James Alford Abercrombie
b. 8 April 1858, d. 17 September 1939
- Father: John B. Abercrombie b. circa 1812, d. 25 March 1866
- Mother: Penny Francis Patterson b. circa 1821, d. circa 1895
- James Alford Abercrombie was born on 8 April 1858 in Montgomery County, Alabama.
- 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 James Alford Abercrombie, Albert Galiton Abercrombie, Abner Abercrombie, George B. Abercrombie, Greenwood Abercrombie, Sarah E. 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 James Alford Abercrombie, Albert Galiton Abercrombie, Abner Abercrombie, Greenwood Abercrombie, Sarah E. Abercrombie, Dora B. Abercrombie and Robert Lee Abercrombie.
- Greenwood Abercrombie appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Austin County, Texas, living next to brother Albert.. Other members of the household included James Alford Abercrombie, Robert Lee Abercrombie, Penny Francis Patterson and Sarah E. Abercrombie.
- He was a farm laborer (unemployed for twelve months), according to the 1880 census.
- He married Mattie Savannah Dreher, daughter of B. F. Dreher and Nancy (?), circa 1884.
- James Alford Abercrombie and Mattie Savannah Dreher appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Rains County, Texas, and one farm laborer boarding in the household.. Other members of the household included Maudie P. Abercrombie, Charles Arthur Abercrombie and Lizzie Esther Abercrombie.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
- He officially witnessed the death of Osceola Kyle Speed on 10 November 1927 in Emory, Rains County, Texas.
- James Alford Abercrombie died on 17 September 1939 at age 81 in Emory, Rains County, Texas, . His death was officially witnessed by Charles Arthur Abercrombie.
- His wife Mattie Savannah Dreher became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Wilson Cemetery, Greenview, Hopkins County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 7 Jul 2014
Family: Mattie Savannah Dreher b. 23 November 1867, d. 9 April 1959
- Maudie P. Abercrombie b. 31 January 1885, d. 1 January 1981
- Jimmie Abercrombie b. 27 December 1886, d. 12 March 1892
- Charles Arthur Abercrombie b. 26 December 1888, d. 15 February 1987
- Lizzie Esther Abercrombie b. November 1892