Capt. Abernathy served in the Confederate States Army in Tennessee during the Civil War in the 6th (Wheeler's) Calvary.
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Capt. H. G. Abernathy's Death.
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Yesterday at 12 :30 o'clock Capt. H. G. Abernathy died after an Illness of 8 months. The Immediate cause of his death was conjestion [sic] of the lungs, not the trouble which had so long confined him. He was calm and peaceful till the last, and went out as the day dying In the arms of evening. The funeral will probably be in the city.
Capt. Abernathy was born in Virginia, April 30, 1825. He moved to this city in 1869 and built the first tobacco warehouse ever created here. He has been the recognized leader in tobacco circles and his counsel and advice were sought in all commercial enterprises of importance conducted in this community. He was a dutiful member of the Baptist church and blended with an active life the graces of a Christian character. No death has occurred lately in our city which is more universally deplored.
--Semi-weekly South Kentuckian, August 24, 1888, page 3
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Capt. H.G. Abernathy's Funeral
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The funeral services were held over the remains of the late Capt. H. G. Abernathy at the Baptist church Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, a large crowd of sorrowing friends being present. The pall bearers were appointed by the Tobacco Board of Trade and were Messrs. W.G. Wheeler, M. D. Boales, G. V. Thompson. M. H. Nelson, James Ragsdale, J. W. Ware, C. F. Jarrett and T. C. Hanbery. As a mark of respect all the business houses on Main street were closed during the services, and a long procession of sorrowing friends followed the remains to the grave.
At a meeting of the Hopkinsville Board of Trade, called to express the sense of the Board at the loss they had sustained at the death of Capt. H. G. Abernathy. one of its most valued members, one who was always noted for his active interest in its success and in the maintenance of its rules, being always earnest in demanding of others a punctilious observance of all its rules. Capt. Abernathy was the pioneer and founder of Hopkinsville Tobacco Trade. In 1871, when the population of Hopkinsville was probably less than one half of what it is now upon the completion of the Henderson, Evansville and Nashville, now L. & N. R.R., Capt. Abernathy conceived the idea of establishing a tobacco market in Hopkinsville. The enterprise was ridiculed and opposed by almost every one, as it was considered impossible to succeed in establishing a tobacco market so near to Clarksville, Tenn. Where tobacco had been sold for more than half a century and a market established which was favorably know all over the civilized world. Undeterred by discouragement and ridicule Capt. Abernathy boldly prosecuted his design, embarking his entire private fortune in the venture and lived to see his efforts crowned with success and his example followed by a host of others, who quickly sought to reap part of the harvest he had sown.
Capt. Abernathy first associated himself with the Messrs. Cayce and did business in the warehouse on Railroad street now occupied by Wood & Sebree as a storage house. Thence he moved to a house built by Hardin Coleman, since burned. In 1872 and '73 the firm of Abernathy & Mills took charge of the People's Warehouse, a stock company, and for many years did the largest business ever done in the market. Meeting with reverses the firm of Abernathy & Mills was dissolved and Capt. Abernathy became associated with Messrs. G.C. and E.B. Long in the tobacco trade; upon the dissolution of this firm he built the Central Warehouse on Nashville street where the last six or eight years he continued the tobacco business under the style of Abernathy & Co. Thus Capt. Abernathy has been continuously and prominently identified with the trade since its beginning. He has never for one moment lost interest or confidence in the market he founded under such discouragement. When others became discouraged he was always hopeful, making suggestions whereby the trade could be increased and giving hopeful counsel to the younger and despairing members of the trade. He lived to see near 25, 000 hhds (Hogsheads) tobacco sold in one year in this market. He saw the banking capital of the town increased from one bank of 100,000 dollars to four banks of a capital stock fo five hundred thousand dollars and a deposit of double as much more. The bulk of this vast sum being profitably employed in the tobacco trade. He lived to see the population of the town more than double and it is no vain boast to say that this growth was largely due to the establishment of a tobacco market at this place.
In his death the city and entire community sustains a great loss. He was a useful, active, upright businessman. Courteous and dignified in his intercourse with his fellow men, he always demanded and commanded the respect he gave to others. He leaves a wide gap in the Board of Trade and his loss will long be felt.
