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Evelina Elizabeth <I>Ross</I> Abercrombie

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Evelina Elizabeth Ross Abercrombie

Birth
Death
6 Feb 1858 (aged 57)
USA
Burial
Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 2 Lot 759 ?
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Daughter of ISAAC ROSS and PARTHENIA BROWNE

Married James Abercrombie in Montgomery AL, 27 Jul 1816.

ABERCROMBIE, James, a Representative from Alabama; born in Hancock County, Ga., in 1795; attended the common schools; moved to Alabama about 1812 and settled in Monroe (now Dallas) County, and later, in 1819, in Montgomery County; during the War of 1812 served as a corporal in Maj. F. Freeman's Squadron of Georgia Cavalry; studied law; member of the State house of representatives 1820-1822 and in 1824; captain in the Alabama Militia and in command of the cavalry at the reception for General Lafayette in 1825; served in the State senate 1825-1833; moved to Russell County in 1834; again a member of the State house of representatives in 1838 and 1839; again served in the State senate 1847-1850; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1855); was not a candidate for renomination in 1854; moved to Florida in 1856 and became engaged as a Government brick contractor; died in Pensacola, Fla., July 2, 1861; interment in Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present

CHILDREN:
1. ANDERSON ABERCROMBIE, b. 7 Mar 1818
2. JAMES ABERCROMBIE, b. 20 Nov 1819 d. 3 Jan 1871, Pensacola, Florida.
3. EVELINA ELIZABETH ABERCROMBIE, b. 15 Jan 1822 m. WILLIAM C. WRIGHT, 2 Sep 1841, Russell County, Alabama
4. SARAH EDWINA ABERCROMBIE, b. 21 Apr 1824;6; m. GAZAWAY D. WILLIAMS, 22 Nov 1842, Russell County, Alabama
5. JANE E. ABERCROMBIE, b. 21 Aug 1826;6; m. JOHN E BACON, 16 Jan 1845, Russell County, Alabama
6. MARY A. ABERCROMBIE, b. 15 Jan 1829;6; m. L. R. DAVIS, 27 Mar 1850
7. JOHN LUCAS ABERCROMBIE, b. 30 Mar 1831 d. 1 Oct 1861 m. AMERICA WATSON, 1 Jun 1851
8. PARTHENIA ABERCROMBIE, b. 12 Nov 1833 m. JAMES H. CLANTON, 21 Sep 1853, Russell County, Alabama
9. THOMAS ANDERSON ABERCROMBIE, b. 25 Jul 1836 m. MARY L. GOBERT, 8 Dec 1858.
10. CLARA W. ABERCROMBIE, b. 20 May 1839
Daughter of ISAAC ROSS and PARTHENIA BROWNE

Married James Abercrombie in Montgomery AL, 27 Jul 1816.

ABERCROMBIE, James, a Representative from Alabama; born in Hancock County, Ga., in 1795; attended the common schools; moved to Alabama about 1812 and settled in Monroe (now Dallas) County, and later, in 1819, in Montgomery County; during the War of 1812 served as a corporal in Maj. F. Freeman's Squadron of Georgia Cavalry; studied law; member of the State house of representatives 1820-1822 and in 1824; captain in the Alabama Militia and in command of the cavalry at the reception for General Lafayette in 1825; served in the State senate 1825-1833; moved to Russell County in 1834; again a member of the State house of representatives in 1838 and 1839; again served in the State senate 1847-1850; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1855); was not a candidate for renomination in 1854; moved to Florida in 1856 and became engaged as a Government brick contractor; died in Pensacola, Fla., July 2, 1861; interment in Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present

CHILDREN:
1. ANDERSON ABERCROMBIE, b. 7 Mar 1818
2. JAMES ABERCROMBIE, b. 20 Nov 1819 d. 3 Jan 1871, Pensacola, Florida.
3. EVELINA ELIZABETH ABERCROMBIE, b. 15 Jan 1822 m. WILLIAM C. WRIGHT, 2 Sep 1841, Russell County, Alabama
4. SARAH EDWINA ABERCROMBIE, b. 21 Apr 1824;6; m. GAZAWAY D. WILLIAMS, 22 Nov 1842, Russell County, Alabama
5. JANE E. ABERCROMBIE, b. 21 Aug 1826;6; m. JOHN E BACON, 16 Jan 1845, Russell County, Alabama
6. MARY A. ABERCROMBIE, b. 15 Jan 1829;6; m. L. R. DAVIS, 27 Mar 1850
7. JOHN LUCAS ABERCROMBIE, b. 30 Mar 1831 d. 1 Oct 1861 m. AMERICA WATSON, 1 Jun 1851
8. PARTHENIA ABERCROMBIE, b. 12 Nov 1833 m. JAMES H. CLANTON, 21 Sep 1853, Russell County, Alabama
9. THOMAS ANDERSON ABERCROMBIE, b. 25 Jul 1836 m. MARY L. GOBERT, 8 Dec 1858.
10. CLARA W. ABERCROMBIE, b. 20 May 1839

Bio by: Becky



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