William Jackson Abercrombie

William Jackson Abercrombie

• Father: James Holman Abercrombie b. August 1864, d. 6 January 1942
• Mother: Sarah Louisa Davis b. May 1869, d. 26 March 1920

• William Jackson Abercrombie was born circa 1904 in Louisiana.
• He married Irene Coulter circa 1929.
• He was employed as an oil well roughneck, according to the 1930 census.
• He officially witnessed the death of Billie Albin Abercrombie on 19 July 1934 in Gregg County, Texas.
• William Jackson Abercrombie and Irene Coulter appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at 2607 Marion. In 1935 the family was living in Overton, Rusk County, Texas.
• He was employed by an oil refinery as a truck driver, according to the 1940 census.
• The following appeared on 3 January 1963 in the Jackson Independent: Funeral services for E. T. Abercrombie, age 65, of Jonesboro, LA were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Jonesboro United Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Lonnie Treadway conducting. Interment followed in the Mt. Olive cemetery under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home.
       The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Virgie Abercrombie; two sons, Dalton Abercrombie of Jonesboro and Talmadge Abercrombie of Cotton Valley; two brothers, L. L. Abercrombie of Jonesboro and W. J. Abercrombie of Baton Rouge; one sister, Mrs. Guy Brantley of Jonesboro and 4 grandchildren.
       Mr. Abercrombie died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon at his home.
       Pallbearers were Jimmy Clary, G. W. Treadway, Bud Robinson, Louis Miller, Bill Gatlin and Leonard Bosch.
• William Jackson Abercrombie died on 26 February 1966 in Jackson Parish, Louisiana.
• His wife Irene Coulter became a widow at his death.
• The following appeared on 13 December 1987 in The Advocate: Died Friday, Dec. 11, 1987, at her residence in Denham Springs. She was 75. Visiting at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday, and 8 a.m. to religious services at 9 a.m. Monday. Graveside services at McDonald's Baptist Church Cemetery, Jonesboro, at 3:30 p.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Ray Johnson. Survived by three daughters, Louise Cory, Lakeland, Fla., Linda Dixon and Kay Sullivan, both of Clemson, S.C; a son, Maurice Abercrombie, Tampa, Fla; a brother, Bo Coulter, Sandusky, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, William Jackson Abercrombie. She was a member of First Pentecostal Church, Denham Springs. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Heart Association, P.O. Box 65128, 70896.

• Last Edited: 29 Apr 2013