Walter Sylvenus Mabie

1923 - 1979  (56 years)

• Name	Walter Sylvenus Mabie  [1]
  Birth	23 Jun 1923	Flint, Steuben County, Indiana   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	Apr 1930	904 West Saginaw Street, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana   [4]
  	Ralph Mabie, Head, M, W, 37, M, age at first marriage 26, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana, laborer, saw mill Eva I O Mabie, Wife, F, W, 29, M, age at first marriage 18, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana Isora J Mabie, Daughter, F, W, 9, S, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana Walter S Mabie, Son, M, W, 6, S, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana
  Census	9 Apr 1940	Jackson Township, Steuben County, Indiana   [5]
  	Walte Maybe, Hired Hand (of Sousley family), M, W, 16, S, completed 1 year high school, born in Indiana, Farm Laborer, Farm, wages earned in 1939 - $144 for 29 weeks
  Census	24 Apr 1940	Flint, Jackson Township, Steuben County, Indiana   [6]
  	Ralph Mabie, Head, M, W, 47, M, completed 8 years school, born in Indiana, Farms own account Eva Mabie, Wife, F, W, 38, M, completed 8 years school, born in Indiana Walter Mabie, Son, M, W, 16, S, completed 1 year high school, born in Indiana, unable to work Klyta Mabie, Daughter, F, W, 7, S, attended school, completed 3 years school, born in Indiana
  Milit-Beg	2 Nov 1942	Fort Custer, Augusta, Michigan   [7]
  	He was single, of Branch County, 68" tall and weighed 147
  Census	13 Apr 1950	62 Elm Street, Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan   [8]
  	Ralph Mabie, Head, White, Male, 57, Married, born in Indiana, Laborer tearing down building, Water Plant, parents born in US, attending the 8th grade, worked 8 weeks in 1949 earning $343, WWI veteran Eva ID Mabie, Wife, White, Female, 49, Married, born in Indiana Walter Mabie, Son, White, Male, 27, Divorced, born in Indiana, Truck Driver, Bread Company Mary S Smith, Granddaughter, White, Female, 1, never married, born in Michigan
  Death	27 Oct 1979	Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan   [2, 9]
  Obituary	29 Oct 1979	Battle Creek, Michigan   [2]
  	Coldwater - Services will be held Tuesday at Dutcher Funeral Home for Walter S Mabie, 56, of 94 Willow Lane, who was in a one-car accident Saturday afternoon in I-69. He was pronounced dead of a heart attack on arrival at Marshall Oaklawn Hospital. It was reported he was under a physician's care for a heart condition and that he had not died of injuries suffered in the accident. The autopsy report was not available this morning Mabie was born in Flint, Ind, and had been a Coldwater resident since 1941, coming from Indiana. He formerly was employed as a cook by area restaurants, and at the time of his death was employed by the Carriage Inn Convalescent Center. He was an Army veteran of World War II, and a member of the Coldwater Moose Lodge, and the American Legion and VFW posts. His wife the former Ruby Howell died in 19774. Surviving are his parents, Mr and Mrs Ralph Mabie of Coldwater and sisters, Mrs Izora Combs of Coldwater and Mrs Klyta Smith of Mason.
  Reference Number	27249
  Person ID	I27051	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Ralph Mabie,   b. 28 Dec 1892, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana d. 22 Jan 1981, Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eva I. O. Sowle,   b. 17 Jan 1901, Steuben County, Indiana d. 2 Feb 1983, Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Aug 1919	Steuben County, Indiana   [4, 10]
  Family ID	F8335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruby Pearl Howell,   b. 5 Jun 1905, Steuben County, Indiana d. 26 Aug 1974, Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Y  [11]
  Family ID	F12203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. [S499] Research of Dan Burrows of Orange County, NY, obit in the Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, Michigan, 29 Oct 1979, Mon • Page 5. [S3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Author E-Mail: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/numident/. [S302] 1930 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Angola, Steuben, Indiana, Roll: 624, Page 3A, Enumeration District: 12, Image: 415. [S455] 1940 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Jackson Twp, Steuben, Indiana, Roll T627-1096, Page 4A, ED 76-5. [S455] 1940 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Jackson Twp, Steuben, Indiana, Roll T627-1096, Page 10B, ED 76-5. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. [S526] 1950 United States Census; Url: https://1950census.archives.gov/, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, ED 12-12, Dwelling 100. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996 and SSD. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Public Member Trees, Howell, Myers, Streeter Ancestors.