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Adolphus Alexander “Dolph” Abernathy

Birth: 23 Nov 1882
North Carolina, USA
Death: 5 Sep 1942 (aged 59)
Tennessee, USA
Burial: Glen Alpine Cemetery

Glen Alpine, Burke County, North Carolina, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 35.7282501, Longitude: -81.7862264
Memorial ID: 23764009 View Source

Dolph Abernathy had been a steam shovel operator for over 30 years. While working on the construction of Fontana Dam in Tennessee, he suffered a heart attack and died instantly.

Mr. Abernathy was a son of G.W. & Elizabeth Tucker Abernathy. On Dec. 25, 1904, he married Nettie Mae Simpson. Surviving were his wife and nine children.

(source: The News Herald, Morganton, NC 8 September 1942)

Dolph Abernathy had been a steam shovel operator for over 30 years. While working on the construction of Fontana Dam in Tennessee, he suffered a heart attack and died instantly.

Mr. Abernathy was a son of G.W. & Elizabeth Tucker Abernathy. On Dec. 25, 1904, he married Nettie Mae Simpson. Surviving were his wife and nine children.

(source: The News Herald, Morganton, NC 8 September 1942)

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1888–1985

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Added: Jan 5, 2008
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