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JAMES H BUBBETT
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Spouse: ERALINE TRICKETT Family
Marriage: 24 OCT 1870 , Adams, Illinois
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THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: James H. Bubbett; Born: 9 Jan 1844--Wash. Co. PA; Died: 28 Aug 1924, Estero; Moved from Quincy, IL to Chicago IL in 1886.

FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: James directed the mechanical phases of the printing and publishing operations. At the death of Dr. Teed, he became president of the K. U. until his death in 1924. (second President of K.U.) Evelyn was manager of publications and treasurer of the organization. Roy lived outside. Imogene married Claude Rahn, but died and he remarried. Laurie played first violin in the orchestra while I was there; was president of the K.U. at the time of his death.

1900 U.S. Federal Census/Township of Lake/Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; Ward 30; Film Roll 283; SD: 1; ED: 949; Page: 115; Sheet: 12; Enumeration Date: 11 June 1900; Enumerator: John M. Heimbach; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff: 25 Oct 1998: James H. Bubbett; Residence: West 63rd Street; Head of family; Date of birth: Jan 1844; Age 56; Married 30 years; Place of birth: Pennsylvania; Date of birth of mother and father: Pennsylvania; Occupation: Printer; Number of months not employed: 0; Home owned or rented: Rented; Farm or home: Home.

U.S. Federal Census/Estero, Florida--1910; Enumeration date: 23 Apr 1910; Koreshan Unity; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; Microfilm number: Fl 1910-H T624; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 4 Jan 1995: James H. Bubbett; Sex: Male; Race: White; Age 66; Married one time; Number of years married: 34; Born: Pennsylvania; Mother and father born: Pennsylvania; Language spoken: English; Occupation: Printer; Employer or worker: worker; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes.

U.S. Federal Census/Estero, Florida--1920; Enumeration date: Jan 2, 1920; Enumerator: Henry D. Silverfriend; ED: 109; SD: 1; Fourth Precinct; Microfilm roll number: 1820221; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, December 1994: James H. Bubbett; Place of residence: Planetary Court; Dwelling number: 16; Family visitation number: 19; Relation to head of family: President of Unity; Home owned or rented: Owned; Owned free or mortgaged: Mortgaged; Age: 75; Place of birth: Pennsylvania; Place of birth of father and mother: Pennsylvania; Occupation: Printer at Printing and Publishing House.

Burial: Horseshoe Bend on the River--Koreshan Unity Cemetery--lot 15; Inscription: James Bubbett--29 Aug 1924.

ELECTED POSITION/Estero, Florida: 1 Sep 1904; James Bubbett, Council Member

BROTHERS' LAUNDRY LIST: James Bubbett #105

LAURIE BUBBETT'S DAYBOOK--1 Dec 1933: Control #AM-000121; Laurie Bubbett mentions in his Daybook that his father died Aug 27, 1924.

MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: James Bubbett played second violin.--Page 78

THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Evelyn Bubbett (nee Trickett) Born: 6 Oct 1854, Covington, KY; Died: 10 Oct 1935 at Estero.

FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: James directed the mechanical phases of the printing and publishing operations. At the death of Dr. Teed, he became president of the K. U. until his death in 1924. Evelyn was manager of publications and treasurer of the organization. Roy lived outside. Imogene married Claude Rahn, but died and he remarried. Laurie played first
violin in the orchestra while I was there; was president of the K.U. at the time of his death.

1900 U. S. Federal Census; Calumet Township; Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Film Roll No. 285; Page No. 285; SD No. 1; ED No. 986; Sheet No. 12; Ward of City: 31; Enumeration Date: 13 Jun 1900 Enumerator: Ernest E. Ellington; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 24 May 1999
: Evelyn Bubbett; Residence: 99th Street, Dwelling 133; Relation to head of family: Boarder; Color, white; Sex, female; Month of birth: October; Year of birth: 1856; Age at last birthday: 43; Married; No. of years married: 1*; Mother of how many children: 3; No. of these children living: 3; Place of birth: Kentucky; Place of birth of father: Kentucky; Place of birth of mother: Kentucky; Occupation: None listed; Can read, yes; Can write, yes; Can speak English, yes. (*Except for 5 married residents of this dwelling, all married residents living in this dwelling listed their number of years married as 1.)

U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1910; Microfilm Roll number: Fl 1910-H T624; Koreshan Unity; Enumeration Date: 25 Apr 1910; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, Jan 1995: Evelyn Bubbett; Sex: Female; Race: white; Age 60; Marital status: Married one time; Number of years married: 34; Mother of how many children: 3; No. of those children living: 3; Place of birth: Kentucky; Place of birth of father: West Virginia; Place of birth of mother: Kentucky; Language spoken: English; Occupation: Superintendent; Employer or worker: worker; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes.

U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1920; Enumeration date: Jan 2, 1920; Enumerator: Henry D. Silverfriend; ED: 109; SD: 1; Fourth Precinct; Microfilm roll number: 1820221; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, December 1994: Evelyn Bubbett; Place of residence: Planetary Court; Relation to head of family: Officer's wife; Age 65; Married; Place of birth: Kentucky; Place of birth of father: WV; Place of birth of mother: Kentucky; Occupation: Manager of Printing and Publishing House.

