California Biographies 

Source:
History of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura Counties, California
by: C M Gidney - Santa Barbara. Benjamin Brooks - San Luis Obispo. 
Edwin M Sheridan - Ventura
Volumes II - Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, ILL., 1917

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EDWARD G. LAUBACHER. Since 1909 Ventura County has profited by the energy and good 
judgment of Edward G. Laubacher, who, during this period has been engaged in agricultural 
pursuits. He has resided on his present property, near Oxnard, since 1909, and in this period has 
added to the improvements of the former owner and brought the land to a high state of 
cultivation. Mr. Laubacher specialized in beet and bean raising and conducts his affairs along 
modern lines.
Mr. Laubacher was born at Malvern, Carroll County, Ohio, December 19, 1875, and is a son of 
George and Anna Laubacher. His father was born in Alsace-Lorraine, Germany, January 17, 
1831, and came to the United States with his parents in 1832, the family settling in Brown 
Township, Carroll County, Ohio, where George Laubacher received his education. As a youth he 
learned the trade of carpenter, gradually developed into a contractor and builder, and passed 
his entire life in Carroll County, where his death occurred March 17, 1908. Mr. Laubacher was 
united in marriage at Malvern, Ohio, June 30, 1868, to Miss Anna Gaug, and they became the 
parents of nine children, as follows: Rev. J. S., who is pastor of the Santa Clara Catholic Church, 
at Oxnard; Francis Albert, who is engaged in ranching in Ventura County ; Joseph Henry, the 
proprietor of a real estate business at Oxnard; Daniel Benjamin, also of Oxnard; Edward 
George, of this notice; Mrs. R. H. McGrath, of Ventura County ; Sister Bernardine, a nun at 
Prescott, Arizona ; Stella R., who lives with her mother at Oxnard ; and one who died in infancy.
Edward George Laubacher attended the public schools of Malvern, Ohio, until he was eighteen 
years of age, at which time he began working on his father's farm, continuing thus until he 
reached the age of twenty- three. At that time he became associated with a company 
conducting a meat market at Malvern, which he continued with some measure of success for 
six years, but at the end of that period decided to try his fortunes in California, and accordingly 
came to Ventura County, where he began farming in partnership with his brothers, Joseph H. 
and Daniel B. Laubacher. This association continued until 1909, when Mr. Laubacher withdrew 
from the combination and purchased 156 acres of land near Oxnard, which he has since 
cultivated, having it planted to beets and beans. His present beautiful surroundings are largely 
of his own making, for he has improved his buildings and erected new ones, and has installed 
modern facilities for general farming on a large scale. In politics Mr. Laubacher is a democrat, 
but aside from the formality of casting his vote upon well-considered public questions, is not 
active in political matters. He is one of the open-minded and well-posted men of his township, 
an advocate of progress and enlightenment and a stanch supporter of honest business and 
clean social life. Mr. Laubacher is a Catholic in his religious belief and is fraternally connected 
with the Knights of Columbus at Oxnard.
Mr. Laubacher was married at Oxnard, October 18, 1911, to Miss Anna Louise McGrath, and 
they have three children : Mary Bernadine, three years old ; Edward George, Jr., who is two 
years old; and Francis Joseph, aged six weeks. Mrs. Laubacher is a native of Ventura County and 
daughter of D. McGrath, one of the pioneer men of this county and whose sketch appears 
elsewhere in this volume.