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Martha Ann <I>Wilson</I> Abernethy

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Martha Ann Wilson Abernethy

Birth
Death
10 Jun 1901 (aged 65)
Burial
Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Wife of M E Abernethy


Sent by Find A Grave contributor Roy Fredrick ([email protected])

A native of the state of Mississippi, Elbert C. Abernethy was born in Pontotoc county, on the 12th of May 1866, He is a son of Marion E. Abernethy, who was born in Mississippi and who was a representative of one of the old and prominent families in that commonwealth. Marion E. Abernethy. whose birth occurred in 1834, was a gallant soldier in the army of the Confederacy in the war between the states. He served with distinction throughout that sanguinary conflict, participating in many of the most important battles marking the progress of the war, and he continued to think the southern cause a just one throughout the remainder of his life. Alter the close of the rebellion he became a plantation owner in the northeastern portion of Mississippi, where he resided until his demise, in the year 1902. He married Miss Martha Wilson, who was born in Pontotoc county, Mississippi and who was a first-cousin of General McClellan. Born in 1836, she was summoned to the life eternal in 1904. Mr. and Mrs. Marion E. Abernethy were the parents of eight children, and of the number the subject of this sketch was the fourth in order of birth.

[The History of Jasper County and its people, Joel Thomas Livingston; PUBLIC DOMAIN]


Wife of M E Abernethy


Sent by Find A Grave contributor Roy Fredrick ([email protected])

A native of the state of Mississippi, Elbert C. Abernethy was born in Pontotoc county, on the 12th of May 1866, He is a son of Marion E. Abernethy, who was born in Mississippi and who was a representative of one of the old and prominent families in that commonwealth. Marion E. Abernethy. whose birth occurred in 1834, was a gallant soldier in the army of the Confederacy in the war between the states. He served with distinction throughout that sanguinary conflict, participating in many of the most important battles marking the progress of the war, and he continued to think the southern cause a just one throughout the remainder of his life. Alter the close of the rebellion he became a plantation owner in the northeastern portion of Mississippi, where he resided until his demise, in the year 1902. He married Miss Martha Wilson, who was born in Pontotoc county, Mississippi and who was a first-cousin of General McClellan. Born in 1836, she was summoned to the life eternal in 1904. Mr. and Mrs. Marion E. Abernethy were the parents of eight children, and of the number the subject of this sketch was the fourth in order of birth.

[The History of Jasper County and its people, Joel Thomas Livingston; PUBLIC DOMAIN]




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