He was executor of his father's estate in Union Co., IN, 1826.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Hugh ABERNATHY _____| | (1740 - 1826) | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Robert ABERNATHY | (1786 - 1864) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Mary HAMILTON ______| (1770 - 1838) | | __ | | |__| | |__
_James ABERNATHY ____+ | (1783 - 1853) _Richard B. ABERNATHY _| | (1817 - 1860) m 1839 | | |_Elizabeth _____ ____ | (.... - 1835) _William M. ABERNATHY _| | (1843 - 1920) m 1868 | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Lucinda Ann CASSADY __| | (1821 - 1860) m 1839 | | |_____________________ | | |--Sadie ABERNATHY | (1877 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _Asa BLANCHARD ________| | | (1804 - 1881) | | | |_____________________ | | |_Lucy L. BLANCHARD ____| (1850 - 1913) m 1868 | | _____________________ | | |_______________________| | |_____________________
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Hugh ABERNATHY _____| | (1740 - 1826) | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Samuel ABERNATHY | (1814 - 1889) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Mary HAMILTON ______| (1770 - 1838) | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | _Hugh ABERNATHY _____| | (1740 - 1826) | | |__ | _George ABERNATHY ___| | (1810 - 1874) m 1831| | | __ | | | | |_Mary HAMILTON ______| | (1770 - 1838) | | |__ | | |--Samuel A. ABERNATHY | (1833 - ....) | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Dorcas SLATER ______| (1810 - 1875) m 1831| | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Hugh ABERNATHY _____| | (1740 - 1826) | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Sarah ABERNATHY | (1787 - 1842) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Mary HAMILTON ______| (1770 - 1838) | | __ | | |__| | |__
_James ABERNATHY ____+ | (1783 - 1853) _Hugh ABERNATHY _____| | (1814 - 1894) m 1835| | |_Elizabeth _____ ____ | (.... - 1835) _Oliver H. ABERNATHY _| | (1849 - 1925) m 1871 | | | _John B. SMITH ______+ | | | (1792 - 1849) m 1815 | |_Rebecca SMITH ______| | (1816 - 1905) m 1835| | |_Elizabeth CHAPMAN __+ | (1797 - 1853) m 1815 | |--Sarah J. ABERNATHY | (1872 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _Jonas UPP __________| | | (1816 - ....) | | | |_____________________ | | |_Mary I. UPP _________| (1852 - 1893) m 1871 | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
_James ABERNATHY ____+ | (1783 - 1853) _Richard B. ABERNATHY _| | (1817 - 1860) m 1839 | | |_Elizabeth _____ ____ | (.... - 1835) _Ira W. ABERNATHY ___| | (1849 - ....) m 1871| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Lucinda Ann CASSADY __| | (1821 - 1860) m 1839 | | |_____________________ | | |--Stella G. ABERNATHY | (1872 - 1873) | _____________________ | | | _Lower HALE ___________| | | (1807 - 1853) m 1830 | | | |_____________________ | | |_Armilda HALE _______| (1845 - 1913) m 1871| | _____________________ | | |_Lucinda WEBB _________| m 1830 | |_____________________
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Hugh ABERNATHY _____| | (1740 - 1826) | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Thomas ABERNATHY | (1799 - 1893) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Mary HAMILTON ______| (1770 - 1838) | | __ | | |__| | |__
_James ABERNATHY ____+ | (1783 - 1853) _Hugh ABERNATHY _____| | (1814 - 1894) m 1835| | |_Elizabeth _____ ____ | (.... - 1835) _John S. ABERNATHY _____| | (1846 - 1916) m 1869 | | | _John B. SMITH ______+ | | | (1792 - 1849) m 1815 | |_Rebecca SMITH ______| | (1816 - 1905) m 1835| | |_Elizabeth CHAPMAN __+ | (1797 - 1853) m 1815 | |--Thomas Olin ABERNATHY | (1876 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Eva Catherine CHRISTY _| (1851 - 1948) m 1869 | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
_James ABERNATHY ____+ | (1783 - 1853) _Richard B. ABERNATHY _| | (1817 - 1860) m 1839 | | |_Elizabeth _____ ____ | (.... - 1835) _Ira W. ABERNATHY ___| | (1849 - ....) m 1871| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Lucinda Ann CASSADY __| | (1821 - 1860) m 1839 | | |_____________________ | | |--Vivien ABERNATHY | (1885 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _Lower HALE ___________| | | (1807 - 1853) m 1830 | | | |_____________________ | | |_Armilda HALE _______| (1845 - 1913) m 1871| | _____________________ | | |_Lucinda WEBB _________| m 1830 | |_____________________
_James ABERNATHY ____+ | (1783 - 1853) _Richard B. ABERNATHY _| | (1817 - 1860) m 1839 | | |_Elizabeth _____ ____ | (.... - 1835) _William M. ABERNATHY _| | (1843 - 1920) m 1868 | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Lucinda Ann CASSADY __| | (1821 - 1860) m 1839 | | |_____________________ | | |--W. Fane ABERNATHY | (1888 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _Asa BLANCHARD ________| | | (1804 - 1881) | | | |_____________________ | | |_Lucy L. BLANCHARD ____| (1850 - 1913) m 1868 | | _____________________ | | |_______________________| | |_____________________
As late as 1910, Walter and Eva were living in Milton, IA, where he worked as a blacksmith. In the 1920 and 1930 censuses, this couple is found in Denver, CO, where Walter was working as "district superintendent, tramway car company". The census records show they had no children.
