"James Munro Abel and his brothers, John, Joseph, Thomas and Moses were all born in Abbeville County, South Carolina - James was born in 1797. They went to (Monroe County) Tennessee sometime between 1808 & 1818. They came to Alabama in mid 1830's. James was in Randolph County in 1840 census. According to an unsubstantiated family legend, the father of these 5 Abel brothers was a Moses Abel who married a girl in Ireland before coming to America. James died in 1849 in that part of Cherokee County east of Gadsden which is now in Etowah County." -- from an Able family historian, Ernie Abel
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * From another source listed below:
Family tradition says that Moses & Nancy Able had come to America from Ireland (No doubt Ulster, Ireland as they were strong Protestants). Among their children were: "Moses, Joseph, John, Thomas and James. All of the sons served in the Mexican war, Thomas with the rank of lieutenant colonel, while James was captain of his company."
"James Able was largely reared in Tennessee and after his marriage {to Jane Morrison, the daughter of William Morrison & Elizabeth (Snider) Morrison} began farming in that state, but subsequently disposed of his property there and took up his abode in Calhoun county, Alabama, where he purchased land and carried on general farming until his labors were ended in death. As before indicated, he was a soldier of the Mexican war and as captain of a company led his men in gallant charges and inspired them by his own bravery on the field of battle. His political allegiance was given to the democracy. He had been provided with excellent educational privileges and was a gentleman of strong principles. He died on the old homestead at the age of sixty years and his widow afterward kept their children together until they were grown and able to care for themselves. She was married a second time, becoming the wife of Mr. Leather, by whom she had one child, Caledonia. Mrs. Leather was a daughter of the Rev. William Morrison, a minister of the Primitive Baptist church and a prominent farmer."
"In the family of James and Jane Able there were fifteen children, as follows:
1. Mrs. Nancy Burson;
2. William, of Alabama;
3. Joe, who died in Arkansas as the result of a wound sustained in the army;
4. John, who died in Hunt County, Texas;
5. James M. md. Elmina Hodges, removed to Cooke Co.,Texas;
6. Frank, who died in Alabama;
7. Moses, who was killed;
8. Thomas, who laid down his life for the South while serving in the Confederate Army;
9. Doc, of the Indian Territory;
10. Mrs. Sarah Williamson;
11. Mrs. Caroline Kinsey;
12. Mrs. Melvina Cristofer; and
13. Mrs. Susan Brannemann. All of the eight sons served in the Confederate Army and five uncles of the family served through the Mexican war, so that the family record is a splendid one for military bravery." (It appears two children are missing from the list.)
{With some editing. Note: Some county lines shifted while others became no longer existent. This article contains a biography, family history and genealogical information on the son & namesake of James Able: James Monroe Able (1830-1914) who removed to Cooke County, Texas five years or so after the War Between the States. After the war he became a very successful farmer, cattleman and businessman along the Red River in Texas. Information has been gleaned from this to compile a biography on his father. The birth & death dates of the two sources do not match up for James Able, the father, but all of the rest of the information does.
The family tradition east of the Mississippi declares Moses Able, the Immigrant, came from Ireland and settled in Tennessee and then in Alabama & names the same sons which agrees exactly with the Texas family tradition.}
B. B. Paddock, History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., ©1906), Vol. II, pp. 664-667.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * From another source listed below:
Family tradition says that Moses & Nancy Able had come to America from Ireland (No doubt Ulster, Ireland as they were strong Protestants). Among their children were: "Moses, Joseph, John, Thomas and James. All of the sons served in the Mexican war, Thomas with the rank of lieutenant colonel, while James was captain of his company."
