| Name |
William B. Mabee |
| Birth |
8 Mar 1822 |
Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1830 |
Newton Township, Sussex County, New Jersey [3] |
- John Mabee, one man 20-30, one woman 30-40, one boy 15-20, one boy and two girls 5-10, and two girls under 5
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| Census |
1840 |
Newton Township, Sussex County, New Jersey [4] |
- Widow Ann Mabee, one woman 40-50, one man 20-30, one boy 15-20
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| Military Service |
1847 |
Mexican War [1] |
- Enlisted as volunteer for Mexican War, took active part in Contreras and Churubusco and in the latter battle was wounded.
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| Census |
14 Sep 1850 |
Newton Township, Sussex County, New Jersey [5] |
- William Maybee, 28, M, Carpenter, NJ, with the Willson family
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| Census |
30 Jun 1860 |
Martinsville, Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana [6] |
- William Mabee, 38, M, Master Carpenter, NJ, $1100, $350
Catharine Mabee, 37, F, NJ
Ann Mabee, 67, F, NJ
Josiah Mabee, 9, F, NJ, attended school
Abraham Mabee, 6, F, NJ
Ann E. Mabee, 4, F, IN
Kate Mabee, 1, F, IN
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| Occupation |
1865 |
Morgan, Monroe County, Indiana [1] |
- Worked as a carpenter until 1865, then purchased 90 acres 3 miles from town and combined farming labor with carpentry.
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| Census |
1 Aug 1870 |
Martinsville, Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana [7] |
- William Mabee, 48, M, W, Carpenter, $18500, $1200, NJ
Catharine Mabee, 47, F, W, Keeping House, NJ
Jacob Mabee, 19, M, W, Farmer, NJ, attended school
Abram Mabee, 16, M, W, Farm Laborer, NJ, attended school
Ann Mabee, 14, F, W, At Home, IN, attended school
Katie Mabee, 11, F, W, At Home, IN, attended school
Sarah Mabee, 8, F, W, At Home, IN, attended school
Ann Mabee, 72, F, W, At Home, NJ
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| Census |
16 Jun 1880 |
Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana [8] |
- William Mabee, White, Male, 58, Head, Married, Carpenter, born in New Jersey, Father born in New Jersey, Mother born in New Jersey
Catharine Mabee, White, Female, 57, Wife, Married, Keeping House, born in New Jersey, Father born in New Jersey, Mother born in New Jersey
Katy Mabee, White, Female, 21, Daughter, Single, At Home, born in Indiana, Father born in New Jersey, Mother born in New Jersey
Sallie Mabee, White, Female, 18, Daughter, Single, At Home, born in Indiana, Father born in New Jersey, Mother born in New Jersey
Otis Reedy, White, Male, 13, Laborer, Single, Laborer, born in Indiana, Father born in Indiana, Mother born in Indiana
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| Occupation |
Apr 1882 |
Morgan, Monroe County, Indiana [1] |
| Elected school trustee. |
| Anecdote |
1884 [9] |
- William Mabee, Township Trustee, is a native of Sussex County, New Jersey; was born March 8, 1822; was reared in his native county, and there married November 2, 1849, to Miss Catherine Peters. In 1854, he emigrated to this State, located in this county, and engaged at carpentering in this town until 1865, when he purchased ninety acres three miles from town, and combined farming labor with his trade. In April, 1882, he was elected School Trustee, which office he now fills . Mr. Mabee is a Democrat. He enlisted as a volunteer for the Mexican war, took active part at Contreras and Churubusco, and in the latter battle was wounded. Mr. and Mrs. Mabee are the parents of five children, which are thus named: Jacob, Abraham, Elizabeth (Mrs. Thomas), Katie, J. (Mrs. Bergman), and Sarah H. (Mrs. Dyer).
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| Anecdote |
1884 [10] |
- The 1884 History of Morgan, Monroe and Brown Counties, Indiana, page 196, 12 lines or 1/4 page, has a brief biograpical sketch of William Mabee in Morgan County IN, his wife Catherine Peters and their 5 children. It does not list their parents' names but does give William's birth as 8 March 1822
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| Witness-Obituary |
30 Mar 1893 |
Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana [11] |
- Mrs. Rachael Hunt, relict of the late A.W. Hunt of this city, died at the residence of her son, R. V. Hunt, at 76 Chadwick Street, Indianapolis, on Thursday. The remains were brought here for internment at 9:11 Saturday morning and then taken from the depot to the M.E. Church where funeral services were conducted at 9:30 o'clock by Rev. Hurlstone. The internment was in Hill Dale cemetery. Mrs. Hunt was 80 years old. She had been visiting in Indianapolis and had been ill only about 10 days, of pneumonia. She leaves three sons, W. M., R. T. and R. V. Hunt, all of Indianapolis. William Mabee of this city is a brother and a sister, Mrs. Susan Williams, lives in Chicago.
