Roy with mother and posterity photo

The following photo is of Roy with his visiting mother, and a handful of Grandma Maggie's grandkids.

Kathryn with Grandma Maggie, Roy holding baby, Larry with Rhea directly behind him
From the personal albums of Kathryn Walker

Letter to Elmer from his mother

Elmer Huber was Roy's eldest brother.

The following is a letter addressed to Elmer and his family from his mother, Maggie Huber.  It was written in 1933 while Maggie was living in Midway, UT.

From the personal albums of Shirley Jensen

Letter transcribed:

"Midway Wed 14th 1933

Dear Elmer and all-

Just a line.  Find enclosed your Insurance Receipt.  Mine and Yours came together.  Thanks a lot.  Thought I would tell you not to bother to come after me, at the end of the week.  I know you are all too busy watering and everything and even to write a line, so if Mr. Tut will call for me sometime this summer it will be all right.  I can't hardly leave either- everything will burn up (in) this hot weather.  I sprinkle every afternoon from 4 to six just had the lot turned 13th 2 to 4 a.m.  Steele turned it in for me.  Sure been hot the last few days.  Guess you will soon be cutting hay.  How are all the kiddies and everybody?  I have some beautiful flowers out now- would love to hand all the girls a beautiful bouquet of lilies, honeysuckle, and pansies, they are just grand now.  I won't get my R.F.C. 'til the end of the week if then- they cut everybody this month so I guess it won't be much I get, but I already drew it out at Bonners.  I had to get a shovel an ax handle, and other things to eat, so all I have to do is to turn (it) all in.  Some of the men have gone to the Forests to work.  Times don't seem much better yet.  Guess you saw where Geo. Remmond and Cynthia ? Schear eloped and got married.

Also where Paul Clark got a divorce from Polly.  She is all broke up about it, but said she would be a good sport and make the best of it.  Don't know the reason.  She was up Sunday.  Clynton and Verda have gone down to Bountiful for a month to pick berries.  Steele has made his place nicer than ever this Spring.  That's all he does though- work in his garden and flowers.  Had a fine trip to Salt Lake last week but was awful tired 2 days after.  Got me some glasses for my eyes and Shirley a little apron was all I bought.  

Must close for this time.  Hope to hear from you soon.  

Love to all,

As ever Mother

Shirley (XO)

Merlin (XO)"

*Spelling, grammar, and punctuation corrected wherein I was aware.

More photos of Grandma Maggie Huber

The following are additional photos of LeRoy's mother, Margaretha A. Huber, or Grandma Maggie.

"June, Darryl, Lynn, Rhea, Grandmother Maggie, Kathryn, 1920s"
From the personal albums of Rhea Merkley

"Maggie Huber with grandson Marvin, 4 mos"
From the personal albums of Shirley Jensen

"Maggie Huber with baby"
From the personal albums of Shirley Jensen

"Grandma Maggie Huber in coat"
From the personal albums of Kathryn Walker

"Grandma Maggie Huber with
Dean, Kathryn, Rhea, Doris in the wagon"
From the personal albums of Kathryn Walker

Letters to Elmer

Elmer was Roy's eldest brother.

Elmer's posterity was wise enough to keep some of his correspondence with his parents.

This first one is a postcard that was sent to him from his mother, Maggie, apparently when she was visiting in Vernal, UT.  As she wrote on the back of it, her words have been transcribed on the side by the postcard's current owner:

From the personal albums of Shirley Jensen

 Postcard writing transcribed:
"Dear Elmer,
How are you and Frank making out.  Take good care of things.  We will start home next week.  We are having a good time But the road was so long.  I like Vernal the vallie is nice.  We have had a good feed of green corn.  There is lots of fruit here.  We are going to Heb Ward les- today.  We went up town yesterday.  We got here Tuesday about 10 o'clock
Be a good boy
Loveling
Mother"

This next letter is from Elmer's father, Henry Albert.  I think it's amazing to have a copy of this document as I've come across very little written by Henry Albert thus far:

From the personal albums of Shirley Jensen

Letter writing transcribed:

"Midway Sep 16 1918

Dear Elmer

I am going to Heber and try and lend you som money I have been over twice but I could not send it the first telegram you sent the Western Union would not take it with out a more permanent address I went over the next time and it was the same so I sent you a telegram to send a more permanent address but have not heard any thing of it so I thought I would send you a PC money order this morning we are all well at present 

Jo came home saturday we are getting read to thrash and haven't mutch time if you had of given me some bank or number or regement they would have taken it.

