Was a Confederate soldier.

Company E, 17th (Griffith's) Arkansas Infantry Regiment. Company K, 11th/17th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Consolidated. Left by Mark Miller on 18 Oct 2020

T. J. and his wife Martha Jane STEGNER Abbott had 9 children, 6 lived to maturity.

Methodist Preacher.

Their son, Thomas N. Abott was a Stonewall County Tax Assessor.

Other children were: W. Henry Abbott, Martin D. Abbott, Elizabeth Jane Abbott, Cora B. Abbott, Mary Susan Abbott.

Info on Their family:

Information from Elnora Abbott Britton and Roy and Louise McEwen "Stonewall County Between the Forks of the Brazos" page 96 and 97.

Thomas Jefferson Abbott b. in Washington Co., AR. July 15 1840. Married Martha Jane Stagner, b. March 6 1844. Her parents from Ireland. Thomas was a Confed. soldier. They had 9 children, with 6 who survived. They were:

W. Henry, Martin D., Elizabeth Jane (m. J. B. Everett) , Cora B. (m. Joel Crow), THOMAS N.. (m to ALMA LEE AYCOCK) SEE BELOW, Mary Susan Sudie, (m. John R. McGinty) All these children lived in Stonewall County for awhile.

T. J. Abbott was a Methodist Preacher.

Their Son,

Thomas Nathan Abbott born June 20 1878 in San Saba County Texas. Moved to Stonewall Conty about 1900. Died Stonewall Co. Nov 9 1939. Parents were Thomas Jefferson Abbott and Martha Jane(STAGNER) Abbott. Was a tax assessor, water superintendent, and a City (Aspermont) MARSHALL. He married to Alma Lee Aycock, (Feb 4 1889- June 18, 1965 ) the daughter of M. F. and Sallie P. Aycock.

Thomas and Alma had these children: Alma Lee (Lum Rimes), La Rue (Abernathy), Louise (McEwen), Thomas N. (Billie Frazier), Vona Mae (Cade), Elnora (Britton), Sallie (Moore-Frazier), Jane Marie (Ayers),

From: Texas Boys In Gray by E. Boswell

Private Company E,

17th Arkansas Regiment

General Little's Brigade,

General Price's Division of the Army of Trans-Mississippi

"I took an active part in the hotly contested battle of Iuka. In this battle the armies confronted each other. Rosecrans sent a brigrade to the rear of Price's army and then the battle began, which lasted 3 hours, during which we averaged more than 40 rounds of ammunition to the man. When the battle began the armies were about 400 yards apart, but after and hour of hard fighting, we advanced on the enemy to within 70 yards. After another hours fighting we advanced again to within 50 yards. We moved on double quick towards the enemy and when within the lines they fired one piece of artillery at us with canister shot, but we pushed on across their lines. We captured 9 pieces of artillery of "ten horse" battery, a sergeant and a private. As we were pushing on to the enemy lines the smoke was so thick that we could scarcely tell the enemy from our own men. This private who had been wounded cried out, "you are firing at your own men. " I passed the word back and the order came to cease firing.

I asked the private to what company he belonged and found out he was with the enemy battery. I then passed this word back and as soon as the mistake was discovered, the firing opened again. We pushed on so near the enemy that the last shot that was fired , the blaze of our guns met.

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Rev. Thomas Jefferson Abbott was converted and joined the church in early childhood, and reaching manhood married Miss Martha Jane Stragner. Of this union, nine children were born, three preceded their father in death. In 1884, Brother Abbott came to Texas stopped first in Ellis County, and shortly after, moved to Mills County where he lived for 26 years. His next move brought him to Stonewall County. Brother Abbott yielded to a call to preach in the middle of his life. He was licensed as a local preacher and finally ordained local deacon in the Methodist Church South. Brother Abbott was well loved by the people of Aspermont and Stonewall County which was manifested by those who filled the Methodist church on Tuesday to attend his funeral. His body was laid to rest beside his beloved companion.

/s/ O.M. Addison

Aspermont Star

February 2, 1922

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