Hiram was one of eight children born to Johnston and Lydia (Tucker) Abbott. He was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky in October 1818.
Hiram was married to Mary Ann Kelly on 5 April 1837 in Warren County, Illinois. Later, the young couple appears living without children in Ward 1, Warren County, Illinois on the 1840 US census.
Brothers Greenup Abbott and Abner Abbott, and their families, also appear on the same census page.
Hiram, Mary Ann, and their four young children are listed as living in Warren County, Illinois on the 1850 census.
Hiram and Mary had at least 8 children. By 1860 they are seen on the US Federal census with seven children. The census record gives us a snapshot of their family:
Name: Hiram Abbott Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1818
Birth Place: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Floyd, Warren, Illinois
Post Office: Abingdon
Dwelling Number: 2558
Family Number: 2570
Real Estate Value: 1500
Personal Estate Value: 100
Household Members:
Hiram Abbott 42
Mary A Abbott 40
Lydia Abbott 20
Hadelia Abbott 17
George W Abbott 14
Elizabeth Abbott 10
Jennie Abbott 5
Hiram Abbott 3
Otto Abbott 2
We know of other family members from the 1870 census:
Blanch Abbott 7 (in 1870)
On 11 August 1862, Hiram enlisted in the US Army to fight in the Civil War. He enlisted into the 83rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment; he was assigned to F Company. He was mustered on the 21st of August in the same year. Hiram was already married, in his 40's and had 7 children. The 83rd Infantry was a "volunteer" regiment; Hiram wasn't drafted - he volunteered. He must have had quite a stirring of patriotism to leave his wife and family to go off to war.
From his enlistment record the following details about Hiram are revealed:
Height: 5' 9 1/2"
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
He is married
Occupation: Farmer
Place of birth: Oldham County, Kentucky (Note: After Hiram's birth, Oldham County was sectioned from a part of Jefferson County in 1823)
Age: 45
Estimated year of birth: 1817
83rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment history
The 83rd Illinois Infantry was organized at Monmouth, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 21, 1862. Commanding the regiment was Colonel Abner C. Harding.
The regiment was heavily engaged on February 3, 1863 at Fort Donelson when it repulsed an attack by 8,000 Confederate troops under Joseph Wheeler and Nathan Bedford Forrest. The loss to the regiment was 13 killed and 51 wounded. This engagement is known as the Battle of Dover (1863).
The regiment was mustered out on June 26, 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee and discharged in Chicago, Illinois on July 5, 1865. Future lawman Virgil Earp served as a private in the regiment.
Hiram's draft registration record for 1863 shows the following information:
Residence: Floyd, Warren County, Illinois
"Former military service" with the 83rd Illinois Infantry.
Age: 43
Estimated year of birth: 1820
Hiram mustered out of Army service on 26 June 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee. His residence is still listed as Warren County, Illinois.[7]
Immediately after the war, Hiram and his family were living in Floyd, Warren, Illinois. On the same page of the Illinois 1865 census can also be found Lewis Abbott, Elizabeth Abbott, and Hiram's brother Greenup Abbott.
After the war, Hiram and his family migrated to Iowa. There, they can be found on the 1870 census[6] living in Marion, Washinton, Iowa. Interestingly, this is where Wyatt Earp was living at the onset of the Civil War. The census gives us the following information:
Name: Hiram Abbott
Age in 1870: 54
Birth Year: abt 1816
Birthplace: Kentucky
Dwelling Number: 152
Home in 1870: Marion, Washington, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Personal Estate Value: 500
Household Members:
Name Age
Hiram Abbott 54
Mary A Abbott 51
Jerome Abbott 16
Hiram Abbott 14
Otto Abbott 13
Blanche Abbott 7
(Note: the census taker wrote the family name as "Albert.")
The Kansas State census of 1 March 1885 shows Hiram living in Aldine, Norton, Kansas, alone, aged 68 years, as a widow. Living next door is his son Jerome and family.
