUBLER¹¹²² (d Dec. 28, 1946 Lake Milton, OH) ¹¹²³,¹¹²⁴ (? m Lole) ¹¹²⁵

Pi(y)att W. HUBLER (Nov. 12, 1866-Nov. 11/ Sept. 11, 1950) ^{1126 ,1127},¹¹²⁸,¹¹²⁹, ¹¹³⁰

(m Maude Ormsby) ¹¹³¹ (he was born in a log cabin at

what became 900 South Ave.; named after his uncle, Pyatt

Williamson; served with Logan Rifles in Spanish-American

War) ¹¹³² (died from prostrate cancer)¹¹³³ (of Ellenswood

Ave.)¹¹³⁴

Jesse S¹¹³⁵,¹¹³⁶/L¹¹³⁷ HUBLER (March 5, 1868 Youngstown, OH-Oct. 3, 1942 ¹¹³⁸

Youngstown, OH)¹¹³⁹ [m Alice May HUBLER (?? St. Louis-

March 30, 1923 Youngstown, OH), ¹¹⁴⁰ a stenographer from St.

Louis¹¹⁴¹ who went to Youngstown on vacation to visit relatives,

met and married at St. Louis) (he was a merchant

John W. HUBLER (1908-2000)¹¹⁴²,¹¹⁴³ (born in Youngstown and lived

there until 1983 when he moved to Indiana to be near

his son; he was a retired foreman at Youngstown Sheet

& Tube; he was a good friend via snail mail of mine

who gave me many photos of gravestones; lived in

Elkhart, IN) ¹¹⁴⁴ (m Ester Meek)

David HUBLER

Frank HUBLER (Aug. 25, 1916 Youngstown, OH-June 2, 1997 )¹¹⁴⁵

(m Laura Carman) ¹¹⁴⁶

Frank HUBLER

Maurice HUBLER

Alice May HUBLER¹¹⁴⁷ (1909- >2000) (buried in Oak Hill Cemetery)¹¹⁴⁸

(m George Yates) ¹¹⁴⁹

Katheryn Yates [Katheryn Johnson (has written to me and sent

copies of a HUBLER family album for identification and will

send her family tree)¹¹⁵⁰]

Howard C. HUBLER¹¹⁵¹ (d July 15, 1952 Boardman, OH) ^1152,1153

Edgar HUBLER (??-Jan. 1, 1870) (buried in Oak Hill Cemetery) ^1154,1155 (died in

childhood)

Hirem HUBLER (Feb. 1, 1836 OH-June 8, 1838 OH) ¹¹⁵⁶

Jane B. HUBLER (Nov. 1, 1837 Coitsville, OH¹¹⁵⁷-Dec. 26, ¹¹⁵⁸,¹¹⁵⁹/June¹¹⁶⁰ 26, 1881)

(m David Weaver on Oct. 4, 1858) ¹¹⁶¹, ¹¹⁶²,¹¹⁶³ (see following)

William H. Weaver (b 1859)¹¹⁶⁴

Desdemona Weaver (b 1861) ¹¹⁶⁵

Cassio D. Weaver (b 1863) ¹¹⁶⁶

Selina L. Weaver (b 1866) ¹¹⁶⁷ (m Meyer) ¹¹⁶⁸

Claude Newberry Weaver (b 1868) (m Jenny Rachel Spigler) ¹¹⁶⁹ (line of Don

Pedicini)

Jennie Lola (Jane) Weaver ( b 1871) ¹¹⁷⁰ (m Peter Hake) ¹¹⁷¹

Cora Weaver (b 1873) ¹¹⁷²

Charles C. Weaver (b 1876) ¹¹⁷³

Lyle Herbert Weaver (b 1879) ¹¹⁷⁴

Amanda HUBLER (Jan. 29, 1840 OH-1909) ¹¹⁷⁵ (m Anthony Welch on Dec. 15,

1860)¹¹⁷⁶ (see following)

Harry Welch

Alfred Wick HUBLER (July 11, 1842 OH-Dec. 20, 1921 OH)¹¹⁷⁷ (m Kate STRALEY)

Sarah HUBLER (April 16, 1845 OH¹¹⁷⁸- ?) (m James Dixon) ¹¹⁷⁹ (see following)

