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Benjamin F Abel 1869 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 July 1869

Birth Location: Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 11 January 1956

Death Location: York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Abel

Mother: Maria Abel

Spouse(s): Helen Abel, Lillie Rohrbaugh

Children(s): Ruth Abel, Emily Abel, Ruth Abel, Wallace Abel, Emily Abel, Arlene Abel, Edna Abel

Early life: Benjamin F Abel arrived in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States of America in 1869, born to Benjamin Freed Abel and Maria Abel. Over time, Benjamin F Abel formed a family with Helen Abel and Lillie Grace Rohrbaugh, which included Ruth O S Abel, Emily L L Abel, Ruth O S Abel, Wallace Abel, Emily L L Abel, Arlene O Abel and Edna E Abel. Benjamin F Abel concluded life in York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America in 1956.

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Parents

Benjamin Abel
1845 – 1896
Birth Location: Lower Windsor Township, York, Pennsylvania
BA
Maria Abel
1844 – 1933
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
MA

Spouses(s)

Helen Abel
1873 – 1935
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
HA
Lillie Rohrbaugh
1878 – 1968
Birth Location: Maryland
LR

Children(s)

Ruth Abel
1893 – 1946
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
RA
Emily Abel
1894 – 1990
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
EA
Ruth Abel
1893 – 1946
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
RA
Wallace Abel
1910 – 1911
Birth Location: Glen Rock, Pennsylvania
WA
Emily Abel
1910 – 1910
Birth Location: Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania, USA
EA
Arlene Abel
1913 – 2010
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
AA
Edna Abel
1879 – 1958
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
EA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt 1870
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Pennyslvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 010051-012750

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1859
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Shrewsbury

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 9 July 1869
    Event Place: Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1940; Census Place: Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03641; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 67-26, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 010051-012750, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 093501-097120, Year: 1920; Census Place: Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1668; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 54, Year: 1930; Census Place: Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2341899, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hellam, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1206; Page: 172B; Enumeration District: 018, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hellam, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1468; Page: 418B; Family History Library Film: 552967, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hellam, York, Pennsylvania; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0154; FHL microfilm: 1241501, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1433; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1375446, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1910; Box Number: 347; Certificate Number Range: 152701-155550, The York Daily Record; Publication Date: 12/ Jan/ 1956; Publication Place: York, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.2781554,0.4022

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Hellam, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hellam, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1468; Page: 418B; Family History Library Film: 552967

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Hellam, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hellam, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1206; Page: 172B; Enumeration District: 018

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Hellam, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hellam, York, Pennsylvania; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0154; FHL microfilm: 1241501

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1433; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1375446

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Palmer, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1668; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 54

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Palmer, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2341899

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03641; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 67-26

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Shrewsbury

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Glen Rock RD
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The York Daily Record; Publication Date: 12/ Jan/ 1956; Publication Place: York, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.2781554,0.4022

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03641; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 67-26

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Palmer township, Northampton county

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 Jan 1956
    Event Place: Rural Herensburg, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennyslvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 010051-012750

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 January 1956
    Event Place: York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 January 1956
    Event Place: York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 010051-012750, Will Books, 1789-1917; Author: Allegheny County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, The York Daily Record; Publication Date: 12/ Jan/ 1956; Publication Place: York, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.2781554,0.4022

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glen Rock, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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