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George Abel

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George Abel

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
27 Dec 1923 (aged 87)
Bellevue, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Beaver, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.6914048, Longitude: -80.3166952
Plot
Section E ;;Lot/Crypt Number 34;; Grave/Tier Number
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Son of Thomas Abel (b. Valley Forge, Pa.) and Mary Tomlison Abel (b. in Phoenixville, Pa.).

Pittsburgh Press
December 30, 1923
GEORGE ABEL
George Abel, aged 87, died Friday in the Suburban General Hospital. He was associated with Andrew Carnegie and other pioneers in the steel industry. He made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Catherine W. Neely, in Avalon. He was a lifelong resident of Pittsburgh and was instrumental in the beginning of the steel industry in Pittsburgh and Muncie, Ind. At the time of his retirement, 15 years ago, he was in the employe of the Bessemer works of the Carnegie Steel Co., at Carnegie. He was a member of the Ben Avon Presbyterian church and leaves a son, A.E. Abel, of Texas; two daughters, Miss Ida Abel of Ichang, China, and Mrs. Neely, and a sister, Miss Mary Abel, of Wilkinsburg.
Info provided by Jill 2-1-16
Son of Thomas Abel (b. Valley Forge, Pa.) and Mary Tomlison Abel (b. in Phoenixville, Pa.).

Pittsburgh Press
December 30, 1923
GEORGE ABEL
George Abel, aged 87, died Friday in the Suburban General Hospital. He was associated with Andrew Carnegie and other pioneers in the steel industry. He made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Catherine W. Neely, in Avalon. He was a lifelong resident of Pittsburgh and was instrumental in the beginning of the steel industry in Pittsburgh and Muncie, Ind. At the time of his retirement, 15 years ago, he was in the employe of the Bessemer works of the Carnegie Steel Co., at Carnegie. He was a member of the Ben Avon Presbyterian church and leaves a son, A.E. Abel, of Texas; two daughters, Miss Ida Abel of Ichang, China, and Mrs. Neely, and a sister, Miss Mary Abel, of Wilkinsburg.
Info provided by Jill 2-1-16


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  • Created by: San
  • Added: Nov 22, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101125896/george-abel: accessed ), memorial page for George Abel (11 May 1836–27 Dec 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 101125896, citing Beaver Cemetery and Mausoleum, Beaver, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by San (contributor 47126670).