George Abel (abt. 1891 - abt. 1974)

Born about 13 Apr 1891 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [uncertain]

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Died about 17 Sep 1974 at about age 83 in Kansas, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

George Abel was born 13 Apr 1891 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, to George Abel and Mary Shepherd. In the 1901 census George is living with his parents and siblings at Mennecht Cottage in Echt. George, age 18, a Farm Labourer may have immigrated to Canada in 1909 on the SS Pretonian, steerage section, headed to Moose (2 unk words but probably Moosomine, Sas)^[1]. The data fits but I cannot be sure it is this George Abel. In the 1911 census, George is boarding with the Cobeard and Sarah Reavie family in Qu'Appelle Sub-Districts 1-33, Saskatchewan, along with 8 other boarders who are also labourers^[2]. I am fairly certain this is the right George, shows his birthday as Apr 1891 from Scotland.

On Feb 7, 1924, George Abel crossed the border from Canada into the United States at Noyes, Minnesota. I do not know how George and Alice Isabelle Bristol met or when they married but they had children born in Moosomine, Saskatchewan. Alice Isabelle also crossed the border in 1924 but from Winnipeg, Canada to Vermont in the United States. I am speculating they were married in Canada and the family was together when the 1930 census was taken. George, age 40, a Line Foreman for the Telephone Company, and Alice I, married, were living in North Chicago, Lake, Illinois with their children Almond G, age 10, and Mary B age 8^[3].

In the 1940 census, George, age 49, a line foreman for the telephone company, is living on Johnston Av in Libertyville ILL with his wife Alice Isabelle 44 and their two children Almond G age 20 and Mary B age 18. George registered for the Draft about 1942, age 51, and gave his address as 117 Johnson Av in Libertyville, Lake, Illinois. He indicated he worked for the Illinois Bell Telephone Company at 125 E Church St in Libertyville, ILL^[4].

On Feb 12, 1943 George Abel became a Naturalized US Citizen. On 17 Sep 1974 George died and is buried in Kuykendall Cemetery, Searcy County, Arkansas. His wife died 2 years later.

Sources

1. 1891 birth date per Family Search site.
2. 1909 SS Pretonian passenger list from Family Search site.
3. 1911 Canadian census from Family Search site.
4. 1924 border crossing date noted on 1943 Naturalization index card from Family Search site.
5. 1924 Transcription of border crossing for Alice I Abel and family from Family Search site.
6. 1930 census from Family Search site.
7. 1940 census from Family Search site.
8. Draft Registration from about 1942 from Family Search site.
9. 1943 Naturalization index card from Family Search site.
10. 1974 death and burial per Find-A-Grave site. Death also per SSDI.

1. ↑ "Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QSL-391 : 11 March 2018), Geo Abel, Jun 1909; citing Immigration, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, T-4761, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
2. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27XT-3FS : 16 March 2018), Gorge Abel in entry for Cobeard Reavie, 1911; citing Census, Qu'Appelle Sub-Districts 1-33, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,578
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSBZ-WHQ : accessed 29 May 2019), George Abel, North Chicago, Lake, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 58, sheet 47B, line 62, family 663, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 529; FHL microfilm 2,340,264
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWCM-B5T : 15 March 2018), George Abel, Libertyville, Libertyville Township, Lake, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49-51, sheet 10B, line 58, family 173, 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 829

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