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William Houston Abel 1901 – 1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 March 1901

Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 23 January 1962

Death Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Joseph Abel

Mother: Ada Abel

Spouse(s): Katherine Pierce

Children(s):

Early life: William Houston Abel arrived in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America in 1901, born to Joseph Sephas Abel and Ada Dell Bates Abel. Over time, William Houston Abel formed a family with Katherine Pierce. William Houston Abel concluded life in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America in 1962.

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Parents

Joseph Abel
1801 – 1870
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
JA
Ada Abel
1883 – 1968
Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
AA

Spouses(s)

Katherine Pierce
1904 – 2001
Birth Location: Mississippi
KP

Children(s)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 6 March 1901
    Event Place: Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: T625_877; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 55, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 3, Holmes, Mississippi; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340883, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: T624_742; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1374755, 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: Holmes, Miss

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 3, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: T624_742; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1374755

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 3, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: T625_877; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 55

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 3, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 3, Holmes, Mississippi; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340883

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Holmes, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02029; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 26-19

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 3, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02029; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 26-19

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Holmes, Mississippi, 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: Holmes, Miss

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 82

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 January 1962
    Event Place: Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coxburg, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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