VanBibber, Martha Mary

From the Files of Virginia Aldridge

Daughter of William Albert Van Bibber and Anna Mary Sutton
Born: 24 June 1888 Newburgh, Warrick Co., IN
Died: 31 August 1950 Manteno, Kankakee Co., IL
Burial: State of Illinois Veterans Home Cemetery
Married: 1] before 1910 census unknown date and place
    WILLIAM PATRICK CURRIGAN
    John C. Currigan and Margaret Welsh
    Born: 25 December 1887 Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN
    Died: 17 March 1936 Ann Arbor, MI
    Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery Vanderburgh Co., IL

No issue has been found.

Married: 2] 30 September 1912 Chicago, Cook Co., IL
    JOHN ERNEST MAHON
    son of John Mahon and Katherine Hart
    Born: 25 March 1884 Grand Haven, Ottawa Co., MI
    Died: 7 January 1945 Bremen, Cook Co., IL
    Burial: Grand Haven, MI

They had no issue.

SOURCES:
On 30 May 1896, Martha was bound out to John and Nancy Ellis living 2 miles north of Chrisney, according to the Orphans' Home records. She is not living with them on the 1900 census and has not returned to the Orphanage.

Year: 1910; Census Place: Evansville Ward 5, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T624_383; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0122; FHL microfilm: 1374396.
Henry Tafel 28
Ollie Tafel 26
Carl H Tafel 3
Mattie Currigan 24 [sister-in-law]M1

Name: John E. Mahon
Age: 28
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Birth Date: 1884
Spouse's Name: Martha Van Bibber
Spouse's Age: 24
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
Spouse's Birth Date: 1888
License Type: Marriage
Event Date: 30 Sep 1912
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
GS Film number: 1030531
Digital Folder Number: 4271758
Image Number: 433
Reference ID: 608357
Sources
Citing this Record

"Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N7CG-Q5C : accessed 22 Dec 2013), John E. Mahon and Martha Van Bibber, 30 Sep 1912.

WWI draft card lists him John Ernest Mahon

Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_310; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 345
John Mayhew     36 Head [surname misspelled]
Martha Mayhew 29 Wife
Elizabeth Mcconbille 69 Roomer

Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 483; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 1537; Image: 13.0; FHL microfilm: 2340218.
John E Mahon  46
Martha Mahon 42

Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_1006; Page: 90A; Enumeration District: 103-2704. Living in the St. Charles Hotel.
John Mahon     56
Martha Mahon 50

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Martha Mahon [Martha Mary Mahon] [Martha Vanbibbler]
Gender: Female; Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Jun 1888
Birth Place: Newberg, Indiana [Newburg, Indiana]
Father: Alvert Vanbibbler
Mother: Anna Sutton
SSN: 324224491
Notes: Dec 1943: Name listed as MARTHA MAHON; Jan 1950: Name listed as MARTHA MARY MAHON

Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: John Mahon
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1884
Birth Place: Michigan
Death Date: 7 Jan 1945
Death Place: Bremen, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 12 Jan 1945
Burial Place: Grand Haven, Mich.
Cemetery Name: Local
Death Age: 60
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Male
Residence: Chicago, Cook, Ill.
Spouse Name: Martha
FHL Film Number: 1984008

U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: Martha Mary Mahon
Birth Date: 24 Jun 1888
Birth Place: Newburgh, Warrick County, Indiana
Death Date: 31 Aug 1950
Death Place: Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois
Cemetery: State of Illinois Veterans Home Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois


Obituaries:
William Currigan Evansville Journal, issue 20 March 1936