ABNEY-L Archives

Archiver > ABNEY > 2001-04 > 0988486368


From: Debbie and Jeff Woolard <>
Subject: [ABNEY] Fwd: {not a subscriber} looking for information on William W. Abney.
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 14:32:48 -0500



>X-POP3-Rcpt:
>Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 12:22:04 -0600
>X-From_: Sat Apr 28 12:22:03 2001
>From: "Elsie Hayes" <>
>To: <>
>Old-Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 13:12:34 -0500
>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400
>X-Diagnostic: Not on the accept list
>Subject: {not a subscriber} looking for information on William W. Abney.
>X-Envelope-To: ABNEY-L
>
>Do you know anything about the Abneys, who lived in Quincy Adams Co.
>IL. besides our great grandfather, there were other Abneys listed in
>the The Quincy City Directry, in 1867 - 1868, there are, Charles Abney
>river engineer, David Abney, river engineer, Willis Abney, steamboat
>engineer, and William W. Abney, river engineer, and Abney Cs, lab.
>transfer boat N.D. Munson, We would like to known about, our great
>grandfather, and his life on the river. Thank you Elsie Hayes, 2525 Lexi
>Ln. Quincy, IL.
>Our great grandfather was William W. Abney, his obituarie, says,
> Wm. W. Abney, answers his Pilot's signal.
> William w. Abney, an old river engineer, died Thuaday afternoon,
> Nov. 13, 1913, Mr. Abney was a well known river man, having worked on
> boats for half a century or more. During the greater part of his career
> on the river he was engineer on steamers, the last boat he was on being
> the Black Hawk. Mr. abney born in Quincy, IL. April 1, 1847, and is
> therefore aged 66 yrs, 7 month and 13 days, at the time of his
> death. He is survived by his widow, " Julia Busse," Abney, two sons,
> William Jr., of Quincy and Robert of St. Louis and four daughters, Mrs,
> Chares," Emma Abney, " McCarthy of Quincy, Mrs. Joseph Henry, " Anna
> Belle Abney," Johnston, of Newark, Neb., Mrs "Julia Abney," Helmeson,
> and Miss Mary V. Abney, of St. Louis. He also leaves eight
> grandchildren. His parents were William, and Sarah Wilds,
> Abney.

This thread: