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Abraham Fanning Jr.

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Abraham Fanning Jr.

Birth
Morgan County, Illinois, USA
Death
25 Mar 1897 (aged 69)
Nortonville, Morgan County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Morgan County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Find A Grave contributor Kay

Abraham Fanning Jr. was the son of Abraham Fanning Sr. and Nancy Thompson Galloway Fanning. He was born in Morgan County, Illinois 3 March 1828.

He married Cynthia Whitlock, daughter of Luther and Margaret Dunbar Whitlock, 3 January 1850. They became the parents of

* Margaret Fanning was an infant when she died 19 January 1851. She is buried in Whitlock Cemetery.

* James Franklin Fanning was born 29 October 1852 near Murrayville, Illinois in Morgan County. He married three times. His first wife was Hannah Henry. After her death, he married Martha Jane Hopper. He later married Mabel Atkinson.

* Mary Catherine "Kate" Fanning was born in May 1855 and died in 1912. She is buried in Whitlock Cemetery in Morgan County, Illinois. She was married to John Brown who fought in the Civil War.

* Sarah Ellen Fanning was born 1 July 1864 and died 10 May 1901. She was never married.

Abe died at his home southeast of Murrayville 25 March 1897 following an illness of several years. He was buried in Whitlock Cemetery beside his wife who died 9 September 1896. He was a farmer all of his life.

Find A Grave contributor Kay

Abraham Fanning Jr. was the son of Abraham Fanning Sr. and Nancy Thompson Galloway Fanning. He was born in Morgan County, Illinois 3 March 1828.

He married Cynthia Whitlock, daughter of Luther and Margaret Dunbar Whitlock, 3 January 1850. They became the parents of

* Margaret Fanning was an infant when she died 19 January 1851. She is buried in Whitlock Cemetery.

* James Franklin Fanning was born 29 October 1852 near Murrayville, Illinois in Morgan County. He married three times. His first wife was Hannah Henry. After her death, he married Martha Jane Hopper. He later married Mabel Atkinson.

* Mary Catherine "Kate" Fanning was born in May 1855 and died in 1912. She is buried in Whitlock Cemetery in Morgan County, Illinois. She was married to John Brown who fought in the Civil War.

* Sarah Ellen Fanning was born 1 July 1864 and died 10 May 1901. She was never married.

Abe died at his home southeast of Murrayville 25 March 1897 following an illness of several years. He was buried in Whitlock Cemetery beside his wife who died 9 September 1896. He was a farmer all of his life.



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