| Name |
Walter Amos Mabey |
| Birth |
10 Aug 1893 |
South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
23 Jun 1900 |
South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah [3] |
- Albert Mabey, Head, M, W, Sept, 1843, 56, M, 27, England, England, England, immigrated in 1862, Farms own farm
Celestie J Mabey, Wife, W, F, Mar 1855, 45, M, 27, 10 children born, 6 living, Utah, England, Utah, none
Albert Mabey, Son, W, M, Feb 1878, 22, S, Utah, England, Utah, farm hand
James E Mabey, Son, W, M, July 1879, 20, S, Utah, England, England, farm hand
Esther V Mabey, Daughter, W, F, Mar 1881, 19, S, Utah, England, England
Daniel W Mabey, Son, W, M, Aug 1884, 15, S, Utah, England, England, At school
Ella M Mabey, Daughter, W, F, Jan 1886, 14, S, Utah, England, England, At school
Walter A Mabey, Son, W, M, Aug 1893, 6, S, England, England, England
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| Census |
19 May 1910 |
South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah [4] |
- Albert Mabey, Head, M, W, 66, M1, 37, England, England, England, immigrated in 1862, Farms own farm
Celesta J. Mabey, Wife, F, W, 55, M1, 36, 10 children born, living 6, Utah, England, Utah, none
James E. Mabey, Son, M, W, 30, S, Utah, England, Utah, farm laborer
Daniel W. Mabey, Son, M, W, 25, S, Utah, England, Utah, sheep herder, range
Walter A. Mabey, Son, M, W, 16, S, Utah, England, Utah, in school
Annie D. Maynard, Lodger, F, W, 11, S, Utah, England, Utah, in school
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| Anecdote |
5 Jun 1917 |
Salt Lake County, Utah [1] |
- Walter Amos Mabey of Sandy, Utah, born 10 Aug 1893 in South Jordan, Utah, registered for the draft on June 5, 1917 at Salt Lake County, Utah. He was farming for himself at South Jordan. He was single, white, of medium height and build, with gray eyes and brown hair.
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| Military Service |
4 Oct 1918 [5] |
- Walter Amos Mabey left the family farm in South Jordan and enlisted in the Army in Salt Lake City on Oct. 1, 1917. He was 23 years old. He didn't have to go. His mother was a widow and Walt was her main means of support. But he went. "This is my country, too," he wrote.
On his way to sign up, Walter stopped off at the (LDS Church) patriarch's house for a blessing. Walter figured he needed one. He put the blessing, promising him safety if he kept the faith, in his front shirt pocket and left it there.
The Army put him on a train. He arrived in Hoboken, New Jersey, on Dec. 13 and set sail for France, landing on Dec. 29, 1917. For eight months he went through training and built armaments, far from any bullets. But that changed in August when he was sent with the 18th Infantry to where the Meuse River flows beneath the Argonne Forest in northeastern France.
There the farm boy from Utah became part of the Meuse-Argonne campaign, still the largest offensive in U.S. military history, involving 1.2 million American soldiers. Some 26,277 of them gave their lives, while tens of thousands more were wounded.. One of those being Pvt. Mabey.
He suffered a head wound, no doubt from shrapnel, and lay in a dugout "for who knows how long" before he was carried off to hospital. The day he was hit was Oct. 4, 1918. One month and one week later the war ended.
Walter returned to South Jordan with a Purple Heart the next summer. At the homecoming party his mother threw for him, he met an elementary schoolteacher named Ethel, who became his wife.
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| Census |
Jan 1920 |
South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah [6] |
- Celestie J Mabey, Head, F, W, 64, Wd, Utah, Canada, England, none, owns mortgaged farm
Walter A Mabey, Son, M, W, 26, S, Utah, England, Utah, Farms home farm [census enumerator]
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| Census |
Apr 1930 |
South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah [7] |
- Walter A Mabey, Head, M, W, 36, M, age at first marriage 25, Utah, England, Utah, Farms own General Farm
Ethel I Mabey, Wife, F, W, 36, M, age at first marriage 25, Utah, Utah, Utah
Helen Mabey, Daughter, F, W, 7, S, Utah, Utah, Utah
Sherman Mabey, Son, M, W, 4, S, Utah, Utah, Utah
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| Witness-Obituary |
Abt 1933 [8] |
- Celestie J. Wood Mabey died Oct. 27 at her home in South Jordan, Utah. Death came as a result of an accidental fall which happened three weeks ago. She was the daughter of Daniel Wood, pioneer of 1847 and founder of Woods Cross, and Emma M. Ellis.
