William Ples Abercrombie b. 12 Feb 1883 Washington County, Arkansas, USA d. 11 May 1974 Washington County, Arkansas

1883 - 1974 (91 years)

Name	William Ples Abercrombie [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Born	12 Feb 1883	Washington County, Arkansas, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Gender	Male
Died	11 May 1974	Washington County, Arkansas [2, 8]
Buried	Thornsberry Cemetery, Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, USA [2]
Person ID	I34554121083	Miller & Lounsbury
Last Modified	4 Dec 2021

Father	Benjamin Franklin Abercrombie, b. 15 Jan 1841, Union County, Georgia, USA , d. 12 May 1930, Elm Springs, Washington, Arkansas, USA (Age 89 years)
Mother	Mary J. Jones, b. 6 Aug 1844, Arkansas , d. 22 Jan 1905, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 60 years)
Family ID	F931	Group Sheet

Family Ida Margaret Chenoweth, b. 6 Jan 1887, Healing Springs, Benton County, Arkansas, USA , d. 27 February 1921, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, USA (Age 34 years)

Married 20 Oct 1907 Washington County, Arkansas, USA [1, 5]

Children

	1. Cleotha Abercrombie, b. 24 Feb 1907, Benton County, Arkansas, USA , d. 24 Feb 1907, Benton County, Arkansas, USA (Age 0 years)
+	2. Mary Evadeen Abercrombie, b. 24 Nov 1909, Arkansas, USA , d. 5 Aug 1995, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 85 years)
	3. Burlin Abercrombie, b. 13 Jul 1914, Washington County, Arkansas, USA , d. 13 Jul 1914, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 0 years)

Last Modified 4 Dec 2021

Family ID F166 Group Sheet

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Notes

6 May 1910 census of Elm Springs, Washington County, AR, found the Abercrombie family living in dwelling #147, next door to father Benjamin Abercrombie in dwelling #148. Ples and Ida said that they had been married 3 years and 1 of their 2 children was still living:

Ples Abercrombie 26 AR GA AR - Farmer
Ida 23 AR GA AR
Evadeen 5/12 AR AR AR

In his WWI Draft Registration Card dated 12 Sept. 1918, William Ples Abercrombie said that he was born 12 February 1883. He was living with his wife Ida in Healing Springs, Benton County, AR, where he was self-employed in farming.

9 January 1920 census of Wager, Benton County, AR, found the Abercrombie family living in dwelling #209:

Pleas Abercrombie 36 AR GA AR - Farmer
Ida Abercrombie 32 AR TN MO
Evadeen Abercrombie 5/12 AR AR AR
Margarett Chenoweth 67 MO TN MO - Mother-in-law, Widow

Sources

[S-664590780] Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
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[S-664713687] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1910; Census Place: Elm Springs, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: T624_67; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1374080.
[S-664643662] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).
[S503967140] Arkansas, Washington County Marriage Records, 1845-1941, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
[S-664713978] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Wager, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00119; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 4-47.
[S-664711293] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Wager, Benton, Arkansas; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 2339801.
[S-664711898] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File.
[S-664591512] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147.
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