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William Baxter Abel 1927 – 2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1927

Birth Location: Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 24 July 2015

Death Location: Petal, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Marvin Abel

Mother: Jewel Alexander

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William Baxter Abel was born in 1927 in Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Marvin Green Abel and Jewel L Alexander. In 1950, William Baxter Abel resided in Duck Hill, Montgomery, Mississippi, USA. William Baxter Abel passed away in 2015 in Petal, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Baxter Abel was born in 1927 in Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Marvin Green Abel and Jewel L Alexander.
  • In 1950, William Baxter Abel resided in Duck Hill, Montgomery, Mississippi, USA.
  • William Baxter Abel passed away in 2015 in Petal, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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William Abel's Ancestors

Self
William Abel
1927 – 2015
Birth Place: Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
Marvin Green Abel
1906 – 1983
Mississippi
Jewel (L) Alexander
1911 – 2001
Mississippi
Grandparents
William Abel
1868 – 1936
Mississippi, United States
Lula Ables
1871 –
Mississippi
Silas (Baxter) Alexander
1874 – 1939
Mississippi, United States of America
Alberta Alexander
1877 – 1960
Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Abel
1826 – 1899
Ephana Able
1836 – 1902
James Alexander
1813 – 1897
Sarah Young
1834 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Abel
1781 – 1839
Mary Patton
1785 – 1844
James Alexander
Katharine Bannerman

William Abel's Timeline

3 Records

1927
1 May 1927
Birth of William Baxter Abel in Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America
Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 23
William Baxter Abel resided here in Duck Hill, Montgomery, Mississippi, USA
Duck Hill, Montgomery, Mississippi, USA
2015
24 July 2015
Age 88
Death of William Baxter Abel in Petal, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States of America
Petal, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1927
    Event Place: Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 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: Duck Hill, Montgomer

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Duck Hill, Montgomery, 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: Duck Hill, Montgomer

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 July 2015
    Event Place: Petal, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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