John's family:
Standing: Lela Prewitt Abbott - mother
Seated: Louis Abbott - brother
On chair's arm - John Abbott, Jr.
Gladys Abbott - half sister
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John's mother married John Lockhart Abbott, a cowboy, in Baylor Co, TX on Nov. 23, 1882. John had moved to the Otta area in southeastern Cottle County, TX around 1880.
John's brother, Louis Cleveland, had the honor of being the first white child born in Cottle County on Oct. 21, 1884.
John's father was shot from an ambush on Aug. 16, 1886, and was killed by Bill Trumble. He was the first white man to die and be buried in Cottle Co, TX. His mother was about 8 months pregnant with him when this happened. John was born September 15, 1886, and named in honor of his dead father.
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His mother married John's younger brother, Wilburn Barton Abbott.
Their children were:
Gladys Mae Abbott 1891–1978
Dorothy Wilburn Abbott 1909–1984
On June 9, 1900 (Federal Census)
John's mother, Lela, & step-dad, Wilburn Abbott, owned a home on Starr St. in Justice Precinct 1, Hardeman Co, TX. They had been married 11 years. Lela had given birth to 4 children - 3 were living. Wilburn was a day laborer.
Household Members:
Wilburn B Abbott 39 - born in AL - March 1861
Lila Abbott 34 - AL - Nov. 1865
Lewis C Abbott 15 - TX - Oct. 1884
John L Abbott 13 - TX - Sept. 1886
Gladys M Abbott 10 TX - Oct. 1889
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John's first marriage was to Hortense M Ratican. Their children were:
Charles Noble Abbott abt1909 – 1971
Pauline LaBelle Abbott Ott abt1910 – 1993
Ruth Esther Abbott Dromgoole 1913 – 1998
Jonnie Murrell Gwynne Abbott O'Connor 1920–1992
Hortense died in New Braunfels, Comal Co, TX on July 4, 1971.
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His second marriage was to Mary Aileen Wade.
Standing: Lela Prewitt Abbott - mother
Seated: Louis Abbott - brother
On chair's arm - John Abbott, Jr.
Gladys Abbott - half sister
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John's mother married John Lockhart Abbott, a cowboy, in Baylor Co, TX on Nov. 23, 1882. John had moved to the Otta area in southeastern Cottle County, TX around 1880.
John's brother, Louis Cleveland, had the honor of being the first white child born in Cottle County on Oct. 21, 1884.
John's father was shot from an ambush on Aug. 16, 1886, and was killed by Bill Trumble. He was the first white man to die and be buried in Cottle Co, TX. His mother was about 8 months pregnant with him when this happened. John was born September 15, 1886, and named in honor of his dead father.
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His mother married John's younger brother, Wilburn Barton Abbott.
Their children were:
Gladys Mae Abbott 1891–1978
Dorothy Wilburn Abbott 1909–1984
On June 9, 1900 (Federal Census)
John's mother, Lela, & step-dad, Wilburn Abbott, owned a home on Starr St. in Justice Precinct 1, Hardeman Co, TX. They had been married 11 years. Lela had given birth to 4 children - 3 were living. Wilburn was a day laborer.
Household Members:
Wilburn B Abbott 39 - born in AL - March 1861
Lila Abbott 34 - AL - Nov. 1865
Lewis C Abbott 15 - TX - Oct. 1884
John L Abbott 13 - TX - Sept. 1886
Gladys M Abbott 10 TX - Oct. 1889
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John's first marriage was to Hortense M Ratican. Their children were:
Charles Noble Abbott abt1909 – 1971
Pauline LaBelle Abbott Ott abt1910 – 1993
Ruth Esther Abbott Dromgoole 1913 – 1998
Jonnie Murrell Gwynne Abbott O'Connor 1920–1992
Hortense died in New Braunfels, Comal Co, TX on July 4, 1971.
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His second marriage was to Mary Aileen Wade.