Yours H A Huber"

This letter is particularly nice to have as Henry Albert died less than two years later from writing this (in May 1920).

Maggie in photos

Margaretha (Maggie) Abegglen Huber was Roy's mother.

I love these photos of her in her more youthful days.

Photo from the personal albums of Rhea Merkley

Photo from the personal albums of Rhea Merkley

"Maggie Huber"
From personal albums of Kathryn Walker

"Maggie Huber" (subset version of one above)
Photo from personal albums of Shirley Jensen

"Maggie Huber" written on back, dated July 3, 1910
(Maggie is back row far left behind kids- the only one identified, although other adults are assumed family or neighbors)
Photo from the personal albums of Kathryn Walker

"Maggie Huber on far left with family"
(others are presumed sisters, cousins, or nieces?)
Photo from the personal albums of Kathryn Walker

Margaret with family listed in notes
Photo from the personal album of Shirley Jensen

Family Summary- Henry Albert Huber & Margaretha Abegglen

The following is a brief summary for the family union of:

Henry Albert Huber

and

Margaretha Abegglen Huber

Henry Albert Huber

b. 7 Oct 1867- Midway, Wasatch, Utah, to Johannes Huber & Mary Magdalena Munz Huber

d. 22 May 1920- Midway, Wasatch, Utah

Margaretha Abegglen

b. 16 Mar 1871- Grundlishwand, Switzerland, to Gottleib Abegglen & Anna Gertsch Abegglen

d. 6 Jan 1936- Midway, Wasatch, Utah

Henry Albert Huber married Margaretha Abegglen

on 9 Dec 1891 in Logan, Cache, Utah

Born to this union were the following:

Elmer "Deutch" Huber

b. 19 Sept 1892- Midway, Wasatch, Utah

m. 29 May 1922 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, to Irva Fillerup

d. 6 Dec 1957- Lapoint, Uintah, Utah

Henry Lyman Huber

b. 1 Mar 1894- ASSUMED Midway, Wasatch, Utah

d. 17 Mar 1894- ASSUMED Midway, Wasatch, Utah

(headstone with dates is located in the Midway Cemetery, Midway, UT)

Frank Ervin Huber

b. 1 Jun 1896- Midway, Wasatch, Utah

m. 28 Dec 1922- Vernal, Uintah, Utah, to Ardith Nelson

d. 23 Feb 1955- Vernal, Uintah, Utah

LeRoy Huber

b. 1 Apr 1897- Midway, Wasatch, Utah

m. 22 Oct 1924- Vernal, Uintah, Utah, to Vera Johannah Taylor

d. 21 Sept 1988- Lapoint, Uintah, Utah

Albert Dean Huber

b. 11 Jan 1899- Midway, Wasatch, Utah

m. 6 Jun 1921- Duchesne, Duchesne, Utah, to Ida Bonner

d. 27 Mar 1922- Heber, Wasatch, Utah

Photo from the genealogy album of Rhea Merkley

Photo from the genealogy album of Rhea Merkley

Photo from the personal album of Clayton Huber

Photo from the personal album of Clayton Huber

Confirming documents for dates and places on all these family members can be found within the posts on this blog.

Henry Albert Huber & Margaretha Abegglen

Henry Albert Huber and Margaretha Abegglen were Roy's parents.

Photos from the personal albums of Rhea Merkley- altered and combined by me.

They were married in the Logan Temple on 9 Dec 1891 and they were both from Midway, Wasatch, Utah.  

Thus, through this marriage she became Margaret(ha) Abegglen Huber.

Marriage Certificate:

SOURCE: familysearch.org
This particular document and side note were obtained from the genealogy books of Clayton Huber.
Also from the genealogy books of Rhea Merkley.

Side note transcribed:

(To Albert & Maggie)

Dec 9th 1891.  One; made one of two;

------ in person caused them three.

