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Josephus Abel 1874 – 1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1874

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 3 February 1963

Death Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Abner Ables

Mother: Elizabeth Roby

Spouse(s): Ada Abel

Children(s): William Abel, Eathel Abel, Eugene Abel, Elma Tolar, Joseph Abel, James Abel, Flora Rogers, Mary High

Josephus Abel was born in 1874 in Mississippi, the child of Abner Henderson Ables and Elizabeth A. Roby. In 1880, Josephus Abel resided in Beat 4, Holmes, Mississippi, USA. In 1950, Josephus Abel resided in Holmes, Mississippi, USA. Josephus Abel married Ada Dell Bates Abel, and had children including William Houston Abel, Eathel Mildred Abel, Eugene Clemon Abel, Elma Elizabeth Tolar, Joseph Lamar Abel, James Marvin Abel, Flora Earline Rogers, Mary Catherine High. Josephus Abel passed away in 1963 in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josephus Abel was born in 1874 in Mississippi, the child of Abner Henderson Ables and Elizabeth A. Roby.
  • In 1880, Josephus Abel resided in Beat 4, Holmes, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1950, Josephus Abel resided in Holmes, Mississippi, USA.
  • Josephus Abel married Ada Dell Bates Abel, and had children including William Houston Abel, Eathel Mildred Abel, Eugene Clemon Abel, Elma Elizabeth Tolar, Joseph Lamar Abel, James Marvin Abel, Flora Earline Rogers, Mary Catherine High.
  • Josephus Abel passed away in 1963 in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abner Ables
1840 – 1928
Birth Location: Leake, Mississippi, USA
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Elizabeth Roby
1837 – 1924
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Ada Abel
1883 – 1968
Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Children(s)

William Abel
1901 – 1962
Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Eathel Abel
1906 – 1907
Birth Location: Holmes, Mississippi, United States
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Eugene Abel
1907 – 1978
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Elma Tolar
1909 – 1981
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Abel
1911 – 1966
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
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James Abel
1913 – 1995
Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Flora Rogers
1918 – 1993
Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Mary High
1922 – 2006
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Josephus Abel's Ancestors

Self
Josephus Abel
1874 – 1963
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Abner Henderson Ables
1840 – 1928
Leake, Mississippi, USA
Elizabeth (A.) Roby
1837 – 1924
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Joseph (Sephas) Abel
1801 – 1870
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Susan Jolly
1802 – 1870
South Carolina, United States
Mathew Roby
1801 – 1870
Maryland
Susan Jolly
1805 – 1870
, , South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abner Ables
1840 – 1928
Mary Patton
1782 – 1844
John Jolly
1776 – 1830
Susannah Durham
1780 – 1837
Mathew Robey
1771 – 1845
Elizabeth Burgess
1780 – 1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Abel
1801 – 1870
Susan Jolly
1802 – 1870
Jacob Abel
1753 – 1787
MARIA BOYER
1760 – 1787
Samuel Robey
1735 – 1807
Ann Carrington
1745 – 1807
Josiah Burgess
1736 – 1827
Virlinda Bean
1740 –

