1880 - US Census - Liberty Township, Dickinson, Kansas

Household ...........Role ........Sex .....Age Birthplace

Henry Abeldt .......Self .........Male ....48 ..Germany

Christina Abeldt ..Wife ........Female 40 ..Germany

Mary Abeldt ........Daughter Female 16 ..Kansas

Charles Abeldt ...Son ..........Male ....15 ..Kansas

Louisa Abeldt .....Daughter Female 13 ..Kansas

Hermann Abeldt Son .........Male ....12 ..Kansas

Emma Abeldt .....Daughter Female 10 ..Kansas

William Abeldt ....Son .........Male ....4 ....Kansas

Henry Abeldt .......Son .........Male ....2 ....Kansas

Edward Abeldt ....Son .........Male ....0 ....Kansas

1890 - US Census - Destroyed in 1921 census fire

1900 - US Census -

1910 - US Census -

1920 - US Census - Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma

Household ...........Role .........Sex .....Age Birthplace

William M Abeldt Head ........Male ....49 ..Kansas

Jessie Abeldt ......Wife .........Female 35 ..Oklahoma

Walter Abeldt ......Son ..........Male ....9 ....Oklahoma

William Abeldt ....Son ..........Male ....7 ....Oklahoma

Mildred Abeldt ....Daughter Female 5 ....Oklahoma

Harry L Abeldt .....Son .........Male ....3 ....Oklahoma

1930 - US Census - Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma

Household ......Role .........Sex .....Age Birthplace

William Abeldt Head .......Male ....59 ..Kansas

Jessie Abeldt ...Wife ........Female 41 ..Oklahoma

Walter Abeldt ..Son ..........Male ....19 ..Oklahoma

William Abeldt Son ..........Male ....17 ..Oklahoma

Mildred Abeldt Daughter Female 15 ..Oklahoma

Harry Abeldt ....Son .........Male ....12 ..Oklahoma

Frank Abeldt ....Son .........Male ....9 ....Oklahoma

Albert Abeldt ...Son .........Male ....4 ....Oklahoma

1940 - US Census - Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma

Household ......Role .Sex ......Age Birthplace

William Abeldt Head Male ....64 ..Kansas (widowed)

Walter Abeldt ..Son ..Male ....29 ..Oklahoma

Vance Abeldt ...Son ..Male ....20 ..Oklahoma

Albert Abeldt ..Son ..Male ....14 ..Oklahoma

1950 - US Census - Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma

Household ...........Role .Sex .....Age Birthplace

William Abeldt ....Head Male ....74 ..Kansas (widowed)

Walter Abeldt ......Son ..Male ....38 ..Oklahoma

Albert Lee Abeldt Son ..Male ....23 ..Oklahoma

The Sayre Daily Headlight-Journal, Sayre, Oklahoma · Friday, November 15, 1963 pg 1

W. Abeldt

Rites Set

on Saturday

Funeral services for William Abeldt, Sayre, retired Rock Island railroad employee, who died at the Sayre hospital Friday following a brief illness, will be held Saturday at 2:30 p. m. in the Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Theo R. Louthan officiating.

Born February 29, 1876 at Woodvine(sic) county,(sic) Kansas, Mr. Abeldt came to western Oklahoma and settled at Sayre in 1905 where he had made his home until the present. He was married to Jessie Garrison at Sayre September 18, 1909. He was formerly employed with the Rock Island Railroad 24 years. He was a member of the Sayre Nazarene church.

His wife and two sons preceded him in death.

Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. E. E. Hancock, De Kalb, Illinois; five sons, Vance of Haskell, Texas, William, Jr., of Arkansas City, Kansas, Harry of Waynoka. Walter and Albert both of Sayre; three grandchildren; two great grandchildren.

Pall bearers will be Fred Head, Billie Gilliland, Isaae Schmidt, H. D. Ely, W. C. Green, Harold Parker.

Honorary pall bearers will be A. D. Flowers, W. J. Bacon, Dewitt East, Hiram Ely, Frank Martin.

Committal will be in the Sayre-Doxey cemetery with the Moore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.