Harper Cyrus Maybee [32774]

  General 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.

  Noted events in his life were:

• No Name, 1880, Whiteford, Monroe County, Michigan, USA. ⁶⁹⁵⁰ Harper Cyrus Maybee appeared on the census of 1880 in the
household of Edwin Dunbar Maybee and Harriet Elizabeth Smith
Whiteford, Monroe County, Michigan

• No Name, Apr 1910, 602 South Albion, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan. ⁶⁹⁵² Harper Cyrus Maybee and Zella Blanche Forsyth appeared on the
census of Apr 1910 602 South Albion, Mount Pleasant, Isabella
County, MichiganHarper C Maybee, Head, M, W, 34, M1, 11,
Michigan, Michigan, Canada, Teacher, Public School
Zella B. Maybee, F, W, 30, M1, 11, 4 children born, living 3,
Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, none
Rolland H. Maybee, Son, M, W, 9, S, Michigan, Michigan,
Michigan, none
Allen F. Maybee, Son, M, W, 5, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan,
in school
Jean D. Maybee, Son, M, W, 0 months, S, Michigan, Michigan,
Michigan, none

• Occupation: Was hired to build Western Norman Schools's young music, 1913, Western Normal School, Kalamazoo, , Michigan, USA. ⁶⁹⁵³
program. He also took the reins of the Kalamazoo Music Society
and began testing Kalamazoo audiences with a string of
top-notch musical events. Maybee and his students mounted the
first campus music festivsl May 27-28, 1915.

• Anecdote, 12 Sep 1918, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA. ⁶⁹⁵¹ Harper Cyrus Maybee of 1423 Grand Avenue, Kalamazoo, born 11
Dec 1875, registered for the draft on Sept 12, 1918 at
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He was a teacher at
Western State Normal, Kalamazoo. His nearest living relative
was Zella Blanshe Maybee at the above address. He was white, of
medium height and build, with blue eyes and brown hair.

• Residence, 12 Sep 1918, 1423 Grand Avenue, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. ⁶⁹⁵¹

• No Name, Jan 1920, 1423 South Frank Avenue, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. ⁶⁹⁵⁴ Harper Cyrus Maybee and Zella Blanche Forsyth appeared on the
census of Jan 1920 1423 South Frank Avenue, Kalamazoo,
Kalamazoo County, MichiganHarper C Maybee, Head, M, W, 43, M,
Michigan, Michigan, Canada, Teacher, Normal School
Blanche F Maybee, Wife, F, W, 40, M, Michigan, New York, New
Jersey, none
Rolland Maybee, Son, M, W, 18, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan,
in school
Allen F Maybee, Son, M, W, 14, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan,
in school
Jean D Maybee, Son, M, W, 9, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan,
in school
Harper C Maybee Jr, Son, M, W, 7 months, S, Michigan, Michigan,
Michigan

• No Name, Apr 1930, 115 Buckley Street, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. ⁶⁹⁵⁵ Harper Cyrus Maybee and Zella Blanche Forsyth appeared on the
census of Apr 1930 115 Buckley Street, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, MichiganHarper C Maybee, Head, owns house worth
$15,000, M, W, 54, M, age at first marriage 25, Michigan,
Michigan, Canada, Music Teacher, College
Zella B Maybee, Wife, F, W, 50, M, age at first marriage 19,
Michigan, New York, New Jersey
Jean D Maybee, Son, M, W, 19, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan
Harper C Maybee Jr, Son, M, W, 10, S, Michigan, Michigan,
Michigan

• Occupation: director of music for WSTC for 33 years, 1946, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA. ⁶⁹⁴⁶

Harper married on 21 Dec 1898.⁶⁹⁴⁶

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Census, Jun 1900, 626 Adams Street, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan. ⁶⁹⁵⁶ Harper Maybee, Head, W, M, Dec 1875, 24, M, 1, Michigan,
Michigan, Canada, [illegible]
Zella B Maybee, Wife, W, F, June 1879, 20, M, 1, bore no
children, Michigan, New York, Michigan

• Census, Apr 1910, 602 South Albion, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan. ⁶⁹⁵² Harper C Maybee, Head, M, W, 34, M1, 11, Michigan, Michigan,
Canada, Teacher, Public School
Zella B. Maybee, F, W, 30, M1, 11, 4 children born, living 3,
Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, none
Rolland H. Maybee, Son, M, W, 9, S, Michigan, Michigan,
Michigan, none
Allen F. Maybee, Son, M, W, 5, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan,
in school
Jean D. Maybee, Son, M, W, 0 months, S, Michigan, Michigan,
Michigan, none

• Census, Jan 1920, 1423 South Frank Avenue, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. ⁶⁹⁵⁴ Harper C Maybee, Head, M, W, 43, M, Michigan, Michigan, Canada,
Teacher, Normal School
Blanche F Maybee, Wife, F, W, 40, M, Michigan, New York, New
Jersey, none
Rolland Maybee, Son, M, W, 18, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan,
in school
Allen F Maybee, Son, M, W, 14, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan,
in school
Jean D Maybee, Son, M, W, 9, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan,
in school
Harper C Maybee Jr, Son, M, W, 7 months, S, Michigan, Michigan,
Michigan

• Census, Apr 1930, 115 Buckley Street, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. ⁶⁹⁵⁵ Harper C Maybee, Head, owns house worth $15,000, M, W, 54, M,
age at first marriage 25, Michigan, Michigan, Canada, Music
Teacher, College
Zella B Maybee, Wife, F, W, 50, M, age at first marriage 19,
Michigan, New York, New Jersey
Jean D Maybee, Son, M, W, 19, S, Michigan, Michigan, Michigan
Harper C Maybee Jr, Son, M, W, 10, S, Michigan, Michigan,
Michigan