Wiley Abney (1803 - 1890)

Born 15 Jan 1803 in South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor Ward (Hailey) Abney — married 19 Apr 1832 in Elbert, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 22 May 1890 at age 87 in Newton, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Wiley Abney was born 15 Jan 1803^[1] in South Carolina.^[2][3][4]

He married Elendor Hailey on 19 Apr 1832 in Elbert County, Georgia^[5][3][4] and had the following known children:

1. J. B. Abney was born about 1834 in Georgia.^[4]
2. Susana E. Abney was born about 1835 in Georgia.^[3][4]
3. W. W. Abney was born about 1838 in Georgia.^[4]
4. Jones^[3] James W. Abney was born about 1840 in Georgia.^[2][4]
5. Sarah Ann Abney was born about 1848 in Georgia.^[2][3][4]
6. Aaron L. Abney was born in1850 in Georgia.^[3][4]
7. George A. Abney was born about 1852 in Georgia.^[3]
8. Nancy E. Abney was born about 1854 in Georgia.^[3]
9. Isham Goss Abney was born about 1858 in Georgia.^[3]

Wiley died 22 May 1890 and is buried in Abney Cemetery, Union, Newton County, Mississippi.^[1]

"United States Census, 1840," Wiley Abney, District 199, Elbert, Georgia, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-9KH : 15 August 2017), Wiley Abney, District 199, Elbert, Georgia, United States; citing p. 166, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 7,043. Males:1-1-0-1-0-1
Females:1-0-0-0-1

"United States Census, 1850," Elbert, GA, ^[6] I read Abney's initial as W.

Abney M 47 South Carolina

E N Abney F 33 Georgia

J B Abney M 16 Georgia

S E Abner F 15 Georgia

W W Abner M 12 Georgia

J W Abner M 9 Georgia

M A Abner F 2 Georgia

A L Abner M 0 Georgia

"United States Census, 1860", Elbert, GA^[7]

Wiley Abney M 57 S. Carolina

Elinder W Abney F 44 Georgia

Susana E Abney F 25 Georgia

Jones W Abney M 20 Georgia

Sarah A Abney F 12 Georgia

Aaron L Abney M 10 Georgia

George A Abney M 8 Georgia

Nancy E Abney F 6 Georgia

Isham Goss Abney M 2 Georgia

Eliza E Buffington F 15 Georgia

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #55254920 Tombstone photograph for Wiley Abney.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GT-C1T : 12 August 2017), Wiley Abney, Beat 3, Newton, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 87, sheet 614D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,659.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZML-CYB : 13 December 2017), Wiley Abney, 1860.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYL-CKL : 12 April 2016), Abney, Elbert county, Elbert, Georgia, United States; citing family 202, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW3R-SQG : 11 February 2018), Wiley Abney and Elendor Hailey, 19 Apr 1832; citing Elbert, Georgia; FHL microfilm 209,536.
6. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYL-CKL : 12 April 2016), Abney, Elbert county, Elbert, Georgia, United States; citing family 202, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZML-CYB : 30 September 2017), Wiley Abney, 1860.

• Reuben Haley Will, 1857. County/State? Book/page?

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Bob Nichol for creating WikiTree profile Abney-193 through the import of Willis.ged on Mar 8, 2013.