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CJ Abbott Guest Feb 25, 2005 8:07 PM	Hello! My G-G-G-grandfather was Clark Abbott (abt 1811-1880)of Ustick, Whiteside County. He arrived in the early 1840's from New England with his first wife Betsy (Crouch) Abbott (1816-1845) and several children. His second wife was Sarah Moore Abbott (1828-1857)and his third wife was Mary Cox Wilson Abbott. Do you know if Clark was related to Benjamin and Asa Abbott? I am trying to trace Clark back to New England where Abbott is a very common name. I don't know if he came from New York, Vermont, Massachusetts or somewhere else. Thank you for the great site! CJ Abbott cadd8@ix.netcom.com
Administrator Denise 167 posts Feb 27, 2005 10:10 AM	C.J. If you check the Whiteside Co. Biographies on this site, you will find transcriptions for both Asa and Horace Abbott. Asa was the son of Benj. & Dorcas (Noyes) Abbott. Asa was born in Vt. Benj/Dorcas born in New Hampshire. See bios for further details. http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/articles/article/1707348/22045.htm Also see Horace Abbott Bio, son of Clark Abbott (of VT) http://www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com/articles/article/1707348/22040.htm - Groom Bride Date Vol./Page License No. County IL STATE ARCHIVES LISTS THE FOLLOWING: ABBOTT, ALBERT T WILSON, ELIZA J 03/04/1869 / 00002279 WHITESIDE ABBOTT, ALFRED N GREEN, SARAH J 10/13/1886 / 00006962 WHITESIDE ABBOTT, CLARK WILSON, MARY 10/21/1858 / 00000172 WHITESIDE ABBOTT, GEORGE V HEASLER, LIZZIE MRS 10/08/1896 / 00009564 WHITESIDE ABBOTT, GEORGE W CASWELL, ABIGAL 07/03/1853 00B/ 00000084 WHITESIDE ABBOTT, H L BARBER, MARTHA J 07/03/1866 / 00001562 WHITESIDE ABBOTT, J MORTON KNIGHT, HANNAH E 12/02/1871 / 00002987 WHITESIDE ABBOTT, LEWELLYN L BARBER, MARY 12/14/1858 / 00000203 WHITESIDE ABBOTT, OZRO W HANKENSON, ANNA L 05/29/1890 / 00007910 WHITESIDE ABBOTT, SANFORD B FITCH, MARTHA 08/30/1883 / 00006121 WHITESIDE ABBOTT, WILLIAM WEISENBURGER, MATILDA 02/08/1882 / 00005746 WHITESIDE ABBOTT, WILLIAM L ENTWHISTLE, CARRIE E 09/14/1887 / 00007182 WHITESIDE Denise, Tampico Area Historical Society Last Edited on 1-Jun-2011 4:19 PM
CJ Abbott 1 post Mar 02, 2005 3:41 AM	Hi Denise, Thank you for the information. It appears that my Clark and Asa were born in Vermont. I was hoping to learn how these two men might be related. Are there any other Whiteside sources that might indicate if they were cousins, or perhaps, uncle and nephew? They could also be not related at all. Sincerely, CJ Abbott cadd8@ix.netcom.com
Administrator Denise 168 posts Mar 03, 2005 8:38 AM	C.J. I'm checking. Will get back to you. ---------- Denise, Tampico Area Historical Society
CJ Abbott 2 posts Mar 04, 2005 9:44 PM	Denise, I think what you are doing is terrific! Thank you for your time and effort. I look forward to your response. Take care, CJ Abbott cadd8@ix.netcom.com
Administrator Denise 169 posts Mar 07, 2005 8:48 AM	Hi CJ, IL Trails has a plethora of Abbott listings (12 pages). Go to their home page at http://http://genealogytrails.com/ill/whiteside/ Click on "Search" in top left of page. Type in Abbott (don't limit it to any given first name for best results). I recommend reading through all of the listings, especially the obits. To find your connection (if there is one), you need to find the children of Benj Abbott and Sarah Brown, who were the parents of Benj. Abbott (b.Sept 23, 1786). I'm still compiling the various info I have found on their site and other sources, but you may be able to zero in on specific families with the info you already have. I did see that two Abbotts married two Crouches..... Clark Abbott m. Betsy Crouch Reubin Abbott m. Susan E. Crouch Misc. info: Blackman - Farmer Roots Entries: 238470 Updated: 2005-02-26 20:46:30 UTC (Sat) Contact: Larry & Elaine Blackman leblackm@bellsouth.net ------------------------------------------------------------ Everything we have is on this data base. There is nothing else to ask if we know so please don't ask. If they aren't in the index, you can tell us about