Chester Paul Mabee

1902 - 2001  (98 years)

• Name	Chester Paul Mabee  [1]
  Birth	13 Apr 1902	Deer Creek, Tazewell County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	15 Apr 1910	Deer Creek, Tazewell County, Illinois   [3]
  	Marshall Mabee, Head, M, W, 44, M1, age at first marriage 22, Canada, Canada, England, Railroad section foreman, owns home Launa Mabee, Wife, F, W, 44, M1, age at first marriage 22, 10 children born and living, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Illinois, none Carrie J. Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 21, S , Illinois, Canada, Illinois, none Arthur E. Mabee, Son, M, W, 19, S , Illinois, Canada, Illinois, Laborer, railroad section William E. Mabee, Son, M, W, 17, S , Illinois, Canada, Illinois, Farm Hand, Working out Clarence M. Mabee, Son, M, W, 15, S , Illinois, Canada, Illinois, Farm Hand, Working out, in school Eugene R. Mabee, Son, M, W, 10, S , Illinois, Canada, Illinois, none, in school Chester P. Mabee, Son, M, W, 8, S , Illinois, Canada, Illinois, none Stanley D. Mabee, Son, M, W, 5, S , Illinois, Canada, Illinois, none Launa T Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 3, S , Illinois, Canada, Illinois, none Theodore L. Mabee, Son, M, W, 2, S , Illinois, Canada, Illinois, none Ruth R. Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 0 months, S , Illinois, Canada, Illinois, none
  Census	14 Jan 1920	Deer Creek, Tazewell County, Illinois   [4]
  	Marshall Mabee, Head, M, W, 54, M, immigrated in 1869, naturalized in 1886, Canada, Canada, England, Foreman, Railroad, owns home free of mortgage Launa Mabee, Wife, F, W, 51, M, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois Wm E Mabee, Son, M, W, 27, S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, Laborer, Day Laborer Clarence M Mabee, Son, M, W, 25, S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, Mechanic, Saruga Eugene R Mabee, Son, M, W, 20, S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, chist Agent, R. R. Depot Chester P Mabee, Son, M, W, 17, S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, in school Stanley D Mabee, Son, M, W, 15, S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, in school Launa V Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 13, S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, in school Theodore L Mabee, Son, M, W, 11, S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, in school Ruth R Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 9, S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, in school
  Census	8 Apr 1930	609 Maryland Street, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois   [5]
  	Chester Mabee, Head, owns house worth $5000, M, W, 27, M, age at first marriage 22, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, clerk post office Lois Mabee, Wife, F, W, 25, M, age at first marriage 20, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois Stanley Mabee, Son [brother], M, W, 5 [35], S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, clerk post office
  Witness-Obituary	3 Mar 1938	Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois   [6]
  	Mrs Launa Mabee, 83, last of a Deer Creek pioneer family of nine children, and a resident of that community for 53 years, died at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Washington hospital following an illness of one week. She had been in failing health one year. Born in Deer Creek township Oct. 16, 1868, she was a daughter of William and Rhoda Hanon Sweezy. She married Marshall Mabee in Deer Creek March 28, 1887. He died there Feb 28, 1938. Funeral services for Mrs Mabee will be held at her residence in Deer Creek at1 pm Friday and at 1:30 pm Friday at Deer Creek Baptist church. The Rev J Huber Dixon will officiate. Burial will be I Mt Zion cemetery. Surviving are the following sons and daughters: Mrs Carrie Kennedy, Deer Creek; William E. Mabee, Rockford; Clarence M, Peoria; Eugene R, Deer Creek; Chester P and Stanley D, both of East Peoria; Mrs Luna Miller, Deer Creek; Theodore of Mackinaw; and Miss Ruth Mabee of Jacksonville, 17 grandchildren and 20 grear grandchildren. One brother and seven sisters are dead.
  Census	20 Apr 1940	604 East Adams Street, Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois   [7]
  	Chester Mabee, owns home worth $7000, Head, M, W, 38, M, completed 4 years high school, born in Illinois, residence 1 April 1935 was Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, Post Office Clerk, Federal Gov., wages earned in 1939 - $2150 Lois K Mabee, Wife, F, W, 36, M, completed 4 years high school, born in Illinois, residence 1 April 1935 was Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, Glove Maker, Glove Manufacturing Co., wages earned in 1939 - $950
  WW2 Draft	16 Feb 1942	Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois   [8]
  	Chester Paul Mabee, 218 S. Sheridan Road, Peoria, Peoria, Ill, born 13 Apr 1902 in Deercreek, Ill, registered for the draft. He was employed by U S Post Office, Peoria. The person who would always know his address was his wife, Lois K Mabee, at the same address. He was White, 5' 11", 220 pounds, had gray eyes, brown hair, and a light complexion.
  Residence	16 Feb 1942	218 S. Sheridan Road, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois   [8]
  Census	21 Apr 1950	401 Faraday, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois   [9]
  	Chester Mabee, Head, White, Male, 47, Married, born in Illinois, Supervisor, Post Office Lois K Mabee, Wife, White, Female, 46, Married, born in Illinois, Seamstress, Glove Fact., parents born in US,completed 12th grade in school, worked 36 weeks in 1949 earning $1200
  Witness-Obituary	3 Jan 1952	Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois   [10]
  	Mrs Launa Mabee, 83, last of a Deer Creek pioneer family of nine children, and a resident of that community for 53 years, died at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Washington hospital following an illness of one week. She had been in failing health one year. Born in Deer Creek township Oct. 16, 1868, she was a daughter of William and Rhoda Hanon Sweezy. She married Marshall Mabee in Deer Creek March 28, 1887. He died there Feb 28, 1938. Funeral services for Mrs Mabee will be held at her residence in Deer Creek at1 pm Friday and at 1:30 pm Friday at Deer Creek Baptist church. The Rev J Huber Dixon will officiate. Burial will be I Mt Zion cemetery. Surviving are the following sons and daughters: Mrs Carrie Kennedy, Deer Creek; William E. Mabee, Rockford; Clarence M, Peoria; Eugene R, Deer Creek; Chester P and Stanley D, both of East Peoria; Mrs Luna Miller, Deer Creek; Theodore of Mackinaw; and Miss Ruth Mabee of Jacksonville, 17 grandchildren and 20 grear grandchildren. One brother and seven sisters are dead.
  Witness-Obituary	25 Dec 1952	Bloomington, Illinois   [11]
  	Mrs Carrie Jane Kennedy, 63, died Tuesday in Methodist Hospital, Peoria, where she had been a patient since Dec. 19 when she suffered a stroke.... Mrs Kennedy was born Feb 16, 1889 in East Peoria, a daughter of Marshall ans Laura Swesey Mabee. She was married to Hugh Kennedy in Deer Creek Oct 16, 1916 Surviving are her husband; four daughters, Mrs Eleanor Whittington, Tremont; Mrs Alice Wise, Deer Creek; Mrs Elsie Azbill, Congerville; and Mrs Virginia Platte, Greenville, S.C.; two sons, Clarence, Deer Creek, and Arthur, with the US Army; 12 grandchildren; and the following brothers and sisters: William E. Mabee, Rockford; Clarence M. Mabee, Peoria; Eugene R. Mabee, Deer Creek; Chester P. And Stanley D. Mabee, both of East Peoria; Mrs Laura Miller, Chicago; Theodore Mabee, Mackinaw; Miss Ruth Mabee, Jacksonville. One brother preceded her in death....
  Witness-Obituary	27 Nov 1976	Bloomington, Illinois   [12]
  	Eugene R Mabee, 77, of 1117 Summer Street died 5:40 a.m. Friday in Pekin Memorial Hospital. He had been a patient threr for three weeks and in ill health two years. His funeral will be Monday at Kuecks-Woolsey Funeral Home, the Rev Richard McQuinn officiating. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery. He was born Sept 10, 1899 at Deer Creek, a son of Marshall and Laune Swefy Mabee. He married Emaline F. Brown July 6, 1921, in Peoria. She died July 9, 1959. He married Beulah l. Henricks Sept 5, 1961 at Rockford. Surviving are his wife; a son Robert, Byron Center, Mich; two sisters, Mrs Launa Miller, Goleta, Calif, and Miss Ruth, East Peoria; five brothers, William E, Showlow, Ariz; Clarence M, Peoria; Theodore, Pekin; Chester P and Stanley D, both of East Pretoria; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A sister and a brother preceded him in death. He was employed by Memorial Consultants, Peoria for 14 years befor retiring in 1966. He was a member of the Christian Church and Taylor Masonic Lodge, both in Washington. Memorials may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Fund.
  Witness-Obituary	27 May 1988	Bloomington, Illinois   [13]
  	Theodore L. Mabee, 80, of rural Mackinaw, a retired electrician, died at 6:55 a.m. yesterday (May 26, 1988) at Pekin Memorial Hospital, Pekin, where he had been a patient since May 23. His funeral will be Tuesday at Deer Creek Baptist Church, with Rev Tom Cone officiating. Burial will be in Glendade Memorial Gardens, Pekin.... Mr Mabee was born April 8, 1908 in Deer Creek, a son of Marshall and Laura Swesey Mabee. He married Helen Stack on June 30, 1933 She died Dec 18, 1980. He married Alma Dell Sellers on Aug 11, 1967, at Bloomington. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Janet Rassi, Morton, and Katherine Rubley, Paducah, Ky; two brothers, Chester, East Peoria, and Stanley, Pekin; one sister Launa Miller, Carson, Wash; two stepdaughters, Sharon Golden, Pekin, and Susan Paul, Chicago; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren, and two step great-grandchildren. Four brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. Mr Mabee, who had lived in the Mackinaw area since 1938, was a retired electrician and a member of Local 314 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He was employed by the Pekin Abstract & Title Co. He was a member of the Deer Creek Baptist Church.
  Death	27 Mar 2001	Aspolic Christian Restmor, Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois   [2, 14]
  Obituary	28 Mar 2001	Bloomington, Illinois   [14]
  	Chester P Mabee, 98, of 935 E Jeffersopn St, Morton, formerly of 1400 South Parkside, Apt 121, Morton, died at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday (March 27, 2001) at Aspolic Christian Restmor, Morton. His funeral will be Saturday at Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home, Morton the Rev Greg Martha officiating. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Deer Creek He was born April 13, 1902, in Deer Creek a son of Marshall Mabee and Launa Swesey Mabee. He married Lois K Thewlies on July 16, 1924 in Washington. She died March 17, 1993. He is survived by many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers and three sisters.
  Reference Number	12351
  Burial	Mount Zion Cemetery, Woodford County, Illinois   [15]
  Person ID	I12287	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Marshall Mabee,   b. 1 Nov 1865, Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Feb 1938, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Launa Sweezy,   b. 16 Oct 1868, Deer Creek Township, Tazewell County, Illinois d. 1 Jan 1952, Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Mar 1888	Deer Creek, Tazewell County, Illinois   [1, 16]
  Family ID	F5809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lois K. Thewlies,   b. 20 Aug 1903, Illinois d. 17 Mar 1993, East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	16 Jul 1924	Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois   [5, 17]
  Family ID	F5810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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