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Descendants of *John Peter Stone

Generation No. 1

1. *JOHN PETER1 STONE was born 1786, and died April 19, 1863. He married *ANNIE WIGGIN/WAGGIE. She was born 1785, and died April 13, 1863.

Children of *JOHN STONE and *ANNIE WIGGIN/WAGGIE are:
2. i. *SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE, b. July 01, 1812, Virginia; d. September 05, 1891, Buried in Brushy Cem., Saline Co., Ill..
3. ii. HENRY STONE, b. 1818, Kty.; d. July 22, 1890.
4. iii. JOHN PETER STONE, b. 1818, Virginia; d. 1861, IL..
iv. EVANGELINE STONE, b. August 24, 1822, Kty.; d. 1907; m. NATHAN D. BROWN, Bef. 1840; b. December 30, 1805; d. June 11, 1880, Kty..
5. v. MILDRED ANN STONE, b. September 22, 1823; d. 1911.

Generation No. 2

2. *SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE (*JOHN PETER1) was born July 01, 1812 in Virginia, and died September 05, 1891 in Buried in Brushy Cem., Saline Co., Ill.. She married *JOSHUA ABNEY June 16, 1830 in Shawneetown , Gallatin Co., Illinois, son of *WILLIAM ABNEY and *AMELINE BATES. He was born December 1810 in Dickson Co., Tenn., and died November 30, 1860 in Buried on farm at Galatia, Saline Co., Ill..

Notes for *SARAH (SALLIE) STONE:
Sarah is buried in Bushy Cem., Saline Co. . She was the Dau. of John P. Stone and Annie Wiggin. ( The 1870 Census shows Sallie's age as 52)

Notes for *JOSHUA ABNEY:
The * was added as a note to find our line easier.
Josha died Nov. 30, 1860 and is buried in the Abney family Cem., (near the bond school), Saline Co. Ill. .

From the "HISTORY OF GALLATIN, SALINE, HAMILTON, FRANKLIN AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES, ILLINOIS" By Goodspeed, 1887

"JESSE ABNEY, farmer, was born in Bushy Precinct in 1832, the son of Joshua and Sarah (Stone) Abney. The father born in Tenn. in 1807, was the son of William Abney, native of Tenn. and who removed to Saline Co. about 1825, where he remained until his death. Joshua came at that time also and in 1831 married and spent the remainder of his life in Bushy Precinct. He was a farmer and a member of the Regular Baptist Church. The mother born in Virginia in 1812, is still living in Saline Co. Our subject was educated in the common schools, and tells how he saw the country, now nicely timbers, then covered with grass. In Nov., 1855 he married Mary, Dau. of John and Mary Murphy, of Williamson Co., and born in Saline Co.. Seven of their 9 children are living; Nancy A., Patsey, wife of George Bond; Eliza, Sallie, Lewis, Douglas and Joshua. His present farm is the old homestead he entered from the Government after his marriage. He is the owner of 420 acres; and besides owning a half interest in the drug store of Abney-Carr & Co. at Galatia, he is running a general store on his farm. His realestate in Galatia is also considerable. He is a Mason, and has been a life-long democrat, first voting for Buchanan. He is an earnest advocate of general education, and long been one of the leading citizens and business men."

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ABNEY, JOSIAH + STONE, SALLY--GALLATIN-06/16/1830 001/0005
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Sale Legal Sect- Twn- Ra- Meri- Acres Price Total Soc. Date Co. or State of
Name of Purchaser Type Description ion ship nge dian Bought Per Acre Price Stat Purchased Purchaser Vol. Page
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ABNEY JOSHUA FD NENE 36 11N 14W 2 40.00 1.25 50.00 MALE 07/26/1837 CLARK 291 168
CLARK

ABNEY JOSHUA FD NENW 32 03N 07E 3 40.00 000.00 WARRANT MALE 01/10/1853 UNKNOWN 155 054
CLAY

ABNEY JOSHUA FD NWNE 32 03N 07E 3 40.00 000.00 WARRANT MALE 01/10/1853 UNKNOWN 155 054
CLAY

ABNEY JOSHUA FD NWSE 30 08S 05E 3 40.30 000.00 5.04 MALE 10/09/1854 FRANKLIN 112 144
SALINE

ABNEY JOSHUA FD NESW 30 08S 05E 3 40.30 000.00 5.04 MALE 10/09/1854 FRANKLIN 112 144
SALINE

Children of *SARAH STONE and *JOSHUA ABNEY are:
6. i. JESSIE I.3 ABNEY, b. May 10, 1832, Brushy Twp. Gallatin Co., Ill.; d. January 20, 1910, Saline Co., Ill.--Buried in Old Brushy Cem., Saline Co., Ill..
7. ii. ELIZABETH JANE ABNEY, b. February 05, 1836, Brushey Twp., Gallatin Co., Ill.; d. October 18, 1874, Buried College Mound Cem., Kaufman Co., Tx..
8. iii. *FRANCIS MARION ABNEY, b. December 01, 1839, Saline Co. Ill.; d. December 25, 1892, College Mound Cem., Kaufman Co., Tx..
iv. WILLIAM N. ABNEY, b. March 20, 1842; d. February 04, 1863, Saline Co. Ill.-Buried Old Abney Cem..

Notes for WILLIAM N. ABNEY:
Census record shows William born in 1840. He was a Pvt. Co. c. 31st Ill. Inf. - Civil War. William was buried in Old Abney Cem. and his gravestone is pictured in the scrapbook. It is one of the few gravestones left in the cem.
William never married. He was killed at the age of 21.

v. PAUL ABNEY, b. July 17, 1843; d. April 20, 1862, Killed in Civil War--Buried in Old Abney Cem..

Notes for PAUL ABNEY:
Paul never married. He was a Pvt. in Co. C. 31st Ill. Inf. in Civil War. Killed in action. Buried in Old Abney Cem. . His father, Joshua Abney, and brother William Abney, went to Tenn. to pick up his body which was wrapped in cloth, and returned to Ill. .

vi. WINNA "WINNIE" L. ABNEY, b. Abt. 1845; m. JAMES FELIX SUMMERS, April 15, 1862, Saline Co. Ill..

Notes for JAMES FELIX SUMMERS:
Felix was a brother to Sallie Summers Abney.

9. vii. PETER PHELIX ABNEY, b. 1849; d. 1895, Buried Old Brushy Cem., Saline Co., Ill..
10. viii. MILDRED M. ABNEY, b. Abt. 1850; d. 1934, Buried Brushy Cem., Saline Co., Gallatia, Ill..

3. HENRY2 STONE (*JOHN PETER1) was born 1818 in Kty., and died July 22, 1890. He married NANCY CARR. She was born 1822 in Va..

Notes for HENRY STONE:
His will was probated in Saline co., Ill.

Children of HENRY STONE and NANCY CARR are:
i. HARRIET C.3 STONE, b. 1846, Ill.; m. CLARK.
ii. PHEBEE STONE, b. 1849, Ill..
11. iii. JOHN R. STONE, b. 1854, Ill..
iv. MANEROQ A. STONE, b. 1856, Ill..
v. HENRY W. STONE, b. 1856, Ill..
vi. REBECCA P. STONE, b. 1861, Ill..
vii. CORDELIA STONE, b. 1864, Ill..

