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Adam Vaubel was born on 22 May 1843 in Hesse-DarmstadtG.^4,5,6,7 Adam immigrated to the United StatesG in 1865.^17,18
     Adam married first Martha Ficht on 12 Nov 1868 in Tazewell Co., IllinoisG, with Rev. A. S. Heilman officating.^8,9,10
     Adam and Martha appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Fon du Lac Twp., Tazewell Co., IllinoisG, enumerated 28 Jul 1870, reporting real estate valued at $3,000 and personal estate of $300. Their daughter Mary was listed as living with them.¹
     His wife died on 10 Mar 1876.¹⁹
     Adam married second Mary Ebert, daughter of Michael Ebert and Rosina Zechler, about 1876.^11,12,13
     Adam and Mary appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Fon du Lac, Tazewell Co., Illinois G, enumerated 2 Jul 1880. Their son Edward was listed as living with them, as were his daughters by his first marriage, Mary and Helene.²
     He was a farmer.^20,2,21,22 The 1880 census provides a snapshot of his farm in Fon du Lac Twp.G He owned the farm, which was valued at $6,000, with $200 worth of implements. He had 100 acres of tilled land and 60 acres of woodlands. He reported the value of his production the prior year as $1,100. He had mowed 10 acres the prior year, yielding 26 tons of hay, and produced 18 bushels of clover seed. He assigned no value to livestock, but reported 4 horses and 2 mules, 8 "milch cows," from which he had produced 400 lb. of butter the prior year. There were 4 other cattle, had 5 calves dropped the prior year, sold 5 cattle living and slaughtered one. He had 17 swine and 40 poultry. His crops in 1879 had included 28 acres of Indian corn yielding 1,100 bushels, 8 acres of oats yielding 200 bushels, 6 acres of rye yielding 70 bushels, 24 acres of wheat yielding 640 bushels, and half an acre of potatoes yielding 60 bushels. A one-acre apple orchard, with 50 trees, had yielded 30 bushels valued at $8. He reported he had spent $50 on fence repair and nothing on fertilizer in the prior year, but had paid $200, including board, for hired labor for 52 weeks of work.²³
     Adam and Mary appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Fon du Lac Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois G, enumerated 19 Jun 1900, reporting that they owned their farm, mortgage free. Their children Edward, Charles, Elsie, and Sadie were listed as living with them.²¹
      Adam retired before 1910 and he and Mary moved to the town of WashingtonG.²⁴ They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois G, on Pine, enumerated 25 Apr 1910, reporting that they owned their home, mortgage free. Their children Elsie and Sadie were listed as living with them.²⁵
     Adam and Mary appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois G, enumerated 10 Jan 1920, reporting that they owned their home, mortgage free. Their daughter Sadie was listed as living with them.²⁶
     Adam died on 30 Apr 1925 in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell Co., IllinoisG, at age 81.^14,15 He was buried in May 1925 in Washington Cemetery, Washington, IllinoisG.¹⁶
     His will was probated on 4 Jun 1925 in Tazewell Co.G His real estate was valued at $51,000 and his personal property at $5,000.²⁷

Valera Catherine Vaubel was born on 6 Oct 1909 in Chatsworth, IllinoisG.^4,5,6
     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Chatsworth, Livingston Co., Illinois, G in the household of her parents, Rev. Edward George Vaubel and Catherine Angelia Glabe.¹⁴ She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Bonfield, Kankakee Co., Illinois, G in the household of her parents.¹⁵
     Valera appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Freeport Twp., Stephenson Co., Illinois, at 1251 So. Harlem Ave. G, enumerated 3 Apr 1930, listed as a lodger and student nurse at Evangelical Deaconess Hospital.¹⁶ She also appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Ottawa, LaSalle Co., Illinois G, in the household of her parents, but marked as absent.¹⁷
     Valera graduated from the nursing school at Deaconess Hospital, in Freeport, IllinoisG, in 1930.^18,19,20 She then attended LaSalle Junior College, Oglesby, IllinoisG, now Illinois Valley Community College, for two years.¹⁸
     She worked at St. Luke's Hospital, in Chicago, for a year and a half.¹⁸
      Valera joined the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps, commissioned 4 Oct 1937. She spend three years at San Diego, CaliforniaG.^21,22,23
     Valera appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of San Diego, San Diego Co., California, at U.S. Naval Hospital G, enumerated 2 Apr 1940, where she was a nurse. She reported that she had lived in Chicago, Illinois in 1935, had worked 40 hours the last week of March, and that she had worked 52 weeks the prior year, earning $840.²⁴
      She was sent to the naval hospital at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii TerritoryG, departing Los Angeles 24 Oct, 1940 aboard the S.S. Lurline. She arrived in Honolulu 30 Oct 1940.^25,26 She was at Pearl HarborG during the attack on 7 Dec 1941, and was one of 29 Navy nurses awarded a citation for "outstanding ability in performance of duty under enemy fire" by Admiral Nimitz, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific fleet in Feb 1943. The citation reads in part:
