She began her teaching career in Wisconsin, as a teenager, and was later Principal of schools in Priest River, Idaho; and in Oregon City and McMinnville, Oregon. She was active in educational work in the state of Oregon from 1914 onward. From 1922 to 1948, she was associated with the Oregon College of Education, Department of Education. For the last ten of those years, she served as Dean of Education.
She was active in Camp Fire Girls training from 1926 to 1940. She was also the author of the Oregon supplement to the state civics text used in Oregon Schools for many years. She was a member of the Association of University Women and of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Her father, John Louis McAbee, was five-eighths French and three-eighths Menominee Indian, and was a veteran of the Civil War.
Sophie died at the age of 77 years and 1 day.
She began her teaching career in Wisconsin, as a teenager, and was later Principal of schools in Priest River, Idaho; and in Oregon City and McMinnville, Oregon. She was active in educational work in the state of Oregon from 1914 onward. From 1922 to 1948, she was associated with the Oregon College of Education, Department of Education. For the last ten of those years, she served as Dean of Education.
She was active in Camp Fire Girls training from 1926 to 1940. She was also the author of the Oregon supplement to the state civics text used in Oregon Schools for many years. She was a member of the Association of University Women and of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Her father, John Louis McAbee, was five-eighths French and three-eighths Menominee Indian, and was a veteran of the Civil War.
Sophie died at the age of 77 years and 1 day.
Gravesite Details
Sophia McAbee married Feb. 24, 1903 Warren Addison Barnum (1875-1964).
Family Members
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Angeline McAbee
1866–1866
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Amos Henderson McAbee
1867–1929
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John Lambert McAbee
1870–1925
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Genevieve Henrietta McAbee Sullivan
1872–1959
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Martha McAbee
1874–1876
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James William "Doc" McAbee
1876–1961
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Charles Henry McAbee
1881–1882
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Henry George McAbee
1882–1954
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Mary McAbee
1884–1884
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Gertrude McAbee
1886–1900
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Ellen McAbee
1888–1889
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Louis E McAbee
1889–1912
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Margaret Teresa "Meg" McAbee Weyenberg
1891–1931
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