Lulu Bird Mabey

1873 - 1953  (80 years)

• Name	Lulu Bird Mabey
  Birth	3 Apr 1873	Long Prairie, Minnesota, United States
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	teacher
  _UID	FEB83D2AE5CB4FB385C6FD3F2866E5A56EF2
  Death	20 Jun 1953	Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States
  	Mrs. Lulu M. Munro Lake City, Minn. (Special) Mrs. Lulu Mabey Munro, for 28 years a resident of Florence Township, Goodhue County, died here Saturday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Elton Lamb, after a long illness. Mrs. Munro was the widow of the late Col. James N. Munro, U.S. Cavalry. The former Lulu Bird Mabey, she was born April 5, 1875, at Long Prairie Minn., the daughter of Joseph E. Mabey and Lucinda Perley Mabey. Her early years were spent in Lake City where she came with her parents as a small child. She was graduated from Lake City High School with the class of 1890, from Winona Normal School, Winona, in 1891, and in 1897 from Wheelock College, Boston, Mass. She and her husband were high school classmates. Their marriage took place at her parents' home here Jan. 25, 1902. They lived on the Mexican border during the Madero insurrection and in following years were assigned to cavalry posts throughout the West and Southwest. Upon the Colonel's retirement in 1925, they returned to their native Minnesota to live permanently, settling in Florence. Col. Munro died in 1929, but until her last illness Mrs. Munro continued to live in the home they had established. Mrs. Munro belonged to the Lake City Methodist Church. She is survived by two sisters, Miss Nell (Florence) Mabey, and Mrs (Alice) Lamb. Funeral Services were held Monday at 2:30 pm at the Lamb residence and at 3 pm from the Methodist Church here, the Rev. A. Lloyd Asp officiating. Burial was in Lakewood cemetery. Winona Republican Herald Winona, Minnesota June 25, 1953 pg. 11, col. 6
  Burial	Lakewood Cemetery, Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnessota, United States
  Person ID	I42206	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Joseph Edward Stephen Mabey,   b. 1845, England d. 23 Mar 1924, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Living
  Family ID	F14237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Col. James Noble Munro,   b. 7 Oct 1870, Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States d. 22 Oct 1929, Frontenac, Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1902	Lake City, Goodhue and Wabasha Counties, Minnesota, United States
  	Married at Lake City. Special to The Globe. LAKE CITY, Minn., Jan. 25. Lieut. James N. Munro and Miss Lulu B Mabey were married this evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.Mabey, at 5 o'clock. Rev W C. Wright, pastor of the M. E. church officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Munro left for Minneapolis and from there will go to Fort Riley, Kan., which will be their home. Lieut. Munro is an officer in the Fourth cavalry at that point. The Saint Paul Globe Saint Paul, Minnesota 26 Jan 1902, Sun  ?W  Page 7
  Family ID	F14236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Marriage - 25 Jan 1902 - Lake City, Goodhue and Wabasha Counties, Minnesota, United States Death - 20 Jun 1953 - Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth