Albert Henry Abrams (1935)
ABRAMS, POWELL, SUMPTER, PALMER, GILBERT, ROSEBERRY, BROWN
Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 1/29/2015 at 15:56:23
Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
Thursday, April 4, 1935ALBERT H. ABRAMS DIES IN KANSAS
Local Relatives Receive Word of His Death Which Occurred on March 26.
Mrs. B. B. Brown and other local relatives have received word of the death of her cousin, Albert Henry Abrams of Arkansas City, Kansas, on March 26. Mr. Abrams was born in Madison county nearly 73 years ago.
Albert Henry Abrams was born on the farm belonging to his parents, near De Soto and Winterset, Madison county, Iowa, May 21, 1862. His parents were Joseph and Sarah Jane (nee Powell) Abrams. At the age of 14 years Albert Abrams came to Kansas with his parents and they settled on a farm near Arkansas City. He attended school at Enterprise school. As a young man he was an eager student and was always active in his studies. Especially was he active in literary societies and community affairs, also affairs political. On Thanksgiving day, 1885, he was married to Miss Minnie Sumpter, a young woman of his community. To this union was born one son, Arthur Lawrence, in 1887. Mrs. Abrams died July 24, 1890.
During the winter of 1890-91 he attended Southwestern college, at Winfield taking a course in commercial law. June 6, 1893, he was married to Miss Grace Palmer, and to this union was born four children: Hazel, Viola, Loyd and Ramona. Hazel and Viola preceded their father in death. Arthur, Loyd and Ramona, now Mrs. Gilbert, and a sister, Mrs. Josephine Roseberry, also five grandchildren survive. The grandchildren are Vincent and Mowry Gilbert; Hazel, Robert and Max Abrams.
In 1898 Mr. Abrams was elected by the citizens of the 56th legislative district, to the Kansas legislature. In 1904 he was elected county clerk of Cowley county and served four years in that office. He was again elected to the state legislature in 1910.
The remainder of his life was devoted to farming although he was intensely interested in government and economics, both local and national, and he was always ready to serve and assist his community and country. His opinion and judgment were respected by his neighbors and friends, and he was always ready to take a stand for what he considered to be right. He was a faithful member of the Baptist church, but assisted in Christian work in the community. He also was a member of the Masonic order, the Arkansas City Grange and the Farmers Union.
January 22, 1934, he was stricken with paralysis and lay helpless until March 26, 1935, when he passed on to meet his great reward. His wife, Grace Abrams, was taken in death March 9, 1929 and he continued to take care of the family home until his late illness.
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