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     Hezekial ABNEY, son of Elisha ABNER and Nancy Calloway, was born in 1780 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.¹ He was buried in Shoal Creek Cemetery.¹

Hezekial ABNEY died in 1861 in Cleburne County, Alabama.¹

     Benjamin Hezekiah ABNEY, son of Hezekial ABNEY, was born in 1804 in Jackson County, Georgia.¹

Benjamin married first Elizabeth Hogan on 30 January 1827 in Jackson County, Georgia.

Elizabeth died in 1866 in Cleburne County, Alabama, leaving Benjamin Hezekiah ABNEY as a widower.

Benjamin married second Sarah Ann Frances Harper on 22 October 1868 in Cleburne County, Alabama.²

Benjamin Hezekiah ABNEY died in 1879 in Cleburne County, Alabama.¹ He was buried in Shoal Creek Cemetery.¹

     Elizabeth Hogan was born in 1802 in Georgia. She was also known as Betsey.

Elizabeth married Benjamin Hezekiah ABNEY, son of Hezekial ABNEY, on 30 January 1827 in Jackson County, Georgia. She was buried in Shoal Creek Cemetery.

In 1866 Elizabeth died in Cleburne County, Alabama, leaving Benjamin Hezekiah a widower.

     Sarah Ann Frances Harper was born circa 1840 in Cobb County, Georgia.

Sarah married Benjamin Hezekiah ABNEY, son of Hezekial ABNEY, on 22 October 1868 in Cleburne County, Alabama.¹

Sarah Ann Frances Harper died in 1898 in Alabama.

     George Washington ABNEY, son of Benjamin Hezekiah ABNEY and Elizabeth Hogan, was born on 10 March 1839 in Cobb County, Georgia.¹

George married Elizabeth Jane Chandler on 2 February 1860 in Calhoun County, Alabama.¹

George began military service at age 22 in May 1861 in Oak Level, Alabama, as a private in Company I of the 25th Alabama Infantry. He was wounded in action at Murphreesboro, Tennessee.

George Washington ABNEY died on 23 April 1914 in Mineral Springs, Jefferson County, Alabama, at age 75.¹ He was buried in Friendship United Methodist Church Cemetery, Gardendale, Jefferson County, Alabama.

     Elizabeth Jane Chandler was born on 27 September 1842 in Benton, Lowndes County, Alabama.¹

Elizabeth married George Washington ABNEY, son of Benjamin Hezekiah ABNEY and Elizabeth Hogan, on 2 February 1860 in Calhoun County, Alabama.¹

Elizabeth Jane Chandler died on 29 April 1911 in Jefferson County, Alabama, at age 68.¹ She was buried in Friendship United Methodist Church Cemetery, Gardendale, Jefferson County, Alabama.¹

     John F. ABNEY, son of George Washington ABNEY and Elizabeth Jane Chandler, was born in 1869 in St. Clair County, Alabama.

John married Sarah Elizabeth Fortenberry in 1889. He was buried in McCree Cemetery, Dallas, Texas.

John F. ABNEY died in 1938 in Dallas, Texas.

     Homer Garton ABNEY, son of John F. ABNEY and Sarah Elizabeth Fortenberry, was born on 18 September 1890 in Summit, Alabama.

Homer married Lela Mae Gault on 2 July 1914 in Texas.

Homer Garton ABNEY died on 13 September 1969 in Rockwell County, Texas, at age 78. He was buried in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas.

     Homer Ray ABNEY, son of Homer Garton ABNEY and Lela Mae Gault, was born on 22 August 1926 in Dallas, Texas.

During the Korean War, Homer Ray ABNEY enlisted in Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division in 1951. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while in captivity on January 22, 1951. His remains were not recovered. Sergeant Abney was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Homer Ray ABNEY died on 31 March 1951 in North Korea at age 24. He was buried in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.

Homer Ray ABNEY appeared in a television news story 7 April 2017 on WFAA-TV News, aired in Dallas, Texas. Sergeant buried in North Texas more than 66 years after disappearance: DALLAS - Homer Ray Abney, the son of a city of Dallas truck driver, was taken prisoner and killed by enemy forces during the Korean War, a fact the US Army now has confirmed with physical evidence.

"He smiled a lot so he made me smile," said Nenva Vines, Abney's niece. "You know, you look up to your uncles."

Vines described the night the Army came knocking on the door.

"I do have memories of that night because everybody was crying, a frightening event for a child," Nenva said. "It seemed like it was the middle of the night for me."

The government didn't have his body. They presumed at the age of 24, Abney had been taken prisoner and killed by enemy forces.

"It's been a long, long mystery," Vines said.

That mystery ended Friday at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.

"It was 66 years and five days from when he was declared dead until he returned to Texas soil," said Sarah Vines, Abney's great-great niece.

Back in 2005, human remains were recovered from a burial site in North Korea. It would take a decade, but ultimately those remains were connected to Homer. The family received the call about the discovery last Christmas.

"I can't tell you at how impressed I am that their search continued and how they have brought him home," Nenva said. "It's been so long but they still take care of their own."

It took more than half a century but now Army Sgt. Homer R. Abney is finally home.

     Charles GRAVES, son of Peyton Talley GRAVES and Meliora Ann Andrews, was born circa 1855 in Lowndes County, Alabama.

Charles GRAVES died on 2 December 1910 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

     Amicia D'Aubigny, daughter of Henry D'Aubigny and Cecily de Chaworth, was born circa 1130 in Cainhoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England. She was a Nun at Sopworth.

     Olivia D'Aubigny, daughter of William D'Aubigny and Albreda du Plessis, was born in 1047 in St. Martin d'Aubigny, Manche, Normandy, France.

Olivia D'Aubigny died in 1087 in Norfolk, England.

     Adelisa D'Aubigny, daughter of Nigel D'Aubigny, was born circa 1102 at Cainhoe Castle in Clophill, Cheshire, England.

Adelisa D'Aubigny died circa 1160.