Resolved, that we tender to his bereaved family our sincere sympathy and join with them in their grief at their loss.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the books of the Tobacco Board of Trade and published in the Hopkinsville papers and a copy forwarded to the Western Tobacco Journal and Clarksville Tobacco Leaf for publication.
F.M. Flack.
F.G. Green,
W.A. Lowry.
C.F. Jarrett,
W.G. Wheeler
Comissioners
--Semi-weekly South Kentuckian, August 28, 1888, page 2
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HENRY G. ABERNATHY was born April 30, 1825, in Brunswick County, Va. He is the third of four children born to Raleigh H. and Martha T. Abernathy (nee Avery). Amanda, the eldest, is the widow of Col. Thomas Rowlett, of Petersburg, Va.; John E. died in Ballard County, Ky., and William A. is still a resident of the same county. Their parents died many years past in Virginia, and in 1842 Henry G. removed to Tennessee, locating in Montgomery County, near the State line, where for four years he engaged in farming. In 1846 he again removed, this time settling further north, in the southern portion of Christian County, Ky. Here he devoted
himself chiefly to agricultural pursuits, with which he combined mercantile business for some time, as well as engaging for several years in teaching school, in which profession he manifested especial fitness.
He came to Hopkinsville in 1869, and that year erected the first tobacco warehouse built in that city. Since that date he has been the pronouced leader in the local tobacco market, and is still actively engaged in the tobacco trade. Mr. Abernathy was married in Christian County to Miss Ophelia F., daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Leavell. Mrs. Abernathy is a native of Christian County, descending from one of the oldest as well as most honorable families of Kentucky. They have but one child - a son, named Henry H. Abernathy, junior member of the firm of H. G. Abernathy & Son. Both Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy are members of the Baptist Church of Hopkinsville. A portrait of Mr. Abernathy will be found in a group elsewhere in this volume.
County of Christian, Kentucky. Historical and Biographical. Edited by William Henry Perrin. F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1884, pp. 339-340. (Submitted by contributor # 47175704.)
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Capt. H. G. Abernathy's Death.
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Yesterday at 12 :30 o'clock Capt. H. G. Abernathy died after an Illness of 8 months. The Immediate cause of his death was conjestion [sic] of the lungs, not the trouble which had so long confined him. He was calm and peaceful till the last, and went out as the day dying In the arms of evening. The funeral will probably be in the city.
Capt. Abernathy was born in Virginia, April 30, 1825. He moved to this city in 1869 and built the first tobacco warehouse ever created here. He has been the recognized leader in tobacco circles and his counsel and advice were sought in all commercial enterprises of importance conducted in this community. He was a dutiful member of the Baptist church and blended with an active life the graces of a Christian character. No death has occurred lately in our city which is more universally deplored.
--Semi-weekly South Kentuckian, August 24, 1888, page 3
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Capt. H.G. Abernathy's Funeral
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The funeral services were held over the remains of the late Capt. H. G. Abernathy at the Baptist church Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, a large crowd of sorrowing friends being present. The pall bearers were appointed by the Tobacco Board of Trade and were Messrs. W.G. Wheeler, M. D. Boales, G. V. Thompson. M. H. Nelson, James Ragsdale, J. W. Ware, C. F. Jarrett and T. C. Hanbery. As a mark of respect all the business houses on Main street were closed during the services, and a long procession of sorrowing friends followed the remains to the grave.
At a meeting of the Hopkinsville Board of Trade, called to express the sense of the Board at the loss they had sustained at the death of Capt. H. G. Abernathy. one of its most valued members, one who was always noted for his active interest in its success and in the maintenance of its rules, being always earnest in demanding of others a punctilious observance of all its rules. Capt. Abernathy was the pioneer and founder of Hopkinsville Tobacco Trade. In 1871, when the population of Hopkinsville was probably less than one half of what it is now upon the completion of the Henderson, Evansville and Nashville, now L. & N. R.R., Capt. Abernathy conceived the idea of establishing a tobacco market in Hopkinsville. The enterprise was ridiculed and opposed by almost every one, as it was considered impossible to succeed in establishing a tobacco market so near to Clarksville, Tenn. Where tobacco had been sold for more than half a century and a market established which was favorably know all over the civilized world. Undeterred by discouragement and ridicule Capt. Abernathy boldly prosecuted his design, embarking his entire private fortune in the venture and lived to see his efforts crowned with success and his example followed by a host of others, who quickly sought to reap part of the harvest he had sown.
