John Huber Collection

Collection

Identifier: GRHC SC 006

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection contains a John Huber Manuscript, from 1911-1984. It is a copy of a hand-written script in English of reminiscences, memories, and stories from Mercer County. It includes 5 pages of topic index pages and manuscript text, totaling 208 pages.

Dates

1911 - 1984

Access

Access to the physical collection is available upon request. Request must be made at least three (3) business days prior to ndsu.grhc@ndsu.edu.

Copyright

Copyrights to items in this collection remain with original copyright holders or are in the public domain.

Biography

Katherine Wessel was born in South Russia to Sophia (Haag) and Frederick Wessel on June 23, 1881. Jacob Huber was born September 19, 1878 in South Russia and was married to Katherine Wessel in February 1901. They arrived at the port of Boston on the ship Astoria September 29, 1906 and homesteaded north of Dodge, ND in Mercer County. They had five children: Caroline born in Russia in June 1903, Fred born February 2, 1907 in North Dakota, Jacob born September 18, 1911, and two other daughters. Jacob, Sr. filed a declaration of Intention for citizenship November 20, 1906 in Bismarck and became a naturalized citizen December 19, 1911.The Hubers retired in 1943 and moved to Golden Valley. Katherine died January 26, 1967 and Jacob died August 26, 1969. Both had been living with their son Jacob on the family farm since 1966.

From Beulah Beacon, Thursday July 19, 1984

Jacob M. Huber, 72, rural Dodge, was mortally injured in a farming accident on Saturday, July 14 1984 and died at the Medcenter One Hospital in Bismarck.He was born on September 18, 1911, north of Dodge, to Jacob and Katherine (Wessel) Huber. He was raised and attended school in Golden Valley and he helped his family run a restaurant there until the family returned to the farm north of Dodge in 1927.On Oct. 19, 1943 he married Martha Rueb at Wishek, and the couple continued to live on the family farm up until the present. Jake served on the Defiance School Board and was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Golden Valley where he served on the church board for 26 years.

He is survived by a wife of rural Dodge; two sons, Joel or rural Dodge, and Dalton of Park Rapids, Minn.; one daughter, Mrs. William (Loretta) Busch of Watford City; one sister, Mrs. William (Caroline) Erdman of Bismarck; five grandchildren and two nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister. Funeral services were held July 18, at the Golden Valley School Gym in Golden Valley with Rev. Howard Romberg officiating. Interment was at the Defiance Cemetery north of Dodge. Active pallbearers were George Rueb, Valentine Rueb, Raymond Rueb, Christ Rueb, Adolph Rueb, and Oscar Rueb. Erdman Funeral Home of Beulah was in charge of the arrangements.