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Leola Catherine Thompson Abernathy 1881–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1881

Birth Location: Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 18 December 1954

Death Location: Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Ed Thompson

Mother: Mary Thompson

Spouse(s): Robert Abernethy

Children(s): Betty Smith, Marjorie Hannifan, Edgar Abernethy, Julia Robinson, Mildred Hallman, Robert Sr, Mary Bowen

Leola Catherine Thompson Abernathy was born in 1881 in Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Ed Or Edgar Durant Thompson And Mary Jane Plonk Thompson. In 1935, Leola Catherine Thompson Abernathy resided in Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina. In 1940, Leola Catherine Thompson Abernathy resided in Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, USA. Leola Catherine Thompson Abernathy married Robert Laban Abernethy, and had children including Betty Louise Abernathy Smith, Edgar Augustus Abernethy, Julia Abernethy Robinson, Marjorie Abernathy Hannifan, Mary Ella Abernethy Bowen, Mildred Thompson Abernethy Hallman, Robert Lloyd Abernethy Sr. Leola Catherine Thompson Abernathy passed away in 1954 in Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leola Catherine Thompson Abernathy was born in 1881 in Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Ed Or Edgar Durant Thompson And Mary Jane Plonk Thompson.
  • In 1935, Leola Catherine Thompson Abernathy resided in Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, Leola Catherine Thompson Abernathy resided in Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.
  • Leola Catherine Thompson Abernathy married Robert Laban Abernethy, and had children including Betty Louise Abernathy Smith, Edgar Augustus Abernethy, Julia Abernethy Robinson, Marjorie Abernathy Hannifan, Mary Ella Abernethy Bowen, Mildred Thompson Abernethy Hallman, Robert Lloyd Abernethy Sr.
  • Leola Catherine Thompson Abernathy passed away in 1954 in Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leola Abernathy's Ancestors

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Leola Abernathy
1881–1954
Birth Place: Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Ed or Edgar Durant Thompson
1853–1945
Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Jane Plonk) Thompson
1857–1945
Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Michael (L) PLONK
1831–1859
Mary (Katherine) Lineberger
1836–1910
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Mary Hovis
1809–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frederick Hovis
1760–
Mary Hovis
1761–

Leola Abernathy's Descendants

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Leola (Catherine Thompson) Abernathy (20 Feb 1881–18 December 1954) m. Robert (Laban) Abernethy (28 March 1874–12 March 1957)
  1. 1. Betty (Louise Abernathy) Smith 1914–2004 m. William (Benjamin) Smith 1912–1999
  2. 2. Marjorie (Abernathy) Hannifan 1917– m. Francis (E) Hannifan 1914–1974
  3. 3. Edgar (Augustus) Abernethy 1902–1981
  4. 4. Julia (Abernethy) Robinson 1905– m. Clyde (O) Robinson 1903– m. Clyde (B) Robinson 1895–
  5. 5. Mildred (Thompson Abernethy) Hallman 1907–2006 m. Yates (Webb) Hallman 1908–1972
  6. 6. Robert (Lloyd Abernethy) Sr 1909–1981 m. Jennie (Belle) Carpenter 1911–1988
  7. 7. Mary (Ella Abernethy) Bowen 1912–2008

Leola Abernathy's Timeline

4 Records

1881
20 Feb 1881
Birth of Leola Catherine Thompson Abernathy in Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 54
Leola Catherine Thompson Abernathy resided here in Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina
Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 59
Leola Catherine Thompson Abernathy resided here in Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1954
18 December 1954
Age 73
Death of Leola Catherine Thompson Abernathy in Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1881
    Event Place: Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2915; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 36-46
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2915; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 36-46

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2915; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 36-46

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 December 1954
    Event Place: Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

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