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Abbott, Harold Ermel

Abbott, Harold Ermel

Male 1919 - 2013  (93 years)


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  • Name Abbott, Harold Ermel 
    Birth 1 Nov 1919  Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census
    		1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 01a


    1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 02, page 01a


    The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
    Occupation Filling Station Attendant  [3] 
    Reference Number ABBO.H001 
    _FGRAVE 106663559 
    Funeral 16 Mar 2013 (93 years)  Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Military Service World War II, Private First Class, Battery D (Harbor Defense), 6th Coast Artillery Regiment, United States Army  [1, 4, 6, 7, 8] 
    • Entered active service as a draftee on January 21, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Coast Artillery Corps, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of light truck driver (345). After a 19 month deployment abroad at Destination 'Silver' in 1942 - 1943, assigned to and served with Battery D (Harbor Defense), 6th Coast Artillery Regiment in the San Francisco, California area. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on October 10, 1945 at the separation point, Fort Winfield Scott, California.

      This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

      Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2097132
    		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007

    On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.

    Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.

    This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
    Military Service Ribbons, Abbott Harold E. (1919-2013)    		 Military Service Ribbons, Abbott Harold E. (1919-2013)


    Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
    World War II Honoree, Abbott, Harold E. (1919-2013)    		 World War II Honoree, Abbott, Harold E. (1919-2013)
    		American Campaign Medal, United States
    		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
    		Camp Grant, Illinois
    		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
    Fort Point, San Francisco, California    		 Fort Point, San Francisco, California


    Formerly Fort Winfield Scott
    		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores


    (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
    		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
    		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
    		United States Army
    		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)

    In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
    		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
    		World War II
    (1939-1945)
    		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
    Death 12 Mar 2013  Burge House, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 9] 
    Burial 16 Mar 2013  Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    • Burial at Dillman Cemetery, in Sailor Springs, IL, with Full Military Rites.
    Headstone, Abbott, Harold E and Norma (Franklin)    		 Headstone, Abbott, Harold E and Norma (Franklin)
    Headstone, Abbott, Harold E.    		 Headstone, Abbott, Harold E.


    Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
    Headstone, Abbott, Harold E and Norma (Franklin)    		 Headstone, Abbott, Harold E and Norma (Franklin)


    Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
    Person ID I669  Carl Wayne Gray Research | Luke - Fuller

    Thomas Luke and Drusella Cossal Fuller Descendants, Luke - Harrington

    William David Luke and Barbara Harrington Descendants
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2023 

    Father Abbott, George A.,   b. 1876, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1963, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Luke, Maude May,   b. 29 May 1883, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1945, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 7 Aug 1911  Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 10] 
    Family ID F120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Franklin, Norma Jean,   b. 2 Dec 1922, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 2016, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 20 Dec 1943  Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 9, 11, 12] 
    Children 
    >1. Abbott, S.S.
    >2. Abbott, Harold James 'Jim',   b. 27 May 1945, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 2018, Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Nov 1919 - Richland County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Dec 1943 - Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Mar 2013 - Burge House, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFuneral - 16 Mar 2013 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 16 Mar 2013 - Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Harold Ermel Abbott (1919-2013)    		Harold Ermel Abbott (1919-2013)

    Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • Notes 
    • Harold E. Abbott, 93, of Sailor Springs, IL, passed away Tuesday, March 12th, at the Burge House in Flora.

      Harold was born on November 1, 1919 in Richland County, Illinois, the son of George Abbott and Maude Mae Luke. He married Norma Franklin on December 20, 1943 in Clay County.

      Harold served in the Army during WWII and was a charter member of the Sailor Springs American Legion. He enjoyed watching baseball and basketball. Harold was a full time oilfield worker and supplemented his income by working on his 30 acre farm.

      He is survived by his wife, Norma Abbott; son, Steve Abbott; son, James Abbot; a granddaughter, Ashley Bank; a grandson, Westley Abbott; great-grandchildren, Tate Abbott, Reese Abbott, Ripley Abbott, and Henry Banks.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, George Abbott Jr., and two sisters, Genelle Hance and Lorena Dehart.

      Funeral Service was held at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City.

      Burial at Dillman Cemetery, in Sailor Springs, IL, with Full Military Rites.

  • Sources 
    1. [S223] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 6b, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00138&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S224] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 4A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00614&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S225] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 02, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S745] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Abbott, Harold E., 93, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=105411&GRid=106663559&), none. (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S746] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Abbott, Harold E. and Norma, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106663559/harold-e-abbott), none. (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S15400] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #5, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S14724] World War II Honoree, Harold E. Abbott, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2097132) (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S748] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Abbott, Harold E., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=105411&GRid=106663559&), none. (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S747] Kistler-Patterson Funeral Homes, Obituary, Abbott, Norma, 93, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Taylor&GSfn=Leo&GSby=1924&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=2014&GSdyrel=in&GSst=16&), none. (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S14368] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, Marriage Index, Abbott, George and Wilson, Maude (Mrs.), Volume 003, Page 0249, License #00000092, (http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriageSearch.do) (Reliability: 2).

    11. [S6334] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Franklin, Malbert E., 103, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Franklin&GSiman=1&GScid=105411&GRid=103487262&), none. (Reliability: 2).

    12. [S6341] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hills, Hazel C. Franklin, 89, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29212499), none. (Reliability: 2).


 

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