them. We can't tell you. Please use as a guide only. ID: I418 Name: Sarah * BROWN Sex: F Birth: 1758 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine 1 2 Death: 27 SEP 1801 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire 3 Father: Daniel * BROWN b: 12 DEC 1720 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Mother: Ruth * MORRILL b: 09 NOV 1721 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Marriage 1 Benjamin * ABBOTT b: 10 FEB 1750 Married: 29 JAN 1778 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine 4 3 Children Ephraim ABBOTT b: 28 SEP 1779 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Hannah ABBOTT b: 09 MAR 1782 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Ruth * Morrill ABBOTT b: 27 JUN 1784 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Benjamin ABBOTT b: 23 SEP 1786 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Sarah ABBOTT b: 03 OCT 1788 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Abigail Lawrence ABBOTT b: 20 MAY 1791 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Isaac ABBOTT b: 03 AUG 1793 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Permelia ABBOTT b: 01 FEB 1796 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Theodore Thomas ABBOTT b: 22 MAR 1799 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Sources: Note: http://genweb.net/~paulnoyes/wgasurs.html Title: LDS Family Search IGI Author: LDS Title: Ancestral File Publication: Version 4.19 Page: AF93-100538; AF93-106933 Author: Brunswick, Maine Town Clerk Title: Brunswick, Maine Town and vital records, 1737-1911 Publication: LDS Film #0010595 ID: I421 Name: Benjamin ABBOTT Sex: M Birth: 23 SEP 1786 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire 1 Death: 24 FEB 1854 in Ustick Twsp., Whiteside, Illinois 2 1 Burial: Cottonwood, Ustick Twsp, Whiteside, Illinois 1 Residence: Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Occupation: Carpenter/Farmer Father: Benjamin * ABBOTT b: 10 FEB 1750 Mother: Sarah * BROWN b: 1758 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine Marriage 1 Dorcas NOYES b: 22 MAR 1785 in Pembroke, Merrimack, New Hampshire Married: 17 SEP 1807 in New Hampshire Children Ephraim ABBOTT b: 25 OCT 1808 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Susan Manning ABBOTT b: 03 DEC 1810 in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Ephraim ABBOTT b: 25 FEB 1813 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Peter Green ABBOTT b: 08 MAY 1815 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Enoch Noyes ABBOTT b: 16 DEC 1817 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Asa McFarland ABBOTT b: 16 NOV 1820 in Hartland, Windsor, Vermont Laura Dorcas ABBOT b: 31 MAR 1824 in Hartland Ruth Morrill ABBOTT b: 15 FEB 1828 in Hartland, Windsor, Vermont Sources: Author: LDS Title: Ancestral File Publication: Version 4.19 Page: AF93-100538; AF93-106933 Author: Title: Abbott, Goss, Heath, and Page Families Publication: a/o 11/99 ---------- Denise, Tampico Area Historical Society Last Edited on 1-Jun-2011 4:22 PM
Administrator Denise 170 posts Mar 07, 2005 11:00 AM	CJ, You probably already have this info, but thought I would post just in case. The following people have submitted information on Asa Abbott to the LDS-FHL: Individual Record FamilySearch™ Ancestral File v4.19 Asa Mc Farland ABBOTT (AFN: B37N-VH) Pedigree Sex: M Submitter(s): GAIL LEE ERICKSEN Microfilm: 1394488 110 W 7065 S MIDVALE UT Submission: AF87-005591 USA 84047 WILLIAM B ENNS Microfilm: NONE 6660 N ALVA FRESNO CA Submission: AF94-100900 USA 93711 RUTH GOODRICH Microfilm: NONE RT 2 BOX 2932 CABOT VT Submission: AF96-107160 USA 05647 HILARY G. JEFFERIES Microfilm: NONE 1485 SOUTH MACON STREET AURORA CO Submission: AF93-100538 USA 80012 HILARY G. JEFFERIES Microfilm: NONE 1485 SOUTH MACON STREET AURORA CO Submission: AF93-106933 USA 80012 About Ancestral File: Ancestral File is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy. Please Note: Names and address of submitters to Ancestral File and those who have a research interest are provided to help in the coordination of research. The use of this information for any other purpose, including commercial use, is strictly prohibited. © 1999-2002 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. English approval: 3/1999 Use of this site constitutes your acceptance of these Conditions of Use (last updated: 3/22/1999). Privacy Policy (last updated: 11/24/2004). 