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James Allen Abel 1878 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1878

Birth Location: Coxburg, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: Jul 1942

Death Location: Coxburg, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

Father: William Abel

Mother: Elizabeth Roby

Spouse(s): Susannah Fisher

Children(s): James Abel, John Abel, John Abel, Bettie Abel, Clara Abel, Katie Abel, Nettie Abel, Nettie Abel, Vera Webster, Gladys Abel, Daisey Abel, Aubrey Abel, Floyd Abel

James Allen Abel was born in 1878 in Coxburg, Holmes, Mississippi, USA, the child of William Allen Abel and Elizabeth A. Roby. James Allen Abel married Susannah "Susie" Smith Fisher, and had children including James Fred Abel, John Abel, John Alfred Abel, Bettie Lee Abel, Clara Abel, Katie Mae Abel, Nettie Viola Abel, Nettie Viola Abel, Vera Webster, Gladys Vera Abel, Daisey Abel, Aubrey Emerson Abel, Floyd Smith Abel. James Allen Abel passed away in 1942 in Coxburg, Holmes, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • James Allen Abel was born in 1878 in Coxburg, Holmes, Mississippi, USA, the child of William Allen Abel and Elizabeth A. Roby.
  • James Allen Abel married Susannah "Susie" Smith Fisher, and had children including James Fred Abel, John Abel, John Alfred Abel, Bettie Lee Abel, Clara Abel, Katie Mae Abel, Nettie Viola Abel, Nettie Viola Abel, Vera Webster, Gladys Vera Abel, Daisey Abel, Aubrey Emerson Abel, Floyd Smith Abel.
  • James Allen Abel passed away in 1942 in Coxburg, Holmes, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Abel's Ancestors

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James Abel
1878 – 1942
Birth Place: Coxburg, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Parents
William Allen Abel
1840 – 1927
Mississippi
Elizabeth (A.) Roby
1837 – 1924
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Joseph (Sephus) Abel
1801 – 1870
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Susan Jolly
1805 – 1870
South Carolina, United States
Mathew Roby
1801 – 1870
Maryland
Susan Jolly
1805 – 1870
, , South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mathew Robey
1771 – 1845
Elizabeth Burgess
1780 – 1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Robey
1735 – 1807
Ann Carrington
1745 – 1807
Josiah Burgess
1736 – 1827
Virlinda Bean
1740 –

James Abel's Descendants

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James (Allen) Abel (29 Nov 1878 – Jul 1942) m. Susannah ("Susie" Smith) Fisher (9 Feb 1875 – 21 May 1947)
  1. 1. James (Fred) Abel (21 Nov 1901 – 21 Jun 1951)
  2. 2. John Abel (16 Jun 1903 – 4 November 1964)
  3. 3. John (Alfred) Abel (16 Jun 1903 – 4 Nov 1964)
  4. 4. Bettie (Lee) Abel (27 February 1905 – 24 October 1996) m. Edward Chisolm (abt 1899 – 26 July 1972)
    1. 1. Erz*A Chisolm (abt 1926 – )
    2. 2. Gaddis (W) Chisolm (abt 1930 – )
    3. 3. M (Francis) Chisolm (abt 1933 – )
    4. 4. L (Edward) Chissom (abt 1939 – )
    5. 5. Mary (Frances) Meeks
    6. 6. Receil Godwin
    7. 7. Jack Chisolm
  5. 5. Clara Abel (4 November 1906 – 4 December 1997) m. Ray (M) Clark (10 January 1904 – 16 April 1997)
  6. 6. Katie (Mae) Abel (1 Aug 1908 – 26 Mar 1999)
  7. 7. Nettie (Viola) Abel (4 Apr 1910 – 6 Sep 2000)
  8. 8. Nettie (Viola) Abel (14 Apr 1910 – 6 Sep 2000)
  9. 9. Vera Webster (10 May 1912 – 7 December 1995)
  10. 10. Gladys (Vera) Abel (10 May 1912 – 7 Dec 1995)
  11. 11. Daisey Abel (11 March 1915 – 24 June 1991) m. Leo (W) Hanwick (9 May 1905 – 13 February 1986)
  12. 12. Aubrey (Emerson) Abel (20 April 1917 – 11 October 1989) m. Velvia Ables (abt 1920 – ) m. Velcia (H.) Abel (abt 1920 – 29 May 2005) m. Velcia (H.) Abel (abt 1920 – 29 May 2005)
    1. 1. Richard (H) Ables (abt 1934 – )
    2. 2. Edwin (Allen) Abel (23 Feb 1947 – ) m. Frances (Anne) Middlebrooks
    3. 3. Howard Abel
    4. 4. Jimmy Abel
    5. 5. Richard (H) Ables (abt 1934 – )
    6. 6. Howard Abel
    7. 7. Jimmy Abel
    8. 8. Ed Abel
  13. 13. Floyd (Smith) Abel (20 Sep 1921 – 7 Apr 2002)

James Abel's Timeline

2 Records

1878
29 Nov 1878
Birth of James Allen Abel in Coxburg, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Coxburg, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
1942
Jul 1942
Age 64
Death of James Allen Abel in Coxburg, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Coxburg, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1878
    Event Place: Coxburg, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1942
    Event Place: Coxburg, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

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