Freeman Harrison Mabee

1865 - 1922  (57 years)

• Name	Freeman Harrison Mabee
  Birth	18 May 1865	Goshen, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1871	Middleton Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	12, Oliver D. Mabee, M, 44, M, Ontario, C M Baptist, Scotch, Farmer 13, Susan Mabee, F, 45, M, New Jersey, C M Baptist, German, unable to read or write 14, Jane E. Mabee, F, 23, Ontario, C M Baptist, German 15, Gabriel Mabee, M, 18, Ontario, C M Baptist, German 16, Oliver W. Mabee, M, 14, Ontario, C M Baptist, German, attended school 17, John Mabee, M, 12, Ontario, C M Baptist, German, attended school 18, Freman Mabee, M, 5, Ontario, C M Baptist, German, attended school 19, Cecelia Mabee, F, 5, Ontario, C M Baptist, German, attended school 20, Mary Mabee, F, 8, Ontario, C M Baptist, German, attended school Residing Lot 14, Concession 2, 50 acres, tenant, 2 carriages, 4 wagons, 3 ploughs, 1 horse rake, 1 threshing machine
  Immigration	Between 1871 and 72	Clinton County, Iowa   [3]
  Immigration	Between 1878 and 79	Germantown Township, Turner County, Dakota Territory   [3]
  Census	4 Jun 1880	Township 99 of Range 52, Turner County, Dakota Territory   [4]
  	Oliver D. Maybee, White, Male, 55, Head, Married, 55, Farmer, born in Canada, Father born in Canada, Mother born in Scotland Susan Maybee,, White, Female, 57 Wife, Married, 57, Keeping House, born New Jersey, Father born in New Jersey, Mother born in New Jersey Mary Maybee, White, Female, 18, Daughter, Single, Attending School, born in Canada, Father born in Canada, Mother born in New Jersey Cecelia Maybee, White, Female, 16, Daughter, Single, Attending School, born in Canada, Father born in Canada, Mother born in New Jersey Freeman Maybee, White, Male,16, Son, Single, At Home, born in Canada, Father born in Canada, Mother born in New Jersey Maitland Maybee, White, Male,16, Son, Single, At Home, attended school, born in Canada, Father born in Canada, Mother born in New Jersey
  Census	1 Jun 1885	Township 99 of Range 53 (Parker), Turner County, Dakota Territory   [5]
  	O. D. Mabee, W, M, 59, Head, Mar, Farmer, Canada, Canada, Scotland S. Mabee, W, F, 61, Wife, Mar, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey F. H. Mabee, W, M, 20, Son, Sing, Farmer, Canada, Canada, New Jersey C. A. Mabee, W, F, 20, Daughter, Sing, Canada, Canada, New Jersey M. Mabee, W, M, 15, Son, Canada, Canada, New Jersey
  Census	5 Jun 1900	Brothersfield, Turner County, South Dakota   [6]
  	Sylvia Mabee, Wife, W, F, Dec 1862, 36, M, 0, 1 child born and living, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania Mae Martin, Niece [Sylvia's daughter w/Charles Martin], W, F, Sept 1885, 14, S, South Dakota, New York, Illinois Jessie E.. Mabee, Daughter, W, F, Aug 1887, 12, S, South Dakota, Canada, Iowa John T. Mabee, Son, W, M, Mar 1890, 10, S, South Dakota, Canada, Iowa Harold H. Mabee, Son, W, M, Sept 1892, 7, S, South Dakota, Canada, Iowa, at school Athol K. Mabee, Son, W, M, Oct 1893, 6, S, South Dakota, Canada, Iowa Della Mabee, Daughter, W, F, June 1895, 4, S, South Dakota, Canada, Iowa
  Witness-Obituary	Dec 1908  [3]
  	Oliver D. Mabee was born Jul 18, 1825, at Victoria,,Canada. He married Susam Williams in 1848 and moved the same year to Goshen, Ontario. In 1872 they moved to Clinton Co., Iowa and in 1879 they moved to Turner County where they homesteaded in Germantown township. Eight children were born to Oliver D. and Susan Mabee: A son, John, and a daughter Mary, preceded him in death; living at the time of his death were: Gabe D. Mabee, Oliver Mabee, Freeman H Mabee, Maitland Mabee, Mrs. L. W. Cooke and Mrs. W.C. Walker. Susan Mabee, his wife, also pre-deceased him, and he married Matilda Bechtel of DeWitt, Iowa on Sep 19, 1899. Oliver D Mabee died on Dec. 11, 1908. They moved into Parker from the farm and were residents of Parker for several years. the Mabees were Baptists."
  Census	10 May 1910	Brothersfield, Turner County, South Dakota   [7]
  	Freeman H Mabee, Head, M, W, 45, M2, 10, Canada, Canada, Canada, Farmed own farm Silvia Mabee, Wife, F, W, 46, M2, 10, 2 children born and living, Iowa, England, Pennsylvania, none John E. Mabee, Son, M, W, 20, S, South Dakota, Canada, Iowa, Laborer, Home Farm Harold Mabee, Son, M, W, 18, S, South Dakota, Canada, Iowa, Laborer, Home Farm Athol Mabee, Son, M, W, 16, S, South Dakota, Canada, Iowa, Laborer, Home Farm Oliver D. Mabee, Son, M, W, 9, S, South Dakota, Canada, Iowa, in school
  Occupation	Between 1912 and 1922	Parker, South Dakota   [3]
  	operated an implement and Dodge Automobile business.