27 http://www.familysearch.org v.2.5.0 Individual Record FamilySearch™ Pedigree Resource File -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asa Mc Farland ABBOTT Compact Disc #43 Pin #297828 (AFN: B37N-VH) Sex: M -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriage(s): Spouse: Sarah SPERRY Disc #43 Pin #296269 Marriage: 6 Dec 1846 Place: Oquawaka,,IL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes and Sources: Notes: None Sources: Available on CD-ROM Disc# 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitter: Vicki Lynn (Cazier) BARRON P O BOX 238 Center Point, TX 78010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submission Search: 1652164-0324102181933 URL: CD-ROM: Pedigree Resource File - Compact Disc #43 CD-ROM Features: Pedigree View, Family View, Individual View, Reports, Downloadable GEDCOM files, Notes and Sources. Order Pedigree Resource File CD-ROMS About FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File: The Pedigree Resource File is a new lineage linked database of records available on compact disc containing family history records submitted by individuals through FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service. Family information is organized in family groups and pedigrees and includes submitted notes and sources. Many charts and reports can be printed from this data. Each disc contains about 1.1 million names. With the publication of every five discs, a master index for those discs will be published and packaged with that set of discs. With the publication of every 25 discs, a master index for those discs will also be published and packaged with that volume of discs. Discs may be purchased as sets or volumes. Please Note: Submitter information is provided to help in the coordination of personal family history research. Use of this information for any other purpose, including marketing, advertising, or commercial solicitation, is strictly prohibited. Denise, Tampico Area Historical Society Last Edited Administrator on 7-Mar-2005 12:11 PM
Administrator Denise 171 posts Mar 07, 2005 11:45 AM	Outline of Benj. Abbot ancestry & descendancy (from GedCom on LDS): Unfortunately, it stops at Benj. Abbott, father of Asa. No Clark Abbott listed in the family sheets. Descendants of George ABBOT (ABBOTT) 1 George ABBOT (ABBOTT) 1615 - 1681 .. +Hannah CHANDLER 1630 - 1710/11 ........ 2 John ABBOTT 1647/48 - 1720/21 ........ 2 Joseph ABBOTT 1648/49 - 1650 ........ 2 Hannah ABBOTT 1650 - 1740/41 ........ 2 Joseph II ABBOT 1652 - 1676 ........ 2 William ABBOTT 1657 - 1713 ........ 2 Sarah ABBOTT 1659 - 1711 ........ 2 Benjamin ABBOTT 1661 - 1703 ........ 2 Timothy ABBOTT 1663 - 1730 ........ 2 Thomas ABBOTT 1666 - 1728 ............ +Hannah GREY 1674 - 1763 ................... 3 Thomas ABBOTT 1698/99 - ................... 3 Hannah ABBOTT 1700 - 1746 ................... 3 Edward ABBOTT 1702 - 1759 ................... 3 Deborah ABBOTT 1704 - 1801 ................... 3 George ABBOTT 1706 - 1785 ................... 3 Zebediah ABBOTT 1708/09 - 1745 ................... 3 [2] Benjamin ABBOTT 1711 - 1794 ....................... +[1] Hannah ABBOTT 1716 - 1785 ............................. 4 [3] Hannah ABBOTT 1743/44 - ............................. 4 [4] Isaac ABBOTT 1745/46 - 1746 ............................. 4 [5] Isaac ABBOTT 1747 - 1799 ............................. 4 [6] Benjamin ABBOTT 1749/50 - 1815 ................................. +[7] Sarah BROWN 1758 - 1801 ........................................ 5 [8] Ephriam ABBOTT 1779 - ........................................ 5 [9] Hannah ABBOTT 1782 - ........................................ 5 [10] Ruth Morrill ABBOTT 1784 - ........................................ 