Dr
William
M
Abernathy
Born in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Abernathy
and Mary C Rankin
Brother of
Sidney Marion Abernathy, John A Abernathy, Washington Clay Abernathy, Theodore Rankin Abernathy and James Alonso Abernathy
Husband of
Sarah J (Withers) Abernathy
— married
1869 in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Lucinda (Abernathy) Herron
Died
at age 34
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
William was born in 1839. He was the son of James Abernathy and Mary Rankin. He passed away in 1885.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BS-7RZ : 12 April 2016), William M Abernathy in household of James Abernathy, Gaston county, Gaston, North Carolina, United States; citing family 630, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD68-S31 : 12 December 2017), William Abernathy in entry for James Abernathy, 1860.
- "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-47L1 : 4 November 2017), W M Abernathy and S G Wethers, 1869; citing Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 19,300.
- Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 02 December 2019), memorial page for Dr William M Abernathy (13 Sep 1839–12 Sep 1874), Find A Grave: Memorial #71484455, citing Castanea Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lucia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by JAMES E.SNYDER (contributor 47214013) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Barry Smith 
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Keith Abernathy :
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Rejected matches › William Erbin Abernathy (1839-1864)
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