Vain Dixon

Charles Dixon

Unknown (male) Dixon

Harriet HUBLER (March 31, 1848 OH¹¹⁸⁰-> 1891) (m John Welch) ¹¹⁸¹ (see following)

Roy Welch

Dolph Welch

Charlotte Welch

Florence (Betty) Welch

Beatrice Welch

Caroline A. HUBLER (March 30, 1850 OH-May 5, 1886) ¹¹⁸² (m ? Dixon) ¹¹⁸³

Charlie Dixon (of Beaver Falls, PA)¹¹⁸⁴ (see following)
In 1800-1801, Abraham HUBLER (ca 1779- ??) and Anna Margaret PAUL (1780- ??) moved with their children from their home in Hanover Twp, Northampton Co, PA to New Berlin, Buffalo Township (later Limestone Twp), Northumberland Co (later Union Co), PA. (The township was part of Buffalo Twp, Northumberland Co until 1813; then it became part of Union Co, and finally Limestone Twp was formed in 1850.) The Abraham HUBLER couple had several children in central Pennsylvania.

Moses HUBLER was born in Centre Co, Pennsylvania (Centre Co was founded in 1800 from Northumberland Co and others) on April 14, 1803.¹¹⁸⁵ [Actually, he was probably born at home in Northumberland Co, since his parents lived in New Berlin, which was in Northumberland Co (later Union Co). Centre Co was formed in 1800, but New Berlin was outside of its borders, and he was baptized in Egypt Reformed Church in Northampton Co (later Lehigh Co), PA.¹¹⁸⁶ (Lehigh Co was founded in 1812 from Northampton Co). So when Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) was christened, the family would have returned to the Egypt Reformed Church in Northampton Co on May 23, 1803 from Centre Co.¹¹⁸⁷ The trip across part of Pennsylvania (about 160 miles) would have taken days and could not have been started until his mother was stable. [Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) was born on April 14, 1803 and christened on May 23, 1803]. Alternatively, there might have been a traveling preacher from Egypt; however, a brief review of the church ministry indicates that the minister of Egypt Reformed Church quit traveling in the mid-1770s, and central Pennsylvania was not in the range of missionaries from Northampton (Lehigh) Co. The sponsors for the christening were Daniel Schneider and Catharina Aria Schneider.¹¹⁸⁸ [There are some unanswered questions. Were they friends who traveled with the HUBLERs from Centre Co, or were they friends in Northampton Co (a cursory review of birth records of 18th century PA reveal that the Schneider couple parented multiple children in N Whitehall Township, Northampton Co PA from 1780-1798 with the last in 1798, and they were listed in the 1800 census in Northampton Co, PA, but I cannot find a 1810 census listing; so they resided in Northampton Co until 1800), and why did the HUBLERs go back to Northampton Co when churches existed closer to home—(1) was Egypt Reformed the church used by Abraham HUBLER (b 1779) whose birth record has not been found [he used Christ Reformed Church, Shoenersville, Lehigh Co, PA for the baptismal of his oldest son, Jacob HUBLER (b 1800); and also his brother, Wm. Henry HUBLER (b 1781), and his sister, Christina HUBLER (b 1783), were baptized at Christ Reformed Church, Shoenersville, Lehigh Co, PA; but his uncle, Jacob HUBLER the younger, used Egypt Reformed Church, Lehigh Co, PA for the baptismal of his twin children, Salome and Rueben HUBLER (b 1806)¹¹⁸⁹]; or by NEWBERRYs (but there were no NEWBERRYs christened there in applicable years) ¹¹⁹⁰ or (2) was the church connected to the sponsors (but there were no baptismals for the Schneiders there during the applicable time span) ¹¹⁹¹??. Records of the Egypt Reformed Church of Leigh Co are published for events from 1734 until 1834; however, the major reference is by Humphrey on all the births in Lehigh Co did not record the HUBLER births at Egypt Reformed Church.¹¹⁹² No roving ministers for the Egypt Reformed Church at Lehigh Co for 1803 was identified in the church records.¹¹⁹³]

Abraham HUBLER (b 1779) and Anna Margaret PAUL (b 1780) lived in New Berlin, Northumberland Co (later Union Co) from 1800-1801 until 1820 and then moved to Clearfield Co with their many minor children. Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) was a teenager when he moved to Clearfield Co with his family; however, about 1823 he returned near to his previous home. Probably, Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) moved in with his maternal grandparents (Nicholas and Barbara PAUL) who lived near Northumberland, Northumberland Co. There was a family (the James NEWBERRY family) who were neighbors of Nicholas PAUL and whose many children married the PAUL children and visa versa. Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) married a NEWBERRY daughter. I do not know if he knew his future wife before the HUBLER family moved to Clearfield Co in 1820 or if met her when he moved back to Northumberland.

Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) married Sara NEWBERRY on Oct. 9, 1825. She was the daughter of James NEWBERRY, a Revolutionary War veteran and long-time resident of Northumberland Co, PA. Sara NEWBERRY's mother was named Sara GUEST. (It was common for mothers to name their daughters after themselves.) In 1830, Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) and his family lived in Point Township, Northumberland Co, and Pennsylvania. Northumberland, Northumberland Co, PA was the major town of Point Twp, and the town still exists on the point of land where the west branch of the Susquehanna River meets the north branch of the Susquehanna River.¹¹⁹⁴ (Northumberland is at the western edge of Point Twp and the NEWBERRY and PAUL farms are both in Point Twp and just east of Northumberland.) Point Township was formed from Turbot and Mahoning Townships in 1786.¹¹⁹⁵ In 1815 and 1817, two large flourmills were the major industries of Point Township, and the township became well known as the home of several distilleries.¹¹⁹⁶ (There are 23 townships in modern Northumberland Co.) Probably Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) was a tenet farmer or laborer since there is no record of land ownership in Northumberland, Centre or Union counties; and he probably worked on the farms of his in-laws (the NEWBERRYs), his maternal grandparents (the PAULs) or both, both of whom lived nearby and since he probably worked there prior to his marriage. Also, there is no land or tax record of Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) in Centre County.¹¹⁹⁷

Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) and Sara (NEWBERRY) HUBLER (1807-1891) had four children in Pennsylvania. In 1832¹¹⁹⁸ or 1833,¹¹⁹⁹ they moved to Coitsville (now a suburb of Youngstown), Trumbull Co (now Mahoning Co—Mahoning Co was first formed in 1846 from part of Trumbull Co), Ohio where Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) became a successful farmer and family man. He and his wife parented eight more children in Ohio in addition to the four that they brought with them from Pennsylvania.¹²⁰⁰ [The 1830 census listed Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) in Point Twp with two sons less than 4 years old (James and Henry) and one daughter (Eliza). There were 987 residents of Point Twp in 1830.]

When Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) moved from Pennsylvania, Youngstown was a montage of townships. Coitsville became the home of the HUBLER family, and the population of Coitsville in 1840 was 1,280. (The population of Youngstown in 1840 was 999 and in 1980 was 115,436; while in 1980, residents of Coistville numbered 2,105).¹²⁰¹

I am not sure of the occupation of Moses HUBLER (1803-1855). His father was a weaver, but his brothers were farmers. I suspect that he was a “jack of all trades” on the farm, including “laborer” (a euphonium for farmer), tenant farmer, weaver, mechanic and more. I have been unable to find land ownership records of a farm in Pennsylvania or Ohio. Perhaps, in Pennsylvania, he tenant farmed or was a “laborer” on the farm of his in-laws (the NEWBERRYs), grandparents (the PAULs) or both. [The 1830 federal census of Point Twp, Northumberland Co, PA listed Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) next to his brother-in-law, Richard NEWBERRY, who as the eldest NEWBERRY son probably lived on the NEWBERRY family farm. Moses HUBLER’s (1803-1855) father-in-law, James NEWBERRY had died a decade earlier, and his maternal grandfather, Nicolas PAUL, died that year.] In the 1850 federal census of Mahoning Co, OH, the occupation of Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) is recorded as “laborer,” which was often a euphemism for “farmer.” An 1896 biography of his eldest son [James Newberry HUBLER (b 1823)] listed the trade of Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) as weaving, but he also “engaged at mechanical work.” ¹²⁰² [It is interesting that his father, Abraham HUBLER (b 1779), was also a weaver.] [James N. HUBLER (b 1828) left home to go to California before the death of his father, Moses HUBLER (1803-1855), but grew up in his shadow, and his biography was published in California while he lived, so it probably accurately reflected his memories of his father. Furthermore, tax lists of Mahoning Co for 1846 did not list any land owned by Moses Hubler (1803-1855).¹²⁰³ Thus, if Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) became a land-owning farmer, it probably would have been after 1849 or 1850 after which James N. HUBLER (b 1828) left home.] In another biography, this time about Abraham HUBLER (1834-1918), another son of Moses HUBLER (1803-1855), it is reported that Abraham HUBLER (1834-1918) helped his widowed mother, Sara NEWBERRY (1807-1891), on the farm, which implies that Moses had been a farmer; however, he still could have been a tenet farmer. That same son, Abraham, was recorded as a “laborer’” (sic farmer).

