John Abner Rountree

M, #807, b. Jul 3, 1833, d. Dec 11, 1899
RelationshipGreat-grandfather of Carolyn Anne Euler
Pedigree
ChartsRountree Descendants Chart
Father*Solomon J. Rountree1 b. circa 1802, d. Nov 30, 1870
Mother*Amelia Hudgins b. circa 1811, d. Mar 12, 1882

Family

Emily Jane Sanderlin b. Dec 11, 1834, d. Jun 18, 1898
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Jul 3, 1833 John Abner Rountree was born on Jul 3, 1833 at Gates County, North Carolina, United States.1 
 He was the son of Solomon J. Rountree and Amelia Hudgins.1 
Milit-Beg*circa 1862 John Abner Rountree began military service circa 1862 He served in the Confederate Army. 
Marriage*Sep 15, 1867 He married Emily Jane Sanderlin, daughter of Reverend Dorsey Asa Sanderlin and Lydia Jane Walkup, on Sep 15, 1867 at North Carolina, United States. 
Occupation*Sep 16, 1867 John Abner Rountree was a farmer on Sep 16, 1867. 
Death*Dec 11, 1899 He died on Dec 11, 1899, at age 66 at North Carolina, United States. 
ObituaryDec 12, 1899  OBITUARY: John Abner Rountree and Emily Jane Sanderlin Dudley Walker were married 15 September 1867.

John Abner Rountree, son of Solomon Rountree and his wife Amelia Hudgins, was born 3 July 1833. He departed this life 11 December 1899--age 66. He was a farmer. He served in the Confederate Army.

Emily Jane Sanderlin, daughter of Dorsey Asa Sanderlin and his wife Lydia Walkup, was born in 11 Dec 1834 in Camden County, NC. Emily Jane was reputed to be the belle of the tri-county ball the year she was sixteen. Her family aspired a higher education for her, but she eloped that year with Stephen Dudley of Elizabeth City. Their son William was born in 1852 and Stephen Dudley died shortly thereafter.
Emily married next Thomas Walker, a widower with 8 children some older than herself.
Thomas was born 13 Dec 1807 in Currituck Co, the son of John Walker and wife Sarah Northern [born 8 Jan 1775]. Thomas had two siblings: John Walker Jr and Fannie Ann Walker who was born 13 Feb 1809.
Thomas Walker died 3 July 1865 leaving Emily Jane a widow for the second time with three sons of her own plus four young step-sons to rear.
On 15 September 1867 she married for the third time John Abner Rountree of Gates County.

In May 1898, Emily Jane's son Beaurie Walker, the sailor, came to her home sick with small pox. While nursing Beaurie Walker, Emily Jane caught the disease and died 16 June 1898 at the age of 64. At her death bed request, Emily Jane's body was interred beside her mother Lydia in a cemetery in Camden County.
John Abner Rountree died eighteen months later 11 Dec 1899 and was buried in the Rountree Cemetery in Gates County.

Information was provided from an unknown source.2
 
Burial*Dec 13, 1899 He was buried on Dec 13, 1899 at Clay Hill Road Cemetery, Gates, Gates County, North Carolina, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 16175213.3

Military*

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in the Confederate side of the Civil War.

 

Citations

  1. [S863] Sally's Family Place, online at http://sallysfamilyplace.com
  2. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  3. [S80] Gravestones - Death Cert Proof, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.

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