Abraham Watkins Venable
Born: October 17, 1799
Birthplace: Springfield, Virginia
Father: Samuel Woodson Venable 1756 – 1821
(Buried: Sweet Springs Cemetery, Sweet Springs, West Virginia)
Mother: Mary Scott Carrington 1758 – 1837
(Buried: College Church Cemetery, Hampden Sydney, Virginia)
Wife: Isabella Alston Brown 1807 – 1876
(Buried: Shiloh Presbyterian Church, Bullock, North Carolina)
Children:
Thomas Brown Venable 1824 – 1893
(Buried: Shiloh Presbyterian Church, Bullock North Carolina)
Captain Samuel Frederick Venable 1830 – 1903
(Buried: Oak Forest Presbyterian Church, Asheville, North Carolina)
Martha Venable Hamilton 1833 – 1877
(Buried: Shiloh Presbyterian Church, Bullock, North Carolina)
Isabella Brown "Belle" Venable Martin 1836 – 1904
(Buried: New Dublin Presbyterian Church, Dublin, Virginia)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1816: Graduated from Hampden–Sydney College
Studied medicine for two years
1819: Graduated from Princeton College
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Prince Edward and Mecklenburg Counties in Virginia
Attorney in Granville County, North Carolina
1847 – 1853: United States Congressman from North Carolina
1847 – 1849: Member of House Invalid Pensions Committee
1849 – 1853: Member of House Judiciary Committee
1852: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress
1860: Breckinridge Democratic Party Presidential Elector
Civil War Career:
1861–1862: North Carolina Delegate Confederate Provisional Congress
As Congressman he was a good friend of the common soldier
He introduced several bills and resolutions for soldier health and comfort.
He opposed all taxation and executive interference in the election of company officers,
He accepted the necessity of giving the central government whatever powers the administration requested.
1862: Announced his intention to seek reelection but refused to campaign.
Retired from Public life and soon as an Attorney in Granville County
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1876: Lived a retired life in Granville County, North Carolina
Died: February 24, 1876
Place of Death: Oxford, North Carolina
Age at time of Death: 76 years old
Burial Place: Shiloh Presbyterian Church, Bullock, North Carolina
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