Harper Cyrus Maybee

1875 - 1951  (75 years)

• Name	Harper Cyrus Maybee
  Birth	11 Dec 1875	Whiteford Township, Monroe County, Michigan   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	4 Jun 1880	Whiteford, Monroe County, Michigan   [4]
  	Edwin Maybee, White, Male, 34, Head, Married, Farmer, born in Michigan, Father born in New Jersey, Mother born in Ohio Harriet E. Maybee, White, Female, 29, Wife, Married, Keeping House, born in Canada, Father born in New York, Mother born in Canada Alfred E. Maybee, White, Male, 7, Son, Single, born in Michigan, Father born in Michigan, Mother born in Canada, attended school Harper Maybee, White, Male, 4, Son, Single, born in Michigan, Father born in Michigan, Mother born in Canada Jessie M. Maybee, White, Female, 2, Daughter, Single, born in Michigan, Father born in Michigan, Mother born in Canada Harriet Smith, White, Female, 56, Mother-in-Law, Widow, House Keeping, born in Canada, Father born in New Hampshire, Mother born in Canada
  Census	Jun 1900	626 Adams Street, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan   [5]
  	Harper Maybee, Head, W, M, Dec 1875, 24, M, 1, Michigan, Michigan, Canada, [illegible] Zella B Maybee, Wife, W, F, June 1879, 20, M, 1, bore no children, Michigan, New York, Michigan
  Census	Apr 1910	602 South Albion, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan   [6]
  	Harper C Maybee, Head, M, W, 34, M1, 11, Michigan, Michigan, Canada, Teacher, Public School Zella B. Maybee, F, W, 30, M1, 11, 4 children born, living 3, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, none Rolland H. Maybee, Son, M, W, 9, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, none Allen F. Maybee, Son, M, W, 5, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, in school Jean D. Maybee, Son, M, W, 0 months, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, none
  Occupation	1913	Western Normal School, Kalamazoo, Michigan   [7]
  	Was hired to build Western Norman Schools's young music program. He also took the reins of the Kalamazoo Music Society and began testing Kalamazoo audiences with a string of top-notch musical events. Maybee and his students mounted the first campus music festivsl May 27-28, 1915.
  Anecdote	12 Sep 1918	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan   [1]
  	Harper Cyrus Maybee of 1423 Grand Avenue, Kalamazoo, born 11 Dec 1875, registered for the draft on Sept 12, 1918 at Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He was a teacher at Western State Normal, Kalamazoo. His nearest living relative was Zella Blanshe Maybee at the above address. He was white, of medium height and build, with blue eyes and brown hair.
  Residence	12 Sep 1918	1423 Grand Avenue, Kalamazoo, Michigan   [1]
  Census	Jan 1920	1423 South Frank Avenue, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan   [8]
  	Harper C Maybee, Head, M, W, 43, M, Michigan, Michigan, Canada, Teacher, Normal School Blanche F Maybee, Wife, F, W, 40, M, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, none Rolland Maybee, Son, M, W, 18, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, in school Allen F Maybee, Son, M, W, 14, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, in school Jean D Maybee, Son, M, W, 9, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, in school Harper C Maybee Jr, Son, M, W, 7 months, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan
  Census	Apr 1930	115 Buckley Street, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan   [9]
  	Harper C Maybee, Head, owns house worth $15,000, M, W, 54, M, age at first marriage 25, Michigan, Michigan, Canada, Music Teacher, College Zella B Maybee, Wife, F, W, 50, M, age at first marriage 19, Michigan, New York, New Jersey Jean D Maybee, Son, M, W, 19, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan Harper C Maybee Jr, Son, M, W, 10, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan
  Census	18 Apr 1940	115 Buckley Street, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan   [10]
  	Harper C Maybee, owns home worth $10000, Head, M, W, 64, M, completed 5 years college, born in Michigan, Teacher (Music), Western State Teachers College, wages earned in 1939 - $4000 for 46 weeks Blanche Maybee, Wife, F, W, 60, M, completed 1 year college, born in Michigan Harper Maybee Jr, Son, M, W, 20, S, attended school, completed 2 years college, born in Michigan
  Occupation	1946	Kalamazoo, Michigan   [11]
  	director of music for WSTC for 33 years
  Reference Number	16622
  Death	23 May 1951	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan   [12]
  Burial	28 May 1951	Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan   [12, 13]
  Person ID	I16539	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Edwin Dunbar Maybee,   b. (13 May 1846 OR 19 May 1846), Michigan d. 22 Mar 1924
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Harriet Elizabeth Smith,   b. 22 Dec 1850, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Sep 1908, Whiteford Township, Monroe County, Michigan (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Between 1867 and 1868  [14]
  Family ID	F2656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Zella Blanche Forsythe,   b. 29 Jun 1879, York Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan d. 7 Apr 1970, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1898	Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Rolland Harper Maybee,   b. 6 Jan 1901, Washtenaw County, Michigan d. 10 Jun 1976, New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. girl Maybee,   b. 1 Feb 1903, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan d. 16 Feb 1903, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Allen Forsythe Maybee,   b. 5 Feb 1905, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan d. 8 Aug 1962, Fairmount, Hunterdon County, New Jersey (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Gene Dallas Maybee,   b. 6 Apr 1910, Mount Pleasant, Michigan d. 16 Mar 1991, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Harper Cyrus Maybee, Jr.,   b. 4 Jun 1919, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan d. 9 Aug 1989, Hudson, Pasco County, Florida (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S337] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=39, Roll 1675763, Draft Board 2. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952. [S52] 1880 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan; Roll: 596; Family History Film: 1254596; Page: 601C; Enumeration District: 188; Image: 0387. [S90] 1900 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Ypsilanti Ward 3, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: T623 747; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 112. [S76] 1910 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, 1-Wd Mt Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan; Series: T624; Roll: 652; Page: 175A; Enumeration District: 95; Part: 2; Line: 10. [S132] Anne Mabillé, Maybee Society - Anne Mabille; Number: 279, from Western Michigan University at Kalamazoo magazine. [S303] 1920 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Kalamazoo Ward 2, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: T625_775; Page: 7A&B; Enumeration District: 159; Image: 324. [S302] 1930 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Roll: 998, Pages 1B & 2A, Enumeration District: 23, Image: 249-50. [S455] 1940 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Roll T627-1771, Page 62A, ED 39-22. [S11] Maybee Society Card File, Historical Hand Atlas, Whiteford Twp [Monroe County, Michigan], p186. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Find A Grave Memorial# 76131950, Plot: Block044, Lot004, SpaceN1/2unk, SpotID1048. [S90] 1900 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Ypsilanti Ward 3, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: T623 747; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 112.