Samuel Abercrombie

© The Enid Daily News

04-23-1920

© The Enid Daily Eagle

04-25-1920

Submitted by: Jo Aguirre

Samuel Abercrombie, age 79 years, died Thursday morning, April 22, 1920 at 5:15 AM at his home, 902 W. Pine, after six weeks illness with pleurisy. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife, three daughters, Mesdames Owens and Thomas Braden, of Enid, and O. M. Lash of the Beatrice, Nebraska, one son, T. T. Abercrombie of Cashion. The funeral will be held at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon.

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Samuel D. Abercrombie, was born in Rush County, Indiana, April 1, 1841. He was the oldest of a family of three boys. At the age of one year he was moved with his parents to Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa. At the age of 13 years he buried his father and he with his mother became the heads of the family; when16 years of age he moved with his mother and two brothers to Adir County, Missouri; in April 1861, he volunteered his services to his country, enlisting in the Seventh Missouri cavalry. While home on furlough in 1863 he buried his mother beside his father in Iowa. His next younger brother volunteered and was with Sherman on his march to the sea.

At the close of the Civil War he was mustered out in July, 1865. On January 4, 1866 in Adir County, Missouri, he was married to Eleanor E Linder. To that marriage four children were born: T. G. Abercrombie of Cashion, Oklahoma; Mrs. Thomas Braden, Mrs. F. D. Owens, of Enid, and Mrs. O. M. Lash of Beatrice, Nebraska. The wife and mother was deceased June 13, 1875. In March 1877 he was united in marriage to Maggie J. Storey, of Sullivan County, Missouri, who yet survives him and was at his side when the end came.

At the opening of Oklahoma to settlement in 1889 he came on the second train to Guthrie and filed on his claim near what is now Cashion, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma. Here he permanently resided until September, 1917, moving to Enid just across the street from his daughter, Mrs. F. D. Owens, 905 West Pine St.

From his four children, nine grandchildren have been born, four boys and five girls. The four boys volunteered their services in the late war, three of whom saw service overseas.

Those of his relatives present at this last service are his faithful wife, his son Theodore G. and wife of Cashion, Oklahoma, Mrs. Braden and Mrs. Owens and her husband, of Enid. His three grandsons by birth: Russell T. Abercrombie and wife, Elizabeth, of Oklahoma City; Hugh Abercrombie of Cashion, Samuel Braden of Enid, his granddaughters Erma Abercrombie and Mrs. C. W. Rapp and husband of Stillwater, Oklahoma. The four grandsons present acted as pallbearers. The deceased was a member of the G. A. R. post in Missouri and also at Cashion, Oklahoma.

He was united with the M. E. Church many years ago of which he was a faithful and consistent member. His life has been one of courage, integrity, patience, and self-sacrifice.

After a severe attack of pleurisy and bronchitis which lasted through six week of patient suffering, the end came peacefully at 5 AM April 22, 1920, at the age of 79 years 22 days.

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