Fern C. Glabe1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 3666, (1908 - 1998)
FatherHarvey Sebastian Glabe4,5,6 (15 Mar 1884 - 4 Mar 1967)
MotherNettie Lou Bess4,7,6 (7 Oct 1884 - 29 Dec 1956)

Key Events:

Birth: 15 Sep 1908, Illinois8,9,10
Marriage: 3 Aug 1927, Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan, LeRoy M. Carpp (10 Aug 1897 - 11 Nov 1974)11,12,13
Divorce: 28 Jan 1935, Genesee Co., Michigan, LeRoy M. Carpp (10 Aug 1897 - 11 Nov 1974)14
Marriage: 19 Jul 1941, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, Howard Eugene Branham (3 Jun 1914 - 11 Nov 1980)15,16
Divorce: 3 Dec 1945, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, Howard Eugene Branham (3 Jun 1914 - 11 Nov 1980)17,18
Marriage: Mr. Adderman 19
Marriage: before 1958, Detroit, Michigan, Perry Temple Fallis (2 Jul 1897 - 5 Oct 1963)20,21
Death: 23 Jul 19988,22
Burial: Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles Co., California23
ChartsDescendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe
AncestryThe Glabe Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Fern C. Glabe was born on 15 Sep 1908 in Illinois.8,9,10
     She moved to Kansas with her parents about 1909.
Fern Glabe
Valenian, Valparaiso High School, 1926
She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Rosalia Twp., Butler Co., Kansas, in the household of her parents, Harvey Sebastian Glabe and Nettie Lou Bess.5
     She moved to Indiana with her parents before 1919.
     She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Monon Twp., White Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents.24
     She moved to Michigan with her parents in 1927.25
     Fern married first LeRoy M. Carpp, son of Albert J. Carpp and Mary Helen Rockhill, on 3 Aug 1927 in Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan, with Rev. C. T. Hill offciating. He was the widower of Violet B. Vasbinder.11,12,13
     Fern and LeRoy appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan, at 1025 Simcoe Ave., enumerated 8 Apr 1930, reporting that they owned a home valued at $6,000, and owned a radio. It appears they were renting a portion of the home to Fred Noble and his wife, for $40 per month.26
     Fern and LeRoy adopted Harold Douglas Carpp between 1930 and 1935.27,28
     LeRoy sued Fern for divorce in Genesee Co., Michigan, on grounds of extreme cruelty. The divorce was granted 28 Jan 1935, with alimony of $1, a property settlement, and he was given custody of their adopted son.14
     After her divorce, Fern took back her maiden name, and returned to school. She was attending Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University), in Ypsilanti in 1939.29
     By 1941 she had returned to her parent's home in Flint, and was working as an organist.30
     Fern married second Howard Eugene Branham, son of Charles N. Branham and Esther Amelia Winberg, on 19 Jul 1941 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, with Rev. Edward W. Raimer offciating. He had previously been married to Ruth K. Zackman.15,16
     Howard sued Fern for divorce in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, on grounds of extreme cruelty, accusing her of infidelity. The divorce was granted 3 Dec 1945, with no alimony.17,18
     Family sources state that Fern next married a Mr. Adderman, but no documentation of that marriage has been found.19 They lived in Wyoming after their marriage, according to family lore.31
     Fern married fourth Perry Temple Fallis, son of Perry White Fallis and Leonora Hayne Wells, before 1958 in Detroit, Michigan. He was the widower of Gwendolyn Myrtle Hammond.20,21
     According to family lore, Fern and Perry moved to San Antonio, Texas, for a time, where they ran a hamburger stand, and later moved to southern California.31 When that might have been is unclear, however, as they were registered to vote with his previous address, 4637 Lakewood Blvd., Los Angeles, in 1958, 1960, and 1962.32
     Her husband died on 5 Oct 1963 in Los Angeles Co., California.33
     Fern died on 23 Jul 1998 at age 89.8,22 She was buried in Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles Co., California, next to her parents.23

Children:
     Children with LeRoy M. Carpp

LeRoy and Fern's son was adopted.35
  • Harold Douglas Carpp34 (4 Dec 1920 - 3 Feb 2003)

