Carey, Charles Henry.  "History of Oregon." Vol. 3. Chicago-Portland: Pioneer
Historical Pub. Co., 1922.  p. 449.

AMIEL O. SCHUBERT

Amiel O. Schubert, a prominent and successful farmer of Athena, Umatilla county,
was born on the old Schubert homestead one mile northeast of Athena on the 7th
of January, 1875, a son of Charles and Phoebe (Asbury) Schubert. Charles
Schubert was born near Hamburg, Germany, while the mother was a native of
Berryville, Arkansas. The father was a member of the German army for a period of
three years, and later came to the United States on a. sailing vessel, the
journey taking sixty-nine days. He located in Wisconsin, where he worked on a
farm for some time and later went to Bourbon county, Kansas, settling near
Uniontown, there operating land for eight years. Selling his land in that
vicinity he removed west, locating in the Willamette valley in Polk county. For
two years he was engaged in agricultural pursuits in this county and in October,
1872, came to Umatilla county and bought a claim of one hundred and sixty acres,
proving up on it, and there residing until his death in 1893, at the age of
seventy-five years. Mrs. Schubert's death occurred on this homestead, also. Mr.
Schubert had gradually added to his original tract and at the time of his demise
he had three hundred and three acres of well Improved land. Throughout his life
he was a stanch supporter of the republican party, in the interests of which he
took an active part.

The boyhood of Amiel O. Schubert, whose name initiates this review, was spent on
the old farm and he received his education in the country schools of the
vicinity. He assisted his father on the farm for some time and then decided to
enter into farming on his own account and leased some land, which he later
purchased. Mr. Schubert is now in possession of two hundred and seventy acres of
well improved land, on which he now resides.

On January 10, 1900, Mr. Schubert was united in marriage to Miss Rosa Zerba a
daughter of Oren and Amanda (Law) Zerba, and a native of Nebraska. Her parents
came west in 1876 and settled north of Athena, where they engaged in farming.
The mother is deceased but the father is living. To the union of Mr. and Mrs.
Schubert five children have been born: Velma, Lela, Itol, Lorena, and Doris.

Mr. Schubert follows an independent course in politics, supporting the man
rather than any particular party. He is always keenly interested in the affairs
of town and county and has kept in touch with the trend of modern progress along
agricultural lines. He has carefully conducted his agricultural affairs and his
success in this direction is the direct outcome of persistent and earnest labor.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in November 2006 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.