John Clay Mabee

1888 - 1948  (59 years)

• Name	John Clay Mabee  [1, 2]
  Birth	31 Aug 1888	Jester, Greer County, Texas (now Oklahoma)   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Jul 1900	Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma   [5]
  	James C Brown, Head, W, M, Oct 1851, 48, M, 1, Indiana, Virginia, Indiana, Co Clerk, owns farm free of mortgage Emma Brown, Wife, W, F, Jun 1865, 34, M, 1, one child born and living, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri Fred D Brown, Son, M, W, 5 months, Jan 1900, S, Oklahoma, Indiana, Missouri S Roy Brown, Stepson, M, W, Sept 1886, 13, S, Texas, Illinois, Missouri, at school John C Brown, Stepson, M, W, Aug 1888, 11, S, Texas, Illinois, Missouri, at school Geo E Brown, Stepson, M, W, Jan 1891, 9, S, Texas, Illinois, Missouri
  Census	23 Jun 1910	416 Fifth Avenue, Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana   [6]
  	F R Coit, Head, M, W, 41, M1, 21, Ohio, United States, United States, Owner, Saloon Margarite Coit, Wife, F, W, 41, M1, 21, 2 children born and living, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, none Edith Coit, Daughter, F, W, 18, S, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, none John C Mabee, Son-in-law, M, W, 28, M1, 2, Texas, Texas, Texas, Brakeman, Railroad Clara Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 20, M1, 2, no children, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, none Edward Burket, Roomer, M, W, 27, S, New York, New York, New York, Visiting at the time
  Census	Jan 1920	318 First Street, Havre, Hill County, Montana   [7]
  	John Mabee, Lodger, M, W, 31, M, Texas, Illinois, Missouri, Stockman, Ranch Clara Mabee, Wife, F, W, 29, M, Missouri, North Dakota, North Dakota, none Edith Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 9, S, Nebraska Texas, Missouri, in school
  Residence	Between 1940 and 1946	857 N Vine Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
  	He was a Cafe manager
  Census	12 Apr 1940	1125 ½ Lillian Way, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California   [8]
  	John C Mabee, Head, M, W, 51, M, completed 1 year high school, born in Texas, Bar Tender, Hard Liquor, Employer Cecile Mabee, Wife, F, W, 38, M, completed 2 years high school, born in Wisconsin, Bar Liquor Sales, Hard Liquor, Unpaid Family Work
  WW2 Draft	25 Apr 1942	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California   [9]
  	John Clement Mabee, 857 Vine, Los Angeles, Calif, born 31 Aug 1888 in Greer County, Texas, registered for the draft. No employment data recorded. The person who would always know his address was his wife, Mrs J C Mabee at the same address. He was White, 6', 195 pounds, had gray eyes, gray hair, and a light complexion.
  Death	24 Feb 1948	Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California   [3, 10]
  Obituary	25 Feb 1948	Los Angeles, California   [11]
  	Jack Mabee, 59, one of Hollywood's more colorful restauranteurs, died early yesterday at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after a minth's illness. He resided at 3212 DeWitt Drive. Mr Mabee was born in Oklahoma when it was Indian Territory and spent many years as a cowboy in Montana beforming a wild west show called the Great Northern Stampede. He came to Southern California in 1921 and became an automobile dealer in Santa Ana. Tiring of this, he opened a tavern on Santa Monica Blvd, Hollywood in 1933. The place became a rendezvous for Westerners who drifted to Hollywood hoping to hog-tie a fortune. Mr Mabee grubstaked many of them. Recently he half retired from business to run a small café in Niland. He leaves besides his widow, Cecile, two brothers, Roy of Anaheim and George of Hanford, and a granddaughter. Funeral services will be tomorrow at Pierce Bros Hollywood Mortuary. Interment will follow in Inglewood Park Cemetery.
  Reference Number	11536
  Funeral	26 Feb 1948	Pierce Bros Hollywood Chapel, Hollywood, California   [12]
  	Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock at Pierce Bros Hollywood chapel for former cattle rancher and champion broncho rider, Jack Mabee, 60, who died Tuesday at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. Mabee until recently a Hollywood restaurant owner, succumbed to a liver ailment. He leaves his wife Cecile at the family home at 3212 DeWitt drive, Universal City; a grandchild, Mrs Joan Schroeder, of Klamath Falls; two brothers, Roy Mabee of Anaheim and George Mabee of Hanford; two half brothers, Fred and Frank Brown; and a half sister, Mrs Florence Weston, all of Los Angeles.
  Burial	26 Feb 1948	Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California   [10, 13]
  	John C. Mabee; 1888-1948
  Person ID	I11478	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John C. Mabee,   b. 17 May 1852, Madison County, Illinois d. 17 Dec 1894 (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Emma Vivian Williams,   b. Jun 1865, Missouri d. 10 Jul 1938, Los Angeles County, California (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8 Feb 1885	Ironton, Iron County, Missouri   [14]
  Family ID	F5304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Cecile Gaston,   b. 23 Apr 1896, Wisconsin d. 24 May 1948, Los Angeles County, California (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	Y  [15]
  Family ID	F9928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Clara V. Coit,   b. 16 Jan 1890, Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri d. 5 Feb 1980, Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	13 Oct 1908	Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana   [16]
  Children	+ 1. Edythe Vyvyan Mabee,   b. 16 Dec 1910, Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana d. 29 Sep 1935, Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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