Henry lived in Ashland County in 1825 and moved to Wood County in 1831 with his brother, John. He organized Liberty Township in 1835, settling there in April 1834 on Section 19. He was one of the surviving twelve children of Frederick and Catherine Snyder Dubbs of Pennsylvania and the second eldest. The other children were Juliana, John, Twin who died in infancy, Henry, Isaac, Frederick, William, Sarah, Moses, Elizabeth, Samuel, Elias, Rose Ann, and Lewis.The original name was Dups but Henry's father began spelling it Dubbs.

Henry married Eleanor Fitzsimmons and had children: Lewis Fitzsimmons, William, Catherine Ann, Margaret Jane, Mariah Eleanor, James Frederick, John Owens, and Francis Marion. Henry's wife, Eleanor, died in 1838 after their move to Wood County. Henry was a tanner and a farmer.

Contributed by Joyce Poole:

Children of Henry Dubbs-Eleanor Fitzsimmons
1 Lewis Fitzsimmons Dubbs-1821-1882
2 William Dubbs-1823-1833
3 Catherine Ann Dubbs-1824-1887
4 Margaret Jane Dubbs-1827-abt 1928
5 Mariah Eleanor-1829-1919
6 James Frederick Dubbs-1831-1908
7 John Owens-1833-1863 Killed Battle of Chickamauga
8 Francis Marion-1836-1916

Contributed by Bob Weaver:

Henry Dubbs was the first settler in the west part of Liberty Township. He came from Ashland County and entered the land upon which he built his home. Mr Dubbs and his son Lewis, were tanners by trade and soon after their arrival, built a tannery on their lands, probably the first in the country, and did a large and successful business.
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Source:
Many Incidents and Reminiscences of the Early History of Wood County Together with some of the Historic Events of the Maumee Valley contained in this Pioneer Scrapbook have been collected from the papers and material of the Late Charles W Evers as gathered by him for years past
Published by: The Democrat - Bowling Green, Ohio -- 1910