Johannes Huber biography from Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia

HUBER, Johannes, Ward clerk and leader of the choir of the Midway Second Ward, Wasatch Stake, Utah, was born Nov. 1, 1840, at Dodtnacht, Canton Thurgau, Switzerland, the son of Johannes Huber and Anna Elizabeth Huber. He was baptized May 4, 1860, by Christian Moosmann; ordained a Teacher June 27, 1860, by Jacob Vollenweider; ordained an Elder Sept. 8, 1860, by Jabez Woodard, and ordained a High Priest March 10, 1867, by John H. Van Wagoner. Prior to emigrating from his native land, he labored as a local missionary in the Swiss and German Mission from 1860 to 1863. In the latter year he came to Utah and settled in Midway the following spring. In 1871-1874 he filled a mission to Switzerland and Germany, presiding over the mission from 1872 until he was released. He acted as clerk of the High Priests in Midway for a number of years, was Sunday school superintendent from 1868 to 1870, labored as a home missionary for several years and has been Ward clerk since 1878. Since 1882 he has also acted as choir leader. In a civil capacity he has served as county assessor, justice of the peace, member of the local school board, been United States census enumerator, etc. He has resided in Payson, Mound City and Midway and his main avocations in life have been farming, fruitraising, bookkeeping, railroading and saw-milling. As a military man he participated in the Blackhawk war in 1866, suffered arrest and imprisonment a number of times for the sake of his religion while on his missions and was also mobbed several times. In 1863 (Oct. 18th) he married Mary Magdelena Munz, who has borne him four sons and five daughters.

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Probst Surname

Probst is an official German surname. History informs us that surnames did not become hereditary until after the time of the Norman conquest, 1066. Even in the 11th and 12th centuries hereditary names were uncommon. It was not until the 14th and 15th centuries that the lesser people assumed the dignity of surnames as such. The following incident, taken from the life of Ulrich Probst while serving and L.D.S. Mission in Germany (Strassburg) 1889-91, shows the respect in which the Probst surname was held.

While doing active missionary work, Ulrich, in company with two other elders, was arrested, a usual occurrence in that period of missionary history. When the magistrate heard the name Probst read, he ordered Ulrich freed out of respect for his name, further explaining that because of official service rendered in the past by one Probst, a city ordinance had been passed prohibiting imprisonment of anyone bearing that surname.