Born in Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Charles Preston Abney
and Bessie (Waters) Abney
Sister of
William Charles Preston Abney Jr., Clara Mae (Abney) Hendrick, Mamie (Abney) Braden, Norman Abney, Marjorie Abney, Phebe Etta (Abney) Marshall, Johnny Abney, Ernestine (Abney) Allen, Robert Abney and [private brother (1930s - unknown)]
Wife of
Robert Louis DeBarge Sr.
— married
1953 (to 1974) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Bunny DeBarge, Robert Louis DeBarge Jr., Thomas Keith DeBarge, Randy DeBarge, Marty DeBarge, El DeBarge, James DeBarge, Chico DeBarge, [private daughter (1960s - unknown)] and [private son (1960s - unknown)]
Died
at age 88
[location unknown]
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Biography
Etterline (Abney) DeBarge is Notable.
Etterline DeBarge was an American gospel singer, songwriter, and matriarch of the American R&B/Soul vocal group DeBarge.[1]
Etterline Abney was born in 1935. She was the daughter of Bessie and William Abney.
She died in February 2024.[2]
Sources
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etterlene_DeBarge
- ↑ https://www.tmz.com/2024/02/16/etterlene-debarge-matriarch-family-dead-dies/
- "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH9B-C9C : 10 January 2021), Etterline Aliney in household of William Aliney, Detroit Ward 16, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84-1055, sheet 11A, line 10, family 216, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1871.
See also:
- Wikidata: Item Q5404997, en:Wikipedia
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