Individual Details
Myrtle Marie Robbins
(6 Jun 1901 - 23 Jul 1993)
It appears that Myrtle was actually born a Robbins but that the Mabie family raised her. On the 1930 Census of Nemaha, Johnson Co., Nebraska, Myrtle appears with her husband Frank McPherson, children and mother. Frank was also raised by John and Grace Mabie. Myrtle states her mother was born in Ohio. Her mother, Grace Kirkpatrick Briner, states she was born in Iowa. Also Myrtle and her sister Iona are born 2 months apart in two different states. On the 1930 census there is a young man with Virgil P. Robbins listed directly below the McPhersons.
After Iona's death in 1960 and the death of Myrtle's husband Frank McPherson, Myrtle married Iona's husband, Homer McNabb.
Nemaha County Herald, Auburn, Nebraska, August 6, 1993: Myrtle Marie Robbins, daughter of John and Amy Swonger Robbins, was born June 16, 1901 in Pratt, Kans. She received her education in the public schools of Pratt and in Shawnee, Okla. Myrtle was married to Frank McPherson in 1919. The family moved o Nebraska in 1924. Frank died in February of 1960, Myrtle remarried in 1962 to Homer McNabb. Homer died in 1971. She was a lifetime member of the Brownville Christian Church and a member of the Kensington and Ladies club, and of the Brownville Cemetery Auxiliary. When her health began to fail, she became a resident of the Nemaha County Good Samaritan Center of Auburn, in January of 1993. Myrtle was admitted to Nemaha county Hospital and died there on July 23, 1993, having reached the age of 92 years, one month, and seven days. Myrtle was preceded in death by her husband, parents, two sons and one brother. Surviving are two sons, Darold McPherson of El Segundo, Calif, and LeRoy McPherson of Casper, Wyo.; two daughters-in law, Pattee McPherson of Helena, Mont., and Lillian McPherson of Brownville; 15 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great grandchildren; other relatives and many friends. Funeral services were held July 27, at Christian Church in Brownville, conducted by Rev. C. N. VanDyke. Pallbearers were LaVerne Wheeldon, Kenton Wheeldon, George Garver, Michael Hart and Warren Jones. Rhonda Joy was organist. Interment was in the Walnut Grove Cemetery on Brownville.
After Iona's death in 1960 and the death of Myrtle's husband Frank McPherson, Myrtle married Iona's husband, Homer McNabb.
Nemaha County Herald, Auburn, Nebraska, August 6, 1993: Myrtle Marie Robbins, daughter of John and Amy Swonger Robbins, was born June 16, 1901 in Pratt, Kans. She received her education in the public schools of Pratt and in Shawnee, Okla. Myrtle was married to Frank McPherson in 1919. The family moved o Nebraska in 1924. Frank died in February of 1960, Myrtle remarried in 1962 to Homer McNabb. Homer died in 1971. She was a lifetime member of the Brownville Christian Church and a member of the Kensington and Ladies club, and of the Brownville Cemetery Auxiliary. When her health began to fail, she became a resident of the Nemaha County Good Samaritan Center of Auburn, in January of 1993. Myrtle was admitted to Nemaha county Hospital and died there on July 23, 1993, having reached the age of 92 years, one month, and seven days. Myrtle was preceded in death by her husband, parents, two sons and one brother. Surviving are two sons, Darold McPherson of El Segundo, Calif, and LeRoy McPherson of Casper, Wyo.; two daughters-in law, Pattee McPherson of Helena, Mont., and Lillian McPherson of Brownville; 15 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great grandchildren; other relatives and many friends. Funeral services were held July 27, at Christian Church in Brownville, conducted by Rev. C. N. VanDyke. Pallbearers were LaVerne Wheeldon, Kenton Wheeldon, George Garver, Michael Hart and Warren Jones. Rhonda Joy was organist. Interment was in the Walnut Grove Cemetery on Brownville.
Events
| Birth | 6 Jun 1901 | Pratt, Pratt Co., Kansas |  | ||
| Residence | 1 Mar 1905 | Pratt, Pratt Co., Kansas | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | Pratt Ward 3, Pratt Co., Kansas | | ||
| Marriage | 5 Nov 1919 | Pratt, Pratt Co., Kansas - Frank Edward McPherson | |||
| Residence | 1920 | Paris, Linn Co., Kansas | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jun 1921 | Haig Municipality, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - Nemaha, Johnson, Nebraska, USA | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Nemaha, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA | |||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - Brownville, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA | | ||
| Marriage | 17 Jun 1961 | Los Angeles Co., California - Homer Cleo McNabb | | ||
| Death | 23 Jul 1993 | Brownville, Nemaha Co., Nebraska | | ||
| Burial | Walnut Grove Cemetery, Brownville, Nemaha Co., Nebraska | |
Families
| Spouse | Homer Cleo McNabb (1897 - 1971) |
| Spouse | Frank Edward McPherson (1899 - 1960) |
| Child | Clarence Elmer "Sandy" McPherson (1922 - 1993) |
| Child | Darold Jean McPherson (1924 - 2000) |
| Child | Virgil Wilber McPherson (1925 - 1987) |
| Child | Francis Leroy "Roy" McPherson (1928 - 2008) |
| Father | John E. Mabie (1864 - ) |
| Mother | Grace Josephine Kirkpatrick (1880 - 1966) |
| Sibling | Frances May Mabie (1898 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Iona Claire Mabie (1901 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Celia Irene Mabie (1905 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..
2. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..
3. Ancestry.com, California Marriage Index 1960-1985 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007), Database online..
10. Ancestry.com, California Marriage Index 1960-1985 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007), Database online..