Lyman County, South Dakota  Genealogy

Hubbard family


George and Doris Hubbard

George and Doris Hubbard have spent of their life in Lyman County. George graduated from Presho High school. He also spent some time in the army in Germany following graduation.

Doris graduated from Kennebec High School in 1946. She also graduated from Watertown Beauty Academy and worked in Winner. Later she attended summer school in Mitchell and took extension course from Wessington Springs. She spent four years teaching country school. They married in 1948.

   George farmed with Doris's dad and brothers until 1962, when they Moved into Presho. George purchased Hubbard Implement from his brother Herold. In 1973 they started to enlarge the garage and finished the project in 1974. Large farm equipment made it necessary to add a 60'x90' shop on the south side and a 24'x40' storage area in the Northwest comer. This gave Hubbard Implement a total of 137'x90' for the business.

   Case International Harvestor pulled the contract in 1989. Since then, Hubbard Imp. has sold and repaired lot of other lines. Machine and tractor repair continues, plus welding and air conditioning service.

   Our son, Andy, and Rod Lillebo now manage the business.

  George has spent his time the past few years farming for Clarence Hermanson and his heirs. He plans to retire this year.

   George is an  active member of the American Legion, Masons; enjoys his grandchildren, golfing and a friendly game of bridge.

   Doris spent several years as a 4-H leader. She is active in Do It Dozen Club, a member of the Order Eastern Star for 50 years. She has served as local district and conference officer of the United Methodist Women and for many years did the bookwork and parts work at the garage. Now her time is spent with her two grandchildren, Matt and Amanda, enjoying things at home.

Emma and Walt Hubbard, Les and children Pam and Randy

   After the death of W. G., Donald and Herold formed a partnership for Hubbard Implement which continued until June, 1956. Don then purchased the IH dealership at Rock Rapids, Iowa, selling his interest in Presho to Herold, who operated it until 1962 when he sold his interest to his brother, George. Herold then purchased the IH Implement Company in Chamberlain. W. G.' s original business is now owned by George and Doris Hubbard.

   Donald and his wife, Barbara, live in Rock Rapids; Herold and his wife, Janis, live in Chamberlain. The other Hubbard children remained in the Midwest, except for Ralph, who settled in Tacoma, Washington, with his wife, Shirley. Ralph started a banking career at Farmer's and Merchant's State Bank in Presho and then served as manager of a branch of the Puget Sound National Bank in Tacoma; he retired in 1984.

   Leslie, after World War II, took over an IH dealership in Pierre. He retired in 1992 and he and his wife, Dona, continue to live in Pierre. The daughters-Gladys, Ruth, Louise and Dorothy-went on to college and into business professions before marriage. Gladys (Mrs. Kermit Hawley) taught elementary school for many years in Brandt and Toronto; Ruth (Mrs. Peter Iverson) lives in Minneapolis and before marriage, worked in business; Dorothy (Mrs. Elmer Schwieder) is a professor of history at Iowa State College in Ames, Iowa; and Louise (Mrs. Virgil Miller) attended Black Hills State Teachers College and now lives in Presho where Virgil farms and formerly operated a grain elevator.

   The old adage, "Like father, like son" can truly be said of the Hubbard family in Presho.

 From the Lyman County History book.

 


 

Walter and Alice Hubbard

 


Walter G.  Hubbard

  Walter Hubbard arrived in Presho in 1909, only four years after the town was founded. Like many  early settlers, Walter played an important role in the development of the new community. Born in Davis County in 1883, Walter was the third oldest child of George Augustus and Margaret (McBride) Hubbard.

   The elder Hubbards immigrated from Keady, County Arnagh, Ireland (known today as Northern Ireland), to Davison County. There the Hubbards farmed and raised their family of nine children.

   In 1909, Walter, known as W. G. to both family and friends, headed west seeking economic opportunity in the young town of Presho. Along with his younger brother, Jack, W. G. went into business with a third partner, George Morris. A short time later, the men acquired the dealership for International Harvester. In 1912, W. G. bought out his partners. In addition to his business interests, W. G. served as a mail carrier on the Route northeast of Presho. He carried mail every other  day, sometimes on horseback and sometimes by motorcycle.

   From 1913 until 1920, W. G., in partnership with Glen Andis, sold IH equipment, Chevrolet cars, and maintained a livery stable. The two partners also rented cars to prospective land buyers and sometimes took potential buyers on a tour of the area. The two dissolved their partnership in 1920 and W. G. purchased property on the west side of main street where he added a machine repair shop and dropped the auto dealership. During the 1930s, W. G. also operated a cream buying station, sending the cream by train to the Armour plant in Mitchell. For a period of almost 45 years, W. G. maintained the IH dealership and the repair business. The business prospered and provided training for four sons, Donald, Herold, Leslie, and George, who later became IH dealers.

   While serving as mail carrier, W. G. met Alice Jacobson, a postal clerk in the Presho Post Office.

   Alice's parents had immigrated from Norway and homesteaded in the Presho area.

                   Mrs. Walter G.  Hubbard

   W. G. and Alice were married on May 19, 1915; they had seven children: Donald, Ralph, Gladys, Leslie, Ruth, Herold, and George. Alice died in April, 1926, when George was only a few days old. For the next several years, W. G. struggled to keep his young family together, often with the help of his brothers and sisters in the Mitchell area.

   On January 7, 1931, W. G. and Emma Anderson were married. Emma had worked in the Hubbard home for about two years before the marriage.

    Emma's parents had immigrated from Norway in the 1880s and homesteaded about four miles south of Presho: W. G. and Emma had three children: Louise, Dorothy, and John. Emma died in February, 1953.

   During his many years in Presho, W. G. played an active role in community affairs. He served on the Presho School Board for 19 years, 13 years as president. This work served as testimony to his strong belief in education. He served on the city council for many years and he and his family were

active members of the Presho Methodist Episcopal Church.

   After an active and productive life, W. G. died after suffering a stroke in May, 1954. His legacy  lives on in the lives of his ten children.

   Three children continue to live in Presho: George and his wife, Doris, and son, Andy; Louise and husband, Virgil Miller; and John. John retired to Presho after working over 20 years at Goodwill Industries in Sioux City, Iowa.

 Taken from the Lyman County History book, Early Pioneers
 for someone researching the Hubbard family, 2004