May they grow faithful and true,

In the plan of purity.

Three denotes a powerful figure;

Caused by pure ----- -----

Prove true to the Laws of the Giver,

And be blessed with the ------ -------

From Your Brother in Law,

Jacob Probst

Oct 23th 1892

(Stuttgart, Germany)

(If you can better decipher that note, PLEASE be my guest...)

UPDATE (May 2012):

Found the originals of both the marriage certificate and the side note from Jacob Probst within the albums of Shirley Jensen:

Marriage certificate:

Side note from Jacob Probst:

This was MUCH easier to transcribe:

(To Albert and Maggie)

Dec 9th 1891, One; made one of two;

wich in person caused them three.

May they, grow faithfull & true,

In the plan of purity.

three denotes a powerfull figure;

Caused by pure Cupid's dart.

Proove true to the Law's of the Giver,

And be blessed with the No. on the card.

From Your Brother in Law.

Jacob Probst

Oct 23th 1892

(Stuttgart, Germany)

Photo is from the genealogy books of Rhea Merkley.
Photo has been altered (people removed) by me.

Census info for Henry A & Margaret Huber family

The following are the Federal Census records highlighting Henry Albert & Margaretha Huber as they were raising their family.

1900 Census:

SOURCE: ancestry.com (more particular source info is found within the image of the record, directly below it.)

Interestingly, this census shows Henry Albert living at a boarding house in Park City, UT, likely while he worked at the mines (it indicates his occupation as "concentrating L.S. ore")

I looked for census info on his wife (as this record ALSO states that he'd been married for 8 years by this point) and their 4 boys (as their youngest was born in 1899 they should've all been listed) but I've been unable to track it down yet.

I wonder how long they had been living apart like this?...

1910 Census:

SOURCE: familysearch.org OR ancestry.com (more particular source info is found within the image, directly below the record.)

Here the family is all listed together living in Midway, UT. It is interesting to note the ages of all the boys and the types of jobs they are listed as engaging in.

1920 Census:

SOURCE: familysearch.org OR ancestry.com (more particular source info is found within the image, directly below the record.)

Here the family is still listed as all living together, even with the boys ranging from 20-27 years old. It also indicates that Margaretha's mother tongue was German thus I wonder how often she used it or if she tended to speak in German or English to her boys.

By the 1930 Census the boys show up with their own wives and families, and as Henry Albert died in 1920, I'm assuming Margaretha visited from family to family during that time as I haven't been able to locate her on any further census'.

Death info on Margaretha Abegglen Huber

Margaretha* Abegglen Huber was LeRoy's mother.

(Photo from the personal album of Clayton Huber)

According to these documents, the following dates apply:

BIRTH: 16 Mar 1871 (Grundlishwand, Switzerland)

DEATH: 6 Jan 1936 (Midway, Wasatch, Utah)

She died just a few months shy of her 65th birthday.

She was buried in Midway on 9 Jan 1936.

OBITUARY:

SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1936, Jan 8, p.22

Obituary transcribed:

Margaret A. Huber

MIDWAY-- Mrs. Margaret A. Huber, 65, widow of Henry Albert Huber, died at her home here Monday night after a two months' illness.

Mrs. Huber was born in Grundlishwand, Switzerland, March 16, 1871, a daughter of Gottleib and Anna Gertsch Abegglen. She came to Utah with her parents when 2 years old as converts to the L.D.S. church. She was an active church worker, having served in the Sunday school, Primary and the Relief Society. She married Mr. Huber December 9, 1891 in the Logan L.D.S. temple.

Surviving are three sons, Elmer, Frank E. and LeRoy Huber, all of Lapoint, Utah and 15 grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Midway First L.D.S. ward chapel, with Bishop Clark Bronson officiating. Burial will take place in the Midway cemetery.

Friends may call at the Olpin Brothers' mortuary in Heber Wednesday and at the home in Midway Thursday prior to services.

Death certificate:

SOURCE: familysearch.org

Headstone image and info can be found by following THIS LINK.

* These various sources once again indicate the various ways her name was spelled and how she was referred to: Margaret, Margaretha, Margaretta.