1. Henry Co, VA Delayed Birth Certificate #2780; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Judson Abington; born 14 Mar 1886 on homeplace of James E. Marshall, Sr in
Henry Co, VA; Colored; son of George Abington, age 35, born in Henry Co, VA, farmer
Colored, and Nancy Egleston, age 30, born in Heny Co, VA, Colored; parents marriage date
unknown; he was their 9th child; issued 5 Jul 1951.
2. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wm. Abington
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Birth Place: Henry Co., Virginia
Marriage Date: 9 Oct 1912
Marriage Place: Records From Henry Co., Virginia
Father: Geo. Abington
Mother: Nancy Abington
Spouse: Emma ... Eggleton
FHL Film Number: 0031988
Reference ID: 2:3Z1ZKXW"
3.1920 Cenus McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Gary; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 191B; Image 44 of
70; Family #400/435.
Listed as William Abington; age 32; born in VA; married; mulatto; coal miner; head of household.
4.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Alpheus; Railroad Road; taken on 26 Apr 1930;
Page 67B; Image 43 of 45; Family # 458/420.
Listed as Will Abington; age 40; born in VA; married at 28; Negro; coal miner; head of household
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Alpheus; taken 16 Apr 1940; Page 85A;
Household #83.
Listed as William Abingdon; age 55; born in VA; 5th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; Negro; loads coal in coal mine; head of household.
6. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-818; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Jutson Abington; age 56; born 14 Mar 1886 in Preston, VA; living at #2 Mine, Gary, WV;
employed by US Coal & Coke Co, #2 Works, Gary, WV; person who will always know address,
Selina Abington, Gary, WV; Negro; 6'2" tall; 190 lbs.; brown eyes; gray hair; light brown complexion.
7. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: William Abington
SSN: 235-07-3357
Last Residence:
West Virginia
BORN: 14 Mar 1886
Died: Jul 1962
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
8. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by B. Walls; 20 Jan 2017.
" William Jutson Abington
Birth 14 Mar 1886
Preston, Henry County, Virginia, USA
Death 27 Jul 1962 (aged 76)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Oak Grove Cemetery
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Plot A 440
Memorial ID 175540923 "
1.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Alpheus; Railroad Road; taken on 26 Apr 1930;
Page 67B; Image 43 of 45; Family # 458/420.
Listed as Salena Abington; age 26; born in VA; married at 16; Negro; in household of husband,
William J. Abbington.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Alpheus; taken 16 Apr 1940; Page 85A;
Household #83.
Listed as Selena Abingdon; age 31; born in VA; 6th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; Negro; in household of husband, William J. Abbington.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Dottie; 25 May 2013.
" Selena Bell Wright Abbington
Birth 18 Apr 1903
Virginia, USA
Death 1 Oct 1999 (aged 96)
Ohio, USA
Burial
Glen Rest Memorial Estate
Reynoldsburg, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Plot Section F
Memorial ID 111139039 "
1.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Alpheus; Railroad Road; taken on 26 Apr 1930;
Page 67B; Image 43 of 45; Family # 458/420.
Listed as Aripha Abington; age 9; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, William J. Abbington.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Alpheus; taken 16 Apr 1940; Page 85A;
Household #83.
Listed as Stella Abingdon; age 7; born in WV; no education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; single; Negro; in household of father, William J. Abbington.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #15506; WV Archives Web Site.
Lilly Mae Abington; age 11 mons, 7 days; born 25 Nov 1934 at Gary; daughter of William,
born in Henry Co, VA and Seleany. born in Bedford Co, VA, (Wright) Abington; died 2 Nov
1935 at Gary, WV; due to influenza and peunomoa with pulmonary hemorrage; buried 3
Nov 1935 at Thorpe, WV; informant, William Abington, Gary, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by RobMinteer57; 2 Jan 2013.
" Lily May Abington
Birth unknown
Death 2 Nov 1935
Burial
Thorpe Cemetery
Thorpe, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 102946313"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #15567; WV Archives Web Site.
Jacqueline Fay Abington; age 1 month, 6 days; born 23 Nov 1943 at Gary, WV; daughter of William
and Selena (Wright) Abington; died 29 Nov 1943 at House #224, Gary, WV; due to acute
broncho-pnumonia; premature; malnutrition; buried 30 Dec 1943 at Thorpe, WV; informant,
Will J, Abington.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by RobMinteer57; 2 Jan 2013.
" Jacqueline Fay Abington
Birth 23 Nov 1943
Death 29 Dec 1943 (aged 1 month)
Burial
Thorpe Cemetery
Thorpe, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 102946130 "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 169; WV Archives Web Site.
