Haub Families in the United States

Haub is a spelling derivation of the old German name Haupt. In some locations of Germany Haubt and Haupt are interchangeable because of the German "b" and "p" sounds are virtually identical. Those with the Haub spelling have simply dropped the "t" on the end - at some point in time - likely prior to the 1700's. In fact, many of the colonial American ships lists have Haupt immigrants with the Haubt spelling. This spelling change seems to be more concentrated in the middle Rhein River Valley area of Germany. The Haub families in America today arrived with the Haub spelling. Their distant ancestry however is Haupt.

The Haub families in the United States seem to have all immigrated during the mid 1800's and all seem to have been from the area of Nieder-Weisel in the larger region of Hesse-Darmstadt with a focus in the district of Wetteraukreis and where the Ruhr River meets the Rhein River. This area too has been occupied by Haupt families since at least the early 1500's.

The origin of the Haupt families seems to be Pappenheim, Middle Franconia - which is now in northwestern Bavaria. The first Lord of Pappenheim was Heinrich Haupt in the year 1130. This was a hereditary Lordship and in 1334, this hereditary Lordship became a hereditary Marshalship (Generalship) as well. The Lords of Pappenheim were able to document their family history for the Holy Roman Emperor, Ludwig the Bavarian going back to a particular point in the history of the Holy Roman Empire (i.e.1080's) and the fact that this line had produced some key military figures that supported the causes of the Holy Roman Empire. Because of this, they were granted the hereditary generalship of the HRE. Past down father to son, high military positions comparible to todays generals were what the Haupts of Pappenheim had in their future. Some however would assume other government positions in various civic and ministerial roles. As a result, the Haupt name migrated out of Pappenheim over the centuries to all parts of Germany and German speaking lands.

Here is what I know of the Haub families in the America. There is a high concentration of Haub families in Indiana, Iowa and California. My main focus over many years has been the Haupt families in the US and the more obvious spelling derivations that have occured in the United States. I have just recently broadened my research to involve the spelling derivations that occured in Germany - prior to their arrival in the United States.

Indiana

Conrad Haub - b. 1827
m. Margareth Heuser - b. 1840

The above couple settled in Jackson, Harrison Co., IN. Their children were: Henry W. (b. 1850 in Liverpool, Eng), Philip (b. 1859 d. 1921), Jacob (b. 1861 d. 1939), Frederick (b. 1863 d. 1931), Margaret (b. 1866), William C. (b. 1871 d. 1956), and George H. (b. 1875 d. 1960). Conrad Haub appears to arrived on Oct. 5, 1871 on the ship named "Silesia". He was from Hesse-Darmstadt.

Christopher Haub - b. d. before 1880
m. Katherine Kuehler - b. 1828

The above couple resided in Jackson, Harrison Co., IN. Their children, according to the 1880 census, were: George (b. 1852 d. 1927), John (b. 1868 d. 1911), and Marvin (b. 1872 d. bef. 1911). From Hesse-Darmstadt.

Conrad Haub - b. 1819
m. Margaret Young (Jung) - b. 1821

The above couple arrived in 1849 and settled in Seymour, IN. Their children were: Conrad, Lizzie, John, Louisa, and Philip.

California

Frederick Thomas Haub - b. 1853 d. 1940
m. Sarah Margaret Owen - b. 1859 d. 1952
m. in Modesto, Stanislaus Co., CA

The above couple resided in Modesto, Stanislaus Co., CA. Frederick Thomas Haub arrived in Eureka, CA about 1867. The children of Frederick Thomas Haub and Sarah Margaret Haub were: Bertha, Millie, Fred, John, Oscar, and Chester.

John Haub - b. 1845
m. Catherine Eger - b.

The above couple resided in Sacramento, CA. Their children were: John G., W.C., and Lillie Augusta. John Haub arrived in 1857 with his mother and brother Georg Haub (b. 1840). They were from Nieder-Weisel, Hesse-Darmstadt. There was another brother to arrive named Conrad Haub. Conrad Haub spent time in both California and Gold Hill, NV. John Haub's father Philip Haub had died in Hesse-Darmstadt in 1850.

George Haub - b. 1840
m. Melia (_____) - b. 1840

The above couple resided in Sacamento, CA

George Haub - b. 1860 d. 1935
m. Ida (_____) - b. 1870 d. 1898

The above couple resided in Stockton, CA. George (b. 1860) is possibly a son of George (b. 1840) of Sacramento, CA.

Philip Haub - b. 1846
m. Katherine (______) - b. 1853 d. 1879

The above couple resided in San Francisco, CA

There were at least three other Haub individuals residing in San Francisco, CA. They were: Charles Conrad Haub (b. 1860), Conrad Haub (b. 1871 d. 1905), and George Philip Haub (b. 1864 in England d. 1905).

Other Haub arrivals in America:

Peter Haub - b. 1843 arrived in 1867 on the ship "Cimbria"
Philip Haub - b. 1836 arrived on May 17, 1858 on the ship "Liverpool".

I am convinced there are more Haub families in America during the mid to late 1800's.