Douglass Williams Mabee

1914 - 2004  (89 years)

• Name	Douglass Williams Mabee
  Birth	12 Oct 1914	Troy, Rensselaer County, New York   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	Jan 1920	20 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York   [3]
  	D Walter Mabee, Head, M, W, 40, M, New York, New York, New York, Manufacturer, Collar, owns home free of mortgage Edna Mabee, Wife, F, W, 37, M, New York, New York, New York, none Edna Louise Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 9, S, New York, New York, New York, in school Douglas W Mabee, Son, M, W, 5, S, New York, New York, New York, in school Iona V. Marvin, Mother, F, W, 61, W, New York, New York, Canada, none
  Census	Apr 1930	20 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York   [4]
  	D Walter Mabee, Head, owns house worth $35,000, M, W, 50, M, age at first marriage 27, New York, New York, Massachusetts, Manufacturer, Hospital Supplies Edna L Mabee, Wife, F, W, 47, M, age at first marriage 24, New York, New York, New York Edna Louise Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 19, S, New York, New York, New York Douglas W Mabee, Son, M, W, 15, S, New York, New York, New York
  WW2 Draft	16 Oct 1940	527 E 72nd Street, New York City, New York County, New York   [2]
  	Douglass Williams Mabee, 527 E 72 St, N.Y, N.Y, N.Y , born 12 Oct 1914 in Troy, N.Y. , registered for the draft. He was employed by National Folding Box Co. The person who would always know his address was his wife, Mrs Prudence Mather Mabee, at the same address. He was White, 5' 8", 150 pounds, had gray eyes, brown hair, and a light complexion. Wears Glasses
  Census	10 Apr 1950	17 Hillside Road, Rye, Westchester County, New York   [5]
  	Douglass Mabee, Head, White, Male, 35, Married, born in New York, Retail Salesman, Individual Carton Boxes Prudence Mabee, Wife, White, Female, 34, Married, born in New York Martha Mabee, Daughter, White, Female, 7, never married, born in New York Douglass M Mabee, Son, White, Male, Sep 1949, never married, born in New York and a Swedish nursemaid
  Info	Douglas (Tim) Mather Mabee, #219
  Witness-Obituary	30 Jan 1957  [6]
  	Douglass Walter Mabee, 77, of 43 Fifth avenue, Saratoga Springs, and Del Ray Beach, Fla., died 2:45 p.m. Saturday in the Saratoga Hospital after a long Illness. Born in Ballston Spa, Jan. 8, 1880, the son of Douglass Williams and Florence West Mabee, Mr. Mabee was vice-president and director of Adirondack Trust Co. of Saratoga at the time of his death. He was formerly president of Marvin Neitzel Corp. of Troy and director of National Folding Box Co., New Haven, Conn. He was also past president and member of Saratoga Golf club and a member of Gulf Stream Bath and Tennis club, Del Ray Beach, Fla. He was a member of the Saratoga. Reading rooms, Sons of the American Revolution, a Masonic fraternity and Bethesda Episcopal Church. Mr. Mabee is survived by his wife, Mrs. Viola Thompson Butler Mabee, whom he married March 11, 1950. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Edna Louise Marvin Mabee, who died in 1949. He Is survived by his wife; a daughter, Edna Louise Smith of Hartford, Conn.; a son, Douglass William Mabee of Rye; a brother, David Walton Mabee and a sister, Mrs. Charles V. Furness, both of New Haven, Conn.; another brother, Alfred Mabee of Albany; two other sisters, Mrs. William P. Boone, Knoxville, Tenn., and Mrs. Ranulf Compton, Del Ray Beach, Fla.; three stepsons, John Prentiss Butler, Schenectady; Walter Thompson Butler, Del Ray Beach, Fla., and Lieutenant William R. Butler, USA, Fort Bennington, Ga. and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held tomorrow, 11:30 a.m., at the Bethesda Episcopal Church, Saratoga Springs. Friends and relatives may visit the residence tonight. Burial will be in Greenridge Cemetery, Saratoga.
