Henry S. Huber, an enterprising merchant of Girard,
conducts a well established store in which are sold ladies' furnishing
goods, suits, shoes and other wearing apparel. He was born in Ohio February
2, 1864, and is a son of John and Anna (Snell) Huber.
John Huber was
a native of Pennsylvania and always followed agricultural pursuits. From
Pennsylvania he moved to Ohio, and later came to Macoupin County, where he
died in 1884. His wife passed away 10 years later. They were the parents of
five children besides our subject.
Henry S. Huber was reared and
educated in Macoupin County, where his parents located during his boyhood.
After completing his education, he took up the occupation of farming and
continued his farming operations until January 23, 1904, when he moved to
Girard and engaged in his present business. He occupies a new and finely
fitted store and has a very large stock of well selected goods, which is
valued at over $7,000. He has established an excellent trade, already ranks
with the most prominent merchants of the city and has every prospect of
proving very successful in the mercantile business. Mr. Huber was married
April 25, 1893, to Cora E. Drennan, daughter of the late William M. Drennan,
whose sketch and portrait appear in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Huber are the
parents of one boy. Bayard, who was born February 17, 1895. The family are
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Huber is a member of the
Republican party. He has never taken any active interest in politics other
than to exercise his right as a citizen to vote for the men and measures
that he considers best.
Extracted 2018 May 08 by Norma Hass from Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Macoupin County, Illinois, published in 1904, pages 538-539.
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