Richard Blythe Abernethy, Sr

1858 - 1921  (63 years)

• Name	Richard Blythe Abernethy  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	7 Mar 1858	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	LTFP-9L7
  Residence	1860	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA   [4]
  	Western Division
  Residence	1870	Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [10]
  Residence	1880	Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [8]
  Residence	1900	Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [5]
  Residence	6 Jun 1901	Lovelady, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA   [20]
  Residence	1910	Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [6]
  Residence	1920	Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [7]
  Burial	1921	Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19]
  Death	14 Jul 1921	Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19]
  Person ID	I44485	MontyHistNotes_2014
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	John Connelly Abernethy,   b. 15 Sep 1821, Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 13 May 1911, Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nancy Johnson Blythe,   b. 2 Dec 1825, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Apr 1877, Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F11637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan Laura Harry,   b. 13 Jul 1861, North Carolina, USA d. 6 Apr 1920, Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	1883  [5]
  Children	+ 1. Roscoe Harry Abernethy,   b. 15 Apr 1886, North Carolina, USA d. 3 Dec 1975, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Leonidas Lee Abernethy,   b. 9 Aug 1888, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 6 Dec 1947, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Richard Blythe Abernethy, Jr,   b. 16 Apr 1890, North Carolina, USA d. 9 Dec 1913, Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Addie Mae Abernethy,   b. 22 Jan 1892, North Carolina, USA d. 16 May 1964, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 5. Susan A Abernethy,   b. 28 Feb 1897, North Carolina, USA d. 1 Nov 1984, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Ella Leonora Abernethy,   b. 17 Dec 1900, North Carolina, USA d. 13 May 1992 (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F19023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Mar 1858 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Residence - Western Division - 1860 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1870 - Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1880 - Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1900 - Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Residence - 6 Jun 1901 - Lovelady, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1910 - Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1920 - Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Burial - 1921 - Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Death - 14 Jul 1921 - Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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Record for Richard B Abernathy http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=NCdeathCerts&h=1528318&indiv=try [S3624] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Western Division, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: M653_906; Page: 91; Image: 181; Family History Library Film: 803906. Record for Richard Abernathy http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=38990138&indiv=try [S3845] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: 1206; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1241206. Record for Richard B Abernathey http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=57474649&indiv=try [S3398] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1122; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 1375135. Record for Richard B Abernathey http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&h=20668456&indiv=try [S3572] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1310; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 175; Image: 978. Record for Richard B Abrenethy http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=32632297&indiv=try [S2931] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: 972; Family History Film: 1254972; Page: 598D; Enumeration District: 121; Image: 0611. Record for J. C. Abernathy http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=19669203&indiv=try [S3237] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;). Record for Addie Mae Abernethy http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=NCdeathCerts&h=1155271&indiv=try [S2937] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1148; Page: 237A; Image: 479; Family History Library Film: 552647. Record for Blythe Abernathy http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=35195540&indiv=try [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Elnora Abernethy https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=61242370&indiv=try [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Lonnie Lee Sr Abernethy https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=15687114&indiv=try [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Roscoe Harry Abernethy https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=60768827&indiv=try [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Susan A Abernethy https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=61242292&indiv=try [S335] Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA;), Abernethy, Richard Blythe Sr (1858-1921) Memorial#8576940 Accessed KRM 14 Jul 2025 6:06am https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8576940/richard_blythe-abernethy. Lists of person buried at Hopewell Presbyterian Church http://www.cmstory.org/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=76 Website has drilldowns for more info on individuals 10500 Beatties Fort Road Huntersville, NC https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/174139/hopewell-presbyterian-church-cemetery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8576940/richard_blythe-abernethy [S615] Sommerville, Charles William, History of Hopewell Presbyterian Church, (Name: Hopewell Presbyterian Church; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1939;), Abernethy, Richard Blythe Sr (1858-1921) Pages 073, 287 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/10497/?count=50&f-F00032DB=73 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/10497/?count=50&f-F00032DB=287, NCR 285.1756 M43 H791 S. Available on ancestry.com. Has many interesting biographies of members https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/10497/ https://archive.org/details/historyofhopewel01somm https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/10497/?count=50&f-F00032DB=73 [S615] Sommerville, Charles William, History of Hopewell Presbyterian Church, (Name: Hopewell Presbyterian Church; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1939;), Abernethy, John Connelly (1821-1911) Pages 073, 287 Chapter VI Old Families Abernethy Pages 090-093 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/10497/?count=50&f-F00032DB=73 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/10497/?count=50&f-F00032DB=287, NCR 285.1756 M43 H791 S. Available on ancestry.com. Has many interesting biographies of members https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/10497/ https://archive.org/details/historyofhopewel01somm https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/10497/?count=50&f-F00032DB=287 [S3237] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates. Record for Richard B Abernethy https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1121&h=1368247&indiv=try [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Richard Blythe Jr Abernethy https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=104379619&indiv=try [S3073] Ancestry.com, U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Record Group: Records of the Post Office Department; Record Group Number: 28; Series: M841; Roll Number: 94. Record for R Blythe Abernethy https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1932&h=1063428&indiv=try [S3391] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for Richard B. Abernathy https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60090&h=417108&indiv=try