B. V. Hubbard papers
Collection — Folder: S1010
Identifier: S1010
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter from B. V. Hubbard in Chicago, Illinois on December 6, 1929 regarding sale of his books and his life's accomplishments.
Dates
- 1929/12/06
Creator
- Hubbard, B.V. (Benjamin Vestal) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Benjamin Vestal Hubbard was born to William B. and Luda Elizabeth Vestal Hubbard in Monrovia, Indiana on June 29, 1854. He was the youngest of at least nine children, including Sarah A., Martha J., Edith, Nathen E., Rhonda V., James S., Anna M., and William H. William B. died in 1862, [Ludah] in 1863.
Benjamin worked as a reporter for the Indianapolis Morning Sentinel, probably in the 1870s. He was sent on a newspaper mission to the South in 1877, when President Hayes turned out the "Carpetbaggers." He was later admitted to the bar and lived in Brookdale, Kansas in 1880, where he practiced law until a drought depopulated the country. He studied insurance, under the tutelage of Sheppard Homans, the actuarial and mathematician. Benjamin married his wife Mary F. Hubbard on December 12, 1882. He lived in Chicago, Illinois and was divorced in 1900. He and Ella M. Rourke McEnnis were married in Chicago on January 29, 1901 and later moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. They had moved back Chicago by 1920, and he was widowed and living in the James C. King Home for Oldmen in Chicago by 1930. He wrote several books on insurance and social issues and was also a publisher.
He died in Chicago on July 7, 1934 and was buried in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Worth, Illinois.
Sources:
Information found within the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Hubbard, Ben." 1920 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Hubbard, Ben V." 1860 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Hubbard, [Benj]." 1900 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Hubbard, Benjamin V." 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Hubbard, Benjamin V." 1910 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Hubbard, Benjamin V." 1930 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Hubbard, Benjamin V." Cook County, Illinois. Marriages Index. 1871-1920. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Hubbard, [Benjamine] V." 1870 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Hubbard, Benjamin Vestal." Family Data Collection - Individual Records. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
FindaGrave.com. "Hubbard, William H." Find a Grave Index. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://www.findagrave.com
"Hubbard, B.V." Indiana Biography Series, v. 2, pp. 312-313 (1927).
Benjamin worked as a reporter for the Indianapolis Morning Sentinel, probably in the 1870s. He was sent on a newspaper mission to the South in 1877, when President Hayes turned out the "Carpetbaggers." He was later admitted to the bar and lived in Brookdale, Kansas in 1880, where he practiced law until a drought depopulated the country. He studied insurance, under the tutelage of Sheppard Homans, the actuarial and mathematician. Benjamin married his wife Mary F. Hubbard on December 12, 1882. He lived in Chicago, Illinois and was divorced in 1900. He and Ella M. Rourke McEnnis were married in Chicago on January 29, 1901 and later moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. They had moved back Chicago by 1920, and he was widowed and living in the James C. King Home for Oldmen in Chicago by 1930. He wrote several books on insurance and social issues and was also a publisher.
He died in Chicago on July 7, 1934 and was buried in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Worth, Illinois.
Sources:
Information found within the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Hubbard, Ben." 1920 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Hubbard, Ben V." 1860 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Hubbard, [Benj]." 1900 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Hubbard, Benjamin V." 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Hubbard, Benjamin V." 1910 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Hubbard, Benjamin V." 1930 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Hubbard, Benjamin V." Cook County, Illinois. Marriages Index. 1871-1920. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Hubbard, [Benjamine] V." 1870 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Hubbard, Benjamin Vestal." Family Data Collection - Individual Records. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
FindaGrave.com. "Hubbard, William H." Find a Grave Index. Retrieved 2015/08/26. http://www.findagrave.com
"Hubbard, B.V." Indiana Biography Series, v. 2, pp. 312-313 (1927).
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records transfer from the Indiana State Library Director's office.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/08/26 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2015/08/26 by Edythe Huffman.
Creator
- Hubbard, B.V. (Benjamin Vestal) (Person)
- Title
- B. V. Hubbard papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
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317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
