Ethel Almeda Gleason

1878 - 1931  (52 years)

• Name	Ethel Almeda Gleason  [1, 2]
  Birth	13 Sep 1878	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	3 Jun 1880	546 Hubbard Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [5]
  	Watson Gleason, White, Male, 43, Self, Married, Bookkeeper, born in New York, Father born in Vermont, Mother born in New York Armida Gleason, White, Female, 40, Wife, Married, Keeping House, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York Uri Gleason, White, Male, Son, S, Male, W, 8, born in Illinois, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York Ethel Gleason, White, Female, Dau, S, Female, W, 2, born in Illinois, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York Kate Mabie, White, Female, Niece, S, Female, W, 8, born in Illinois, Father born in New York, Mother born in England
  Witness-Obituary	20 Jan 1913	Belvidere, Illinois   [6]
  	The following obituary notice of Mrs. Almeda V. Gleason, from the Colton, California, Daily Courier, of January 3, will he of interest to the friends in Belvidere. Mrs. Gleason was a cousin of Mrs. E. S. Keeler and J. H. Saxton of this it and J. C. Saxton, of Clear Lake, Wis. Her former home was in Rockford and she was an occasional visitor in Belvidere. After a three weeks illness, Mrs. Almeda V. Gleason passed away Thursday' afternoon, January 2nd, at her home on North Fourth street. Mrs. Gleason who was 73 years of age, was horn in New York, but in early childhood came to northern Illinois. In 1867 she was married to Watson W. Gleason of Chicago, in which city she lived until 1891, when, upon the death of her husband, she came to Colton with her son Uri O. Gleason, who has since died, and her daughter, Ethel, now Mrs. Elijah Lester, and has since then been a resident here, From her youth up Mrs. Gleason has been an earnest and faithful Christian, constant in her attendance upon the church and its services given to visiting the sick and strangers, and ministering unto the needy. Besides, her daughter, the deceased leaves to mourn her loss, a sister, Mrs. Arilla Stickney of Cotton, a brother Rev. J. S. Mabie of Long Beach and a niece, Dr. Katherine Mabie of Congo Africa, now visiting in this city. Since early girlhood, Mrs. Gleason had taken the place of mother to Miss Mabie, and it was a matter of much joy to her that she was able to be with her when the last summons came, Miss Mabie having come to Colton en route from Africa, just about a month ago. Funeral services will be hold tomorrow morning, Saturday, at 10 a. m. from the Baptist church, Rev. C. J. Banks, officiating. Interment will he in Hermosa cemetery.
  Reference Number	23190
  Death	26 Feb 1931	Colton, San Bernardino County, California   [4]
  Burial	Hermosa Gardens Cemetery, Colton, San Bernardino County, California   [7]
  	Father; Elijah Lester; Jan 27, 1877 - Feb 12, 1954 Mother; Ethel G. Lester; Sept. 13, 1878 - eb. 26, 1931
  Person ID	I23036	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Watson W. Gleason,   b. 27 Oct 1836, New York City, New York d. 27 Feb 1892, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Almeda Vasht Mabie,   b. 4 Oct 1839, New York d. 2 Jan 1913, Colton, San Bernardino County, California (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	16 Dec 1868	Winnebago County, Illinois   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F6217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elijah Lester,   b. 27 Jan 1877, Missouri d. 12 Feb 1954, San Bernardino County, California (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1909	Gleason residence, G Street, Colton, San Bernardino County, California   [10, 11]
  Children	1. Robert Watson Lester,   b. 10 Jul 1916, Colton, San Bernardino County, California d. 7 Sep 2000, Concord, Contra Costa County, California (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F16005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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