Myrtle May Mabee

1887 - 1986  (99 years)

• Name	Myrtle May Mabee
  Birth	18 Dec 1887	Windham Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	14 May 1891	Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	James E Mabee, M, 40, Mar, Head, Ontario, US, Ontario, Presbyterian, Railroad Employee Catharine Mabee, F, 27, Mar, Wife, England, England, England, Church of England Lavina V Mabee, F, 5, Daughter, Ontario, Ontario, England, Church of England Myrtle M Mabee, F, 3, Daughter, Ontario, Ontario, England, Church of England Bessie D Mabee, F, 9/12, Daughter, Ontario, Ontario, England, Church of England
  Census	18 Apr 1901	New Durham, Burford Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	James Mabee, Male, White, Head, Married, Aug 12 1850, 50, born in rural Ontario, Hollander origin, Canadian, Congregationalist, Farm Labor Kathleen Mabee, Female, White, Wife, Married, Jun 5 1865, 35, born in England, immigrated in 1880, English origin, Canadian, Congregationalist Livinia Mabee, Female, White, Daughter, Single, Sep 22 1885, 15, born in rural Ontario, Hollander origin, Canadian, Congregationalist, Servant Myrtle Mabee, Female, White, Daughter, Single, Dec 10 1887, 13, born in rural Ontario, Hollander origin, Canadian, Congregationalist, Servant, attended school 8 months Bessie Mabee, Female, White, Daughter, Single, Aug 1 1890, 10, born in rural Ontario, Hollander origin, Canadian, Congregationalist, attended school 9 months Albert Mabee, Male, White, Son, Single, Oct 13 1892, 8, born in rural Ontario, Hollander origin, Canadian, Congregationalist, attended school 9 months Emma Mabee, Female, White, Daughter, Single, Jan 26 1895, 6, born in rural Ontario, Hollander origin, Canadian, Congregationalist, attended school 5 months Ethel Mabee, Female, White, Daughter, Single, May 30 1898, 2, born in rural Ontario, Hollander origin, Canadian, Congregationalist
  Residence	5 Jun 1917	Mayville, Tuscola County, Michigan   [5]
  	Clare A Merwin of Mayville, Mich, born 5 Sep 1887 at Oakland Co, Mich, registered for the draft on 5 Jun 1917 at Rich Precinct, Lapeer County, Michigan. He farmed for himself. He was married with two children, white, tall of medium build, with brown eyes and black hair.
  Death	28 Dec 1986	Mayfield Township, Lapeer County, Michigan   [6]
  Obituary	1 Jan 1987	Mayville, Michigan   [7]
  	Myrtle Mae Merwin of Lapeer, formerly of Mayville, died Sunday, December 28, 1986, at the Lapeer County Medical Care Facility, Lapeer. She was 99. Mrs. Merwin was born December 10, 1887, in Canada. Her mother was Myrtle Maybee. She married Clare Merwin in Mayville but he preceded her in death in April 1959. She resided in Lapeer the past 20 years. Survivors include a son, Chancey Merwin of Newberry Springs, California; sister-in-law, Hazel Drury of Marquette; 2 nieces, Rena (Mrs. Charles) Swain of Lapeer, and Jean Drury of Frankfort; 6 nephews, Alfred and David Drury of Marquette; Hue Drury of Ironwood, Wayne Merwin of Florida; Curtis Blair of Mayville; and Tom Blair of Rochester; 3 grandchildren; and many great grandchildren. She was also predeceased by a son, Jay Merwin, on Oct, 7, 1953. Funeral services were held Tues., Dec. 30, 1 pm at the Tiffin Funeral Home, Mayville. The Rev. Vern Harmon officiated and burial was in the Rich Township Cemetery, Lapeer County.
  Reference Number	28116
  Burial	Rich Township Cemetery, Rich Township, Lapeer County, Michigan   [8]
  Person ID	I27914	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	James Edward Mabee,   b. 12 Aug 1850, Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Sep 1915, Rich Township, Lapeer County, Michigan (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Catharine Florence Rowling,   b. 5 Jun 1865, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 Aug 1883	Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	James Mabee, 32, a laborer of Burford, born in Norfolk Co. to Edward & Maria Mabee, married Catherine Rowling, 20, a spinster of Burford, born in England to William & Eliza Rowling, on August 21, 1883 at Norwich
  Family ID	F6650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clare Alexander Merwin,   b. 5 Sep 1887, Oakland County, Michigan d. 21 Apr 1959, Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	6 Mar 1912	Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan   [10]
  Children	1. Jay W. Merwin,   b. 1913, Michigan d. 7 Oct 1953, Pontiac State Hospital, Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Chancey Edwin Merwin,   b. 2 Apr 1916, Mayville, Lapeer County, Michigan d. 13 Oct 1997, Alta Loma, San Bernardino County, California (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S241] Barbara Miller, Emails from Barbara Millar; Compiler Address: millarbje@sympatico.ca, 1901 Census, Ontario, Oxford (South/Sud) (#102), Subdistrict: Burford A-7 Page 11, Family 115, Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6489. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1914. [S386] 1891 Census of Canada; Url: ancestry.com, Ontario, 60, Elgin East, Malahide, page 61. [S187] The Automated Genealogy 1901 Census of Canada; Url: http://automatedgenealogy.com/, Ontario, Oxford (South/Sud) (#102), Subdistrict: Burford A-7 Page 11, Family 115. [S337] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=39. [S2] Social SecurityDeath Index; Url: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ssdi/, and Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 115494955 - from the Mayville Monitor, Mayville, Michigan, Volume 103, Number 1, Thursday, January 1, 1987, page 2, column. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 115494955. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 & Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940.