James Turner Abernathy (1818 - 1875)

Born 6 Nov 1818 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Emeline Porter — married 12 Nov 1851 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 29 Jul 1875 at age 56 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

BIRTH

James T Abernathy

Middle initial is "T" on cemetery headstone.

Name is Thos T Abernathy on 1860 census.

Possible middle name: Turner, per undocumented source

Birth: Nov. 6, 1818, per cemetery headstone

Place of Birth: assume Lincoln Co. NC, based on the following:

1) All of James' census records say born NC

2) It appears all Abernathy families 1830-1840 Jefferson Co. AL, originated NC.

3) The majority of Abernathy families in 1800-1830 NC, were located Lincoln Co.

DEATH

Death: Jul. 29, 1875, per cemetery headstone

Place of Death: Pontotoc County, MS, based on the following:

1) last known location: Pontotoc Co. MS, on 1870 census

2) widowed wife's location: Pontotoc Co. MS, on 1880 census.

3) burial location: Pontotoc Co. MS

Find A Grave Memorial# 41638635 (headstone pictured)

James Turner Abernethy

Inscription: James T. Abernathy born in N.C.

Birth: Nov. 6, 1818

Death: Jul. 29, 1875

Burial: Redland Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc Co. MS

Created by: Lizham71

Record added: Sep 06, 2009

PARENTAGE

James T Abernathy, son of William Abernathy

Circumstantial evidence for father:

1) James 1850 household includes brother Robert

2) James moved to Pontotoc Co. Mississippi by 1850 census, and

are living in very close proximity to other Abernathy's (assumed siblings).

These nearby Abernathy's are: Richard, Mary, Martha, Elizabeth, Amanda

3) James and his assumed siblings, all fit correctly onto father's 1830-1840 census.

MARRIAGE

Hunting For Bears, comp.. Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935

Name: Emiline Porter

Spouse: James F. Abernathy

Marriage Date: 12 Nov 1851

Location: Pontotoc County, Mississippi^[1]

CENSUS / TIMELINE

1830 Census: Jefferson, Alabama, p.15

Name: Wm Abanathy

2 - Males - 5 thru 9: ........... [Robert and James] <-----

1 - Males - 15 thru 19: ....... [Richard]

1 - Males - 20 thru 29: ....... [Sterling]

1 - Males - 40 thru 49: ....... [WILLIAM]

2 - Females - Under 5: ....... [Elizabeth and Martha]

2 - Females - 15 thru 19: ... [Mary and Nancy]

1 - Females - 30 thru 39: ... [SARAH]

Total Free White Persons: 10

1830 Census Notes:

Living next to Samuel Abernathy (assumed B-in-law, the husband of Eleanor)

1840 ??? cannot locate census

Neither James or his older brother Robert can be located in 1840; not on father's census. Their ages in 1840 would be about 16 and 18 years old, so I assume they are nearby.

1850 Census: Pontotoc, Mississippi, family#55

James Abernathy .... 28 ... NC ... farmer ... real estate $700

Robert Abernathy ... 26 ... AL ... farmer ... real estate $450

1850 Census Notes:

Living next to family#54: Mary's sister: Martha Abernathy-Flanagan age 22

Living next to family#53: Mary's sister: Elizabeth Abernathy-Potts age 18

Living close to family#49: Mary Abernathy-Ware age 33, Elam age 33

...... sister Amanda age 14 living in WARE household

Living close to family#48: Mary's brother: Richard Abernathy 37, Mary 36

1851: marriage of James Abernathy and Emeline Porter, Pontotoc Co. MS

1860 Census: Redland, Pontotoc, Mississippi, family#1343

Thos T Abernathy ......... 41 ... NC ... farmer, personal estate $200

Emeline Abernathy ...... 25 ... SC

Hosea B Abernathy ....... 6 ... MS

John U Abernathy .......... 4 ... MS

Antionette Abernathy ... 2 ... MS ... female ... [male on 1880 census]

John T Porter ................ 69 ... SC ... [Emeline's father]

1860 Census Notes:

Living close to family#1335: Saml B Abernaty age 58 NC, widowed

Living close to family#1334: Saml C (or G) Abernathy age 35, Elizabeth age 22

1870 Census: Red Land, Township 11, Pontotoc, Mississippi, family#267

James Abernathey ........ 51 ... NC ... farmer, real estate $3000, personal $2300

