Florence Sarah Wood Abbott's [annotated] obituary, from the Gooding County Leader, Gooding, Idaho, 05 November 1936.
Mrs. Florence W. Abbott laid to rest Friday
Services held at home
Funeral services for Mrs. Florence W. Abbott were held at the Abbott home, [which is] one and a half miles north of Hagerman, on Friday [30 October 1936] afternoon. The Rev. Frank A. Rhea, dean, of St. Michael's Episcopal cathedral at Boise, officiated. Interment was in the I.O.O.F. [a.k.a. the Hagerman] cemetery at Hagerman.
Mrs. Abbott died at Glenns Ferry [on Tuesday,] October 27, from the effects of shock suffered in an automobile accident on the highway between Glenns Ferry and King Hill.
Mrs. Abbott was born in [Mount Gilead] Ohio, on January 20, 1857, and moved, with her parents, to Kansas at an early age [in March 1857].
[On September 24, 1877,] she married James Whitin Abbott, at Lake City, Colorado.
In 1910, she came to Idaho. In 1917, she purchased the O. P. Johnson ranch, where she had since made her home.
Surviving are her son, Charles W. Abbott, of Hagerman, who is a member of the district Taylor Grazing Act control board, and was in the sheep business with her; a daughter, Mrs. [Ruth] Edward H. Letchworth of Buffalo, New York; four grandchildren, James H. Abbott and Miss Helen Abbott, of Hagerman, and Edward H. Letchworth, Jr., and George Cutler Letchworth, of Buffalo, New York; and a brother, David Wood, of Montrose, [Colorado].
Mrs. Abbott's father, Col. Samuel N. Wood, was a member of the Republican national convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln for the presidency. [Sic. He was at the 1856 convention that chartered the Republican Party. He missed the 1860 convention that nominated Lincoln, because his adversaries had him poisoned while he was en route to it. Fortunately, he received prompt medical attention and survived.]
———————————————
The grave of Florence's husband, James Whitin Abbott, has not yet been located, so his information follows.
On 29 August 1846, he was born in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, to Reverend J. J. and Margaret F. (Whitin) Abbott.
In 1864, he graduated from the Phillips Academy, in Andover, Massachusetts.
In 1870, he earned a degree in civil engineering from the Sheffield Scientific School.
In 1871, after a year of study, he received a master-of-arts degree from Yale University.
In January 1875, he and his brother, J. J. Abbott, Jr., established the civil/mining engineering firm of Abbott Brothers, in Lake City, Colorado. He remained there until 1883, when a financial panic devastated the region and bankrupted him. He then went east, to recover his financial health.
Eighteen months later, in 1885, he returned to Colorado, to manage the large fighting operation of his brother-in-law, David Wood, which was in Ouray, Colorado.
The Panic of 1893 hit Ouray, which was a silver-mining region, hard. Therefore, he headed for California, and then took some post-graduate mining courses at the University of California. Afterwards, he held several mining jobs, in California, Oregon, and Mexico.
In 1899, he returned to Colorado, and then practiced his engineering profession there.
In 1900, he went to work for the United States Department of Agriculture's Highway Division, which covered the region between the Missouri River and the Pacific Coast. He then became involved in the construction of public roads.
In 1905, he relocated to Pioche, Nevada, which was in a silver-mining region, and then resumed his civil/mining engineering work.
In 1912, he relocated to Los Angeles, California. As of 1914, which is the date of the article that contained the above biographical information on him, he intended to stay there for the rest of his life.
His death date is unknown, as is the location of his grave.
Mrs. Florence W. Abbott laid to rest Friday
Services held at home
Funeral services for Mrs. Florence W. Abbott were held at the Abbott home, [which is] one and a half miles north of Hagerman, on Friday [30 October 1936] afternoon. The Rev. Frank A. Rhea, dean, of St. Michael's Episcopal cathedral at Boise, officiated. Interment was in the I.O.O.F. [a.k.a. the Hagerman] cemetery at Hagerman.
Mrs. Abbott died at Glenns Ferry [on Tuesday,] October 27, from the effects of shock suffered in an automobile accident on the highway between Glenns Ferry and King Hill.
Mrs. Abbott was born in [Mount Gilead] Ohio, on January 20, 1857, and moved, with her parents, to Kansas at an early age [in March 1857].
[On September 24, 1877,] she married James Whitin Abbott, at Lake City, Colorado.
In 1910, she came to Idaho. In 1917, she purchased the O. P. Johnson ranch, where she had since made her home.