5 [11] Benjamin ABBOTT 1786 - 1854 ........................................ 5 [12] Sarah ABBOTT 1788 - ........................................ 5 [13] Abigail ABBOTT 1791 - ........................................ 5 [14] Isaac ABBOTT 1793 - ........................................ 5 [15] Permelia ABBOTT 1796 - ........................................ 5 [16] Permeia ABBOTT 1796 - ........................................ 5 [17] Theodore ABBOTT 1799 - ........................................ 5 [18] Ephriam ABBOTT 1799 - ............................. 4 [19] Ephriam ABBOTT 1752 - 1788 ............................. 4 [20] Thomas ABBOTT 1754 - 1773 ............................. 4 [21] Theodore ABBOTT 1759 - 1778 ............................. 4 [22] Sarah ABBOTT 1761 - 1761 ................... 3 Catherine ABBOTT 1711 - 1744 ................... 3 Catherine ABBOTT 1711 - 1744 ................... 3 Aaron ABBOTT 1714 - 1730 ................... 3 Isaac ABBOTT 1716/17 - 1745 ........ 2 Edwards ABBOTT 1668 - ........ 2 Nathaniel ABBOTT 1671 - 1749 ............ +Dorcas HEBERT 1692 - 1742/43 ................... 3 Mary ABBOTT 1696/97 - 1743 ................... 3 Mary ABBOTT 1697/98 - 1700 ................... 3 Nathaniel ABBOTT 1700 - 1770 ................... 3 Joseph ABBOTT 1704/05 - 1787 ................... 3 Tabitha ABBOTT 1707 - ................... 3 Jeremiah ABBOTT 1709 - 1748 ................... 3 Joshua ABBOTT 1711/12 - ................... 3 Sarah ABBOTT 1713 - 1773 ................... 3 Elizabeth ABBOTT? 1712/13 - ................... 3 Elizabeth ABBOTT 1715 - 1799 ................... 3 [1] Hannah ABBOTT 1716 - 1785 ....................... +[2] Benjamin ABBOTT 1711 - 1794 ............................. 4 [3] Hannah ABBOTT 1743/44 - ............................. 4 [4] Isaac ABBOTT 1745/46 - 1746 ............................. 4 [5] Isaac ABBOTT 1747 - 1799 ............................. 4 [6] Benjamin ABBOTT 1749/50 - 1815 ................................. +[7] Sarah BROWN 1758 - 1801 ........................................ 5 [8] Ephriam ABBOTT 1779 - ........................................ 5 [9] Hannah ABBOTT 1782 - ........................................ 5 [10] Ruth Morrill ABBOTT 1784 - ........................................ 5 (Asa's father) [11] Benjamin ABBOTT 1786 - 1854 ........................................ 5 [12] Sarah ABBOTT 1788 - ........................................ 5 [13] Abigail ABBOTT 1791 - ........................................ 5 [14] Isaac ABBOTT 1793 - ........................................ 5 [15] Permelia ABBOTT 1796 - ........................................ 5 [16] Permeia ABBOTT 1796 - ........................................ 5 [17] Theodore ABBOTT 1799 - ........................................ 5 [18] Ephriam ABBOTT 1799 - ............................. 4 [19] Ephriam ABBOTT 1752 - 1788 ............................. 4 [20] Thomas ABBOTT 1754 - 1773 ............................. 4 [21] Theodore ABBOTT 1759 - 1778 ............................. 4 [22] Sarah ABBOTT 1761 - 1761 ................... 3 Rebecca ABBOTT 1717 - 1803 ........ 2 Elizabeth ABBOTT 1672/73 - 1750 ........ 2 Nathan ABBOTT 1693 - 1741 ........ 2 Elizabeth ABBOTT 1697 - 1718 Submitter(s): RUTH GOODRICH Microfilm: NONE RT 2 BOX 2932 CABOT VT Submission: AF96-107160 USA 05647 HILARY G. JEFFERIES Microfilm: NONE 1485 SOUTH MACON STREET AURORA CO Submission: AF93-100538 USA 80012 HILARY G. JEFFERIES Microfilm: NONE 1485 SOUTH MACON STREET AURORA CO Submission: AF93-106933 USA 80012 ---------- Denise, Tampico Area Historical Society Last Edited Administrator on 7-Mar-2005 11:53 AM
