Henry Calvin Abel was the son of Andrew Joseph Abel and Sarah Jane Pruitt
Married Mary Ann Roach on Jan. 4, 1855, in Mahaska Co. Iowa.
Henry and Mary had 11 children:
1860 US Census[1] age 33 and living with his wife and children in Mahaska, Iowa, United States.
Military Service Fought in Battle of Shiloh under Ulysses S. Grant. Physical Description: 5 feet 11 inches tall, gray eyes, light brown hair He served as a nurse in the Civil War. Discharged on Jan. 27 1865, he crossed the plains that same year with his wife and three sons: John A. (age 11) James Buell (age 4) and James Ulysses (age 2), along with one milk cow, a saddle horse, oxen team, and wagon. While crossing the plains, he fought some Blackfoot Indians who had left their reservation in Idaho. Henry's family settled in southeastern Washington near his father and other family members who had come across the plains previously. Additional entry (Crossed plains by covered wagon in 1866 to 1867 to Dayton, Washington)[2]
1870 US Census, living in Washington, United States
1880 US Census, residing at District 3, Columbia, Washington, United States.
His wife Mary died in December of 1880 near Dayton, Washington.
On June 6, 1883, Henry married Margaret Clayton (who had also crossed the plains in a covered wagon, in 1865) Henry and Margaret had 9 children
Burial: 27 January 1914 at Juniper Haven Cemetery in Prineville, Crook, Oregon, United States[3]
Henry and Mary had 11 children: John A. Rebecca A. (died young) William (died young) James Buell m. Ida Miller James Ulysses m. Sarah J. Zimmerlee George Frank Margaret m. James Monroe Zimmerlee Fred Charles David Jesse m. Bertha Zimmerlee Melsenie m. Frank Patterson Sarah (adopted)
Henry and Mary had 9 children: Simpson Rhoda M. Elsie Lorinda Thron W. Pleb Noel Quinn Clayton Ano Cecil unnamed infant
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Thanks to William Abel for starting this profile Apr 1, 2013
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