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Lewis Jefferson Abernathy 1879–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Oct 1879

Birth Location: Cherokee, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 13 Jul 1935

Death Location: Rock Run, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Nicholas Abernathy

Mother: Lettie Nichols

Spouse(s): Cora Peek

Children(s): Clarence Abernathy

In 1879, Lewis Jefferson Abernathy entered the world in Cherokee, Alabama, United States, born to Nicholas Jep Jeptha Jasper Abernathy And Lettie Liddy Nichols. Lewis Jefferson Abernathy married Cora Idelle Peek, and had children including Clarence Willis Abernathy. Lewis Jefferson Abernathy passed away in 1935 in Rock Run, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1879, Lewis Jefferson Abernathy entered the world in Cherokee, Alabama, United States, born to Nicholas Jep Jeptha Jasper Abernathy And Lettie Liddy Nichols.
  • Lewis Jefferson Abernathy married Cora Idelle Peek, and had children including Clarence Willis Abernathy.
  • Lewis Jefferson Abernathy passed away in 1935 in Rock Run, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Lewis Abernathy's Ancestors

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Lewis Abernathy
1879–1935
Birth Place: Cherokee, Alabama, United States
Parents
Nicholas Jep Jeptha Jasper Abernathy
1849–1921
Bartow, Georgia, United States
Lettie (Liddy) Nichols
1859–1921
Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America
Grandparents
Isaiah (B) Abernathy
1809–1880
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Jackson) Faulkner
1815–1880
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
James Nichols
1829–1863
Alabama
Elizabeth Underwood
1822–1901
Georgia
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Abernathy's Descendants

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Lewis (Jefferson) Abernathy (06 Oct 1879–13 Jul 1935) m. Cora (Idelle) Peek (5 Oct 1881–17 May 1957)
  1. 1. Clarence (Willis) Abernathy 1901–1987 m. Mittie (Ozella) Cameron 1903–1981
    1. 1. Emmett (Willis) Abernathy 1922–1969 m. Mary (Magdalene) Bonds 1920–2013
      1. 1. Emmett (Michael) Abernathy 1946–2016

Lewis Abernathy's Timeline

2 Records

1879
06 Oct 1879
Birth of Lewis Jefferson Abernathy in Cherokee, Alabama, United States
Cherokee, Alabama, United States
1935
13 Jul 1935
Age 56
Death of Lewis Jefferson Abernathy in Rock Run, Cherokee, Alabama, United States
Rock Run, Cherokee, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Oct 1879
    Event Place: Cherokee, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1935
    Event Place: Rock Run, Cherokee, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rock Run, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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