Notes for CORDELIA STONE:
She was not married in 1890.

viii. MAOMA JANE STONE, b. 1866, Ill.; m. BOATWRIGHT.

4. JOHN PETER2 STONE (*JOHN PETER1) was born 1818 in Virginia, and died 1861 in IL.. He married NANCY J. ISHAM. She was born 1820 in IL., and died September 13, 1890.

Children of JOHN STONE and NANCY ISHAM are:
i. JOHN A.3 STONE, b. 1842; d. August 11, 1866, lived (25 yrs. 5 mo. 22 days.).
ii. WM. R. STONE, b. 1844.
iii. PATSY STONE, b. 1847.
iv. HENRY L. STONE, b. 1849.
v. THOMAS A. STONE, b. 1851.
vi. RICHARD F. STONE, b. 1854.
vii. ELIZABETH A. STONE, b. 1857.

5. MILDRED ANN2 STONE (*JOHN PETER1) was born September 22, 1823, and died 1911. She married JONATHAN ABNEY October 10, 1841, son of JOHN ABNEY. He was born October 09, 1814 in Dickson Co. Tenn., and died February 02, 1895 in Saline Co. Ill..

Notes for MILDRED ANN STONE:
Mildred and Jonathan were Primative Baptist.

Notes for JONATHAN ABNEY:
Jonathan is buried in the yard of Primative Baptist Church in Brushy Fork Cem..

Children of MILDRED STONE and JONATHAN ABNEY are:
i. THOMAS M.3 ABNEY.

Notes for THOMAS M. ABNEY:
Thomas moved to Missouri

ii. SARAH ANN ABNEY, d. buried Brushy Cem. Saline Co., IL..
12. iii. SUSAN ELAINE ABNEY, b. July 29, 1844, Galitia, Ill.; d. July 17, 1899, Bernie, Stoddard Co., Mo. buried Stevens Chapel Cem.Malden, Dunkin Co., Mo..
13. iv. MELINDA JANE ABNEY, b. January 04, 1846, Saline Co., Ill.; d. March 22, 1923, buried in College Mound Cem. Kaufman Co., Tx..
v. GEORGE W. ABNEY, b. 1850; d. He & wife buried in Florida.
14. vi. WINFIELD F. SCOTT ABNEY, b. January 13, 1853, Saline Co., Ill.; d. February 13, 1942, buried in Lubbock Co., Texas.
vii. JOHN WILLIAM ABNEY, b. 1855; d. buried Missouri; m. NANCY; d. buried Missouri.
viii. LEWIS H. ABNEY, b. 1859; d. buried Pleasant Valley in Saline Co., IL.; m. BETSEY; d. Buried Pleasant Valley in Saline Co., IL..

Generation No. 3

6. JESSIE I.3 ABNEY (*SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born May 10, 1832 in Brushy Twp. Gallatin Co., Ill., and died January 20, 1910 in Saline Co., Ill.--Buried in Old Brushy Cem., Saline Co., Ill.. He married MARY "POLLY" CORDER MURPHY November 21, 1852, daughter of JOHN MURPHY and MARY. She was born October 14, 1826 in Saline Co. Ill. (or Gallatin Co.), and died January 10, 1902 in Saline Co. Ill.--Buried in Old Brushy Cem., Saline Co., Ill..

Notes for JESSIE I. ABNEY:
Jessie's Will was dated June 12, 1907 and entered for probate Feb. 1910. BK11, pg172-173.
(Jesse & Mary lived next door to Mildred Abney, B. Jan. 9,1860. Believed to be the Mildred Abney who married Francis Marion Murphy on Aug. 24, 1865)
Mary Murphy was the Dau. of John Murphy who was born in S. Carolina and later moved and lived in Williamson Co., Ill..

From the "HISTORY OF GALLATIN, SALINE, HAMILTON, FRANKLIN AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES, ILLINOIS" By Goodspeed, 1887

"JESSE ABNEY, farmer, was born in Bushy Precinct in 1832, the son of Joshua and Sarah (Stone) Abney. The father born in Tenn. in 1807, was the son of William Abney, native of Tenn. and who removed to Saline Co. about 1825, where he remained until his death. Joshua came at that time also and in 1831 married and spent the remainder of his life in Bushy Precinct. He was a farmer and a member of the Regular Baptist Church. The mother born in Virginia in 1812, is still living in Saline Co. Our subject was educated in the common schools, and tells how he saw the country, now nicely timbers, then covered with grass. In Nov., 1855 he married Mary, Dau. of John and Mary Murphy, of Williamson Co., and born in Saline Co.. Seven of their 9 children are living; Nancy A., Patsey, wife of George Bond; Eliza, Sallie, Lewis, Douglas and Joshua. His present farm is the old homestead he entered from the Government after his marriage. He is the owner of 420 acres; and besides owning a half interest in the drug store of Abney-Carr & Co. at Galatia, he is running a general store on his farm. His realestate in Galatia is also considerable. He is a Mason, and has been a life-long democrat, first voting for Buchanan. He is an earnest advocate of general education, and long been one of the leading citizens and business men."

Notes for MARY "POLLY" CORDER MURPHY:
Mary was a Primative Baptist.

Children of JESSIE ABNEY and MARY MURPHY are:
i. NANCY A.4 ABNEY, b. October 21, 1853, Brushey Twp., Saline Co. Ill.; d. December 18, 1936, Brushey Cem. Bushey Twp., Saline Co., Ill..

Notes for NANCY A. ABNEY:
Nancy never married. She was buried with her sister Sally and her husband Joe Beams in Bushy Cem. , Saline Co., Ill.. Nancy A. is mentioned in Jesse's Will. Nancy was a Baptist.

15. ii. HENRY LEWIS ABNEY, b. May 02, 1855, Brushy Twp., Galatia, Ill.; d. May 28, 1949, Brushy Cem., Bushey Twp., Ill..
iii. DELIA ABNEY, b. December 02, 1856, Brushey Twp., Saline Co. Ill.; d. March 12, 1887, Brushey Cem. Brushey Twp., Saline Co. Ill..

Notes for DELIA ABNEY:
Delia never married. She was a Baptist.

16. iv. PATSEY ABNEY, b. May 07, 1858, Brushey Twp., Saline Co. Galatia, Ill.; d. January 08, 1917, Brushey Cem. Brushey Twp., Saline Co. Ill..
v. ELIZA ABNEY, b. July 02, 1860, Brushey Twp., Saline Co., Galatia, Ill.; d. February 19, 1953, Bruried Bushy Cem., Brushy Township, Ill.; m. ALBERT W. DUTY; b. March 01, 1858.

Notes for ELIZA ABNEY:
Midwife at Eliza's birth was Polly Murphy aged 82 yrs., She could be Mary abney's grandmother. Eliza had no children. She is mentioned in her father's Will and Albert W. Duty is named executor with Douglas Abney.
Eliza was a Baptist.

17. vi. SARAH "SALLIE" ABNEY, b. June 29, 1862, Brushey Twp., Saline Co. Ill.; d. October 27, 1944, Bruried Bushy Cem., Saline Co., Gallatia, Ill..
vii. INFANT ABNEY, b. December 09, 1867, Brushey Cem. Brushey Twp., Saline Co. Ill.; d. December 09, 1867, Brushey Cem. Brushey Twp., Saline Co. Ill..