Veterans group affiliations
At the age of 70, in 1887, Hiram appears on the rolls of the Grand Army of the Republic, a Civil War veterans group (similar to today's VFW) at the J. P. Milroy Post, in Lenora, Norton, Kansas
Contributor:
Bill Stephens - [email protected]
Hiram was married to Mary Ann Kelly on 5 April 1837 in Warren County, Illinois. Later, the young couple appears living without children in Ward 1, Warren County, Illinois on the 1840 US census.
Brothers Greenup Abbott and Abner Abbott, and their families, also appear on the same census page.
Hiram, Mary Ann, and their four young children are listed as living in Warren County, Illinois on the 1850 census.
Hiram and Mary had at least 8 children. By 1860 they are seen on the US Federal census with seven children. The census record gives us a snapshot of their family:
Name: Hiram Abbott Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1818
Birth Place: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Floyd, Warren, Illinois
Post Office: Abingdon
Dwelling Number: 2558
Family Number: 2570
Real Estate Value: 1500
Personal Estate Value: 100
Household Members:
Hiram Abbott 42
Mary A Abbott 40
Lydia Abbott 20
Hadelia Abbott 17
George W Abbott 14
Elizabeth Abbott 10
Jennie Abbott 5
Hiram Abbott 3
Otto Abbott 2
We know of other family members from the 1870 census:
Blanch Abbott 7 (in 1870)
On 11 August 1862, Hiram enlisted in the US Army to fight in the Civil War. He enlisted into the 83rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment; he was assigned to F Company. He was mustered on the 21st of August in the same year. Hiram was already married, in his 40's and had 7 children. The 83rd Infantry was a "volunteer" regiment; Hiram wasn't drafted - he volunteered. He must have had quite a stirring of patriotism to leave his wife and family to go off to war.
From his enlistment record the following details about Hiram are revealed:
Height: 5' 9 1/2"
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
He is married
Occupation: Farmer
Place of birth: Oldham County, Kentucky (Note: After Hiram's birth, Oldham County was sectioned from a part of Jefferson County in 1823)
Age: 45
Estimated year of birth: 1817
83rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment history
The 83rd Illinois Infantry was organized at Monmouth, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 21, 1862. Commanding the regiment was Colonel Abner C. Harding.
The regiment was heavily engaged on February 3, 1863 at Fort Donelson when it repulsed an attack by 8,000 Confederate troops under Joseph Wheeler and Nathan Bedford Forrest. The loss to the regiment was 13 killed and 51 wounded. This engagement is known as the Battle of Dover (1863).
The regiment was mustered out on June 26, 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee and discharged in Chicago, Illinois on July 5, 1865. Future lawman Virgil Earp served as a private in the regiment.
Hiram's draft registration record for 1863 shows the following information:
Residence: Floyd, Warren County, Illinois
"Former military service" with the 83rd Illinois Infantry.
Age: 43
Estimated year of birth: 1820
Hiram mustered out of Army service on 26 June 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee. His residence is still listed as Warren County, Illinois.[7]
Immediately after the war, Hiram and his family were living in Floyd, Warren, Illinois. On the same page of the Illinois 1865 census can also be found Lewis Abbott, Elizabeth Abbott, and Hiram's brother Greenup Abbott.
After the war, Hiram and his family migrated to Iowa. There, they can be found on the 1870 census[6] living in Marion, Washinton, Iowa. Interestingly, this is where Wyatt Earp was living at the onset of the Civil War. The census gives us the following information:
Name: Hiram Abbott
Age in 1870: 54
Birth Year: abt 1816
Birthplace: Kentucky
Dwelling Number: 152
Home in 1870: Marion, Washington, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Personal Estate Value: 500
Household Members:
Name Age
Hiram Abbott 54
Mary A Abbott 51
Jerome Abbott 16
Hiram Abbott 14
Otto Abbott 13
Blanche Abbott 7
(Note: the census taker wrote the family name as "Albert.")
The Kansas State census of 1 March 1885 shows Hiram living in Aldine, Norton, Kansas, alone, aged 68 years, as a widow. Living next door is his son Jerome and family.
Veterans group affiliations
At the age of 70, in 1887, Hiram appears on the rolls of the Grand Army of the Republic, a Civil War veterans group (similar to today's VFW) at the J. P. Milroy Post, in Lenora, Norton, Kansas
Contributor:
Bill Stephens - [email protected]
Hiram was one of eight children born to Johnston and Lydia (Tucker) Abbott. He was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky in October 1818.