  Residence	May 2001	Ponte Vedra, Florida   [7]
  Death	19 Mar 2004	Ponte Vedra, Saint John's County, Florida   [8]
  Obituary	18 Apr 2004	Edgartown, Massachusetts   [9]
  	Douglass Williams Mabee Jr., age 89, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., formerly of Rye, N.Y., Edgartown, Stratton Mountain, Vt., and Linville Ridge, N.C., died March 19 at Vicar's Landing in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., after a short illness. He was born in Troy, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 1914 and grew up in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. He was a 1929 graduate of Fessenden, a 1933 graduate of Hotchkiss, and a 1937 graduate and rowed on the #150 Crew at Yale. He served as lieutenant in the USNR between 1943 and 1945 aboard the DE63 USS Ira Jeffrey in the North Atlantic Convoy, later converted to APD44 to take on an Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) for the invasion of Japan. He served in the Pacific Theater Operations Forces Inner Japan Sea, Wakayama. He was a Member of DECO (Destroyer Escort Commanding Officers). Mr. Mabee was a salesman for 25 years for National Folding Box, a family company that merged with Federal Paper Board Company. He was a former vice president and director of the Adirondack Trust Company. He was governor of Apawamis Golf Club, director of YMCA and United Way in Rye, NY., a founder of Stratton Mountain ski area in Vermont, a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Holland Society of New York. He was most proud of his involvement as one of three general partners in the founding of Farm Neck Association and Farm Neck Golf Club, organized to protect 600 acres from real estate development. He was married on July 27, 1940 to the former Prudence Brattle Mather, who preceded him in death on May 9, 2001. He was the son of the late Douglass Walter and Edna Louise (Marvin) Mabee. He is survived by a son, Douglass Mather Mabee of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; daughters, Martha Wells Mabee of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and Maria Mabee Mason of Bainbridge Island, Wash.; grandchildren Alexandra Fordyce Flowers, Jessica Francis Mabee, Douglass Timothy Mabee, Brittain Mather Mason and Adrian Allen Mason; a great-grandson, Ethan Mather Flowers, a niece, Adele (Dee) Clewley Park, and a nephew, Lewis Monroe Smith. Memorial services will be held June 18 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
  Reference Number	10620
  Burial	Greenridge Cemetery, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York   [10]
  	Douglass Williams Mabee 1914 – 2004 World War 2 marker
  Person ID	I10566	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Douglass Walter Mabee,   b. 8 Jan 1880, Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York d. 27 Jan 1957, Saratoga Springs, New York (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Edna Louise Marvin,   b. 1 Aug 1882, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York d. 31 Jan 1949, Saratoga Springs, New York (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 Oct 1907	Troy, New York   [11]
  	Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Miss Edna Louise Marvin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Winslow Marvin, and Douglas Walter Mabie of Saratoga Springs. The ceremony will be performed Wednesday evening, October 2, at the Second Presbyterian Church by Rev. C. Waldo Cherry, pastor of the church. After the ceremony a reception will be held at the home of the bride's parents, 1831 Fifth Avenue.
  Family ID	F2726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Prudence Brattle Mather,   b. 11 Mar 1916, Albany, Albany County, New York d. 9 May 2001, Ponte Vedra Beach, Saint John's County, Florida (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	27 Jul 1940	Loudonville, New York   [12, 13]
  	The marriage of Miss Prudence Brattle Mather of Loudonville, daughter of the late Col. and Mrs Adrian Whitford Mather of Albany to Douglass William Mabee, of Saratoga Springs and New York, son of Mr and Mrs. Walter Mabee of Saratoga Springs and Camden. S.C., took place. Saturday afternoon in the garden of the bride's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George Wolverton Stedman of Loudonville. Dr. George A. Taylor, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church performed the ceremony. Adrian Whitford Mather, brother of the bride, gave her in marriage... Miss Marjorie Chapman of Albany was the maid of honor. The bridesmaids were Miss Sarah Jane Steels of Albany. Miss Barbara Kibbee of Troy. Mrs. Ellis Judd Staley Jr., of Loudonville and Mrs. Edmund Ingersoll of Shaker Heights , Ohio. Sarah Stedman and Patricia Fairfield Mather wereflower girls. Herbert F. Roy Jr., of Troy was the best man and the ushers were Alexander McNair Mather of Schenectady , brother of the bride. Cary Potter of Islip, L.I.. Stuart W. Don of Plainfield, N.J., Gordon Haynes of Winston-Salem, N C, Lewis M. Smith of Atlanta. Ga., and Richard Keppleman of Rye. After a wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Mabee will reside at 531 East Seventy-second street. New York. Mrs. Mabee attended St. Agnes and Wheelock schools. She is a member of the Junior league of Albany. Mr. Mabee attended Hotchkiss and Fessenden schools and Yale University . He is a member of Zela Psi fraternity and the Saratoga Golf club. He is in business in New Haven, Conn
  Children	1. Douglass Walter Mabee,   b. 17 Sep 1941, New York City, New York d. 29 Sep 1941, New York City, New York (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Living   3. Deborah Mabee,   b. 30 Aug 1946, Portchester, New York d. 1 Sep 1946, Portchester, New York (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F2734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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