Person:William Abbott (69)

2010 conversation with Jack Palmer (John Hunter Palmer, Jr) Will Abbott married Genevieve Holmes (Jenny); 2 children Kenneth and Harold Abbott. Harold married Dorothy Dormandy; 2 children, Shelia and Nancy Abbott. Shelia married. Nancy married ????? Ernest

1875 census-NY state-Wm; 7; b Rensselaer

1880 census-William; 12; NY

1900 census-NY-Rensselaer-Lansingburgh-14 Jun 1900-ED 42-sheet 25A-36 12th Street-lines 6-10-dwelling 411-family 488-John Holmes; Jun 1827; 73; married 43 yrs; MA; CT; CT; grocer; owns house free; Lucy; Nov 1832; 68; married 43 yrs; mother of 0, 0 living [this may be incorrect if John and Lucy are Genevieve's parents]; family 489-Wm J Abbott; Apr 1869; 31; married 3 yrs; carriage trimmer; rents house; Geneviever [indexed as Jennifer]; Aug 1872; 28; married 3 yrs; mother of 1 child, 1 living; Kenneth; Jul 1898; 1

1910 census-NY-Rensselaer-Troy-25 Apr 1910-sheet 16B-lines 58-61-dwelling 280-family 429-36 12th Street-William Abbott; 42; married 12 yrs-maker; carriage; Genevieve; 36; married 12 yrs; mother of 2 children, 2 living; her father born MA; Kenneth; 11; Harold; 9; all born NY

1915 census-NY state-Rensselaer-Troy-1 Jun 1915-pg 20-lines 4-9-#36 12th Street-John W Holmes; 88; Lucy A; 82 (probably Genevieve's parents); same house #36th 12th Street-William Abbott; 48; carriagemaker; Genevieve; 42; Kenneth; 17; Harold; 15

1920 census-NY-Rensselaer-Troy-10 Jan 1920-ED 90-sheet 10A-36 12th Street-lines 22-25-William J Abbott; 52; wagon maker; Genevieve; 46; father born MA; Kenneth; 21; tractor expert; Miline Plow Co; Harold; 19

1925 census-NY state-Rensselaer-Troy-1 Jun 1925-William J Abbott; 64; garage; Genevieve; 58; Harold; 25; salesman

1930 census-NY-Rensselaer-Troy-5 Apr 1930-ED 42-107-sheet 7B-line 66-36 112th Street-dwelling 119-family 154-William Abbott; owns house; value $5,000; 60; widower; married at age 24; automobile sales; apparently William is renting the house to Fred C Dugan, Sr for $8/mo