Hezekiah ABNEY1

M, b. 1826, d. 7 July 1862
Relationship
4th cousin 3 times removed of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
     Hezekiah ABNEY, son of Elias ABNEY and Jemima Thomas, was born in 1826 in Hardin County, Tennessee.1,2 He was a farmer.

Hezekiah married Susan Jordan on 3 January 1846 in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois.1,2

Hezekiah ABNEY and Susan Jordan appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 18 July 1860 in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Illinois. The household was listed as Hezikiah Abney, a 34 year old farmer born in Tennessee. He had real estate valued at $500 and personal estate $75. His wife was Susan age 32, also born in Tennessee. They had children Elias 14, Wm. C. 12, Delana 9, Sara V. 4 and Bertha A. 7/12.

Hezekiah saw military service between 1861 and 1865 in Co. C, 48th Illinois Infantry (Union.)

On 7 July 1862 Hezekiah died of typhoid in a army hospital in Monterey, Putnam County, Tennessee, of typhoid in a army hospital leaving Susan a widow.1,2 He was buried in Brushy Cemetery, Harco, Saline County, Illinois.1
Last Edited=3 Sep 2021

Children of Hezekiah ABNEY and Susan Jordan

  • Elias ABNEY2 b. 7 Oct 1847
  • William N. ABNEY2 b. 27 Aug 1849
  • Delana ABNEY2 b. 21 Jan 1852
  • Sara Van ABNEY2 b. 25 Mar 1855
  • Bertha A. ABNEY2 b. 1 Dec 1860, d. 1 Oct 1901
  • Susan ABNEY2 b. 5 Feb 1862

Citations

  1. [S696] Find A Grave (website), online http://www.findagrave.com, Hezekiahl Abney, Memorial ID 197554538.
  2. [S1118] Janine Rittel, "Hezekiah Abney FGS", Received in a group of group sheets from forgotten source.

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