Myron Decator Abbott

4 March 1890–8 May 1928 (Age 38)
Bunkerville, Clark, Nevada, United States

The Life Summary of Myron Decator

When Myron Decator Abbott was born on 4 March 1890, in Bunkerville, Clark, Nevada, United States, his father, Myron Abbott, was 52 and his mother, Lovisa Leavitt, was 28. He married Martha Ann Burgess on 18 January 1910, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Mesquite, Clark, Nevada, United States in 1920. He died on 8 May 1928, in Littlefield, Mohave, Arizona, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Mesquite City Cemetery, Mesquite, Clark, Nevada, United States.

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Family Time Line

Myron Decator Abbott
1890–1928
Martha Ann Burgess
1891–1978
Marriage: 18 January 1910
E O Abbott
1912–1916
Denzil Myron Abbott
1915–1930
Millie Abbott
1917–2014
Laurel Kent Abbott
1920–2011
Shirley Ann Abbott
1924–2018

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    18 January 1910St. George, Washington, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (13)

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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 6
    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.
    1898 · War with the Spanish
    Age 8
    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
    1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
    Age 11
    President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

    Name Meaning

    English: nickname from Middle English abbod, abbot(t), abbat ‘abbot’ (Old English abbod) or Old French abet ‘priest’. Both the Old English and the Old French term are derived from Late Latin abbas (genitive abbatis) ‘priest’, from Greek abbas, from Aramaic aba ‘father’. The nickname was presumably a joking reference to a person's behaviour. In the US, the English name is also sometimes a translation of a cognate or equivalent European name, e.g. Italian Abate , Spanish Abad , or German Abt .History: George Abbot from Yorkshire, England, settled in Andover, MA, in 1640; he had numerous prominent descendants. George Abbott (probably not the same man) died in Rowley, MA, in 1647. Another early migrant was James Abbott, who came from Somerset, England, to Long Island, NY, in the 17th century.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Abate
    Abbot
    Abbitt
    Abbett
    Abbotts

    Sources (25)

    • Myron Decator Abbott, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Myron D Abbott, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
    • Myron Deacture Abbott, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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