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George Rice Abney 1808–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Howard County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Joshua Abney

Mother: Mary Abney

Spouse(s): Hannah Simpson

Children(s): Robert Abney

George Rice Abney was born in 1808 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Joshua Abney And Mary Ann Helms Abney. George Rice Abney married Hannah Jane Simpson, and had children including Robert John Abney. George Rice Abney passed away in 1870 in Howard County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Rice Abney was born in 1808 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Joshua Abney And Mary Ann Helms Abney.
  • George Rice Abney married Hannah Jane Simpson, and had children including Robert John Abney.
  • George Rice Abney passed away in 1870 in Howard County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Abney
1784–1851
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States,
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Mary Abney
1786–1860
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Simpson
1807–1860
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Robert Abney
1858–1933
Birth Location: Howard County, Indiana
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George Abney's Ancestors

Self
George Abney
1808–1870
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joshua Abney
1784–1851
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States,
Mary (Ann Helms) Abney
1786–1860
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
George Abney
1752–1838
Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah (Griffith) Abney
1756–
South Carolina, USA
John (E) Helms
1762–1848
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth (Z. Rice) Helms
1766–1833
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Dannett II
1730–1809
Jacob Helms
1726–1788
Jesse Rice
1709–1771
Bezaleel Rice
1723–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Abney
1697–1766
Georg Helm
1695–1762

George Abney's Descendants

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George (Rice) Abney (1808–1870) m. Hannah (Jane) Simpson (1807–Abt 1860)
  1. 1. Robert (John) Abney 1858–1933 m. Mary (Rodman) Abney 1857–1940
    1. 1. Oscar (Frank) Abney 1885–1951 m. Edna (Marie) West 1888–1959
      1. 1. Mary (Esther) Abney 1917–2009 m. Merlin (Harold Johnson) Sr. 1914–1986
        1. 1. Merlyn (Harold Johnson) Jr 1936–1994 m. Sharon (S) Jarrett 1946–1992
    2. 2. Sylvester Abney 1882–1962
    3. 3. Ida (Leah) Abney 1887–1905
    4. 4. Blanche (Abney) Coe 1892–1987
    5. 5. Carolyn (Abney) Mohler 1895–1992
    6. 6. Hazel (D. Abney) Barlow 1900–1969

George Abney's Timeline

2 Records

1808
1808
Birth of George Rice Abney in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 62
Death of George Rice Abney in Howard County, Indiana, United States of America
Howard County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Howard County, Indiana, United States of America
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