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Wilmot Maybee

Male 1835 - 1862  (~ 28 years)

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  • Name Wilmot Maybee  [1
    Birth Between 1834 and 1835  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    No Name 1850  Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Wilmot Maybee appeared on the census of 1850 in the household
      of Charles Mabey and Harriet Smith Milwaukee, Milwaukee County,
      Wisconsin
    No Name 1860  Manannah, Meeker County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Wilmot Maybee appeared on the census of 1860 in the household
      of Charles Mabey and Harriet Smith Manannah, Meeker County,
      Minnesota
    Death 26 Aug 1862  Manannah, Meeker County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • It was Tuesday, the 26th day of August, 1862, exactly nine days
      following the Acton massacre, that a party of 11 men left
      Forest City to recover their household goods, livestock, and
      provisions which they abandoned at the time of the Acton
      massacre. These men were Moody Caswell, N.C. Caswell, R.D.C.
      Cressey, Philip Deck, David Hoar, Linus Howe, Wilmot Mabee,
      James Nelson, Joseph Page, Thomas Ryckman and Chauncey Wilson.
      The men prepared their noon-day meal at the home of Carlos
      Caswell, where they left the oxen and proceeded to the home of
      James Nelson and Silas Caswell, where they loaded their wagon
      with household goods and provisions. The party separated at
      this time. Chauncey Wilson was driving the cattle behind the
      Wilmot Mabee wagon, and Thomas Ryckman was riding but later
      left the wagon to assist Wilson in driving the cattle, thereby
      saving his life.
      When the Mabee wagon drove into the Carlos Caswell yard, they
      were met with a volley of gun fire by the Indians who lay in
      ambush. None of the men was hit. Deck, Page, and Howe jumped
      from the wagon and fled toward the woods but were overtaken and
      killed. Wilmot Mabee, the driver, attempted escape by trying
      to drive his team through a pair of bars in the fenced
      enclosure. The team ran into a marsh and could go no farther.
      Mabee jumped from the wagon and fled toward the river but was
      shot in the back and killed.
      Ryckman and Wilson witnessed the tragedy but were unable to
      render assistance because their guns were left in the wagon.
      They were followed by the Indians as they fled toward the
      woods, which they reached in safety and the Indians abandoned
      the chase. They proceeded to Clearwater, which they reached
      safely. The other members of the party reached Forest City in
      safety.
      The following day a detail of men under Lt. Atkinson Visited
      the scene of the massacre and the bodies of Page, Deck and Howe
      were interred in the Manannah Cemetery (50 rods distant from
      the scene of the tragedy). Page was the only victim scalped.
      He was absolutely bald.
      Mabee's body was not recovered until the following spring. His
      parents refused to believe he had been killed. They said he
      was too capable to become the victim of Indians. Wilmot Mabee
      frequently asserted he could drive all the Indians out of Union
      Grove and Manannah with a pitch fork.
    Notes 
    • From the Maybee Society files. Not all data is verified. Say dates are estimates and are probably within 20 years. The Maybee Society keeps its data on The Master Genealogist�, and has been modified by Gary Hester?s WIT2NOTE� to form the GedCom file. This information is also available in a TMG file.
    Person ID I18008  Glenn Cook Family
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2006 

    Father Charles Mabey,   b. 9 Aug 1803, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1892 (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Harriet Smith,   b. Between 1816 and 1817, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1894 (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Marriage Y  [4
    Census 1850  Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Charles Maybee, 45, M, Tavern keeper, Canada
      Harriet Maybee, 38, F, Canada
      Wilmot Maybee, 15, M, Bartender, Canada
      Aurilla Maybee, 12, F, Canada
      Charles Maybee, 5, M, Canada
      Harriet Maybee, 4, F, Canada
      Clarinda Maybee, 2, F, Canada
    Census 1860  Manannah, Meeker County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Charles Maybee 57, M, Farmer, Canada,
      Harriet Maybee, 47, F, Canada,
      Wilmot Maybee, 24, M, Farmer, Canada,
      Amelia Maybee, 22, F, Canada,
      Charles Maybee, 18, M, Farm Hand, Canada,
      Harriet Maybee, 14, F, Canada,
      Hester J. Maybee, 9, F, Canada
    Census 1870  Manannah, Meeker County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Charles Maybee, 67, M, Farmer, 1500, 700, Canada West
      Harriett Maybee, 58, F, Keeping House, Canada West
    Census 1880  Manannah, Meeker County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Charles Maybie, Boarder, M, M, W, 78, Canada, Fa: NY, Mo: NY
      Harriet Maybie, Boarder, F, M, W, 70, Canada, Fa: NY, Mo: NY
      Living in hotel run by James A. and Adelia Lee.
    Family ID F551606054  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1254] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie's Website, 1850 CENSUS (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1254] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie's Website, 1860 CENSUS (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1233] Barbara Miller, Barbara Millar.

    4. [S1244] Douglas Cameron Mabee, MS 177 - Douglas Cameron Mabee, (dmab@allstream.net).

    5. [S1261] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie's 1870 census, MEEKER COUNTY, MANANNAH TOWNSHIP, PAGE 396 (3RD PAGE OF TOWNSHIP), T132-ROLL 7 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1242] Steve Mabie's 1880 census, PAGE 218A, NATIONAL ARCHIVES FILM T9-0626 (Reliability: 3).