Capt. Abernathy first associated himself with the Messrs. Cayce and did business in the warehouse on Railroad street now occupied by Wood & Sebree as a storage house. Thence he moved to a house built by Hardin Coleman, since burned. In 1872 and '73 the firm of Abernathy & Mills took charge of the People's Warehouse, a stock company, and for many years did the largest business ever done in the market. Meeting with reverses the firm of Abernathy & Mills was dissolved and Capt. Abernathy became associated with Messrs. G.C. and E.B. Long in the tobacco trade; upon the dissolution of this firm he built the Central Warehouse on Nashville street where the last six or eight years he continued the tobacco business under the style of Abernathy & Co. Thus Capt. Abernathy has been continuously and prominently identified with the trade since its beginning. He has never for one moment lost interest or confidence in the market he founded under such discouragement. When others became discouraged he was always hopeful, making suggestions whereby the trade could be increased and giving hopeful counsel to the younger and despairing members of the trade. He lived to see near 25, 000 hhds (Hogsheads) tobacco sold in one year in this market. He saw the banking capital of the town increased from one bank of 100,000 dollars to four banks of a capital stock fo five hundred thousand dollars and a deposit of double as much more. The bulk of this vast sum being profitably employed in the tobacco trade. He lived to see the population of the town more than double and it is no vain boast to say that this growth was largely due to the establishment of a tobacco market at this place.
In his death the city and entire community sustains a great loss. He was a useful, active, upright businessman. Courteous and dignified in his intercourse with his fellow men, he always demanded and commanded the respect he gave to others. He leaves a wide gap in the Board of Trade and his loss will long be felt.
Resolved, that we tender to his bereaved family our sincere sympathy and join with them in their grief at their loss.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the books of the Tobacco Board of Trade and published in the Hopkinsville papers and a copy forwarded to the Western Tobacco Journal and Clarksville Tobacco Leaf for publication.
F.M. Flack.
F.G. Green,
W.A. Lowry.
C.F. Jarrett,
W.G. Wheeler
Comissioners
--Semi-weekly South Kentuckian, August 28, 1888, page 2
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HENRY G. ABERNATHY was born April 30, 1825, in Brunswick County, Va. He is the third of four children born to Raleigh H. and Martha T. Abernathy (nee Avery). Amanda, the eldest, is the widow of Col. Thomas Rowlett, of Petersburg, Va.; John E. died in Ballard County, Ky., and William A. is still a resident of the same county. Their parents died many years past in Virginia, and in 1842 Henry G. removed to Tennessee, locating in Montgomery County, near the State line, where for four years he engaged in farming. In 1846 he again removed, this time settling further north, in the southern portion of Christian County, Ky. Here he devoted
himself chiefly to agricultural pursuits, with which he combined mercantile business for some time, as well as engaging for several years in teaching school, in which profession he manifested especial fitness.
He came to Hopkinsville in 1869, and that year erected the first tobacco warehouse built in that city. Since that date he has been the pronouced leader in the local tobacco market, and is still actively engaged in the tobacco trade. Mr. Abernathy was married in Christian County to Miss Ophelia F., daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Leavell. Mrs. Abernathy is a native of Christian County, descending from one of the oldest as well as most honorable families of Kentucky. They have but one child - a son, named Henry H. Abernathy, junior member of the firm of H. G. Abernathy & Son. Both Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy are members of the Baptist Church of Hopkinsville. A portrait of Mr. Abernathy will be found in a group elsewhere in this volume.
County of Christian, Kentucky. Historical and Biographical. Edited by William Henry Perrin. F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1884, pp. 339-340. (Submitted by contributor # 47175704.)
