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James Benjamin Abney 1891–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 March 1891

Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 17 September 1949

Death Location: Edom, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Lemuel Abney

Mother: Mary Abney

Spouse(s): Hattie Barton

Children(s): Lena Wright, Stanley Abney

In 1891, James Benjamin Abney entered the world in Arkansas, United States of America, born to Lemuel Judston Abney And Mary Elizabeth Abney. James Benjamin Abney married Hattie Gertrude Barton, and had children including Lena Mae Wright, Stanley Derward Abney. James Benjamin Abney passed away in 1949 in Edom, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1891, James Benjamin Abney entered the world in Arkansas, United States of America, born to Lemuel Judston Abney And Mary Elizabeth Abney.
  • James Benjamin Abney married Hattie Gertrude Barton, and had children including Lena Mae Wright, Stanley Derward Abney.
  • James Benjamin Abney passed away in 1949 in Edom, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Abney's Ancestors

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James Abney
1891–1949
Birth Place: Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
Lemuel Judston Abney
1861–1917
Chambers County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Abney
1871–1941
Arkansas, United States of America
Grandparents
Benjamin (Hezekiah) Abney
1822–1897
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Abney's Descendants

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James (Benjamin) Abney (8 March 1891–17 September 1949) m. Hattie (Gertrude) Barton (6 June 1892–5 January 1971)
  1. 1. Lena (Mae) Wright 1910–1994 m. Robert (Odess) Wright 1911–1972
    1. 1. Carl (Derward) Wright 1933–2016
  2. 2. Stanley (Derward) Abney 1915–1997 m. Lucille (Alford) Abney 1922–2008 m. Lila (Mae) Abney 1913–1974
    1. 1. Claudia (Dan) Abney 1942–1943

James Abney's Timeline

6 Records

1891
8 Mar 1891
Birth of James Benjamin Abney in Logan County, Arkansas, USA
Logan County, Arkansas, USA
1891
8 March 1891
Birth of James Benjamin Abney in Arkansas, United States of America
Arkansas, United States of America
1891
8 March 1891
Birth of James Benjamin Abney in Arkansas, United States of America
Arkansas, United States of America
1949
Abt 1949
Age 58
James Benjamin Abney resided here in Rural, Henderson, Texas, USA
Rural, Henderson, Texas, USA
1949
17 Sep 1949
Age 58
Death of James Benjamin Abney in Murchison, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America
Murchison, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America
1949
17 September 1949
Age 58
Death of James Benjamin Abney in Murchison, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America
Murchison, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1891
    Event Place: Logan County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 March 1891
    Event Place: Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 March 1891
    Event Place: Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1949
    Event Place: Rural, Henderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1949
    Event Place: Murchison, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 1949
    Event Place: Murchison, Henderson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edom, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edom, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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