      She returned to the mainland in Nov 1942, and was assigned to the Great Lakes area. She was promoted to lieutenant 30 Jun 1944. The Navy took over four and a half floors at Wesley Memorial Hospital, ChicagoG, and she became assistant chief nurse and later chief nurse. She was the last chief nurse there, helping close the clinic in May 1946.^27,28
     Valera appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of the Naval Supply Depot, Rough and Ready Island, San Joaquin Co., California G, enumerated 8 Aug 1950. She reported she had worked 52 weeks in 1949, earning $3,500 in wages or salary.²⁹
      She was promoted to lieutenant commander 1 Apr 1953. Among her other assignments, she spent one year in the Philippines where she was chief of the nursing service and six months in Japan where she was head of out-patient dependent commission.^30,18
     Valera married first John Alonzo Corbin, son of William A. Corbin and Ollie C. Smith, on 15 Aug 1957 in Washington, IllinoisG. He had previously been married to Helen Ann Kowker and Harriet Gertrude Thiemann.^7,4,8
      Valera retired from the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps 1 Nov 1957, as a lieutenant commander.^31,32,33
     Valera and John settled in Kingsville, TexasG, where he had been living, after their marriage.³⁴
     She attended Texas College of Arts and Industries, Kingsville, TexasG, now Texas A&M University-Kingsville, from Jun to Dec 1958.^35,36
     Valera and John were divorced in 1958.⁹
     Valera returned to Illinois where she attended Bradley Polytechnic Institute, Peoria, working on a degree in elementary education.¹⁸ She was fifth grade teacher in Washington, IllinoisG, near her hometown, by 1964.³⁷
     Valera married second Dante Elwyn Wiskerson, son of Charles H. Wiskerson and Myrtle Essie Ludington, on 17 Dec 1972 in San Diego, CaliforniaG. He was the widower of Laura Bessie Massey. He had previously been married to Viola May Mattocks.¹⁰
     Her second husband died on 20 Aug 1994 in La Mesa, San Diego Co., CaliforniaG.^38,39
     Valera died on 8 Dec 2000 at age 91.^11,12 She was buried in El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego Co., CaliforniaG.¹³

John Alonzo Corbin was born on 23 May 1905 in LouisianaG.^4,5,6
     He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Pollock, Grant Parish, Louisiana, G in the household of his parents, William A. Corbin and Ollie C. Smith.²²
     His mother died in 1919, when John was about 14 years old.^23,24 John appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Grant Parish, Louisiana, G in the household of his father.²⁵
      John enlisted in the U.S. Navy 16 Sep 1922. He served as a pharmacist mate in the medical corps until his discharge 26 Jan 1945.^26,27,28,29
     John married first Helen Ann Kowker, daughter of William Kowker and Petrona Keutch, on 17 Jan 1929 in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaG, with Rev. George E. Nicholi officiating.^7,8,9
     John appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Shields Twp., Lake Co., Illinois G, enumerated 12 Apr 1930, as a roomer in the Hospital Corpmans Quarters at the United States Naval Hospital, listed as a pharmacist mate.²⁷ Helen appeared on the 1930 Census of Queens, Queens Co., New York, G in the household of her sister Anna and her husband Thomas Reese.³⁰
     John and Helen appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of San Diego, San Diego Co., California, at 4719 Utah G, enumerated 25 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $25 per month, and that they had lived in Los Angeles, in 1935.³¹
     John became a history teacher after he was discharged from the Navy.³²
     It would appear that John and Helen divorced by 1947, as he remarried in April of that year. However she reported they were separated on the 1950 census, and no record of a divorce has been found.^33,34
     John married second Harriet Gertrude Thiemann, daughter of Joseph Thiemann and Elizabeth Luedke, on 12 Apr 1947 in Clark Co., NevadaG, with Rev. F. C. Lovett officiating. She had previously been married to Sidney Asp Lunceford and Frans Julius Mattson.^10,11
     John and Harriet appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Austin, Travis Co., Texas, at 5106 Ave 7th G, enumerated 11 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm, her 11-year-old daughter Shirley by her previous marriage was also listed in the household.³⁵
     John was arrested in Austin, TexasG, 10 Mar 1952 on charges initiated by his wife that he had raped her 13-year-old daughter by a prior marriage. He was released on a $10,000 bond, but then arrested again in 19 Apr. His wife and her daughter had disappeared but were then located in Minnesota. Austin police offered to pay their expenses to return to testify. John was again released on $10,000 bond. No further record of the case has been found.³⁶