Capt. Abernathy served in the Confederate States Army in Tennessee during the Civil War in the 6th (Wheeler's) Calvary.
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Capt. H. G. Abernathy's Death.
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Yesterday at 12 :30 o'clock Capt. H. G. Abernathy died after an Illness of 8 months. The Immediate cause of his death was conjestion [sic] of the lungs, not the trouble which had so long confined him. He was calm and peaceful till the last, and went out as the day dying In the arms of evening. The funeral will probably be in the city.
Capt. Abernathy was born in Virginia, April 30, 1825. He moved to this city in 1869 and built the first tobacco warehouse ever created here. He has been the recognized leader in tobacco circles and his counsel and advice were sought in all commercial enterprises of importance conducted in this community. He was a dutiful member of the Baptist church and blended with an active life the graces of a Christian character. No death has occurred lately in our city which is more universally deplored.
--Semi-weekly South Kentuckian, August 24, 1888, page 3
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Capt. H.G. Abernathy's Funeral
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The funeral services were held over the remains of the late Capt. H. G. Abernathy at the Baptist church Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, a large crowd of sorrowing friends being present. The pall bearers were appointed by the Tobacco Board of Trade and were Messrs. W.G. Wheeler, M. D. Boales, G. V. Thompson. M. H. Nelson, James Ragsdale, J. W. Ware, C. F. Jarrett and T. C. Hanbery. As a mark of respect all the business houses on Main street were closed during the services, and a long procession of sorrowing friends followed the remains to the grave.
At a meeting of the Hopkinsville Board of Trade, called to express the sense of the Board at the loss they had sustained at the death of Capt. H. G. Abernathy. one of its most valued members, one who was always noted for his active interest in its success and in the maintenance of its rules, being always earnest in demanding of others a punctilious observance of all its rules. Capt. Abernathy was the pioneer and founder of Hopkinsville Tobacco Trade. In 1871, when the population of Hopkinsville was probably less than one half of what it is now upon the completion of the Henderson, Evansville and Nashville, now L. & N. R.R., Capt. Abernathy conceived the idea of establishing a tobacco market in Hopkinsville. The enterprise was ridiculed and opposed by almost every one, as it was considered impossible to succeed in establishing a tobacco market so near to Clarksville, Tenn. Where tobacco had been sold for more than half a century and a market established which was favorably know all over the civilized world. Undeterred by discouragement and ridicule Capt. Abernathy boldly prosecuted his design, embarking his entire private fortune in the venture and lived to see his efforts crowned with success and his example followed by a host of others, who quickly sought to reap part of the harvest he had sown.
Capt. Abernathy first associated himself with the Messrs. Cayce and did business in the warehouse on Railroad street now occupied by Wood & Sebree as a storage house. Thence he moved to a house built by Hardin Coleman, since burned. In 1872 and '73 the firm of Abernathy & Mills took charge of the People's Warehouse, a stock company, and for many years did the largest business ever done in the market. Meeting with reverses the firm of Abernathy & Mills was dissolved and Capt. Abernathy became associated with Messrs. G.C. and E.B. Long in the tobacco trade; upon the dissolution of this firm he built the Central Warehouse on Nashville street where the last six or eight years he continued the tobacco business under the style of Abernathy & Co. Thus Capt. Abernathy has been continuously and prominently identified with the trade since its beginning. He has never for one moment lost interest or confidence in the market he founded under such discouragement. When others became discouraged he was always hopeful, making suggestions whereby the trade could be increased and giving hopeful counsel to the younger and despairing members of the trade. He lived to see near 25, 000 hhds (Hogsheads) tobacco sold in one year in this market. He saw the banking capital of the town increased from one bank of 100,000 dollars to four banks of a capital stock fo five hundred thousand dollars and a deposit of double as much more. The bulk of this vast sum being profitably employed in the tobacco trade. He lived to see the population of the town more than double and it is no vain boast to say that this growth was largely due to the establishment of a tobacco market at this place.
In his death the city and entire community sustains a great loss. He was a useful, active, upright businessman. Courteous and dignified in his intercourse with his fellow men, he always demanded and commanded the respect he gave to others. He leaves a wide gap in the Board of Trade and his loss will long be felt.