Administrator Denise 172 posts Mar 07, 2005 12:02 PM	http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp Descendants of Asa Abbott: Family Group Record FamilySearch™ Ancestral File v4.19 Download GEDCOM Husband's Name Asa Mc Farland ABBOTT (AFN:B37N-VH) Pedigree Born: 16 Nov 1820 Place: Hartland, Windsor, Vt Died: 8 Apr 1889 Place: Chicago, , Il Buried: Place: Cottonwood, Ustick Twp, Whiteside Co., Il Married: 6 Dec 1846 Place: Oquawaka, , Il Father: Benjamin ABBOTT (AFN:XPP0-B9) Family Mother: Dorcas NOYES (AFN:XPP1-22) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wife's Name Sarah SPERRY (AFN:1B4H-2J) Pedigree Born: 18 Feb 1822 Place: Mecca, Trumball, Oh Died: 12 May 1900 Place: Ustick Twp., Whiteside, Il Married: 6 Dec 1846 Place: Oquawaka, , Il Father: Joy SPERRY (AFN:1B4G-5W) Family Mother: Mary LAMONT (AFN:1B4G-63) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Children -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Sex Name M William Lamonte ABBOTT (AFN:XPP1-XJ) Pedigree Born: 14 Feb 1861 Place: Ulstick, Whiteside, Il Died: 20 Feb 1951 Place: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Sex Name M Edward Lorenzo ABBOTT (AFN:XPP1-V6) Pedigree Born: 15 Feb 1859 Place: Ulstick, Whiteside, Il Died: Sep 1941 Place: Ulstick, Whiteside, Il -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Sex Name M John Morton ABBOTT (AFN:XPP1-N5) Pedigree Born: 25 Mar 1850 Place: Ulstick, Whiteside, Il Died: 16 May 1936 Place: Ulstick, Whiteside, Il -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Sex Name F Ruth ABBOTT (AFN:XPP1-DR) Pedigree Born: 23 Sep 1852 Place: Ulstick, Whiteside, Il Died: 12 May 1855 Place: Ulstick, Whiteside, Il -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sex Name M Theodore Sperry ABBOTT (AFN:XPP1-ST) Pedigree Born: 23 Sep 1855 Place: Ulstick, Whiteside, Il Died: 16 Aug 1934 Place: Ulstick, Whiteside, Il -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Sex Name M Alfred Noyes ABBOTT (AFN:XPP2-0T) Pedigree Born: 2 Nov 1862 Place: Ulstick, Whiteside, Il Died: 14 Sep 1929 Place: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Sex Name M Charles Enoch ABBOTT (AFN:B37N-F8) Pedigree Born: 22 Dec 1847 Place: Fulton, White Side Co., Il Died: 10 Jan 1927 Place: Los Angeles, , Ca Buried: Place: Wasatch Lawn Cemetary, Salt Lake City, , Ut Denise Last Edited Administrator on 8-Mar-2005 8:24 AM
CJ Abbott 3 posts Mar 10, 2005 5:03 AM	Good Morning, Denise! Thank you for the incredible amount of information. Your data provides many leads and I hope to find the connection to my Clark Abbott. I need to review my own database before I plot my next step. I have some references to Clark's father being Moses Abbott. In addition, Clark may have had a brother John and a sister Relief. The genealogical hunt continues. Again, thank you so much for your time and efforts. CJ cadd8@ix.netcom.com
Rosemary 1 post Mar 21, 2005 9:00 PM	The biography of A.M. Abbott states that Mrs. Abbott's sister Phebe Drake was the second person interred in burial ground in Union Grove. Can anyone confirm that the Phebe Sperry who married "Ferman" Drake in Hancock Co IL in 1842 is that Mrs. Drake? Phebe supposedly died in 1843. "Firman" Drake is my gggrandfather who married Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Finch in Whiteside Co in 1847. Betsy was the daughter of James Finch and Sarah Phillips. Among other facts, I am trying to verify Firman's parents. Also, in the 1850 Census (Whiteside Co IL), Enoch Brown (7) and Joseph M. Brown (1) are living with Firman and Betsy. By the 1860 Census (Winona Co MN), Enoch has changed his name to Drake but Joseph is not in the household. Anyone know who the parents of these boys are? (This is pure curiosity.) Thank you. Rosemary
ChrisRoberts 1 post Jan 20, 2010 4:25 PM	CJ, Clark Abbot and Betsey Crouch were also my ancestors. Have you found their parents? I would appreciate any info you can share, and of course I will share whatever I have. My ancestor is their daughter Miriam, who married Abner Ustick. Thanks! Chris Roberts
Dean Romig 1 post Jan 29, 2010 7:22 PM	Having spent the majority of my spare time throughout my life (62) in Tampico I can say factually that there is a Noyes farm as well as a McFarland farm and people of those names in Tampico Vt. Last Edited on 29-Jan-2010 7:22 PM
Denise 511 posts Jan 30, 2010 11:31 AM	The email address posted in this msg thread for CJ is no longer valid. If you are out there C. J., I hope you respond to the post from Chris Roberts and also update your email address for us. Thanks! Denise
