Paul Donald Vaubel1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 3691, (1914 - 2007)
FatherRev. Edward George Vaubel4,5,6 (25 Apr 1878 - 18 Sep 1964)
MotherCatherine Angelia Glabe4,7,8 (25 Sep 1888 - 25 Jan 1964)

Key Events:

Birth: 16 Dec 1914, Pearl City, Illinois9,10,11
Marriage: 16 Jan 1944, Pierce Co., Washington, Ethel Mae Lawrence (16 Jan 1920 - 16 Oct 1992)12,13
Divorce: 1958, Ethel Mae Lawrence (16 Jan 1920 - 16 Oct 1992)4
Marriage: 1983, San Diego Co., California
Death: 9 Mar 20073
ChartsDescendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe
AncestryThe Glabe Family

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Narrative:

     Paul Donald Vaubel was born on 16 Dec 1914 in Pearl City, Illinois.9,10,11 He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Bonfield, Kankakee Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents, Rev. Edward George Vaubel and Catherine Angelia Glabe.5 He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Ottawa, LaSalle Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents.6 He appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Peotone, Will Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents, reporting that he had lived in Pearl City, Stephenson Co., Illiniois, in 1935.14
     Paul was drafted as a private in the U.S. Army, entering the service 21 Feb 1941, in Peoria, Illinois, and served in the Philippine Islands.15,16
     Paul married Ethel Mae Lawrence, daughter of Delbert Chester Lawrence and Roma Viola Suther, on 16 Jan 1944 in Pierce Co., Washington, with Chapalin Fred A. Rinehart of Ft. Lewis officiating.12,13
     He was a furniture salesman, reporting in the 1940 census that he had not worked the last week of March, but had worked 49 weeks the prior year, earning $900. After the war, he was a flooring installer.14,17
     Paul and Ethel were divorced in 1958.4
     Paul was living in Los Angeles, California, when his mother died in 1964.7
     After he retired in the mid-1970s, he moved to the San Diego area to be close to his sister Valera, living in Escondido, Vista, San Marcos, and Lakeside.3,18 He married second a woman believed to be still living, in 1983 in San Diego Co., California.
     Paul died on 9 Mar 2007 at age 92.3

Children:
     There were no children with Ethel Mae Lawrence

Citations

  1. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows name as Paul Donald Vaubel.
  2. [S3757] Paul Donald Vauble and Ethel Mae Lawrence, Marriage Certificate.
  3. [S3759] The San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jun 2007, pg H-5.
  4. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family.
  5. [S3742] Edward G. Vaubel household, 1920 U.S. Census, Kankalee Co., Illinois.
  6. [S3743] Edward G. Vaubel household, 1930 U.S. Census, Lasalle Co., Illinois.
  7. [S3633] Obituary: Mrs. Catherine A. Vaubel, Chatsworth Plaindealer, 30 Jan 1964.
  8. [S3742] Edward G. Vaubel household, 1920 U.S. Census, Kankalee Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband.
  9. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows date, town, and state.
  10. [S3742] Edward G. Vaubel household, 1920 U.S. Census, Kankalee Co., Illinois, shows age 5 and state.
  11. [S3757] Paul Donald Vauble and Ethel Mae Lawrence, Marriage Certificate, shows age 29 at marriage 16 Jan 1944, town, and state.
  12. [S3757] Paul Donald Vauble and Ethel Mae Lawrence, Marriage Certificate, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  13. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows married.
  14. [S3744] Edward G. Vaubel household, 1940 U.S. Census, Will Co., Illinois.
  15. [S1356] "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," Ancestry.com, record for Paul D Vaubel.
  16. [S3759] The San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jun 2007, pg H-5, shows year and served in the Philippines.
  17. [S3759] The San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jun 2007, pg H-5, shows occupation after the war.
  18. [S3754] The San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec 2000, pg B-5, shows him as a surviving brother and in Escondido.