Note: The year of death of Charles' gravestone is 1939. According to Shaul Cemetery's records and the date of his obituary, which I have transcribed below, Charles died on January 31, 1940. This also agrees with his date of death in his wife Mary's obituary. Update of May 31, 2021: Charles' death certificate, giving his date of death as January 31, 1940, may now be seen in both familysearch.org and ancestry.com.
Charles was first married to Sarah Snyder on March 18, 1877, in Adair County, Missouri. (Name on marriage record is Charley.)
Charles Mabit [sic] married Mollie A. McEwen on January 24, 1888, in Adair County, Missouri. This was probably the Charles in this memorial, as it appears his son William Albert Mabis was born to this marriage.
He married Mary A. Swanson on June 6, 1906, in Ottumwa.
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Obituary From Ottumwa Daily Courier , Wednesday, January 31, 1940, Page 9:
CHARLES MABIS DIES AT AGE 85
Charles Mabis, 85, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas P. Coughlin, 431 North Van Buren avenue today at 10:30 a.m.
Mr. Mabis was the son of Charles Frederick and Elizabeth Mabis and was born at Oldensburg [sic], Ind., March 15, 1854. He had been a resident of Ottumwa for the last 39 years.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; daughters, Mrs. Dollie Coughlin and Mrs. Mildred Stevens of Ottumwa; sons, Edward of Des Moines, William of LaPlata, Mo., and Millard of Ottumwa; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Joseph Motter and Mrs. Susan Fountain of Kirkville, Mo., and Mrs. Elizabeth Findley of LaPlata, Mo., and brothers, John of Kirkville and Christopher of White Sulphur Springs, Mont.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, five sons and one brother.
The body is at Johnson's funeral chapel.
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"MABIS SERVICES," From Ottumwa Daily Courier, Thursday, February 1, 1940, Page 14:
Services for Charles Mabis, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas P. Coughlin, 431 North Van Buren avenue, Wednesday, will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Coughlin home, conducted by the Rev. W.J. Creswell. Burial will be in the Shaul cemetery.
The body will be taken to the Coughlin home today at 5 p.m.
Charles was first married to Sarah Snyder on March 18, 1877, in Adair County, Missouri. (Name on marriage record is Charley.)
Charles Mabit [sic] married Mollie A. McEwen on January 24, 1888, in Adair County, Missouri. This was probably the Charles in this memorial, as it appears his son William Albert Mabis was born to this marriage.
He married Mary A. Swanson on June 6, 1906, in Ottumwa.
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Obituary From Ottumwa Daily Courier , Wednesday, January 31, 1940, Page 9:
CHARLES MABIS DIES AT AGE 85
Charles Mabis, 85, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas P. Coughlin, 431 North Van Buren avenue today at 10:30 a.m.
Mr. Mabis was the son of Charles Frederick and Elizabeth Mabis and was born at Oldensburg [sic], Ind., March 15, 1854. He had been a resident of Ottumwa for the last 39 years.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; daughters, Mrs. Dollie Coughlin and Mrs. Mildred Stevens of Ottumwa; sons, Edward of Des Moines, William of LaPlata, Mo., and Millard of Ottumwa; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Joseph Motter and Mrs. Susan Fountain of Kirkville, Mo., and Mrs. Elizabeth Findley of LaPlata, Mo., and brothers, John of Kirkville and Christopher of White Sulphur Springs, Mont.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, five sons and one brother.
The body is at Johnson's funeral chapel.
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"MABIS SERVICES," From Ottumwa Daily Courier, Thursday, February 1, 1940, Page 14:
Services for Charles Mabis, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas P. Coughlin, 431 North Van Buren avenue, Wednesday, will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Coughlin home, conducted by the Rev. W.J. Creswell. Burial will be in the Shaul cemetery.
The body will be taken to the Coughlin home today at 5 p.m.
Note: The year of death of Charles' gravestone is 1939. According to Shaul Cemetery's records and the date of his obituary, which I have transcribed below, Charles died on January 31, 1940. This also agrees with his date of death in his wife Mary's obituary. Update of May 31, 2021: Charles' death certificate, giving his date of death as January 31, 1940, may now be seen in both familysearch.org and ancestry.com.
Charles was first married to Sarah Snyder on March 18, 1877, in Adair County, Missouri. (Name on marriage record is Charley.)
Charles Mabit [sic] married Mollie A. McEwen on January 24, 1888, in Adair County, Missouri. This was probably the Charles in this memorial, as it appears his son William Albert Mabis was born to this marriage.
He married Mary A. Swanson on June 6, 1906, in Ottumwa.
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Obituary From Ottumwa Daily Courier , Wednesday, January 31, 1940, Page 9:
CHARLES MABIS DIES AT AGE 85
Charles Mabis, 85, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas P. Coughlin, 431 North Van Buren avenue today at 10:30 a.m.
Mr. Mabis was the son of Charles Frederick and Elizabeth Mabis and was born at Oldensburg [sic], Ind., March 15, 1854. He had been a resident of Ottumwa for the last 39 years.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; daughters, Mrs. Dollie Coughlin and Mrs. Mildred Stevens of Ottumwa; sons, Edward of Des Moines, William of LaPlata, Mo., and Millard of Ottumwa; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Joseph Motter and Mrs. Susan Fountain of Kirkville, Mo., and Mrs. Elizabeth Findley of LaPlata, Mo., and brothers, John of Kirkville and Christopher of White Sulphur Springs, Mont.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, five sons and one brother.
The body is at Johnson's funeral chapel.
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"MABIS SERVICES," From Ottumwa Daily Courier, Thursday, February 1, 1940, Page 14:
Services for Charles Mabis, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas P. Coughlin, 431 North Van Buren avenue, Wednesday, will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Coughlin home, conducted by the Rev. W.J. Creswell. Burial will be in the Shaul cemetery.
The body will be taken to the Coughlin home today at 5 p.m.
Charles was first married to Sarah Snyder on March 18, 1877, in Adair County, Missouri. (Name on marriage record is Charley.)
Charles Mabit [sic] married Mollie A. McEwen on January 24, 1888, in Adair County, Missouri. This was probably the Charles in this memorial, as it appears his son William Albert Mabis was born to this marriage.
He married Mary A. Swanson on June 6, 1906, in Ottumwa.
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Obituary From Ottumwa Daily Courier , Wednesday, January 31, 1940, Page 9:
CHARLES MABIS DIES AT AGE 85
Charles Mabis, 85, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas P. Coughlin, 431 North Van Buren avenue today at 10:30 a.m.
Mr. Mabis was the son of Charles Frederick and Elizabeth Mabis and was born at Oldensburg [sic], Ind., March 15, 1854. He had been a resident of Ottumwa for the last 39 years.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; daughters, Mrs. Dollie Coughlin and Mrs. Mildred Stevens of Ottumwa; sons, Edward of Des Moines, William of LaPlata, Mo., and Millard of Ottumwa; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Joseph Motter and Mrs. Susan Fountain of Kirkville, Mo., and Mrs. Elizabeth Findley of LaPlata, Mo., and brothers, John of Kirkville and Christopher of White Sulphur Springs, Mont.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, five sons and one brother.
The body is at Johnson's funeral chapel.
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"MABIS SERVICES," From Ottumwa Daily Courier, Thursday, February 1, 1940, Page 14:
Services for Charles Mabis, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas P. Coughlin, 431 North Van Buren avenue, Wednesday, will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Coughlin home, conducted by the Rev. W.J. Creswell. Burial will be in the Shaul cemetery.
The body will be taken to the Coughlin home today at 5 p.m.
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