Past Citizens

Cynthia Florilla Chipman Payne (1832-1924) & Chauncey S. Payne (1819-1911)
Contributed by Charlotte Stevens Schneider

Jessie Benjamin Payne (1854-1927) & Francis Caroline Thornton Payne (1857-1909). Jessie, a preacher in Missouri and Texas, and his wife, Frances moved to Texas in about 1888 and moved back to Licking, Missouri, about 1907. They are buried in a cemetery near Licking. Jessie was a preacher in Missouri and in Texas. Contributed by their great-great-granddaughter, Lisa Cox.

Dora (Culpen) & Walter Johnson. Contributed by Janet Johnson.
Louisa Catherine Mitchell (9/22/1830 in White County, TN – 7/14/1914 in Texas County, MO)
John Hardy Hubbard (4/23/1821 in Randolph County, MO – 3/6/1867 in Texas County, MO)

They are the parents of Spencer M. Hubbard, whom Goodspeed’s mentions in 1889. Both of them are buried in Pine Lawn Cemetery.  Their homestead was two miles from the Houston city limits on Summersville Road near Brushy Creek.  It was destroyed by an F3 tornado on Wednesday, April 11, 1979. Contributed by C. M. Wright.

Dr. Hubbard’s home pictured here was destroyed by a tornado on Wednesday, April 11, 1979. It was located 2 miles from Houston, Mo. on Brushy Creek near Summersville Road. This photo was taken several years after the porch, which was on three sides of the house, was removed.

“This came from information given to me by Vicky Hubbard Dooms of Mt. Grove, MO. It was copied from a booklet written about the Hubbards ” Search For Yesterday” compiled by Jean Hubbard Davis of Rolla, MO. This was the parents of Spencer Mitchell Hubbard, and others of this surname.” — C. M. Wright (mitchokie@yahoo.com).
Spencer Sterling Mitchell, Jr. (1804-1892) & Mary Polly Malinda Lewis (1808-1893). Their daughter was Louisa Catherine (Mitchell) Hubbard (see above paragraph). The Mitchells migrated to Texas County and settled in Licking. Contributed by C. M. Wright (mitchokie@yahoo.com), who says, “This was taken from booklet, Search For Yesterday, Jean Hubbard Davis-Rolla, MO.”

Dr. James McBride Hubbard (1853-1937). He was the second son of John & Louisa (Mitchell) Hubbard. The Hubbards lived on the Texas / Wright county line near Hickory Spring. Hickory Spring was incorporated into the town of Mountain Grove, MO. — Contributed by C. M. Wright (mitchokie@yahoo.com), who was related to the Hubbards through the Green and Roper families of Mountain Grove.

Home of Dr. Ransom Batterton Lynch (1845-1936) and his wife Martha Ann (Mollie) Hubbard (1855-1913) in Plato, Missouri. Both Dr. & Mrs. Lynch are buried in Lynch Cemetery, Plato, MO.
Spencer Mitchell Hubbard (1857-1937) & sister-in-law Liza Hubbard (1862-1946). Posted by C. M. Wright (mitchokie@yahoo.com), who said, “This pic is not the best but a pic of Spencer and his sister-in-law, Liza Hubbard. probably taken in Texas Co. MO. I noticed that Spencer married Mary Malinda Hardin. She was, I believe, a neice to Honorable Samuel C. and Sarah C. (Roper) Hardin of Hickory Spring, MO.”
Charles Burke Hubbard (third from left, 1858-1944). Posted by C. M. Wright (mitchokie@yahoo.com), who said, “This was the 5th child of John and Louisa Hubbard. Jean Hubbard Daviswas a descendant of Charles Burke Hubbard, formerly of Houston, MO.”
Franklin Payne Hubbard (1860-1952), 6th son of John & Louisa Hubbard. Posted by C. M. Wright (mitchokie@yahoo.com), who said, “Frank and wife Eliza J. Hubbard had 6 (sic) children, of which 5 are in the picture, but I don’t know the birth order.” This photo was taken in Houston, MO.
Robert “Doc Bob” Philander Hubbard (1864-1947). 7th child of John and Louisa Hubbard. Texas County resident, practiced medicine at Cabool. Married Lillian M. Kyle (1865-1941).

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