tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005457009871820467.post8945158352658498381..comments2023-12-10T15:50:01.215-08:00Comments on Betty's Boneyard Genealogy Blog: Was LUTHER HUBER Who Died 1915 Nashville TN the Same Person as my Great Grandfather PHILLIP L HUBER who Disappeared 1882 Hardin Co Iowa?Bettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670121380115693696noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005457009871820467.post-8760330275858014382011-12-02T12:45:17.221-08:002011-12-02T12:45:17.221-08:00Thanks very much for your comment Julie.
I chec...Thanks very much for your comment Julie. <br /><br />I checked the 1885, 1886, 1887 and 1888 Nashville City Directories (available on Ancestry.com), and there was no LUTHER HUBER listed--and I checked all possible spelling variations.<br /><br />So the claim that LUTHER HUBER surfaced in Nashville TN in 1885 is completely bogus.<br /><br />The first year LUTHER HUBER appeared was the 1889 Nashville City directory, showing that he worked at 1300 Church St.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670121380115693696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005457009871820467.post-68331536636418335382011-12-02T08:45:44.424-08:002011-12-02T08:45:44.424-08:00It is certainly an interesting hypothesis, but I a...It is certainly an interesting hypothesis, but I agree with you, there isn't enough evidence (yet) to prove or disprove this theory. It seems the other genealogist is basing her conclusion on a few pieces of secondary information. This is not to say that it's wrong, but just because a history book says so doesn't make it true. And the name on the death certificate could be wrong or a coincidence. Ida (his wife) was the informant, and if these men were one in the same, then Ida was presumably his second wife, who likely never met his mother (not sure when Catherine died, but since the story is that he disappeared, never to be heard from again, this "second" wife probably never met her mother-in-law, regardless of when she died). For me, this makes her a flimsy source of this piece of information. One could argue that Ida was "told" the name by her husband, and yes, that could be true, but it's still secondary information. Again, not necessarily wrong, but for me given the situation, these few pieces are not enough for me to make come to the conclusion that Luther and Phillip were the same person. I wouldn't discount it, though...I just think more research needs to be done on both men.<br /><br />Hope someday you find out what happened to Phillip.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699560976080566224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005457009871820467.post-68218695478581645072011-11-30T07:21:35.939-08:002011-11-30T07:21:35.939-08:00After reading my blogpost, the researcher emailed...After reading my blogpost, the researcher emailed me this information:<br /><br />You did neglect to note what I consider to be the most significant piece of the puzzle, that Luther Huber indicated specifically that he was born in Circleville township, Pickaway County, and that the Elijah Huber family was the only family in Circleville in the 1840 Census. That that one Huber family in Circleville at the time of Luther’s birth included a mother with the name Luther identified as his mother’s is a compelling coincidence.<br /> <br />You also noted that you did not know whether Phillip was born in Circleville. We do know that both Mary (1841) and Mariah (1845) Huber were born in Circleville, and that the family relocated to Indiana thus between 1845 and 1848. <br />Source: History of Boone County, Indiana, by Hon. L.M. Crist, 1914.<br />Martin L. Clouser, who has for the past decade been the moving spirit in the Thorntown <br />Co-operative Telephone Company, was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, May 28, <br />1869. He is a son of Alfred F. and Maria (Huber) Clouser, both natives of Ohio, the latter <br />of Circleville, Pickaway county.<br /> <br />Also, you questioned how I knew that Luther was in Nashville in 1885. He was listed in the Nashville directory.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670121380115693696noreply@blogger.com