     John married third Valera Catherine Vaubel, daughter of Rev. Edward George Vaubel and Catherine Angelia Glabe, on 15 Aug 1957 in Washington, IllinoisG.^12,13,14
     John and Valera settled in Kingsville, TexasG, where he had been living, after their marriage.³⁷
     John and Valera were divorced in 1958.¹⁵
     John married fourth Agnes Marie Unterbrink, daughter of Louis H. Unterbrink and Anna M. Potts, on 16 Feb 1990 in Kleberg Co., TexasG. She had previously been married to Cornelius Bartley Dunegan.^16,17
     John died on 12 Sep 1996 in Kleberg Co., TexasG, at age 91.^18,19,20 He was buried on 17 Sep 1996 in Chamberlain Cemetery, Kingsville, Kleberg Co., TexasG.²¹

Emerson Edward Vaubel was born on 17 Dec 1911 in Pearl City, Stephenson Co., IllinoisG.^4,5,6
     He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Bonfield, Kankakee Co., Illinois, G in the household of his parents, Rev. Edward George Vaubel and Catherine Angelia Glabe.¹² He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Ottawa, LaSalle Co., Illinois G, in the household of his parents.¹³
     He was employed by the Blyth Bond Company of Chicago at the time of his marriage in ChicagoG.¹⁴
     Emerson married Isabelle Helen Stewart, daughter of John Alexander Stewart and Helen Mary Henry, on 3 Oct 1935 at her parents' home in Naperville, IllinoisG, with his father officiating.^7,8,9,10 They were also recorded as married 18 Nov 1935 in Cook Co., IllinoisG. Why they were married again is unknown.¹⁵
     Emerson and Isabelle appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Freeport, Stephenson Co., Illinois, at 116½ N. Grove St G, enumerated 19 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $35 per month. Their daughter was listed as living with them, as was Savina Miller, a domestic, listed as a lodger.¹⁶
     He was a tax accountant for a battery company by 1940. That year he reported he had worked 40 hours the last week of March, and had worked 52 weeks the previous year, earning $1,500.¹⁶ He registered for the draft for World War II on 16 Oct 1940, while living at 116½ N. Grove St., Freeport, Stephenson Co., IllinoisG, reporting he was employed by Burgess Battery Company, in Freeport.³
     Emerson and Isabelle moved to Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaG, in 1944, when he took a job as a tax accountant with American Bridge Company.¹⁷ He reported in the 1950 census he had worked 40 hours the prior week.¹⁸
     Emerson and Isabelle appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Leetsdale, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, at 142 Victory Lane G, enumerated 3 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm. Their three children were listed as living with them.¹⁹ Emerson also appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio at the Statler Hotel, 630 Euclid E 2th St. G, enumerated 21 Apr 1950.²⁰
     Emerson and Isabelle moved to Brunswick, OhioG, in the 1970's.¹⁷
     Emerson died on 12 Oct 1992 in Middleburg Heights, Cuyahoga Co., OhioG, at age 80.¹¹

Isabelle Helen Stewart was born on 13 Jan 1915 in Chicago, IllinoisG.^5,6,7
     She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Maywood, Cook Co., Illinois, G in the household of her parents, John Alexander Stewart and Helen Mary Henry.¹⁵ She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of River Forest, Cook Co., Illinois, G in the household of her parents.¹⁶
     After a year at the University of Illinois, the depression forced her to leave school and work in her father's drug store in Naperville. There she met her future husband, who was attending North Central College there.¹⁷
     Isabelle married Emerson Edward Vaubel, son of Rev. Edward George Vaubel and Catherine Angelia Glabe, on 3 Oct 1935 at her parents' home in Naperville, IllinoisG, with his father officiating.^8,9,10,11 They were also recorded as married 18 Nov 1935 in Cook Co., IllinoisG. Why they were married again is unknown.¹⁸
     Isabelle and Emerson appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Freeport, Stephenson Co., Illinois, at 116½ N. Grove St G, enumerated 19 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $35 per month. Their daughter was listed as living with them, as was Savina Miller, a domestic, listed as a lodger.¹⁹
     Isabelle and Emerson moved to Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaG, in 1944.¹⁷ They appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Leetsdale, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, at 142 Victory Lane G, enumerated 3 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm. Their three children were listed as living with them.²⁰
     Isabelle became an interviewer for National Opinion Research Company after her youngest daughter started high school.¹⁷
     Isabelle and Emerson moved to Brunswick, OhioG, in the 1970's.¹⁷
     Her husband died on 12 Oct 1992 in Middleburg Heights, Cuyahoga Co., OhioG.²¹
     Isabelle moved to Richland, WashingtonG, about 2003.²²
     Isabelle died on 1 Apr 2007 in Richland, Benton Co., WashingtonG, at age 92.^12,13,14