Pearl Lawrence Sabin

Thomas Stanton Sabin
(1812-1887)

Maria B. Browning
(1818-1889)

John Allison
(1819-1877)

Maria Arnsberger
(1826-1860)

Julius A. Sabin
(1845-1924)

Mary Eunice Allison
(1853-1904)

Pearl Lawrence Sabin
(1878-1947)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Martha Edna Long

Pearl Lawrence Sabin ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: 3 January 1878, Ferris Township, Montcalm, MI ¹ ² ⁴ ⁶ ⁷ ⁹
Marriage (1): Martha Edna Long on 9 June 1900 in Elm Hall, MI ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 25 January 1947, Elm Hall, MI at age 69 ¹ ⁹
Buried: 28 January 1947, Elm Hall, MI ⁹

bullet Death Notes:

Name: Pearl L Sabin
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 25 Jan 1947
Event Place: Sumner, Gratiot, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 69
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 03 Jan 1878
Birthplace: Sumner
Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
Father's Name: Julius Sabin
Mother's Name: Unice Alison

Citing this Record
"Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFSP-6PC : 13 March 2018), Unice Alison in entry for Pearl L Sabin, 25 Jan 1947; citing Sumner, Gratiot, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,723.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 3 January 1878 and a birth location of Ferris Township, Montcalm, MI.

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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Ferris Township, Montcalm, MI on 5 June 1880. ⁶

1880 US Census
Page 162B, Roll 0596, District 235, Family 113
Ferris Township, Montcalm County, Michigan
Pearly Sabin..Son..2..MI

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Ferris Township, Montcalm, MI on 7 June 1900. ⁷

1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 129, Dwelling 73, Family 79, Roll 733
Ferris Township, Montcalm County, Michigan
farm owned, no mortgage
Pearl Sabin..Son..Jan 1878..22..MI..Day Laborer

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sumner Township, Gratiot County, MI on 3 May 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 13B, District 79, Dwelling 247, Family 250, Roll 648
Sumner Township, Gratiot County, Michigan
Home rented
Married 10 years
Pearl L. Sabin..Head..32..MI..Laborer, Farm

(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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• His occupation on 12 September 1918 was a Farmer in Elm Hall, MI. ¹⁰

• He resided in Elm Hall, MI on 12 September 1918.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at , Gratiot County, MI.

Name: Pearl L Sabin
Birth Date: 03 Jan 1878
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sumner Township, Gratiot County, MI on 7 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 57, Dwelling 65, Family 65, Roll 764
Sumner Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States
Home owned, with mortgage
Pearl L. Sabin.. Head..40..MI..Mail Carrier

(Living with wife, 5 children, and mother-in-law.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 3 Jan 1878, then his age should have been 41 instead of 40.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Sumner Township, Gratiot County, MI on 2 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 27, Dwelling 6, Family 6, Roll 989
Sumner Township, Gratiot County, Michigan
Home owned, $600
Paul Sabin..Head..52..MI..Decorator, Interior

(Living with wife and 1 son.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Elm Hall, MI on April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 29-27, Family 77, Roll 1754
Elm Hall, Gratiot County, Michigan
Home owned, $500
Pearl Sabin..Head..63..MI..10th grade..Painter & Paper Hanger

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 3 Jan 1878, then his age should have been 62 instead of 63.
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• His occupation on 27 April 1942 was a Decorator in Riverdale, MI. ⁸

• He resided in Riverdale, MI on 27 April 1942.
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• Pearl Lawrence Sabin registered for WW II Draft: 27 April 1942, Alma, MI.

⁸ Name: Pearl L Sabin
Birth Date: 03 Jan 1878
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• He was buried on 28 January 1947 in the Elm Hall Cemetery in Elm Hall, MI.

Find A Grave Memorial 40858641
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• His obituary was published in the Lansing State Journal on 29 January 1947 in Lansing, MI.

⁹ Carson City, Jan. 29 - The funeral services for Pearl L. Sabin, 59, were held in the Methodist church at Elm Hall Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Robert Wylie and Rev. Harold Clarke officiating. Burial was made in the Elm Hall cemetery.

He was 59 years old and was born January 3, 1888, and had been an interior decorator nearly all his life.

Surviving besides the widow, Martha, are two daughters, Mrs. Ella Dunham of Kalamazoo and Mrs. Lomax of Lansing; four sons, Nelson of Elm Hall, Clifford of Ithaca, Byron of St. Louis and Paul of Vestaburg, also several grandchildren.

