Concordia Empire
Concordia, Kansas
Thursday, May 13, 1915
Page 3
John S. Abbey Laid to Rest.
The funeral of John S. Abbey was held yesterday afternoon from the Baptist church, Summit township. People from all surrounding towns and counties were present to witness the last rites over the remains of the honored old settler and veteran. Elder Wolf of Nebraska preached the funeral service and Sherman Post, G.A.R., of which the deceased was a member had charge of the services at the grave.
John S. Abbey, whose parents were natives of England, was born in Lake County, Ohio, in 1839. The deceased enlisted in the Union Army in Company A, Fourth Illinois Cavalry, in 1861, and served three years and three months. He was in many of the notable campaigns of the war and performed notable service for his country while a soldier. At the close of the war he was married to Miss Nancy Louise Tisdal and shortly thereafter settled on a farm in Nebraska, near Salem. In 1877 the family moved to Kansas and bought the J.B. Stevens homestead in Summit township, where they have made their home ever since. The wife and five children are left to mourn his death. The children are: Don W., a resident of Summit; Fred W., of Eugene, Oregon; Wm. H., of Kansas City; Mrs. C.A. DeLong, of Coquille, Oregon and Mrs. Byron Wheeler, of Buffalo township. They were all present at the bedside of the father when he died. Mr. Abbey was a staunch Republican in politics, a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and an ardent worker and pillar in the Summit Free Baptist church organization. He was a fine neighbor and highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was a man of the sternest integrity and a fine type of upright Christian gentleman, counting his honor and good name as of the first importance and the richest legacy that he could bestow on his children. He was, during the many years of his residence in the county, one of the very foremost citizens of Summit township and his death will cause a void in the social and community life of that part of the county.
(transcribed by Judy Mayfield) August 2021
Concordia, Kansas
Thursday, May 13, 1915
Page 3
John S. Abbey Laid to Rest.
The funeral of John S. Abbey was held yesterday afternoon from the Baptist church, Summit township. People from all surrounding towns and counties were present to witness the last rites over the remains of the honored old settler and veteran. Elder Wolf of Nebraska preached the funeral service and Sherman Post, G.A.R., of which the deceased was a member had charge of the services at the grave.
John S. Abbey, whose parents were natives of England, was born in Lake County, Ohio, in 1839. The deceased enlisted in the Union Army in Company A, Fourth Illinois Cavalry, in 1861, and served three years and three months. He was in many of the notable campaigns of the war and performed notable service for his country while a soldier. At the close of the war he was married to Miss Nancy Louise Tisdal and shortly thereafter settled on a farm in Nebraska, near Salem. In 1877 the family moved to Kansas and bought the J.B. Stevens homestead in Summit township, where they have made their home ever since. The wife and five children are left to mourn his death. The children are: Don W., a resident of Summit; Fred W., of Eugene, Oregon; Wm. H., of Kansas City; Mrs. C.A. DeLong, of Coquille, Oregon and Mrs. Byron Wheeler, of Buffalo township. They were all present at the bedside of the father when he died. Mr. Abbey was a staunch Republican in politics, a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and an ardent worker and pillar in the Summit Free Baptist church organization. He was a fine neighbor and highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was a man of the sternest integrity and a fine type of upright Christian gentleman, counting his honor and good name as of the first importance and the richest legacy that he could bestow on his children. He was, during the many years of his residence in the county, one of the very foremost citizens of Summit township and his death will cause a void in the social and community life of that part of the county.
(transcribed by Judy Mayfield) August 2021
Concordia Empire
Concordia, Kansas
Thursday, May 13, 1915
Page 3
John S. Abbey Laid to Rest.
The funeral of John S. Abbey was held yesterday afternoon from the Baptist church, Summit township. People from all surrounding towns and counties were present to witness the last rites over the remains of the honored old settler and veteran. Elder Wolf of Nebraska preached the funeral service and Sherman Post, G.A.R., of which the deceased was a member had charge of the services at the grave.
John S. Abbey, whose parents were natives of England, was born in Lake County, Ohio, in 1839. The deceased enlisted in the Union Army in Company A, Fourth Illinois Cavalry, in 1861, and served three years and three months. He was in many of the notable campaigns of the war and performed notable service for his country while a soldier. At the close of the war he was married to Miss Nancy Louise Tisdal and shortly thereafter settled on a farm in Nebraska, near Salem. In 1877 the family moved to Kansas and bought the J.B. Stevens homestead in Summit township, where they have made their home ever since. The wife and five children are left to mourn his death. The children are: Don W., a resident of Summit; Fred W., of Eugene, Oregon; Wm. H., of Kansas City; Mrs. C.A. DeLong, of Coquille, Oregon and Mrs. Byron Wheeler, of Buffalo township. They were all present at the bedside of the father when he died. Mr. Abbey was a staunch Republican in politics, a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and an ardent worker and pillar in the Summit Free Baptist church organization. He was a fine neighbor and highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was a man of the sternest integrity and a fine type of upright Christian gentleman, counting his honor and good name as of the first importance and the richest legacy that he could bestow on his children. He was, during the many years of his residence in the county, one of the very foremost citizens of Summit township and his death will cause a void in the social and community life of that part of the county.
(transcribed by Judy Mayfield) August 2021
Concordia, Kansas
Thursday, May 13, 1915
Page 3
John S. Abbey Laid to Rest.
The funeral of John S. Abbey was held yesterday afternoon from the Baptist church, Summit township. People from all surrounding towns and counties were present to witness the last rites over the remains of the honored old settler and veteran. Elder Wolf of Nebraska preached the funeral service and Sherman Post, G.A.R., of which the deceased was a member had charge of the services at the grave.
John S. Abbey, whose parents were natives of England, was born in Lake County, Ohio, in 1839. The deceased enlisted in the Union Army in Company A, Fourth Illinois Cavalry, in 1861, and served three years and three months. He was in many of the notable campaigns of the war and performed notable service for his country while a soldier. At the close of the war he was married to Miss Nancy Louise Tisdal and shortly thereafter settled on a farm in Nebraska, near Salem. In 1877 the family moved to Kansas and bought the J.B. Stevens homestead in Summit township, where they have made their home ever since. The wife and five children are left to mourn his death. The children are: Don W., a resident of Summit; Fred W., of Eugene, Oregon; Wm. H., of Kansas City; Mrs. C.A. DeLong, of Coquille, Oregon and Mrs. Byron Wheeler, of Buffalo township. They were all present at the bedside of the father when he died. Mr. Abbey was a staunch Republican in politics, a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and an ardent worker and pillar in the Summit Free Baptist church organization. He was a fine neighbor and highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was a man of the sternest integrity and a fine type of upright Christian gentleman, counting his honor and good name as of the first importance and the richest legacy that he could bestow on his children. He was, during the many years of his residence in the county, one of the very foremost citizens of Summit township and his death will cause a void in the social and community life of that part of the county.
(transcribed by Judy Mayfield) August 2021
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