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George Albert ABSHIRE

George Albert ABSHIRE

Male 1896 - 1944  (48 years)


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  • Name George Albert ABSHIRE  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Birth 18 Jun 1896  Powellton, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 7
    Gender Male 
    Census 21 Jun 1900  Powellton, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    1900 Federal Census of West Virginia, Fayette County, Powellton
    1900 Federal Census of West Virginia, Fayette County, Powellton
    Supervisor's District No. 289, Enumeration District No. 15, Sheet No. 11A
    Census 2 May 1910  Kilsyth, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    1910 Federal Census of West Virginia, Fayette County, Kilsyth
    1910 Federal Census of West Virginia, Fayette County, Kilsyth
    Supervisor's District No. 3, Enumeration District No. 10, Sheet No. 21B
    Census 13 Jan 1920  Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    1920 Federal Census of West Virginia, Fayette County, Fayetteville
    1920 Federal Census of West Virginia, Fayette County, Fayetteville
    Supervisor's District No. 367, Enumeration District No. 21, Sheet No. 24B
    Census 2 Apr 1930  Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    1930 Federal Census of West Virginia, Fayette County, Mount Hope
    1930 Federal Census of West Virginia, Fayette County, Mount Hope
    Enumeration District No. 10-7, Supervisor's District No. 9, Sheet No. 2B
    Census 12 Apr 1940  Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    1940 Federal Census of West Virginia, Fayette County, Fayetteville
    1940 Federal Census of West Virginia, Fayette County, Fayetteville
    Supervisor's District No. 3, Enumeration District No. 10-25, Sheet No. 6B
    Death 7 Jul 1944  Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6, 11
    Burial Abt 10 Jul 1944  High Lawn Memorial Park/Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    ABSHIRE, George
    ABSHIRE, George
    Person ID I3303  Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

    Father Albert Ambrose ABSHIRE,   b. Aug 1868, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1902 and 1906 (Age ~ 33 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Virginia Mariah ANGUS,   b. 14 Jun 1877, Crown Hill, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1950, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 28 Mar 1895  Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Family ID F1125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mabel PERRY,   b. 23 May 1903, Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1990, Hilltop, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jul 1919  Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
    >1. Muriel ABSHIRE,   b. 28 Mar 1921, Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 2007, Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Hazel Irene ABSHIRE,   b. 26 Oct 1923, Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 2013, Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Charles James ABSHIRE,   b. 9 Dec 1928, Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 2014, Seville, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Ashby Albert ABSHIRE,   b. 6 Jun 1931, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1979 (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Lewis Ray ABSHIRE,   b. 18 Aug 1938, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 2009, Ocean City, Worcester, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Jun 1896 - Powellton, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 21 Jun 1900 - Powellton, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 2 May 1910 - Kilsyth, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Jul 1919 - Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 13 Jan 1920 - Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 2 Apr 1930 - Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 12 Apr 1940 - Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Jul 1944 - Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Abt 10 Jul 1944 - High Lawn Memorial Park/Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    ABSHIRE, Mabel P. Obituary
    ABSHIRE, Mabel P. Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S767] 1910 U.S. Census, West Virginia, Fayette, Kilsyth, Thirteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 3, Enumeration District No. 10, Sheet No. 21B.
      Lines 71 thru 77

    2. [S775] 1900 U.S. Census, West Virginia, Fayette, Powellton, Twelfth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 189, Enumeration District No. 15, Sheet No. 11A.
      Lines 1 thru 4

    3. [S1189] High Lawn Memorial Park (Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia, USA), Grave Markers.
      GEORGE A. ABSHIRE
      1896 - 1944

    4. [S1230] Obituary of Wanda M. DALEY, (Name: Akron Beakon Journal; Location: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA; Date: 27 Jul 2013;).
      Wanda M. Lewis Daley passed away on July 20 at the age of 99.

      She was born on May 18, 1914, in Mt. Hope, W.Va., to Albert Henry Lewis and Jennie Mariah Angus Abshire Lewis. After graduating from Mt. Hope High School, she moved to Akron where she discovered the Big Band sound of Jimmy Daley and His Orchestra. She and Jim were married in 1933 and had three children who also became professional musicians.

      A consummate caregiver, Wanda provided for the needs of both her immediate family and many extended family members. She volunteered with the American Red Cross Bloodmobile program in Akron and at the Summit County Home. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Akron, where she taught Sunday School for many years. Beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, cousin, grandmother and great-grand-mother, she was known for her playful spirit – a gift she shared generously. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

      She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Jennie; stepfather, James W. Sawyers; beloved husband, James T. Daley; brother, Cecil (Gertrude) Lewis of Akron; sister, Nellie Jane (Clayton) Smith of Dallas, TX; half-brother, George (Mabel) Abshire of Mt. Hope, W.Va.; half-sister, Hazel Abshire (J.J. "Jack") Goldie; and half-sister, Willie Muriel Abshire (B.J.) Adams (George) Hatch, both of Akron. She is survived by children, Marilyn and Dr. Douglas Boldon of Granville, James and Diane Daley of Charlotte, N.C., and Nancy Daley of Akron; grandchildren Kristin Boldon (George Fischer) of Minneapolis, Minn., Amy Boldon Harper of Philadelphia, Pa., Emily Boldon of Boston, Mass., and Carol (Stacy) Cook and Steven (Janel) Daley of Charlotte, N.C.; great-grand-children, Camille, Halle, and Jane Obendorf, and Vince Daley of Charlotte, N.C.; Drew and Gus Fischer of Minneapolis, Minn.; and Jay Harper of Philadelphia, Pa.; niece, Roberta Butler; and nephew, Jeff Lewis, both of Akron.