Emaline Abernathey .... 35 ... SC

Hasy Abernathey ......... 16 ... MS ... attends school

John Abernathey .......... 14 ... MS ... attends school

Anthony Abernathey ... 12 ... MS ... attends school, male

Eletha Abernathey ....... 10 ... MS ... attends school

Dorah Abernathey ......... 8 ... MS ... attends school

Susan Abernathey ......... 5 ... MS

Eva Abernathey .............. 2 ... MS

1870 Census Notes:

Living close to family#262: James Abernathy age 23, Caroline age 25 (?dau of Eleanor)

Living next to family#268: James' nephew: William Ware (son of Mary Abernathy)

1875: death of James T Abernathy, in Pontotoc Co. MS

1880 WIFE: census: Pontotoc, Mississippi, family#279

E. Abenathey .............. 45 ... SC,SC,SC ... farming ... widowed

John W. Abenathey .... 24 ... MS,NC,SC

Eudora Abenathey .... 16 ... MS,NC,SC ... attends school

Loula Abenathey ....... 14 ... MS,NC,SC ... attends school

Eva Abenathey ........... 11 ... MS,NC,SC ... attends school

Willie Abenathey ......... 9 ... MS,NC,SC ... attends school

1880 census notes:

Living close to family#281: son: H B Abernathy 26, w/wife SG

1900 WIFE: census: Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, family#625

E Abernethy .......... 64 ... SC,SC,SC .... Sep-1835 ... 8 children, 7 living

Willie Abernethy ... 29 ... MS,NC,SC ... Feb-1871 ... Dau., single

J Falkner ................ 39 ... MS,__,__ ...... Sep-1860 ... Son-in-Law, married 17 years

Endora Falkner ..... 36 ... MS,NC,SC ... Sep-1863 ... Dau., m.17 yrs, 1 child, 0 living

Lula A Barr ............ 34 ... MS,NC,SC ... Apr-1866 ... Dau., divorced, 1 child

Katherine Barr ....... 7 ... MA,NY,MS ... Oct-1892 ... G-Dau.

Eva A Ganoug ....... 31 ... MS,NC,SC .... Sep-1868 .. Dau., widowed, 1 child

Wll M Ganoug ........ 6 ... MS,MS,MS ... Apr-1894 ... G-Son

1910 WIFE: census: Marks, Quitman, Mississippi, family#38

John V Abernethy ...... 54 ... MS,GA,SC ... physican, widowed, farm w mortgage

Mary A Abernethy .... 4m ... MS,MS,MS ... daughter

Emaline Abernethy ... 75 ... SC,SC,SC ...... mother, widowed <--------

H H Porter .................. 82 ... SC,SC,SC ...... uncle, widowed

1920 WIFE: census: Jonestown, Coahoma, Mississippi, family#152

E M Nuse ............... 58 ... MS,NC,SC ... widowed [Wise, maiden Abernathy]

E Abernathy .......... 85 ... SC,SC,SC .... mother, widowed [Emeliine] <--------

Willie Abernathy ... 48 ... MS,SC,SC .... sister, widowed

1928: death of wife Emeline Porter-Abernethy

CHILDREN

HOSEA B:

1876 marriage estimated per 1900 census (married 24 years)

1880 census: H. B. Abernathey 26 MS,GA,MS, S. G. 27 AL, Pontotoc, Mississippi

........ living 2 doors away from widowed mother

........ living close to cousins Robert and William Ware (sons of Mary Abernathy)

1900 census: H B Abernth 46 MS,GA,SC, Sarah G 48 AL, Chickasaw, Mississippi

........ household includes borders of various surnames

1910 census: Chickasaw Ward 4, Grady, Oklahoma, family#54

........ household includes borders of various surnames

1920: ???

