He participated in many civic activities in Harrison County. He helped to organize Bethesda Baptist Church and became one of its first deacons. He also helped to establish the first elementary school for blacks in Harrison County. After leaving the legislature he continued his interest in education. He was at the forefront of the movement to establish Bishop College and served as one of the two original black trustees.
Texas Marriages, 1837-1973 for David Abner shows he married Mollie Price April 22, 1879 in Marion Texas.
The 1880 census listed him as a farmer. He and his wife, Mollie, reported eight children in their household. Seven were Abner's children from a previous marriage, including David Abner, Jr., and two stepchildren; one child, Lucy, was Mollie's daughter from a previous marriage. When Abner retired from the legislature he went into the ice business in order to enhance an already sizable estate, which included over 300 acres of land in East Texas.
He died in 1902 and was buried in a family plot in the Powder Mill Cemetery aka Old Powder Mill Cemetery, Marshall.
Bio by Texas State Historical Association.
David Abner Sr., was the father to David Abner Jr., (1860–1928). David Abner, Jr., the first black professor of Bishop College, minister, and president of Guadalupe College.
He participated in many civic activities in Harrison County. He helped to organize Bethesda Baptist Church and became one of its first deacons. He also helped to establish the first elementary school for blacks in Harrison County. After leaving the legislature he continued his interest in education. He was at the forefront of the movement to establish Bishop College and served as one of the two original black trustees.
Texas Marriages, 1837-1973 for David Abner shows he married Mollie Price April 22, 1879 in Marion Texas.
The 1880 census listed him as a farmer. He and his wife, Mollie, reported eight children in their household. Seven were Abner's children from a previous marriage, including David Abner, Jr., and two stepchildren; one child, Lucy, was Mollie's daughter from a previous marriage. When Abner retired from the legislature he went into the ice business in order to enhance an already sizable estate, which included over 300 acres of land in East Texas.
He died in 1902 and was buried in a family plot in the Powder Mill Cemetery aka Old Powder Mill Cemetery, Marshall.
Bio by Texas State Historical Association.
David Abner Sr., was the father to David Abner Jr., (1860–1928). David Abner, Jr., the first black professor of Bishop College, minister, and president of Guadalupe College.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement