Sylvanus Mabe (5/31/1844 - 6/30/1940)
Special thanks to Brother Garry Walls for submitting the
following grave stone pictures.
Grave is located in the Clayton West Cemetery,
Liberty Township, Hendricks County, Indiana
Note: It appears that the year of death for Sylvanus Mabe on
the
stone is incorrect based on the information from the obituary below.
Special thanks to Brother Mike Beck who submitted the obituary below
Obituary of Sylvanus Mabe
Source: Plainfield Messenger Newspaper, Plainfield, Hendricks County Indiana, July 4, 1940, p. 1
Last Civil War Veteran Passes On
Sylvanus Mabe Dies, Age 96; Funeral Tuesday; Clayton Burial
Funeral service for Sylvanus Mabe, age 96 years, last Civil War veteran of Hendricks county, were held at the residence in Pecksburg on Tuesday afternoon of this week, July 2, at 2:00 o’clock, with burial in the Clayton Cemetery.
At the time of his death Sunday morning he was the only Civil War veteran residing in Hendricks County and, likewise, the only surviving member of the Sixth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer.
Mr. Mabe enlisted for service with Company C, Sixth Regiment Indiana Volunteers, on August 20, 1861 at Columbus, Indiana under Captain Augustis Abbett.
The records disclose that this voluntary enlistment was made at the early age of seventeen, since he was born on May 31, 1844 in Brown county in southern Indiana. The records further indicate that the entire Sixth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, consisting of approximately five hundred soldiers, was mustered into service at Madison, Indiana on September 20, 1861 for three years of service with the Union Army.
His regiment was active in many decisive battles, among which were Tunnel Hill, Chicamauga, Allatoona Ridge, Kennesaw Mountain, Shiloh, the March on Atlanta, and others.
All non-veteran members of the regiment were mustered out at Chattanooga, Tenn. on September 22, 1864, after three years of service. Only a small number of veterans and a few recruits, whose term of service had not expired, remained in the service and were immediately transferred to the 68th Regiment Indiana Volunteers.
Mr. Mabe was one of less than forty Civil War veterans remaining in Indiana at the time of his death. It will be remembered that approximately 259,000 men from Indiana saw service with the Union Army.
Mr. Mabe was the son of James Madison and Ann Nobbitt Mabe and was one of thirteen children. He was born near Pike’s Peak in Brown county and lived in Brown county until 1874, moving to Nebraska in 1874 and returning two years later to a farm near Pecksburg. Since March 6, 1934 he lived with his son, Eli and daughters.
He was married to Harriet Bartholomew on March 14, 1869.
He attended school in Brown county and united with the Clayton Christian church after his marriage. He was a successful farmer until his health broke.
The funeral service was conducted by Rev. G. F. Stallings.
Among the survivors are two sons, Lorenzo F. and Eli B. Mabe of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Willard English and Irene Mabe, both of Clayton. Three grandchildren survive, being Lyle L. Mabe of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Willard English and Irene Mabe, both of Clayton. There are also three great grandchildren; one brother, Dave, of Columbus; and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Craig of Indianapolis and Mrs. Mary J. Hancher of Bradshaw, Texas, besides several nieces and nephews.
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Click on the following links below for more information on Sylvanus Mabe
A Portrait and Biographical Record of Hendricks County (1895) - Sylvanus Mabe
The History of Hendricks County (1914) - Sylvanus Mabe
Family
Tree Maker's Genealogy - Descendants of William Mabe
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