Surviving are her son, Charles W. Abbott, of Hagerman, who is a member of the district Taylor Grazing Act control board, and was in the sheep business with her; a daughter, Mrs. [Ruth] Edward H. Letchworth of Buffalo, New York; four grandchildren, James H. Abbott and Miss Helen Abbott, of Hagerman, and Edward H. Letchworth, Jr., and George Cutler Letchworth, of Buffalo, New York; and a brother, David Wood, of Montrose, [Colorado].
Mrs. Abbott's father, Col. Samuel N. Wood, was a member of the Republican national convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln for the presidency. [Sic. He was at the 1856 convention that chartered the Republican Party. He missed the 1860 convention that nominated Lincoln, because his adversaries had him poisoned while he was en route to it. Fortunately, he received prompt medical attention and survived.]
———————————————
The grave of Florence's husband, James Whitin Abbott, has not yet been located, so his information follows.
On 29 August 1846, he was born in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, to Reverend J. J. and Margaret F. (Whitin) Abbott.
In 1864, he graduated from the Phillips Academy, in Andover, Massachusetts.
In 1870, he earned a degree in civil engineering from the Sheffield Scientific School.
In 1871, after a year of study, he received a master-of-arts degree from Yale University.
In January 1875, he and his brother, J. J. Abbott, Jr., established the civil/mining engineering firm of Abbott Brothers, in Lake City, Colorado. He remained there until 1883, when a financial panic devastated the region and bankrupted him. He then went east, to recover his financial health.
Eighteen months later, in 1885, he returned to Colorado, to manage the large fighting operation of his brother-in-law, David Wood, which was in Ouray, Colorado.
The Panic of 1893 hit Ouray, which was a silver-mining region, hard. Therefore, he headed for California, and then took some post-graduate mining courses at the University of California. Afterwards, he held several mining jobs, in California, Oregon, and Mexico.
In 1899, he returned to Colorado, and then practiced his engineering profession there.
In 1900, he went to work for the United States Department of Agriculture's Highway Division, which covered the region between the Missouri River and the Pacific Coast. He then became involved in the construction of public roads.
In 1905, he relocated to Pioche, Nevada, which was in a silver-mining region, and then resumed his civil/mining engineering work.
In 1912, he relocated to Los Angeles, California. As of 1914, which is the date of the article that contained the above biographical information on him, he intended to stay there for the rest of his life.
His death date is unknown, as is the location of his grave.
Florence Sarah Wood Abbott's [annotated] obituary, from the Gooding County Leader, Gooding, Idaho, 05 November 1936.
Mrs. Florence W. Abbott laid to rest Friday
Services held at home
Funeral services for Mrs. Florence W. Abbott were held at the Abbott home, [which is] one and a half miles north of Hagerman, on Friday [30 October 1936] afternoon. The Rev. Frank A. Rhea, dean, of St. Michael's Episcopal cathedral at Boise, officiated. Interment was in the I.O.O.F. [a.k.a. the Hagerman] cemetery at Hagerman.
Mrs. Abbott died at Glenns Ferry [on Tuesday,] October 27, from the effects of shock suffered in an automobile accident on the highway between Glenns Ferry and King Hill.
Mrs. Abbott was born in [Mount Gilead] Ohio, on January 20, 1857, and moved, with her parents, to Kansas at an early age [in March 1857].
[On September 24, 1877,] she married James Whitin Abbott, at Lake City, Colorado.
In 1910, she came to Idaho. In 1917, she purchased the O. P. Johnson ranch, where she had since made her home.
Surviving are her son, Charles W. Abbott, of Hagerman, who is a member of the district Taylor Grazing Act control board, and was in the sheep business with her; a daughter, Mrs. [Ruth] Edward H. Letchworth of Buffalo, New York; four grandchildren, James H. Abbott and Miss Helen Abbott, of Hagerman, and Edward H. Letchworth, Jr., and George Cutler Letchworth, of Buffalo, New York; and a brother, David Wood, of Montrose, [Colorado].
Mrs. Abbott's father, Col. Samuel N. Wood, was a member of the Republican national convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln for the presidency. [Sic. He was at the 1856 convention that chartered the Republican Party. He missed the 1860 convention that nominated Lincoln, because his adversaries had him poisoned while he was en route to it. Fortunately, he received prompt medical attention and survived.]
———————————————
The grave of Florence's husband, James Whitin Abbott, has not yet been located, so his information follows.
On 29 August 1846, he was born in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, to Reverend J. J. and Margaret F. (Whitin) Abbott.
In 1864, he graduated from the Phillips Academy, in Andover, Massachusetts.
In 1870, he earned a degree in civil engineering from the Sheffield Scientific School.