Notes for INFANT ABNEY:
Baby was stillborn.

viii. JESSIE ABNEY, b. June 06, 1869, Brushey Cem. Brushey Twp., Saline Co. Ill.; d. October 12, 1887, Brushey Cem. Brushey Twp., Saline Co. Ill..

Notes for JESSIE ABNEY:
Jessie never married. He was a Baptist and Mason.

ix. DOUGLAS ABNEY, b. Abt. 1871, Brushey Twp., Saline Co. Ill.; d. March, Buried Brushy Cem., Brushy Township, Ill.; m. AGGIE SANDERS.

Notes for DOUGLAS ABNEY:
Douglas was a druggist in Marion, Ill. ; Named as executor in his father's Will together with Albert W. Duty. He had no children. He was a Baptist and a Mason.

Notes for AGGIE SANDERS:
Aggie was from Marion, Ill. .

x. JOSHUA ABNEY, b. Abt. 1873.

Notes for JOSHUA ABNEY:
There is no other information on this Joshus Abney. (This person must be doubtful as he is not mentioned in his father's Will. He may, however, have died before his father.

7. ELIZABETH JANE3 ABNEY (*SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born February 05, 1836 in Brushey Twp., Gallatin Co., Ill., and died October 18, 1874 in Buried College Mound Cem., Kaufman Co., Tx.. She married WILLIAM MARION GLENN November 11, 1855 in Harrisburg, Saline Co., Ill., son of DAVID GLENN and ELIZABETH GRISSIM. He was born February 24, 1831 in Lincoln, N. Carolina, and died September 19, 1901 in Kauf. Co., Tx. Buried College Mound Cem..

Notes for ELIZABETH JANE ABNEY:
Elizabeth was killed when she was thrown from a wagon. A baby was also killed with her. The baby was Mildred E. Abney, Born 14 March 1874--Died 18 Oct. 1874. Mildred was the child of Francis Marion Abney and Sarah Ann "Sally" (Summers) Abney. Francis was a brother to Elizabeth. The child's name & record of birth & death is on the bottom of Elizabeth's tombstone in College Mound Cem., Kaufman Co., Tx. Mildred was my grandmother's baby sister. Elizabeth was a Primative Baptist....Note by Betty Pickens Phillips

Notes for WILLIAM MARION GLENN:
The William M. Glen family went to Texas with a wagon train 7 Sept 1873, together with two elderly sisters of W. M. Glenn, Mary G. (born 1829 died 4 Oct. 1876) and Nancy Elizabeth (born 8 May 1825 died 24 Oct 1887--Both sisters buried College Mound Cem., Kaufman Co., Tx.). Also on the wagon train was Francis Marion Abney and his wife Sarah "Sallie" Ann (Summers) Abney, and their children. There were 13 wagons of Glenns, Abney's, and cousins on the train. (See notes on Francis Abney)
William and Elizabeth had 10 children. The first 9 were born in Ill., the 10th in Kaufman Co., Tx. .
William was a Mason.

Children of ELIZABETH ABNEY and WILLIAM GLENN are:
i. MARTHA ELIZABETH "MATT"4 GLENN, b. October 19, 1856, near Brushy Twp., Saline Co. Ill.; d. June 30, 1953, Tahoka, Lynn Co., Tx.--Weatherford, Tx.; m. MILLARD F. BRADLEY, December 25, 1878, Kauf. Co., Tx.; b. 1850, Alabama; d. 1912, Weatherford Cem..
ii. DAVID REED GLENN, b. November 06, 1857, Saline Co. Ill.; d. January 08, 1943, Ontario, Calif.--buried Bellevue Cem. Calif.; m. SARAH LUCENDA LEE, February 27, 1878, Kauf. Co., Tx.; b. February 07, 1860, Duke Mo.; d. June 06, 1945, Ontario, Calif.--buried Bellevue Cem. Calif..

iii. SALLIE ANN GLENN, b. October 20, 1858, Saline Co. Ill.; d. January 22, 1864, Brushy Twp., Saline Co. Ill.--Brushey Cem..

Notes for SALLIE ANN GLENN:
Sallie died as infant.

iv. MARY CAROLINE "TINE" GLENN, b. April 01, 1861, Saline Co. Ill.; d. December 04, 1944, Mt. Olive Cem. Big Spring, Tx.; m. (1) 2ND HUSBAND--HUGH KINDRICK CALHOUN; b. March 20, 1853, Kauf. Co., Tx.; d. November 03, 1916, buried Mt. Olive Cem. , Big Spring, Tx.; m. (2) 1ST HUSBAND--JOHN T. EZZELL, March 13, 1881, Kaufman Co. Tx.; b. April 03, 1858; d. August 20, 1886, Buried College Mound Cem., Kaufman Co., Tx..
v. ELIZ. SARAH "LIZZIE" GLENN, b. December 05, 1863, Saline Co. Ill.; d. May 06, 1907, Center Pt. Cem. Alvarado, Tx.; m. JAMES ALLISON LEE, September 16, 1879, Kauf. Co., Tx.; b. March 11, 1856, Sadalia, MO.; d. April 12, 1931, Center Pt. Cem. Alvarado, Tx..
18. vi. SARAH JANE "SALLIE" GLENN, b. October 09, 1864, Brushy Twp., Saline Co. Ill.; d. June 27, 1952, Mt Olive Cem. Big Spring, Howard Co., Tx..
vii. ANNIE MARIE GLENN, b. February 14, 1866, Brushey Twp., Saline Co. Ill.; d. June 06, 1891, Big Spring, Howard Co., Tx. buried Mt. Olive Cem.; m. JOHN ROBERT LONG, December 23, 1880, Kauf. Co., Tx.; b. September 26, 1857, Kauf. Co., Tx.; d. October 03, 1921, Oak Hill Cem. Van Zandt Co. Edgewood, Tx..

Notes for ANNIE MARIE GLENN:
Annie Glenn came with her parents by wagon train in 1873 to Texas where they setteled on a farm in Kaufman Co., Tx. . Her Mother died soon after and Annie helped to care for her sisters. Annie met the son of their family Dr., John Robert Long and later they married. They moved west, stopping in Glasscock Co., where John Long hearded sheep awhile. Later they moved to Big Spring, Howard Co., Tx., in 1886. John drove a drey wagon (freight wagon) pulled by a large team of mules, haulinf lumber from Lamesa and Colorado City into Big Spring as there was a great demand for lumber for houses. They lived on west First St. where Jesse was born. Annie took sick with the "Bloddy flux" and died. Aquilla remembers his mother sang just before she died, "Will the Circle Be Unbroken." Three weeks later Jesse died. John put his children in foster homes. After Aquilla married, John Long lived with him and his family until Aquilla's death 4 March 1918. (Information furnished by Geraldine Long Atwell.)

Notes for JOHN ROBERT LONG:
John met Annie when he went with his father, Dr. John A. Long on a house call to the Glenn residence. It was love at first sight with John and after a short courtship,they were married.

viii. LODUSKY GLENN, b. June 19, 1870, Saline Co. Ill.; d. December 04, 1970, Mt Olive Cem. Big Spring, Howard Co., Tx.; m. FELIX ORIAN ALLEN, November 30, 1886, Kauf. Co., Tx.; b. September 27, 1868, Tenn.; d. May 02, 1931, Mt Olive Cem. Big Spring, Howard Co., Tx..

