MCNAIR, Abraham Lincoln Sr.^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1896 - 1974  (77 years)

• Name	MCNAIR, Abraham Lincoln
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	8 Sep 1896	Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1910	Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States
  Residence	1920	Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States   [2]
  Occupation	1924	Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States   [6]
  	Farm Tenant
  Residence	1940	Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States   [1]
  Residence	1943	Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States
  	319 Wilson Street, Plymouth, North Carolina
  Residence	14 Mar 1945	Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States
  	502 Wilson Street
  _AMTID	330116933151:1030:113601401
  _COLOR	22
  _FSFTID	L64M-TD7
  _UID	5C3042C030E7442D9381B570E7D4D3D1AE72
  Died	11 Jan 1974	Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States   [3]
  Buried	16 Jan 1974	Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States   [3, 7]
  Person ID	I37	Primary Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	MCNAIR, Andrew D.,   b. 5 May 1866, Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 10 Feb 1930, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	BULLOCK, Gracy,   b. Mar 1874, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
  Married	26 Nov 1893	Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WALKER, Martha Jane "Mattie",   b. 15 Mar 1897, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 24 Sep 1991, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States  (Age 94 years)  [5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Married	14 Jan 1920	Washington, North Carolina, United States
  Notes	Fred's birth certificate lists Martha as having 5 children still alive, 4 that have died. Of the ones that died, one died from being scalded by hot water, one died of scarlett fever and one died from an overdose of a medication used to help children sleep. Abraham Jr (the second one), birth certificate indicates that she has had one stillborn child. Alice's birth certificate indicates Martha had one child that was born alive and died before Alice. Deed to the house is online at http://www.scribd.com/doc/53045200/502-Wilson-Street-Deed called "Aunt Matt" by some family members [15]
  Children	1. MCNAIR, Lorenza,   b. 31 May 1921, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 23 Dec 2005, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States  (Age 84 years)   2. MCNAIR, Charlie Edward,   b. 1 Nov 1923, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 22 Jul 1924, Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States  (Age 0 years)   3. MCNAIR, Alice Elizabeth,   b. 16 Oct 1924, Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 8 May 2011, Largo, Pinellas, Florida, United States  (Age 86 years)   4. MCNAIR, Abraham Lincoln Jr.,   b. 6 Jun 1927, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 5 Nov 1929, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States  (Age 2 years)   5. MCNAIR, Curtis James Sr.,   b. 23 Dec 1928, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 17 Apr 1997, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States  (Age 68 years)   6. MCNAIR, Daisy Naomi,   b. 25 Nov 1931, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 10 Oct 1933, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States  (Age 1 years)   7. MCNAIR, Abraham Lincoln Jr.,   b. 1 Dec 1932, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 9 Feb 2006, Suffern, Rockland, New York, United States  (Age 73 years)   8. MCNAIR, Fred Louis,   b. 22 Jan 1934, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 13 May 2008, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 74 years)   9. MCNAIR, Martha Jane,   b. 15 Jun 1935, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 25 Jun 1936, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Abraham Lincoln McNair Sr. My great-grandfather

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Lincoln McNair Sr. was born September 8, 1896 in Plymouth, North Carolina to parents Andrew D. McNair (age 30) and Gracy Bullock (age 22). He lived in Plymouth throughout the duration of his life. Abraham served in the US Army during World War I from September – December 1918. On January 14, 1920, he married Martha Jane Walker; he was age 23 and she was age 22. They were parents of at least 9 children, with only 4 of the children living to adulthood. He and Martha purchased their home at 502 Wilson Street in Plymouth for only $400; a home they rebuilt after a fire destroyed it in the 1950s. Abraham died at age 77; he was found dead in his home by his nephew Lawrence Alexander McNair. His funeral was handled by Toodle’s Funeral Home and services were held at New Chapel Baptist Church. Abraham is buried in the Rufus McNair Cemetery on January 16, 1974. Other notes: - used to give his sons liquor at early ages. - at the time of Fred's birth - work industry listed as Public Work. - went to the Police station with his rifle. cops had arrested June for something so he went to the station - carry the coffin story - someone had asked him to help carry a coffin and he said "that man's already dead, I'm trying not to die, I'm not carrying his coffin" -Abraham would get drunk - so Mattie would drag him in and put him on the kitchen table. -From obit - he and Martha Jane had 10 children, five of whom would preceded him in death at an early age. -paid $400 for their house in Maarch 1945. I have the land deed to the house.

  
  

• Sources

  [S973] Abarham Mcnair, "United States Census, 1940". [S974] Abraham L Mcnair, "United States Census, 1920". [S975] Abraham Lincoln McNair, "Find A Grave Index". [S1105] FamilySearch Family Tree. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L64M-TD7 [S1488] Birth Certificate: Abraham McNair Jr. [S1455] 2nd Birth Certificate for Alice Elizabeth McNair, SKU-000009. [S9] Rufus McNair Cemetery (Reliability: 3). [S1194] Lorena McNair, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922". [S1347] Birth Certificate: Curtis James McNair. [S1350] Curtis J Mcnair in household of Abarham Mcnair, "United States Census, 1940". [S1402] Martha Jane Mcnair, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000". [S1403] Martha J. Mcnair, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994". [S1404] Martha J. McNair, "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994". [S1454] Birth Certificate for Alice McNair, SKU-000008. [S1106] "Lorenza McNair, First of Race From Here To Enter Navy" (1943).