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| Census |
13 Jun 1900 |
Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana [12] |
- Eli Thomas, Head,W, M, Sept 1852, 47, M, 25, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana, Farms own farm
Anna L Thomas, Wife, W, F, Feb 1856, 44, M, 25, 6 children born, 4 living, Indiana, New Jersey, New Jersey
Charles O. Thomas, Son, W, M, Sept 1879, 20, S, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana, farm laborer
Gertrude Thomas, Daughter, W, F, May 1882, 18, S, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana
Mamie Thomas, Daughter, W, F, Mar 1884, 16, S, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana
Catherine Thomas, Daughter, W, F, Nov 1887, 12, S, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana
William Mabee, Father-in-law, W, M, Mar 1822, 78, M, 50, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey, Mexican War Pensioner
Catherine Mabee, Mother-in-law, W, F, Dec 1823, 76, M, 50, 8 children born, 4 living, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey
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| Witness-Obituary |
4 Oct 1901 |
Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana [13] |
- Mrs. William Mabee, living three miles east of the city who was stricken with paralysis some eight weeks ago, died this morning at 10:00.
She was born in New Jersey in 1823, and leaves a husband and four children; Abe Mabee, of Loaring, Illinois, Jacob Mabee, of Indianapolis, Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas and Mrs. Sarah Dyer of this vicinity. Funeral arrangements will be announced in tomorrow's paper."
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| Death |
21 May 1906 |
Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana [14] |
| Obituary |
22 May 1906 |
Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana [15] |
- William Mabee, the oldest child and son of John and Ann Mabee, of Sussex County, New Jersey was born in said county and state on March 8, 1822. He was the only son of a family of five children all of whom are now dead except two sisters, Annie Bowdoin of Rahway, New Jersey, and Susan Williams of Chicago, Illinois. He came from New Jersey to Defiance, Ohio in 1844, returned to New Jersey in 1846 and in November 1846 returned again to Defiance, Ohio. He was a Mexican soldier and volunteered under President Polk's administration. He enlisted at Toledo, Ohio, in March 1847, and went to Mexico with the army. He was wounded at battle in Mexico on August 20, 1847 and was in the hospital six weeks. (He) was finally honorably discharged from the service in the city of Mexico on December 9, 1847, when he returned to New Jersey. He was married in Sussex County, New Jersey, his old home, to Catharine Peters on Nov. 2, 1849, where his oldest child, Joseph Mabee was born. He moved with his young family about March 20, 1854 to Defiance, Ohio where he lived till in the fall of that year. He then started for Indiana and came by canal boat from Defiance, Ohio to Peru, Indiana and finally landed in Martinsville, Indiana, November 17 of that year. He lived in Martinsville till December 1865, when he bought the farm three miles northeast of Martinsville, and lived there until June 28, 1898, at which time he and his wife went to live with their daughter, Mrs. Eli Thomas, near the place of their old country home. They lived with the other daughter, Mrs. Ezra Dyer, where his most estimable wife died October 3, 1901 and where he remained until his death, which occurred at 1:15 a.m. Monday, May 21, 1906. He was a carpenter by trade and many of the oldest and most substantial and prominent residences and other buildings in the city of Martinsville are the work of his hands. He was elected assessor of Washington Township in 1882 and served a full term. His official life was one marked with nobility, integrity and honor, both to himself and to the people whom he served. He and his wife were blessed with eight children, 4 boys and 4 girls, three dying in infancy and one daughter Katie who married George Bergman, died near the old home about 22 years ago. The remaining children two boys and two girls, namely: Jacob Mabee of Indianapolis, Abraham Mabee of Charleston, Illinois, Mrs. Lizzie Thomas, and Mrs. Sarah Dyer reside near the old home place. He left surviving him these four children, fourteen grandchildren and great grandchildren. Such in brief is the life of William Mabee. He was one of the pioneers of this county. He leaves a legacy of a well-spent, long and honorable life. The funeral will be held at the Ezra Dyer home Wednesday afternoon at 1:30. Burial at Hilldale cemetery.
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| Reference Number |
10065 |
| Burial |
Hilldale Cemetry, Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana [15] |
| Person ID |
I10012 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1822 - 1906 (84 years)
