Family: John Stafford Abbott / Edna V. [wife of John S. Abbott] (F219)

• Father | Male John Stafford Abbott

  
  

  Born	21 Nov 1882	Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
  Died	27 Oct 1952	Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA
  Buried		Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA
  Married	Abt 1934  [1, 2]
  Other Spouse	Hazel Myrtle Way | F220
  Married	Before 1912
  Other Spouse	Nellie Viola Wood | F218
  Married	Abt 1917-1918
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  Mother | Female Edna V. [wife of John S. Abbott]

  
  

  Born	Abt 1907	Oklahoma, USA
  Died
  Buried
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• Notes

  Married: The 1940 census offers no data on the length of the marriage, but an analysis of the census household suggests that the couple has with them 2 Sizemore daughters from Edna's previous marriage, and a 5-year-old Mary Jane Abbott who is likely the child of the new wife. There was a 5-year gap after the youngest Sizemore daughter (age 10). Technically they should have been listed as step-daughters. Additionally, data on his FindAGrave site states that "Brownie Lee" was his step-daughter. With the middle initial of "V" it is tempting to think that Edna V. Abbott was Nellie V. Abbott, just an error in recording. However, her age, the presence of step daughters, and many other factors make it clear that this was a third wife.

  
  

• Sources

  [S555] 1940 U.S. census, Cherokee County, Kansas, population schedule, Baxter Springs (816 Lincoln Ave.), enumeration district (ED) 11-2C, sheet 1A (penned), p. 46 (stamped), household 14, John S. Abbott household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 February 2016); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1223. [S554] Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 February 2016), memorial 44098012, 8 November 2009 by Mark Brock, for John Stafford Abbott (1882-1952), citing Lowell Cemetery (Lowell, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA); image of marker.