1930 U. S. Federal Census; Estero, Lee, Florida; Precinct 12; Koreshan Unity Home; Enumeration Date: 5 May 1930; Enumerator: William Howell; ED: 36-17; SD: 6; Page: 199; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 2003: Evelyn Bubbett; Sex: female; Color or Race: white; Age at last birthday: 75; Marital condition: Widow; Age at first marriage: 16; Attended school since September 1, 1929: no; Whether able to read and write: yes; Place of birth: Kentucky; Place of birth of father: West Virginia; Place of birth of mother: Kentucky; Whether able to speak English: yes; Occupation: Publisher; Industry: Publishing house; Whether actually at work yesterday (or the last working day): yes; Veteran: no?.

THE AMERICAN EAGLE; The Koreshan Story Continues--The Period of Decline by Sara Rea; Volume 79; Estero, Florida, April 1993; Page 3: The Koreshan Family; "Evelyn Bubbett was a board member and officer as well as manager of the publishing house from the inception of the Unity in 1903 until her death in 1935. Her husband, James, was also a board member from the beginning as well as the Unity's second president. Her son, Lawrence, was the fourth president, and her daughter, Imogene, worked in the publishing house until she married and moved away. The Bubbett family became students and followers of Dr. Teed early on during the Chicago years."

Burial: Koreshan Unity Cemetery--lot 16; Inscription: Evelyn Bubbett--1854-Oct 1935.

Notes from Evelyn Horn: Evelyn Bubbett
"With her husband James A., daughter Imogene, sons Lawrence A. and Leroy they joined the Koreshan home in Chicago in 1886. Evelyn was the business head in the publishing company The Guiding Star. James did lecturing on Koreshan religion and science around the Chicago area. Sunday afternoons he lectured at the Koreshan home at 3 and 4 Cottage Grove Avenue. On week nights they rented halls around Chicago.

The Bubbetts moved to Estero with the Koreshan group in 1894. Evelyn and James worked at the Guiding Star Publishing House. Both served on the Board of Directors of the Koreshan Unity. James served as chairman. Evelyn lived in the Planetary Court with the sisters. James lived downstairs in the Founders' Home.

Their three children grew up in the Unity. In later years they went north to Baltimore, Chicago, and New York to find their careers. Imogene was a type setter. They all learned the printing trade and orchestra at the Unity.

Imogene married Claude Rahn, her childhood friend in the Unity, in 1913 in Baltimore, Maryland. She died October 1932. Evelyn died at the age of 81 on October 9, 1935. James died August 28, 1924.

Leroy and Lawrence were both printers by trade and a had a great love of music. They were always in some orchestra. Leroy died November 7, 1936. In later years Lawrence lived and worked in Miami, Florida. In the 1940's he returned to the Koreshan Unity Home in Estero. He worked at the print shop and in the gardens. On November 12, 1947, L. W. Bubbett was elected president of the Koreshan Unity and served until his death on August 5, 1960. Claude Rahn died August 18, 1976?.

Evelyn Bubbett devoted her whole life's work to the Koreshan Unity. She was loved by all who knew her. She was a beautiful person, warm, caring about everyone. She was about 5 foot 7 inches tall, had fair skin, blue eyes, and light brown hair. She dressed very nice.

Imogene was a lovely seamstress and sewed all her mother's clothes and shipped packages to her family of things they could not get here in the pioneer days. Imogene was the perfect wife and hostess for parties for Claude. She was an immaculate housekeeper and loved entertaining. All Koreshans who went north, always were guests of Claude and Imogene. The Rahns always came to the Koreshan Unity for their vacations, sometimes spending a winter in their cottage down the river on five acres next to the Koreshan property."

FLAMING SWORD, Community Current Events by Claude J. Rahn, November 1935: "Sister Evelyn Bubbett passed away October 10, 1935, aged 81 years and 4 days, having been an invalid for more than two years. She first met and accepted KORESH as the Messianic personality of our era in the fall in 1886 when the latter arrived in Chicago, Illinois, and began the enunciation of his great universal truths. In April, 1887, she joined the Society Arch Triumphant, then recently formed, and when the first Koreshan communistic home was established in the fall of 1888 at 2 and 4 College Place, Chicago, she entered with her husband and children to remain ever afterward a faithful and devout member. For many years she was the treasurer of the Koreshan Unity, and manager of The Guiding Star Publishing House, in which capacity she was intrusted by KORESH with the editing of his writings for publication in The Flaming SWORD. She is survived by two sons, LeRoy H. Bubbett of Winnetka, Illinois, and Laurence W. Bubbett of Estero, Florida."

THE AMERICAN EAGLE; Vol. 79; April 1993; Page 1: "The beautiful Planetary Court residence, so named for the seven planets then known to exist, still stands proudly in the Koreshan settlement. It was built in 1904 to house the original seven Koreshan women charged by Koresh to manage the affairs of the Unity. Each had her own bedroom, and the eighth room, on the main floor, served as their council chamber or meeting room. These Stellar Women Were : Virginia Andrews, Berthaldine Boomer, Evelyn Bubbett, Eleanor Castle, Rose Gilbert, Ella Graham and Etta Silverfriend. EVELYN BUBBETT. With the rest of her family, Evelyn joined the Koreshan Unity in Chicago in 1886. Evelyn, her husband, two sons and daughter came to Estero in 1894, and she was a distinguished Planetary Court resident until her transition in 1935. She was a devoted Unity member, serving as the business manager of The Guiding Star Publishing House and as a board member. Her husband, James, and son, Lawrence, both served as presidents of the Unity, and all three of them lie in the Koreshan Cemetery."

THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Laurence Wilmer Bubbett; Born: 28 Jan 1884, Quincy; Died: 6 Aug 1960, Estero.

FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Laurie Bubbett: James directed the mechanical phases of the printing and publishing operations. At the death of Dr. Teed, he became president of the K. U. until his death in 1924. Evelyn was manager of publications and treasurer of the organization. Roy lived outside. Imogene married Claude Rahn, but died and he remarried. Laurie played first violin in the orchestra while I was there; was president of the K.U. at the time of his death.

THE AMERICAN EAGLE; April 1993; Vol. 79; Page 3; The Koreshan Story Continues--The Period of Decline by Sara Rea: "The first Unity president, Annie Ordway, served from 1903 until her resignation in 1909, and the second president was James H. Bubbett, who died in 1924. The next elected president was Allen H. Andrews, whose term ended in 1949 when Lawrence Bubbett was elected....."

U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1900; Enumeration date: 27 Jun 1900; Enumerator: A. A. Gardner; Microfilm number: 1240172; SD: 2; ED: 77; Sheet number: 16; Page number: 26; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff: Lawrence W. Bubbitt; Relation to head of family: partner; Color: white; Sex: male; Born: Jan 1884; Age 16; Single; Born: Illinois; Place of birth of father and mother: Unknown; Occupation: Assistant; No of months not employed: Nothing listed; Number of months attended school: 0; Can read and write: yes; Can speak English: yes.

U.S. Federal 1930 Census; Estero, Lee County, Florida; Laurence W. Bubbett; Radio set: none listed; Sex: Male; Color: white; Age at last birthday: 46; Marital status: single; Attended school since Sep 1, 1929: no; Whether able to read and write: yes; Place of birth: Illinois; Place of birth of father: Kentucky; Place of birth of mother: Kentucky; Whether able to speak English: yes; Occupation: Publisher; Industry: Publishing house; Whether actually at work yesterday (or the last regular working day): yes; Veteran: no.

Burial: Koreshan Unity Cemetery--lot 51; Inscription: Lawrence Bubbett-Aug-6-60.

THE PIONEER CURRICULUM: Violin Instructor, Laurence W. Bubbett

MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie with participation by Lovelle McCready: Laurie Bubbett played first violin.--Page 78 Laurie Bubbett, Hedwig Michel, Claude J. Rahn and Anne W. Lewis, on motion of Hedwig, seconded by Laurie and unanimously carried, it was decided to contact the proper state authorities about having the home grounds perpetuated as a
memorial park.--Page 91.

Notes of Evelyn Horn: L. W. Bubbett (Lawerence) sic (Laurie) Parents: Evelyn and James Bubbett; one sister Imogene: brother Leroy. They joined the Koreshan Home in Chicago in 1886--coming to Estero with the Koreshan movement in 1894--with the second group coming by train to Punta Gorda, by boat to Estero.

Laurie, as he was called by friends, grew up in the Unity. His life-long love was music. When he reached his adult age, he left the Unity for Baltimore, Maryland, also New York, to find his career in music. He had also learned the printing trade at the Unity, which was his lively-hood. He was always close to the Unity family, always coming home for long periods between jobs. In later years he worked as a printer in Miami with the Graham brothers. He was always in an orchestra.

In 1940 he moved home to the Koreshan Unity to work at the Guiding Star Printing Shop. On November 12, 1947, he was elected president of the Koreshan Unity. 1948 and until February 1949 he was editor of "The American Eagle." He served as president until his death on August 5, 1960. He was buried in the Koreshan cemetery.

Laurie had a warm, loving personality, witty, humorous--always had a joke to tell. His love of music--loved driving long car trips. He loved to travel. He had one trip abroad to Germany and Switzerland. He was of medium build, sandy hair, clear blue-grey eyes, ruddy complexion. A very neat person in his dress. His closest life-long friend was Claude J. Rahn--his brother-in-law. Laurie always wore light summer suits for dress, blue-grey and his work clothes were of tan twill, matching long sleeve shirt and pants.

NOTES:
Between 1915 and 1918 Laurie lived in New York City. In the archives collection there are excerpts from letters that were written to him by members of the Unity. Also included is Laurie's wallet which contains his drivers license as well as a calling card and a business card for Claude Rahn. The license is dated 1919 and there is a renewal dated June 6, 1929.