Orville Pattison Chubb (1830 - 1894)

Born 11 Jun 1830 in Wayne Co., Michigan, USA

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Died 15 Aug 1894 at age 64 in Michigan, USA

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Biography

Chubb,Orville P., ,Lansing. Enlisted in company A, Twentieth Infantry, Aug. 9, 1862, at Lansing, for 3 years." age 3. Mustered Aug. 18, 1862. Acting Assistant Surgeon from March to May,1803, and July, 1863.:, Commissioned Assistant Surgeon May 23, 1863. Mustered to date June 17, 1863. Discharged to accept promotion' Aug. 8, 1863. Commissioned Surgeon July 22, 1864. Mustered Aug. 9, 1864. Acting Brigade Surgeon, April, 1865. Mustered out and honorably discharged at DeLaney House, D.C., May 30, 1865.^[1]

Dr. Chubb. We find the following well deserved notice of our fellow citizen Dr. Chubb of the 20th infantry, in the correspondence of the Detroit Advertiser.

"During the present campaign, no man has been more unremitting in attention to the wounded than Assistant Surgeon O. P. Chubb. Dr. Chubb left a lucrative position in the State House at Lansing, and enlisted as a private. He has thus wrought his way up to hs present honorable station. During the severest seasons our regiment has experienced, he has been with them, and under the most galling fire he has received the fallen brave with his own hands. This is a circumstance of such rare occurrence among surgeons -- although one other, at least, Dr. Vickery, of the 2d is known to me -- that it is really deserving to record. The people of these faithful men a debt of gratitude it will be difficult to repay." ^[2]

Dr. Orville P. Chubb – Pioneer Physician of Martin County ^[3]

"Dr. Orville P. Chubb was called the first practitioner of known medical ability to locate in Martin County, and was appointed Martin County physician in 1867. Chubb was born in Wayne County Michigan in 1830. He graduated from Wesleyan College in Leone, Michigan, and then attended Cincinnati Medical College in Ohio. After graduating from medical school, he married Sarah E. Gorton and began his practice of medicine in Michigan. He and his wife had two children.

"Soon after the Civil War broke out, he enlisted in the army and served as a Captain in the medical corps of the 5th Michigan Regiment. He remained in the military until the war ended. In the spring of 1865, he came to Martin County to obtain land under the Soldier’s Filing Law. He returned briefly to Army service, was discharged with the rank of Brigade Surgeon, and in the fall of 1865 returned to Martin County with Col. Lounsberry after having driven a flock of sheep overland. In 1867, he built his home at 209 Lake Avenue in Fairmont, now known as the Chubb House.

"Dr. Chubb was described as a very gentle and quiet individual who was disillusioned with medical practice, primarily as a result of his experiences during the Civil War. However, as there were no other physicians in Fairmont, he willingly and skillfully provided medical service to anyone seeking it until the arrival of Dr. Winslow Hunt in 1871.

"In addition to his medical practice, Dr. Chubb had abilities in a number of other fields as well. As a surveyor and co-owner of land purchased to plat the village of Fairmont, he laid out the town site of Fairmont. He also laid out the first cemetery, the first fair grounds, and he located many claims for settlers of that era.

"Dr. Chubb constructed bridges across creeks and rivers in the county, he examined clay at various locations to determine any that was suitable for making brick, and he built a kiln that he used for building construction. Other endeavors he was involved with included running a store out of his home for several years, starting the first drug store, building one of the first saw mills in the county, and he ran a grist mill with another settler, Alpha D. Cadwell. He also ran a newspaper, was a charter member of the Chain of Lakes Masonic Lodge, served as a county commissioner, Martin County Treasurer, Martin County Superintendent of Schools, and as Fairmont Postmaster. In addition, Chubb owned a substantial amount of property while a resident of Martin County.

"By 1873, Dr. Chubb felt that the community of Fairmont had become too well settled for his restless nature. As a result of this and other factors, he moved on to the frontier of Kansas, Nebraska, and other western states. He finally settled in California where he lived for many years. He never practiced medicine after 1871, and he passed away in Michigan while visiting there in 1894.

"Dr. Chubb was known as an individual that put forth every effort to build up the town of Fairmont, and he was considered a worker for all that was honorable and good for the community. He was remembered for his kindness, worthiness as a friend and neighbor, and for his cheerful temperament. Upon his death, his body was brought back to Fairmont and laid to rest in the Lakeside Cemetery beside his wife and daughter, both of whom predeceased him."

