Mary G. Bilan, daughter of Ludwik (Louis) Bilan and Josepha (Josephine) Soukup, was born July 19, 1873 in Iowa City, Iowa. Mary moved with her parents and several siblings from Iowa to Oklahoma during the Oklahoma Land Run. Shortly after arriving in Oklahoma, her three year old brother, Alonzo, died on February 28, 1891. In September of that year, Mary's sister, Elizabeth, married, and a month later, on October 25, 1891, Mary married Ernest Morgan Abernathy, presumably in Oklahoma. On December 22, 1892, Mary gave birth to their son, Ewing Bilan Abernathy.
Seven years later, in February 1900, Mary's mother died but her father remained in Lexington, providing a home for Mary's divorced sister Elizabeth, and her brothers Emiel and Longin. Mary, her husband Ernest, and their son were living in Lexington where Ernest was a successful merchant. By 1910, he owned a Lexington department store where Mary worked as a milliner. At that point, her father, sister, brother John, and two younger brothers had moved to Oklahoma City where her father owned his own shop and made violins.
Five years later, Mary lost her husband of 24 years. On October 6, 1915, Ernest committed suicide and subsequently was entombed in the family mausoleum that he had erected in Lexington Cemetery. The 1920 Federal Census for Lexington, Oklahoma (Cleveland County) shows Mary G. Abernathy, age 42, a widow, born in Iowa, whose occupation was president of the bank. Mary's widowed father was living with her, as was her son, Ewing, age 26.
Three years later, on January 15, 1923, her son Ewing was killed in an automobile accident on the road between Lexington and Norman. He was entombed in the family mausoleum. Mary married the second time to a man named Gus Howerton. The marriage was short-lived and ended in divorce. Mary died on January 9, 1937, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is believed to be entombed in the family mausoleum with her husband, Ernest Abernathy, her son, Ewing Abernathy, and her father, Ludwik Bilan.
Seven years later, in February 1900, Mary's mother died but her father remained in Lexington, providing a home for Mary's divorced sister Elizabeth, and her brothers Emiel and Longin. Mary, her husband Ernest, and their son were living in Lexington where Ernest was a successful merchant. By 1910, he owned a Lexington department store where Mary worked as a milliner. At that point, her father, sister, brother John, and two younger brothers had moved to Oklahoma City where her father owned his own shop and made violins.
Five years later, Mary lost her husband of 24 years. On October 6, 1915, Ernest committed suicide and subsequently was entombed in the family mausoleum that he had erected in Lexington Cemetery. The 1920 Federal Census for Lexington, Oklahoma (Cleveland County) shows Mary G. Abernathy, age 42, a widow, born in Iowa, whose occupation was president of the bank. Mary's widowed father was living with her, as was her son, Ewing, age 26.
Three years later, on January 15, 1923, her son Ewing was killed in an automobile accident on the road between Lexington and Norman. He was entombed in the family mausoleum. Mary married the second time to a man named Gus Howerton. The marriage was short-lived and ended in divorce. Mary died on January 9, 1937, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is believed to be entombed in the family mausoleum with her husband, Ernest Abernathy, her son, Ewing Abernathy, and her father, Ludwik Bilan.
Mary G. Bilan, daughter of Ludwik (Louis) Bilan and Josepha (Josephine) Soukup, was born July 19, 1873 in Iowa City, Iowa. Mary moved with her parents and several siblings from Iowa to Oklahoma during the Oklahoma Land Run. Shortly after arriving in Oklahoma, her three year old brother, Alonzo, died on February 28, 1891. In September of that year, Mary's sister, Elizabeth, married, and a month later, on October 25, 1891, Mary married Ernest Morgan Abernathy, presumably in Oklahoma. On December 22, 1892, Mary gave birth to their son, Ewing Bilan Abernathy.
Seven years later, in February 1900, Mary's mother died but her father remained in Lexington, providing a home for Mary's divorced sister Elizabeth, and her brothers Emiel and Longin. Mary, her husband Ernest, and their son were living in Lexington where Ernest was a successful merchant. By 1910, he owned a Lexington department store where Mary worked as a milliner. At that point, her father, sister, brother John, and two younger brothers had moved to Oklahoma City where her father owned his own shop and made violins.
Five years later, Mary lost her husband of 24 years. On October 6, 1915, Ernest committed suicide and subsequently was entombed in the family mausoleum that he had erected in Lexington Cemetery. The 1920 Federal Census for Lexington, Oklahoma (Cleveland County) shows Mary G. Abernathy, age 42, a widow, born in Iowa, whose occupation was president of the bank. Mary's widowed father was living with her, as was her son, Ewing, age 26.
Three years later, on January 15, 1923, her son Ewing was killed in an automobile accident on the road between Lexington and Norman. He was entombed in the family mausoleum. Mary married the second time to a man named Gus Howerton. The marriage was short-lived and ended in divorce. Mary died on January 9, 1937, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is believed to be entombed in the family mausoleum with her husband, Ernest Abernathy, her son, Ewing Abernathy, and her father, Ludwik Bilan.
Seven years later, in February 1900, Mary's mother died but her father remained in Lexington, providing a home for Mary's divorced sister Elizabeth, and her brothers Emiel and Longin. Mary, her husband Ernest, and their son were living in Lexington where Ernest was a successful merchant. By 1910, he owned a Lexington department store where Mary worked as a milliner. At that point, her father, sister, brother John, and two younger brothers had moved to Oklahoma City where her father owned his own shop and made violins.
Five years later, Mary lost her husband of 24 years. On October 6, 1915, Ernest committed suicide and subsequently was entombed in the family mausoleum that he had erected in Lexington Cemetery. The 1920 Federal Census for Lexington, Oklahoma (Cleveland County) shows Mary G. Abernathy, age 42, a widow, born in Iowa, whose occupation was president of the bank. Mary's widowed father was living with her, as was her son, Ewing, age 26.
Three years later, on January 15, 1923, her son Ewing was killed in an automobile accident on the road between Lexington and Norman. He was entombed in the family mausoleum. Mary married the second time to a man named Gus Howerton. The marriage was short-lived and ended in divorce. Mary died on January 9, 1937, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is believed to be entombed in the family mausoleum with her husband, Ernest Abernathy, her son, Ewing Abernathy, and her father, Ludwik Bilan.
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