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Elizabeth Milne McDowell Abernethy 1894–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 April 1894

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 31 May 1977

Death Location: Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Willie Dowell

Mother: Willie McDowell

Spouse(s): Edgar Abernethy

Children(s): Ruth Abernethy, Margaret Lillis, Anne Connelly

The story of Elizabeth Milne McDowell Abernethy began in 1894 in North Carolina. In 1935, Elizabeth Milne McDowell Abernethy resided in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina. In 1940, Elizabeth Milne McDowell Abernethy resided in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth Milne McDowell Abernethy married Edgar Lafayette Abernethy, and had children including Anne Mcdowell Abernethy Connelly, Margaret Abernethy Lillis, Ruth S Abernethy. Elizabeth Milne McDowell Abernethy passed away in 1977 in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Milne McDowell Abernethy began in 1894 in North Carolina.
  • In 1935, Elizabeth Milne McDowell Abernethy resided in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, Elizabeth Milne McDowell Abernethy resided in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA.
  • Elizabeth Milne McDowell Abernethy married Edgar Lafayette Abernethy, and had children including Anne Mcdowell Abernethy Connelly, Margaret Abernethy Lillis, Ruth S Abernethy.
  • Elizabeth Milne McDowell Abernethy passed away in 1977 in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Abernethy's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Abernethy
1894–1977
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Willie Mc Dowell
1858–1905
North Carolina
Willie (Henderson) McDowell
1861–1953
Grandparents
John (Cathaun) McDowell
1825–1876
Sarah (Ann Erwin Mc) Dowell
1826–1903
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James McDowell
1791–1854
Margaret McDowell
1801–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph McDowell
1758–1799

Elizabeth Abernethy's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Milne McDowell) Abernethy (7 April 1894–31 May 1977) m. Edgar (Lafayette) Abernethy (1884–1948)
  1. 1. Ruth (S) Abernethy 1916–1923
  2. 2. Margaret (Abernethy) Lillis 1913–1969
  3. 3. Anne (McDowell Abernethy) Connelly 1919–2009

Elizabeth Abernethy's Timeline

4 Records

1894
7 April 1894
Birth of Elizabeth Milne McDowell Abernethy in North Carolina
North Carolina
1935
1935
Age 41
Elizabeth Milne McDowell Abernethy resided here in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina
Morganton, Burke, North Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 46
Elizabeth Milne McDowell Abernethy resided here in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
1977
31 May 1977
Age 83
Death of Elizabeth Milne McDowell Abernethy
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 April 1894
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2880; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 12-13
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2880; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 12-13

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2880; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 12-13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1977
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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