BLP sources date September 2010 Infobox MLB player name Shawn Abner position Outfielder image bats Right throws Right birth date Birth date and age 1966 11 16 birth place Hamilton, Ohio debutdate September 8 debutyear By 1987 debutteam San Diego Padres finaldate October 3 finalyear By 1992 finalteam Chicago White Sox stat1label Batting average stat1value .227 stat2label Home run s stat2value 11 stat3label Run batted in Runs batted in stat3value 71 teams nowiki nowiki San Diego Padres By 1987 By 1991 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim California Angels By 1991 Chicago White Sox By 1992 Shawn Wesley Abner born June 17, 1966 in Hamilton, Ohio is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from mlby 1987 to mlby 1992 . He is best known for being chosen first in the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft , although he would go on to have a marginal career. Abner attended high school at Mechanicsburg Area High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania , where he was identified by New York Mets scouts as an all around can t miss outfield prospect after his sophomore year. He was also a star at football, and his number 16 was retired by the school for use in both sports. The Mets owned the first pick in the 1984 amateur draft and had had recent draft successes with Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden , two players who became stars almost immediately despite their young age. Shawn Abner was chosen ... , Oddibe McDowell , and, perhaps most importantly, Mark McGwire . Abner never played a game for the Mets ... Mitchell to the Padres in exchange for Kevin McReynolds . The light hitting Abner played sparingly ... average over 97 games. However, Abner would injure his knee the following season, while in the Kansas ... Baseballstats br a abnersh01 fangraphs 1000024 cube Shawn Abner brm abner 001sha S start Succession ... draft picks Persondata NAME Abner, Shawn ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Major League Baseball ... DEFAULTSORT Abner, Shawn Category 1966 births Category Living people Category Major League Baseball ... more details
Abner Mason is a former president of the Log Cabin Republicans , an association of United States Republican Party Republican gay s and lesbian s. ref name glob citation title Minority Leader Abner Mason Black, Gay, and Republican is Building Bridges at the State House journal Boston Globe date May 24, 2001 first Nathan last Cobb . ref From 2002 to 2005 he served on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV AIDS . ref http abnermason.com I AM Bio Resume.html Curriculum vitae from Mason s web site. ref ref citation title Log Cabin s Councillor Gay GOP Latino appointed to PACHA journal MetroWeekly url http www.metroweekly.com news ?ak 2046 date March 30, 2006 first Will last O Bryan . Story about another PACHA member appointed with Mason s consultation, also including some biographical information about Mason. ref Mason also served as Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift s chief secretary. ref name glob ref citation title Swift s Advisers Remain Focused journal Boston Globe date March 21, 2002 . ref References reflist External links http abnermason.com Personal web site Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Mason, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1962 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Mason, Abner Category 1962 births Category American activists Category Living people LGBT activist stub ... more details
Infobox Officeholder name Abner Lacock image AbnerLacock.jpg jr sr United States Senator state Pennsylvania term start March 4, 1813 term end March 4, 1819 predecessor Andrew Gregg successor Walter Lowrie birth date birth date 1770 7 9 birth place Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria , Virginia death date death date and age 1837 4 12 1770 7 9 death place Freedom, Pennsylvania Freedom , Pennsylvania party Democratic Republican Party Democratic Republican Abner Lacock July 9, 1770 spaced ndash April 12, 1837 was an United States American surveyor, civil engineer, and politician from Rochester, Pennsylvania . He served in both houses in the Pennsylvania General Assembly state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the United States House of Representatives U.S. House and United States Senate Senate . Biography Abner Lacock was born on July 7, 1770, near Alexandria, Virginia . He moved with his parents to Washington County, Pennsylvania , as a youth. In 1796 he moved to Beaver, Pennsylvania . He was a justice of the peace in 1796. He also worked as an innkeeper. He served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly Pennsylvania State Legislature from 1801 to 1803. He was an associate judge of the Beaver County Court from 1803 to 1804. He served again in the State legislature from 1804 to 1808. He was member of the Pennsylvania Militia and served as brigadier general in 1807. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1808 to 1810. Lacock was elected as a Democratic Republican ... , in 1837. Interment in Lacock Cemetery in Rochester, Pennsylvania. Abner was frequently referred ... . NAME Lacock, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American politician DATE OF BIRTH July ... Freedom, Pennsylvania Freedom , Pennsylvania DEFAULTSORT Lacock, Abner Category 1770 births Category ... Republican Party United States Senators Pennsylvania Representative stub de Abner Lacock sv Abner Lacock ... more details