Notes for FELIX ORIAN ALLEN:
Felix was from Kaufman. He married Lodusky in 1886 and moved to Howard Co. in 1888. He was employed by the T&P railroad as a conductor until he lost his right leg in a train wreck. Later the family moved to O'Donnell, Lynn Co., Tx., where he headed the draft board in 1918 for WW1. Consequently he drafted his own son, Fern Allen, who died in France five months later.

ix. LOUISE "BICEY" GLENN, b. February 14, 1874, Kaufman Co. Tx.; d. December 23, 1960, Mt Olive Cem. Big Spring, Howard Co., Tx.; m. ?HALL.

Notes for LOUISE "BICEY" GLENN:
Louiza's mother died when she was a small baby. It is said she was thrown from a wagon and killed.

8. *FRANCIS MARION3 ABNEY (*SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born December 01, 1839 in Saline Co. Ill., and died December 25, 1892 in College Mound Cem., Kaufman Co., Tx.. He married *SARAH ANN "SALLIE" SUMMERS March 29, 1863 in Saline Co., Ill., daughter of *JOHN SUMMERS/SOMERS and *ISABELLA JACKSON. She was born June 16, 1844 in Tenn., and died May 16, 1901 in Buried New Hope Cem., Van Zandt Co., Tx..

Notes for *FRANCIS MARION ABNEY:
The * was added as a note to find our line easier.
In the fall of 1873, a wagon train arrived in Kaufman Co., Tx., from Saline Co., Ill..This train consisted of 13 wagons and was made up of Francis Marion Abney and Sarah Ann "Sally" (Summers) Abney family, Melinda Jane Abney Gordon family (She is a first cousin to Francis. Their mothers were sisters.), Frank Summers(a brother of Sarah Ann Summers) family, and William M. and Elizabeth Jane (sister to Francis M. Abney) Glenn families. These families were all related by blood or marriage. The Glenn family wanted to move to Texas and their loved ones decided to move with them. My grandmother, Sarah Isabell Abney, was 3 years old when she traveled on this wagon to Texas.
The children were taught during the long trip. One of the children learned to count on the trip, as her mother had her count the wagons every day as they were circled at camp time. The wagons were put into a circle every night with the livestock inside an inner circle so the Indians couldn't take them. Although there was a constant watch for Indians, there was no trouble.

Francis Marion Abney and his sister, Elizabeth Jane , were descendants of the Abney's that came to the new world, America, in the early 1600's.
Francis is buried in College Mound Cem. in Kaufman Co., Texas. His wife, Sarah, and one of their sons, Thomas, are buried in New Hope Cem. in Van Zandt Co., Texas.

Francis Abney lived in Kaufman Co., Tx. in 1880. In his household, besides his wife and children was his father in-law, John Summers, age 65. (Information from 1880 Kaufman Co. census page 57-po1-Ed. 34) ...Notes by Betty Pickens Phillips

Notes for *SARAH ANN "SALLIE" SUMMERS:
Is Sarah Sumner in some records.

Children of *FRANCIS ABNEY and *SARAH SUMMERS are:
i. WILLIAM ANDERSON4 ABNEY, b. March 21, 1864; d. September 19, 1864.
ii. JOHN WESLEY ABNEY, b. April 17, 1866, Ill.; d. February 08, 1867, Ill..
19. iii. MARY ANN ABNEY, b. March 18, 1868, Saline Co., Ill.; d. August 14, 1949, Buried Oak Hill Cem. Edgewood, Van Zandt Co., Tx..
20. iv. *SARAH ISABELL ABNEY, b. July 16, 1870, Decatur, Illinois; d. March 02, 1959, Edgewood, Van Zandt Co., Texas. (Hosp. Kaufman Co., Tx.).
v. JESSIE M. ABNEY, b. May 15, 1872; d. August 09, 1949, buried Dunbar Cem. Rains Co., Tx.; m. ANN "ANNIE" ERSKEW; b. 1878; d. 1942, buried Dunbar Cem. Rains Co., Tx..

Notes for JESSIE M. ABNEY:
Found in Rains Co., Texas in 1920 census.

vi. MILDRED ELVINIA ABNEY, b. March 14, 1874, Kaufman Co., Texas; d. October 18, 1874, buried College Mound Cem., Kaufman Co., Tx..

Notes for MILDRED ELVINIA ABNEY:
Mildred is buried at the foot of Jane Abney Glenn, her father's sister. Jane and Mildred were both killed on Oct. 18, 1874 when they were thrown from a wagon. They are buried in College Mound Cem., Kaufman Co., Texas.

21. vii. JANE ABNEY, b. August 05, 1876, Kauf. Co., Tx.; d. March 18, 1983, buried Oak Hill cem., Edgewood, Van Zandt Co., Tx..
viii. WILLIE MAY ABNEY, b. March 13, 1878, Kaufman Co., Texas; d. October 29, 1880, kaufman Co., Texas.
ix. EMILY ABNEY, b. June 01, 1880; d. August 29, 1971; m. (1) JIM COOK; m. (2) SANDFORD.
x. THOMAS ABNEY, b. January 20, 1882, Kaufman Co., Texas; d. January 12, 1897, buried New Hope Cem., Van Zandt Co., Tx..
22. xi. EUNICE S. ABNEY, b. December 01, 1883, Kaufman Co., Texas; d. April 17, 1916, Van Zandt Co., Texas buried Highland Cem..
xii. MARION HOMER ABNEY, b. March 12, 1886, Kaufman Co., Texas; d. July 29, 1887, Tx..
23. xiii. MATTIE ETHAL ABNEY, b. May 14, 1889; d. November 26, 1978, Maretta, Love Co., Okla..

9. PETER PHELIX3 ABNEY (*SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born 1849, and died 1895 in Buried Old Brushy Cem., Saline Co., Ill.. He married ELIZABETH EDWARD August 23, 1868 in Saline Co. Ill.. She was born 1851, and died 1889 in Buried Old Brushy Cem., Saline Co., Ill..

Children of PETER ABNEY and ELIZABETH EDWARD are:
i. WILLIAM4 ABNEY.
ii. AUD ABNEY.

Notes for AUD ABNEY:
Aud died young.

iii. ELI ABNEY.
iv. SAM ABNEY.
24. v. GERTRUDE ABNEY.
vi. MILLIE ABNEY.
vii. DUSKY ANN ABNEY, b. October 15, 1878; d. July 09, 1943; m. EDWARD LEWIS STEINSULTZ, October 05, 1895, Ralleigh Twp. Saline, Co., Ill.; b. April 10, 1876, Ralleigh Twp. Saline, Co., Ill.; d. 1954, Harrisburg, Ill..

Notes for DUSKY ANN ABNEY:
Dusky is buried at Sunset Lawn Cemetery, Harrisburg, Ill.

Notes for EDWARD LEWIS STEINSULTZ:
Edward's name was also spelled Louis in some books...Died at age of 78...Burried at Sunset Lawn Cemetery in Harrisburg, Ill.

10. MILDRED M.3 ABNEY (*SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born Abt. 1850, and died 1934 in Buried Brushy Cem., Saline Co., Gallatia, Ill.. She married (1) 3RD HUSBAND--DAVID LAFFETY. She married (2) 1ST & 4TH HUSBAND--FRANCIS MARION MURPHY August 24, 1865, son of JOHN MURPHY and MARY. He was born 1846, and died 1889 in Buried Brushy Cem., Saline Co., Gallatia, Ill.. She married (3) 2ND HUSBAND-- HENRY RICE 1872 in Saline Co. Ill..

