Amador
County
Biographies
JOHN R. HUBERTY
The
late John R. Huberty, who served as county clerk of Amador county for nearly a
quarter of a century, was one of the community’s most highly respected men, for
he was possessed of those sterling qualities which commended him to the favor
of his fellowmen. A competent and
faithful official, he exemplified a high type of citizenship and stood for
those things which contributed to the public welfare. He was born in San Andreas, Calaveras County,
California, on the 27th of July, 1829, and was a son of John and
Hannorah Huberty. His father came to
this country from Germany, while the mother came from Ireland and settled in
Calaveras County, where the father first followed mining, but later engaged in
ranching.
John
R. Huberty attended the public schools of Calaveras
County and then assisted his father on the home ranch. In his early twenties he came to Jackson and
was thereafter employed at various occupations until he was appointed deputy
county clerk, in which capacity he served for a year and a half, when he was
elected county clerk. So efficient did
he prove in that office that he was repeatedly reelected and served for
twenty-three years, or until removed by death, on August 29, 1929. His daughter, Miss Leotta Huberty, was
appointed to fill out the unexpired term and is at the time of this writing, a
candidate for election to the office.
For several years prior to her father’s death she had served as his
deputy and was therefore well qualified to perform the duties of that
office. Miss Leotta Huberty is courteous
and accommodating in her relations with the public and gains the respect and
esteem of all who come in contact with her. Mr.
Huberty was united in marriage to Miss Mary Flaherty, who was born and reared
in Jackson, of which locality her parents were early settlers. Mr. and Mrs. Huberty became the parents of
seven children, Leotta M., Colette, John, Romauld, Francis, Robert and
Kathleen. Mr. Huberty was a strong
supporter of the Democratic Party and his religious faith was that of the Roman
Catholic Church. He was a member of the
Knights of Columbus, the Foresters of America, the Woodmen and the Natives Sons
of the Golden West.
Transcribed by
Gerald Iaquinta.
Source:
Wooldridge, J.W.Major History of Sacramento Valley
California, Vol. 3, Pages 67-68. Pioneer Historical
Publishing Co. Chicago 1931.
© 2010
Gerald Iaquinta.
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