      A private graveside service has been held at Rose Hill Burial Park in Fairlawn. In lieu of flowers, she requested that memorial contributions in her name be made to The Salvation Army, The American Red Cross, or Summa Hospice.

    5. [S797] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
      Name: George Albert Abshire
      Birth Date: abt 1896
      Death Date: 7 Jul 1944
      Death Place: MT. Hope, Fayette, West Virginia
      Death Age: 48 years 20 days
      Occupation: Miner
      Race: Black [this is likely a typo]
      Marital Status: Married
      Gender: Male
      FHL Film Number: 584757

    6. [S797] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
      Name: George Albert Abshire
      Death Date: 7 Jul 1944
      Death Place: Fayette, West Virginia
      Marital Status: Married
      Father Name: Ambrose Abshire
      Mother Name: Virginia Angus
      Spouse Name: Mabel Abshire
      FHL Film Number: 1983743

    7. [S1022] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938.
      Name: Geo A Abshire
      [George Albert Abshire]
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 18 Jun 1896
      Birth Place: Powellton, West Virginia
      Birth County: Fayette
      Father: A Abshire
      Mother: Jennie
      FHL Film Number: 584762

    8. [S1025] West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971.
      Name: Geo A Abshire
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: abt 1896
      Age: 23
      Spouse's Name: Mabel Perry
      Spouse Gender: Female
      Spouse Age: 16
      Marriage Date: 15 Jul 1919
      Marriage Place: MT Hope, Fayette, West Virginia
      Father's Name: Bub
      Mother's Name: Jennie
      Spouse Father's Name: Charlie
      Spouse Mother's Name: Dostie

    9. [S1231] 1920 U.S. Census, West Virginia, Fayette, Fayetteville, Fourteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 367, Enumeration District No. 21, Sheet No. 24B.
      Lines 72 thru 73

    10. [S1232] 1940 U.S. Census, West Virginia, Fayette, Fayetteville, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 3, Enumeration District No. 10-25, Sheet No. 6B.
      Lines 48 thru 53

    11. [S1237] Obituary of Mabel P. ABSHIRE.
      Mabel P. Abshire

      MT. HOPE - Mrs. Mabel Perry Abshire, 86, died Sunday, Jan. 14, at 11:55 p.m., in a Hilltop care center following a long illness.

      Born May 23, 1903, at Mt. Hope, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Doshia White Perry.

      Mrs. Abshire was a former employee of the Kroger Company, member of the Mt. Hope Christian Church and the Winola Chapter No. 59 Order of the Easter Star at Mt. Hope.

      She was preceded in death by her husband, George Abshire in 1944; a son, Ashby Abshire in 1979; seven brothers and four sisters.

      Survivors include two sons, Charles J. (Jim) Abshire of Uniontown, Ohio and Lewis R. (Tommy) Abshire of Pontiac [sic], Md; two daughters, Muriel Deal and Hazel Kent, both of Mt. Hope; a sister, Sally Davis of Athens, Ga.; 12 grand-children and 11 great-grandchildren.

      Services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel in Mt. Hope with the Rev. Larry E. Hatfield officiating. Burial will be in the High Lawn Memorial Park in Oak Hill.

      Friends may call Wednesday from noon until time of the services.

      Any donations of sympathy may be made to the Mt. Hope Christian Church or the Mt. Hope Library.

    12. [S1245] Obituary of Hazel Irene KENT, (Name: Register-Herald; Location: Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA; Date: 24 Jul 2013;).
      HAZEL IRENE ABSHIRE KENT

      Hazel Irene "Cissie" Abshire Kent, 89, of Beckley, formerly of Mount Hope, died at her home on Monday, July 22, 2013.

      Born October 26, 1923, at Mount Hope, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Mabel Perry Abshire.

      She married Norman Bon-Durant Kent on November 15, 1958 in Petersburg, Virginia.
      Hazel was a retired employee of the Fayette County Board of Education as a custodian at Mount Hope Elementary School. She was a member of the Mount Hope Christian Church and the Winolia Chapter No. 59, Order of the Eastern Star, Mount Hope.

      She was preceded in death by her sister, Muriel Deal and two brothers, Ashby Abshire and Lewis “Tommy” Abshire.

      Survivors include her son, Stephen B. Kent and his wife, Michele; two grandsons, Stephen J. Kent and Logan Kent; one brother, Charles “Jim” Abshire; several nieces and nephews; and special friends, Nancy Martin, Della Cole and John Creed.

      Graveside rites will be 2 p.m. Friday, July 26, 2013, at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity with Minister Dennis Kinzer officiating. Burial will follow.

      Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope.

    13. [S999] 1930 U.S. Census, West Virginia, Fayette, Mount Hope, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 10-7, Supervisor's District No. 9, Sheet No. 2B.
      Lines 61 thru 65

    14. [S1025] West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971.
      Name: Junie Angus
      [Jennie Angus]
      [Virginia Angus]
      Gender: Female
      Birth Date: abt 1877
      Age: 18
      Spouse's Name: Ambrose Abshin
      Spouse Gender: Male
      Spouse Age: 27
      Marriage Date: 28 Mar 1895
      Marriage Place: Fayette, West Virginia
      Father's Name: Wm
      Mother's Name: Sarah J
      Spouse Father's Name: Bird
      Spouse Mother's Name: Elizabeth


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