unsourced date September 2010 Infobox Book name Abner & Me image author Dan Gutman country United States language English language English genre Realistic Fiction , Fantasy publisher HarperCollins release date 2005 Abner & Me is a children s time travel in fiction time travel novel by Dan Gutman . Plot summary The book opens up to Joe Stosh Stoshack s Social Studies teacher informing him about his D in that class. Later that day, Joe has a baseball game, and is about to be the winning run when the 3rd baseman, Joe s enemy Bobby Fuller, holds him back by grabbing his belt, causing him to be out in a play at the plate. Category Children s historical novels Category Time travel novels Category Baseball Card Adventures baseball Card Adventures child book stub ... more details
Abner Jones April 28, 1772 May 29, 1841 , also known as Elder Abner Jones , was a minister and early church reformer in the United States . Early life According to Memoir of Elder Abner Jones , which was published in 1842 by his son, A. D. Jones, Abner Jones was born in Royalston, Massachusetts to a father native to Massachusetts and a mother native to Rhode Island . He initially trained in medicine, and settled in Lyndon, Vermont around 1767. After establishing himself in Lyndon, he married Damaris Prior. Ministry Elder Jones had entered the ministry in 1801. ref http books.google.com books?id Qxg3AAAAMAAJ&pg PA285&dq 22Abner Jones 22&lr &as brr 1 PPA291,M1 The Centennial of Religious Journalism ref He organized several Christian churches in New Hampshire and Boston, Massachusetts , prior to settling in Haverhill, Massachusetts and preaching in nearby Salem, Massachusetts Salem . In 1811, he attended worship at the Christian Church in Assonet, Massachusetts . In his memoirs, it is mentioned that this church had formerly been of the Baptist denomination, but had come in recent years into the Christian Connexion . He continued to preach in New Hampshire and Milan, New York until 1833. In September, 1833, he accepted the post of minister in the Assonet church. In 1835, his wife, Damaris, died, and was buried in the churchyard. She along with several others would later be moved to the Assonet Burying Ground when the church reduced the size of its cemetery. Elder Jones left Assonet in early 1838, moving first to Portsmouth, New Hampshire and then Upton, Massachusetts . In 1839, he married Nancy F. Clark also Clarke of Nantucket , and in 1840 he removed from Upton to Exeter, New Hampshire . After his death in 1841, his funeral was conducted by the Rev. Elijah Shaw minister Elijah ... work accessdate 2011 11 27 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Jones, Abner ALTERNATIVE ... OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Jones, Abner Category 1772 births Category 1841 deaths Category American Christian ... more details
Infobox martial artist name Abner Lloveras other names Skullman ref name sherdog image image size 200px alt caption birth name birth date birth date and age 1982 9 4 ref name sherdog birth place Barcelona , Spain ref name sherdog death date death place death cause residence Barcelona , Spain ref name mma core cite web url http www.mma core.com fighters Abner Skullman Lloveras?fid 111359 title Abner Skullman Lloveras publisher mma core.com accessdate December 9, 2010 ref nationality Spanish people Spanish height height ft 5 in 11 ref name sherdog weight convert 170 lb kg st abbr on ref name sherdog weight class Welterweight MMA Welterweight ref name warrior cite web url http www.sherdog.com news pressreleases Abner Lloveras Spains Sensational Welterweight Warrior 27366 title Abner Lloveras Spain s Sensational Welterweight Warrior publisher Sherdog sherdog.com date October 7, 2010 accessdate December 9, 2010 ref reach style stance fighting out of Barcelona , Spain option com content&view ... 1 mma decloss 3 mma draw 1 mma nc url sherdog 11729 footnotes updated Abner Skullman Lloveras born ... and M 1 Global , Abner is a member of M 1 Mixfight Team Spain. ref http www.m 1global.com lang ... Phillipe Nover . Abner recently received his Gold Medal in the Spanish Olympic boxing tournament in 2010 ... http www.sherdog.com fighter Abner Lloveras 11729 title Abner Skullman Lloveras publisher Sherdog sherdog.com ... fighter Abner Lloveras 11729 archivedate 1 November 2010 DASHBot deadurl no ref References reflist 2 External links sherdog id 11729 http www.m 1global.com lang en 2009 06 21 abner lloveras M 1 Mixfight Profile for Abner Lloveras http www.esportrogent.com v2 index.php?option com content&view ... . NAME Lloveras, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH September 4, 1982 PLACE OF BIRTH Barcelona , Spain DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lloveras, Abner Category 1982 ... Category Catalan sportspeople es Abner Lloveras ... more details
