| Name |
Lavon Eli Mabie [1] |
| Birth |
12 May 1918 |
Cromwell, Tippecanoe Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
Jan 1920 |
Washington, Noble County, Indiana [3] |
- Eli E Mabie, Head, M, W, 33, M, Kansas, Indiana, Indiana, Farmer, General farm
Fannie E Mabie, Wife, F, W, 27, M, Indiana, Indiana, Michigan
Eugene E Mabie, Son, M. W, 10, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana, in school
Gerald W Mabie, Daughter, F [sic], W, 8, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana, in school
Glades A Mabie, Daughter, F, W, 7, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana, in school
Lavon E Mabie, Daughter, F [sic], . W, 1yr, 6mo, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana
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| Anecdote |
31 Aug 1928 |
Warsaw, Indiana [4] |
- Additional information received in Warsaw today on the Mabie tragedy in which Glayds Mabie, daughter of Eli Mabie, was burned to death early Thursday morning when the Mabie home, three miles southeast of North Webster, was struck by lighting, is to the effect that the brother Gerald was stunned by the bolt and was only aroused by his sister prior to being overcome by smoke. Gerald Mabie's condition is much improved today. He was able to be removed from the Crissy Home Hospital in Pierceton to the home of his aunt, Mrs. Edward Grieder, near North Webster, Thursday morning. Although he did not feel so well Thursday evening it is believed that his condition is rapidly improving. The two fled down the stairway to the lower floor. Gerald kicked open the stair-door with difficulty, and found himself confronted with dense smoke and flames. Believing that all chance of escape either at the front or rear door was cut off, Gerald kicked out a window at the foot of the stairway, and crawled outside the house to safety. Turning back to seize and rescue his sister, he found she had left. It is presumed that the girl, becoming panic-stricken, endeavored to escape through the kitchen of the home, and that she was quickly overcome on reaching the kitchen. The stairway led from the second floor to the pantry next to the kitchen. The father, Eli Mabie, and one son, Lavon, were sleeping on the lower floor in a room just off the living room. Gerald and Gladys were asleep in upstairs rooms. The lighting bolt struck the kitchen chimney, traveling downward through it and into the interior of the kitchen. In an instant the interior was in flames, which spread t all portions of the house. There were three rooms downstairs and two above. Mr. Mabie and his son Lavon fled out the front door in their nightclothes, shouting alarms to the two sleeping upstairs. The father and two sons reached the outside at about the same time. When they missed Gladys, Mr. Mabie and Newton Miller, a neighbor, who had reached the scene, climbed a ladder leading into Gladys' upstairs sleeping room, but they did not find her there. A few minutes later Mr. Mabie and Mr. Miller looked into the kitchen. There they saw the inert form of the girl, surrounded by flames which prevented any chance of rescue.
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| Census |
2 Apr 1930 |
Sparta, Noble County, Indiana [5] |
- Eli E Mabie, Head, M, W, 42, M, age at first marriage 21, Kansas, Kansas, Kansas, Farms own general farm
Gerald W Mabie, Son, M, W, M, age at first marriage 18, Indiana, Kansas, Indiana, none
Lavon M Mabie, Son, M, W, 11, S , Indiana, Kansas, Indiana, none
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| Census |
18 May 1940 |
Tippecanoe Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana [6] |
- Eli E Mabie, owns home on farm worth $1500, Head, M, W, 55, Wd, completed 8 years school, born in Kansas, residence 1 April 1935 was Whitley County, Indiana, Operator, Farm, own account
Bonnie Mabie, Son, M, W, 20, S, completed 4 years high school, born in Indiana, residence 1 April 1935 was Whitley County, Indiana, Laborer, Farm, wages earned in 1939 - $200
Orvin Mabie, Son, M, W, 19, S, completed 4 years high school, born in Indiana, residence 1 April 1935 was Whitley County, Indiana, not employed, Enrollee, CCC Camp, Lafayette, Indiana, wages earned in 1939 - $180 for 24 weeks
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| WW2 Draft |
16 Oct 1940 |
Cromwell, Kosciusko County, Indiana [1] |
- Lavon Eli Mabie, Cromwell RR1, Kos., Ind., born 12 May 1919 in Cromwell, Indiana, registered for the draft. He was a farmer. The person who would always know his address was his father, Mr Eli Mabie, at the same address. He was White, 5' 8", 140 pounds, had brown eyes, brown hair, and a light complexion.
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| Census |
10 Apr 1950 |
Farm on Green Road, Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana [7] |
- Lavon Mabie, Head, White, Male, 33, Married, born in Indiana, Farm Helper, Farm
Mabel Mabie, Wife, White, Female, 23, Married, born in Indiana
Paul Mabie, Son, White, Male, 3, never married, born in Indiana
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| Witness-Obituary |
2 Dec 1964 |
Warsaw, Indiana [8] |
- Eli Mabie, 78, of North Webster, died of complications at 5:30 a.m. today in the Hillcrest Nursing Home, Columbia City. Mr. Mabie, who had been ill since Nov 9, was born in Kosciusko county on Jan 15, 1888, the son of John and Anna (Long) Mabie. In 1906 he was united in marriage to Fannie Snoke who preceded him in death in 1924. A retired farmer, Mr. Mabie was a member of the Mock Christian Church at North Webster where he had resided most of his lifetime. Survivors include four sons, Gerald Mabie, of Livonia, Eugene Mabie, of North Webster, Orvin Mabie, of Bristol, LaVon Mabie, of Columbia City; one brother and one sister, Ben Mabie and Mrs. Elizabeth Hart, both of North Webster; 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two daughters, one brother and one sister. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Harris-Troxel Funeral Home at North Webster. Rev. Chester Reed will officiate. Interment will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from noon Friday until the hour of the service
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| Witness-Obituary |
6 Oct 1997 |
The Goshen News, Bristol, Indiana [9] |
- Orvan Leroy Mabie, Sr., 76 died at 8:52 p.m. Sunday in Goshen General Hospital where he was admitted Friday. He had been ill since July after suffering a heart attack. He was born Sept. 21,1921, in North Webster, to Eli Earl and Fannie (Snoke) Mabie, and spent his lifetime in the Goshen area. On November 21st, 1945, in Syracuse, he married Jean M. Rummel.
He was a fireman at Goshen Rubber for 32 years, retiring in 1988. The he also farmed part time for 40 years. He was an Army veteran of World War two, serving in North Africa, Italy and France and Germany. He was a volunteer for United Labor Agency Harvest Basket and was a member of Zion Grange.
Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Diana (Mrs. Henry) Brubaker, Bristol; two sons, Allen, Bristol, and Orvan, Jr, Granger; seven grandchildren; a great grandchild; and three brothers, Gerald and Eugene, both of North Webster, and Lavon, Columbia City. A sister,. Gladys, died in 1928…. Memorials may be directed to United Labor Agency Harvest Basket." There was no service.
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| Reference Number |
3654 |
| Death |
31 Oct 2002 |
Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana [10] |
| Burial |
Oak Grove Cemetery, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana [11] |
| Person ID |
I3632 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1918 - 2002 (84 years)
