Mary Louise Glabe1,2,3

ID# 3669, (1921 - 2003)
FatherHarvey Sebastian Glabe1,4 (15 Mar 1884 - 4 Mar 1967)
MotherNettie Lou Bess1,5 (7 Oct 1884 - 29 Dec 1956)

Key Events:

Birth: 7 Jun 1921, Monon, Indiana6,7
Marriage: 26 Feb 1943, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, Homer Frederick Legree (6 Jun 1918 - 18 Jan 1994)8,9,10
Divorce: May 1966, Orange Co., California, Homer Frederick Legree (6 Jun 1918 - 18 Jan 1994)11,12
Death: 18 May 200313
ChartsDescendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe
AncestryThe Glabe Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Mary Louise Glabe was born on 7 Jun 1921 in Monon, Indiana.6,7
     She moved to Michigan with her parents in 1927.14 She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan, in the household of her parents, Harvey Sebastian Glabe and Nettie Lou Bess.4 She appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan, in the household of her parents.15
     Mary married Homer Frederick Legree, son of Frederick Legree and Margaret J. Kirkland, on 26 Feb 1943 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, with Sam J. Spitzberg, justice of the peace, officiating.8,9,10
     She was a factory worker for AC Spark Plug in 1941, and an inspector there by the next year.16
     Mary and Homer appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of South Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at 6665 Long Beach Blvd., enumerated 11 May 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm.17
     Mary and Homer were divorced in May 1966 in Orange Co., California.11,12
     Mary died on 18 May 2003 at age 81.13

Children:
     Children with Homer Frederick Legree:

Mary and Homer's children are still living (Feb 2024).

Citations

  1. [S13123] Mary Louise Glave, Certificate of Birth.
  2. [S3692] H. S. Glabe household, 1930 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan, shows name as Mary Glabe.
  3. [S12972] Marriages Records, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, 151:316, Mr. Homer F. Legree and Mary L. Glabe.
  4. [S3692] H. S. Glabe household, 1930 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan.
  5. [S3692] H. S. Glabe household, 1930 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan, shows the girl as daughter of Nettie's husband.
  6. [S13123] Mary Louise Glave, Certificate of Birth, shows date, city and county.
  7. [S3692] H. S. Glabe household, 1930 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan, shows age 8 and state.
  8. [S12972] Marriages Records, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, 151:316, Mr. Homer F. Legree and Mary L. Glabe, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  9. [S13122] Homer F. Legree household, 1950 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California, shows married.
  10. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, pg 24, shows date, city, and state.
  11. [S1272] "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," Ancestry.com, record for Mary L Glabe and Homer F Legree, shows month, year, as 1966, and county.
  12. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, pg 24, shows month and year, as 1967.
  13. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Mary Legree, shows date, and last residence of 90620 Buena Park, Orange, California.
  14. [S3696] Polk's Flint City Directory, 1927, pg 358.
  15. [S3693] Harvey Glabe household, 1940 U.S. Census, Genesee Co., Michigan.
  16. [S3696] Polk's Flint City Directory, 1941 pg 344; 1942 pg 309.
  17. [S13122] Homer F. Legree household, 1950 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California.