Hiram was married to Mary Ann Kelly on 5 April 1837 in Warren County, Illinois. Later, the young couple appears living without children in Ward 1, Warren County, Illinois on the 1840 US census.
Brothers Greenup Abbott and Abner Abbott, and their families, also appear on the same census page.
Hiram, Mary Ann, and their four young children are listed as living in Warren County, Illinois on the 1850 census.
Hiram and Mary had at least 8 children. By 1860 they are seen on the US Federal census with seven children. The census record gives us a snapshot of their family:
Name: Hiram Abbott Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1818
Birth Place: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Floyd, Warren, Illinois
Post Office: Abingdon
Dwelling Number: 2558
Family Number: 2570
Real Estate Value: 1500
Personal Estate Value: 100
Household Members:
Hiram Abbott 42
Mary A Abbott 40
Lydia Abbott 20
Hadelia Abbott 17
George W Abbott 14
Elizabeth Abbott 10
Jennie Abbott 5
Hiram Abbott 3
Otto Abbott 2
We know of other family members from the 1870 census:
Blanch Abbott 7 (in 1870)
On 11 August 1862, Hiram enlisted in the US Army to fight in the Civil War. He enlisted into the 83rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment; he was assigned to F Company. He was mustered on the 21st of August in the same year. Hiram was already married, in his 40's and had 7 children. The 83rd Infantry was a "volunteer" regiment; Hiram wasn't drafted - he volunteered. He must have had quite a stirring of patriotism to leave his wife and family to go off to war.
From his enlistment record the following details about Hiram are revealed:
Height: 5' 9 1/2"
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
He is married
Occupation: Farmer
Place of birth: Oldham County, Kentucky (Note: After Hiram's birth, Oldham County was sectioned from a part of Jefferson County in 1823)
Age: 45
Estimated year of birth: 1817
83rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment history
The 83rd Illinois Infantry was organized at Monmouth, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 21, 1862. Commanding the regiment was Colonel Abner C. Harding.
The regiment was heavily engaged on February 3, 1863 at Fort Donelson when it repulsed an attack by 8,000 Confederate troops under Joseph Wheeler and Nathan Bedford Forrest. The loss to the regiment was 13 killed and 51 wounded. This engagement is known as the Battle of Dover (1863).
The regiment was mustered out on June 26, 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee and discharged in Chicago, Illinois on July 5, 1865. Future lawman Virgil Earp served as a private in the regiment.
Hiram's draft registration record for 1863 shows the following information:
Residence: Floyd, Warren County, Illinois
"Former military service" with the 83rd Illinois Infantry.
Age: 43
Estimated year of birth: 1820
Hiram mustered out of Army service on 26 June 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee. His residence is still listed as Warren County, Illinois.[7]
Immediately after the war, Hiram and his family were living in Floyd, Warren, Illinois. On the same page of the Illinois 1865 census can also be found Lewis Abbott, Elizabeth Abbott, and Hiram's brother Greenup Abbott.
After the war, Hiram and his family migrated to Iowa. There, they can be found on the 1870 census[6] living in Marion, Washinton, Iowa. Interestingly, this is where Wyatt Earp was living at the onset of the Civil War. The census gives us the following information:
Name: Hiram Abbott
Age in 1870: 54
Birth Year: abt 1816
Birthplace: Kentucky
Dwelling Number: 152
Home in 1870: Marion, Washington, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Personal Estate Value: 500
Household Members:
Name Age
Hiram Abbott 54
Mary A Abbott 51
Jerome Abbott 16
Hiram Abbott 14
Otto Abbott 13
Blanche Abbott 7
(Note: the census taker wrote the family name as "Albert.")
The Kansas State census of 1 March 1885 shows Hiram living in Aldine, Norton, Kansas, alone, aged 68 years, as a widow. Living next door is his son Jerome and family.
