Person:Mabel Green (2)

Foster parents: William Herring and his wife, Mary Collins.

Mabel and her twin, Hazel, were children of Emerson B. Green and Emma F. Hetzler Green. Emma died after the birth of her son, Hugh. Thereafter the family was split up and the twins were sent to live in the Allen County Children's Home. At the time they were around six. Sometime later, probably when they were about nine, Mabel and Hazel went to live with foster parents, William and Mary "Minnie" Herring, in Spencerville, Ohio. Although the twins were not adopted by the Herrings, they assumed their surname. The Herrings were prosperous and the twins were raised accordingly. My great-grandmother, a farmer's daughter living outside of Spencerville, recalled that the twins were the belles of Spencerville and had the best that money could buy.

A daughter of Hazel, my aunt, told me that the Herrings were very religious and were displeased with the maritial troubles of their foster daughters. My father, Hazel's son, told me that when the Herrings died their estate went to a blood relative. rc

Obituary

MRS. MABEL (HERRING) JOHN. LONG BEACH, Calif. - Mrs. Mabel (Herring) John, 80, of Long Beach, Calif., a former area resident died Saturday in Long Beach. She was born Jan. 15, 1894, in Lima and was married to Don John, who preceded her in death in 1963. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Mary Evans of Lima, Mrs. Harold (Beverly) Woodward of Findlay and Mrs. Linda Colasuanno of Portland, Ore.; a brother, Hugh Boop of Canton; two sisters, Mrs. Grace Haggerman if Piqua and Mrs. Cleo Ratterman of Cincinnati; 17 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Mrs. John was a member of Long Beach Baptist Church and the Ohio Grandmothers Club. Local funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Harter & Son Memorial Chapel, Delphos, the Rev. Michael Jenskins officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima.

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1st sibling reunion

Mabel & Hazel "Herring"

Daughters of E.B. & E. F. Green

Green sibling reunion

Mabel (?), (? man), Hazel "Herring"

Mabel & Hazel with Mr. Herring & unknown girl (reading)

Mabel & Hazel Green "Herring,' age 16, 1910

1968, Mabel John in Hazel's studio apartment

Los Angeles, about 1968. Mabel is far right and Hazel is next to her

1. ↑ John, Donald Dwight, in Ohio, United States. Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958. (FamilySearch)
   31 Dec 1915.

   Donald Dwight John...Mable Vergne Greene, 21, single, b. 1894 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, d/o Emerson B. Greene & Emma Hetzler...31 Dec 1915, Allen County, Ohio.

2. ↑ John, Mary Frances, in Ohio, United States. Ohio, County Births, 1856-1909.

   Mary Frances John, b. 16 Nov 1916 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, d/o Donald Dwight John & Mabel Vergne Green.

3. ↑ John, Beverly Eileene, in Ohio, United States. Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003
   13 Jan 1918.

   Mother listed as MABLE GREEN.

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} John, Mabel, in Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service)
   Nov 1974.

   Mabel John, SS# 290-01-2408, issued in Ohio; b. 15 Jan 1894; last residing in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, 3. Nov 1974, abt age 80.

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Knapper, William E., in Franklin, Ohio, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   ED 24-14 fn 394 17A l 30.

   Mabel John, 46, divorced, b. abt 1894 in Ohio, resided in Spencerville, Allen County, Ohio, in 1935; housekeeper in the household of William E. Knapper, 30, his wife, Lucille, 30, & their 1y son, Richard, in Grandview Heights, Franklin Township, Franklin County, Ohio.

6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 John, Don D., in Allen, Ohio, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   Mabel John, 26, b. abt 1894 in Ohio; parents b. in Ohio; w/o Don D. John, 25, HOH; m/o Mary F., 3; Beverlyl I., 2; & Lenna M., 11m; living in Allen County, Ohio.

7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Somers, Arthur, in Jackson, Michigan, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   ED 17 p 17B fn 495.

   rc assumes that this is Mabel Green "Herring" John: Mable John, 36, b. abt 1894 in Ohio; parents b. in Ohio; divorced; working as a servant in the household of Arthur Somers, 55, a widowerer, & his daughter, Sylvia, 25.

8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} John, Mrs. Mabel (Herring) John, in John, Mabel Green Herring - Obit.

   MRS. MABEL (HERRING) JOHN. LONG BEACH, Calif. - Mrs. Mabel (Herring) John, 80, of Long Beach, Calif., a former area resident died Saturday in Long Beach. She was born Jan. 15, 1894, in Lima and was married to Don John, who preceded her in death in 1963. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Mary Evans of Lima, Mrs. Harold (Beverly) Woodward of Findlay and Mrs. Linda Colasuanno of Portland, Ore.; a brother, Hugh Boop of Canton; two sisters, Mrs. Grace Haggerman if Piqua and Mrs. Cleo Ratterman of Cincinnati; 17 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Mrs. John was a member of Long Beach Baptist Church and the Ohio Grandmothers Club. Local funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Harter & Son Memorial Chapel, Delphos, the Rev. Michael Jenskins officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima.
   
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9. ↑ Mabel Herring John, in Find A Grave.
10. ↑ 1950 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Franklin, Ohio, United States).