Notes for 1ST & 4TH HUSBAND--FRANCIS MARION MURPHY:
Francis is a brother to Polly Murphy.
Francis was the 1st and 4th husband of Mildred Abney.

Children of MILDRED ABNEY and 2ND RICE are:
i. MARY4 RICE.
ii. ETTA RICE.
iii. LOUISE RICE.
iv. ROBERT RICE.
v. EVERETT RICE.
vi. VIOLA RICE, b. 1875; d. 1922.

11. JOHN R.3 STONE (HENRY2, *JOHN PETER1) was born 1854 in Ill.. He married ELIZABETH.

Children of JOHN STONE and ELIZABETH are:
i. ELVONA4 STONE.
ii. WM. R. STONE.
iii. JOSEPHINE STONE.
iv. NANCY A. STONE.

12. SUSAN ELAINE3 ABNEY (MILDRED ANN2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born July 29, 1844 in Galitia, Ill., and died July 17, 1899 in Bernie, Stoddard Co., Mo. buried Stevens Chapel Cem.Malden, Dunkin Co., Mo.. She married WILLIAM FRANKLIN MORRIS December 1865 in Galatia, Franklin Co., ILL., son of JOHN MORRIS and GINCY FIVASH. He died in buried Stevens Chapel Cem., South of Bernie, Mo..

Marriage Notes for SUSAN ABNEY and WILLIAM MORRIS:
The marriage for William and Susan was performed by Jessie G. Mitchell, a minister of the Gospel.

Children of SUSAN ABNEY and WILLIAM MORRIS are:
i. SCOTT R.4 MORRIS.
ii. CHILD#1MORRIS, d. bel. to have been born & died in Texas.
iii. CHILD#2MORRIS, d. bel. to have been born & died in Texas.
iv. DOLLY MAE MORRIS.
v. EFFIE ANN MORRIS.
vi. THOMAS HENRY MORRIS.
vii. GEORGE WASHINGTON MORRIS.
viii. HENRY MORRIS, b. August 18, 1875, Kaufman Co., Tx.; d. December 30, 1900, buried Stevens Chapel Cem., South of Bernie, Mo..
ix. MCDANIEL "MACK" MORRIS, b. 1883, Galatia, Ill.; d. 1904, buried Stevens Chapel Cem., South of Bernie, Mo..

Notes for MCDANIEL "MACK" MORRIS:
Mack never married. He died at age 22 in Stoddard Co., Mo., of measles.

13. MELINDA JANE3 ABNEY (MILDRED ANN2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born January 04, 1846 in Saline Co., Ill., and died March 22, 1923 in buried in College Mound Cem. Kaufman Co., Tx.. She married JAMES BOLTON GORDON. He died in buried in Texas.

Children of MELINDA ABNEY and JAMES GORDON are:
i. JAMES BOLTON JR.4 GORDON.
ii. CHARLIE MONROE GORDON, m. FANNIE HUTCHISON.

14. WINFIELD F. SCOTT3 ABNEY (MILDRED ANN2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born January 13, 1853 in Saline Co., Ill., and died February 13, 1942 in buried in Lubbock Co., Texas. He married MARTHA MAHATHA March 26, 1874, daughter of CLINTON MAHATHA and EDITH EDWARDS. She was born November 13, 1853, and died in buried Brushy Cem. Saline Co., IL..

Children of WINFIELD ABNEY and MARTHA MAHATHA are:
i. ELLIS (TWIN OF ELVIS)4 ABNEY, d. buried Brushy Cem. Saline Co., IL..

Notes for ELLIS (TWIN OF ELVIS) ABNEY:
Ellis died young.

25. ii. LILLIE ABNEY, b. February 22, 1875; d. March 22, 1896, buried Brushy Cem. Saline Co., IL..
26. iii. EDGAR ABNEY, b. 1877; d. buried Abernathy, Texas.
iv. GERTIE (TWIN OF BERTIE) ABNEY, b. September 08, 1879; d. March 01, 1902, buried Brushy Cem. Saline Co., IL..

Notes for GERTIE (TWIN OF BERTIE) ABNEY:
Gertie was a twin but died young.

27. v. BERTIE (TWIN OF GERTIE) ABNEY, b. September 08, 1879; d. December 24, 1906, buried Brushy Cem. Saline Co., IL..
28. vi. HERMAN ABNEY, b. May 20, 1882; d. March 20, 1931, buried Brushy Cem. Saline Co., IL..
29. vii. ELVIS (TWIN OF ELLIS) ABNEY, b. October 1884; d. buried Rogers, Arkansas.

Generation No. 4

15. HENRY LEWIS4 ABNEY (JESSIE I.3, *SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born May 02, 1855 in Brushy Twp., Galatia, Ill., and died May 28, 1949 in Brushy Cem., Bushey Twp., Ill.. He married "M. J." MARTHA JANE KEELIN, daughter of JOHN KELINE and JANE. She was born March 08, 1857, and died June 26, 1913 in Raleigh, Saline Co., Ill..

Notes for HENRY LEWIS ABNEY:
Henry is mentioned in his father's Will. Henry was a Baptist and a Mason. Henry owned his farm which was located 7 miles southwest of Galatia, Saline Co., Ill., 14 miles west of Harrisburg and about 18 miles from Marion, Ill. . His daughter Polly never married and lived at home and cared for her father until he died. Polly inherited the farm.

Children of HENRY ABNEY and "M. KEELIN are:
i. OTA5 ABNEY, b. December 31, 1877, Bushy Twp., Ill; m. WILLIAM EDGAR REED; b. August 05, 1876, Bushy Twp., Ill.
ii. CHARLEY ABNEY, b. Abt. 1879.

Notes for CHARLEY ABNEY:
Charley was a druggist and lived in Benton, Ill..

iii. FREDERICK ABNEY, b. November 19, 1880, Brushy Twp., Ill; d. May 22, 1968; m. (1) POLLY "GRACE" OWEN; b. November 1890, IL.; d. February 14, 1914, IL.; m. (2) 2ND WIFE--ELSIE LAVINGHAM.
iv. HERBERT ABNEY, b. Abt. 1883; m. INEZ MEDLIN.
v. JOE ABNEY, b. Abt. 1883; m. ANNA MURPHY.
vi. LEEMON ABNEY, b. 1884, Notes in "Cem. Saline & Williamson Co. Vol. 2; d. 1884, Notes in "Cem. Saline & Williamson Co. Vol. 2-- D. Infant.
vii. BLANCHE ABNEY, b. 1886; d. 1890.
viii. REBA ABNEY, b. 1891; d. 1895.

Notes for REBA ABNEY:
Waldo Abney states that Reba fell into a tub of boiling water and died.

ix. POLLY ABNEY, b. July 25, 1903.

Notes for POLLY ABNEY:
Polly never married. She lived at home and took care of her father until he died. She inherited the farm. Polly then took care of her brother Fred until his death. She left her farm and moved to Harrisburg. She said that she was never out of the state of Ill. . She lived her later years in a nursing home in Galatia, Ill..

x. RUBY ABNEY, b. Abt. 1905; m. JOE BOZARTH.

