John Wesley ABNEY

M, b. 13 October 1869, d. 30 November 1964
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5th cousin 2 times removed of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
John Wesley Abney
     John Wesley ABNEY, son of McDaniel ABNEY and Sylvia Ann Baker, was born on 13 October 1869 in Saline County, Illinois.

He was known by most as "J.W." but his wife called him "Wes". He was an ordained Missionary Baptist preacher. He held three degrees in the Masons at the Stratford, Oklahoma lodge. He worked as a farmer to support the family and handled revival services and pastored several churches in Oklahoma throughout his life. He also traded properties and did various types of labor after he quit farming. He owned and operated a grocery store in the Prairie Grove Community, west of Stratford, Oklahoma. After the death of their youngest son, Clarence, in WW II, he renamed the church Clarence Chapel. He was active up to a short time before his death. According to Ruth Abney-Spurlock, J.W. had almost no formal education. His wife taught him to read and write. When he was saved, J.W. joined the Missionary Baptist, although his mother was a Primitive Baptist.1

John married Maud May Maxwell in 1894.

John Wesley ABNEY died on 30 November 1964 in Stratford, Garvin County, Oklahoma, at age 95. He was buried in Abney Cemetery, Garvin County, Oklahoma.
Last Edited=24 Dec 2020

Child of John Wesley ABNEY and Maud May Maxwell

Citations

  1. [S696] Find A Grave (website), online http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial ID 37426777. John Wesley Abney.

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