Abigail Annie Yates

b. 25 September 1892, d. 2 July 1966
  • Abigail Annie Yates was born on 25 September 1892 in England.
  • The birth of Abigail Annie Yates was registered during the 4th quarter of 1892 in Leighton Buzzard district, county of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire. Abigail Annie Yates.
  • James Yates and Annie Eliza Baker arrived circa 1895, accompanied by Abigail Annie Yates, Gwendoline Martha Yates and Theodore Markland Yates according to various censuses.
  • James Yates and Annie Eliza Baker appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, at 1008 Price Street. Other members of the household included Abigail Annie Yates, Gwendoline Martha Yates, Theodore Markland Yates and Florence M. Yates.
  • James Yates and Annie Eliza Baker appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, at 1439 Broad. Other members of the household included Abigail Annie Yates, Gwendoline Martha Yates, Theodore Markland Yates and Florence M. Yates.
  • The following appeared on 13 June 1912 in The Augusta Chronicle: The commencement exercises of the graduating class of the Tubman High School will be held at the Grand Opera House this evening at 8:30 o'clock. //P/ The graduating class of 1912 consists of thirty-one charming young ladies, and is the largest graduating class of the Tubman High School in eight years. . . . Following are the names of the young ladies of the graduating class: . . . Sammy Emma Rheney. . . Abigail Annie Yates, Gwendoline Martha Yates. . .
  • Abigail Annie Yates and Gwendoline Martha Yates appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 at 810 Fifteenth boarding in the household of William and Lillian Vaughan.
  • She was employed as a nurse in a doctor's office, according to the 1920 census.
  • She married John Watson Rheney, son of Samuel Clark Rheney and Mary Caroline Evans, on 16 September 1921 in Norfolk, Virginia.
  • John Watson Rheney and Abigail Annie Yates appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, at 2324 Central Avenue enumerated in the same dwelling as Abigail's parents and sisters.
  • She was employed as a trained nurse in a medical office, according to the 1930 census.
  • Abigail Annie Yates became a widow at the 15 July 1963 death of her husband John Watson Rheney.
  • The following appeared on 17 July 1963 in The Augusta Chronicle: (Orangeburg, S.C.) Funeral services for John Watson Rheney Sr., 71, of Orangeburg, will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Dukes - Harley Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. G. R. Cooper officiating. Mr. Rheney died Monday night. /P/ Born in Keysville, Ga., he was the son of the late Samuel Rheney and Mollie Evans Rheney. He was a member of St. Andrews Methodist Church, a past commander of the Last Man's Club, Troop K, Richmond Hussers, Augusta, and a veteran of World War I. /P/ Mr. Rheney moved to Orangeburg in 1956 after retiring from the furniture business in Spartanburg, S.C. /P/ Surviving with his wife, Mrs. Abigail Yates Rheney, Orangeburg, are two sons, Dr. John W. Rheney Jr., Orangeburg, and Dr. T. B. Rheney, Summerville, W. Va; two sisters, Miss Sammie Rheney and Mrs. A. G. Bell, both of Augusta; one brother, Grady Rheney, Augusta; and five grandchildren. /P/ Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Orangeburg.
  • Abigail Annie Yates died on 2 July 1966 at age 73.
  • She was interred at Memorial Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
  • Last Edited: 9 Jun 2010

Family: John Watson Rheney b. 29 January 1892, d. 15 July 1963