Veterans group affiliations
At the age of 70, in 1887, Hiram appears on the rolls of the Grand Army of the Republic, a Civil War veterans group (similar to today's VFW) at the J. P. Milroy Post, in Lenora, Norton, Kansas
Contributor:
Bill Stephens - [email protected]
Hiram was married to Mary Ann Kelly on 5 April 1837 in Warren County, Illinois. Later, the young couple appears living without children in Ward 1, Warren County, Illinois on the 1840 US census.
Brothers Greenup Abbott and Abner Abbott, and their families, also appear on the same census page.
Hiram, Mary Ann, and their four young children are listed as living in Warren County, Illinois on the 1850 census.
Hiram and Mary had at least 8 children. By 1860 they are seen on the US Federal census with seven children. The census record gives us a snapshot of their family:
Name: Hiram Abbott Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1818
Birth Place: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Floyd, Warren, Illinois
Post Office: Abingdon
Dwelling Number: 2558
Family Number: 2570
Real Estate Value: 1500
Personal Estate Value: 100
Household Members:
Hiram Abbott 42
Mary A Abbott 40
Lydia Abbott 20
Hadelia Abbott 17
George W Abbott 14
Elizabeth Abbott 10
Jennie Abbott 5
Hiram Abbott 3
Otto Abbott 2
We know of other family members from the 1870 census:
Blanch Abbott 7 (in 1870)
On 11 August 1862, Hiram enlisted in the US Army to fight in the Civil War. He enlisted into the 83rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment; he was assigned to F Company. He was mustered on the 21st of August in the same year. Hiram was already married, in his 40's and had 7 children. The 83rd Infantry was a "volunteer" regiment; Hiram wasn't drafted - he volunteered. He must have had quite a stirring of patriotism to leave his wife and family to go off to war.
From his enlistment record the following details about Hiram are revealed:
Height: 5' 9 1/2"
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
He is married
Occupation: Farmer
Place of birth: Oldham County, Kentucky (Note: After Hiram's birth, Oldham County was sectioned from a part of Jefferson County in 1823)
Age: 45
Estimated year of birth: 1817
83rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment history
The 83rd Illinois Infantry was organized at Monmouth, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 21, 1862. Commanding the regiment was Colonel Abner C. Harding.
The regiment was heavily engaged on February 3, 1863 at Fort Donelson when it repulsed an attack by 8,000 Confederate troops under Joseph Wheeler and Nathan Bedford Forrest. The loss to the regiment was 13 killed and 51 wounded. This engagement is known as the Battle of Dover (1863).
The regiment was mustered out on June 26, 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee and discharged in Chicago, Illinois on July 5, 1865. Future lawman Virgil Earp served as a private in the regiment.
Hiram's draft registration record for 1863 shows the following information:
Residence: Floyd, Warren County, Illinois
"Former military service" with the 83rd Illinois Infantry.
Age: 43
Estimated year of birth: 1820
Hiram mustered out of Army service on 26 June 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee. His residence is still listed as Warren County, Illinois.[7]
Immediately after the war, Hiram and his family were living in Floyd, Warren, Illinois. On the same page of the Illinois 1865 census can also be found Lewis Abbott, Elizabeth Abbott, and Hiram's brother Greenup Abbott.
After the war, Hiram and his family migrated to Iowa. There, they can be found on the 1870 census[6] living in Marion, Washinton, Iowa. Interestingly, this is where Wyatt Earp was living at the onset of the Civil War. The census gives us the following information:
Name: Hiram Abbott
Age in 1870: 54
Birth Year: abt 1816
Birthplace: Kentucky
Dwelling Number: 152
Home in 1870: Marion, Washington, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Personal Estate Value: 500
Household Members:
Name Age
Hiram Abbott 54
Mary A Abbott 51
Jerome Abbott 16
Hiram Abbott 14
Otto Abbott 13
Blanche Abbott 7
(Note: the census taker wrote the family name as "Albert.")
The Kansas State census of 1 March 1885 shows Hiram living in Aldine, Norton, Kansas, alone, aged 68 years, as a widow. Living next door is his son Jerome and family.
Veterans group affiliations
At the age of 70, in 1887, Hiram appears on the rolls of the Grand Army of the Republic, a Civil War veterans group (similar to today's VFW) at the J. P. Milroy Post, in Lenora, Norton, Kansas
Contributor:
Bill Stephens - [email protected]
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