Josephus Abel's Descendants

1.
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Josephus Abel (Abt 1874 – 3 February 1963) m. Ada (Dell Bates) Abel (6 April 1883 – Jun 1968)
  1. 1. William (Houston) Abel (6 March 1901 – 23 January 1962) m. Katherine Pierce (abt 1904 – 6 September 2001)
  2. 2. Eathel (Mildred) Abel (28 April 1906 – 8 June 1907)
  3. 3. Eugene (Clemon) Abel (abt 1907 – 30 July 1978) m. Artie (F) Abel (18 April 1915 – 26 Feb 1972)
    1. 1. Riley (Eugene) Abel (16 December 1939 – 20 February 2016) m. Patricia m. Patricia (Jean) skinner
      1. 1. Riley (Eugene) Abel (17 Aug 1965 – )
      2. 2. Joel
      3. 3. Riley (Eugene) Abel (17 August 1965 – 11 December 2006) m. Minnie Hosmer
        1. 1. Nitkosha May
        2. 2. Tabitha Lynn
        3. 3. Christopher Lee
    2. 2. R (Eugene) Abel (abt 1940 – )
    3. 3. R (Eugene) Abel (abt 1940 – )
    4. 4. R (Eugene) Abel (abt 1940 – )
    5. 5. R (Eugene) Abel (abt 1940 – )
    6. 6. R (Eugene) Abel (abt 1940 – )
    7. 7. R (Eugene) Abel (abt 1940 – )
    8. 8. R (Eugene) Abel (abt 1940 – )
    9. 9. R (Eugene) Abel (abt 1940 – 20 Feb 2016) m. Patricia
      1. 1. Joel
    10. 10. Joel (Brent) Abel (19 Feb 1943 – 16 May 1970)
    11. 11. Joel (Brent) Abel (abt 1944 – 16 May 1970) m. Joel (Brent) Abel (19 February 1943 – 16 May 1970) m. Ladonia (Lee) Shipley (abt 1936 – ) m. Ladonia (Lee) Shipley (abt 1936 – )
    12. 12. Joel (Brent) Abel (19 February 1943 – 16 May 1970) m. Ladonia (Lee) Shipley (abt 1936 – )
    13. 13. Joel (Brent) Abel (19 February 1943 – 16 May 1970) m. Joel (Brent) Abel (abt 1944 – 16 May 1970) m. Ladonia (Lee) Shipley (abt 1936 – )
    14. 14. Kenneth (E.) Abel (1946 – 2017)
    15. 15. Kenneth (E.) Abel (11 June 1946 – 9 April 2017)
    16. 16. Kenneth (E.) Abel (1946 – 2017) m. Virginia (Walla) Dewberry (abt 1955 – )
      1. 1. Sabrina Wassall
      2. 2. Kenneth (E.) Abel
    17. 17. Kenneth (E.) Abel (11 June 1946 – 9 April 2017)
    18. 18. James (Carl) Abel (21 Mar 1952 – )
    19. 19. Barbara Newson
    20. 20. James (Carl) Able
    21. 21. Barbara Newson
    22. 22. James (Carl) Able
  4. 4. Elma (Elizabeth) Tolar (9 July 1909 – 17 November 1981) m. Jimmie Talar (abt 1904 – )
    1. 1. Raymond Talar (abt 1935 – )
    2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Talar (abt 1939 – )
    3. 3. Betty Talar (abt 1945 – )
  5. 5. Joseph (Lamar) Abel (10 September 1911 – 29 November 1966) m. Gladys (Ophelia) Abel (abt 1916 – 7 May 2006) m. Glayds Abel (abt 1916 – )
    1. 1. Douglas Abel (abt 1949 – 6 December 2015) m. Kathy Abel (24 February 1953 – )
      1. 1. Catherine Abel
      2. 2. Rachel Abel
    2. 2. William (J) Abel (abt 1938 – )
    3. 3. Richard Abel (abt 1945 – )
  6. 6. James (Marvin) Abel (10 September 1913 – 17 February 1995)
  7. 7. Flora (Earline) Rogers (1 September 1918 – 11 December 1993) m. Doyle (S) Rogers (abt 1915 – )
    1. 1. Glenda (Faye) Rogers (abt 1941 – )
    2. 2. Jalene Rogers (abt 1945 – )
    3. 3. Dayle Rogers (abt 1947 – )
  8. 8. Mary (Catherine) High (12 September 1922 – 22 July 2006)

Josephus Abel's Timeline

4 Records

1874
Abt 1874
Birth of Josephus Abel in Mississippi
Mississippi
1880
1880
Age 6
Josephus Abel resided here in Beat 4, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 76
Josephus Abel resided here in Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Holmes, Mississippi, USA
1963
3 February 1963
Age 89
Death of Josephus Abel in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1874
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 4, Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: 650; Page: 208D; Enumeration District: 008
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 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: Holmes, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 4, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 4, Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: 650; Page: 208D; Enumeration District: 008

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Holmes, Mississippi, 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: Holmes, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 February 1963
    Event Place: Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coxburg, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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