_James ABERNATHY ____+ | (1783 - 1853) _Richard B. ABERNATHY _| | (1817 - 1860) m 1839 | | |_Elizabeth _____ ____ | (.... - 1835) _James Thomas ABERNATHY _| | (1842 - 1900) | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Lucinda Ann CASSADY __| | (1821 - 1860) m 1839 | | |_____________________ | | |--Walter Lee ABERNATHY | (1875 - 1933) | _____________________ | | | _______________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Mary Elizabeth _____ ___| (1855 - 1925) | | _____________________ | | |_______________________| | |_____________________
__ | _Hugh ABERNATHY _____| | (1740 - 1826) | | |__ | _George ABERNATHY ___| | (1810 - 1874) m 1831| | | __ | | | | |_Mary HAMILTON ______| | (1770 - 1838) | | |__ | | |--William ABERNATHY | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Dorcas SLATER ______| (1810 - 1875) m 1831| | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
Pension application on file for service in War of 1812, from Indiana, not examined.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Hugh ABERNATHY _____| | (1740 - 1826) | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--William ABERNATHY | (1795 - 1888) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Mary HAMILTON ______| (1770 - 1838) | | __ | | |__| | |__
__ | _Hugh ABERNATHY _____| | (1740 - 1826) | | |__ | _Richard ABERNATHY __| | (1799 - ....) m 1820| | | __ | | | | |_Mary HAMILTON ______| | (1770 - 1838) | | |__ | | |--William ABERNATHY | (1839 - ....) | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Rebecca MOORE ______| (1799 - ....) m 1820| | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
In the 1880 census, William's father-in-law Asa Blanchard is also in the household. In the 1895 state census, William is not listed with his family, and in fact has not been located.
_Hugh ABERNATHY _____ | (1740 - 1826) _James ABERNATHY ____| | (1783 - 1853) | | |_Mary HAMILTON ______ | (1770 - 1838) _Richard B. ABERNATHY _| | (1817 - 1860) m 1839 | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Elizabeth _____ ____| | (.... - 1835) | | |_____________________ | | |--William M. ABERNATHY | (1843 - 1920) | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Lucinda Ann CASSADY __| (1821 - 1860) m 1839 | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
_James ABERNATHY ____+ | (1783 - 1853) _Richard B. ABERNATHY _| | (1817 - 1860) m 1839 | | |_Elizabeth _____ ____ | (.... - 1835) _James Thomas ABERNATHY _| | (1842 - 1900) | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Lucinda Ann CASSADY __| | (1821 - 1860) m 1839 | | |_____________________ | | |--William Preston ABERNATHY | (1878 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _______________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Mary Elizabeth _____ ___| (1855 - 1925) | | _____________________ | | |_______________________| | |_____________________
In 1860, he is in Jackson Tp., Van Buren Co., where he is listed as William T. "Abrnathy." It is not yet clear if he might be the William Abernathy who later shows up in Roscoe Tp., Davis Co., IA with wife Mary Ann, but probably not. The land that William T. purchased from James Abernathy 17 apr 1848 in Prairie Tp., Davis Co., IA was sold to Asa Blanchard 23 jul 1855 for $1,800 and then back to William T. Abernathy 22 jan 1859 for the same amount, then to George W. Snodgrass 15 mar 1859 for $2,100. This land includes a small graveyard, James Abernathy the only known occupant.
At least one of the sons reports being "bound out" to a local farmer after the death of his mother. He does not say that his father had died, and this point is still unknown. Might they have been divorced? There are references in land and probate records to the estate of William's wife, Eliza Ann Stubbs. William has not been found in the 1870 census (though the every-name index still lacks a few states, including Iowa). But a William T. Abernathy, age 33, residence Farmington, Van Buren Co., enlisted in Co. C, 7th Cavalry, Iowa Volunteers, December 27, 1862, and was discharged January 31, 1866 at Omaha. Since there do not seem to be any other William T. Abernathy's in the area, it seems likely that he actually did "bind out" his children because he could not provide for them, and then joined the Cavalry. There does not seem to have been a pension claim.
__ | _Hugh ABERNATHY _____| | (1740 - 1826) | | |__ | _James ABERNATHY ____| | (1783 - 1853) | | | __ | | | | |_Mary HAMILTON ______| | (1770 - 1838) | | |__ | | |--William T. ABERNATHY | (1830 - ....) | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Elizabeth _____ ____| (.... - 1835) | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
_James ABERNATHY ____+ | (1783 - 1853) _Richard B. ABERNATHY _| | (1817 - 1860) m 1839 | | |_Elizabeth _____ ____ | (.... - 1835) _Ira W. ABERNATHY ___| | (1849 - ....) m 1871| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Lucinda Ann CASSADY __| | (1821 - 1860) m 1839 | | |_____________________ | | |--Willie ABERNATHY | (1888 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _Lower HALE ___________| | | (1807 - 1853) m 1830 | | | |_____________________ | | |_Armilda HALE _______| (1845 - 1913) m 1871| | _____________________ | | |_Lucinda WEBB _________| m 1830 | |_____________________