(Source: Lansing State Journal, Lansing, MI, 29 Jan 1947)

NOTE - All of Pearl's records indicate that he was born 3 Jan 1878 and was 69 at the time of his death.
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Pearl married Martha Edna Long, daughter of William Riley Long and Ella Isabella Templin, on 9 June 1900 in Elm Hall, MI.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Martha Edna Long was born on 18 December 1881 in Elm Hall, MI,² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ¹¹ died on 13 December 1960 in Ithaca, MI ¹¹ and was buried on 17 December 1960 in Elm Hall, MI ¹¹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 9 June 1900, in Elm Hall, MI.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sumner Township, Gratiot County, MI on 3 May 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 13B, District 79, Dwelling 247, Family 250, Roll 648
Sumner Township, Gratiot County, Michigan
Home rented
Married 10 years
Pearl L. Sabin..Head..32..MI..Laborer, Farm
Martha Sabin..Wife..28..MI..5/5
Nelson E. Sabin..Son..9..MI
Cliffe H. Sabin..Son..7..MI
Ella E. Sabin..Daughter..5..MI
Byron A. Sabin..Son..3..MI
Lola P. Sabin..Daughter..6m..MI
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sumner Township, Gratiot County, MI on 7 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 57, Dwelling 65, Family 65, Roll 764
Sumner Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States
Home owned, with mortgage
Pearl L. Sabin.. Head..40..MI..Mail Carrier
Martha E. Sabin..Wife..38..MI
Cliffe H. Sabin..Son..17..MI..Laborer, Farm Labor
Ella E. Sabin..Daughter..14..MI
Byron A. Sabin..Son..12..MI
Lola P. Sabin..Daughter..10..MI
Paul .L Sabin..Son..6..MI
Ella I. Long..Mother-in-law..63..MN..Widowed
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Sumner Township, Gratiot County, MI on 2 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 27, Dwelling 6, Family 6, Roll 989
Sumner Township, Gratiot County, Michigan
Home owned, $600
Paul Sabin..Head..52..MI..Decorator, Interior
Martha Sabin..Wife..48..MI
Paul Sabin..Son..16..MI
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Elm Hall, MI on April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 29-27, Family 77, Roll 1754
Elm Hall, Gratiot County, Michigan
Home owned, $500
Pearl Sabin..Head..63..MI..10th grade..Painter & Paper Hanger
Martha Sabin..Wife..58..MI..8th grade
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Pearl L. Sabin
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 9 Jun 1900
Event Place: Elm Hall, Gratiot, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
Birthplace: Ferris, Mich
Father's Name: J. Sabin
Mother's Name: Eunice Allison
Spouse's Name: Martha E. Long
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
Spouse's Birthplace: Sumner
Spouse's Father's Name: W. R. Long
Spouse's Mother's Name: Ella I. Templin

Citing this Record
"Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCDH-9TQ : 11 May 2018), Ella I. Templin in entry for Pearl L. Sabin and Martha E. Long, 9 Jun 1900; citing reference ID x, various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 985,694.
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1 Frank Fisher, "The Sabin Family in North America," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gamorris : accessed 03 Dec 2009).

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Sumner Township, Gratiot County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 79, sheet 13B, dwelling 247, family 250, Pearl Lawrence Sabin and Martha Edna Long; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Jul 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 648.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Sumner Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 3A, dwelling 65, family 65, Pearl Lawrence Sabin and Martha Edna Long; index and images (accessed 3 Jul 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 764.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Sumner Township, Gratiot County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 27, sheet 1A, dwelling 6, family 6, Pearl Lawrence Sabin and Martha Edna Long; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Jul 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 989.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Elm Hall, Gratiot County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 29-27, sheet 5A, household 77, Pearl Lawrence Sabin and Martha Edna Long; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Jul 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1754.

6 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Ferris Township, Montcalm County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 235, p. 162B, family 113, Julius Sabin and Mary Eunice Allison; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Aug 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0596.

7 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Ferris Township, Montcalm County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 3B, dwelling 73, family 79, Julius Sabin and Mary Eunice Allison; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 03 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 733.

8 "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1861144 : accessed 25 Jun 2019); Pearl L. Sabin.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 25 June 2019), memorial page for Pearl L. Sabin (3 Jan 1878\endash 25 Jan 1947), Find A Grave Memorial no. 40858641, citing Elm Hall Cemetery, Elm Hall, Gratiot County, Michigan, USA

10 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Jun 2019); Pearl L. Sabin.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 01 July 2019), memorial page for Martha Edna Long Sabin (1881\endash 13 Dec 1960), Find A Grave Memorial no. 40858642, citing Elm Hall Cemetery, Elm Hall, Gratiot County, Michigan, USA

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