James Turner Abernethy

Brief Life History of James Turner

When James Turner Abernethy was born on 6 November 1818, in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, his father, William Harley Abernethy, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Melvina Rockett, was 28. He married Emeline Porter on 12 November 1850, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 29 July 1875, in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Turner Abernethy
1818–1875
Emeline Porter
1835–1918
Marriage: 12 November 1850
Hosea Baker Abernethy
1854–1935
Dr. John Uriah Abernethy
1856–1950
Antoinette Abernethy
1858–1892
Eletha Abernathy
1861–1948
Eudora Abernethy
1862–1917
Alberta Lula Abernathy
1866–1956
Era Abernathy
1868–1950
Willie Abernathy
1871–1953

Sources (6)

  • Jas F Abernatty, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
  • James F. Abrinathy, "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911"
  • James Turner Abernethy, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1830 · Trail of Tears

In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Abernathy .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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