He was the son of Dr. James Smith Abernathy and Elizabeth "Betsy" Ramsey.
"Selmer, Tenn., Oct 13 - A.K. Abernathy, aged 83 years, died at his home in Adamsville Tuesday. He was a retired farmer and one of the most prominent men of the county. He is survived by his widow, six sons and one daughter, as follows: Drs. Hayes, John, J.S., Wm., H.G., and Miss America, all of this county, and A.K. Abernathy of Memphis, conductor on the I.C.R.R. A.K. Abernathy was a brother of Prof. M.R. Abernathy, one of the leading educators of the state, who died at his home in Selmer in 1900. They both came to McNairy county in the 60's from Alabama, married McNairy county girls and reared large families." -- Nashville Banner (Nashville, Tennessee) 13 Oct 1920, Wed.
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"Selmer, Tenn., Oct 13 - A.K. Abernathy, aged 83 years, died at his home in Adamsville Tuesday. He was a retired farmer and one of the most prominent men of the county. He is survived by his widow, six sons and one daughter, as follows: Drs. Hayes, John, J.S., Wm., H.G., and Miss America, all of this county, and A.K. Abernathy of Memphis, conductor on the I.C.R.R. A.K. Abernathy was a brother of Prof. M.R. Abernathy, one of the leading educators of the state, who died at his home in Selmer in 1900. They both came to McNairy county in the 60's from Alabama, married McNairy county girls and reared large families." -- Nashville Banner (Nashville, Tennessee) 13 Oct 1920, Wed.
(per contributor 49181046)
He was the son of Dr. James Smith Abernathy and Elizabeth "Betsy" Ramsey.
"Selmer, Tenn., Oct 13 - A.K. Abernathy, aged 83 years, died at his home in Adamsville Tuesday. He was a retired farmer and one of the most prominent men of the county. He is survived by his widow, six sons and one daughter, as follows: Drs. Hayes, John, J.S., Wm., H.G., and Miss America, all of this county, and A.K. Abernathy of Memphis, conductor on the I.C.R.R. A.K. Abernathy was a brother of Prof. M.R. Abernathy, one of the leading educators of the state, who died at his home in Selmer in 1900. They both came to McNairy county in the 60's from Alabama, married McNairy county girls and reared large families." -- Nashville Banner (Nashville, Tennessee) 13 Oct 1920, Wed.
(per contributor 49181046)
"Selmer, Tenn., Oct 13 - A.K. Abernathy, aged 83 years, died at his home in Adamsville Tuesday. He was a retired farmer and one of the most prominent men of the county. He is survived by his widow, six sons and one daughter, as follows: Drs. Hayes, John, J.S., Wm., H.G., and Miss America, all of this county, and A.K. Abernathy of Memphis, conductor on the I.C.R.R. A.K. Abernathy was a brother of Prof. M.R. Abernathy, one of the leading educators of the state, who died at his home in Selmer in 1900. They both came to McNairy county in the 60's from Alabama, married McNairy county girls and reared large families." -- Nashville Banner (Nashville, Tennessee) 13 Oct 1920, Wed.
(per contributor 49181046)
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