According to the obituary of Sarah (NEWBERRY) HUBLER (1807-1891), she and her family moved from Coitsville to Youngstown in 1851.¹²⁰⁴ In 1853, Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) bought a lot (# 168) in Ward 2, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, Ohio [near the railroad and the Mahoning River on Lawrence (now Wilson) Ave.]. Probably, it was purchased from Thomas H. Wells.¹²⁰⁵ It appears to be one acre or less near the juncture of Poland Road (now Wilson Ave.) and Coistville Road (now Sehey St.).¹²⁰⁶ It was sold to Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) for $150. ¹²⁰⁷ According to the 1850 census (before he died), Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) had real estate valued at $250. According to the 1860 census [after Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) had died], Sarah (NEWBERRY) HUBLER (1807-1891) had real estate valued at $150 and personal property valued at $75. No will or estate for Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) is recorded,¹²⁰⁸ probably because of his sudden, premature death in 1855. In 1879, the same Youngstown lot was sold to William Schmick for back taxes. Probably the HUBLER families repurchased the lot, or it was given back to them (and not recorded), because in 1883, lot # 168 was sold (actually "Quit Claimed") for $2 to Abraham HUBLER (1834-1918), the son of Moses HUBLER (1803-1855).¹²⁰⁹ [Since Moses was not on the property tax roll in 1846, I think that it is safe to assume that he was a tenet farmer or laborer when he arrived in Coitsville in 1833 and for 13 years thereafter. If the assumption is correct, the lot by the river in Youngstown was his first land purchase.]

Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) died in 1855,¹²¹⁰, ¹²¹¹ possibly of typhoid fever. The family tradition¹²¹² is that a man Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) knew developed the fever, and he went to visit him, not knowing anything about typhoid (the germ theorem had not been established—diseases such as typhoid fever and cholera were thought to be caused by evil miasmic mists which commonly gathered around swampy or watery areas—contagiousness and vectors were unrecognized; and the diseases were common killers of settlers throughout the United States). Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) caught the fever and died on March 16, 1855. According to an obituary in the March 23, 1855 Republican Sentinel, Moses HUBLER died on March 19, 1855.¹²¹³ (The obituary in the local Youngstown newspaper consisted of a two-line announcement without expansive information.) ¹²¹⁴

Typhoid fever and smallpox were common killers in 19^th century America. Typhoid fever is a contagious bacterial disease that is transmitted by ingesting contaminated water or food products and has a classical fecal-oral pattern. There are symptomatic carriers (Typhoid Marys). The disease usually responds to antibiotic therapy and has been eliminated in most industrialized areas because of mass water purification and hand washing procedures and the availability of antibiotics, but typhoid is still common in 3^rd World areas; and recently, antibiotic-resistant cases have revitalized the fear of the infection. A vaccination is available, but it is not 100% effective. In 19^th century America, typhoid fever was common and often lethal. Smallpox is a uniquely human viral infection that has killed over 100 million people over the last five centuries. The infection is transmitted via respiratory or physical contact with the victims. Fever is often the first symptom and is followed in a few days by a horrible, disfiguring, facial pustular eruption. Vaccination is effective, and a worldwide vaccination program eliminated smallpox, and the last case was in 1977; however, it is feared that terrorists might use the poxvirus in germ warfare attacks in the population as the vaccine-protected populace expires to initiate a recrudescence of a dead disease.

