Gaston, Joseph.  "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912."  Vol. 4. 
Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 763.
 
FRANK K. HUBBARD

     who resides on his twenty-seven acre fruit farm on the hill overlooking
Falls City, Oregon, was born in Pleasant Hill, Pike county, Illinois, July 6,
1844. He is the son of the Rev. David and Mary L. (Thurman) Hubbard, the former
a Baptist minister, who died in 1868. David Hubbard was twice married. He first
married Hanah Morru, and to them ten children were born, only one of whom, Mrs.
Jane Venable, of Wasco, Oregon, survives. His second marriage was to Mary L.
Thurman, and to them the following sons were born: I. W., deceased; G. W.; Frank
K.; E. B.; D. P.; J. C.; and James R. The daughters were, L. R.; I. E.; and
Mary, deceased. Rev. Hubbard left his home and charge at Pleasant Hill,
Illinois, for the west, April 18, 1853, with a family of six children. As there
were about thirty wagons in the train, the journey across the plains was
particularly free from Indian attacks, the only trouble being the occasional
efforts of marauders to steal the stock of the travelers. The following November
the party arrived in Oregon City and David Hubbard immediately took up a claim,
where Clackamas Station now stands. After remaining there for two years he came
to Polk county and located on a donation claim of three hundred and twenty
acres, one mile southeast of where Falls City is now situated. At all times he
was much interested in schools and devoted much time to their welfare in
addition to his regular duties as a minister. He acted as minister to the people
throughout this section and for a time had a charge at Dallas.
     Frank K. Hubbard received his education in the pioneer schools of Oregon,
spelling, arithmetic and the third reader comprising the curriculum. In those
early days there were few opportunities for an advanced education. He remained
at home until he was twenty-three years of age, when he began farming on his own
account on the Luckiamute river, eight miles east of Falls City. After living
there for about two years he returned to the homestead and remained with his
mother for about a year and a half.
     On the 10th of October, 1869, Mr. Hubbard was united in marriage to Miss
Mina C. Alderman, who was born in Dayton, Yamhill county, April 5, 1851, a
daughter of A. L. and Mary Alderman. Mr. Alderman crossed the plains in early
manhood and his wife came west in the early '40s. After their marriage they made
their home in Yamhill county during the remainder of their lives.
     After his marriage Mr. Hubbard moved to Yamhill county in 1870 and engaged
in agricultural pursuits for eight years, removing at the end of this time to
Falls City, where he purchased one hundred and eighty-two acres of raw land, one
and one-half miles northeast of the town. He cleared and improved this land
until it is now one of the finest ranches around Falls City, a task which called
for determination and indefatigable labor. He made this place his home until he
retired from agricultural pursuits on an extensive scale and purchased the
twenty-seven acres, upon which he now resides and which is looked upon as the
most attractive fruit farm and residence in Polk county. As a reward for the
hard labor he has persistently carried on, he has this home, a place where
comfort and pleasing surroundings are the first consideration.
     In politics Mr. Hubbard is a republican. He has twice been elected mayor of
Falls City and. has served as a justice of the peace. Since 1869 he has been a
member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and both he and Mrs. Hubbard are
members of the Evangelical church. Mr. Hubbard's life record shows how much may
be accomplished, when effort and courage are directed along progressive and
practical lines, even though the obstacles to be overcome are very great.


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