Abner William Eddins was borne 19 February 1826, a son of William Riley Eddins and Nancy Manning. William Riley Eddins was borne in Chesterfield County, South Carolina a son of William Eddins and his wife Nancy who maiden name is unknown.
In 1812, William Riley Eddins served in the War of 1812 and then left home migrating to Conecuh & Wilcox Counties, Alabama. There he met and married Nancy Manning about the year 1825. An exact marriage date has not been found but their first-born Abner William Eddins was borne 19 February 1826.
William Riley and Nancy Manning had four children before her untimely death in March of 1840.
At age 18, Abner William Eddins, their first born, married Christiana A. Jolliff, daughter of Davis and Elizabeth Jolliff. We don’t have an exact date for this marriage, but we know that Abner and Christianna are married and living with his parents, in the 1850 Census for Wilcox County, Alabama. We also know that Christiana A. Jolliff father had passed away in early 1843.
Both Abner and his father, William, were farmers according to numerated Censuses.
After the birth of five children, 3 daughters and 2 sons, Abner William Eddins died on 30 May 1865. This date came from a “Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981 for Abner W Eddins" and may be suspect since it is not an official certified document.
The Children of Abner William Eddins and Christiana A. Jolliff are:
i. John Davis Eddins, born 21 Mar 1851, Alabama; married Mary Susan Williams, 25 Dec 1872, Dallas, Alabama; died 9 Dec 1937, Wilcox County, Alabama.
ii. Nancy Elizabeth Eddins, born 2 Nov 1853, Alabama; married J. E. Sessions, 3 Feb 1884, Wilcox County. Alabama; died 20 Jul 1945, Wilcox County, Alabama.
iii. Laura Christina "Anna" Eddins, born 22 Jun 1856, Alabama; married Wiley Timothy Stein, 27 Dec 1877, Wilcox County. Alabama; died 10 Dec 1937, Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama.
iv. Eliza Alice Eddins was born on 24 Feb 1859 in Alabama. She died on 2 Oct 1921 at the age of 62 in Monroe County, Alabama.
v. William Abner Eddins was born on 27 Sep 1862 in Alabama. He died on 21 Aug 1956 at the age of 93 in St Clair County, Alabama.
We do know that Abner died and his wife, Christiana A. Jolliff, married B. C. Hutchinson on 21 Jan 1872 in Wilcox County. Alabama.
Marriage:
Christiana Eddins in the Alabama, Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942
Name: Christiana Eddins
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 21 Jan 1872
Marriage Place: , Wilcox, Alabama
Spouse: B. C. Hutchinson
FHL Film Number: 1290216
Married by Daniel Adams, Minister of Gospel/
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Alabama, Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.
Original data: Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
In March 1871, Christiana Eddins submitted a Claim (#3675) to the U.S., Southern Claims Commission that was disallowed.
Christiana A. “Kittie” (Jolliff) Eddins died 3 February 1921 in Wilcox County, Alabama.
Abner William Eddins is my 1st Cousin 4X Removed.
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1. 1850 U. S. Census, Wilcox County, Alabama, population schedule, Wilcox County, Alabama, ; Page: 360A (stamped); Line 31, Dwelling 218, Family 218, Household of Wm J. EDINGS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: viewed 3 May 2022); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 16.
2. 1860 U. S. Census, Wilcox County, Alabama, population schedule, Eastern Division, Wilcox, Alabama, Page: 1084; Line 18, Dwelling 482, Family 528, Household of A. W. EDDINS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com: on-line January 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_26.
3. 1880 U. S. Census, Wilcox County, Alabama, population schedule, Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama, enumeration district (ED) 184, Page: 237B (stamped); Line 36, Dwelling 448, Family 459, Household of Christiana HUTCHINSON; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com: on-line January 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm T9_0035.
4. 1900 U. S. Census, Wilcox County, Alabama, population schedule, Awin, Wilcox, Alabama, enumeration district (ED) 137, Page:#58A(Stamped); Line:#31, Dwelling:#498, Family:#524, Household of Jarot SESSIONS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com: on-line January 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm T623.
5. 1910 U. S. Census, Wilcox County, Alabama, population schedule, Awin, Wilcox, Alabama, enumeration district (ED) 0458, Page: 16B/55B (Stamped); Line:#89, Dwelling:#260, Family:#260, Household of Jeret E. SESSIONS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com: online January 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm T624_XX.
6. 1920 U. S. Census, Wilcox County, Alabama, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com: accessed); citing National Archives Microfilm T625_xx.
7. Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Images. Ancestry, (http://www.Ancestry.com: January 202), Alabama Department of Public Health, Eufaula, AL, Kittie Hutchinson; Wilcox County Alabama, February 1921.
8. "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDKF-QHB:Fri Mar 08 07:24:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Kittie Hutchinson and Unknown, 1921.
9. Southern Claims: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/12451:1218
10. Marriage: B. C. Hutchinson> https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2011405:60000
11. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/279533:5188
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