John Smith Abel Jr. (1864 - 1942)

Born 31 May 1864 in Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Christina (Lemon) Abel — married 9 Apr 1890 in Lynedoch, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

John Smith ABEL, Jr., son of John ABEL and Jessie COUTTS, was born 31 May 1864 in Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada. In 1881 census, John lived with his parents. John married Mary LEMON 9 Apr 1890 in Lyndoch, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada. Children from this marriage were: Russell ABEL, Delmar Hamilton ABEL, Jessie May ABEL, Olive Margaret ABEL, Bertha Winnifred ABEL. 1 May 1891 census of Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, page 42, family 213: John Abel Jr, 26, Ontario, Scotland, Scotland, Presbyterian, farmer, can read and write; Mary Abel, 22, wife, Ontario, Ontario, Ontario, Methodist, can read and write. 3 Apr 1901 census of Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, page 1, family 5: John S Abel, 31 May 1864, 36, Ontario, Scotch, Canadian, Presbyterian, farmer, employer working on own account, can read and write, speaks English; Mary C Abel, wife, 30 May 1869, 31, Ontario, English, Canadian, Methodist, can read and write, speaks English; Jessie M Abel, daughter, 5 Oct 1895, 5, Ontario, Scotch, Canadian, Methodist, speaks English; Olive M Abel, daughter, 19 Mar 1897, 4, Ontario, Scotch, Canadian, Methodist, speaks English; Clinton Loree, domestic, 18 Mar 1886, 15, Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist, domestic, employee, attended school 2 months, can read and write, speaks English. 1911 census of Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, Enumeration 1-56, page 3, family 24: John Smith Abel, May, 1864, 47, Ontario, Scotch, Canadian, Presbyterian, Farmer, employer, working on own account, life insurance of 1500 costs 17, can read and write speaks English; Mary C Abel, wife, May 1869, 42, Ontario, Scotch, Canadian, Presbyterian, none, can read and write speaks English; Jessie May Abel, daughter, Oct 1895, 15, Ontario, Scotch, Canadian, Presbyterian, student, attended school 9 months, can read and write speaks English; Olias M Abel, daughter, Mar 1897, 14, Ontario, Scotch, Canadian, Presbyterian, student, attended school 6 months, can read and write speaks English; Bertha A Abel, daughter, Mar 1907, 4, Ontario, Scotch, Canadian, speaks English; Charles Gamble, children's aid, Feb 1899, 12, Ontario, English, Canadian, Methodist, helps on farm, attended school 7 months, can read and write speaks English. 1 Jun 1921 census of Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, enumeration district 29, page 5B, household 55, Lot 23: Johney Abel, owns home single family constructed of wood 7 rooms occupied by family, married twice, 37, Ontario, Scotland, Scotland, Canadian, Scotch, speaks English but not French, Presbyterian, can read and write, farmer own account; Mary Abel, wife, 52, Ontario, Ontario, Ontario, Canadian, Dutch, speaks English but not French, Methodist, can read and write; Bertha Abel, daughter, 14, Ontario, Ontario, Ontario, Canadian, Scotch, speaks English but not French, presbyterian, can read and write, attended school 9 months, student. He died in 1942, age 78, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Simcoe, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada.

• Sources:
• Findagrave.com: 63039803: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63039803/john-smith-abel
• FamilySearch.org: LHF5-2MX: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHF5-2MX
• Connie Duke: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/23594666/person/1406695174/facts
• 1881 Census of Walsingham, Norfolk South, Ontario Page: 83
• 1 May 1891 census of Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, page 42
• 1901 census of Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, page 1
• 1911 census of Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, Enumeration 1-56, page 3
• 1921 census of Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, enumeration district 29, page 5B
• Marriage Register, North Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, Page 472, Certificate 008315 (on file)
• Ancestry.com:
• Ontario, Canada, Marriages 1801-1928