Abner Render (Welborn) Wellborn (1821 - 1905)

Born 22 Aug 1821 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Georgia Ann (Ray) Wellborn — married 29 Apr 1852 in Coweta, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1905 at age 83 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Abner was born in the late summer of 1821 to Abner Wellborn and Patsy Render. He married Georgia Ann Ray, daughter of John Ray and Bethenia Lavender, in the spring of 1852.^[1] They had seven possibly eight, known children:^{[2] [3] [4]}

• 1853-1854: Aurelius Wilkes, died in infancy (unsourced on FamilySearch)^[5]
• 1855-1880: Lucette Eulalia, never married^[6]
• 1858->1880: Coreon/Carolina/Connie/Corrinne? probably never married
• 1860-1941: Susan Beatrice, m. John Blackmar, 1884
• 1861-1861: John Ray, died in infancy^[7]
• 1864-1930: Abner Ray, never married
• 1867-1867: unnamed daughter, died in infancy
• 1868-1869: Bythinia, died in infancy

Only three of their children survived childhood: Corrinne, Susan, and Abner Ray. Of these three, only Susan is known to have married and had children.

Georgia passed away in 1887.^[8] Abner lived another eighteen years, staying in lodging houses in Atlanta and continuing his work as a physician.^[9] He passed away in 1905.^[10] They are buried together with most of their children in Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan, Georgia.^{[11] [12]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVK-H6K : 7 February 2020), Abner R. Willborn and Georgi A. Ray, 29 Apr 1852; citing Marriage, Coweta, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 470,364.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMV-HN3 : 18 February 2021), Abner Wilborn, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCST-WVP : 28 May 2021), Abner Welborn, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8GM-ZXX : 19 February 2021), A Welborn, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 103, sheet 480C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,148.
5. ↑ FamilySearch profile for Aurelius Wilkes Wellborn.
6. ↑ FindAGrave memorial 67296866 for Lucette Eulalia Wellborn.
7. ↑ FindAGrave memorial 67296696 for John Ray Wellborn.
8. ↑ "Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2J-JFDP : 20 August 2019), Abner R Wellborn in entry for George Ann Ray Wellborn, 1887; citing Burial, 1887, 25 May 1887, Atlanta History Center, Georgia.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3NY-NFV : accessed 17 June 2021), Abner W Welborn in household of Rudolph P Becht, Atlanta city Ward 5, Fulton, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67, sheet 15B, family 280, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,199.
10. ↑ " United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W67F-9SW2 : 14 December 2020), Abner Render Wellborn, 1905.
11. ↑ FindAGrave memorial 67297129 for George Ann Wellborn.
12. ↑ FindAGrave memorial 67296979 for Abner Render Wellborn.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Welborn-283 created through the import of Hepzibahwilborn.ged on Dec 7, 2012 by Bryan Stearns.