She was born March 7, 1855 at Bountiful, Utah. Married Albert Mabey, of Bountiful May 12, 1873.
In 1884 the family moved to South Jordan which has since been their home. Mr. Mabey died March 27, 1912..
Mrs. Mabey was a life long and active member of the L. D. S. church. In her girihood she was a member of the Salt Lake Tabernacle choir when it was directed by Prof. George Careless.
She leaves four sons and two daughters: Albert, of Provo; James S., of Magna; Mrs. William E. Newbold, Daniel W., Mrs. Samuel E. Newbold and Walter A., all of South Jordan.
Funeral services will be held in the South Jordan ward chapel Sunday, Oct. 30. at 12:15 p.m. with interment in South Jordan cemetery.
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| Census |
12 Apr 1940 |
1300 West North Of 10400 South, South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah [9] |
- Walter A Mabey, owns home worth $4000 on farm, Head, M, W, 46, M, completed 1 year high school, born in Utah, Laborer, Farm, own account
Ethel H Mabey, Wife, F, W, 46, M, completed 1 year college, born in Utah
Helen Mabey, Daughter, F, W, 17, S, attended school, completed 2 years high school, born in Utah
Sherman W Mabey, Son, M, W, 14, S, attended school, completed 7 years school, born in Utah
John H Mabey, Son, M, W, 8, S, attended school, completed 2 years school, born in Utah
Janice Mabey, Daughter, F, W, 6, S, born in Utah
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| WW2 Draft |
1942 |
Midvale, Salt Lake County, Utah [10] |
- Walter Amos Mabey of South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah (Midvale RFD#1), born Aug 10, 1893 in South Jordan, Utah, registered for the draft. He was self- employed. The person who would always know his address was his wife Ethel H. Mabey at the same address. He was White, 5' 10", 160 pounds, had gray eyes, gray hair, and a light brown complexion.
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| WW2 Draft |
1942 |
RD1, Box 35A, Sandy, Salt Lake County, Utah [10] |
- Daniel Wood Mabey, Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah , born 16 Aug 1884 in South Jordan, Utah, registered for the draft. He was employed by U S Smelting Refining Co., also Farming. The person who would always know his address was his brother, Walter Mabey, Midvale, Utah. He was White, 5' 6", 227 pounds, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a ruddy complexion.
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| WW2 Draft |
27 Apr 1942 |
North Spencer, Magna, Salt Lake County, Utah |
- James Edwin Mabey, N Spencer, Magna, S. L. Utah , born 4 Jul 1879 in Bountiful Davis, Utah, registered for the draft. He was employed by Utah Copper Co. The person who would always know his address was his brother, W. A. Mabey, Sandy. He was White, 5' 8½", 189 pounds, had brown eyes, gray hair, and a dark brown complexion.
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| WW2 Draft |
1 Apr 1944 |
South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah [11] |
- Sherman Walter Mabey, South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah , born 28 Mar 1926 in South Jordan, registered for the draft. He was a student . The person who would always know his address was his father, Walter A Mabey, at the same address. He was White, 5' 11", 150 pounds, had brown eyes, brown hair, and a light brown complexion.
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| Census |
6 May 1950 |
Farm on Lower Road, South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah [12] |
- Walter A Mabey, Head, White, Male, 56, Married, born in Utah, Farms own farm
Ethel H Mabey, Wife, White, Female, 56, Married, born in Utah, 3rd & 4th grade Teacher, South Jordan School
J. H. Mabey, Son, White, Male, 18, never married, born in Utah, Farm Helper, Farm
Janice Mabey, Daughter, White, Female, 16, never married, born in Utah
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| Info |
- John Hicken Mabey, Jr., #208; Jean Mabey Barker, #25; MEA Strawbridge, #29.
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| Reference Number |
15247 |
| Death |
1 May 1957 |
St Mark's Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah [2] |
| Burial |
South Jordan Cemetery, South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah [13] |
| Person ID |
I15170 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1893 - 1957 (63 years)
