Generation No. 2
2. JAMES HARVEY2 ABERNATHY (UNKNOWN1) was
born August 27, 1812 in York District, SC,
and died August 1, 1896 in York County, SC.
He married (1) ADALINE HENRY Bef. 1842,
daughter of JACKSON NEELY HENRY. He married
(2) HELEN ALICE ?DANIEL Aft. 1842.
Notes for HELEN ALICE DANIEL:
This may refer to Hellen Alice Abernathy:
Notice in the "Due West Telescope", February
1, 1861. "Died of pneumonia in Neely's Creek
Congregation, York District, S. C. on the
15th December, Mrs. Ellen Abernathy, in the
34th year of her age [early a member] of
Presbyterian church....after her marriage
some year ago she transferred her connection
to the ARPresbyterian Church at Neely's Creek
[left] Husband and children. Source: A R
P Death & Marriage Notices 1843-186?, p
137.
Children of JAMES ABERNATHY and HELEN
DANIEL are:
i. MARGARET ANN3
ABERNATHY, m. JOHN ROBINSON STRAIT. (Note:
She may have been child of 1st
marriage)
3. ii. MARTHA A. ABERNATHY, b.
September 26, 1846; d. November 17,
1915.
4. iii. WILLIAM CALHOUN ABERNATHY,
b. December 14, 1849, York County, SC; d.
January 28, 1889, Catawba Junction, York
County, SC.
5. iv. ALICE ABERNATHY, b.
September 15, 1852; d. June 21, 1929.
6. v. HARRIETT ABERNATHY, b.
September 11, 1857; d. October 18,
1917.
Generation No. 3
3. MARTHA A.3 ABERNATHY (JAMES HARVEY2,
UNKNOWN1) was born September 26, 1846, and
died November 17, 1915. She married JOHN
THOMAS SPENCER Bef. 1877.
Children of MARTHA ABERNATHY and JOHN
SPENCER are:
i. ROBERT LATHAN4
SPENCER, b. October 11, 1877; d. April 28,
1923.
ii. THOMAS BIGHAM
SPENCER, b. February 23, 1882; d. March 15,
1949; m. EUGENIA P..
7. iii. WILLIAM HALL SPENCER, b.
February 5, 1884; d. November 23,
1962.
8. iv. PRESTON WYLIE SPENCER, b.
May 11, 1886; d. September 13, 1965.
v. REID SPENCER.
4. WILLIAM CALHOUN3 ABERNATHY (JAMES
HARVEY2, UNKNOWN1) was born December 14, 1849
in York County, SC, and died January 28, 1889
in Catawba Junction, York County, SC. He
married MARY EMMA DANIEL, daughter of WILLIAM
DANIEL and ELIZABETH WYLIE.
(My line) Elizabeth
Wylie had been married previously to Henry F.
White and had a number of children. He died
and she married William B. Daniel.
Notes for WILLIAM CALHOUN ABERNATHY:
William Calhoun Abernathy was the owner of a
store in Catawba Junction and a successful
businessman at the time of his death. In the
prime of his life, he was murdered by two
black men at his store. The men were later
hung for their crime. His son, William Leslie
Abernathy, was in his teens when he witnessed
the hangings.
Children of WILLIAM ABERNATHY and MARY
DANIEL are:
i. INFANT4, b. July
11,1875.
9. ii. WILLIAM LESLIE
ABERNATHY, b. October 16, 1876, Catawba
Junction, York County, SC; d. October 17,
1955, Lancaster,
Lancaster County, SC.
(My line)
10. iii. HELEN ELIZABETH ABERNATHY,
b. February 5, 1879; d. December
1, 1947.
iv. MITTIE ARTEMISIA
ABERNATHY, b. June 27, 1881; d. October 18,
1974.
v. CHARLES BETTS
ABERNATHY, b. July 18, 1883; d. November 25,
1903.
11. vi. MARTHA WHITE ABERNATHY,
b. December 30, 1885; d. July 13,
1970.
5. ALICE3 ABERNATHY (JAMES HARVEY2,
UNKNOWN1) was born September 15, 1852, and
died June 21, 1929. She married JOSEPH WYLIE
RODDEY.
Children of ALICE ABERNATHY and JOSEPH
RODDEY are:
i. MARY HELEN4RODDEY,
b. 1879; d. October 3, 1880.
ii. WILLIAM CLARKSON RODDEY,
b. Abt. December 1882; d. April 22,
1884.
iii. EDWIN LYLE RODDEY,
b. 1884; d. July 20, 1886.
iv. LOUIS WYLIE RODDEY, b.
1886; d. September 24, 1888.
v. CAMMIE LOUISE
RODDEY, b. February 17, 1891; d. May 23,
1973.
12. vi. MARTHA RODDEY, b. June
29, 1896; d. December 19, 1976.
6. HARRIETT3 ABERNATHY (JAMES HARVEY2,
UNKNOWN1) was born September 11, 1857, and
died October 18, 1917. She married DAVID
PRESTON LESSLIE.
Children of HARRIETT ABERNATHY and DAVID
LESSLIE are:
i. JAMES DIXON4
LESSLIE, b. December 13, 1881; d. February 2,
1937; m. NINA GETTYS.
ii. HELEN JANE
LESSLIE, b. March 7, 1884; d. July 8, 1903.
iii. WILLIAM CALHOUN
LESSLIE, b. March 7, 1889; d. November 1,
1984; m. KATHERINE FLEMING.
iv. DAVID JOHNSON
LESSLIE, b. December 16, 1894; d. June 30,
1978; m. ELIZABETH YARBOROUGH.
v. MARY ELIZABETH
LESSLIE, b. January 28, 1897; d. August 19,
1972.
vi. MATTIE LESSLIE,
b.Unknown.
Generation No. 4
7. WILLIAM HALL4 SPENCER (MARTHA A.3
ABERNATHY, JAMES HARVEY2, UNKNOWN1) was born
February 5, 1884, and died November 23, 1962.
He married CARRIE WILLIAMS, daughter of
NASA WILLIAMS and NANCY LESSLIE.
Child of WILLIAM SPENCER and CARRIE WILLIAMS
is:
i. WILLIAM5 SPENCER.
8. PRESTON WYLIE4 SPENCER (MARTHA A.3
ABERNATHY, JAMES HARVEY2, UNKNOWN1) was born
May 11, 1886, and died September 13, 1965. He
married MATTIE LOU BARNETTE.
Child of PRESTON SPENCER and MATTIE
BARNETTE
is:
i. PRESTON WYLIE5
SPENCER, JR., b. January 20, 1927; d.
December1, 1937.