In 1855, Ohio had a yellow fever epidemic. Yellow fever is a mosquito borne acute viral illness, which was common cause of febrile fatal disease in early America. The disease was probably introduced to America in the 1600s from Africa during the slave trade, and waves of epidemics menaced settlers. An infected person is bitten by a mosquito, and the virus is transmitted to uninfected by the vector, so yellow fever is not contagious by person-to-person contact but require an intermediary vector. After a three-day incubation period, fever begins, and death often occurs within a week. There was no treatment, in fact, at the time, the infectious agent was unknown, and it was thought to be present in miasmatic mists. Yellow fever has been eliminated in America by draining mosquito breeding, swampy areas, vaccinations and vector repellants and eradication programs, but the disease still plagues some areas of the world.

Although family tradition¹²¹⁵ is that Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) died of “black” fever, that nomenclature was not part of the medical jargon of the day. Typhoid, yellow fever and smallpox were three of the most common infectious, febrile illnesses of Ohio at the time.

The burial site for Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) is not known; however, it may be in Oak Hill Cemetery where almost all his family is interred. Oak Hill Cemetery began formal operations in 1852, and burials were made for years earlier; but formal records only began in 1878. No headstone for Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) exists there.¹²¹⁶ There is a small cemetery about five blocks from Oak Hill Cemetery in Coitsville that sports a sign that it was established in 1839.¹²¹⁷ It is called Pioneer Cemetery. A volunteer group cleaned the site well in 1976, and there are many unmarked and sinking graves there, and no caretaker to fill them. Also, Jackson Cemetery is about 2 miles from Pioneer and is old. Both of the cemeteries are only about 4-5 acres in size. Perhaps, Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) was buried in either one, but there are no HUBLER headstones in either.¹²¹⁸ Maybe he had no marker, or it disappeared long ago. Family sources¹²¹⁹ say that Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) is buried in Coitsville, but the records were kept in an on-site building that burned down, and all records were lost. I do not think that Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) died of smallpox; however, victims of the pox were usually burned to reduce the contagion, but that would not preclude a monument or headstone.

When Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) died, his widow, Sara NEWBERRY (1807-1891), managed the farm and brood of a dozen children. Between the 1850 census and the 1860 census, the younger brother, Abraham HUBLER (1831- ??), of Moses HUBLER (1803-1855) moved from Clearfield Co, PA with his family, undoubtedly to settle in a prosperous place and maybe to help the widow of Moses HUBLER (1803-1855). But, the widow, Sara NEWBERRY (1807-1891), and her son, Abraham HUBLER (1834-1918), managed the farm in Coitsville.¹²²⁰ In 1883, she lived with her son (Abraham HUBLER, grocer) on Wells and Flint Hill Streets.¹²²¹

Sara NEWBERRY (1807-1891) was born on July 14, 1807 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania and died on April 18, 1891.¹²²² She was buried on April 19, 1891 at age 84 years in Oak Hill Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio.¹²²³ Sara NEWBERRY (1807-1891) died in Youngstown, Ohio at home of her daughter, Mrs. John (Harriet HUBLER) Welch, of "neuralgia of stomach" from which she had suffered for years; however, she died very suddenly and was sick only one half an hour. ¹²²⁴ [Neuralgia of the stomach is not a modern medical term or a specific disease, but it would be called a pain in the stomach by a layman. She might have had a ruptured abdominal aneurysm that might have caused pain (leakage) for years until suddenly rupturing, recurring angina for years and then a massive myocardial infarction, a recurring cardiac arrthymia until a fatal episode occurred, or something unknown. No autopsy was performed.] She did not leave a will, but probably gave any estate to her many children prior to her death.¹²²⁵ Sara NEWBERRY (1807-1891) was an active member of Trinity M.E. Church (previously the Methodist church) in Youngstown.¹²²⁶

About 1850, Sara NEWBERRY (1807-1891) purchased a new Bible (published in 1850) and began to record her family's births and marriages. All of the early entries were in the same script. (She could write, which many women of that time could not). Later, Sara NEWBERRY (1807-1891) apparently gave the family Bible to her daughter-in-law (Sara Jane Williamson HUBLER), and then her grandson (John W. HUBLER) saved it from his grandmother's last effects,¹²²⁷and he sent me a copy that he had transcribed. Much of the family information in this report was retrieved from this Bible.