Clarence John Abel (1900 - 1964)

Born 28 May 1900 in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Irene (Anderson) Abel — married 14 Oct 1926 in Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, Michigan

Died 1 Aug 1964 at age 64 in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, United States

Biography

Clarence Abel is Notable.

Clarence "Taffy" Abel was born on May 28, 1900 in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. He was the son of John Abel and Charlotte Gurnoe.^[1][2] He married Irene Anderson on October 14, 1906 in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan.^[3] However, they divorced before 1930, for Clarence is listed in the 1930 United States census as divorced.^[4]

Clarence was an ice hockey player, and first played with the Michigan Soo Nationals, a team in the United States Amateur Hockey Association, in 1918. In 1922, he then played for the St. Paul Athletic Club. Clarence was chosen to play for the United States Olympic Ice Hockey team in the 1924 Olympics in Chamonix, France. He had the honor of carrying the United States flag in the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Clarence scored 15 goals at the Olympics, and the United States team won the Silver medal. His superb performance caught the attention of the NHL. A few years later, in 1926, Clarence signed with the New York Rangers. He was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks after the 1928-1929 season. Clarence retired after the 1933-1934 season after the owner refused to give him a raise. After his retirement, he operated Taffy's Lodge, a tourist resort located in Sault Sainte Marie, MIchigan.^[5]

Clarence passed away in 1964 and was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan.^[6]

Clarence was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQFH-2Z9 : 23 June 2015), Clarence Able, 28 May 1900; citing item 3 p 28 rn 416, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,322,872.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLPP-6HL : accessed 24 January 2018), Clarence Abel in household of John C Abel, Sault St marie Ward 1, Chippewa, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 2B, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 641; FHL microfilm 1,374,654.
3. ↑ Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCFL-1FT : 4 November 2017), Clarence J. Abel and Irene Anderson, 14 Oct 1926, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, United States; citing reference ID p 238 cn 140, various archives, Michigan; FHL microfilm 1,007,568.
4. ↑ United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQYW-9T4 : accessed 24 January 2018), Clarance J Abel in household of Charlett M Abel, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 3B, line 52, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 980; FHL microfilm 2,340,715.
5. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/clarence-abel-1.html
6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8606882
7. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_United_States_Hockey_Hall_of_Fame

• United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M91B-W9Q : accessed 24 January 2018), Clarence J Abel in household of Marshal J Johnson, Sault Ste. Marie city Ward 2, Chippewa, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20, sheet 22A, family 381, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,707.

• United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K665-QG4 : 12 December 2014), Clarence Abel, 1917-1918; citing Chippewa County, Michigan, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,675,132.

• Wikipedia Article for Clarence Abel
• "Taffy Abel, a Sault Sensation", by Bill Castanier & Gregory Parker, in Michigan History Magazine, March/April, 2013, pp.49-53.