16. PATSEY4 ABNEY (JESSIE I.3, *SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born May 07, 1858 in Brushey Twp., Saline Co. Galatia, Ill., and died January 08, 1917 in Brushey Cem. Brushey Twp., Saline Co. Ill.. She married GEORGE BOND. He was born 1856.

Notes for PATSEY ABNEY:
Patsey and George were mentioned in her father's Will. Patsey was a Baptist.

Children of PATSEY ABNEY and GEORGE BOND are:
i. JOHN5 BOND.

Notes for JOHN BOND:
John never married.

ii. CLEO BOND, m. PEARLE BAKER.
iii. JESSE BOND.

Notes for JESSE BOND:
Jesse married.

iv. MILLAGO BOND.

17. SARAH "SALLIE"4 ABNEY (JESSIE I.3, *SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born June 29, 1862 in Brushey Twp., Saline Co. Ill., and died October 27, 1944 in Bruried Bushy Cem., Saline Co., Gallatia, Ill.. She married JOE BEAMS. He was born November 20, 1867, and died May 12, 1947 in Buried Brushy Cem., Saline Co., Gallatia, Ill..

Notes for SARAH "SALLIE" ABNEY:
Sarah is mentioned in her father's Will. She was a Baptist.

Notes for JOE BEAMS:
"Waldo Abney states that Joe Beams took the gravestones in the Old Abney Cem. and used them to construct a septic tank."

Child of SARAH ABNEY and JOE BEAMS is:
i. NO5 CHILDREN.

18. SARAH JANE "SALLIE"4 GLENN (ELIZABETH JANE3 ABNEY, *SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born October 09, 1864 in Brushy Twp., Saline Co. Ill., and died June 27, 1952 in Mt Olive Cem. Big Spring, Howard Co., Tx.. She married (1) 2ND HUSBAND--ISSAC DAVID EDDINS. He was born January 28, 1846 in Pineapple Co., Ala., and died April 17, 1933 in Mt. Olive Cem., Howard Co., Big Spring, Tx.. She married (2) 1ST HUSBAND--DR.ELIAS GLASS TYNES June 15, 1885 in Kauf. Co., Tx.. He was born September 16, 1856 in Tuscalocsa Co., Ala., and died June 19, 1890 in Buried White Rose Cem., Wills Point, Van Zandt Co., Tx..

Notes for 2ND HUSBAND--ISSAC DAVID EDDINS:
David Eddins was buried by his first wife.

Notes for 1ST HUSBAND--DR.ELIAS GLASS TYNES:
Dr. Tynes helped to build the Hayden Baptist Church in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt Co., Tx. in 1888.
Dr Tynes was 1st postmaster of the Haden ---------Van Zandt Co., Tx. . Appointed 19 Sept. 1889--19 June 1890.
Dr. Tynes was killed on the street of Wills Point, Van Zandt Co., Tx. by a drunk.
He practiced medicine in Wills Point, Tx., until his death. He was shot and killed by his druggist, who later killed himself. His wife Sally, and her 2 boys, Hunter and Fisher,moved to Big Spring, Tx., where she worked as a seemstress. In later years she remarried.

Children of SARAH GLENN and 1ST TYNES are:
i. HUNTER5 TYNES.
ii. FISHER TYNES.

19. MARY ANN4 ABNEY (*FRANCIS MARION3, *SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born March 18, 1868 in Saline Co., Ill., and died August 14, 1949 in Buried Oak Hill Cem. Edgewood, Van Zandt Co., Tx.. She married GEORGE THOMAS LONG August 23, 1882 in Kaufman Co., Tx.. He was born July 23, 1865 in Kaufman Co., Tx., and died October 16, 1925 in Buried Highland Cem., Van Zandt Co., Tx..

Notes for MARY ANN ABNEY:
Mary was found in the Kaufman Co. census of 1880.

Children of MARY ABNEY and GEORGE LONG are:
i. LILLIAN T.5 LONG, b. August 22, 1883.

Notes for LILLIAN T. LONG:
Lillian was still born.

ii. SAVILLIH LONG, b. October 30, 1884; d. February 17, 1885; m. (1) 1ST HUSBAND--KENNETH RUSHING; m. (2) 2ND HUSBAND--W. H. NEICE.
iii. E. BELL LONG, b. August 19, 1886; m. WALTER PRUETT.
iv. EDDIE PAUL LONG, b. January 17, 1888; d. February 22, 1970; m. VIRGIL Z. PERRIMON.
v. J. WESTLEY LONG, b. April 21, 1889; d. October 20, 1890.
vi. LAURA E. LONG, b. January 26, 1891; d. April 26, 1971; m. B. J. MARION.
vii. GEORGE W. LONG, b. October 07, 1892; m. JULIA FOSTER.
viii. SALLIE R.LONG, b. November 14, 1894; d. January 25, 1957; m. (1) 1ST HUSBAND--VERN C. STEP; m. (2) 2ND HUSBAND--JOHN R. MINTER.
ix. LOTTIE M. LONG, b. August 14, 1896; d. June 08, 1918; m. ELISHA EDWARDS.
x. GUSSIE A. LONG, b. June 22, 1898; d. October 14, 1905.
xi. CHARLEY W. LONG, b. March 23, 1900; d. September 05, 1903.
xii. MARY J. LONG, b. March 02, 1902.
xiii. BARNEY T. LONG, b. February 04, 1904; d. September 01, 1967; m. ETHELEE COLEMAN.
xiv. CLARENCE D. LONG, b. March 10, 1904; d. April 23, 1906.
xv. ADA LONG, b. June 04, 1910; m. ERNEST OR (JACK) MARTIN, February 28, 1929.

20. *SARAH ISABELL4 ABNEY (*FRANCIS MARION3, *SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born July 16, 1870 in Decatur, Illinois, and died March 02, 1959 in Edgewood, Van Zandt Co., Texas. (Hosp. Kaufman Co., Tx.). She married *ROBERT WILLIAM PICKENS December 21, 1887 in Van Zandt Co., Tx., son of *MATTHEW PICKENS and SUSAN WILLETT. He was born February 16, 1861 in Phalba, Van Zandt Co., Texas, and died November 12, 1942 in Edgewood, Van Zandt Co., Texas.

Notes for *SARAH ISABELL ABNEY:
The * was added as a note to find our line easier.
Sarah came to Texas at the age of one year in a covered wagon. The family settled in Kaufman Co., Tx. . They came to Texas with other families....all related by blood or marriage. They were the Summers (Sarah's grandparents), Abney's (her parents and siblings), and the Glens (her uncles, aunts, and cousins). A total of 10 wagons made the trip together. See more info. on Francis Marion Abney notes.
Mother Pickens was sweet to me. I stayed at her house for quite a while when I was 3 years old and my dad was in the hospital. I was very young, but I remember her showing me her pretty quilts in her quilt box, calling me in from play to eat the good meals & homemade cookies in her kitchen. She showed me the rose garden and let me pick a rose (but told me not to get any more). I spent the night with her years later when I was 16. We had a good visit and then she went to bed early. She closed the door between our rooms and told me to stay up as late as I wanted to. That was thoughtful because I have always liked to stay up late. After she was unable to care for herself, my Mom and Dad fixed a room for her at their house with things from her house that she liked. She just refused to stay...wanted to go home. She was unable to care for herself, so she had to go to the nursing home. I sat with her for a day twice when she was in the hospital for her last illness. She passed away in a Terrel Tx. hosp. March 2, 1959....notes by Betty Pickens Phillips

