William Abney, of 902 N. Fourteenth St. died at 7:15 a.m. Dec. 30, 1951.
He formerly farmed and was a livestock man in Sangamon county residing most of her early life in the Virden community.
He was born in Kentucky and came to Illinois when a young man. He later was employed on the lake police force in Springfield and his last employment was a Weaver Manufacturing Co. He was forced to retire because of ill health abouth three years ago.
He was a member of the Virden Masonic order, the Springfield consistory and Ansar Shrine.
He was married to Zazel Eskew in Springfield in May, 1948.
Besides his wife, he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Nettie Lewis, of Magnolia, Ky.; Mrs. Sophia Sporleder, of Waverly; and Mrs. Dorothy Boggs, of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
Remains were at Ellinger & Kunz funeral home where services were held.
Virden Masonic lodge directed graveside services at Oak Hill cemetery.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Dec 31, 1951
Springfield, IL
Page: 2
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: William Melville Abney
Race: White
Birth Date: 13 Nov 1874
Residence Place: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Occupation: Farm Employ
Nearest Relative: Elina Francis Abney
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U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: William Melvin Abney
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence Age: 57
Birth Date: 13 Nov 1885 [sic]
Birth Place: Magnolia, Kentucky, USA
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Military Draft Date: 1942
Employer: Springfield Water Light & Power (guard)
Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Dorothy Boggs
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He formerly farmed and was a livestock man in Sangamon county residing most of her early life in the Virden community.
He was born in Kentucky and came to Illinois when a young man. He later was employed on the lake police force in Springfield and his last employment was a Weaver Manufacturing Co. He was forced to retire because of ill health abouth three years ago.
He was a member of the Virden Masonic order, the Springfield consistory and Ansar Shrine.
He was married to Zazel Eskew in Springfield in May, 1948.
Besides his wife, he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Nettie Lewis, of Magnolia, Ky.; Mrs. Sophia Sporleder, of Waverly; and Mrs. Dorothy Boggs, of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
Remains were at Ellinger & Kunz funeral home where services were held.
Virden Masonic lodge directed graveside services at Oak Hill cemetery.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Dec 31, 1951
Springfield, IL
Page: 2
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: William Melville Abney
Race: White
Birth Date: 13 Nov 1874
Residence Place: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Occupation: Farm Employ
Nearest Relative: Elina Francis Abney
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: William Melvin Abney
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence Age: 57
Birth Date: 13 Nov 1885 [sic]
Birth Place: Magnolia, Kentucky, USA
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Military Draft Date: 1942
Employer: Springfield Water Light & Power (guard)
Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Dorothy Boggs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
William Abney, of 902 N. Fourteenth St. died at 7:15 a.m. Dec. 30, 1951.
He formerly farmed and was a livestock man in Sangamon county residing most of her early life in the Virden community.
He was born in Kentucky and came to Illinois when a young man. He later was employed on the lake police force in Springfield and his last employment was a Weaver Manufacturing Co. He was forced to retire because of ill health abouth three years ago.
He was a member of the Virden Masonic order, the Springfield consistory and Ansar Shrine.
He was married to Zazel Eskew in Springfield in May, 1948.
Besides his wife, he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Nettie Lewis, of Magnolia, Ky.; Mrs. Sophia Sporleder, of Waverly; and Mrs. Dorothy Boggs, of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
Remains were at Ellinger & Kunz funeral home where services were held.
Virden Masonic lodge directed graveside services at Oak Hill cemetery.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Dec 31, 1951
Springfield, IL
Page: 2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: William Melville Abney
Race: White
Birth Date: 13 Nov 1874
Residence Place: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Occupation: Farm Employ
Nearest Relative: Elina Francis Abney
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: William Melvin Abney
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence Age: 57
Birth Date: 13 Nov 1885 [sic]
Birth Place: Magnolia, Kentucky, USA
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Military Draft Date: 1942
Employer: Springfield Water Light & Power (guard)
Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Dorothy Boggs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He formerly farmed and was a livestock man in Sangamon county residing most of her early life in the Virden community.
He was born in Kentucky and came to Illinois when a young man. He later was employed on the lake police force in Springfield and his last employment was a Weaver Manufacturing Co. He was forced to retire because of ill health abouth three years ago.
He was a member of the Virden Masonic order, the Springfield consistory and Ansar Shrine.
He was married to Zazel Eskew in Springfield in May, 1948.
Besides his wife, he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Nettie Lewis, of Magnolia, Ky.; Mrs. Sophia Sporleder, of Waverly; and Mrs. Dorothy Boggs, of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
Remains were at Ellinger & Kunz funeral home where services were held.
Virden Masonic lodge directed graveside services at Oak Hill cemetery.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Dec 31, 1951
Springfield, IL
Page: 2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: William Melville Abney
Race: White
Birth Date: 13 Nov 1874
Residence Place: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Occupation: Farm Employ
Nearest Relative: Elina Francis Abney
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: William Melvin Abney
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence Age: 57
Birth Date: 13 Nov 1885 [sic]
Birth Place: Magnolia, Kentucky, USA
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Military Draft Date: 1942
Employer: Springfield Water Light & Power (guard)
Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Dorothy Boggs
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