Corrine Louise Glabe1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 292, (1886 - 1970)
FatherJacob Glabe4,5,6,7 (14 Mar 1855 - 13 Jan 1927)
MotherEmma Amelia Goller4,8,9 (27 Jan 1859 - 31 Mar 1948)

Key Events:

Birth: 16 Feb 1886, Farmingdale, Illinois10,11,12
Death: 3 Dec 1970, Redding, Shasta Co., California13,14,15
Burial: 7 Dec 1970, Glen Oaks Memorial Park, Chico, Butte Co., California16
ChartsDescendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe
AncestryThe Glabe Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Corrine Louise Glabe was born on 16 Feb 1886 in Farmingdale, Illinois.10,11,12
     She moved to Peoria, Illinois, with her parents about 1891.17,18
Corrine L. Glabe about 1944
R. L. Pound photo
She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Peoria Twp., Peoria Co., Illinois, in the household of her parents.7 She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, in the household of her parents.6
     Corrine was afflicted with a crippling disease (said to have been polio) that required her to wear a leg brace, and made walking difficult.19 She was a bookkeeper for Dr. Albert L. Corcoran in Peoria from about 1906 until about 1912. No later record of her working has been found.20,21,22
     She moved to Chicago about 1913 with her parents.23 She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, in the household of her parents.5
     It seems likely she moved to Gardena, Groveland Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois, about 1923 with her parents.24 But by 1925 she was living with her brother William and his family at 314 Elmwood Ave., Peoria, where she lived until about 1927.25
     She returned to her mother's home by 1930, when she appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Groveland Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois, in the household of her mother.9 She apparently moved with her mother to Peoria, as she is listed in her mother's home there in 1932.26
     Corrine was living with her sister, Ethel, and her husband John Roger Wiest Jr., at 83 Cypress, Phoenix, Arizona, by 1935.27,28
     She moved to Chico, California, with John and Ethel in 1939.29,30 She appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Chico, Butte Co., California, in the household of John and Ethel.31
     By 1945 she had moved with the Wiests to a property with a roomy home east of town, facing Bidwell Park.32,33 She appeared with them on the 1950 Federal Census of Chico, Butte Co., California, on Manzanita Ave.34 She moved with the Wiests to 1904 Palm Ave. by 1955.35
     She moved with the Wiests to Redding, California by 1958, where they were apparently living in the manager's apartment in a motel.36,37,38 A year later they were similarly situated at a different motel.39
     Corrine died on 3 Dec 1970 in Redding, Shasta Co., California, at age 84.13,14,15 She was buried on 7 Dec 1970 in Glen Oaks Memorial Park, Chico, Butte Co., California.16

Citations

  1. [S13040] Cora Louise Glabe obituary, The Sacramento Bee.
  2. [S1714] Jacob Glabe household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows name as Cora L. Glabe.
  3. [S421] Jacob Glabe household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as Corrine Glabe.
  4. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, pg 43.
  5. [S421] Jacob Glabe household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  6. [S720] Jacob Glabe household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  7. [S1714] Jacob Glabe household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  8. [S720] Jacob Glabe household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows Cora as the daughter of Amelia's husband, and Amelia as the mother of 9 children with 8 living.
  9. [S3913] Emma Glabe household, 1930 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  10. [S1714] Jacob Glabe household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows month and year, age 14, and state.
  11. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Cora L. Glabe, shows date, and state.
  12. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, pg 43, shows date, town, and state.
  13. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Cora Glabe, Soc. Sec. No. 560-78-9284, shows month, year, and last residence as Redding, Shasta, CA 96001.
  14. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Cora L. Glabe, shows date and county.
  15. [S13040] Cora Louise Glabe obituary, The Sacramento Bee, shows city.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 132246746, Corinne Louise “Cora” Glabe, shows date and plot information from Glen Oaks Memorial Park Cemetery Burial Records.
  17. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, pg 43, shows they moved to Peoria about 1891 and lived there many years.
  18. [S3471] Franks Peoria City Directory, 1892 pg 249 shows Jacob at W. Nebraska av cor Elizabeth; 1893 pg 266 shows him at 610 W. Nebraska av cor Elizabeth; 1894 pg 277 shows him at Nebraska cor Elizabeth; 1895 pg 210 shows him at N. Elizabeth cor Nebraska av; 1896 pg 243 and 1897 pg 223 show him at N. Elizabeth cor W Nebraska av; 1898 pg 225 shows him at 815 N Elizabeth.
  19. [S110] Personal knowledge of author, 3 Aug 1998.
  20. [S3472] White's Peoria City Directory, 1906, pg 313, shows occupation as bkkpr, Dr. A. L. Coreoran.
  21. [S720] Jacob Glabe household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows occupation as bookkeeper, industry as physician.
  22. [S3471] Franks Peoria City Directory, 1912, pg 372, shows occupation as bkkpr, Dr. Albert L Corcoran.
  23. [S3471] Franks Peoria City Directory, 1912-13 pg 372 is the last listing in which Jacob, Cora, and Mlyrtle appear. The younger children had not appeared in the directories.
  24. [S475] Jacob Glabe, Standard Certificate of Death, shows lived in this town 3 yrs 6 mo.
  25. [S3473] Peoria City Directory, 1925, pg 334; 1926, pg 353; and 1927, pg 252, all list her at William's Elmwood address.
  26. [S3474] Polk's Peoria City Directory, 1931 pg 331; and 1932 pg 279.
  27. [S3914] Phoenix City Directory, 1935, pp 184, 481.
  28. [S3915] John R. Wiest household, 1940 U.S. Census, Butte Co., California, shows John, Ethel, Roger, and Corrine had lived in Phoenix in 1935.
  29. [S3460] Polk's Chico and Oroville (California) City Directory, 1940 pp 98, 195 show them at 183 E 4th av.
  30. [S13040] Cora Louise Glabe obituary, The Sacramento Bee, shows she moved to Chico in 1939.
  31. [S3915] John R. Wiest household, 1940 U.S. Census, Butte Co., California.
  32. [S3460] Polk's Chico and Oroville (California) City Directory, 1945 pg 263, shows them at rt 2 bx 69a.
  33. [S110] Personal knowledge of author, recalling visiting the home as a child.
  34. [S13039] John R. Wiest household, 1950 U.S. Census, Butte Co., California.
  35. [S3460] Polk's Chico and Oroville (California) City Directory, 1955 pp 130, 334; and 1956 pp 249, 460.
  36. [S3917] Polk's Redding City Directory, 1958 pg 196 shows motel location; pg 480 shows John and Ethel; Corrine not listed.
  37. [S13040] Cora Louise Glabe obituary, The Sacramento Bee, shows she moved to Redding six years ago.
  38. [S13042] John Roger Wiest obituary, Record Searchlight, shows he was resident of county 18 years.
  39. [S3917] Polk's Redding City Directory, 1959 pg 314 shows motel location; pg 335 shows John and Ethel; Corrine not listed.