About Dr. Chubb ^[4]

"Dr. Orville P. Chubb was one of the most important and most accomplished founders of Fairmont. He was the first physician in Martin County. In 1866, he and his friend Colonel Lounsberry drove a large flock of sheep from Michigan to Martin County. Unfortunately due to cold weather the sheep all died. He returned to Michigan and brought back his wife Sarah age 35, and daughter Lottie age 9. The family lived in Fort Fairmount, located where the present court house now stands. His son Montier was born there the next spring. He was county doctor until 1871 when Dr. D. W. Hunt took over.

"In 1869 he helped finance the first bridge over the George Lake channel, which was one of the main routes to and from the west. He bought one of the town newspapers and was part owner of a drug store. Dr. Chubb served as the County Superintendent of Schools and as County Treasurer. He was in partnership with his brother-jn-law Alpha Cadwell in the operation of a grist mill located on Center Creek at the outlet of George Lake. The first flour was ground in Martin County there. Dr. Chubb owned considerable property in Martin County. His knowledge of surveying was very valuable as he was able to help plat the town site of Fairmont, the first cemetery, and the first Fairgrounds. He was appointed by President Andrew Jackson as Postmaster and was re-appointed for another term by President Ulysses S. Grant.

"Dr. Chubb was born in Michigan June 11, 1830. He was educated at the Cincinnati Medical College and had his first practice at Tuscola Co. Michigan. He served in the Civil War as a surgeon, after which he staked a claim in Martin County. He died in 1894, and is buried with Sarah and Lottie in Lakeside Cemetery."

Chicago, October 16, 1873 -- "The Hon. Orville P. Chubb, of Fairmount, Minn., a member of the Iowa Des Moines River Land Commission, is at the West Side Briggs."^[5]

Los Angeles, August 2, 1888 -- ''New Cases. Grant P. Cuddeback vs. Orville P. Chubb et al. -- Complaint on foreclosure of mortgage to recover $11,000 with interest at 10 per cent. and costs of suit, on lots 3, 4, 13 and 14 of block G of the town of Orange."^[6]

San Francisco, March 10, 1893 -- "Pensions have been granted as follows: ... Orville P. Chubb ..."^[7]

"Mont P. Chubb received a telegram for Michigan today that his father, Dr. O. P. Chubb, had just been the victim of a severe stroke of paralysis. Dr. Chubb went to Michigan several months ago for a season's rest and recreation." ^[8]

Bismarck, July 7, 1928 -- Remembrance by Col. Clement a. Lounsberry including Dr. Orville P. Chubb.^[9]

Sources

Frisbee-Frisbie Genealogy by Edward S. Frisbee, 1926

Census

Fairmont, Martin Co., Minnesota, USA, "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ9X-W5V : accessed 19 February 2015), Orville Chubb, Fairmont, Martin, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district 151, sheet 181D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0626; FHL microfilm 1,254,626.

Fairmont, Martin Co., Minnesota, USA, "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDH4-M4C : accessed 26 Feb 2014), C P Chubb, Minnesota, United States; citing p. , family 114, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000830427.

Nankin, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA, "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF8R-9DZ : accessed 27 Feb 2014), Ovilla Chubb in household of G D Chubb, Nankin, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing dwelling , family 8, NARA microfilm publication , roll .

Death

Grave at Fairmont Lakeside Cemetery http://www.fairmontlakesidecemetery.com/files/lakeside_actuary.xls

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Chubb&GSiman=1&GSst=25&GRid=65592184&

Photo

http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4006coll3/id/932

Footnotes

1. ↑ 20th Michigan Infantry - Page 027
2. ↑ "The Lansing State Republican", Lansing, Michigan, June 2, 1864, page 2, http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016318/1864-06-29/ed-1/seq-2/
3. ↑ Martin County Minnesota Historical Society website http://www.fairmont.org/mchs/Dr.%20Orville%20P.%20Chubb.pdf
4. ↑ Martin County Preservation organization website http://www.martincountypreservation.org/chubbhouse/aboutdrchubb.html
5. ↑ "The Inter Ocean", Chicago, Illinois, October 16, 1873, page 4, http://www.newspapers.com/clip/1816999//
6. ↑ "Los Angeles Herald", Los Angeles, California, August 2, 1888, page 3, http://www.newspapers.com/clip/1817029//
7. ↑ "The San Francisco Call", San Francisco, California, March 10, 1893, page 1, http://www.newspapers.com/clip/1817053//
8. ↑ "The Los Angeles Time", Los Angeles, California, August 1, 1894, page 9, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6925003/the_los_angeles_times/
9. ↑ http://www.newspapers.com/image/55717888/

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