Resolved, that we tender to his bereaved family our sincere sympathy and join with them in their grief at their loss.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the books of the Tobacco Board of Trade and published in the Hopkinsville papers and a copy forwarded to the Western Tobacco Journal and Clarksville Tobacco Leaf for publication.
F.M. Flack.
F.G. Green,
W.A. Lowry.
C.F. Jarrett,
W.G. Wheeler
Comissioners
--Semi-weekly South Kentuckian, August 28, 1888, page 2
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HENRY G. ABERNATHY was born April 30, 1825, in Brunswick County, Va. He is the third of four children born to Raleigh H. and Martha T. Abernathy (nee Avery). Amanda, the eldest, is the widow of Col. Thomas Rowlett, of Petersburg, Va.; John E. died in Ballard County, Ky., and William A. is still a resident of the same county. Their parents died many years past in Virginia, and in 1842 Henry G. removed to Tennessee, locating in Montgomery County, near the State line, where for four years he engaged in farming. In 1846 he again removed, this time settling further north, in the southern portion of Christian County, Ky. Here he devoted
himself chiefly to agricultural pursuits, with which he combined mercantile business for some time, as well as engaging for several years in teaching school, in which profession he manifested especial fitness.
He came to Hopkinsville in 1869, and that year erected the first tobacco warehouse built in that city. Since that date he has been the pronouced leader in the local tobacco market, and is still actively engaged in the tobacco trade. Mr. Abernathy was married in Christian County to Miss Ophelia F., daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Leavell. Mrs. Abernathy is a native of Christian County, descending from one of the oldest as well as most honorable families of Kentucky. They have but one child - a son, named Henry H. Abernathy, junior member of the firm of H. G. Abernathy & Son. Both Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy are members of the Baptist Church of Hopkinsville. A portrait of Mr. Abernathy will be found in a group elsewhere in this volume.
County of Christian, Kentucky. Historical and Biographical. Edited by William Henry Perrin. F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1884, pp. 339-340. (Submitted by contributor # 47175704.)
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Capt. H. G. Abernathy's Death.
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Yesterday at 12 :30 o'clock Capt. H. G. Abernathy died after an Illness of 8 months. The Immediate cause of his death was conjestion [sic] of the lungs, not the trouble which had so long confined him. He was calm and peaceful till the last, and went out as the day dying In the arms of evening. The funeral will probably be in the city.
Capt. Abernathy was born in Virginia, April 30, 1825. He moved to this city in 1869 and built the first tobacco warehouse ever created here. He has been the recognized leader in tobacco circles and his counsel and advice were sought in all commercial enterprises of importance conducted in this community. He was a dutiful member of the Baptist church and blended with an active life the graces of a Christian character. No death has occurred lately in our city which is more universally deplored.
--Semi-weekly South Kentuckian, August 24, 1888, page 3
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Capt. H.G. Abernathy's Funeral
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The funeral services were held over the remains of the late Capt. H. G. Abernathy at the Baptist church Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, a large crowd of sorrowing friends being present. The pall bearers were appointed by the Tobacco Board of Trade and were Messrs. W.G. Wheeler, M. D. Boales, G. V. Thompson. M. H. Nelson, James Ragsdale, J. W. Ware, C. F. Jarrett and T. C. Hanbery. As a mark of respect all the business houses on Main street were closed during the services, and a long procession of sorrowing friends followed the remains to the grave.
At a meeting of the Hopkinsville Board of Trade, called to express the sense of the Board at the loss they had sustained at the death of Capt. H. G. Abernathy. one of its most valued members, one who was always noted for his active interest in its success and in the maintenance of its rules, being always earnest in demanding of others a punctilious observance of all its rules. Capt. Abernathy was the pioneer and founder of Hopkinsville Tobacco Trade. In 1871, when the population of Hopkinsville was probably less than one half of what it is now upon the completion of the Henderson, Evansville and Nashville, now L. & N. R.R., Capt. Abernathy conceived the idea of establishing a tobacco market in Hopkinsville. The enterprise was ridiculed and opposed by almost every one, as it was considered impossible to succeed in establishing a tobacco market so near to Clarksville, Tenn. Where tobacco had been sold for more than half a century and a market established which was favorably know all over the civilized world. Undeterred by discouragement and ridicule Capt. Abernathy boldly prosecuted his design, embarking his entire private fortune in the venture and lived to see his efforts crowned with success and his example followed by a host of others, who quickly sought to reap part of the harvest he had sown.
