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John Washington Abrams

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John Washington Abrams Veteran

Birth
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Death
23 Mar 1910 (aged 79)
Floyd County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Wax, Floyd County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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John Washington Abrams was born in Lincoln County, NC on April 2, 1830. He was a son of William (1795-1862) and Sarah Ann McLemore Abrams(1809-1857). Both the Abrams and Abernathy families went to Georgia in the 1840s. He married Mary Little Abernathy, also from Lincoln County, on October 5, 1848. Family Bible pages state that they were married at the bride's family home in Cass County (now Bartow Co.), GA. The ceremony was performed by Elder W. F. Bates and witnesses were Bard L. Abernathy and Seth Abernathy.

John enlisted in the Civil War at Cave Springs, GA, where he was living at the time. John served as a Regimental Smith for the First Georgia Regiment, Company C, under Cap. Haney, Col. Morrison and Gen. Longstreet.

John suffered injuries, after the war, which made it necessary to amputate his leg. While recuperating he carved himself a leg and bowl(pictured). John used a cane the rest of his life.

John served as presiding elder and minister of the Silver Creek Primitive Baptist Church, near Wax, GA, without pay as was the custom of his church.

John and Mary had 10 children.
Bardy Larkin Abrams - 4 Jun 1850
Eliza L. Abrams - 29 Nov 1852
William Henry Abrams - 24 Aug 1855
Sarah Elizabeth Abrams - 2 Feb 1857
John Thomas Abrams - 26 Oct 1859
Daniel Elijah Abrams - 10 May 1862
James Monroe Abrams - 28 Oct 1864
Robert Franklin Abrams - 26 May 1868
Mary Frances Abrams - 4 Nov 1870
Maggie Walker Abrams - died in infancy
John Washington Abrams was born in Lincoln County, NC on April 2, 1830. He was a son of William (1795-1862) and Sarah Ann McLemore Abrams(1809-1857). Both the Abrams and Abernathy families went to Georgia in the 1840s. He married Mary Little Abernathy, also from Lincoln County, on October 5, 1848. Family Bible pages state that they were married at the bride's family home in Cass County (now Bartow Co.), GA. The ceremony was performed by Elder W. F. Bates and witnesses were Bard L. Abernathy and Seth Abernathy.

John enlisted in the Civil War at Cave Springs, GA, where he was living at the time. John served as a Regimental Smith for the First Georgia Regiment, Company C, under Cap. Haney, Col. Morrison and Gen. Longstreet.

John suffered injuries, after the war, which made it necessary to amputate his leg. While recuperating he carved himself a leg and bowl(pictured). John used a cane the rest of his life.

John served as presiding elder and minister of the Silver Creek Primitive Baptist Church, near Wax, GA, without pay as was the custom of his church.

John and Mary had 10 children.
Bardy Larkin Abrams - 4 Jun 1850
Eliza L. Abrams - 29 Nov 1852
William Henry Abrams - 24 Aug 1855
Sarah Elizabeth Abrams - 2 Feb 1857
John Thomas Abrams - 26 Oct 1859
Daniel Elijah Abrams - 10 May 1862
James Monroe Abrams - 28 Oct 1864
Robert Franklin Abrams - 26 May 1868
Mary Frances Abrams - 4 Nov 1870
Maggie Walker Abrams - died in infancy


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