Co H 53rd Infantry Regiment, CSA
Enlisted as a Pvt on 13 Oct 1862 in Stokes County, North Carolina. He served the entire war and was a prisoner of war from 22 Sep 1864 to 19 Mar 1865.
Son of Mary Jane Mabe and grandson of Revolutionary War Hero, "Long John" Mabe, Col. Mabe never married. His cousin, Nancy Jane Mabe, was his housekeeper until her death. Their graves are the only two in the cemetery on his farm.
The August 17, 1918 issue of "The Danbury Reporter" read:
Colonel Martin Van Mabe died at his home near the Seven Island Ford of the Dan River last Monday, after lingering illness at the age of about 80 years. For some time he had lived with his nearest relative, Mr. Watt Mabe. Col Mabe was a self-made man, highly respected, and his work throughout the county reached far and wide. He was never married and had no immediate family. He left his remaining assets to charitable causes and institutions.
Enlisted as a Pvt on 13 Oct 1862 in Stokes County, North Carolina. He served the entire war and was a prisoner of war from 22 Sep 1864 to 19 Mar 1865.
Son of Mary Jane Mabe and grandson of Revolutionary War Hero, "Long John" Mabe, Col. Mabe never married. His cousin, Nancy Jane Mabe, was his housekeeper until her death. Their graves are the only two in the cemetery on his farm.
The August 17, 1918 issue of "The Danbury Reporter" read:
Colonel Martin Van Mabe died at his home near the Seven Island Ford of the Dan River last Monday, after lingering illness at the age of about 80 years. For some time he had lived with his nearest relative, Mr. Watt Mabe. Col Mabe was a self-made man, highly respected, and his work throughout the county reached far and wide. He was never married and had no immediate family. He left his remaining assets to charitable causes and institutions.
Co H 53rd Infantry Regiment, CSA
Enlisted as a Pvt on 13 Oct 1862 in Stokes County, North Carolina. He served the entire war and was a prisoner of war from 22 Sep 1864 to 19 Mar 1865.
Son of Mary Jane Mabe and grandson of Revolutionary War Hero, "Long John" Mabe, Col. Mabe never married. His cousin, Nancy Jane Mabe, was his housekeeper until her death. Their graves are the only two in the cemetery on his farm.
The August 17, 1918 issue of "The Danbury Reporter" read:
Colonel Martin Van Mabe died at his home near the Seven Island Ford of the Dan River last Monday, after lingering illness at the age of about 80 years. For some time he had lived with his nearest relative, Mr. Watt Mabe. Col Mabe was a self-made man, highly respected, and his work throughout the county reached far and wide. He was never married and had no immediate family. He left his remaining assets to charitable causes and institutions.
Enlisted as a Pvt on 13 Oct 1862 in Stokes County, North Carolina. He served the entire war and was a prisoner of war from 22 Sep 1864 to 19 Mar 1865.
Son of Mary Jane Mabe and grandson of Revolutionary War Hero, "Long John" Mabe, Col. Mabe never married. His cousin, Nancy Jane Mabe, was his housekeeper until her death. Their graves are the only two in the cemetery on his farm.
The August 17, 1918 issue of "The Danbury Reporter" read:
Colonel Martin Van Mabe died at his home near the Seven Island Ford of the Dan River last Monday, after lingering illness at the age of about 80 years. For some time he had lived with his nearest relative, Mr. Watt Mabe. Col Mabe was a self-made man, highly respected, and his work throughout the county reached far and wide. He was never married and had no immediate family. He left his remaining assets to charitable causes and institutions.
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