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William Morrison Abel 1828–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1828

Birth Location: Monroe, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 04 May 1912

Death Location: Hokes Bluff, Etowah County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: James Abel

Mother: Jane Leather

Spouse(s): Regina Abel

Children(s): Dennis Abel

The story of William Morrison Abel began in 1828 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States. William Morrison Abel married Regina Abel, and had children including Dennis Crosby Abel. William Morrison Abel passed away in 1912 in Hokes Bluff, Etowah County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Morrison Abel began in 1828 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States.
  • William Morrison Abel married Regina Abel, and had children including Dennis Crosby Abel.
  • William Morrison Abel passed away in 1912 in Hokes Bluff, Etowah County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Abel's Ancestors

Self
William Abel
1828–1912
Birth Place: Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Parents
James M Abel
1795–1855
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Jane (Abel) Leather
1810–1859
Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Ezekiel (Ables) Abel
1780–1848
Pendleton, South Carolina, United States
William (B) Abel
1781–1839
Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
William Morrison
1778–1854
North Carolina, Colorado, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Abel
1751–1811
Mary Abells
1755–1785
Joseph ABEL
1755–1809
Elizabeth Roberts
1761–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Abell
1735–1793
Ann Cross
1734–1824

William Abel's Descendants

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William (Morrison) Abel (19 Oct 1828–04 May 1912) m. Regina Abel (11 September 1837–28 March 1886)
  1. 1. Dennis (Crosby) Abel 1866–1921

William Abel's Timeline

2 Records

1828
19 Oct 1828
Birth of William Morrison Abel in Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Monroe, Tennessee, United States
1912
04 May 1912
Age 84
Death of William Morrison Abel in Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1828
    Event Place: Monroe, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 May 1912
    Event Place: Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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