William Ernest Mabee, Jr

1906 - 1977  (70 years)

• Name	William Ernest Mabee  [1]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	10 Dec 1906	Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	23 Apr 1910	1908 Union Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California   [3]
  	William E Mabee, Head, W, M, 43, M1, 12, Canada, Canada, Ohio, immigrated in 1886, Dentist, Own office Grace W. Mabee, Wife, F, W, 37, M1, 12, 3 children born and living, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, none Ruth S. Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 8, S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, in school William E. Mabee Jr, Son, M, W, 3, S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, none Marion J. Mabee, Daughter, F, W, four months, S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, none
  Census	6 Jan 1920	321 South Van Ness Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California   [4]
  	William E Mabee, Head, M, W, 42, M, Canada, Canada, Ohio, Dentist, own office, owns mortgaged home Grace W Mabee, Wife, F, W, 44, M, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Illinois Ruth Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 14, S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, in school William Mabee, Son, M, W, 13, S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, in school Marian Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 10, S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois, in school John A. Widney, Father-in-law, M, W, 79, Wd, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, none
  Census	2 Apr 1930	321 Van Ness Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California   [5]
  	William E Mabee, Head, owns house worth $20,000, M, W, 60, M, age at first marriage 30, Canada,, Unknown, Unknown, Dentist, general practice Grace Mabee, Wife, F, W, 53, M, age at first marriage 23, Illinois, United States, United States William E Mabee Jr, Son, M, W, 22, S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois Marian J Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 20, S, Illinois, Canada, Illinois
  Witness-Obituary	13 Sep 1930	Los Angeles, California   [6]
  	Dr William E Mabee, 63 years of age, who was an instructor in the dental college, University of Southern California, before engaging in the private practice of dentistry in Los Angeles twenty years ago, suffered a stroke of apoplexy yesterday and died at his home, 321 South Van Ness avenue. Born in Canada, Dr Mabee was a graduate of Iowa State University. Before coming to Los Angeles he practiced dentistry for a short period in Galesburg, Ill. He was a thirty-second Degree Mason. He leaves his widow, Grace Widney Mabee, prominent in musical circles; three children, Mrs Edward G Wormhaudt, Marian Mabee, student at the University of Southern California, and William E Mabee, Jr, student in the dental college, USC, and three brothers and one sister, Dr O. P. Mabee of Galesburg, Dr J. R.. Mabee of Chicago, and Henry and Nellie Mabee of Detroit. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at the Wee Kirk o' the Heather, Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Burial will be in Forest Lawn.
  Vote	Between 1940 and 1950	250 S Peck Drive, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California   [7]
  Census	26 Apr 1940	250 S Peck Drive, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California   [8]
  	William Mabee, owns home worth $11,500, Head, M, W, 33, M, completed 5 years college, born in Illinois, Manager, Restaurant, wages earned in 1939 - $2700 Esperanza Mabee, Wife, F, W, 35, M, completed 5 years college, born in Illinois Ann Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 7, S, attended school, completed 2 years school, born in California on Page 61A (addendum) 21 Apr 1940 Eleanor Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 4, S, born in California Roberta Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 8/12, S, born in California Florence Ely, Housekeeper, F, W, 55, Wd, completed 4 years high school, born in Nebraska, Housekeeper, Private Family, wages earned in 1939 - $480
  WW2 Draft	16 Oct 1940	Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California   [9]
  	William Ernest Mabee, 250 S Peck Dr, Beverly Hills, L.A., Calif, born 10 Dec 1906 in Galesburg, Ill, registered for the draft. He was employed by Brittingham Commissary Inc, 1907 S. LaCienaga Blvd, Los Angeles. The person who would always know his address was his wife, Mrs Esperanza Brittingham Mabee, at the same address. He was White, 5' 10", 165 pounds, had brown eyes, brown hair, and a dark complexion.
  Census	12 Apr 1950	250 Peck Drive, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California   [10]
  	William E Mabee, Head, White, Male, 43, Married, born in Illinois, Commissioning Controller, Building and House Contractors Esperanza B Mabee, Wife, White, Female, 45, Married, born in Mexico Ann B Mabee, Daughter, White, Female, 17, never married, born in California Eleanor B Mabee, Daughter, White, Female, 14, never married, born in California Roberta B Mabee, Daughter, White, Female, 10, never married, born in California
  Vote	Between 1952 and 1962	919 N Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California   [7]
  Witness-Obituary	9 Feb 1965	Los Angeles, California   [11]
  	Funeral services were pending here Monday for Mrs Grace Widney Mabee, 93, formerly active in Los Angeles music and club circles, who died Saturday in Westport, Conn. An authority on church music, she had been a member of the California and National Federations of Music Clubs, the Schubert Music Club, the Dominant Club and the Ebell Club and was a former president of the Matinee Musical Club. Mrs Mabee, widow of Dr William E Mabee, Sr, leaves a son Dr William E Mabee, Jr, Seal Beach; and two daughters, Mrs Marian Harding, Westport, and Mrs Ruth Lachman, New York City.
  Occupation	Los Angeles, California   [1]
  	Dental Surgeon
  Reference Number	16639
  Death	2 Aug 1977	Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County, California   [12]
  Burial	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California   [13]
  Person ID	I16556	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Dr William Ernest Mabee,   b. 2 Mar 1867, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Sep 1930, 321 South Van Ness Avenue, Los Angeles, California (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Grace E. Widney,   b. 6 Sep 1872, Illinois d. 6 Feb 1965, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Jun 1897	Alpha, Henry County, Illinois   [14, 15, 16]
  Family ID	F957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esperanza Brittingham,   b. 16 Jun 1904, Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico d. 12 Jun 1987, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	29 Aug 1931	Jonathan Club, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California   [17]
  Children	+ 1. Ann Brittingham Mabee,   b. 30 Jan 1933, Los Angeles County, California d. 27 Jul 1981, Los Angeles County, California (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Eleanor Brittingham Mabee,   b. 8 Mar 1936, Los Angeles County, California d. 13 Aug 2024, Sun Valley, Blaine, Idaho, USA (Age 88 years) + 3. Roberta Brittingham Mabee,   b. 31 Jul 1939, Los Angeles County, California d. 20 Jan 2006, Newport Beach, Orange County, California (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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