Mrs. Charles Livingston
Hubbard was born Jennie Matilda West in 1855, to Sandusky businessman WilliamT. West and his wife, the former Lydia Mahala Todd. When Jennie married Charles
Livingston Hubbard in 1877, it was reported as “grandest wedding of the season”
in the October 20, 1877 issue of the Sandusky
Register.
C.L. Hubbard’s were Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Hubbard. L.S.
Hubbard was a prominent Sandusky banker. Rev. A.B. Nicholas officiated at the
Hubbard-West wedding, which took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.T. West at
the southwest corner of East Washington and Warren Streets on October 18, 1877.
The Register article stated that
relatives and friends of the couple came from various parts of the United
States. The bride wore a dress which was made of taille and satin, ornamented
with rushes of silk illusion and scarves of satin. The dress was adorned with
garlands of lilies of the valley and orange blossoms, and featured a long duchess
train that was “a marvel of grace and elegance.” Jennie West’s bridal costume
and trousseau had been purchased from Lord & Taylor of New York City. The
West House was trimmed with evergreens, ferns, and beautiful flowers and lace,
along with an arch and wedding bell. The refreshments “surpassed in elegance
anything ever before given in this city.”
Two large bride’s and groom’s cakes were accompanied by all the
delicacies of the season. A long list of
wedding gifts appeared in the Sandusky
Register, including items of cut glass and silver, golden candlesticks, a
marble mantle clock, several vases, and lovely art pieces.
Charles Livingston Hubbard
worked as an attorney in Sandusky for many years. He and Jennie had four
daughters, one of whom died in childhood. C.L. Hubbard died in May of 1904 when
he was age 53. He was buried in the Hubbard family lot at Oakland Cemetery. In 1935 Mrs. Jennie West Hubbard moved to
Carmel, New York, where she lived until the age of 103. Mrs. Hubbard died there on December 31, 1958 and she was buried in the West family lot
at Oakland Cemetery. Her obituary, which appeared in the January 1,
1959 issue of the Putnam County Courier stated
that on her father’s side, Mrs. Jennie West Hubbard was descended from Sir Thomas West, Baron de Lawarr, who
was once the Governor of the Virginia colonies, and for whom the state of
Delaware derived its name.
Mrs. Jennie West Hubbard is the third individual
from the left, in the row of ladies seated in the front row in the picture
below.
To read more about the
Hubbard and West families in Sandusky, see the book At Home in Early Sandusky,
available at the Sandusky Library.
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