Refimprove date January 2008 Infobox Person name Abner Kneeland image Abnerkneeland.jpg image size 170 caption birth date Birth date 1774 04 07 birth place Gardner, Massachusetts death date August 27, 1844 death place Salubria, Iowa education occupation Preacher , Theologian spouse Four wives First three widowed parents Timothy Kneeland, Martha Stone Kneeland children 12 Abner Kneeland April 7, 1774 &ndash August 27, 1844 was an American evangelist and theologian who advocated many views, religious and social, which were considered extremely radical for his day. Due to his very public stance on these issues, Kneeland became the last man jailed in the United States for blasphemy . Biography Early life and ministry Kneeland was born in Gardner, Massachusetts . At the age of 21, he attended a Baptist church and served as a lay preacher for a time. However, he soon converted to Universalist Church of America Universalism where he was ordained a minister. He served as minister of various churches for a time, helping organize hymnals and making his own translation of the New Testament. He also debated with other public theologians of the day. As time went on, he became more and more skeptical of Revelation revealed religion , causing schisms in the churches he administered. Eventually, he and the Universalist Church parted ways after his views became too far removed from Christianity ... of Abner Kneeland, Charged with Blasphemy Boston, 1834 References and links http www.uua.org uuhs duub articles abnerkneeland.html Abner Kneeland biography from the Unitarian Universalist Historical Society http www.atheists.org Atheism roots kneeland Abner Kneeland biography from American Atheists ... Kneeland, Abner year 1920 Cite Appletons Kneeland, Abner year 1892 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Kneeland, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION United States theologian ... OF DEATH Salubria, Iowa DEFAULTSORT Kneeland, Abner Category 1774 births Category 1844 deaths Category ... more details
Image Deanmole.jpg right thumb 400px I m looking for someone with a mole on her elbow from Abner Dean s It s a Long Way to Heaven 1945 Abner Dean 1910 1982 , born Abner Epstein , was an United States American cartoonist who was the nephew of sculptor Jacob Epstein . In allegorical or surrealist situations, Dean often depicted extremes of human behavior amid grim, decaying urban settings or barren landscapes. His artwork prompted Clifton Fadiman to comment, His pictures are trick mirrors in which we catch sight of those absurd fragments of ourselves that we never see in the smooth glass of habit. Graduating from Dartmouth in 1931, Dean studied at the National Academy of Design . He worked as a commercial illustrator, contributing to The New Yorker , Esquire magazine and other publications. His work for Life magazine Life included illustrations of George Orwell s Nineteen Eighty Four 1984 for a Life article on Orwell. His first book, It s a Long Way to Heaven Farrar and Rinehart, 1945 had an introduction by Philip Wylie . Chris Lanier, in Abner Dean Made This An Appreciation, analyzed the approach Dean took in the book The characters in these drawings are modestly sexless, but they reveal all sorts of things about themselves through their activities. Their guiding star is folly, and when they act in groups, it s always under the direction of a collective id... Some of the drawings are under the sway of a symbolism that suggests a simplified modern version of the instructive ... of the Future 1954 Wake Me When It s Over 1955 Not Far From the Jungle 1956 Abner Dean s Naked People ... images http www.thehighhat.com Marginalia 006 Abner Dean.html Abner Dean Made This An Appreciation ... archives 2005 02 abner dean fasc.html more Sovereign Liege Dean art with comments Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dean, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Cartoonist DATE OF BIRTH 1910 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1982 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dean, Abner ... more details
Criticism of Judaism Abner of Burgos ca. 1270 ca. 1347, or a little later was a Jewish philosopher, a convert to Christianity and polemical writer against his former religion. Known after his conversion ... in the failed messianic movement in Avila. As Abner reports in his Moreh Zedek Mostrador ... of Alfonso of Valladolid . The argument that Abner converted for material gain is put in to question .... Polemics Abner s most distinguishing characteristic was his use of postbiblical literature ... of anti Jewish thought in thirteenth and fourteenth century Western Europe. Abner s text rivals and in many ... impact, although there is no evidence that Abner actually knew of the polemical Dominican work. In an essay ... study partner, Isaac Pulgar , marked by great bitterness. Abner also exchanged a number of polemical ... to all the letters by Abner, a short work known as the Teshuvot ha Meshubot . Abner presented charges ... at Valladolid, in which the representatives of the Jewish community were confronted with Abner ... February, 1336 a barren victory on both sides, for the Jews had no idea of ever using it, and Abner ... is a list of Abner s writings The Moreh Zedek Teacher of Righteousness , surviving only as the Mostrador ... between a religious teacher Abner? and a Jewish controversialist. Teshuvot la Meharef Response ... of Judaism References Abner of Burgos Alfonso of Valladolid. Meyyasher Aqob. Ed. G. M. Gluskina ... la Meharef. In The Polemical Exchange between Isaac Pollegar and Abner of Burgos Alfonso of Valladolid ... Westdeutscher Verlag, 1998. Gershenzon, Shoshanna. A Study of Teshuvot la meharef by Abner of Burgos ... and the Moreh Zedek Mostrador de justicia of Abner of Burgos Alfonso of Valladolid. Diss. Yale University, 2006. Persondata name Abner of Burgos alternative names short description Jewish philosipher date of birth 1270 place of birth date of death 1348 place of death DEFAULTSORT Abner Of Burgos ... Roman Catholics Category Critics of Judaism de Abner von Burgos es Alfonso de Valladolid fa ... more details
