Mr. Ubben has spent his entire life in the state of Illinois, and was born in Grand Detour, Ogle County, on the 18th of April, 1858. He is a son of Albert Ubben, and for particulars in regard to the family history the reader is referred to the biographical sketch of U. A. Ubben, to be found on another page. From a long line of honorable German forefathers our subject inherits qualities of thrift and energy which have contributed in no small degree to his success. The next to the oldest in the parental family, Henry was a mere babe when the family removed to Pekin in the year of his birth, and here he has since resided. In childhood he was a student in the public schools, but he was obliged at an early age to become self-supporting, and hence the information he now possesses has been gained in that best of all schools, the school of experience, in which he has been an apt pupil. At the age of about eleven years he began to learn the trade of a bookbinder with Mr. Retter, with whom he remained for several years.
In 1873, under John Kitchen, our subject' commenced to learn the trade of a painter, and for four years was employed in the A. J. Hodges & Company Header Works. When, on the 1st of January, 1891, the concern was purchased by the Acme Harvester Company, he was made foreman of the painting department, in which position lie still continues, having under his personal supervision a force of fourteen or fifteen men. The position is one of great responsibility, and only a level-headed man, such as Mr. Ubben, could successfully discharge its duties.
The public questions of the age receive a due share of Mr. Ubben's attention, and having given careful study to the principles and platforms of both great political parties, he advocates the Republican, and is an active worker in the ranks of that great organization. He is an attendant at the services of the German Methodist Episcopal Church, the doctrines of which were supported by his forefathers for several generations. As a citizen, he advocates all public-spirited measures, supporting them with his co-operation and active assistance. In business, he is uniformly honorable and upright, and is a young man of steady habits, seldom absent from his post of duty, and ever
genial and accommodating.
Portrait and biographical record of Tazewell and Mason counties
In 1873, under John Kitchen, our subject' commenced to learn the trade of a painter, and for four years was employed in the A. J. Hodges & Company Header Works. When, on the 1st of January, 1891, the concern was purchased by the Acme Harvester Company, he was made foreman of the painting department, in which position lie still continues, having under his personal supervision a force of fourteen or fifteen men. The position is one of great responsibility, and only a level-headed man, such as Mr. Ubben, could successfully discharge its duties.
The public questions of the age receive a due share of Mr. Ubben's attention, and having given careful study to the principles and platforms of both great political parties, he advocates the Republican, and is an active worker in the ranks of that great organization. He is an attendant at the services of the German Methodist Episcopal Church, the doctrines of which were supported by his forefathers for several generations. As a citizen, he advocates all public-spirited measures, supporting them with his co-operation and active assistance. In business, he is uniformly honorable and upright, and is a young man of steady habits, seldom absent from his post of duty, and ever
genial and accommodating.
Portrait and biographical record of Tazewell and Mason counties
Mr. Ubben has spent his entire life in the state of Illinois, and was born in Grand Detour, Ogle County, on the 18th of April, 1858. He is a son of Albert Ubben, and for particulars in regard to the family history the reader is referred to the biographical sketch of U. A. Ubben, to be found on another page. From a long line of honorable German forefathers our subject inherits qualities of thrift and energy which have contributed in no small degree to his success. The next to the oldest in the parental family, Henry was a mere babe when the family removed to Pekin in the year of his birth, and here he has since resided. In childhood he was a student in the public schools, but he was obliged at an early age to become self-supporting, and hence the information he now possesses has been gained in that best of all schools, the school of experience, in which he has been an apt pupil. At the age of about eleven years he began to learn the trade of a bookbinder with Mr. Retter, with whom he remained for several years.
In 1873, under John Kitchen, our subject' commenced to learn the trade of a painter, and for four years was employed in the A. J. Hodges & Company Header Works. When, on the 1st of January, 1891, the concern was purchased by the Acme Harvester Company, he was made foreman of the painting department, in which position lie still continues, having under his personal supervision a force of fourteen or fifteen men. The position is one of great responsibility, and only a level-headed man, such as Mr. Ubben, could successfully discharge its duties.
The public questions of the age receive a due share of Mr. Ubben's attention, and having given careful study to the principles and platforms of both great political parties, he advocates the Republican, and is an active worker in the ranks of that great organization. He is an attendant at the services of the German Methodist Episcopal Church, the doctrines of which were supported by his forefathers for several generations. As a citizen, he advocates all public-spirited measures, supporting them with his co-operation and active assistance. In business, he is uniformly honorable and upright, and is a young man of steady habits, seldom absent from his post of duty, and ever
genial and accommodating.
Portrait and biographical record of Tazewell and Mason counties
In 1873, under John Kitchen, our subject' commenced to learn the trade of a painter, and for four years was employed in the A. J. Hodges & Company Header Works. When, on the 1st of January, 1891, the concern was purchased by the Acme Harvester Company, he was made foreman of the painting department, in which position lie still continues, having under his personal supervision a force of fourteen or fifteen men. The position is one of great responsibility, and only a level-headed man, such as Mr. Ubben, could successfully discharge its duties.
The public questions of the age receive a due share of Mr. Ubben's attention, and having given careful study to the principles and platforms of both great political parties, he advocates the Republican, and is an active worker in the ranks of that great organization. He is an attendant at the services of the German Methodist Episcopal Church, the doctrines of which were supported by his forefathers for several generations. As a citizen, he advocates all public-spirited measures, supporting them with his co-operation and active assistance. In business, he is uniformly honorable and upright, and is a young man of steady habits, seldom absent from his post of duty, and ever
genial and accommodating.
Portrait and biographical record of Tazewell and Mason counties
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