Descendants of Charles Woolverton

Adam Jess Abbott and Tressa Lucille Cooper

Husband Adam Jess Abbott
           Born: 10 Nov 1895 - Imogene, Fremont County, IA
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           Died: 7 Jan 1946 - Pacific Junction, Mills County, IA
         Buried:  - Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Mills County, IA
         Father: Erastus Ralph (Rastus) Abbott
         Mother: Francis Margaret (Fanny) Shoemaker ¹
       Marriage: 26 Feb 1913 - Nebraska City, Otoe County, NE
   Other Spouse: Bonnie Cecil Margurette Jones - 30 Dec 1926 - Rockport, MO
Wife Tressa Lucille Cooper
           Born: 14 Jan 1898 - IA
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           Died: 15 Oct 1971 - Sioux City, Woodbury County, IA
         Buried:  - ?
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1 F Ehtel Abbott
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2 F Janice Abbott
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3 M James Robert Abbott
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4 M Loran Abbott
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5 F Iva Abbott
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6 M Jesse Abbott
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7 M Alvin Albert Abbott
           Born: 26 Jan 1920 - Nebraska City, Otoe County, NE
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           Died: 2 Jun 1960 - Shenandoah, Page County, IA
         Buried:  - Tabor Cemetery, Tabor, Mills County, IA
         Spouse: Bessie ?
         Spouse: Darlene ?
General Notes: Husband - Adam Jess Abbott

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Birth: Nov. 10, 1895
Imogene
Fremont County
Iowa, USA
Death: Jan. 7, 1946
Pacific Junction
Mills County
Iowa, USA

ADAM ABBOTT, 50, FATHER OF NINETEEN CHILDREN IS DEAD
Adam Abbott, 50, father of 19 children, of Pacific Junction, died at the home of a son, Jesse, Monday. He had gone to the home of his son in the morning to scoop corn. He had just scooped a load of 45 bushels from a wagon when he died suddenly of a heart attack.
Mr. Abbott was known to be an exceptionally hard working man. He reared the unusual large number of children and provided well for them. Twelve of the children were living at home at the time of his death. Seven were born by a former marriage.
Adam Jesse Abbott, son of Ralph and Fanny Abbott, was born at Imogene, Iowa, November 10, 1895 and passed away Monday, January 7, 1946, at the age of 50 years, 1 month, and 28 days.
On December 30, 1927, he was married to Bonnie C. M. Jones at Rockport, Missouri. To them twelve children were born; Douglas, Jerry, Kenneth, Donetta, John, Bonnie, Dixie, Sharon, Joe, Carman, Marjorie, and Dan.
They established their first home near Percival, Iowa and have lived in the vicinity of Glenwood for the past eight years. They have been very happy in marriage, Jesse was a good father, loved his home and worked hard to support his large family.
He is survived by his sorrowing wife, Bonnie, and her twelve children and also by Mrs. Isabel Biggart, Sioux City, Iowa, Robert Abbott, Nebraska City, Alvin Abbott, Tecumseh, Nebraska, Jesse Abbott, Bartlett, and seven other children by a former marriage.
Also by his beloved mother, Mrs. Fanny Abbott, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, three brothers, Albert, Alvin, and Adrian of Nebraska City, and two sisters, Mrs. Pearl McKim, Nebraska City, and Mrs. Melvin Cohn of Malvern, Iowa and many relatives and a number of friends.
Funeral services were held at the James Funeral Home at 2 P.M., Wednesday, January 9, 1946. Re. David Young in charge. Burial was made in the Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa.

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Parents:
Erastus Ralph Abbott (1867 - 1914)
Fannie Margaret Shoemaker Abbott (1872 - 1967)

Spouses:
Tressa Lucille Shephard (1898 - 1971)
Bonnie Cecil Marguertte Jones Abbott (1909 - 2006)

Children:
Alvin Albert Abbott (1920 - 1960)*
Douglas Eugene Abbott (1928 - 1985)*
Gerald Curtis Abbott (1930 - 2008)*
Kenneth Leverne Abbott (1931 - 1950)*
Donetta Joyce Abbott Cady (1933 - 1981)*
Dixie Nadine Abbott Dozier (1937 - 1985)*
Marjorie Mae Abbott Munn (1944 - 2009)*

Siblings:
Adam Jess Abbott (1895 - 1946)
Margaret Jane Abbott Brown (1897 - 1962)*
Adrian Adair Abbott (1899 - 1949)*
Pete Alvin Abbott (1902 - 1963)*
Baby Girl Abbott (1903 - 1909)*
Baby Girl Abbott (1905 - 1906)*
Sewell Albert Abbott (1906 - 1980)*
Elsie Ellen May Abbott Cohn (1909 - 1992)*
Mary Ann Abbott (1911 - 1931)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Glenwood Cemetery
Glenwood
Mills County
Iowa, USA

Created by: Marty & Harley
Record added: Mar 28, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 50343393
General Notes: Wife - Tressa Lucille Cooper

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Birth: Jan. 14, 1898
Iowa, USA
Death: Oct. 15, 1971
Sioux City
Woodbury County
Iowa, USA

Tressa Lucille Cooper was born January 14, 1898 in Iowa. She married Adam Jess Abbott on February 26, 1913 in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska. Children: Ehtel, Janice, Henry, James Robert, Loran, Iva, Jesse, Alvin. She later married Henry Milton Shepherd. She died October 15, 1971 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa.

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Spouses:
Henry Milton Shephard (1899 - 1987)*
Adam Jess Abbott (1895 - 1946)*

Children:
Alvin Albert Abbott (1920 - 1960)*
Henry James Shephard (1928 - 1948)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Unknown

Created by: Marty & Harley
Record added: Dec 11, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 121587379
Notes: Marriage

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Sources

1. WikiTree Wolverton Family.

Sources

1 WikiTree Wolverton Family.

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