Individual Details

Donald Knowles Abbott

(20 Aug 1918 - Dec 1986)

Chikore Secondary School, Zimbabwe was established in 1955 in Zimbabwe, then known as Southern Rhodesia. Donald and his wife had been appointed to serve as missionaries in Southern Rhodesia in 1950, and by 1958, Donald was the principal at Chikore.
Deported from Rhodesia by the government in December, 1965.

Events

Birth20 Aug 1918Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Residence1930Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Military31 Aug 1944
Marriage10 Sep 1948Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Living
Departure31 Oct 1950New York, New York
DeathDec 1986Americus, Sumter, Georgia

Families

SpouseLiving
FatherFred Pemberton Abbott (1888 - 1968)
MotherVera Marguerite Esler (1885 - 1966)
SiblingFrederick Esler Abbott (1912 - 1983)
SiblingRobert West Abbott (1913 - 1982)
SiblingConstance Abbott (1916 - 2008)
SiblingJohn Tappan Abbott (1920 - 1989)
SiblingWilliam Van Winkle Abbott (1921 - 1938)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340618.

2. Ancestry.com, U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1966 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels and Airplanes Departing from New York, New York, 07/01/1948-12/31/1956; NAI Number: 3335533; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A4169; NARA Roll Number: 98.

3. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0011.

4. Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135.

5. Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-1999 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records.

6. Ancestry.com, U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1966 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels and Airplanes Departing from New York, New York, 07/01/1948-12/31/1956; NAI Number: 3335533; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A4169; NARA Roll Number: 98.

7. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Number: 138-09-8101; Issue State: New Jersey; Issue Date: Before 1951.