"James Able was largely reared in Tennessee and after his marriage {to Jane Morrison, the daughter of William Morrison & Elizabeth (Snider) Morrison} began farming in that state, but subsequently disposed of his property there and took up his abode in Calhoun county, Alabama, where he purchased land and carried on general farming until his labors were ended in death. As before indicated, he was a soldier of the Mexican war and as captain of a company led his men in gallant charges and inspired them by his own bravery on the field of battle. His political allegiance was given to the democracy. He had been provided with excellent educational privileges and was a gentleman of strong principles. He died on the old homestead at the age of sixty years and his widow afterward kept their children together until they were grown and able to care for themselves. She was married a second time, becoming the wife of Mr. Leather, by whom she had one child, Caledonia. Mrs. Leather was a daughter of the Rev. William Morrison, a minister of the Primitive Baptist church and a prominent farmer."
"In the family of James and Jane Able there were fifteen children, as follows:
1. Mrs. Nancy Burson;
2. William, of Alabama;
3. Joe, who died in Arkansas as the result of a wound sustained in the army;
4. John, who died in Hunt County, Texas;
5. James M. md. Elmina Hodges, removed to Cooke Co.,Texas;
6. Frank, who died in Alabama;
7. Moses, who was killed;
8. Thomas, who laid down his life for the South while serving in the Confederate Army;
9. Doc, of the Indian Territory;
10. Mrs. Sarah Williamson;
11. Mrs. Caroline Kinsey;
12. Mrs. Melvina Cristofer; and
13. Mrs. Susan Brannemann. All of the eight sons served in the Confederate Army and five uncles of the family served through the Mexican war, so that the family record is a splendid one for military bravery." (It appears two children are missing from the list.)
{With some editing. Note: Some county lines shifted while others became no longer existent. This article contains a biography, family history and genealogical information on the son & namesake of James Able: James Monroe Able (1830-1914) who removed to Cooke County, Texas five years or so after the War Between the States. After the war he became a very successful farmer, cattleman and businessman along the Red River in Texas. Information has been gleaned from this to compile a biography on his father. The birth & death dates of the two sources do not match up for James Able, the father, but all of the rest of the information does.
The family tradition east of the Mississippi declares Moses Able, the Immigrant, came from Ireland and settled in Tennessee and then in Alabama & names the same sons which agrees exactly with the Texas family tradition.}
B. B. Paddock, History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., ©1906), Vol. II, pp. 664-667.
"James Munro Abel and his brothers, John, Joseph, Thomas and Moses were all born in Abbeville County, South Carolina - James was born in 1797. They went to (Monroe County) Tennessee sometime between 1808 & 1818. They came to Alabama in mid 1830's. James was in Randolph County in 1840 census. According to an unsubstantiated family legend, the father of these 5 Abel brothers was a Moses Abel who married a girl in Ireland before coming to America. James died in 1849 in that part of Cherokee County east of Gadsden which is now in Etowah County." -- from an Able family historian, Ernie Abel
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * From another source listed below:
Family tradition says that Moses & Nancy Able had come to America from Ireland (No doubt Ulster, Ireland as they were strong Protestants). Among their children were: "Moses, Joseph, John, Thomas and James. All of the sons served in the Mexican war, Thomas with the rank of lieutenant colonel, while James was captain of his company."
"James Able was largely reared in Tennessee and after his marriage {to Jane Morrison, the daughter of William Morrison & Elizabeth (Snider) Morrison} began farming in that state, but subsequently disposed of his property there and took up his abode in Calhoun county, Alabama, where he purchased land and carried on general farming until his labors were ended in death. As before indicated, he was a soldier of the Mexican war and as captain of a company led his men in gallant charges and inspired them by his own bravery on the field of battle. His political allegiance was given to the democracy. He had been provided with excellent educational privileges and was a gentleman of strong principles. He died on the old homestead at the age of sixty years and his widow afterward kept their children together until they were grown and able to care for themselves. She was married a second time, becoming the wife of Mr. Leather, by whom she had one child, Caledonia. Mrs. Leather was a daughter of the Rev. William Morrison, a minister of the Primitive Baptist church and a prominent farmer."
