Bessie (Waters) Abney (1907 - 1965)

Born 9 Jan 1907 in Scott, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1965 at age 58 in Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

Bessie (Waters) Abney is a part of US Black heritage.

Bessie Waters, 1907-1965, was born in Tennessee, the daughter of Ernest Waters and Mattie Cowans. On 9 June 1925, Bessie Waters, 18, and William Adney, 26 (the son of Mark Adney and Mary Gibson), were married in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. ^{[1] [2]}

In 1930, the Adney family lived in their rented house on Kendall Avenue in Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan. Their rent was $35 per month. The household included William Abney, 32, born in South Carolina (parents b. SC), an auto factory laborer, and not a veteran; his wife, Bessie, 23, born in Tennessee (parents b. TN); their children, all born in Michigan, William, 3; Clara M., 2; and Mamie L, an infant. Also living with them were roomers, Howard and Doris McA——-. ^[3]

In 1940, they lived at 20030 Greenlawn Street in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. They owned their home, valued at $700. The family included William Abney, 42, who worked in an auto plane foundry, who worked 26 weeks in 1939, earning $1500, and who had completed the seventh grade; his wife, Bessie, also completed the seventh grade; their ten children, all born in Michigan, William, Jr., 15; Clara, 12; Mamie, 10; Norman, 9; Marjorie, 8; Johnny, 5; Ernestine, 4; Etterline, 4; Robert, 3; and James, 1. They had lived in Detroit for at least five years. ^[4]

In 1950, the Abney family lived in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. They had lived in the same house for at least one year. The entire household income for the previous year was $1000. The household included William Abney, 42, born in South Carolina; his wife Bessie, 42, born in Tennessee, who had earned $85 in 1949; their children, all born in Michigan, Mamie, 20, a grocery clerk; Norman, 19, a grocery clerk; Marjorie, 18; Phebe, 17; Ernestine, 14; Etterline, 14; Robert, 13; James, 11; and David, 9. ^[5]

Bessie Abney died on 4 February 1965 in Los Angeles County, California . ^{[6] [7]}

Bessie (Waters) Abney, 1907-1965, Burial: Unknown. Her children:

1. Bishop William Charles Preston Abney, Jr., 1926-2007, buried in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
2. Mamie L. (Abney) Braden, 1929-2015, buried in Cascade Township, Kent, MI.
3. Norman Charles Abney, 1930-2014, buried un Cascade Township, Kent, MI.
4. Robert M. Abney, 1936-2010, burial: unknown. ^[8]

Bessie Waters and William Abney are mentioned in the death records of their children:

1. Johnny Abney, nine years of age, died in 1944 in Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan. ^[9]
2. Eleanor Jeannette Abney, one day old, in died 1943 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. ^[10]
3. Clara Mae (Abney)Hendrick, b. 1928 Detroit, Michigan; d. 2006 ^[11]
4. William C. Abney, Jr., b. 1926 Detroit, Michigan; d. 2007. ^[12]
5. Phebe Etta (Abney) Marshall, b. 1933 Detroit, MI; d. 1990. ^[13]

research notes

Her parents are not on Wikitree as of October 2023.

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch Person: LT3K-P8M
2. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ7K-34J : 18 February 2021), William Abney and Bessie Waters, 9 Jun 1925; citing Marriage, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4001716.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X73S-PGX : Thu Sep 21 09:25:48 UTC 2023), Entry for William Abney and Bessie Abney, 1930.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH9B-C9M : 10 January 2021), Bessie Aliney in household of William Aliney, Detroit Ward 16, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84-1055, sheet 11A, line 1, 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.
5. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSC-HT91 : Sun Sep 03 10:50:18 UTC 2023), Entry for William Abney and Bessie Abney, 10 April 1950.
6. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPKL-774 : 26 November 2014), Bessie Abney, 04 Feb 1965; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
7. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGP6-ZLLN : 1 March 2021), Bessie Abney, 1965.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173542065/bessie-abney : accessed 15 April 2022), memorial page for Bessie Abney (9 Jan 1907–4 Feb 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 173542065, ; Maintained by Grave Man (contributor 10391877) Burial Details Unknown.
9. ↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF31-G9H : 13 March 2018), Bessie Waters in entry for Johnny Abney, 12 Mar 1944; citing Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,840.
10. ↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFW8-RDW : 13 March 2018), Bessie Waters in entry for Eleanor Jeanette Abney, 10 Sep 1943; citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,906.
11. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KQ7-RG64 : 10 February 2023), Bessie Waters in entry for Gwendolyn Abney, .
12. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KQN-JKJZ : 10 February 2023), Bessie Waters in entry for William Abney, Jr, .
13. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KQH-L9KL : 10 February 2023), Bessie Waters in entry for Phebe Etta Abney, .