Hiram Abbott (abt. 1818 - 1901)

Born about Oct 1818 in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Kelley) Abbott — married 5 Apr 1837 in Warren County Illinois

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1901 at about age 82 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States

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Biography

PVT Hiram Abbott served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 11, 1862
Mustered out: Jun 26, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 83rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry

Hiram Abbott was awarded the Civil War Campaign Medal (Army).

Hiram Abbott was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Post 182, Lenora, Kansas.

Birth

Hiram was one of four children born to Johnston and Lydia (Tucker) Abbott. He was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky in October 1818.^[1][2]

Incorrect parentage

Previously, this profile was merged and one of the pre-merge profiles listed as Hiram's mother, Elizabeth Oocelia Cherokee (1790 - 1858). This connection was in error. An Ancestry.com tree lists Elizabeth as married to a Jonathan Abbott (1788 - 1887). The marriage between Jonathan and Elizabeth is unsourced at the tree and there is some doubt bout the relationship on Find-a-Grave memorial page:

4 Aug 2014 - I don't know if Johnathan Abbott was actually married to, or had children by a Cherokee woman (or not). This is what I was told by several people I corresponded with during the 1980's, concerning our family tree. If this is not true, could someone please let me know.

Hiram is documented in this bio as the son of Johnston Abbott and Lydia (Tucker) Abbott. Lydia's father George Tucker is a recognized DAR and NSSAR patriot ancestor. Living Abbott descendants of Hiram have obtained Sons of the Revolution membership based on their descent from George, and through his daughter Lydia and grandson Hiram.^[3]

Marriage

Hiram was married to Mary Ann Kelly on 5 April 1837 in Warren County, Illinois.^[4]

Children

Hiram and Mary had at least 8 children.^[5][6]: By 1860 they are seen on the US Federal census with seven children.^[5] The census record gives us a snapshot of their family:

Name: Hiram Abbott

Age: 42

Birth Year: abt 1818

Birth Place: Kentucky

Home in 1860: Floyd, Warren, Illinois

Post Office: Abingdon

Dwelling Number: 2558

Family Number: 2570

Real Estate Value: 1500

Personal Estate Value: 100

Household Members:

Name - Age

Hiram Abbott 42

Mary A Abbott 40

Lydia Abbott 20

Hadelia Abbott 17

George W Abbott 14

Elizabeth Abbott 10

Jennie Abbott 5

Hiram Abbott 3

Otto Abbott 2

We know of other family members from:

the 1870 census:

Name - Age^[6]

Blanch Abbott 7 (in 1870)

Hiram and Mary had at least the following children:

i. Lydia Abbott, b. abt. 1840.^[5]

ii. Hadelia Abbott, b. abt. 1843.^[5]

iii. George W. Abbott, b. abt. 1846.^[5]

iv. Elizabeth Abbott, b. abt. 1850.^[5]

v. Jennie Abbott, b. abt. 1855.^[5]

vi. Hiram Abbott, b. abt. 1857.^[5]

vii. Otto Abbott, b. abt. 1858.^[5]

viii. Blanche Abbott, b. abt. 1870^[6]

Residence

Later, Hiram and Mary appear living without children in Ward 1, Warren County, Illinois on the 1840 US census.^[7] Brothers Greenup Abbott and Abner Abbott, and their families, also appear on the same census page.

Hiram, Mary Ann, and their four young children are listed as living in Warren County, Illinois on the 1850 census.^[8]

Civil War service

On 11 August 1862, Hiram enlisted in the US Army to fight in the Civil War. He enlisted into the 83rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment; he was assigned to F Company. He was mustered on the 21st of August in the same year.^[9] Hiram was already married, in his 40's and had 7 children. The 83rd Infantry was a "volunteer" regiment; Hiram wasn't drafted - he volunteered. He must have had quite a stirring of patriotism to leave his wife and family to go off to war.

From his enlistment record,^[9] the following details about Hiram are revealed:

Height: 5' 9 1/2"

Hair: Black

Eyes: Blue

He is married

Occupation: Farmer

Place of birth: Oldham County, Kentucky (Note: After Hiram's birth, Oldham County was sectioned from a part of Jefferson County in 1823)^[10]

Age: 45

Estimated year of birth: 1817

83rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment history^[11]

The 83rd Illinois Infantry was organized at Monmouth, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 21, 1862. Commanding the regiment was Colonel Abner C. Harding.

The regiment was heavily engaged on February 3, 1863 at Fort Donelson when it repulsed an attack by 8,000 Confederate troops under Joseph Wheeler and Nathan Bedford Forrest. The loss to the regiment was 13 killed and 51 wounded. This engagement is known as the Battle of Dover (1863).

The regiment was mustered out on June 26, 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee and discharged in Chicago, Illinois on July 5, 1865. Future lawman Virgil Earp served as a private in the regiment.^[12]

Hiram's draft registration record^[13] for 1863 shows the following information:

Residence: Floyd, Warren County, Illinois

"Former military service" with the 83rd Illinois Infantry.