morerefs date April 2011 Abner J. Orick is an American U.S. politics politician of the United States Republican Party Republican party who served as a member of the Dayton, Ohio Dayton , Ohio , List of City Commissioners of Dayton, Ohio city commission from 1979 1983, 1985 1991, and 1997. In 1989, Orick was the Republican nominee for List of mayors of Dayton, Ohio Dayton mayor , but he Election Results, Mayor of Dayton, Ohio lost to incumbent Democrat Clay Dixon Richard Clay Dixon . In 1991, Orick chose not to run for re election to the commission, instead making an unsuccessful bid for the office of clerk of the Dayton municipal courts, losing to Democrat Mark Owens . In 1997, Orick lost his bid for re election to the commission. Orick lost a special election in 2001 to replace Commissioner Lloyd Lewis Jr. , who died of cancer. Lewis s widow, Edythe Lewis won that election. Later in 2001, Orick again was nominated for the commission in the Election Results, Dayton, Ohio, City Commission Primary Election primary election , but he lost in the Election Results, Dayton, Ohio, City Commission general election . References Blackwell, J. 2004. Election Statistics 1950 2000 . Ohio Secretary of State. Columbus, OH. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Orick, Abner J. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Orick, Abner J. Category Dayton City Council members Category Living people Category Ohio Republicans Ohio bio stub ... more details
Abner Taylor 1829 April 13, 1903 was a United States House of Representatives U.S. Representative from Illinois . Born in Bangor, Maine , Taylor moved with his parents to Champaign County, Ohio in 1832, thence to Fort Dodge, Iowa , and subsequently to Chicago, Illinois in 1860. He engaged in extensive contracting, building, and mercantile pursuits, and participated in the construction of the Texas State Capitol . He served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1884 to 1886. He served as a delegate to the 1884 Republican National Convention . Taylor was elected as a Republican Party United States Republican to the 51st United States Congress Fifty first and 52nd United States Congress Fifty second Congresses March 4, 1889 March 3, 1893 . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1892. He resumed the building and contracting business. He died in Washington, D.C. in 1903, and was interred in Rock Creek Cemetery . References CongBio T000062 s start s par us hs USRepSuccessionBox state Illinois district 1 before Ransom W. Dunham after J. Frank Aldrich years 1889 1893 s end Bioguide Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Taylor, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American politician DATE OF BIRTH 1829 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH April 13, 1903 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Taylor, Abner Category 1829 births Category 1903 deaths Category Members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois Category Members of the Illinois House of Representatives Category Politicians from Chicago, Illinois Category Businesspeople in construction Category Illinois Republicans Category People from Bangor, Maine Category Burials at Rock Creek Cemetery Category People from Fort Dodge, Iowa ... more details
This article was automatically created by User polbot from http bioguide.congress.gov scripts biodisplay.pl?index L000270. The prose may be stilted, and there may be grammatical and Wikification errors. Please improve in any way you see fit. Abner Lewis was a United States House of Representatives U.S. Representative from New York . Born in Panama, New York , Lewis attended the public schools. He was a member of the New York State Assembly Chautauqua Co. in 61st New York State Legislature 1838 and 62nd New York State Legislature 1839 . Lewis was elected as a Whig Party United States Whig to the 29th United States Congress , holding office from March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1847. He was a county judge from 1847 to 1852. Source CongBio L000270 s start s par us hs USRepSuccessionBox state New York district 31 before Asher Tyler after Dudley Marvin years 1845 1847 s end Bioguide Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lewis, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American politician DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lewis, Abner Category Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York Category 19th century deaths Category Members of the New York State Assembly Category New York state court judges Category People from Chautauqua County, New York Category New York Whigs Category Year of birth unknown ... more details
Abner Chipu born 2 January 1972 is a retired South Africa n long distance runner. Achievements AchievementTable colspan 5 Representing RSA 1997 1997 World Championships in Athletics World Championships Athens, Greece 39th 1997 World Championships in Athletics Men s Marathon Marathon 1998 1998 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships World Half Marathon Championships Uster , Switzerland 9th Half marathon rowspan 2 1999 1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships World Half Marathon Championships Palermo , Italy 6th Half marathon 1999 World Championships in Athletics World Championships Seville, Spain 46th 1999 World Championships in Athletics Men s Marathon Marathon rowspan 2 2001 rowspan 2 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships World Half Marathon Championships rowspan 2 Bristol , England 14th Half marathon 5th Team competition Personal bests 3000 metres 8 10.34 min 2002 10,000 metres 28 27.94 min 2002 Half marathon 1 01 15 hrs 1998 Marathon 2 12 46 hrs 1999 References iaaf name id 130228 references br Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Chipu, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 2 January 1972 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Chipu, Abner Category 1972 births Category Living people Category South African long distance runners SouthAfrica athletics bio stub ... more details
