Nellie Peck Abney

F, b. 19 December 1888, d. 27 May 1970
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Grandaunt of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
Nell Abney
     Nellie Peck Abney, daughter of Samuel ABNEY IV and Martha Anne WALKER, was born on 19 December 1888 in Randolph, Chilton County, Alabama.1 She was also known as Nelle.

Nellie Peck Abney appeared on a census, enumerated 18 June 1900, in the household of her parents Samuel ABNEY IV and Martha Anne WALKER in Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama. She was nine years old.2

Nelle Abney was a student between 1904 and 1907 in the Alabama Girls' Industrial School, Montevallo, Alabama. Founded in 1896, this school would later become the University of Montevallo. She attended 1904 to 1906 for "preparatory" studies. In 1907 the school's first yearbook, The Chiaroscuro, listed Nell in the freshman class. She is shown as graduating in 1907 with certification in Domestic Science.3,4,5,6

Nellie married Erasmus Hurt Alley on 25 November 1908 at the parlor of the Abney House in Chilton County, Alabama. For a time Hurt went into business with his brother-in-law, Silas Blann, in York, but sold out to his partner after a few years. He was a lumberman. He would go into an area, buy up the timberland and set up a sawmill, cut and saw the lumber then move to another location. He last settled in Wilsonville where he operated a sawmill, but also served as mayor.1,7

Nellie Peck Abney and Erasmus Hurt Alley appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 9 January 1920 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee. The household was listed as Erasmus H. Alley, 39, a timber purchaser, born in Alabama and his wife Nell Alley, 30. Their children were Evelyn R., 9, Mamie Nell, 7, Edwin, 4 4/12, born Georgia, and William S., 4 months old, born in Tennessee. The two older girls were born in Alabama. Also living with the family were Erasmus' brother, Robert E. Alley, 23, a time keeper for a manufacturer, and his sister, Mamie, 37, a clerk for an express company.Their parents were born in Tennessee.8

Nellie Peck Abney and Erasmus Hurt Alley appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 3 April 1930 in Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama. The household was listed as E. H. Alley, 49, superintendent of a saw mill, and his wife, Nell Abney Alley, 38. Their children were Evelyn, 19; Mamie, 17; Edwin H., 14; William S., 11; Gray H., 5; and Forrest C., 7 months old. They lived at Saw Mill Junction and the Auburn Road.9

Nellie Peck Abney died on 27 May 1970 in Duval County, Florida, at age 81.10 She was buried in Abney Cemetery, Chilton County, Alabama.
Last Edited=28 Jun 2023

Children of Nellie Peck Abney and Erasmus Hurt Alley

Citations

  1. [S276] Edgefield Chapter South Carolina Genealogical Society, ABCDs of Edgefield, Samuel Abney IV Bible, pg. 114.
  2. [S103] 1900 U. S. Census, Chilton County, Alabama, Sam Abney household #173, pg. 128A, Maplesville, Precinct 7, Vol. 10, ED 31, Sheet 10, Line 19.
  3. [S583] The Chioroscuro,1907, pg. 39 [source: Alabama Department of Archives and History, LPR 158, Box 15].
  4. [S591] Amy D. Minor, "Enrollment Records," e-mail to John K. Brown, 14 August 2006.
  5. [S1155] "AGIS Bulletin 1907" , 1907, Vol. 1 No. 2, pg. 19 (1904-1906 preparatory) & pg. 71 students 1906-1907, Nell Abney, Randolph, Ala.
  6. [S1156] "AGIS Bulletin 1906-07" , pg. 48 & 49 Shows Nellie Peck Abney as graduating 1906-1907 term.
  7. [S805] Abney Hintgen Brewer, Legacy of Samuel Abney, pg. 62.
  8. [S585] 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee, Chattanooga, Ward 9, ED 189, pg. 17A, dwelling 302.
  9. [S586] 1930 U. S. Census, Macon County, Alabama, Tuskegee, ED 4, pg. 2-B, dwelling 44.
  10. [S584] "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998", for death of Nelle A. Alley.

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