Ruth Elizabeth Mabee

1894 - 1990  (96 years)

• Name	Ruth Elizabeth Mabee
  Birth	1 Jan 1894	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1897	101 Jefferson, Des Moines, Iowa   [4]
  Census	8 Jun 1900	101 Jefferson Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa   [5]
  	Samuel E Mabee, Head, W, M, Apr 1858, 42, M, 12, Canada, Canada, Canada, immigrated in 1870, Retail Dealer Fish Elizabeth Mabee, Wife, W, F, May 1863, 37, M, 12, 4 children born - still living 3, Iowa, Germany, Germany Ralph Mabee, Son, W, M, April 1892, 8, S, Iowa, Canada, Iowa, At School Ruth Mabee, Daughter, W, M[sic], Jan 1894, 6, S, Iowa, Canada, Iowa, At School Frank Mabee, Son, W, M, Aug 1899, 10 mo., S, Iowa, Canada, Iowa
  Census	1905	43rd and Forest, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa   [6]
  	Samuel Mabee, Elizabeth Mabee, Ralph Mabee, Ruth Mabee, Frank Mabee, Wilmot Mabee
  Census	18 Apr 1910	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa   [7]
  	Samuel Mabee, Head, M, W, 52, M1, 20, Canada, Canada, Canada, Real Estate Agent, owns home Elizabeth Mabee, Wife, F, W, 44, M1, 20, 4 children born and living, Iowa, Germany, Germany, none Ralph Mabee, Son, W, M, 17, S, Iowa, Canada, Iowa, salesman, Department Store Ruth Mabee, Daughter, F, W, 16, S, Iowa, Canada, Iowa, in school Frank Mabee, Son, W, M, 10, S, Iowa, Canada, Iowa, in school Wilmelt Mabee, Son, W, M, 7 , S, Iowa, Canada, Iowa, in school
  Census	1915	1528 W Tenth? Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa   [8]
  	Ruth Mabee, 20, Mar, Female, White, Iowa, Canada, Iowa, 4 years high school
  Census	6 Jan 1920	4501 Franklyn, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa   [9]
  	Elizabeth Mabee, Head, F, W, 54, D, Iowa, France, Germany, Nursing, Private Home Ruth Erwin, Daughter, F, W, 25, M, Iowa, Canada, Iowa, none Frank O. Erwin, Son-in-law, M, W, Iowa, US, Germany, Manager, Cigar Store Frank C Mabee, Son, M, W, 21, S, Iowa, Canada, Iowa, Salesman, Cigar Store Wilmot D Mabee, Son, M, W, 18, S, Iowa, Canada, Iowa,, none
  Census	11 Apr 1930	125 Carmalita, Monterey, Monterey County, California   [10]
  	Frank O Erwin, Head, M, W, 36, M, Iowa, United States, Germany, Asst Manager, Dry Goods Store Ruth Erwin, Wife, F, W, 36, M, 24, Iowa, United States, United States Elizabeth Mabee, Mother-in-law, F, W, 67, Wd, 25, United States, non US, Germany
  Witness-Obituary	8 Jan 1934	Des Moines, Iowa   [11]
  	Samuel E Mabee, 75, former Dunlap, Ia., and Des Moines merchant, died of pneumonia, Sunday at the home of his son, Ralph H Mabee, 1426 Forty-fifth st. Born near Toronto, Canada, Mr Mabee had lived here since 1893. After leaving the mercantile business here, he became a real estate broker. Surviving are his widow, three sons and one daughter. Besides his son Ralph, with whom he lived, his children are Mrs Ruth Erwin, Stockton, Cal, and Frank C, and Wilmot Mabee of Des Moines.
  Census	5 Apr 1950	1639 Bryden Lane, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California   [12]
  	Frank O Erwin, Head, White, Male, 63, Married, born in Iowa, District Manager, Health Insurance Ruth E Erwin, Wife, White, Female, 56, Married, born in Iowa, Bookkeeper Elizabeth R Mabee, Mother-in-law, White, Female, 87, Widowed, born in Iowa, parents born in US, completed 12 grades of school, $900 other income
  Witness-Obituary	26 Oct 1954	Des Moines, Iowa   [13]
  	Services for Elizabeth R. Mabee, 91, who died Monday at the Home for the Aged, 2833 University ave, will be Wednesday at Dunn's Funeral Home. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery. Mrs Mabee had been ill three weeks after suffering a hip fracture in a fall. Born in Union, she was a resident of Des Moines 60 years, formerly living in Dunlap. She was a member of College Avenue Christian Church and Waveland Park chapter of Eastern Star. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs Ruth Erwin, Santa Rosa, Cal; two sons, Frank C, retired Des Moines police chief, and Ralph H. both of Des Moines; one brother, William Zimmerman, Tacoma, Wash; seven grandchildren and 11 gret-grandchildren.
  Residence	1957	1639 Bryden Lane, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California   [14]
  Witness-Obituary	8 Jul 1960	Des Moines, Iowa   [15]
  	Services for Ralph H Mabee, 68, of 1149 Sixty-sixth st, who died of cancer Friday morning at home, will be Monday at the Dunn Funeral Home. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery. A native of Dunlap, Mr Mabee had lived here about 60 years. He was a real estate broker and insurance agent. Mr Mabee was a member of Westside Church of Christ, Monigona Lodge of the Des Moines Consistory, Za-Ga-Zig Shrine and Hapac Grotto. Surviving are his widow, Jennie M; a son Charles C of Des Moines; two daughters, Mrs Pauline Jorgensen of Des Moines and Mrs Lillian Trotter of Garden Grove, Cal; a sister Mrs Ruth Erwin of Santa Rosa, Cal; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
  Reference Number	26605
  Death	29 Mar 1990	Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California   [16]
  Person ID	I26410	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel Edwin Mabee,   b. 14 Apr 1858, Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Jan 1934, 1426 45th Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Rebecca Zimmerman,   b. 13 Mar 1863, West Union, Fayette County, Iowa d. 25 Oct 1954, Home for the Aged, 2833 University Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Apr 1889	Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa   [2, 17]
  Family ID	F5785	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frank Orval Erwin,   b. 19 Jul 1886, Columbus City, Louisa County, Iowa d. 23 Jan 1976, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	26 Jul 1918	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa   [2, 18]
  Family ID	F8774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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