cdoutwest 1 post Apr 28, 2010 5:10 AM	Finding the New England connection to Clark Abbott and Betsey Crouch Abbott is still posing challenges. It seems Abbott is a very common name there. Supposedly Albert T Abbott was born in Chautauqua County New York July 20, 1842. The Abbott family then trekked to the midwest around 1842-1843. I can confirm their Illinois presence with Clark's Jan 3, 1849 marriage to Sarah H Moore in Kendall County IL. Also, the Clark Abbott family shows up in Little Rock, Kendall County 1850 Census. I have updated my email address, Denise. Thanks for the gentle reminder. Thanks CJ
cdoutwest 2 posts Jul 10, 2010 7:02 AM	Chris Roberts, It would be wonderful to verify the parents of Clark Abbott and first wife Betsey Crouch. I have seen one reference on the Genealogy Trails website that says Clark's father was Moses but I haven't verified that info. Do you know if the Whiteside County Abbott families were related? Perhaps Asa and Clark Abbott were cousins, for example. It seems that so many Abbott folks would only land in the same county so they could remain close to their kin. Thanks CJ cadd88@gmail.com
Bob65 1 post Jun 01, 2011 1:45 PM	My great grand father Horace Abbott (1840=1903} son of Clark & Betsy Abbott they came to Fulton in 1842. As a child he was my hero. Growing up among his belongings was & still is majic to me. The oral history was rich in detail. The war years = being a law man in a wild river town = the calora expedemic. Can anyone sugest resourse for a closer look at the man. Thanks: Bob Abbott
Denise 724 posts Jun 01, 2011 6:38 PM	Hello Bob, I would suggest you try Barb Mask at the Fulton Historical Society. They archive the old Fulton newspapers and they may have some articles on him. Have you checked the Sterling Gazette newspapers? Barb Mask - barbmask@mchsi.com
cdoutwest 3 posts Jul 05, 2011 7:29 PM	Hi Bob, We share Clark and Betsy Crouch Abbott. Horace was the brother to Albert T. Clark, my g-g-grandfather. That connection makes Horace my g-g-grand uncle. I am trying to trace Clark, Albert and Horace back to New England where Abbott is a very common name. I don't know if they came from New York, Vermont, Massachusetts or somewhere else. Do you have any clues? What a thrill to find your post here. My email is cadd88@gmail.com if you care to correspond now and then. Thanks! CJ Last Edited on 5-Jul-2011 7:30 PM
Bob65 3 posts Jul 20, 2011 9:21 PM	CJ: Thanks for your reply. Wish I had more to offer. Family lore is that Horace came west as a young boy from Vermont. Am sending a picture of a walnut cabinet that his father had made during a long winter in Vermont. I allso have a photo of Horace and two others in front of his livery stable in Fulton. The building is still standing. My dad (D.W. Abbott operated the State Line tavern on the ground floor & for several years we lived in the apartment upstairs You menton that you are looking for English roots. I can only add confusion. Family history as passed down to me is that the first Abbott of our line was from Ierland. It was during a potatoe famine. His Lord sent him to market with a wagon full of spuds to sell. He sold the potatoes the team and wagon & bought passage to the U.S. Ah the Irish. My uncel L.S. Abbott was a Civil War history buff. He had lots of old family history but I have lost track of him & have had no luck traceing down his two children. What a shame that once lost family history is so hard to recreat. Bob Abbott
ChrisRoberts 2 posts Dec 26, 2011 5:21 PM	Hi Bob - I am also descended from Clark Abbott and Betsy Crouch, through their daughter Miriam Abbott who married Abner Ustick. I would love to see the photos you have. I have recently been in touch with a woman named Cynthia who is researching the Abbotts for her cousin. Her cousin Bertha married Leslie Leland Abbott, son of Lester S. Abbott. Is your father Douglas W. Abbott, and mother Thelma? You can email me directly at croberts4@aol.com and I can put you in touch with Cynthia. Chris

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