Hampton Parton Abney (1869 - 1938)

Born 3 Feb 1869 in Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Julia Jeannette (Marshall) Abney — married 9 May 1894 in Cherokee, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Sep 1938 at age 69 in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States

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Biography

Hampton Parton Abney was a Texan.

The Life Summary of Hampton Parton Abney Sr.:

When Hampton Parton Abney Sr. was born on 3 February 1869, in Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, United States, his parents were Paul Abney and Margaret Fullerton.^[1]

In 1870, 'Hamp' lived with his parents and seven (7) siblings and a few other persons in Angelina, Texas, United States.^[2]

In 1880, Hamp lived with ten (10) siblings and his parents in Justice Precinct 1, Angelina, Texas, United States.^[3]

He married Julia Jeannette Marshall on 9 May 1894, in Cherokee, Texas, United States.^[4]

They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters.^[5]

They lived in Whitesboro, Grayson, Texas, United States in 1900 with one (1) child.^[6]

In 1910, 1920 and 1930, Hamp and Julia and their three (3) children and a boarder were living in Sherman Ward 3, Grayson, Texas, United States.^[7][8][9]

He died on 13 September 1938, in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States, at the age of 69,^[10] and was buried in West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K4VM-PGZ
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGN-Y2L : 29 May 2021), Hamp Abney in entry for Paul Abney, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFJ-YM4 : 15 January 2022), Hamp Abney in household of Paul Abney, Justice Precinct 1, Angelina, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLZR-73P : 10 March 2021), Hamp P Abney and Jeanette Marshall, 09 May 1894; citing Cherokee, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 988,079.
5. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K4VM-PGZ
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3GX-97T : 30 November 2021), Hamp P Abney, 1900.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M291-B2S : accessed 29 November 2022), Hamp P Abney, Sherman Ward 3, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 68, sheet 3A, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1556; FHL microfilm 1,375,569.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHYM-ZD7 : 3 February 2021), Hamp P Abney, 1920.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYX4-WZM : accessed 29 November 2022), Hamp P Abney, Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 2A, line 36, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2337; FHL microfilm 2,342,071.
10. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3MC-6HH : 20 February 2021), Hamp Parton Abney, 13 Sep 1938; citing certificate number 41447, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,822.
11. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32564623/hampton-parton-abney

Obituary

Event: The Sherman Democrat

Type: Obituary

Date: 13 SEP 1938

Place: Sherman, Grayson county, Texas

Note: The following is paraphrased from the obituary that appeared in the local newspaper, Sherman Democrat, Sherman, Texas, on 13 September 1938, Page 1.

A practicing attorney here for many years, Hamp Parton Abney, 69, died suddenly at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday at his residence, 918 South Travis, Sherman, Texas.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Travis Street Methodist church, with Dr. V. A. Godbey of Henderson, a brother-in-law, officiating, assisted by Dr. H. G. Ryan, pastor. Interment will be in the mausoleum at the West Hill Cemetery, directed by Dannel-Scott. The body will be taken to the church at 1 p.m.

Surviving are his widow; two daughters, Mrs. William S. Bradley and Mrs. Ike P. Robinson, both of Dallas, Texas; three brothers, Dr. J. A. Abney of Brownwood, Texas. P. C. Abney of Dallas and Frank Abney, of Perrytown, Texas; one sister, Mrs. Addie Moore of Tyler, Texas and four grandchildren. A son, Hamp Abney Jr., died in 1935.

Mr. Abney was born Feb. 3, 1869, in Lufkin, Texas, the son of P.C. and Margaret Abney, who moved to Texas in 1852 from Mississippi. His father was a Confederate Soldier. Mr. Abney came to Grayson county June 30, 1895, residing for several years at Whitesboro, Texas, where he married Miss Jeanette Marshall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Marshall of Whitesboro. With his family he had resided continuously in Sherman since 1903.

Mr. Abney was an alumnus of Southwestern University at Georgetown. He studied law in a private office and was examined and licensed to practice at Rusk. His first law partnership was with Judge Joseph I. Perkins at Rusk, under the firm name of Perkins and Abney. After coming to Sherman he was associated with the late Judge B. L. Jones, formerly judge of the court of civil appeals in Dallas, under' the name of Abney and Jones.

His next law connection was with the late Judge W. W. Wilkins' and Jeff. W. Hassell, now a practicing attorney of Dallas, the firm name being Wilkins, Abney and Hassell. At the death of Judge Wilkins the firm was known as Abney and. Hassell. For the past several years Mr. Abney, has conducted a private law office in Sherman.

A democrat, Mr. Abney in 1916 was an elector at large and served on the staff of Ex-Governor W.P. Hobby of Texas. He served the city of Sherman as attorney from 1916 to 1926.

Before coming to Grayson county Mr. Abney was associated with W. M. Imboden in publishing the Rusk Herald.

Mr. Abney was a member of the Travis Street church and had served as a member of the board of stewards for many years.

Mr. Abney in February 1934, was presented by Rep. Sam Rayburn of Bonham, Texas before the Supreme Court of the United States, and had the privilege of practicing before that body.