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Genealogy: Finding Your FolksReader seeks Burdett, Abernathy rootsBy Judy Fowler Kilgore
“I think today was my lucky day as I saw on the “Burdett” mail about your site. I never heard of it so I have been trying to read it all. Not easy. I will spend days and forever reading it from now on. “I saw about the Abernathy in the Friday, August 2, 2002, article and I have one that I can't connect the name to but (I am) positive she is an Abernathy through her son, Americus Cahhoun Burdette‘s death certificate I sent for. It only gave her last name but her first name is Delilah J. married to Humphrey M. Burdett. She was born 5 September 1821 in S.C. (Below) is the obituary that I was sent and then ordered the death certificate in hopes of finding Delilah’s last name. I am including all my notes on him below. "You talked about a book that was printed by Allie's nephew, Frank Abernathy, who had published the scrapbook in book form in 1987. Do you remember or know how much it is and if it’s possible for me to get one? Or maybe if you have his e-mail I could ask him if her name is in it and was called something else. Of course the book would help me complete that side of the family research. "As you can see Meredith Clapper sent me the obituary. She has been such help. I need to get back in touch with the group as it has been some time now since I have been able to spend much time doing my research. My main research is the Burdett as my grandmother was Clara Bell Burdett married to William Hoyte Stanley ... ” Jo-Ann’s notes show a reference to the Atlanta city directory for 1889-1890 where, in 1890, Americus Burdett is shown working for G.W. McDuffie and residing in north Atlanta. In the 1920 Fulton County census, enumeration district 125, Americus Burdett, age 55, is shown with his wife, Andie, age 60; daughter, Lizzie, age 17, son Horace, age 25, and his brother, Hilburn Burdett, age 26. All persons were born in Georgia. Jo-Ann included Americus Burdett’s obituary, dated 28 July 1942. The name of the newspaper is not noted, but it was probably in the Atlanta paper. The obituary, as Jo-Ann stated earlier, was sent to her by Meredith Clapper and reads: “A. C. "Boss" Burdett, 84, who as a wide-eyed boy watched Sherman's historic march into Atlanta, died Sunday night at his residence, 1236 Barnes St., NW. He had been ill a week. “A native of Atlanta, Burdett had watched the city grow from the little town of Marthasville into the present metropolis. For many years, he hauled sand and gravel over Atlanta streets as they were little more than rutted county roads. His father, Humphrey Burdett, was one of the early settlers of this section. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors included five daughters: Mrs. E. E. Jenkins, Mrs. W. A. Karr, Mrs. F. H. Turnipseed, Mrs. M. B. Richardson, and Mrs. J. L. Morgan; a son in law, H. W. Pace and several grandchildren. “Funeral services will be held at 2:00 this afternoon at the residence, with the Rev. G. C. Light officiating. Burial will be in the Sandy Springs cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.” Jo-Ann also included the death certificate which, unfortunately I forgot to download and now I can’t since the mail-saving time has expired. If you are related, I’m sure Jo-Ann would be happy to send you a copy. To answer her questions about the Abernathy book, I’m not sure it is still available. I was loaned a copy by a friend, then later found it at the Coweta Genealogy Library in Grantville. It also probably is at the Cobb Archives in Lanett, Chambers Co., Ala., since that is where all the Abernathys in the book lived in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The book is a compilation of newspaper articles primarily clipped from Chambers County newspapers from 1893 to 1923. The scrapbook was photocopied and published in book form by Frank Abernathy in 1987, and a note in the front says that copies of the book may be ordered from him at 212 Government St., Roanoke, AL 36274. The cost is $50 plus $3 postage. However, since it was written nearly 20 years ago, it may not be available. I would write an inquiry before I sent any money. The book doesn’t really have any Abernathy history in genealogical form, and therefore no Delilah is mentioned. But I know from personal research that Samuel Abernathy, b. 5 April 1798, the earliest known ancestor of these Chambers County Abernathys, and his wife, Jane (Jennett) Boyd, b. 9 Jan. 1799, migrated from Newberry Co., S.C. and settled first in DeKalb County, Ga., in 1822 or 1823. They were members of the Primitive Baptist Church at Nancy Creek. By 1843, Samuel, Jane, and their family had moved to Chambers County, Ala., and were members of Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church. Since the 1920 census indicates that Americus Burdett’s wife was born in S.C. (if Andie is the same as Delilah J.), I would seek out Abernathys in the Atlanta area from the 1830s and move my research back to South Carolina for earlier records. The Old Newberry District, S.C. Genealogical Society has many books available on South Carolina research. A “Google” search should turn up all kinds of resources. Those who may have information on the Abernathys and Burdetts of Jo-Ann’s line may reach her at TheVickersEJ@aol.com. Thank you, Jo-Ann, for sharing your family information. I welcome all letters and e-mails about genealogy and info on south metro Atlanta families. Send them to The Citizen, P.O. Drawer 1719, Fayetteville, GA 30214; e-mail jkilgore@thecitizennews.com or jodiek444@aol.com. Any letters and/or e-mails I receive are subject to being used in the column. Until next week, happy hunting!
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Judy
Fowler Kilgore is the religion editor and genealogy columnist for
The Citizen. She
regrets that time does not permit her to do personal family research
for others. 
