Highland HomePage

Discovering the pioneer settlers of the Cumberland Highlands

Absher, Henry Clay[1]

Male 1872 - 1954  (82 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Absher, Henry Clay 
    Birth 28 Apr 1872  Owsley, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Wolfe, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Military Draft Registration 1917–1918  Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1920  Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1930  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1940  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Burial 1954  Whitco Cemetery, Whitco, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Death 11 Dec 1954  Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9
    Person ID I281460  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2019 

    Father Abshear, Jefferson Jackson,   b. 1851, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1959 (Age 108 years) 
    Mother Frost, Sarah Elizabeth,   b. 1861, Owsley, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1932, Owsley, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F108072  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hatton, Dinva,   b. Aug 1886, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1957, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Marriage 1902 
    Children 
     1. Absher, Frank,   b. Apr 1901, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1919, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 17 years)
     2. Absher, Stanley,   b. Abt 1906, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Absher, Edgar,   b. 2 May 1907   d. 8 Sep 1995 (Age 88 years)
    +4. Absher, Mattie Elizabeth,   b. 22 Dec 1910, Rosefork, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1999, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     5. Absher, Samuel,   b. 23 Jun 1913, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1953, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     6. Absher, Chester Lee,   b. 22 Nov 1915, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1994, Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +7. Absher, Lucy Mae,   b. 19 Oct 1917, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1997, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     8. Absher, Roy,   b. 1921, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. Absher, Maggie Lou,   b. 17 Jul 1924, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 2007, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     10. Absher, Mable Irene
    Family ID F108070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Apr 1872 - Owsley, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Wolfe, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Draft Registration - 1917–1918 - Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1954 - Whitco Cemetery, Whitco, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Dec 1954 - Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S80897] Clay Absher in entry for Samuel Absher, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965".

    2. [S80900] Henry C Absher, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999".

    3. [S80895] Clay Abshear, "United States Census, 1910".

    4. [S80903] Henry Clay Absher, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918".

    5. [S80898] Clay Absher, "United States Census, 1920".

    6. [S80896] Clay Abshear, "United States Census, 1930".

    7. [S80899] Clay Absher, "United States Census, 1940".

    8. [S80901] Henry Clay Absher, "Find A Grave Index".

    9. [S80902] Henry Clay Absher, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962".