Age: 43

Estimated year of birth: 1820

Hiram mustered out of Army service on 26 June 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee. His residence is still listed as Warren County, Illinois.^[9]

Post-war life

Immediately after the war, Hiram and his family were living in Floyd, Warren, Illinois. On the same page of the Illinois 1865 census^[14] can also be found Lewis Abbott, Elizabeth Abbott, and Hiram's brother Greenup Abbott.

After the war, Hiram and his family migrated to Iowa. There, they can be found on the 1870 census^[6] living in Marion, Washinton, Iowa. Interestingly, this is where Wyatt Earp was living at the onset of the Civil War. The census gives us the following information:

Name: Hiram Abbott

Age in 1870: 54

Birth Year: abt 1816

Birthplace: Kentucky

Dwelling Number: 152

Home in 1870: Marion, Washington, Iowa

Race: White

Gender: Male

Occupation: Farmer

Male Citizen over 21: Y

Personal Estate Value: 500

Household Members:

Name Age

Hiram Abbott 54

Mary A Abbott 51

Jerome Abbott 16

Hiram Abbott 14

Otto Abbott 13

Blanche Abbott 7

(Note: the census taker wrote the family name as "Albert.")

The Kansas State census of 1 March 1885 shows Hiram living in Aldine, Norton, Kansas, alone, aged 68 years, as a widow. Living next door is his son Jerome and family.^[15]

Veterans group affiliations

At the age of 70, in 1887, Hiram appears on the rolls of the Grand Army of the Republic, a Civil War veterans group (similar to today's VFW) at the J. P. Milroy Post, in Lenora, Norton, Kansas.^[16]

Death and Legacy

Hiram died on 6 January 1901 in Topeka, Kansas.^[17]

1901 Hiram Abbott memorial marker

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57062253 : accessed 16 July 2018) SJ Baty, memorial page for Hiram Abbott (Oct 1818–6 Jan 1901), Find A Grave Memorial no. 57062253, citing Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by A McCrosky (contributor 47137729).
2. ↑ Probate certificate for Johnston Abbott, 21 August 1888, Warren County, Illinois. Local file: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Abbott-7063.
3. ↑ George Tucker, SAR Patriot # P-330856. Annual Report of the Virginia State Library, Tucker, George, B.W.; Vol 8, p 444. C.S. 19. Accessed 19 December 2019 by SJ Baty at Sar.org.

   Source: DAR Record Copy # 417849; DAR Record Copy # 622949

   State of Service: VA

   Rank: Pvt

   Birth: abt 1750 / /MD

   Death: Abt 1800-1808 //KY

   Spouse: Mary Merrifield

   Children: Lydia Tucker

4. ↑ Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Accessed 16 July 2018 SJ Baty at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FSMarriageIllinois&h=151718.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8} Year: 1860; Census Place: Floyd, Warren, Illinois; Roll: M653_234; Page: 562; Family History Library Film: 803234. Accessed 17 June 2018 SJ Baty at Ancestry.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Year: 1870; Census Place: Marion, Washington, Iowa; Roll: M593_424; Page: 168A; Family History Library Film: 545923. Accessed 18 June 2018 SJ Baty at Ancestry.
7. ↑ Year: 1840; Census Place: Ward 1, Warren, Illinois; Page: 172. Accessed 17 July 2018 SJ Baty at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8057&h=3103350.
8. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Warren, Illinois; Roll: M432_131; Page: 43B; Image: 91. Accessed 16 July 2018 SJ Baty at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8054&h=16678907.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Accessed 16 July 2018 at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9759&h=83493, file also found at the Illinois Secretary of State website, "http://www.ilsos.gov/genealogy/CivilWarController," Cyberdrive Illinois: Illinois Civil War Detail Report for Abbott, Hiram. Accessed 15 March 2008 SJ Baty.
10. ↑ Kentucky County Creation Dates and Parent Counties, "Kentucky County Creation dates and Parent Counties" Familysearch.org. Accessed 16 July 2018 SJ Baty.
11. ↑ 83rd Illinois Infantry Regiment Wikitree page.
12. ↑ Transcribed by Gwen Beiermeiseter, "https://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/r100/083-c-in.html." The USGenWeb Project: Illinois in the Civil War: Company "C" 83rd Illinois Infantry. Accessed 16 July 2018 SJ Baty.
13. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 4 of 5. Accessed 16 July 2018 SJ Baty at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1666&h=4175468.
14. ↑ Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1865; Archive Collection Number: 103.010; Roll Number: 2185; Line: 1. Accessed 17 July 2018 SJ Baty at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1079&h=1458876.
15. ↑ Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_98; Line: 23. Accessed 16 July 2018 SJ Baty at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1088.
16. ↑ Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Post Reports, 1880-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Accessed on 17 June 2018 by SJ Baty at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1700&h=283589
17. ↑ Hiram Abbott memorial gravestone: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57062253 : accessed 16 July 2018) SJ Baty, memorial page for Hiram Abbott (Oct 1818–6 Jan 1901), Find A Grave Memorial no. 57062253, citing Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA ; Photo by Bill Stephens, with permission (contributor 47298947).