"In the family of James and Jane Able there were fifteen children, as follows:
1. Mrs. Nancy Burson;
2. William, of Alabama;
3. Joe, who died in Arkansas as the result of a wound sustained in the army;
4. John, who died in Hunt County, Texas;
5. James M. md. Elmina Hodges, removed to Cooke Co.,Texas;
6. Frank, who died in Alabama;
7. Moses, who was killed;
8. Thomas, who laid down his life for the South while serving in the Confederate Army;
9. Doc, of the Indian Territory;
10. Mrs. Sarah Williamson;
11. Mrs. Caroline Kinsey;
12. Mrs. Melvina Cristofer; and
13. Mrs. Susan Brannemann. All of the eight sons served in the Confederate Army and five uncles of the family served through the Mexican war, so that the family record is a splendid one for military bravery." (It appears two children are missing from the list.)
{With some editing. Note: Some county lines shifted while others became no longer existent. This article contains a biography, family history and genealogical information on the son & namesake of James Able: James Monroe Able (1830-1914) who removed to Cooke County, Texas five years or so after the War Between the States. After the war he became a very successful farmer, cattleman and businessman along the Red River in Texas. Information has been gleaned from this to compile a biography on his father. The birth & death dates of the two sources do not match up for James Able, the father, but all of the rest of the information does.
The family tradition east of the Mississippi declares Moses Able, the Immigrant, came from Ireland and settled in Tennessee and then in Alabama & names the same sons which agrees exactly with the Texas family tradition.}
B. B. Paddock, History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., ©1906), Vol. II, pp. 664-667.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * From another source listed below:
Family tradition says that Moses & Nancy Able had come to America from Ireland (No doubt Ulster, Ireland as they were strong Protestants). Among their children were: "Moses, Joseph, John, Thomas and James. All of the sons served in the Mexican war, Thomas with the rank of lieutenant colonel, while James was captain of his company."
"James Able was largely reared in Tennessee and after his marriage {to Jane Morrison, the daughter of William Morrison & Elizabeth (Snider) Morrison} began farming in that state, but subsequently disposed of his property there and took up his abode in Calhoun county, Alabama, where he purchased land and carried on general farming until his labors were ended in death. As before indicated, he was a soldier of the Mexican war and as captain of a company led his men in gallant charges and inspired them by his own bravery on the field of battle. His political allegiance was given to the democracy. He had been provided with excellent educational privileges and was a gentleman of strong principles. He died on the old homestead at the age of sixty years and his widow afterward kept their children together until they were grown and able to care for themselves. She was married a second time, becoming the wife of Mr. Leather, by whom she had one child, Caledonia. Mrs. Leather was a daughter of the Rev. William Morrison, a minister of the Primitive Baptist church and a prominent farmer."
"In the family of James and Jane Able there were fifteen children, as follows:
1. Mrs. Nancy Burson;
2. William, of Alabama;
3. Joe, who died in Arkansas as the result of a wound sustained in the army;
4. John, who died in Hunt County, Texas;
5. James M. md. Elmina Hodges, removed to Cooke Co.,Texas;
6. Frank, who died in Alabama;
7. Moses, who was killed;
8. Thomas, who laid down his life for the South while serving in the Confederate Army;
9. Doc, of the Indian Territory;
10. Mrs. Sarah Williamson;
11. Mrs. Caroline Kinsey;
12. Mrs. Melvina Cristofer; and
13. Mrs. Susan Brannemann. All of the eight sons served in the Confederate Army and five uncles of the family served through the Mexican war, so that the family record is a splendid one for military bravery." (It appears two children are missing from the list.)
{With some editing. Note: Some county lines shifted while others became no longer existent. This article contains a biography, family history and genealogical information on the son & namesake of James Able: James Monroe Able (1830-1914) who removed to Cooke County, Texas five years or so after the War Between the States. After the war he became a very successful farmer, cattleman and businessman along the Red River in Texas. Information has been gleaned from this to compile a biography on his father. The birth & death dates of the two sources do not match up for James Able, the father, but all of the rest of the information does.
The family tradition east of the Mississippi declares Moses Able, the Immigrant, came from Ireland and settled in Tennessee and then in Alabama & names the same sons which agrees exactly with the Texas family tradition.}
B. B. Paddock, History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., ©1906), Vol. II, pp. 664-667.
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