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Charles James ABSHIRE

Charles James ABSHIRE

Male 1928 - 2014  (85 years)


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  • Name Charles James ABSHIRE  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Birth 9 Dec 1928  Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6, 7, 10
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Jim ABSHIRE  [3, 4, 8
    Census 2 Apr 1930  Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Census 12 Apr 1940  Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 3 Apr 1950  Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 14 Mar 2014  Seville, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8
    Burial Abt 17 Mar 2014  Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery/Seville, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Person ID I4090  Rivera Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

    Father George Albert ABSHIRE,   b. 18 Jun 1896, Powellton, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1944, Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 15 Jul 1919  Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Family ID F1460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lois Uldine UNDERWOOD 
    Children 
    >1. Charles James ABSHIRE
    Family ID F1468  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [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

    2. [S1236] 1950 U.S. Census, West Virginia, Fayette, Mount Hope, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 10-19, Sheet No. 3.
      Lines 17 thru 19

    3. [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.

    4. [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.

    5. [S704] Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery (Seville, Medina, Ohio, USA), Grave Markers.
      ABSHIRE
      CHARLES J
      PFC USA
      KOREA
      1928 2014

    6. [S458] U.S., Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2019.
      Name: Charles J Abshire
      Rank: Private First Class
      Death Age: 85
      Birth Date: 9 Dec 1928
      Death Date: 14 Mar 2014
      Interment Place: Seville, Ohio, USA
      Cemetery Address: 10175 Rawiga Rd
      Cemetery Postal Code: 44273
      Cemetery: Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery
      Section: Wal70
      Row: E
      Plot: 4
      War: Korea
      Branch of Service: US Army
      Relative: Charles J Abshire
      Comments: Veteran (Self)

    7. [S766] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018.
      Name: Charles J Abshire
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 85
      Birth Date: 9 Dec 1928
      Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
      Residence Place: Ohio, USA
      Death Date: 14 Mar 2014
      Death Hospital: Inpatient
      Death Place: Ohio, USA
      Father: Abshire
      Inquest Questions: Autopsy Performed?: NO; Autopsy Findings Available?: Not Applicable; Manner of Death: Natural; Pregnant at Time of Death?: Not Applicable; Tobacco Use Contribute to Death?: YES; Method of Disposition: Cremation;
      Education: 9th through 12th grade; no diploma
      Industry: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER
      Occupation: Sales

    8. [S1247] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016.
      Name: Charles James Abshire
      [Jim Abshire]
      Death Age: 85
      Birth Date: abt 1929
      Death Date: 14 Mar 2014
      Death Place: Ohio, USA
      Spouse: Lois
      Newspaper Information: Newspaper: Akron Beacon Journal, Newspaper Date: 18 Mar 2014, Newspaper Page: B4 Column: ; Repository: Akron-Summit County Public Library; Years Available: 1898-1905, 1940-1989, 1995-1999,2013- current

    9. [S764] Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1980.
      Name: Charles James Abshire
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Age: 19
      Birth Date: 9 Apr 1960
      Birth Place: Beckley, W. Vriginia
      Marriage Date: 22 Mar 1980
      Marriage Place: Summit, Ohio, USA
      Father: Charles James Abshire
      Mother: Lois Uldine Underwood
      Spouse: Victoria Marie Murphy

    10. [S929] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
      Name: Charles James Abshire
      Race: White
      Age: 18
      Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
      Birth Date: 9 Dec 1928
      Birth Place: Mount Hope, West Virginia, USA
      Residence Place: Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
      Registration Date: 9 Dec 1946
      Registration Place: Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
      Employer: Krogers Store
      Height: 5 10
      Weight: 160
      Complexion: Ruddy
      Hair Color: Black
      Eye Color: Brown
      Next of Kin: Mabel Abshire

    11. [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

    12. [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


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