Grant County NeArchives Biographies.....Abbott, William James 1856 - 
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William James Abbott

William James Abbott, retired rancher, was born at Wabasha, Minnesota, October
15, 1856, son of George and Ellen (Woods) Abbott. His father was born in Cork,
Ireland, and came to America in 1850. He served in the Civil War and died at
Nashville, Tennessee, in 1864. His wife, Ellen, was born in England and died at
Minniska, Minnesota, in 1920.

Mr. Abbott has engaged in cattle raising for a number of years, recently
retiring. In August, 1891, he was married to Mary Bergerson at Hyannis. Mrs.
Abbott was born in Christiania, Norway, May 31, 1866. There are four children,
Maud, born August 3, 1892, who married Floyd R. Taylor; Harry, born December 6,
1893, who married Jeanette V. Abbott; Willard, born June 28, 1898, who married
Frances G. Gadient; and Lola, born January 21, 1900, who married Edward L.
Rasmussen. Harry served in the World War. He is in the garage business at the
present time. Willard is the owner of a general store.

Mr. Abbott is a Republican. During 1925 and 1926 he served as county
commissioner of Grant County. He is a member of the Odd Fellows, and a former
member of the Whitman School Board. Residence: Whitman.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from 
Nebraskana
Edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin

The Baldwin Company
Hebron, NE
1932


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