Capt. Abernathy first associated himself with the Messrs. Cayce and did business in the warehouse on Railroad street now occupied by Wood & Sebree as a storage house. Thence he moved to a house built by Hardin Coleman, since burned. In 1872 and '73 the firm of Abernathy & Mills took charge of the People's Warehouse, a stock company, and for many years did the largest business ever done in the market. Meeting with reverses the firm of Abernathy & Mills was dissolved and Capt. Abernathy became associated with Messrs. G.C. and E.B. Long in the tobacco trade; upon the dissolution of this firm he built the Central Warehouse on Nashville street where the last six or eight years he continued the tobacco business under the style of Abernathy & Co. Thus Capt. Abernathy has been continuously and prominently identified with the trade since its beginning. He has never for one moment lost interest or confidence in the market he founded under such discouragement. When others became discouraged he was always hopeful, making suggestions whereby the trade could be increased and giving hopeful counsel to the younger and despairing members of the trade. He lived to see near 25, 000 hhds (Hogsheads) tobacco sold in one year in this market. He saw the banking capital of the town increased from one bank of 100,000 dollars to four banks of a capital stock fo five hundred thousand dollars and a deposit of double as much more. The bulk of this vast sum being profitably employed in the tobacco trade. He lived to see the population of the town more than double and it is no vain boast to say that this growth was largely due to the establishment of a tobacco market at this place.
In his death the city and entire community sustains a great loss. He was a useful, active, upright businessman. Courteous and dignified in his intercourse with his fellow men, he always demanded and commanded the respect he gave to others. He leaves a wide gap in the Board of Trade and his loss will long be felt.
Resolved, that we tender to his bereaved family our sincere sympathy and join with them in their grief at their loss.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the books of the Tobacco Board of Trade and published in the Hopkinsville papers and a copy forwarded to the Western Tobacco Journal and Clarksville Tobacco Leaf for publication.
F.M. Flack.
F.G. Green,
W.A. Lowry.
C.F. Jarrett,
W.G. Wheeler
Comissioners
--Semi-weekly South Kentuckian, August 28, 1888, page 2
=======================
HENRY G. ABERNATHY was born April 30, 1825, in Brunswick County, Va. He is the third of four children born to Raleigh H. and Martha T. Abernathy (nee Avery). Amanda, the eldest, is the widow of Col. Thomas Rowlett, of Petersburg, Va.; John E. died in Ballard County, Ky., and William A. is still a resident of the same county. Their parents died many years past in Virginia, and in 1842 Henry G. removed to Tennessee, locating in Montgomery County, near the State line, where for four years he engaged in farming. In 1846 he again removed, this time settling further north, in the southern portion of Christian County, Ky. Here he devoted
himself chiefly to agricultural pursuits, with which he combined mercantile business for some time, as well as engaging for several years in teaching school, in which profession he manifested especial fitness.
He came to Hopkinsville in 1869, and that year erected the first tobacco warehouse built in that city. Since that date he has been the pronouced leader in the local tobacco market, and is still actively engaged in the tobacco trade. Mr. Abernathy was married in Christian County to Miss Ophelia F., daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Leavell. Mrs. Abernathy is a native of Christian County, descending from one of the oldest as well as most honorable families of Kentucky. They have but one child - a son, named Henry H. Abernathy, junior member of the firm of H. G. Abernathy & Son. Both Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy are members of the Baptist Church of Hopkinsville. A portrait of Mr. Abernathy will be found in a group elsewhere in this volume.
County of Christian, Kentucky. Historical and Biographical. Edited by William Henry Perrin. F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1884, pp. 339-340. (Submitted by contributor # 47175704.)
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