Children:
     There were no children with Howard Eugene Branham

Children:
     There were no children with Mr. Adderman

Children:
     There were no children with Perry Temple Fallis

Citations

  1. [S3690] Harvey Glabe household, 1910 U.S. Census, Butler Co., Kansas, shows name as Fern Glabe.
  2. [S3703] Roy M. Carpp household, 1930 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan, shows name as Fern C. Carpp.
  3. [S11264] Divorce Record, State Copy, Michigan, 1945, Calhoun Co., no. 13 7271, Howard E. Branham and Fern C. Branham.
  4. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, pg 22.
  5. [S3690] Harvey Glabe household, 1910 U.S. Census, Butler Co., Kansas.
  6. [S7235] Marriage Certificates, State Copy, Michigan, 1941, Wayne Co., no. 570216, Howard Branham and Fern Glabe.
  7. [S3690] Harvey Glabe household, 1910 U.S. Census, Butler Co., Kansas, shows the girl as daughter of Nettie's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 71397260, Fern C. Fallis, shows date.
  9. [S3690] Harvey Glabe household, 1910 U.S. Census, Butler Co., Kansas, shows age 1 6/12 and state.
  10. [S3691] Harvey Glabe household, 1920 U.S. Census, White Co., Indiana, shows age 11 and state.
  11. [S7235] Marriage Certificates, State Copy, Michigan, 1927, Genesee Co., no. 12934, Mr Leroy M. Carpp and Fern Glabe, shows date, city, county, and officiant, and shows as his second marriage and her first.
  12. [S11264] Divorce Record, State Copy, Michigan, 1935, Genesee Co., no. 25 6267, Fern C. Carpp and Roy M. Carpp, shows date, city, and state.
  13. [S3703] Roy M. Carpp household, 1930 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan, shows married, and his first marriage at age 29 and hers at 18.
  14. [S11264] Divorce Record, State Copy, Michigan, 1935, Genesee Co., no. 25 6267, Fern C. Carpp and Roy M. Carpp, shows date, county, and state.
  15. [S7235] Marriage Certificates, State Copy, Michigan, 1941, Wayne Co., no. 570216, Howard Branham and Fern Glabe, shows date, city, county, and officiant, and each with one prior marriage.
  16. [S11264] Divorce Record, State Copy, Michigan, 1945, Calhoun Co., no. 13 7271, Howard E. Branham and Fern C. Branham, shows date, county, and state.
  17. [S11264] Divorce Record, State Copy, Michigan, 1945, Calhoun Co., no. 13 7271, Howard E. Branham and Fern C. Branham, shows date, county, and grounds as extreme cruelty.
  18. [S11280] Marriage Licenses, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, 1946, no. 266, Howard E. Branham and Nellie N. Williams, shows his divorce was based on wife's infidelity, city, and year.
  19. [S3736] Schneider, "Re: David Glabe," e-mail to author, 8 Sep 2012, shows Fern married an Adderman between Roy and Perry.
  20. [S6249] Great Register, California, 1958, Los Angeles Co., Lakewood, Precinct 12, Mrs Fern C. Fallis and Perry T. Fallis, shows both at 4637 Lakewood Blvd.
  21. [S3736] Schneider, "Re: David Glabe," e-mail to author, 8 Sep 2012, shows city.
  22. [S3712] The Flint Journal, 5 Feb 2003, shows she predeceased Harold.
  23. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 71397260, Fern C. Fallis, shows cemetery, city, county, and state, and plot as Sunrise Slope, 52, C; memorial # 71401486, Harvey Sebastian Glabe and # 71401487, Netta Lou Bess Glabe show them in graves A and B in same plot.
  24. [S3691] Harvey Glabe household, 1920 U.S. Census, White Co., Indiana.
  25. [S3696] Polk's Flint City Directory, 1927, pg 358.
  26. [S3703] Roy M. Carpp household, 1930 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan.
  27. [S11264] Divorce Record, State Copy, Michigan, 1935, Genesee Co., no. 25 6267, Fern C. Carpp and Roy M. Carpp, shows Harold as their adopted son.
  28. [S3703] Roy M. Carpp household, 1930 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan, does not list Harold in the household.
  29. [S3711] Polk's Ypsilanti City Directory, 1939, pg 54.
  30. [S3696] Polk's Flint City Directory, 1941 pg 344.
  31. [S3736] Schneider, "Re: David Glabe," e-mail to author, 8 Sep 2012.
  32. [S6249] Great Register, California, 1958, 1960, Los Angeles Co., Lakewood, Precinct 12, Mrs Fern C. Fallis and Perry T. Fallis, show both at 4637 Lakewood Blvd.
  33. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Perry T Fallis, citing Soc. Sec No. 550-09-1349, shows date and county.
  34. [S3712] The Flint Journal, 5 Feb 2003, shows her as Harold's adoptive mother.
  35. [S3712] The Flint Journal, 5 Feb 2003, shows them as his adoptive parents, and Onita as his sister.