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Milton Thomas Clayton “Cape” Abernathy

Birth: 1844
Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Death: 24 Dec 1923 (aged 78–79)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial: Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery

Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 29.727851, Longitude: -95.3028208
Plot: Section C
Memorial ID: 145248485 View Source

Son of Colston Abernathy and Annabelle Bass Abernathy. Cape Abernathy married four known wives and had children by each.

Cape Abernathy married:

Susanna Sue Adams in Giles County, Tennessee on 25 Dec 1866.
Child: Graton Adams Abernathy born 1868

Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Upshaw in Giles County, Tennessee on 14 May 1871.
Children:
Augustus J "Gus" Abernathy ca 1871
Elizabeth Lucinda "Lizzie" Abernathy born 1872
Louis Gus Abernathy born 1873
Lee Abernathy born 1874
Laura Mae Abernathy born 11 Sep 1875-1943
Richard Mathingale Abernathy 1877-1934
Tazwell Edward "Taz" 1878-1961
Gus James Abernathy 1880 – 1951
Dickson Abernathy born 1880

Lucinda Octavia Upshaw (Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Upshaw's sister 10 June 1885.
Children:
Annie Belle Abernathy 1885 – 1962
Ethel Octavia Abernathy 1888 – 1962
Ethel Octavia Abernathy 1888 – 1962

Mattie B Smith Hagan 16 Sep 1896 in Lawrence County, Tennessee.
Children:
Ehtel Hagan born May 1881 by first marriage to a Hagan

Rose L Abernathy born Sep 1897
Martha White Abernathy born 1903
John C Abernathy born Feb 1900

Son of Colston Abernathy and Annabelle Bass Abernathy. Cape Abernathy married four known wives and had children by each.

Cape Abernathy married:

Susanna Sue Adams in Giles County, Tennessee on 25 Dec 1866.
Child: Graton Adams Abernathy born 1868

Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Upshaw in Giles County, Tennessee on 14 May 1871.
Children:
Augustus J "Gus" Abernathy ca 1871
Elizabeth Lucinda "Lizzie" Abernathy born 1872
Louis Gus Abernathy born 1873
Lee Abernathy born 1874
Laura Mae Abernathy born 11 Sep 1875-1943
Richard Mathingale Abernathy 1877-1934
Tazwell Edward "Taz" 1878-1961
Gus James Abernathy 1880 – 1951
Dickson Abernathy born 1880

Lucinda Octavia Upshaw (Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Upshaw's sister 10 June 1885.
Children:
Annie Belle Abernathy 1885 – 1962
Ethel Octavia Abernathy 1888 – 1962
Ethel Octavia Abernathy 1888 – 1962

Mattie B Smith Hagan 16 Sep 1896 in Lawrence County, Tennessee.
Children:
Ehtel Hagan born May 1881 by first marriage to a Hagan

Rose L Abernathy born Sep 1897
Martha White Abernathy born 1903
John C Abernathy born Feb 1900

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Created by: Carolyn Murray Daniels
Added: Apr 19, 2015
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145248485/milton_thomas_clayton-abernathy: accessed ), memorial page for Milton Thomas Clayton “Cape” Abernathy (1844–24 Dec 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 145248485, citing Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Carolyn Murray Daniels (contributor 47184465).

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