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Thomas Abbott Jr.

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Thomas Abbott Jr.

Birth
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
Death
Apr 1870 (aged 29–30)
Glynn County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Saint Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 31.2227333, Longitude: -81.3898166
Plot
Grave 2
Memorial ID
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1870, Glynn County, Georgia, U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules: Thomas Abbott, 30 years old, Laborer, Cause of Death: Consumption.

Birth Place from Robert Sengstacke Abbott's 1928 U.S., Passport Application, states his father. Thomas Abbott, was born in Savannah, GA.

Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950: Thomas Abbott and Flora Butler, 18 May 1868 married Chatham, Georgia.

Father: Thomas Abbott Sr. was killed on A&G (Atlantic & Gulf) Railroad during the war. According to Randolph Abbott's U.S., Freedman's Bank Record, at Frederica, St. Simons Island, GA dated 26 Jan 1871. Randolph Abbott is most likely Thomas Abbott's brother.

Mother: Betty, according to Randolph Abbott's U.S., Freedman's Bank Record, at Frederica, St. Simons Island, GA, dated 26 Jan 1871.

Patrick J. Holladay PhD writes in his book Gullah Geechee Heritage in the Golden Isles, (American Heritage) – August 12, 2019: The (Thomas Abbott) family had a large property near The First African Baptist Church on Frederica Road, which was part of an old Oglethorpe plantation."

1870 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedule for Glynn County, Georgia shows that Thomas Abbott, age 30, died of Consumption in April 1870 and that he was laborer.
1870, Glynn County, Georgia, U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules: Thomas Abbott, 30 years old, Laborer, Cause of Death: Consumption.

Birth Place from Robert Sengstacke Abbott's 1928 U.S., Passport Application, states his father. Thomas Abbott, was born in Savannah, GA.

Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950: Thomas Abbott and Flora Butler, 18 May 1868 married Chatham, Georgia.

Father: Thomas Abbott Sr. was killed on A&G (Atlantic & Gulf) Railroad during the war. According to Randolph Abbott's U.S., Freedman's Bank Record, at Frederica, St. Simons Island, GA dated 26 Jan 1871. Randolph Abbott is most likely Thomas Abbott's brother.

Mother: Betty, according to Randolph Abbott's U.S., Freedman's Bank Record, at Frederica, St. Simons Island, GA, dated 26 Jan 1871.

Patrick J. Holladay PhD writes in his book Gullah Geechee Heritage in the Golden Isles, (American Heritage) – August 12, 2019: The (Thomas Abbott) family had a large property near The First African Baptist Church on Frederica Road, which was part of an old Oglethorpe plantation."

1870 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedule for Glynn County, Georgia shows that Thomas Abbott, age 30, died of Consumption in April 1870 and that he was laborer.


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  • Created by: Linda Olsen
  • Added: Mar 9, 2023
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/250340509/thomas-abbott: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Abbott Jr. (1840–Apr 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 250340509, citing African American Burial Ground, Fort Frederica National Monument, Saint Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Linda Olsen (contributor 48119027).