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Josephine Abel 1865–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1865

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: Abt. 1939

Death Location: Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Elijah ABEL

Mother: E. Ables

Spouse(s): Elijah Avant

Children(s): Thainy Avant, Willie Avant, Andy Avant, Viola Avant, Annie Avant

The story of Josephine Abel began in 1865 in Mississippi. Josephine Abel married Elijah N Avant, and had children including Andy E Avant, Annie Avant, Thainy Avant, Viola Avant, Willie B Avant. Josephine Abel passed away in 1939 in Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Josephine Abel began in 1865 in Mississippi.
  • Josephine Abel married Elijah N Avant, and had children including Andy E Avant, Annie Avant, Thainy Avant, Viola Avant, Willie B Avant.
  • Josephine Abel passed away in 1939 in Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah ABEL
1826–1899
Birth Location: Neshoba County, , Mississippi, USA
EA
E. Ables
1840–
Birth Location: Alabama
EA

Spouses(s)

Elijah Avant
1867–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
EA

Children(s)

Thainy Avant
1901–
Birth Location: Mississippi
TA
Willie Avant
1892–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
WA
Andy Avant
1894–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
AA
Viola Avant
1898–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
VA
Annie Avant
1896–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
AA

Josephine Abel's Ancestors

Self
Josephine Abel
1865–1939
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Elijah Green ABEL
1826–1899
Neshoba County, , Mississippi, USA
E. (James) Ables
1840–
Alabama
Grandparents
Elijah (Green Abel) Sr
1830–1899
Alabama
Mary (Fannie) Abel
1785–1844
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elijah ABEL
1826–1899
Maria Boyer
1734–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah Sr
1830–1899
Mary Abel
1785–1844
Mary Rowe
1714–1753

Josephine Abel's Descendants

1.
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Josephine Abel (Abt 1865–Abt. 1939) m. Elijah (N) Avant (Dec 1867–)
  1. 1. Thainy Avant 1901–
  2. 2. Willie (B) Avant 1892–
  3. 3. Andy (E) Avant 1894–
  4. 4. Viola Avant 1898–
  5. 5. Annie Avant 1896–

Josephine Abel's Timeline

55 Records

1862
1862
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1862
1862
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1862
1862
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None
1864
May 1864
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1864
abt 1864
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1864
May 1864
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
1864
May 1864
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, United States of America
Mississippi, United States of America
1864
May 1864
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1864
May 1864
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
1864
May 1864
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1864
May 1864
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
1864
May 1864
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1864
May 1864
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
1864
May 1864
Birth of Josephine Abel in , , Mississippi, USA
, , Mississippi, USA
1864
May 1864
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1864
May 1864
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1864
May 1864
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1864
25 Mar 1864
Josephine Abel - Confirmation in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1865
1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1865
Abt 1865
Birth of Josephine Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1870
1870
Age 5
Josephine Abel resided here in Township 22, Graysport, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Township 22, Graysport, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1870
1870
Age 5
Josephine Abel resided here in Township 22, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Township 22, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1872
9 Dec 1872
Age 7
Birth of Josephine Abel in Tennessee
Tennessee
1873
December 1873
Age 8
Birth of Josephine Abel in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 15
Josephine Abel resided here in Beat 2, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 15
Josephine Abel resided here in Beat 2, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 15
Josephine Abel resided here in Beat 2, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 35
Josephine Abel resided here in Beat 1, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
1901
abt 1901
Age 36
Birth of Josephine Abel in Maryland
Maryland
1910
1910
Age 45
Josephine Abel resided here in Beat 1, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 55
Josephine Abel resided here in Beat 1, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
1923
1923
Age 58
Death of Josephine Abel in Forest City, AR
Forest City, AR
1935
1935
Age 70
Josephine Abel resided here in Rural, Taladaga, Alabama
Rural, Taladaga, Alabama
1939
Abt. 1939
Age 74
Death of Josephine Abel in Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
1939
Abt. 1939
Age 74
Death of Josephine Abel in Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
1940
1940
Age 75
Josephine Abel resided here in J Pct 3, Henderson, Texas, USA
J Pct 3, Henderson, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 85
Josephine Abel resided here in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1961
19 Apr 1961
Age 96
Death of Josephine Abel in Hamilton, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Hamilton, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1864
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1864
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1864
    Event Place: Mississippi, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1864
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1864
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1901
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Baltimore, Baltimore

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1864
    Event Place: Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 2, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 647; Page: 182C; Enumeration District: 064
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 22, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: M593_729; Page: 188A
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Henderson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04061; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 107-13
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 1, Carroll, Mississippi; Roll: T625_869; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 26
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 1, Carroll, Mississippi; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1240802
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Carroll, Mississippi; Roll: T624_734; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1374747

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1864
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1864
    Event Place: Mississippi, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1864
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1864
    Event Place: Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1864
    Event Place: , , Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1872
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1873
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1864
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1864
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1864
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 36
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 37
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 38
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1862

    Genealogy Event 39
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 2, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 647; Page: 182C; Enumeration District: 064
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 22, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: M593_729; Page: 188A; Family History Library Film: 552228

    Genealogy Event 40
    Event Type: Confirmation
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1864
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 533

    Genealogy Event 41
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 22, Graysport, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 42
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 22, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 22, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: M593_729; Page: 188A; Family History Library Film: 552228

    Genealogy Event 43
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 2, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 2, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 647; Page: 182C; Enumeration District: 064

    Genealogy Event 44
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 2, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 2, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 647; Page: 182C; Enumeration District: 064

    Genealogy Event 45
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 2, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 46
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 1, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 1, Carroll, Mississippi; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1240802

    Genealogy Event 47
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 1, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Carroll, Mississippi; Roll: T624_734; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1374747

    Genealogy Event 48
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 1, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 1, Carroll, Mississippi; Roll: T625_869; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 26

    Genealogy Event 49
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Taladaga, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Henderson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04061; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 107-13

    Genealogy Event 50
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J Pct 3, Henderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Henderson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04061; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 107-13

    Genealogy Event 51
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Baltimore, Baltimore

    Genealogy Event 52
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1939
    Event Place: Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 53
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Forest City, AR

    Genealogy Event 54
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1961
    Event Place: Hamilton, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958

    Genealogy Event 55
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1939
    Event Place: Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
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