TITLE:  John W. Abbott

SOURCE:  The Keowee Courier

SUBMITTED BY:  Susan Brock-Booker

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, Jun 2003

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ABBOTT, John W.
Keowee Courier December 17, 1913, John W. Abbott is Dead Respected 
Citizen of Community Passed Away Suddenly Tuesday. The news of the 
death of John W. Abbott, of the Rocky Knoll settlement, a few miles 
west of Walhalla, came as a shock to many friends in Walhalla yesterday
morning. Mr. Abbott had been in apparently the best of health up to 
noon of Monday when he was taken with severe pains in his chest, arms 
and and shoulders, rendering him unable to resume the work about the 
farm in the afternoon. Nothing was thought of his ailment being 
serious, however, and he retired as usual Monday night. Early Tuesday 
morning Mr. Abbott complained of the pains in his chest growing worse, 
and that he found difficulty in breathing, and a messenger was 
dispatched to Walhalla for a physician, but before the messenger 
reached town Mr. Abbott had passed away. The cause of his death was 
congestion of the heart. John W. Abbott was born here in the Rocky 
Knoll settlement, this county, on the 22nd day of November, 1858, 
being at the time of his death slightly over 55 years of age. He was a 
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeptha Abbott, both of whom are dead, his father 
having died about nine years ago and his mother having passed away 
but a few days after his birth. Mr. Abbott was raised in the Abbott 
home, by his cousin, Miss Willie Fountain, who remained in the home of 
the deceased continuously since taking charge of him as a child. In 
early life Mr. Abbott was happily married to Miss Lula White, of 
Anderson county, their marriage having been solemnized on October 
24th, 1880. To this union a large family of children were born, the 
following sons and daughters surviving: Glenn D. Abbott, of Walhalla: 
Mrs. Leonard Lee, who resides near town: Mrs. J. S. Colley, Lucien D. 
Abbott, of Walhalla, and the following younger children still at home:
Lena May, Maggie, Eugene and Bessie. He is also survived by his wife. 
Mr. Abbott was an upright, honorable citizen, and he will be missed in 
the home, in the church and the (unable to read) member of the Baptist 
church, having been a deacon in the Rocky Knoll church and 
superintendent of the Sunday school. His life was open to the world. 
He was one of those men who acted as his conscience dictated and he 
had naught of which to be ashamed. Oconee has lost a good citizen in 
his death, and there are many here and elsewhere who will join with 
the Courier in extending to the dereaved ones sincere sympathy in 
their sorrow. Funeral services were held this morning at 11 
o'clock-the interment following in Rocky Knoll cemetery. The services 
were conducted by Rev. L. M. Lyda of the Baptist church (rest is cut 
off.) Contributed by: Susan Brock-Booker, sbrockbooker@aol.com



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