Olen Hampton; age 23; born in VA; widowed; Colored; living at Gary, WV; was issued a license to
marry on 16 Mar 1942 in McDowell Co, WV; Marie Abbington; age 17; born in Elbert, WV; single;
Colored; living at Wilcoe, WV' with consent of Thomas W. Abbington, father of Marie Abbington;
no return by a minister.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Marie Arbella Abbington
[Marie Arbella Demby]
[Floyd Demby]
[Marie Demby]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 24 Aug 1924
Birth Place: Elbert McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 16 Oct 2006
Father: Thomas W Abbington
Mother: Mary Penn
SSN: 235348291
Notes: May 1942: Name listed as MARIE ARBELLA ABBINGTON; Apr 1961: Name listed as
MARIE ARBELLA DEMBY; Oct 1962: Name listed as FLOYD H DEMBY; 31 Oct 2006: Name
listed as MARIE A DEMBY"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Marie A. Demby
Last Residence:
19803 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware
BORN: 24 Aug 1924
Last Benefit: 19803, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware
Died: 16 Oct 2006
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Marie A. Demby
Birth Date: 24 Aug 1924
Death Date: 16 Oct 2006
Cemetery: Rolling Green Memorial Park
Burial or Cremation Place: Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #2862; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thomas Warren Abington; age 29; born 2 Mar 1888 in Ridgeway, VA; living at Elbert, WV;
coke puller for US C & C Co, at #8 Mine, Elbert, WV; married; dependent wife; African; medium
height and build, Black eyes and Black hair.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 423; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas W. Abbington; age 28; born in Henry Co, VA; single; Black; miner; living at Elbert, WV;
son of George and Nancy; married on 15 Feb 1922 at Gary, WV; Mary Penn; age 22; born in
Pulaski Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of Rufus and Arabella.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Abington
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1888
Death Date: 18 Oct 1949
Claim Date: 20 Oct 1949
SSN: 233125847
Notes: 03 Dec 1976: Name listed as THOMAS ABINGTON"
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #17231; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Abington; age 61; born 2 Mar 1888 in Henry Co, VA; widowed; coal miner; Negro;
living at Wilcoe, WV; son of George and Nancy Abington; died 18 Oct 1949 in Welch Emergency
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to acute haert failure; mrocarditis; buried 22 Oct 1949 in Oak Grove
Cemetery; informant, Mrs. Earnestine Sideboard.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 423; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas W. Abbington; age 28; born in Henry Co, VA; single; Black; miner; living at Elbert, WV;
son of George and Nancy; married on 15 Feb 1922 at Gary, WV; Mary Penn; age 22; born in
Pulaski Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of Rufus and Arabella.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7009; WV Archives Web Site.
Mary Abington; age 32; born in 1903 in Elbert, WV (sic, Pulaski Co, VA); married; wife of Thomas
Abington; housewife; Negro; living at Elbert, WV; daughter of Rufus and Arebella (Welford) Penn;
died at 12 midnight on 15 May 1935 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to gunshot wound to liver,
jaw and neck; hemorrhage; accident; buried 19 May 1935 at Thorpe, WV; informant, Willie Sue White,
Gary, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by RobMinteer57; 2 Jan 2013.
" Mary Abington
Birth unknown
Death 15 May 1935
Burial
Thorpe Cemetery
Thorpe, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 102946375"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #605; WV Archives Web Site.
America May Abbington; age 2 months, 5 days; born 28 Aug 1931 at Elbert, WV; Colored;
daughter of Tom and Mary (Penn) Abbington; died 5 Jan 1932 at Elbert, WV; due to;
meningitis; buried 4 Jan 1932 at Thorpe, WV; informant, Tom Abbington.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Bonnie Umbarger; 14 Jun 2009.
" America May Abbington
Birth 20 Oct 1931
Elbert, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 3 Jan 1932 (aged 2 months)
Elbert, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Thorpe Cemetery
Thorpe, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 38316014"Additional Information Posted:
"She was the daughter of Tom and Mary Abbington."
1. 1940 Census, Queens Co, NY; NY City; 41st Ave, ED. 41-146; taken on 3 Apr 1940; Page 2077A; Image 3 of 20;
Household #36.
Listed as Thomas Abernethy; age 50; born in Ireland; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; ventilation and air conditioning; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, Queens Co, NY; NY City; 41st Ave, ED. 41-146; taken on 3 Apr 1940; Page 2077A; Image 3 of 20;
Household #36.
Listed as Minnie Abernethy; age 50; born in Ireland; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of husband, Thomas C. Abernathy.
1. 1940 Census, Queens Co, NY; NY City; 41st Ave, ED. 41-146; taken on 3 Apr 1940; Page 2077A; Image 3 of 20;
Household #36.
Listed as George Abernethy; age 24; born in NY; single; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; tinsmith in ventelation shop; in household of father, Thomas C. Abernathy.
1. 1940 Census, Queens Co, NY; NY City; 41st Ave, ED. 41-146; taken on 3 Apr 1940; Page 2077B; Image 4 of 20;
Household #36.
Listed as Robert Abernethy; age 22; born in WV; single; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; accountant in ventelation and air conditioning shop; in household of father, Thomas C. Abernathy.
2. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert J Abernethy
Birth Date: 7 May 1918
Address: 10225 Collins Ave # 540, Bal Harbour, FL, 33154-1443 (1992)"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert John Abernethy
[Robert J Abernethy]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1918
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: 27 Oct 1990
Father: Thomas C Abernethy
Mother: Minnie Richardson
SSN: 721078481
Notes: Oct 1944: Name listed as ROBERT JOHN ABERNETHY; 04 Jun 1993:
Name listed as ROBERT J ABERNETHY"
4. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com
"Name: Robert Abernethy
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1918
Death Date: 27 Oct 1990
SSN: 721078481
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 26 Dec 1942
Release Date 1: 17 Feb 1946"
1. 1940 Census, Queens Co, NY; NY City; 41st Ave, ED. 41-146; taken on 3 Apr 1940; Page 2077B; Image 4 of 20;
Household #36.
Listed as Anna Abernethy; age 19; born in NY; single; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; typist in ventelation shop; in household of father, Thomas C. Abernathy.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1923); Page 69; Line #32; WV Archives Web Site.
R.B. Conner; age 22; born in VA; single; living at Princeton, WV; married on 2 Jun 1923 in
Princeton, WV; Clara B. Wheby; age 19; born in WV; single; living in Princeton, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clara Bena Abernethy
[Clara B Abernethy]
[Clara Bena Wheby]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1905
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: Jul 1992
Father: Charles L Wheby
Mother: Rose B Leighton
SSN: 233966898
Notes: 07 Sep 1972: Name listed as CLARA BENA ABERNETHY; 28 Aug 1992: Name listed as
CLARA B ABERNETHY"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clara B. Abernethy
SSN: 229-32-4731
BORN: 16 Jan 1905
Died: 7 Jul 1992
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)"
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clara B Abernethy
Maiden Name: Wheby
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1905
Birth Place: Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 7 Jul 1992
Death Place: Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Cemetery: Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Charles Lewis Wheby
Mother: Rose Bell Wheby
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..."
1. 1920 Census, Russell Co, VA; Cleveland District; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 101A; Image 9 of 25; Family #80/83.
Listed as Tony Ross; age 26; born in VA; married; both parents born in Italy; coal miner; head of household.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as Tony Ross; age 44; born in PA; married; no education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner;
head of household.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1948); Page 171, Line 13; WV Archives Web Site.
Tony Ross; age 48 yrs, 11 mons, 2 days; born 13 Jun 1895 in Philadelphia, PA; married miner; son of
unknown parents; died 15 May 1944 in Bluefield, WV; due to dislocation of shoulder, spinal cord; laceration
of scalp in accident; spouse, Bertha Johnson; buried 18 May 1944 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 22 Dec 2013.
Tony Ross; born 13 Jun 1895; died 15 May 1944; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1. 1920 Census, Russell Co, VA; Cleveland District; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 101A; Image 9 of 25; Family #80/83.
Listed as Bertha Ross; age 24; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Tony Ross.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as Bertha Ross; age 43; born in VA; married; no education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household
of husband, Tony Ross.
3. Ohio Deaths, 1908-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Bertha M Ross
Birth Date: 1896
Gender: Female
Race: White
Residence Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Death Date: 21 Apr 1975
Hospital of Death: Lutheran Medical Center
Death Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Certificate: 025152
Age at Death: 79
Certifier: Physician
Marital Status: Widowed..."
1. 1920 Census, Russell Co, VA; Cleveland District; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 101A; Image 9 of 25; Family #80/83.
Listed as Dolphus Ross; age 3 yrs, 2 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Tony Ross.
1. 1920 Census, Russell Co, VA; Cleveland District; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 101A; Image 9 of 25; Family #80/83.
Listed as Elbert Ross; age 10 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Tony Ross.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as Albert Ross; age 21; born in VA; single; 3rd grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; laborer
in coal mine; in household of father, Tony Ross.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as Harold Tony Ross; age 18; born in VA; single; 9th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of father, Tony Ross.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as Juanita Ross; age 15; born in VA; 8th grade education; attending school; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of father, Tony Ross.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as Howard Ross; age 14; born in VA; 6th grade education; attending school; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of father, Tony Ross.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as Benny Ross; age 12; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of father, Tony Ross.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as John Thomas Ross; age 9; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Tony Ross.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as Norma V. Ross; age 6; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Tony Ross.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1923); Page 69; Line #32; WV Archives Web Site.
R.B. Conner; age 22; born in VA; single; living at Princeton, WV; married on 2 Jun 1923 in
Princeton, WV; Clara B. Wheby; age 19; born in WV; single; living in Princeton, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clara Bena Abernethy
[Clara B Abernethy]
[Clara Bena Wheby]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1905
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: Jul 1992
Father: Charles L Wheby
Mother: Rose B Leighton
SSN: 233966898
Notes: 07 Sep 1972: Name listed as CLARA BENA ABERNETHY; 28 Aug 1992: Name listed as
CLARA B ABERNETHY"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clara B. Abernethy
SSN: 229-32-4731
BORN: 16 Jan 1905
Died: 7 Jul 1992
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)"
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clara B Abernethy
Maiden Name: Wheby
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1905
Birth Place: Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 7 Jul 1992
Death Place: Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Cemetery: Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Charles Lewis Wheby
Mother: Rose Bell Wheby
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..."