Herbert Abernathy (1889 - 1964)

Born 1 Apr 1889 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

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Died 5 Aug 1964 at age 75 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Herbert Abernathy is a part of US Black heritage.

Herbert was born in 1889. He was the son of Greer Abernathy and Bettie Abernathy.

The marriage of Herbert Abernathy and Edith Jacobs is recorded on Oct. 2, 1909.^[1]

The 1910 U.S. census lists Herbert Abernathy, 22, as grandson-in-law in the household of Percilla Oliver, 221 S. Farrish Street, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, married to Edith M. Abernathy, 17.^[2]

The 1912 city directory for Cape Girardeau, Missouri, lists Herbert Abernathy and his wife, Edith, living at 22 n Spanish. Herbert is a porter.^[3]

In 1949, the city directory for Flint, Michigan, lists Herbert Abernathy as a maintenance man for Chevrolet, living at 3302 St. John, with his wife, Edith.^[4]

Herbert passed away Aug. 5, 1964, in Rockford, Illinois. The Rockford Morning Star reported, "Herbert Abernathy, 75, died Wednesday, August 5, 1964, in his apartment. Born April 1, 1889, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., son of Mr. and Mrs. Greer Abernathy. Lived two years in Rockford, coming from Michigan. Survivors include cousin, Essie Laurie, Chicago." He is buried in Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Rockford, Illinois.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Missouri U.S. Marriage Records: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/31111_4330357-00778?pId=14235744 : 20 Jan 2022
2. ↑ 1910 U.S. Federal Census: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/31111_4330357-00778?pId=14235744 : 20 Jan 2022
3. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1912-12 Cape Girardeau, Missouri: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/10715027?pId=542303533 : 20 Jan 2022
4. ↑ Flint, Michigan, City Directory, 1949: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/7386329?pId=447071764 : 20 Jan 2022
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71970233/herbert-abernathy: accessed 02 August 2023), memorial page for Herbert Abernathy (1 Apr 1889–5 Aug 1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71970233, citing Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Union48 (contributor 47363891).