Person:Merton Abbott (1)

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Merton Henry Abbott
b.24 Nov 1884 Naples, Scott, Illinois, USA
d.Feb 1974 Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
Parents and Siblings
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m. 18 Jun 1877
  1. Mary Elitha Abbott1878 - 1979
  2. Helen Kennedy Abbott1879 - 1969
  3. Emily Rae Abbott1882 - 1963
  4. Merton Henry Abbott1884 - 1974
  5. James Hubert Abbott1887 - 1897
  6. Minna May Mason Abbott1891 - 1976
Spouse and Children
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m. 1917
  1. Merton Henderson Abbott1923 - 2004
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Facts and Events
Name Merton Henry Abbott
Gender Male
Birth? 24 Nov 1884 Naples, Scott, Illinois, USA
Census[1][2][3][4] 1900 Naples, Scott, Illinois, USAhead of house-Henry Abbott
Census? 1910 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USAhead of house-Minna Louisa (Long) Abbott
Military[5] 1917 Naples, Scott, Illinois, USAWorld War I draft registration
Marriage 1917 to Shirley Ann HENDERSON
Census? 1920 Naples, Scott, Illinois, USAhead of house-Merton Henry Abbott
Census? 1930 Naples, Scott, Illinois, USAhead of house-Merton Henry Abbott
Soc Sec No[6] Bet 1956 and 1958 Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA359-32-5942
Death? Feb 1974 Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA

1900 census-Merton is 15

1910 census-Merton is 25 and living with his mother and siblings

1918-World War I draft registration-Merton is a farmer-wife is Shirley (Henderson) Abbott-his eyes are blue and his hair is dark

1920 census-Merton is 35-married-he is a farmer

1930 census-Merton is 45-married at the age of 27-owns his own home valued at $3000-is a farmer

1940 census-IL-Scott-Naples-ED 86-14-16 Apr 1940-sheet 2B-lines 44-47-family 30-owns $5,000-Merton Abbot; 55; school H-4; worked 60 hrs 24-30 Mar 1940; farmer; own farm; worked 52 weeks 1939; no earnings listed; Shirley; 48; school H-4; Mary Minna; 19; school C-1; Merton Jr; 16; school H-2

1942-World War II draft registration-Merton Henry Abbott; Naples, Scott, IL; age 57; b 27 Nov 1884 Naples, IL; phone Bluffs 5113; farmer; white; 5'11"; 185 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; light complexion; dated 27 Apr 1942

2014-there are at least 4 city directories for Merton and Shirley - 1929 San Antonio, TX; 1945, 1950 and 1952 Jacksonville, IL

References
  1. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census (1). (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;)
    Database online. Scott, Illinois, ED 137, roll T623 344, page 6B.

    Record for Henry Abbott _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Database online. Scott, Illinois, ED 137, roll T623 344, page 6B.

  2. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census
    Database online. San Antonio Ward 4, Bexar, Texas, ED , roll T624_1532, part , page .

    Record for Minna Abbott _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), Database online. San Antonio Ward 4, Bexar, Texas, ED , roll T624_1532, part , page .

  3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;)
    Database online. Naples, Scott, Illinois, ED 12, roll 560, page , image 663.0.

    Record for Merton Abbott

  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census (1). (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;)
    Database online. Naples, Scott, Illinois, ED , roll , page , image 407.

    Record for Merton H Abbott

  5. ↑ Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;)
    Database online. Roll 1614576, DraftBoard 0.

    Record for Merton Henry Abbott

  6. ↑ Social Security Death Index (1)
    Database online.

    Record for Merton Abbott _FOOT: Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007), Database online.

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