Ruth Rhoda Mabee

1910 - 1988  (77 years)

• Name	Ruth Rhoda Mabee  [1]
  Birth	30 Mar 1910	Deer Creek, Tazewell County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  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
  Witness-Obituary	3 Mar 1938	Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois   [5]
  	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	2 Apr 1940	Main Street, Deer Creek, Tazewell County, Illinois   [6]
  	Launa Mabee, owns home worth $600, Head, F, W, 71, Wd, completed 8 years school, born in Illinois Ruth Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 30, S, completed 8 years school, born in Illinois, Waitress, Private restaurant, wages earned in 1939 - $22 for 3 weeks Eugene Mabee, Son, M, W, 40, M, completed 7 years school, born in Illinois, Mechanic, Own oil station Emmaline Mabee, Daughter-in-law, F, W, 40, M, completed 8 years school, born in Illinois Robert Mabee, Grandson, M, W, 17, S, completed 2 years high school, born in Illinois, Stident Wilma Mabee, Granddaughter, F, W, 14, S, attended school, completed 8 years school, born in Illinois Carolyn Rothmond, Niece, F, W, 7, S, attended school, completed 1 year school, born in Illinois
  Residence	1950	863 N Church, Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois   [7]
  	Ruth Mabee, Lodger, White, Female, 40, never married, born in Illinois, Dress Saleslady, Ready to Wear Retail Store, father born in Canada, Mother born in US, attended 10th grade in school, but did not complete, worked 52 weeks in 1949 earning $1600
  Witness-Obituary	3 Jan 1952	Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois   [8]
  	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   [9]
  	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   [10]
  	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.
  Reference Number	12353
  Death	19 Jan 1988	Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois   [2]
  Burial	Mount Zion Cemetery, Woodford County, Illinois   [11]
  Person ID	I12289	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, 12]
  Family ID	F5809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

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