Notes for *ROBERT WILLIAM PICKENS:
In the 1890 tax record R. W. Pickens is listed as owning 50 acres valued at $200. It was the old original grant of J. Salinguah. Robert was a farmer-carpenter and during World War 1, he and his son Lindsey carried the mail on the Star route from Edgewood Tx. to Canton Tx. . In later years he had a peanut machine on the streets of Edgewood and sold hot roasted peanuts. When he retired he was carrying the mail from the post office to the depot.
Robert was my grandfather. He died when I was 4 years old but I can remember sitting in the porch swing at his home talking to him. I stayed with them for a while when my daddy was in the hospital with a ruptured appendix. He used to make walking canes in his shop behind the house (they were always painted black, or at least the ones I ever saw were). He let me use one of them to push on the porch floor to make the swing go (my feet didn't reach the floor). He made a special child size cane just for me and painted it black like the adult canes. I was so proud of it, but it wouldn't reach the floor to make the swing go. I remember wishing that I had the big cane back. The little cane is only a memory now, long gone and no one knows whatever happened to it....notes by Betty Pickens Phillips

Children of *SARAH ABNEY and *ROBERT PICKENS are:
i. SUSAN ANNIE5 PICKENS, b. September 27, 1889, Illionis; d. May 02, 1983, Edgewood, Van Zandt Co., Texas; m. JIM YARBROUGH; d. 1956.
ii. WILLIAM HOMER SR. PICKENS, b. February 01, 1892; d. March 28, 1966, Edgewood, Texas, Van Zandt Co.; m. JONNIE BELL GAHART; b. July 03, 1894; d. October 08, 1967.
iii. INFANT GIRL PICKENS, b. October 26, 1894; d. January 20, 1895, burried in New Hope Cem. Van Zandt Co., Tx..
iv. ERON MATHEW PICKENS, b. June 06, 1896, Edgewood, Texas, Van Zandt Co.; d. February 05, 1979, Cresent City, Fla.; m. KATHRYN AUGUSTA WATERS, March 27, 1924, Brundidge, Alabama.
v. *OCIE TALMADGE"PAS" PICKENS, b. March 24, 1900, Edgewood, Texas, Van Zandt Co.; d. September 28, 1975, Hosp. Grand Saline, Tx.Van Zandt Co.buried Oak Hill Edgewood; m. *LYDIA CAROLINE WADE, November 01, 1925, Edgewood, Texas, Van Zandt Co.; b. April 13, 1905, near Edgewood, Texas, Van Zandt Co.; d. May 12, 2003, Hosp. Grand Saline, Tx.Van Zandt Co.buried Oak Hill Edgewood.

Notes for *OCIE TALMADGE"PAS" PICKENS:
The * was added as a note to find our line easier
My daddy was Ocie Talmadge "Pas" Pickens. Even though my 3 brothers and my sister called him Daddy, I called him Papa. His grandchildren called him Pappy. Mother called him Pas. Papa was a member of the Edgewood Church of Christ and attended faithfully after he was baptized at age 63. I remember telling my Aunt Mearl that Papa had been baptized. Her comment was "Thank goodness. He is such a good man. Now he will get credit from God for it." He was a good man, good Christian, and had a knack of making all his family feel that they were his favorite. He was a farmer, feed store owner, and loved to fish and was very good at it. Papa always seemed happy and was always whistling a happy tune. He was a lifelong Edgewood area resident. He died in 1975 of cancer...note by Betty Pickens Phillips

Notes for *LYDIA CAROLINE WADE:
Lydia was the baby of 15 children. She is a member of the Edgewood Church of Christ, where she still attended faithfully at 96 years of age. When Lydia was a teenager she legally changed her name from Caroline to Bill. When asked (at age 94) why she did this, she said "because it was cute, smart and foxy". She was a homemaker and seamstress, sewing for many of the ladies of Edgewood. She has been a lifelong Edgewood area resident. Lydia is 98 years old, as of the 13th day of April, 2003. Much can be said for those 98 years, but most important is that she was, and is, a Christian. She has lived that life. It has been said that how you live your "dash" (the dash between date of birth and date of death) is what is important. Her "dash" has been lived well......memories by Betty Pickens Phillips

vi. LINDSAY DAVID PICKENS, b. June 07, 1902, Edgewood, Texas, Van Zandt Co.; d. October 01, 1985, Edgewood, Texas, Van Zandt Co.; m. ADA STONE, October 19, 1929; b. March 17, 1911.
vii. CALLIE MEARL PICKENS, b. May 07, 1905, Edgewood, Texas, Van Zandt Co.; d. January 28, 1970, Grand Saline, Van Zandt Co., Texas; m. KERMIT HARPER SMITH; b. May 07, 1902, Arkansas; d. February 27, 1999, Van, Van Zandt Co., Texas, Burried woodside, G. S..
viii. TRAVIS COLUMBUS PICKENS, b. September 05, 1907, Edgewood, Texas, Van Zandt Co.; d. July 20, 1909, Edgewood, Texas, Van Zandt Co.burried in New Hope Cem..
ix. EDNA PICKENS, b. December 14, 1912, Edgewood, Texas, Van Zandt Co.; d. October 01, 1964, Edgewood, Texas, Van Zandt Co.; m. ELSIE WEBSTER WOMACK, October 14, 1933, in Edgewood, Tx. by L. D. Kimberly, Pastor; b. November 20, 1896, Waxahachie, Ellis Co., Tx.; d. March 20, 1950, burried in Oak Hill Cem., Edgewood, Van Zandt Co., Tx..

21. JANE4 ABNEY (*FRANCIS MARION3, *SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born August 05, 1876 in Kauf. Co., Tx., and died March 18, 1983 in buried Oak Hill cem., Edgewood, Van Zandt Co., Tx.. She married NATHAN COLUMBUS "DUTCH" PICKENS December 07, 1890 in VanZandt Co., Tx. book 5 page 144, son of *MATTHEW PICKENS and SUSAN WILLETT. He was born April 05, 1870, and died January 19, 1953 in buried Oak Hill cem., Edgewood, Van Zandt Co., Tx..

Notes for NATHAN COLUMBUS "DUTCH" PICKENS:
"Dutch" Pickens was a brother to Bob Pickens.

Child of JANE ABNEY and NATHAN PICKENS is:
i. ANNIE BELL5 PICKENS, b. May 16, 1904, Van Zandt Co., Tx.; d. February 08, 1992, buried Small Cem , Van Zandt Co., Tx.; m. EUGENE V. DOBS ERWIN, December 17, 1920, Van Zandt Co., Tx.; b. July 22, 1903, Van Zandt Co., Tx.; d. June 12, 1968, died wood Co. buried Van Zandt Co. , Small Cem..

22. EUNICE S.4 ABNEY (*FRANCIS MARION3, *SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born December 01, 1883 in Kaufman Co., Texas, and died April 17, 1916 in Van Zandt Co., Texas buried Highland Cem.. She married ARTHUR HURST March 31, 1901 in Van Zandt Co., Tx., son of J E HURST. He was born February 02, 1874 in Hood Co., Texas, and died September 23, 1914 in Van Zandt Co., Tx. buried Highland Cem..

