1014 – Mabel La Barre Straub Wedding Day, 1909. Mabel insisted that her daughter-in-law, Katherine LeBlond, also wear this dress at her wedding.
My great-grandmother was Mabel LaBarre Straub, daughter of David Walter Straub (1855-1921) and Laura LaBar (1858-1925).
Birth
Mabel was born on April 26, 1878, in Shenandoah, PA.
Education
She attended the Boston Conservatory of Music where she played piano. She later played the organ in the Moravian Church in Bethlehem.
Marriage
Mabel married Edward Franklin Farquhar on August 26, 1909, in Lafayette, McKean, Pennsylvania. Their engagement was announced on April 30, 1909, in the Allentown Democrat.
1909-04-30 p1 Engagement Announced, The Allentown Democrat FriMabel Straub Wedding The Allentown Democrat Sat Aug 28 1909, p3
Children
Bruce Straub Farquhar, born July 12, 1910; married Katherine LeBlond on March 30, 1935; died 1973.
Franklin Frederick Farquhar, born April 4, 1913; died August 26, 1931, in Michigan.
Residence
1880
1880 United States Federal Census – David Walter Straub, Laura Sherisky LaBar, Mabel Straub
1900
1900 United States Federal Census – David Walter Straub, Laura Straub, Mabel LaBarre Straub
Death
Mabel died on April 2, 1944, in Fayette County, Lexington, KY. She was buried in Lexington Cemetery on April 4, 1944.
Death Certificate
Mabel Farquhar Death Certificate
Burial
Mabel is buried in Lexington Cemetery.
Mabel Straub Farquhar Grave
Mabel Straub Photo Gallery
1151 – Mabel Straub, ca. 1888
1150 – Mabel with Little Sister Violet, ca. 1892
Mabel Straub with Unidentified Girl
Edward and Mabel Farquhar
1164 – Mabel LaBarre Straub
1222 – Mabel LaBarre Straub
1010 – Mabel LaBarre Straub
1013 – Mabel LaBarre Straub. The bride’s attendants were her sister, Miss Violet Straub, as bridesmaid, and a little niece, Miss Laura LaBarre Straub, as flower girl.
1011 – Mabel LaBarre Straub
1012 – Mabel LaBarre Straub
1028 – Mabel LaBarre Straub with Sons Bruce and Franklin
1132 – Mabel LaBarre Straub with Son Bruce, ca. 1910
#1700, Farquhar/Straub Family Photo, Furst Family Archives. Left to right: Margaret Ellen Farquhar, Katherine Elizabeth LeBlond Farquhar, Judith Straub Richardson, Mabel LaBarre Straub Farquhar, Gordon Dana Richardson, Anna Elinora Blomberg LeBlond, Violet Laura Straub Richardson. Front row: Janet Elizabeth Farquhar, John Franklin Farquhar
