Name |
Abraham Longcore Mabee |
Birth |
Mar 1854 |
New Jersey [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
30 Jun 1860 |
Martinsville, Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana [2] |
- 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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Census |
1 Aug 1870 |
Martinsville, Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana [3] |
- 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 |
Jun 1900 |
Lerna, Coles County, Illinois [1] |
- Abraham L. Mabee, Head, W, M, Mar 1854, 46, M, 23, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey, Merchant, own accord, owns home free of mortgage
Joanna K. Mabee, Wife, W, F, Dec 1856, 43, 3 children born, 2, living, Indiana, Indiana, Ohio
Elsie Mabee, Daughter, W, F, Jan 1885, 15, S, Illinois, New Jersey, Indiana, At School
Mirtie Mabee, Daughter, W, F, Apr 1887, 13, S, Illinois, New Jersey, Indiana, At School
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Witness-Obituary |
4 Oct 1901 |
Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana [4] |
- 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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Witness-Obituary |
19 Mar 1906 |
Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois [5] |
- Mrs A. L. Mabee, a former resident of Lerna, died at the family home in Charleston from a complication of diseases at four o'clock this morning. The funeral services will be held from the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Charleston Tuesday afternoon after which the burial will be made in the Mound cemetery.
The deceased was born in Martinsville, Ind, on December 28, 1856. She was married to A L Mabee on April 5, 1877, and several years later came to Illinois, settling at Janesville. Later the family moved to Lerna, where Mr Mabee engaged in business for several years. About a year ago the family moved to Charleston for the purpose of educating their two daughters, Misses Elsa and Myrtle, the only children, both of whom live at home.
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Witness-Obituary |
22 May 1906 |
Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana [6] |
- 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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Census |
Apr 1910 |
1424 Twelfth Street, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado [7] |
- Abraham L Mabee, Roomer, M, W, 55, Wd, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey, Agent Real Estate
Elsie Mabee, Roomer, F, W, 25, S, Illinois, New Jersey, Indiana, Home
Mertie Mabee, Roomer, F, W, 23, S, Illinois, New Jersey, Indiana, Teacher, Public School
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Census |
Jan 1920 |
Franklin, Portage County, Ohio [8] |
- Abraham Mabee, Head, M, W, 63, W, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey, Agent, In??? Co
Elsie Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 32, S, Illinois, New Jersey, Indiana, Teacher, Normal College
Mertie Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 30, S, Illinois, New Jersey, Indiana, Teacher, Normal College
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Witness-Obituary |
15 Nov 1926 |
Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana [9] |
- Jacob Mabee of Indianapolis, died at the City hospital this morning after an illness of two weeks with blood poisoning. He was 75 years old and was born east of this city, where the Country Club is now located, William and Katherine Mabee being his parents.
Mr Mabee went to Indianapolis about thirty years ago, where he had since made his home. The wife and seven children are the surviving members of his family. Mrs Eli Thomas of this city is his sister and A L Mabee of Michigan is a brother.
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Census |
8 Apr 1930 |
Balsz, Maricopa County, Arizona [10] |
- Abraham Mabee, Head, M, W, 76, M, age at first marriage 32, Illinois, New Jersey, New Jersey, salesman, real estate
Mirtie Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 36, S, , Illinois, Illinois, Indiana
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Death |
5 Jun 1930 |
Tempe, Arizona [11, 12] |
- Abraham Longeore Mabee, a retired Merchant. Informant Mirtie Mabee 3 miles west of Tempe Highway 80. Place of removal Charleston Illinois June 7 1930
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Obituary |
6 Jun 1930 |
Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois [13] |
- A. L. Mabee, a former resident of Lerna and Charleston, passed away on Thursday at Phoenix, Ariz, according to word received today by his sisters-in-law, Mrs J M King and Mrs Partlee Gordon. Burial is to be in Mound Cemetery, Charleston.
Mr Mabee and his daughter, Miss Mertie, had been in Phoenix for about two months. Their last residence was in Detroit.
Mr Mabee was seventy-six years old. He was born and reared near Martinsville, Ind. There he married Miss Joanna King who passed away in Charleston about twenty years ago. He has two daughters, Miss Mertie, who was with him when death occurred, and Miss Elsie, a teacher at Pawpaw, Mich.
Mr Mabee conducted a grocery store at Lerna for about twenty years. He left Lerna for Charleston when his daughters became old enough for admission to the Charleston Teachers' College and made that city his home for a number of years.
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Reference Number |
13034 |
Burial |
Mound Cemetery, Charleston, Coles County, Illinois [14] |
Person ID |
I12966 |
Maybee Society |
Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |