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John Riley Ables 1874 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 August 1874

Birth Location: Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 24 December 1946

Death Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

Father: James Abel

Mother: Sarah Henry

Spouse(s): Lula Able

Children(s): Lucius Abel, Dorothy Able

John Riley Ables was born in 1874 in Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States, the child of James Ables Abel and Sarah Henry. In 1930, John Riley Ables resided in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. John Riley Ables married Lula G Able, and had children including Lucius C Abel, Dorothy Able. John Riley Ables passed away in 1946 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • John Riley Ables was born in 1874 in Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States, the child of James Ables Abel and Sarah Henry.
  • In 1930, John Riley Ables resided in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Riley Ables married Lula G Able, and had children including Lucius C Abel, Dorothy Able.
  • John Riley Ables passed away in 1946 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

John Ables's Ancestors

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John Ables
1874 – 1946
Birth Place: Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
Parents
James Ables Abel
1795 – 1855
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Sarah Henry
1841 – 1900
Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Clark) Abel
1781 – 1839
Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Frances "Fannie") Patton
1782 – 1844
, , South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Abel
1751 – 1811
Elizabeth Roberts
1761 – 1840
Jacob Abel
1753 – 1787
MARIA BOYER
1760 – 1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Abel
1735 – 1793
Absolom Roberts
1730 – 1816
Elizabeth Gilder
1740 – 1790
Paul Abel
1731 – 1773
Maria Abe
1735 – 1789
James Boyer
1714 –

John Ables's Descendants

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John (Riley) Ables (14 August 1874 – 24 December 1946) m. Lula (G) Able (abt 1882 – )
  1. 1. Lucius (C) Abel (abt 1915 – ) m. Viola (H) Abel (abt 1917 – )
    1. 1. Peggy (Lou) Abel (abt 1942 – )
  2. 2. Dorothy Able (abt 1917 – )

John Ables's Timeline

3 Records

1874
14 August 1874
Birth of John Riley Ables in Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
1930
1930
Age 56
John Riley Ables resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1946
24 December 1946
Age 72
Death of John Riley Ables in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 August 1874
    Event Place: Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2341985

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2341985

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1946
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

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