Infobox Governor name Abner Nash image AbnerNash.jpg order 2nd office Governor of North Carolina term start 1780 term end 1781 predecessor Richard Caswell successor Thomas Burke North Carolina Thomas Burke birth date August 8, 1740 birth place Prince Edward County, Virginia death date dda 1786 12 2 1740 8 8 death place New York City , New York nationality party None Abner Nash August 8, 1740 December 2, 1786 was the List of Governors of North Carolina second Governor of North Carolina Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina between 1781 and 1782, and represented North Carolina in the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1786. Nash was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia Prince Edward County , Virginia . He read law and was admitted to the bar in Virginia. He also began his political career there, serving in the Virginia House of Burgesses House of Burgesses from 1761 to 1765, before moving to New Bern, North Carolina . He married the widow of former colonial governor Arthur Dobbs . ref Authur Dobbs Esquire 1689 1765 ref Nash was an active supporter of the revolutionary cause. He represented New Bern in the rebel North Carolina Provincial Congress provincial congress assembled from 1774, and in 1776 was a member of the committee that drafted the state s new North Carolina Constitution constitution . He became a member of the North Carolina House of Commons in 1777 serving as the first Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives Speaker of that house and the State Senate in 1779. He was elected Governor by the legislature in 1781. During his brief tenure as governor ... life, as he died at a session in New York City . Abner was originally buried in St. Paul s Churchyard ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata NAME Nash, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American ... December 2, 1786 PLACE OF DEATH New York City , New York DEFAULTSORT Nash, Abner Category 1740 ... of Representatives Category People of North Carolina in the American Revolution de Abner Nash ... more details
Infobox lake lake name Abner Pond image lake caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location Plymouth, Massachusetts coords coord 41 49 12 N 70 39 33 W type waterbody region US source gnis display inline,title type inflow outflow catchment basin countries United States length width area convert 10 acre ha abbr on depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation islands cities frozen Abner Pond is a convert 10 acre m2 sing on pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts . The pond is located east of the boundary of Myles Standish State Forest within Camp Cachalot , southeast of Fearing Pond , northeast of Charge Pond , north of Little Long Pond Wareham, Massachusetts Little Long Pond , northwest of Five Mile Pond Plymouth, Massachusetts Five Mile Pond , and west of Fawn Pond Massachusetts Fawn Pond . External links http oaspub.epa.gov tmdl enviro v2.wcontrol?p id305b MA95001 Environmental Protection Agency Category Lakes of Plymouth, Massachusetts Massachusetts geo stub ... more details
Infobox person image image size if image is smaller than 250px caption name Abner Hugh Cook nationality birth date Birth date 1814 03 15 mf y birth place Salisbury, North Carolina death date death date and age 1884 02 22 1814 03 15 mf y death place Austin, Texas restingplace Oakwood Cemetery Austin, Texas Oakwood Cemetery alma mater occupation Architect spouse Eliza T. Logan practice name notable works Texas Governor s Mansion br Woodlawn Austin, Texas Woodlawn br Neill Cochran House Abner Hugh Cook March 15, 1814 February 22, 1884 was a self taught Texas architect and general contractor responsible for the design of several historic and notable buildings in Texas, particularly Austin, Texas Austin , such as the Texas Governor s Mansion . He also built the west wing of the original main building of the University of Texas at Austin since demolished and the first state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas Huntsville . Biography Cook was born near Salisbury, North Carolina , the son of William and Susanna n e Hill Cook. He may have done a construction apprentice ship in Salisbury. At age 21, Cook moved to Macon, Georgia and found work in construction. When the Panic of 1837 brought building to a halt, Cook moved to Nashville, Tennessee , but there was little work to be found in Nashville, and he moved to Texas in 1839. ref handbookoftexas id CC fco46 name Abner Hugh Cook ref Cook settled in Austin and supported himself with private commissions for houses and furniture. Cook helped form the first Presbyterian church in Austin and built the congregation s first log church with his own hands. ref name Abner Hugh Cook Historical Marker cite web title Abner Hugh Cook Historical Marker ... . ref cite web title Abner Cook Resting Place url http www.findagrave.com cgi bin fg.cgi?page ... 1875 gallery References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cook, Abner ... Carolina DATE OF DEATH February 22, 1884 PLACE OF DEATH Austin, Texas DEFAULTSORT Cook, Abner Hugh ... more details
