James Abernethy was born on January 01, 1857 in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States.[1] His parents were Miles Abernathy and Elizabeth Rankin.[2]
He married Sarah Gregory on December 23, 1877[3] Together they had 6 children:
He died on February 03, 1920 in North Carolina, United States.[12] He is buried in Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Alexis, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States.[13]
Certificate of Death
Census Records
United States Census, 1860 in Carolina, Gaston, North Carolina, United States[2]
United States Census, 1870 in River Bend, Gaston, North Carolina, United States[14]
United States Census, 1880 in River Bend, Gaston, North Carolina, United States[15]
United States Census, 1900 in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, United States[16]
United States Census, 1910 in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, United States[17]
↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KL7T-X5G : 4 November 2017), James R Abernethy and Sarah E Gregory, 23 Dec 1877; citing Gaston, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 413,080.
↑ "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4RC-R62M : 21 January 2020), James Abernathy in entry for Julia Abernathy Smith, 1976.
↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC7Y-22X : 8 December 2014), James R Abernethy in entry for Lucy May Abernethy, 14 Feb 1881; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 4, p. 2057, Gaston, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC7Y-NBM : 8 December 2014), James Robert Abernethy in entry for Robert Sanford Abernethy, 12 Aug 1884; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 1, p. 367, Gaston, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28T-Q5G6 : 22 July 2021), James R Abernathy in entry for Miles A Abernathy and Blanche E Cashion, 03 Nov 1934; citing Township 9 Deweese, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 2,447,696.
↑ "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8P-SB9X : Thu Oct 26 17:51:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Claud Abernathy and James R Abernathy, 1934.
↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3HC-GKH : 16 August 2019), James Robert Abernathy, 03 Feb 1920; citing Dallas, Lincoln, North Carolina, reference fn 631 cn 7, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,892,795.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31441988/james_robert-abernethy: accessed February 8, 2024), memorial page for James Robert “Jim” Abernethy (–), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31441988, citing Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Alexis, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Richard Jordan (contributor 46497047).
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6T-M9B : 20 August 2017), R James Abernathy, River Bend, Gaston, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 88, sheet 110A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,964.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYF-PQJ : accessed 11 December 2019), James Abernethy, Dallas Township (east part) Dallas & Alexis towns, Gaston, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 78, sheet 7B, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,196.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML9Y-8M4 : accessed 11 December 2019), James R Abernethy, Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 56, sheet 19B, family 349, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1112; FHL microfilm 1,375,125.
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