Albert Galiton Abercrombie

b. 22 January 1847, d. 11 March 1929
  • Albert Galiton Abercrombie was born on 22 January 1847 in Alabama.
  • John B. Abercrombie and Penny Francis Patterson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Montgomery County, Alabama, enumerated next to John's mother, and not far from Robert Ware and his family.. Other members of the household included Albert Galiton Abercrombie, John E. Abercrombie, Chesley W. Abercrombie, Mark E. Abercrombie and Abner Abercrombie.
  • John B. Abercrombie and Penny Francis Patterson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Albert Galiton Abercrombie, Abner Abercrombie, George B. Abercrombie, Greenwood Abercrombie, Sarah E. Abercrombie, James Alford Abercrombie and Dora B. Abercrombie.
  • Penny Francis Patterson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Wetumpka PO, Elmore County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Albert Galiton Abercrombie, Abner Abercrombie, Greenwood Abercrombie, Sarah E. Abercrombie, James Alford Abercrombie, Dora B. Abercrombie and Robert Lee Abercrombie.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
  • He married Martha Susan Dunn, daughter of Isaiah David Dunn and Jane Murray, circa 1874, and Martha's sister Virginia married Albert's brother Greenwood. Also, Martha and Virginia's sister Nancy married James Vasser, whose brother William married Albert and Greenwood's sister Dora Abercrombie.
  • Albert Galiton Abercrombie and Martha Susan Dunn appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Austin County, Texas, living next to Albert's mother, brothers and sister.
  • He was a farmer (unemployed for twelve months), according to the 1880 census.
  • Albert Galiton Abercrombie and Martha Susan Dunn appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Rains County, Texas, living not far from Albert's brothers Abner and Greenwood.. Other members of the household included Kinchie Abercrombie, Annie Abercrombie and Katherine Abercrombie.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
  • The following appeared on 22 September 1904 in The Dallas Morning News: (Sulphur Springs, Sept. 20) The case of Greenwood Abercrombie, charged with the killing of Charley Carter in Rains County in 1901, was put on trial in the District Court this morning. Carter married a daughter of the defendant's brother, Albert Abercrombie, and took out a policy of insurance in her favor. He was assassinated, and the State's theory is that the shooting was done by the defendant at the instigation of Albert Abercrombie, who is also under indictment as an accomplice. The case was tried once in Rains County, the verdict being life imprisonment. A new trial and change of venue came in due course.
         There are more than a hundred citizens of Rains County here in attendance, nearly all as witnesses.
  • The following appeared on 25 September 1904 in The Dallas Morning News: (Sulphur Springs, Sept. 24) The trial of Greenwood Abercrombie, charged with the killing of Charlie Carter in Rains County in December, 1901, resulted in a verdict of acquittal yesterday afternoon.
         Albert Abercrombie, brother of the defendant & father-in-law of the man killed is under indictment on the same charge.
  • Albert Galiton Abercrombie and Martha Susan Dunn appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Hopkins County, Texas. Other members of the household included Katherine Abercrombie and Sarah E. Abercrombie.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.
  • Albert Galiton Abercrombie died on 11 March 1929 at age 82 in Hopkins County, Texas, near Cumby.
  • His wife Martha Susan Dunn became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Cumby City Cemetery, Cumby, Hopkins County, Texas.
  • Last Edited: 4 May 2016

Family: Martha Susan Dunn b. 2 March 1856, d. 13 July 1950