Infobox gridiron football person image Color Navy fontcolor Gold birth date Birth date and age 1926 5 4 mf y birth place Oak Ridge, Louisiana , United States death date death place College Louisiana State University Louisiana State Position Defensive end DraftedYear 1948 DraftedRound 12 Boston Yanks Honors years 1949 BR 1950&ndash 1952 teams Los Angeles Dons All America Football Conference AAFC BR Green Bay Packers DatabaseFootball WIMBEAB01 PFR WimbAb00 ProBowls 1 Abner Wimberly May 4, 1926 &ndash September 18, 1976 was an American football player who played three seasons for the Green Bay Packers . He played college football at Louisiana State University . He was inducted into the Louisiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame LSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1949. Wimberly died on September 18, 1976 in Oak Ridge, Louisiana from injuries he received in the crash of a private Piper Aircraft Piper aircraft. He and four other men from Oak Ridge were returning from Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge where they had attended the LSU Tigers football LSU &ndash Oregon State Beavers football Oregon State football game. Upon attempting to land in heavy fog around midnight, the plane crashed and four men died. There was one survivor. Prior to his death, Abner owned a successful wholesale oil products distribution company in Oak Ridge. 1958 LSU Tigers football navbox Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wimberly, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American football player DATE OF BIRTH May 4, 1926 PLACE OF BIRTH Oak Ridge, Louisiana , United States DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Wimberly, Abner Category 1926 births Category Living people Category American football defensive linemen Category Los Angeles Dons players Category Green Bay Packers players Category Western Conference Pro Bowl players Category LSU Tigers football players Category LSU Tigers football coaches defensive lineman 1920s stub ... more details
Infobox MLB player name Abner Dalrymple image Abner Dalrymple.png position Left fielder Left field birth date Birth date 1857 9 9 birth place Gratiot, Wisconsin death date death date and age 1939 1 25 1857 9 9 death place Warren, Illinois bats Left throws Right debutdate May 1 debutyear 1878 in baseball 1878 debutteam Milwaukee Grays finaldate October 2 finalyear 1891 in baseball 1891 finalteam Milwaukee Brewers 1891 Milwaukee Brewers stat1label Batting average stat1value .288 stat2label Hit baseball Hit s stat2value 1202 stat3label Run baseball Run s stat3value 813 teams nowiki nowiki This forces MediaWiki to recognize the first bullet. Kind of a workaround to a bug. Milwaukee Grays 1878 Chicago Cubs Chicago White Stockings 1879 1886 Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Alleghenys 1887 1888 Milwaukee Brewers AA Milwaukee Brewers 1891 highlights nowiki nowiki League leader in run baseball run s 1880 91 League leader in hit baseball hit s 1880 126 League leader in home run s 1885 11 League leader in batting average 1878 .354 All time sixth in hits from 1884 to 1885 815, 950 All time fifth in home runs in 1885 37 Abner Frank Dalrymple September 9, 1857 January 25, 1939 was an United States American left fielder in Major League Baseball who hit 43 home run s including 22 in 1884, the second highest total to that date and batting average batted .288 during his 12 season career spent primarily with the Chicago Cubs Chicago White Stockings , for whom he starred as the leadoff hitter on five National League pennant winners. Born in Gratiot, Wisconsin , he played for the Milwaukee Grays , White ... champions Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dalrymple, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... DATE OF DEATH January 25, 1939 PLACE OF DEATH Warren, Illinois DEFAULTSORT Dalrymple, Abner ... Minnies players Category Evansville Black Birds players US baseball outfielder 1850s stub fr Abner Dalrymple ja sh Abner Dalrymple ... more details
File Zwillman 2073236293 d9b18f0446 m.jpg 300px thumb Abner Longie Zwillman July 27, 1904 February 27, 1959 , known as the Al Capone of New Jersey , was an early Prohibition gangster, founding member of the Seven Group Big Seven Ruling Commission and a member of the National Crime Syndicate , who was also associated with Murder Incorporated . ref name FBI cite web url http foia.fbi.gov foiaindex zwillman.htm title Abner Longie Zwillman accessdate 2010 05 12 quote FBI records were compiled concerning Abner Zwillman which reflected he was an established boss of the New Jersey s underworld, between 1935 and 1959. He was allegedly one of the six bosses of the reputed group, Murder, Incorporated . Ultimately, he committed suicide in 1959. publisher Federal Bureau of Investigation archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20100527124732 http foia.fbi.gov foiaindex zwillman.htm archivedate 27 May 2010 DASHBot deadurl no ref Biography According to the Social Security Death Index , ref http ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com cgi bin ssdi.cgi ref Zwillman was born on July 27, 1904, in Newark, New Jersey . He was forced to quit school in order to support his family after his father s death in 1918. Zwillman first began working at a Prince Street cafe, the headquarters of a local alderman in Newark s Third Ward. However, in need of more money, Zwillman was eventually forced to quit, later selling fruits and vegetables in his neighborhood with a rented horse and wagon. Unable to compete with the cheaper ... &pub Chicago Tribune&desc Zwillman, Millionaire Racketeer, Hangs Self&pqatl google quote Abner Longie ... Metz, ISBN 3901398333 External links http vault.fbi.gov Abner 20Zwillman FBI file on Abner Zwillman Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Zwillman, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Zwillman, Abner Category 1899 births Category 1959 deaths Category Jewish ... suicide de Abner Zwillman ja pl Abner Zwillman ... more details
