Robert Haden Abercrombie Sr.
Born: September 11, 1838
Birthplace: Cross Keys, Macon County, Alabama
Father: Milo Bolling Abercrombie Sr. 1806 – 1860
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)
Mother: Sarah Lee Haden 1810 – 1850
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)
Wife: Frances Rebecca “Fannie” Gary 1841 – 1912
(Buried: Tuskegee City Cemetery, Tuskegee, Alabama)
Children:
Robert Haden Abercrombie Jr. 1860 – 1860
(Buried: Tuskegee City Cemetery, Tuskegee, Alabama)
Frances Haden “Fannie” Abercrombie Baker 1861 – 1921
(Buried: Tuskegee City Cemetery, Tuskegee, Alabama)
Annie Eliza “Ann” Abercrombie Jordan 1866 – 1888
(Buried: Tuskegee City Cemetery, Tuskegee, Alabama)
Newton Abercrombie 1868 – 1869
(Buried: Tuskegee City Cemetery, Tuskegee, Alabama)
Robert Lee Abercrombie 1870 – 1874
(Buried: Tuskegee City Cemetery, Tuskegee, Alabama)
Thomas Gary Abercrombie 1875 – 1876
(Buried: Tuskegee City Cemetery, Tuskegee, Alabama)
Education:
1859: Graduated from Cumberland University
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Tuskegee, Alabama
Civil War Career:
1862: Captain Company H, 45th Alabama Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Major of 45th Alabama Infantry Regiment
1863 – 1865: Lt. Colonel of 45th Alabama Infantry Regiment
1865: Colonel of 1st Alabama Consolidated Infantry Regiment
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Tuskegee, and Gadsden, Alabama
Died: June 8, 1891
Place of Death: Gadsden, Alabama
Cause of Death: Accidentally shot and killed by his son-in-law when he was mistaken for a chicken thief
Age at time of Death: 52 years old
Burial Place: Tuskegee City Cemetery, Tuskegee, Alabama
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