1930 census: H B Abernathy 76 MS,NC,SC, Sallie Abernathy 77 MS, Quitman MS

........ living with brother John

1933 wife: Sallie Garrette Abernethy(1851-1933) - Find A Grave# 43528401

........ Obit on find-a-grave

1935 burial: Hosea Baker Abernethy(1854-1935) - Find A Grave# 41638543

........ Obit on find-a-grave -- very interesting reading

JOHN U:

1883 marriage(1st): J. U. Abernathy, M. F. Anderson, 17 May 1883 Pontotoc, MS

1900 census: Jno Abernethy 45 MS,MS,MS, M F 33 MS, Adair, Missouri

........ household includes cousin, who will to be his future 2nd wife

1901 wife(1st): Maggie Frances Abernethy(1866-1901) Find A Grave# 76414170

1910 wife(2nd): Mallie May Abernethy(1869-1910) - Find A Grave# 50530570

191x marriage(3rd) - unknown wife name, but ended in divorce before 1920

1920 census: John V Abernethy 64 MS,GA,SC (divorced), Quitman, Mississippi

........ living with family of daughter Birdie Jaminson (from 1st marriage)

........ household includes daughter Antoinette (from 2nd marriage)

1930 census: John Abernathy 74 MS,NC,SC (w/brother Hosea), Quitman, MS

1935 in brother Hosea's obit: "brother, Dr. John Abernethy, of Marks, Miss."

1940 census: J A D Abernathey 84 MS (widowed), Pontotoc, Mississippi

1951 burial: John Uriah Abernathy(1856-1951) - Find A Grave# 41638273

........ double-headstone w/daughter of 2nd marriage

ANTIONETTE:

1880: cannot locate Antionette

1880: husband (before marriage): W. L. Ganing [Ganong] 25 MS, Coahoma MS

........ on same census page as Antionette's sister Eletha Mosley

1881 marriage: Antoinett Abernathy, W. L. Ganong, 26 Jan 1881, Coahoma MS

1892 burial: Antoinette A Ganong(1858-1892) - Find A Grave# 115160029

1913 husband: W L Ganong(1853-1813) - Find A Grave# 115160105

Note: Antionette's sister Era, also married into Ganong family.

The below book (page 541) shows birth/death/marriage info for Antionette.

........ Book: A History of the Descendants of Jean Guenon of Flushing

........ Author: Mary Josephine Genung Nichols and Leon Nelson Nichols

........ Published: 1906

........ Source: https://archive.org/details/genungganongganu1906nich

ELETHA M:

1879 marriage: Eletha Abernathy, G. B. Moseley, 24 Aug 1879 - Pontotoc, MS

1880 census: Elitha Mosley 19 MS,SC,NC G.B. Mosley TN, Coahoma, Mississippi

........ same census page as W. L. Ganing [Ganong] age 25 (futher brother-in-law)

1897 husband(1st): G B Mosley(1858-1897) - Find A Grave# 114786621

1900 marriage(2nd): to Elmo S M Wise, per 1900 census (married current year)

1900 census: Elesha M Wise 37 MS,MS,MS Elmo S M Wise 29 AR, Coahoma, MS

........ household includes child from husband's previous marriage

........ Eletha has 2 children, 2 living (previous marriage)

1910 census: Eletha M Wise 49 MS,NC,NC Elmer M 39 AR, Coahoma, MS

191x: death of 2nd husband, Elmo S M Wise, sometime between 1910-1920

1920 census: E M Nuse [Wise] 58 MS,NC,SC (widowed, w/mother) Coahoma MS

1930 census: Clecha Wise 68 MS,MS,MS (widowed), Coahoma, Mississippi

1935 in brother Hosea's obit: "a sister, Leitha"

1940 census: Eletha Wise 73 MS (widowed, w/sister Willie), Coahoma, MS

1948 burial: Eletha A Mosley(1861-1948) - Find A Grave# 114786590

EUDORA:

1883 marriage: Dora E. Abrnathy, Jasper Falkner, 26 Aug 1883 - Pontotoc, MS

1900 census: Endora Falkner 36 MS,NC,SC, J Falkner 39 MS, Adair, Missouri

........ living in household of widowed mother

1910 census: Eudora Falkner 46 MS,NC,SC, Dr Jasper Falkner 44, Bowie, Texas

1917 burial: Eudora Abernethy Falkner(xxxx-1917) - Find A Grave# 115134452

1920 husband: Jasper Falkner 59 MS,AL,AL (widowed), Bowie, Texas

Note: husband later remarried to Eudora's sister Era

SUSAN LULA A:

1891 marriage: Lula O. Abernathy, John B. Barr, 17 June 1891, Chickasaw, MS

1900 census: Lula A Barr 34 MS,NC,SC (divorced, 1 child) Adair, Missouri

1910 census: Lula Barr 40 TX,TX,TX (widowed), Oklahoma, Oklahoma

........ includes dauther Catherine, nephew William Ganong (son of sister Era)

1920 census: Lula A Barr 40 MS,NC,SC (widowed, Grady, Oklahoma

1930 census: Lula A Barr 63 MS,NC,SC (widowed) Cleveland, Oklahoma

1935 in brother Hosea's obit: "Mrs. L A Barr, Norman, Okla."

