Carl G. Abernathy

Male24 March 1875–14 October 1944

Brief Life History of Carl G.

When Carl G. Abernathy was born on 24 March 1875, in Perry, Missouri, United States, his father, Stephen Emmet Abernathy, was 25 and his mother, Celeste Jane Farrar, was 20. He married Flora Scielta Clifton on 25 October 1905, in Perry, Missouri, United States. He lived in Cinque Hommes Township, Perry, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. He died on 14 October 1944, in Salem Township, Perry, Missouri, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Longtown, Perry, Missouri, United States.

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Carl G. Abernathy
1875–1944
Flora Scielta Clifton
1884–1943
Marriage: 25 October 1905

Sources (8)

  • Carl G Abernathy in household of Trusten Nance, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Carl G Abernathy, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Carl G Abernathy, "Find A Grave Index"

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  • Marriage
    25 October 1905Perry, Missouri, United States
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    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

    Age 1

    The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

    1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn

    Age 1

    An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 21

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: habitational name from Abernethy in southeastern Perthshire. The placename is of Pictish origin, meaning ‘mouth of the river Nethy’.

    History: This was the name of a cadet branch of MacDuff earls of Fife and one of the surnames of the Scots who settled in northern Ireland during the ‘plantation’ in the 17th century, and it was brought to the US as the name of a Southern plantation owner (in a different sense of the word ‘plantation’).

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

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