John Abney1788–
- Name
- John Abney
- Given names
- John
- Surname
- Abney
 Birth | 1788 33 |
 Marriage | … … — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a brother | William Abney 1790 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Elias Abney 1792 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Abner Abney 1795 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joshua Abney 1797 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Michael Abney 1797 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 5 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Abney 1801 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 15 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Birth of a sister | Deliah Abney May 18, 1806 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Abney 1808 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Melinda Abney 1811 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Mathew “Mathy” Abney 1811 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Johnathan Abney 1814 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Abney May 27, 1814 (Age 26 years) Address: Battle of Horseshoe Bend, AL |
| Death of a father | Paul Abney June 15, 1815 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 24 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 44 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Death of a brother | William Abney January 24, 1835 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 47 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 58 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a brother | Henry Abney 1856 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a mother | Rhonda Norman 1856 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Lewis Abney April 26, 1859 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 69 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 73 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 79 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 79 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 81 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 90 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | Abner Abney 1881 (Age 93 years) |
| Death of a son | Johnathan Abney 1895 (Age 107 years) |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Paul Abney Birth: about 1755 41 — Halifax, Virginia, United States Death: June 15, 1815 — Jackson, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Rhonda Norman Death: 1856 — Saline, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: before 1785 — |
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1 year elder brother |
Thomas Abney Birth: 1785 30 Death: May 27, 1814 — Daviston, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States |
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4 years himself |
John Abney Birth: 1788 33 Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
William Abney Birth: 1790 35 — Greenville, South Carolina, United States Death: January 24, 1835 — Gallatin, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Elias Abney Birth: 1792 37 — Greenville, South Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
Abner Abney Birth: 1795 40 — Jackson City, Madison, Tennessee, United States Death: 1881 — Saline, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Joshua Abney Birth: 1797 42 — Johnson, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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1 year younger brother |
Michael Abney Birth: 1797 42 — Johnson, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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5 years younger sister |
Nancy Abney Birth: 1801 46 — Jackson, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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5 years younger sister |
Deliah Abney Birth: May 18, 1806 51 — Jackson, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Henry Abney Birth: 1808 53 — Jackson, Tennessee, United States Death: 1856 — Harco, Saline, Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Mathew “Mathy” Abney Birth: 1811 56 — Jackson, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Family with … … |
| himself |
John Abney Birth: 1788 33 Death: |
| wife |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Melinda Abney Birth: 1811 23 Death: |
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4 years son |
Johnathan Abney Birth: 1814 26 Death: 1895 — Harco, Saline, Illinois, United States |
| Note | District 7, Dover |