Fred Adam Glabe1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 3574, (1892 - 1974)
FatherJohn Glabe4,5 (Oct 1847 - 8 Feb 1907)
MotherElizabeth Ruppel4,6,7 (31 Aug 1855 - 19 Apr 1928)

Key Events:

Birth: 16 Jun 1892, Germanville, Illinois8,9,10,11,12
Marriage: 24 Apr 1957, Oakland, Alameda Co., California, Anna Belle Barr (31 Dec 1885 - 21 Sep 1975)13,14,15
Death: 15 Jan 1974, Alameda Co., California16,17
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda Co., California18
ChartsDescendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe
AncestryThe Glabe Family

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Narrative:

     Fred Adam Glabe was born on 16 Jun 1892 in Germanville, Illinois, though later records show the year as 1891.8,9,10,11,12
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Germanville Twp., Livingston Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents, John Glabe and Elizabeth Ruppel.5
     His father died on 8 Feb 1907, when Fred was 14 years old.4
     Fred appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Chatsworth, Livingston Co., Illinois, in the household of his mother.19
     Fred registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1917, while living at Chatsworth, Illinois, reporting he was employed by his mother as a farmer and poultry raiser. He claimed exemption from the draft because of a broken foot.7
     Fred enlisted in the U.S. Army 3 Apr 1918. He was discharged 17 Apr 1919 as a private, Co. 12, 161st depot brigade.20,21 Depot brigades received and organized recruits, provided them with uniforms, equipment and initial military training, and then sent them to France to fight on the front lines. The depot brigades also received soldiers returning home at the end of the war and completed their out processing and discharges. The 161th was located at Camp Grant, Illinois, one of the largest military training facilities in the United States during World War I.22 He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Chatsworth, Livingston Co., Illinois, in the household of his mother.23
     Fred appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Onarga, Iroquois Co., Illinois, enumerated 15 Apr 1930, rooming, along with four others, in the home of Brick Norvell and his wife.24
     He was a farm laborer in 1920, and a laborer in a nursery in 1930.25,26
     He has not been found in the 1940 census.
     Fred registered for the draft for World War II on 27 Apr 1942, while living in Roanoke, Virginia. He gave his address as General Delivery, and reported that he was unemployed. The registrar recorded that he was "undoubtedly sincere, but uncertain about his age and most other replies."3
     Fred moved to Washington by 1950. He appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of South Broadway, Yakima Co., Washington, at 1713 South 8th Ave., enumerated 6 Apr 1950, reporting he lived in a home that was not on a farm, that he had not worked the prior week and was not looking for work. He also reported working 12 weeks in 1949, earning $500 in wages or salary, and $120 in interest, dividends, etc..27
     Fred married Anna Belle Barr, daughter of George W. Barr and Mary Elizabeth Brackney, on 24 Apr 1957 in Oakland, Alameda Co., California. She was the widow of Michael Edward Wallace. She had previously been married to Harry Clifford Updike, Jacob T. Dirks, Henry Reisbeck and Lester Dow Banks.13,14,15
     Fred died on 15 Jan 1974 in Alameda Co., California, at age 81.16,17 He was cremated and his remains were interred at the Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda Co., California.18

Children:
     There were no children with Anna Belle Barr

Citations

  1. [S3483] John Glabe household, 1900 U.S. Census, Livingston Co., Illinois, shows name as Fred Glabe.
  2. [S8788] Veterans Administration Master Index, record for Fred Adam Glabe, Service No. 597 325.
  3. [S3773] Fred Adam Glabe, Selective Service Registration Card, World War II, Fourth Registration.
  4. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family.
  5. [S3483] John Glabe household, 1900 U.S. Census, Livingston Co., Illinois.
  6. [S3483] John Glabe household, 1900 U.S. Census, Livingston Co., Illinois, shows the boy as son of her husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S3772] Fred A. Glabe, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  8. [S3483] John Glabe household, 1900 U.S. Census, Livingston Co., Illinois, shows month, year, as 1892, age 7 and state.
  9. [S3772] Fred A. Glabe, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, with year as 1892, and town.
  10. [S8788] Veterans Administration Master Index, record for Fred Adam Glabe, Service No. 597325, shows date, with year as 1891.
  11. [S3773] Fred Adam Glabe, Selective Service Registration Card, World War II, Fourth Registration, shows date, with year as 1891, town, as Chatsworth, and state.
  12. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows date, with year as 1891, town, and state.
  13. [S13053] "Alameda County," San Francisco Examiner, 25 Apr 1957, shows license issued and county.
  14. [S4455] "California Marriage Index, 1949-1959," Ancestry.com, record for Fred A. Glabe and Anna B. Barr, shows date, county and state.
  15. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows date, city, and state.
  16. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Fred A. Glabe, shows date and county.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 166957811, Fred Adam Glabe, shows year and includes photo of wall plaque showing same.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 166957811, Fred Adam Glabe, includes photo of wall plaque and note that office staff stated cremated remains of veterans are located there.
  19. [S3490] Elizabeth Glabe household, 1910 U.S. Census, Livingston Co., Illinois.
  20. [S8788] Veterans Administration Master Index, record for Fred Adam Glabe, Service No. 597325.
  21. [S13052] Fred A. Glabe household, 1950 U.S. Census, Yakima Co., Washington, shows him as a WW I veteran.
  22. [S1265] Wikipedia, online, article "162d Depot Brigade (United States)," viewed Jan 2024, show role and location of 161st; article "Camp Grant (Illinois)," viewed Jan 2024, describes Camp Grant.
  23. [S3495] Elizabeth Glabe household, 1920 U.S. Census, Livingston Co., Illinois.
  24. [S3771] Brick Norvell household, 1930 U.S. Census, Iroquois Co., Illinois.
  25. [S3495] Elizabeth Glabe household, 1920 U.S. Census, Livingston Co., Illinois, shows occupation as laborer, industry as on farm.
  26. [S3771] Brick Norvell household, 1930 U.S. Census, Iroquois Co., Illinois, shows occupation as laborer, industry as nursey.
  27. [S13052] Fred A. Glabe household, 1950 U.S. Census, Yakima Co., Washington.