Notes for George W. Stubbs: George acquired a legal education and became a member of the Indiana Bar. He distinguished himself particularly as judge of the Marion County Juvenile Court. He was known as "The Father of the Juvenile Court".
After the onset of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the 16th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and afterward served with honor in the signal corps. At the close of war Judge Stubbs returned to Shelbyville where he practiced law for a time.
He served two terms on the Police Court bench. Two years following his election to Police Court, he utilized every opportunity to bring about the separation of adults and minors in court hearings. His efforts were rewarded on March 10, 1903 when the legislature passed a Stubbs-sponsored bill setting up the mechanics for establishment of the Juvenile Court.
He was appointed to serve until the November general elections at which time he ran for the office and won hands down. He was in his second term when he was struck and fatally injured by an interurban car shortly after leaving the old Courthouse at Alabama and Washington Streets.
While rabbit hunting in the fields north of Irvington, his gun was accidentally discharged, mutilating his left and and forearm so that amputation was necessary.
Source: Civil War Pension - Indiana to wife Jessie
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Published in 1865-66 by Holloway
Residence: Shelby County Indiana Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 23 April 1861 Enlisted in Company A, 16th Infantry Regiment Indiana Mustered out May 23, 1862 in Washington DC
More About George W. Stubbs: Biography 1: "Greater Indianapolis". Biography 2: "Courts and Lawyers" of Indiana. Burial 1: Mar 07, 1911, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN. Burial 2: Mar 1911, Crown Hill Cemetery. Census 1: 1900, Indianapolis, IN. Census 2: 1910, Indianapolis, IN. Directory: Bet. 1889 - 1890, Indianapolis IN Directory. Military service: Civil War Pension. Newspaper: 1964, "Father of Juvenile Court". Obituary: Mar 06, 1911, Indianapolis News. Pedigree 1: Pedigree of Brewer/Blossom/Haigh/Weyer & Relatives by William Brewer. Pedigree 2: 1895, Prepared by Jesse Stubbs.
More About George W. Stubbs and Jennie Sarah Pugh: Marriage: 1863
Children of George W. Stubbs and Jennie Sarah Pugh are:
+Jessie Maude Stubbs, b. Aug 03, 1867, Kentucky, d. Apr 08, 1935, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.
George W. Stubbs (b. Sep 08, 1837, d. Mar 04, 1911)
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