unreferenced date September 2010 Infobox musical artist name Abner Silver image caption image size background non performing personnel birth name Abner Silberman alias birth date birth date 1899 12 28 mf y death date death date and age 1966 11 24 1899 12 28 death place New York City New York , United States origin New York City, United States instrument genre occupation Composer years active label associated acts Benny Davis , Al Sherman , Al Lewis lyricist Al Lewis website Abner Silver was an American songwriter who worked primarily during the Tin Pan Alley era of the craft. He was born on December 28, 1899, in New York City New York . Usually composing the music while others handled the lyrics, Silver wrote for half a century, starting with World War I era songs such as 1918 s You Can t Blame the Girlies They All Want to Marry a Soldier , and continuing through the decades with such classics as 1921 s I m Going South , 1925 s Chasing Shadows and 1940 s How Did He Look? Silver frequently teamed with lyricists Benny Davis , Al Sherman and Al Lewis lyricist Al Lewis . Between 1931 and 1934, during the last days of Vaudeville , Silver and several of his fellow hitmakers formed a sensational revue called Songwriters on Parade , performing all across the Eastern seaboard on the Loew s and Keith circuits. Silver s songs were covered by virtually every major vocalist of the day, among them Al Jolson, Ruth Etting, Eddie Cantor, Rudy Vallee, Helen Kane, Kate Smith, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Mel Torm , Eddie Fischer, Peggy Lee and Julie London. In a later era his songs were sung by Elvis Presley, Frankie Lymon, Etta Jones, Johnny Mathis, Brenda Lee and Shirley Bassey. Numerous performers covered what became a country standard, My Window Is Facing South, including ... Silver, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1899 PLACE OF BIRTH ... Silver, Abner Category Jewish composers and songwriters Category American musical theatre composers ... more details
Infobox Boxer name Abner Cotto nationality PUR realname Abner Joel Cotto Rom n image Abner Cotto.jpg caption Cotto in June 2010 nickname Pin weight Lightweight height height ft 5 in 9 birth date Birth date and age mf yes 1987 08 10 mf y birth place Caguas, Puerto Rico style Orthodox stance Orthodox total 13 wins 13 KO 5 losses 0 draws 0 no contests 0 MedalTableTop MedalCountry Puerto Rico MedalSport Men s boxing MedalCompetition Pan American Games MedalSilver Boxing at the 2007 Pan American Games Rio 2007 Featherweight MedalBottom Abner Cotto Rom n born August 10, 1987 is a Puerto Rican people Puerto Rican professional boxing professional boxing boxer who currently competes in the lightweight division. He is a member of the Cotto family, which has produced a professional world champion and multiple amateur medalists. As an amateur, Cotto represented Puerto Rico in international competition. The pugilist compiled several national championships and recognitions, including his division s silver medal at the Boxing at the 2007 Pan American Games 2007 Pan American Games . Amateur Career Early life Cotto was the third of four brothers born to Sim n Cotto and Mar a Rom n. He is part of a family that has several members involved in the sport of boxing. Among his relatives there are pugilists, including his second cousin, multiple division world champion Miguel Cotto and Pan American medalist Jos Miguel Cotto . ref http www.terra.es deportes articulo html dpo371956.htm ref Two of his uncles, Miguel Cotto Sr. and Evangelista Cotto are former boxers and work in other aspects of the sport ... url http boxeomundial.net boxeo.php?category noticias&id 13411 title Nuevos Pinos Abner Cotto author ... Gimnasio Abner Cotto , in his honor. Professional career A work group dubbed Team Abner Cotto ... id 490126 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cotto, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... DEFAULTSORT Cotto, Abner Category 1987 births Category Puerto Rican boxers Category Living people ... more details
Infobox musical artist name Abner Jay SHORT DESCRIPTION Musician Born 1921 Died death year and age 1993 1921 instrument Singing Vocals br Drums br Banjo Six string banjos Six string Banjo br Harmonica genre Folk music Folk background solo singer Abner Jay 1921 &ndash 1993 was an American multi instrumentalist, who is best known for performing eccentric, blues infused folk music, as a one man band . His idiosyncratic lyrics and style can also be considered within the realm of outsider music . History Jay was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia . His father and grandfather were both slaves in Washington County, Georgia . His grandfather was also a banjo player and imparted a vast repertoire of old time and folk songs to Abner. He started playing in medicine shows when he was 5. In 1932 he joined the Silas Green from New Orleans Minstrel Show and would later go on to lead the WMAZ Minstrels on Macon radio from 1946 56, before going solo. He spent many years travelling the American South and playing concerts