In 1871, after a year of study, he received a master-of-arts degree from Yale University.
In January 1875, he and his brother, J. J. Abbott, Jr., established the civil/mining engineering firm of Abbott Brothers, in Lake City, Colorado. He remained there until 1883, when a financial panic devastated the region and bankrupted him. He then went east, to recover his financial health.
Eighteen months later, in 1885, he returned to Colorado, to manage the large fighting operation of his brother-in-law, David Wood, which was in Ouray, Colorado.
The Panic of 1893 hit Ouray, which was a silver-mining region, hard. Therefore, he headed for California, and then took some post-graduate mining courses at the University of California. Afterwards, he held several mining jobs, in California, Oregon, and Mexico.
In 1899, he returned to Colorado, and then practiced his engineering profession there.
In 1900, he went to work for the United States Department of Agriculture's Highway Division, which covered the region between the Missouri River and the Pacific Coast. He then became involved in the construction of public roads.
In 1905, he relocated to Pioche, Nevada, which was in a silver-mining region, and then resumed his civil/mining engineering work.
In 1912, he relocated to Los Angeles, California. As of 1914, which is the date of the article that contained the above biographical information on him, he intended to stay there for the rest of his life.
His death date is unknown, as is the location of his grave.
Mrs. Florence W. Abbott laid to rest Friday
Services held at home
Funeral services for Mrs. Florence W. Abbott were held at the Abbott home, [which is] one and a half miles north of Hagerman, on Friday [30 October 1936] afternoon. The Rev. Frank A. Rhea, dean, of St. Michael's Episcopal cathedral at Boise, officiated. Interment was in the I.O.O.F. [a.k.a. the Hagerman] cemetery at Hagerman.
Mrs. Abbott died at Glenns Ferry [on Tuesday,] October 27, from the effects of shock suffered in an automobile accident on the highway between Glenns Ferry and King Hill.
Mrs. Abbott was born in [Mount Gilead] Ohio, on January 20, 1857, and moved, with her parents, to Kansas at an early age [in March 1857].
[On September 24, 1877,] she married James Whitin Abbott, at Lake City, Colorado.
In 1910, she came to Idaho. In 1917, she purchased the O. P. Johnson ranch, where she had since made her home.
Surviving are her son, Charles W. Abbott, of Hagerman, who is a member of the district Taylor Grazing Act control board, and was in the sheep business with her; a daughter, Mrs. [Ruth] Edward H. Letchworth of Buffalo, New York; four grandchildren, James H. Abbott and Miss Helen Abbott, of Hagerman, and Edward H. Letchworth, Jr., and George Cutler Letchworth, of Buffalo, New York; and a brother, David Wood, of Montrose, [Colorado].
Mrs. Abbott's father, Col. Samuel N. Wood, was a member of the Republican national convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln for the presidency. [Sic. He was at the 1856 convention that chartered the Republican Party. He missed the 1860 convention that nominated Lincoln, because his adversaries had him poisoned while he was en route to it. Fortunately, he received prompt medical attention and survived.]
———————————————
The grave of Florence's husband, James Whitin Abbott, has not yet been located, so his information follows.
On 29 August 1846, he was born in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, to Reverend J. J. and Margaret F. (Whitin) Abbott.
In 1864, he graduated from the Phillips Academy, in Andover, Massachusetts.
In 1870, he earned a degree in civil engineering from the Sheffield Scientific School.
In 1871, after a year of study, he received a master-of-arts degree from Yale University.
In January 1875, he and his brother, J. J. Abbott, Jr., established the civil/mining engineering firm of Abbott Brothers, in Lake City, Colorado. He remained there until 1883, when a financial panic devastated the region and bankrupted him. He then went east, to recover his financial health.
Eighteen months later, in 1885, he returned to Colorado, to manage the large fighting operation of his brother-in-law, David Wood, which was in Ouray, Colorado.
The Panic of 1893 hit Ouray, which was a silver-mining region, hard. Therefore, he headed for California, and then took some post-graduate mining courses at the University of California. Afterwards, he held several mining jobs, in California, Oregon, and Mexico.
In 1899, he returned to Colorado, and then practiced his engineering profession there.
In 1900, he went to work for the United States Department of Agriculture's Highway Division, which covered the region between the Missouri River and the Pacific Coast. He then became involved in the construction of public roads.
In 1905, he relocated to Pioche, Nevada, which was in a silver-mining region, and then resumed his civil/mining engineering work.
In 1912, he relocated to Los Angeles, California. As of 1914, which is the date of the article that contained the above biographical information on him, he intended to stay there for the rest of his life.
His death date is unknown, as is the location of his grave.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