  Census	12 Jan 1920	Parker, Turner County, South Dakota   [8]
  	Freeman H Mabee, Head, owns home, M, W, 53, Wd, immigrated in 1871, Canada, Canada, Michigan, Proprietor, Retail Farm Implements John T Mabee, Son, M, W, 29, M, South Dakota, Canada, Iowa, Salesman, Retail Automobiles Dora L. Mabee, Daughter-in-law, F, W, 29, M, Iowa, United States, Unknown Athol K. Mabee, Son, M, W, 25, S, South Dakota, Canada, Iowa, Laborer, Retail Farm Implements Oliver D. Mabee, Son, M, W, 18, S, South Dakota, Canada, Iowa, in school
  Obituary	Freeman H. Mabee, son of Oliver D. and Susan Mabee was born at Goshen,,Ontario, Canada on May 18, 1865. He came to Clinton Co., Iowa in 1871 with his parents, and to Turner Co. in i878 and homesteaded. He farmed until 1912 when he moved to Parker and operated an implement and Dodge Automobile business. He married Adella Costain, daughter of Thomas B. and Hannah Costain. She was born in 1888 and passed away in 1895. They were the parents of five children: Jessie E. Mabee Fox, John T. Mabee, Harold Homer Mabee, Athol Keith Mabee, Adella Mabee Sturdevant, and Oliver D. Mabee, four of whom are living. John T. Mabee is deceased and Harold Homer was killed in France, November 2, 1918 in WWI. Freeman H Mabee died on August 6, 1922. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Baptist church. Athol Mabee was a world War I Veteran.
  Occupation	(until 1912)	Turner County, South Dakota   [3]
  	farmed a homestead
  Reference Number	3608
  Death	6 Aug 1922	Parker, Turner County, South Dakota   [3, 9]
  Burial	Rosehill Cemetery, Parker, Turner County, South Dakota   [10]
  Person ID	I3586	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Oliver Delancey Mabee,   b. 18 Jul 1825, Victoria District, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Dec 1908, Parker, Turner County, South Dakota (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susan Williams,   b. 15 May 1824, New Jersey d. 4 Nov 1887, Parker, Turner County, South Dakota (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Feb 1847	Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada   [11, 12]
  	Oliver D. Mabee and Susan Williams, both of Charlotteville. Witnesses: Robert Shearer, Ephraim Tisdale 3rd. Rev. Heman Fitch
  Family ID	F4142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Della Costain,   b. 16 Jan 1869, Iowa d. 1 Jul 1895, Parker, Turner County, South Dakota (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Children	+ 1. Jessie Eleanor Mabee,   b. 7 Aug 1888, Turner County, South Dakota d. 9 Nov 1988, Winlock, Lewis County, Washington (Age 100 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Thomas Mabee,   b. 25 Mar 1890, Parker, Turner County, South Dakota d. 11 Oct 1956, Deaconess Hospital, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Harold Homer Mabee,   b. 6 Sep 1891, Parker, South Dakota d. 2 Nov 1918, France (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Athol Keith Mabee,   b. 26 Oct 1893, Parker, Turner County, South Dakota d. 14 Apr 1986, Orlando, Orange County, Florida (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Adele Libby Mabee,   b. Jun 1895, South Dakota d. 15 Apr 1989, Contra Costa County, California (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Sylvia Maye Costain,   b. 8 Dec 1863, Illinois d. 5 Aug 1947, Santa Clara County, California (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Between 1899 and 1900  [13]
  Children	+ 1. Oliver Delancy Mabee,   b. 12 Dec 1901, Parker, Turner County, South Dakota d. 30 Jun 1985, Santa Clara County, California (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Royal A. Mabee, Royal A Mabee's notebook. [S414] 1871 Canadian Census; Url: ancestry.com and http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~smabie/canada/1871canadacensus.htm, Middleton Township, Norfolk North, Ontario, Page 63, Family 238. [S143] Then and Now, a History of Parker, South Dakota 1879-1979. [S52] 1880 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Turner County, Township 99 of Range 52, Page 290D, National Archives Film T9-0114, ED 26. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, 1885 South Dakota Territorial Census, Township 99 of Range 53 (Parker), Turner, Dakota Territory, ED 91, Pg 1. [S90] 1900 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Brothersfield, Turner, South Dakota; Roll: T623 1554; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 319. [S76] 1910 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Brothersfield, Turner, South Dakota; Series: T624; Roll: 1489; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 407; Part: 1; Line: 18. [S303] 1920 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Parker, Turner, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1721; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 237; Image: 1053. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, , Roni Fraysier, Mar 07, 2010, Find A Grave Memorial# 49367288. [S16] Steve Mabie, A Chronology of Mabie/Mabee/Maybee Records fromUpper Canada (10 June 1791 - 10 Feb 1841), Canada West (10 Feb 1841 - 1 Jul 1867), Ontario (post 1 Jul 1867); Url: http://maybeesociety.org/steve/canada/UpperCanadaChronology.htm, District Marriage Registers of Upper Canada, Brock District, 1839-1857. [S241] Barbara Miller, Emails from Barbara Millar; Compiler Address: millarbje@sympatico.ca, Brock District Marriage Register. [S76] 1910 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com.