1940 census: Lina A Barr 74 MS (widowed), Cleveland, Oklahoma

1940 husband: John Bowman Barr (1866-1940) - Find A Grave# 73568377

1956 burial: Lula A Barr (1866-1956) - Find A Grave Memorial# 73568420

 ??? 1939 Divorce ??? [FamilySearch]: John B Barr, 1939, Orange, Florida

ERA A:

1891 marriage(1st): Era Abernathy, William Ganony, 25 Aug 1891 Coahoma, MS

1894 child William Ganong has delayed birth record, mother Era (not Eva)

1895 husband(1st): Willie M Ganong(1862-1895) - Find A Grave# 115172641

Note: additional information about 1st marriage in book published in 1906

........ Book: A History of the Descendants of Jean Guenon of Flushing (page 542)

........ Source: https://archive.org/details/genungganongganu1906nich

1900 census: Eva A Ganoug 31 MS,NC,SC (widowed, 1 child), Adair, Missouri

1910 ??? cannot locate, but son William is living with Era's sister Lula

1920 census: Eva Ganong 51 MS,NC,SC (widowed, w/son), Klamath, Oregon

192x marriage(2nd): to Jasper Falkner (previously married to sister Eudora)

1930 census: Era G Falkner 61 MS,NC,SC, Jasper 69 MS, Bowie, Texas

1935 in brother Hosea's obit: "Mrs. J Faulkner, Texarkana, Texas"

1940 census: Eva Faulkner 72 MS, Jasper 79 MS, Texarkana, Bowie, Texas

1944 husband(2nd) death record: Doctor J Falkner, b. 10 Sep 1860, d.18 Jul 1944

........ death TX, but buried Coahoma MS, informant Mrs J Falkner

Note: cannot locate Era's death or burial

WILLIE:

1900 census: Willie Abernethy 29 MS,NC,SC (single, w/mother), Adair, Missouri

1910 census: Millie Aberwathy 39 AL,AL,AL (single), Custer, Oklahoma

1920 census: Willie Abernathy 48 MS,SC,SC (widowed) Coahoma, Mississippi

1930 census: Willie Abernathy 55 MS,MS,MS (single), Coahoma, Mississippi

1935 in her brother Hosea Abernathy's obit:

........ "his sister, Willie, who lived with him at the time of his death"

1940 census: Willie Abenathy 65 MS (single, w/sister Eletha), Coahoma, MS

1953 burial: Willie Abernethy(1870-1953) - Find A Grave# 115134544

........ shares headstone with mother

Research Notes

Slaves

1860:

• F, 36 (b. 1824), Black
• F, 7 (b. 1853), Black

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007724385; FHL microfilm: 893399
   FamilySearch Record: V28Z-DG1 (accessed 19 August 2023)
   James F Abrinathy marriage to Emiline Porter on 12 Nov 1850 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States.

• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
  citing Page: 205; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170170; FHL microfilm: 803590; Image number: 209; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01744-2
  FamilySearch Record: M6GN-MLT (accessed 19 August 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSC-ZVB
  Thos T Abernathy (41) in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States. Born in North Carolina.
• United States Census 1860 (Slave Schedule): "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
  citing Page: 71; Line: 3; Digital film/folder number: 005170182; FHL microfilm: 000803602; Image number: 559
  FamilySearch Record: WKLY-636Z (accessed 19 August 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSC-LXX
  Jas F Abernatty, slave owner, in 1860 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States.
• 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
  citing Page: 39; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 29; Digital film/folder number: 004273804; FHL microfilm: 000552245; Record number: 14063; Packet letter: A
  FamilySearch Record: MFSP-F44 (accessed 19 August 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HT-68X9-VR2 Image number 00319
  James Abernathey (51) head of household in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States. Born in North Carolina.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #41638635