Notes for EUNICE S. ABNEY:
Eunice married Arthur Hurst in 1901 and was a young widow with three small children by 1914. They had had two children earlier who had died young. Eunice worked very hard trying to provide for herself and her three children, Arthur Lee, Farris, and Elzonia. She took in washing to earn a meager living. In that day and time the laundering was done outside in a large black wash pot. The water was heated by building a fire under the wash pot and usually had a "bar" of homemade lye soap in it to clean the clothes. The water had to be brought from the cistern or well of water or from a stock tank. It was carried one bucket at a time from the source and poured into the pot. A rub board was inserted into the pot with the clothes and the soap was rubbed on the ridges of the rub board and then the clothes were rubbed over the soapy ridges to clean them. Such was the work of this little widow trying to provide for her three children. Eunice was a Baptist.

Eunice only lived a year and a half after the death of Arthur. She died of Pneumonia and jaundice. The children of Eunice and Arthur were taken by a sister of Eunice, Jane Abney Pickens. Jane had a house full of children of her own, as well as two of her grandchildren whose mother had died in childbirth, to care for, but looked after the Hurst children as long as she could. She made them each some new clothes and then had to place them in the Buckner Orphans Home just East of Dallas, Texas. The children grew up there.

In the year 2001, one of the grand-daughters of Jane lives next door to one of the grand-daughters of Eunice.---notes by Betty Pickens Phillips, grand Neice of Eunice.

Notes for ARTHUR HURST:
Arthur died of typhoid fever.

Children of EUNICE ABNEY and ARTHUR HURST are:
i. JOEL FRANCIS5 HURST, b. December 17, 1901, Van Zandt Co., Texas; d. September 12, 1902, Van Zandt Co., Texas buried Highland Cem..
ii. ESSIE EULA HURST, b. January 12, 1903, Van Zandt Co., Texas; d. January 08, 1905, Van Zandt Co., Texas Buried Highland Cem..
iii. ARTHUR LEE HURST, b. July 08, 1906, Van Zandt Co., Texas; d. September 15, 1977, died in Quitman or Mineola, Tx. buried Alba, Wood Co., Tx.; m. VELMA LEE DENHAM; b. Abt. 1911; d. Bef. 1990, Quitman or Mineola, Tx..

Notes for ARTHUR LEE HURST:
Was placed in Buckner orphans home with his siblings May 23, 1917 by his Aunt Jane Abney Pickens. He left the orphanage Jan. 19, 1923. He had no children.

iv. FARRIS ELMER HURST, b. April 07, 1909, Van Zandt Co., Texas; d. March 01, 1982, died in Alba, Tx. buried Pleasant Ridge Cem. Wood Co., Tx.; m. (1) FRANCES CHANDLER MCDONALD, September 1935; m. (2) ORA IRVINE DENHAM, September 15, 1945; b. December 07, 1918, Fyffe, Al.; d. 1988, died Alba, tx. buried Pleasant Ridge Cem. Wood Co., Tx..

Notes for FARRIS ELMER HURST:
Farris Was put in the Buckner orphans home May 5, 1917 by his Aunt Jane Abney Pickens. He left the home July 1928.

Farris may have been named for Phary Summers (he was called by some as Farris, see notes), the son of Pharoah Sommers, who I think was a son of James. This would make the older Ferris the great uncle of Eunice S. Abney, young Ferris' mother. I know of no other name of Ferris in the family...Note by Betty Phillips

v. ELZONIA PARALEE HURST, b. July 18, 1911, Edgewood, Tx., Van Zandt co.; d. 1983, Calif.; m. (1) TOM S. HODGES, December 1936, Gainsville, Texas; m. (2) KEPHART, Aft. 1962.

Notes for ELZONIA PARALEE HURST:
Elzona went into the Buckners Orphans Home May 23, 1917. she left the home Aug. 1930 and lived in the home of her uncle and aunt, Jesse & Annie Erskew Abney near Emory in Rains Co., Texas.

23. MATTIE ETHAL4 ABNEY (*FRANCIS MARION3, *SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born May 14, 1889, and died November 26, 1978 in Maretta, Love Co., Okla.. She married JOHN WESTLEY BLACK.

Children of MATTIE ABNEY and JOHN BLACK are:
i. VIRGINIA5 BLACK.
ii. DAVID BLACK.
iii. WESLEY BLACK.
iv. EVELYN BLACK.
v. ETHAL BLACK.
vi. AUDRY BLACK.
vii. HOMMER BLACK.

24. GERTRUDE4 ABNEY (PETER PHELIX3, *SARAH (SALLIE)2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) She married E. E. BAKER.

Child of GERTRUDE ABNEY and E. BAKER is:
i. ONE DAU.5 BAKER.

25. LILLIE4 ABNEY (WINFIELD F. SCOTT3, MILDRED ANN2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born February 22, 1875, and died March 22, 1896 in buried Brushy Cem. Saline Co., IL.. She married LOGAN BOND.

Children of LILLIE ABNEY and LOGAN BOND are:
i. EDITH5 BOND.
ii. RUBY BOND.
iii. MAMMIE BOND.
iv. OSCAR BOND.

26. EDGAR4 ABNEY (WINFIELD F. SCOTT3, MILDRED ANN2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born 1877, and died in buried Abernathy, Texas. He married ELLA RICHEY.

Children of EDGAR ABNEY and ELLA RICHEY are:
i. MADGE5 ABNEY.
ii. MARTHA ABNEY.
iii. MYRTLE ABNEY.
iv. EDITH ABNEY.
v. E. J. ABNEY.
vi. ELLA MAE ABNEY.
vii. FRED ABNEY.
viii. EMMA ABNEY.

27. BERTIE (TWIN OF GERTIE)4 ABNEY (WINFIELD F. SCOTT3, MILDRED ANN2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born September 08, 1879, and died December 24, 1906 in buried Brushy Cem. Saline Co., IL.. She married ALBERT RAY.

Children of BERTIE ABNEY and ALBERT RAY are:
i. ORA5 RAY.
ii. FRANKIE RAY.
iii. FRED RAY.
iv. SCOTT RAY.

28. HERMAN4 ABNEY (WINFIELD F. SCOTT3, MILDRED ANN2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born May 20, 1882, and died March 20, 1931 in buried Brushy Cem. Saline Co., IL.. He married LULA ETHEL SMOTHERS March 17, 1904. She was born October 31, 1884, and died January 30, 1968 in buried Brushy Cem. Saline Co., IL..

Notes for HERMAN ABNEY:
Herman was a Coal miner and farmer.

Children of HERMAN ABNEY and LULA SMOTHERS are:
i. KENNETH HERMAN5 ABNEY.
ii. THOMAS WALDO ABNEY, b. July 27, 1916; m. LUCILLE IRENE MALONE, September 29, 1934, Marion, Williamson Co., IL..

Notes for THOMAS WALDO ABNEY:
Waldo Abney, as was traditional in his family, was a farmer, but he also worked 28 years as the township Supervisor and was a representative on the County board. He lived all of his life in that same area.

29. ELVIS (TWIN OF ELLIS)4 ABNEY (WINFIELD F. SCOTT3, MILDRED ANN2 STONE, *JOHN PETER1) was born October 1884, and died in buried Rogers, Arkansas. He married EVA BYRD.

Child of ELVIS ABNEY and EVA BYRD is:
i. LOIS5 ABNEY.

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