"Barry, I’m sending some information I have concerning the generations of these forefathers. I’m sure it will interest you as it does me that so many of the same names were used thru out the years.
James Abbott -- your great, great, great, great-granddad was married to Elizabeth Copeland and lived in Iredell County, North Carolina. He died in 1803. Her death date unknown.
One of their children were James Hial Abbott, a cabinet maker, born in N.C. in 1801 -- died 1877. He married Jane Mills Key in 1825. She died in 1887. Both are buried at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Wilburn, Ala. they were your great, great, great grandparents. They had 14 children:
1. James Stanley born 1826, Alabama, died 1903, buried at Williams Chapel Cemetery in Walker County, AlabamaPilgrim Progress Abbott (your great, great granddad) born 1846, died in mid-1920’s, married Sara Jane Lay in the 1870’s. She was born in 1848, died unknown.2. John Wesley born 1828, Alabama, died 1915, Alabama3. Elizabeth Carolina born 1832, Alabama, died ?4. Aseneth Adeline born 1832, Alabama, died ?5. Hial Copeland born 1834, Alabama, died ?6. William Washington born 1837, Alabama, died ?7. Belinda Jane born 1840, Alabama, died ?8. Mary Ann born 1843, Alabama, died 1913, buried in Antioch Cemetary in Cullman County, Alabama9. Ersel Pickens born 1844, died ?10. Pilgrim Progress (your great, great granddad) born 1846 in Alamama, died in Arkansas in mid-1920’s11. Basheba born 1851 in Alabama, died 1937, buried in Sardis Cemetary in Winston County, Alabama12. Sheran born 1852, Alabama, died 1924, Alabama, buried in Williams Chapel Cemetery in Walker County, Alabama13. Ira born 1851, died ?14. Sophronia born 1853, died ?
They had 8 children:
1. Tom or Thomas, died from heart attack in his early years. He was born in 1880.The daughters of Pilgrim Progress are: 1) Rebecca Baron; 2) Alice Blevins; 3) Francis Abbott. Also, number 4, Annie Patterson, who was a half sister to all of the above children of Pilgrim. All the daughters are deceased.2. James Roseman (your great-granddad) born in 1882, died in late 1950’s probably. Married Minnie Williams.3. Rubin, born 1884, in Alabama, died in Walker County in early 1960’s. Married Luch South. They had one son, can’t remember the name. She left Rubin when baby was small. He then married Ella Woods. They had six sons named, Rosman, Cleburn, Leburn, Johnny, Bascum, and Dean. They had four daughters - Lether, Veris, Joyce, and Tiny. Ella died. Rubin married Jennie Cunningham. They had one son - Donald.4. Marion Curis, burn 1886, died 1971. Married Lena Kilgo 1906. She died in 1921. They had five children: 1) Ethel age 89 (she was at the reunion Sunday); 2) Etta Simth (deceased); 3) Ruby Howell, died 1993; 4) Lenard, born in 1915, been missing over 50 years; 5) John Henry, born 1921. He is my husband. We’ll be married 57 years, September 7th. Lena died when John was three weeks old. Marion married Ada McNeal in 1922. They had six children - 1) Arnold; 2) Clarence; 3) Herman, deceased in 1994; 4) Vivian Eddy; 5) Curtis; 6) Gaynell Myers. Ada died in 1972. Marion and Ada are bureied in Mt. Joy Baptist Church Cemetery in Walker County.5. Sylvester, born 1889, died 1953. Married to Mae Etta Robinson, born 1895, died 1965. Both are buried in a Boldo Cemetery. they had 7 children: 1) Herbert Vester -- we call him H.V.; 2) James Thomas -- he is J.T. to us; 3) Charles; 4) Bertha Smith, deceased; 5) Rushie Ganey; 6) Ruth Meadows, deceased; 4) Clara Mae McClusky.
John Henry and I (Annisteen) was married in 1940, September 7th. We have nine children living and two babies dead. Our nine children are:
1. Linda Robinson, Age 56, Birmingham, AlabamaI’m sorry these pages are so messy. I made several mistakes -- just marked thru them, instead of re-writing the page.2. Gladys Ann Harrod, Age 53, Pell City, Alabama3. Dewey Abbott, Age 51, Jasper, Alabama4. Joyce Marie Ragsdale, 49, Arley, Alabama5. Jerry Durant Abbott, 47, Jasper, Alabama6. Johny Wayne Abbott, 45, Virginia Beach, Virginia7. Rita Jane Bartlett, 43, Cullman, Alabama8. Larry James Abbott, 41, Jasper, Alabama9. Tammy Alena Coleman, 30, Starkville, Mississippi
Hopefully you can read my writing. I used to have a good handwriting, but as I get older, my writing gets worse.
If you or someone in your family types, maybe it can be typed, if the writing can be read.
Hope you have a good week.
God Bless,
Annisteen Abbott, Jasper, Alabama
P.S. - I don’t know much about your great granddad’s (Roseman’s) family -- Surely your family has those records. We know he had a son named Rubin -- also Claud, Wallace, and Calvin -- and two daughters, Clovis and Dovie. I’m not sure about these names. It’s hard to remember people we never see."
