Known Activities
Quackenbush held the position of Kane County School Superintendent from 1886 onward, a tenure of at least twelve years by the time of his inclusion in the Biographical Record of Kane County, Illinois in 1898. The record describes him as holding a strong reputation within Illinois educational circles, though the specific schools or districts he administered directly prior to the county superintendency are not detailed in available sources. (Source: Biographical Record of Kane County, Illinois (1898))
Family Background
The Quackenbush family is believed to have been of Dutch origin, with the family name originally spelled Quackenbos. According to the Biographical Record, the family emigrated from Holland and settled in New York in the seventeenth century. (Source: Biographical Record of Kane County, Illinois (1898))
His paternal grandfather, James Quackenbush, reportedly settled in Otsego County, New York, and served as a soldier in the War of 1812, reportedly holding a commission during that conflict. His father, Abram Quackenbush (born 1801, Otsego County, New York), was a farmer who married Delaney Wolf in 1826. Delaney Wolf was a native of New York; her father is described as an early settler who served in the Indian wars, though no further detail is provided in the available source. Abram and Delaney Quackenbush had six children. (Source: Biographical Record of Kane County, Illinois (1898))
Timeline
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1801 | Father, Abram Quackenbush, born in Otsego County, New York |
| 1826 | Abram Quackenbush marries Delaney Wolf |
| 1842 | Marvin Quackenbush born November 25, Hartwick, Otsego County, New York |
| 1886 | Assumes position as Superintendent of Public Schools of Kane County, Illinois |
| 1898 | Profiled in The Biographical Record of Kane County, Illinois |
- The Biographical Record of Kane County, Illinois (1898), archived at Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/biographicalreco00sjcl#offset-88044