| Name |
Olive Mabee [1] |
| Birth |
Feb 1879 |
Orange County, New York  [2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
8 Jun 1880 |
Warwick, Orange County, New York [2] |
- James D. Mabee, White, Male, 25 born Dec, Head, Married, Printer, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York
Emma Mabee, White, Female, 22 Born May, Wife, Married, House Keeper, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York
Olive Mabee, White, Female, 1 born February, Daughter, Single, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York
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| Census |
18 Jun 1900 |
Warwick, Orange County, New York [3] |
- Wm M Terwilliger, Head, W, M, Aug 1868, 31, Married 2 years, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey, [illegible occupation]
Olive Terwilliger, Wife, W, F, Feb 1871, 21, Married 2 years, 1 child born and living, New York, New York, New York
Willis Terwilliger, Son, W, M, Dec 1899, 5/12, Single, New York, New York[sic], New York
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| Witness-Obituary |
14 Jan 1914 |
Warwick, Orange County, New York [4] |
- JAMES D. MABEE DIES ON WAY HOME MONDAY EVENING
Seized with Heart Failure in Piercing Winds on Orchard St.
As he left the Dispatch office for his home about five o'clock Monday evening, James D. Mabee, foreman of the office remarked: "I hate this cold weather."
Stopping at the news store of Fred V. Wood, near the railroad crossing, for his evening paper, Mr. Mabee met his friend, William Powell, to whom he said: "I wish I were home, away from this terrible wind; I dread that Orchard street stretch."
Passing out, he walked up the first block of the Oakland avenue hill and turned into Orchard street, and here the full force of the fierce west wind struck him. Nearing the end of the block, and not over three-hundred feet from his own snug home around the corner on Welling avenue, Mr. Mabee succumbed to the cruel blast; but he managed to get upon the porch of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Wherry and to enter the hallway, where he was heard, feebly calling for help. As Mrs. Wherry quickly responded and opened the door to the living room, Mr. Mabee fell unconscious at her feet in the hall. Dr. G.F. Pitts, a near neighbor and Mr. Mabee's family physician, was called and word was sent to Mrs. Mabee, but he did not regain consciousness, expiring just as they arrived.
The news of Mr. Mabee's sudden death shocked the whole village; to his wife and sisters the blow was prostrating. For several years Mr. Mabee and his friends have been aware that his health was precarious, but the excellent care he took of himself seemed to build him up; several winters ago he took a trip to Pine Bluff, N.C., when threatened with heart trouble, and came home much benefited.
During the day, Monday, one of his employers had made the customary inquiry as to how he felt, and the cheery answer was: "I feel just fine; better than for a long while." On account of the bitter wind he remained at the office during the noon hour, eating lunch there, as was his custom in cold weather.
James Durham Mabee was the younger of four sons of the late John Mabee and Elizabeth Bodine. His brothers were Thomas, John, and William.
He was born at the Mabee homestead on Colonial avenue, Dec. 28, 1855, in the same house where his father was born in 1810. With the exception of a few years he spent the whole of his life as a resident of this village and town. After attending school at the little red school-house on Maple avenue, when William H. McElroy was the teacher, and for several years afterwards at the Warwick Institute, he was apprenticed, at the age of 17 to learn the printer's trade in the office of the Warwick Advertiser, then located at the corner of Lake street and Colonial avenue, and conducted by John Servin and Daniel F. Welling. He continued in the employ of the Advertiser, after becoming a full-fledged printer, until about 1888(?), when he went to New York, securing a position as compositor in the office of the New York Times. Returning to Warwick a few years later, he became associated with the Warwick Valley Dispatch, which had been established in 1885, and has been foreman of its composing, job, and press room for over twenty-two years. In this capacity Mr. Mabee had unusual ability; he was the best all-round printer we have ever known; his unflagging energy, (?) and resourcefulness, and his loyalty to his employers will never be forgotten. He was modest and gentle, and trustworthy.
Mr. Mabee was one born to the newspaper trade; he had the keen sense for news, and could put a touch of humor or pathos into a local story that insured its being read with interest and delight. His occasional contributions to the local columns of the Dispatch were sometimes ascribed to "our dreaming reporter." But it was (?n expe?litious) job-printer that Mr. Mabee excelled; he could turn off a mass of work deftly, neatly and quickly, keeping everybody on the floor as busy as himself. He has probably set up and printed more auction posters than any other man of his time in this section.
From early manhood Mr. Mabee has been a prominent member of the Odd Fellows fraternity, having served as Recording Secretary of Wawayanda Lodge No. 31 for about fifteen years, since the time of the late S. T. Lazear. He resigned this post in December, and the brethren of the lodge had raised a little purse to buy some token of esteem, to be placed in his new home. He was also a member of the Tuxedo Tribe of Red Men. He was serving his second term as Treasurer of the Village of Warwick at the time of his death. All his life Mr. Mabee has been an attendant of the Methodist church, and for several years past he has been a member of the Methodist Church of Warwick; and of the Brotherhood connected with it.
January 27, 1878, he married Emma, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hunter of Greenwood Lake. They have two daughters, Olive Terwillerger, or New York, and Florence, wife of Frank T. Chambers of Middletown; two grandsons, - Elmer Chambers and Willis Terwillerger, - and five sisters survive him: Katurah Winans, and Mary Hall, of Warwick; Hester, wife of W.P. McCornall, of Newburgh, Magdeline, wife of Ora C. Simpson of Newton, N.J., and Alice, wife of James Albert Montross of Warwick.
Last Summer, in early July, Mr. and Mrs. Mabee moved into a pretty new cottage on Welling avenue, which they had built on a sightly lot next to the corner of Orchard street, and no other couple, young or old, ever spent a happier summer than they in their new and cozy home. The fall and winter, thus far, had been equally happy, and "Jim" was counting the days when he could get at his garden again. But it was for this true heart to literally die in harness, faithful and courageous to the last.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow, (Thursday) afternoon, at 1:30, at the house, the Rev. Herbert Hazzard conducting the service; interment in the family plot in Warwick Cemetery.
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| Witness-Probate |
23 Jan 1914 |
Surrogate Court, Goshen, Orange County, New York [5] |
| Residence |
23 Jan 1914 |
930 E 169th Street, New York City, New York [6] |
| Death |
1 Apr 1919 |
Fordham Hospital, Bronx, New York City, New York [7, 8] |
| Obituary |
2 Dec 1974 |
Middletown, Orange County, New York [8] |
- Mrs Olive B Terwilliger, daughter of Mr and Mrs James D Mabee of Warwick, died of peritonitis, Tuesday, at Fordham Hospital, New York, after an operation for cancer.
Mrs Terwilliger was well known in this city, having resided here a number of years ago. She is survived by her mother and one sister, Mrs Frank T Chambers of this city.
The body was brought to this city and interment took place in Hillside Cemetery Wednesday afternoon
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| Reference Number |
19067 |
| Person ID |
I18966 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1879 - 1919 (40 years)
