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Henry Calvin Abel (1833 - 1914)

Henry Calvin Abel
Born in Orange, Indiana, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 4 Jan 1855 (to Dec 1880) in Mahaska, Iowa, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 14 May 1883 in Dayton, Columbia, Washington Territory, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 80 in Prineville, Crook, Oregon, United Statesmap
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Biography

Henry Calvin Abel was the son of Andrew Joseph Abel and Sarah Jane Pruitt


Married Mary Ann Roach on Jan. 4, 1855, in Mahaska Co. Iowa. Henry and Mary had 11 children:

  1. John A.
  2. Rebecca A. (died young)
  3. William (died young)
  4. James Buell m. Ida Miller
  5. James Ulysses m. Sarah J. Zimmerlee
  6. George Frank
  7. Margaret m. James Monroe Zimmerlee
  8. Fred Charles
  9. David Jesse m. Bertha Zimmerlee
  10. Melsenie m. Frank Patterson
  11. Sarah (adopted)

1860 US Census[1] age 33 and living with his wife and children in Mahaska, Iowa, United States.

Military Service Fought in Battle of Shiloh under Ulysses S. Grant. Physical Description: 5 feet 11 inches tall, gray eyes, light brown hair He served as a nurse in the Civil War. Discharged on Jan. 27 1865, he crossed the plains that same year with his wife and three sons: John A. (age 11) James Buell (age 4) and James Ulysses (age 2), along with one milk cow, a saddle horse, oxen team, and wagon. While crossing the plains, he fought some Blackfoot Indians who had left their reservation in Idaho. Henry's family settled in southeastern Washington near his father and other family members who had come across the plains previously. Additional entry (Crossed plains by covered wagon in 1866 to 1867 to Dayton, Washington)[2]


1870 US Census, living in Washington, United States

1880 US Census, residing at District 3, Columbia, Washington, United States.

His wife Mary died in December of 1880 near Dayton, Washington.

On June 6, 1883, Henry married Margaret Clayton (who had also crossed the plains in a covered wagon, in 1865) Henry and Margaret had 9 children

  1. Simpson
  2. Rhoda M.
  3. Elsie Lorinda
  4. Thron W.
  5. Pleb Noel
  6. Quinn
  7. Clayton Ano
  8. Cecil
  9. unnamed infant

Burial: 27 January 1914 at Juniper Haven Cemetery in Prineville, Crook, Oregon, United States[3]

  • Fact: Residence (1850) Mahaska, Iowa, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1860) Census Cedar Township, Mahaska, Iowa, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1870) Washington, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1880) District 3, Columbia, Washington, United States
  • Fact: Burial (27 January 1914) Juniper Haven Cemetery, Prineville, Crook, Oregon, United States
  • Fact: Physical Description 5 feet 11 inches tall, gray eyes, light brown hair
  • Fact: Residence Crossed plains by covered wagon in 1866 to 1867 to Dayton, Washington

Henry and Mary had 11 children: John A. Rebecca A. (died young) William (died young) James Buell m. Ida Miller James Ulysses m. Sarah J. Zimmerlee George Frank Margaret m. James Monroe Zimmerlee Fred Charles David Jesse m. Bertha Zimmerlee Melsenie m. Frank Patterson Sarah (adopted)

Henry and Mary had 9 children: Simpson Rhoda M. Elsie Lorinda Thron W. Pleb Noel Quinn Clayton Ano Cecil unnamed infant

  • Fact: Military Service CO C, 15th REG of Iowa Volunteers, Civil War, Fought in Battle of Shiloh under Ulysses S. Grant.


Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L3-YDN : Henry Abels[sic], 1860.
  2. FS LifeSketch
  3. Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/30351685/henry-calvin-abel : accessed 18 June 2021), memorial page for Henry Calvin Abel (26 Jan 1833–24 Jan 1914), Find A Grave: Memorial #30351685, citing Juniper Haven Cemetery, Prineville, Crook County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by Carrie and Allen (contributor 46963612) .

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Acknowledgments

Thanks to William Abel for starting this profile Apr 1, 2013





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