John's family:
Standing: Lela Prewitt Abbott - mother
Seated: Louis Abbott - brother
On chair's arm - John Abbott, Jr.
Gladys Abbott - half sister
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John's mother married John Lockhart Abbott, a cowboy, in Baylor Co, TX on Nov. 23, 1882. John had moved to the Otta area in southeastern Cottle County, TX around 1880.
John's brother, Louis Cleveland, had the honor of being the first white child born in Cottle County on Oct. 21, 1884.
John's father was shot from an ambush on Aug. 16, 1886, and was killed by Bill Trumble. He was the first white man to die and be buried in Cottle Co, TX. His mother was about 8 months pregnant with him when this happened. John was born September 15, 1886, and named in honor of his dead father.
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His mother married John's younger brother, Wilburn Barton Abbott.
Their children were:
Gladys Mae Abbott 1891–1978
Dorothy Wilburn Abbott 1909–1984
On June 9, 1900 (Federal Census)
John's mother, Lela, & step-dad, Wilburn Abbott, owned a home on Starr St. in Justice Precinct 1, Hardeman Co, TX. They had been married 11 years. Lela had given birth to 4 children - 3 were living. Wilburn was a day laborer.
Household Members:
Wilburn B Abbott 39 - born in AL - March 1861
Lila Abbott 34 - AL - Nov. 1865
Lewis C Abbott 15 - TX - Oct. 1884
John L Abbott 13 - TX - Sept. 1886
Gladys M Abbott 10 TX - Oct. 1889
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John's first marriage was to Hortense M Ratican. Their children were:
Charles Noble Abbott abt1909 – 1971
Pauline LaBelle Abbott Ott abt1910 – 1993
Ruth Esther Abbott Dromgoole 1913 – 1998
Jonnie Murrell Gwynne Abbott O'Connor 1920–1992
Hortense died in New Braunfels, Comal Co, TX on July 4, 1971.
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His second marriage was to Mary Aileen Wade.
Standing: Lela Prewitt Abbott - mother
Seated: Louis Abbott - brother
On chair's arm - John Abbott, Jr.
Gladys Abbott - half sister
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John's mother married John Lockhart Abbott, a cowboy, in Baylor Co, TX on Nov. 23, 1882. John had moved to the Otta area in southeastern Cottle County, TX around 1880.
John's brother, Louis Cleveland, had the honor of being the first white child born in Cottle County on Oct. 21, 1884.
John's father was shot from an ambush on Aug. 16, 1886, and was killed by Bill Trumble. He was the first white man to die and be buried in Cottle Co, TX. His mother was about 8 months pregnant with him when this happened. John was born September 15, 1886, and named in honor of his dead father.
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His mother married John's younger brother, Wilburn Barton Abbott.
Their children were:
Gladys Mae Abbott 1891–1978
Dorothy Wilburn Abbott 1909–1984
On June 9, 1900 (Federal Census)
John's mother, Lela, & step-dad, Wilburn Abbott, owned a home on Starr St. in Justice Precinct 1, Hardeman Co, TX. They had been married 11 years. Lela had given birth to 4 children - 3 were living. Wilburn was a day laborer.
Household Members:
Wilburn B Abbott 39 - born in AL - March 1861
Lila Abbott 34 - AL - Nov. 1865
Lewis C Abbott 15 - TX - Oct. 1884
John L Abbott 13 - TX - Sept. 1886
Gladys M Abbott 10 TX - Oct. 1889
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John's first marriage was to Hortense M Ratican. Their children were:
Charles Noble Abbott abt1909 – 1971
Pauline LaBelle Abbott Ott abt1910 – 1993
Ruth Esther Abbott Dromgoole 1913 – 1998
Jonnie Murrell Gwynne Abbott O'Connor 1920–1992
Hortense died in New Braunfels, Comal Co, TX on July 4, 1971.
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His second marriage was to Mary Aileen Wade.
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