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Opie Lee Abbott

Male 1914 - 1945  (30 years)


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  • Name Opie Lee Abbott 
    Born 21 Dec 1914  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 2 May 1945  Weis, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 21 Nov 1948  Clio, Roane, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Payne Cemetery
      Opie L Abbott Dec 21, 1914- May 2, 1945
      WV PFC 18 Inf WWII

      U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

      Name: Opie L Abbott
      Birth Year: 1914
      Race: White, citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
      State: West Virginia
      County or City: Roane
      Enlistment Date:
      20 May 1942
      Enlistment State: Virginia
      Enlistment City: Huntington West
      Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
      Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
      Grade: Private
      Grade Code: Private
      Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
      Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
      Source: Civil Life
      Education:
      Grammar school
      Civil Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
      Marital Status: Single, without dependents
      Height: 68
      Weight: 135

      Death Record
      Name: Opie Lee/Abbott
      Note: P. F. C., died in action, W. W. II
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 02 May 1945
      Death Place: Weis, Germany
      Age at Death: 30y 4m 11d
      Burial Place: Clio, Roane, West Virginia
      Burial Date: 21 Nov 1948
      Cemetery: Payne Cemetery
      Birth Date: 21 Dec 1914
      Birth Place: Clio, Roane, W. Va.
      Marital Status: S
      Occupation: Farmer
      Mother: Edith C./Ashley
      Father: W. H./Abbott
    Person ID I54800  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2014 

    Father Willie Hezza Abbott,   b. 19 Feb 1878, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1943, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Edith Cora Ashley,   b. 11 Mar 1894, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1965, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 18 Feb 1914  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1920 Geary, Roane, WV # 199-200
      Abbott, William H 42
      Edith C 25
      Opie L son 5
      Ovie L dau 4
      Leslie H son 1.6

      1930 Geary, Roane, WV # 269-272
      Abbott, William H 51 m age 26 WV VA WV
      Edith 36 m age 20 WVWVWV
      Roy W son 22
      Opie L son 15
      Ovie L da 13
      Howard L son 10
      Joseph R son 9
      Clyde F son 6
      Elizabeth S da 4
      Robert E son 11/12
      Ashley, Elizabeth mil 52 m age 18
      Carpenter, Herby neph 20 s
      Carter, Virginia niece 8

      1940 Geary, Roane, WV
      all born WV, 1935: all lived same house
      Abbott, Willie H 62
      Edith C 46
      Opie L son 14 s
      Lesley H son 21 s
      Richard J son 19 s
      Clyde F son 17
      Elizabeth S da 14
      Robert E son 11
      Emoige W da 7
      Pauline da 5
      Irene da 5

      Roane Co births show Willie H born to WH & Edith with no date - between births in 1923-1927
      Findagrave lists daughters Nora and Opal
    Family ID F14966  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Georgie Myers 
    Children 
     1. Tharon Abbott
    Family ID F26727  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S522] Cem RCHS.

    3. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.