Jabez was born in 1807. Jabez Abell ... He passed away in 1866.
Jabez enlisted in Union Army on 13 Aug. 1862, mustered 25 Aug. 1862 with 89th Illinois Regiment, Company I. He is listed on the roster as Jabez Abel,
with one L, from Viola Twp., Lee County, IL
He was discharged 27 Aug. 1863 due to disability.
From Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War
Also in the 1860 census for Lee county he is listed as "James" Abell
Sources
MOSHER, R. D., RYAN, E. A., & DAVIS, T. (2001). The Abell Miller and Dickhaut families. Woodbridge, VA (12231 Nutmeg Ct., Woodbridge 22192-1747), R.D. Mosher.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8RS-BF7 : 12 April 2016), Jabez Abel, Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, United States; citing family 44, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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