from his converted mobile home that opened up into a portable stage, complete with amplification and home furnishings . ref http www.guardian.co.uk music musicblog 2007 aug 29 unsungheroesno1abnerjay Campion, Chris. Unsung Heroes No. 1 Abner Jay . August 29, 2007 ref These concerts, as evidenced in his recordings, were often equal parts spoken word jokes, philosophical asides, rants and music. Common instruments on his recordings include harmonica , drum kit, a six string banjo that Jay claimed was made in 1748 , and the bones , which were chicken and cow bones that had been bleached in the sun and used to create percussion. Jay s song repertoire included field songs, Pentecostal hymns and minstrel tunes. He once described himself as the last working Southern black minstrel . He ... . NAME Jay, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1921 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1993 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Jay, Abner Category American male singers Category American ... more details
spanish name 2 Mares Mart nez Infobox Boxer name Abner Mares image Abner Mares.jpg caption Mares in 2010 realname Abner Mares Mart nez nickname weight Bantamweight br Super Bantamweight height 5 ft 5 in 165 cm reach 68 in 173 cm nationality flagicon Mexico Mexican people Mexican birth date birth date and age 1985 11 28 death date birth place Guadalajara, Jalisco , Mexico home town East Los Angeles, California style Orthodox stance Orthodox total 25 wins 24 KO 13 losses 0 draws 1 no contests 0 http www.abnermares.com Abner Mares MedalTableTop MedalSport Men s Boxing MedalCountry MEX MedalCompetition Central American and Caribbean Games MedalGold 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 San Salvador Boxing at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Bantamweight MedalCompetition Pan ... Games Bantamweight MedalBottom Abner Mares Mart nez born November 28, 1985 in Guadalajara, Jalisco ... ref Mares is the current World Boxing Council WBC Super Bantamweight Champion. Abner medaled ... in a highly controversial decision. ref http www.hbo.com boxing fighters mares abner bio.html HBO Boxing Fighters Bio ABNER MARES Bot generated title ref Amateur Highlights Represented Mexico at the 2004 ... Silver title. World Title Main Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko Mares was scheduled to face IBF ... left flagicon GHA Joseph Agbeko Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko MD 12 2011 08 13 align left small flagicon ... id 6875218 abner mares accepts ibf mandated joseph agbeko rematch External links http www.abnermares.com Official Website boxrec id 287904 http sports.yahoo.com olympics athens2004 mex Abner Mares ... Persondata . NAME Mares, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH November 28 ..., Abner Category 1985 births Category Living people Category Mexican boxers Category Bantamweight boxers ... Olympic boxers of Mexico Category People from Guadalajara, Jalisco es Abner Mares fr Abner Mares it Abner Mares ja pl Abner Mares ... more details
Infobox MLB player name Abner Powell position Pitcher bats Left throws Right birth date Birth date 1860 12 15 birth place Shenandoah, Pennsylvania death date death date and age 1953 8 7 1860 12 15 death place New Orleans, Louisiana debutdate August 4 debutyear 1884 debutteam Washington Nationals UA Washington Nationals finaldate October 13 finalyear 1886 finalteam Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Red Stockings AA stat1label Win baseball Wins Loss baseball Losses stat1value 8 18 stat2label Earned run average stat2value 4.00 stat3label Strikeouts stat3value 97 teams nowiki nowiki This forces MediaWiki to recognize the first bullet. Kind of a workaround to a bug. Washington Nationals UA Washington Nationals 1884 Baltimore Orioles 19th century Baltimore Orioles 1886 Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Red Stockings AA 1886 Abner Charles Powell December 15, 1860 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania Shenandoah , Pennsylvania August 7, 1953 in New Orleans , Louisiana was a Major league baseball player who was a member of the Washington Nationals UA Washington Nationals of the Union Association in 1884. He later played for the Baltimore Orioles and the Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1886. He also managed and owned several teams. File New Orleans Pelicans 1902 Powell.jpg left thumb Powell at center in suit with the 1902 New Orleans Pelicans . Powell was more famous, however, for innovations that changed baseball. In 1887, Powell came up the idea of using an infield tarpaulin so that fields could be ready immediately after rain storms. Citation needed date February 2007 He also introduced Ladies Day, with the first scheduled recurring game on April 29 that same year. Citation needed date February 2007 The idea was to create an environment in the stands free of unsavory characters and conduct ... September 3, 2010 Persondata NAME Powell, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Major League ... August 7, 1953 PLACE OF DEATH New Orleans, Louisiana DEFAULTSORT Powell, Abner Category 1860 births ... more details
, Abner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American politician DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1793 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH December 20, 1879 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Hazeltine, Abner Category 1793 births ... more details
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