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ID: I2537
Name: Frederic L. ABEL
Given Name: Frederic L.
Surname: ABEL
Sex: M
Birth: 24 AUG 1856 in Monroeville, Ohio
Father: Frederic ABEL b: 22 DEC 1824 in Landow, Baveria, Germany
Mother: Nancy Dunn CLARY b: 16 MAR 1827 in Monroeville, Ohio
Marriage 1 May LEGGETT
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Frederic L. Abel found in:
Census Microfilm Records: Michigan, 1900
Lived in: 12 Ward Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Series: T623 Microfilm: 752 Book: 1 Page: 300
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Frederick L. Abel found in:
Census Microfilm Records: Michigan, 1910
Age: 52
Gender: M
Race: W
Birthplace: OH
State: Michigan
County: WAYNE
Locale: 1-WD DETROIT
Series: T624
Roll: 679
Part: 2
Page: 271B
They are at 1900 Woodword Ave., Detroit.
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Abel, Frederic L
Age: 55 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Ohio Roll: T625_802 Race: White Page: 3B State: Michigan ED: 83 County: Wayne Image: 620 Township: Detroit They are at 3079 Grand Boulevard West, Detroit.
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Abel, Frederic L
Age: 70 Year: 1930 Birthplace: Ohio Roll: T626_1074 Race: White Page: 11B State: Michigan ED: 990 County: Wayne Image: 0525 Township: Highland Park Relationship: Head They are living at 55 Puritan Ave., Highland Park.
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Seem to have eluded the 1940 enumerators. Unable to find in the census of this year, June 2013.
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Genevieve Leggett Abel
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Birth: 1897
Michigan, USA
Death: 1897
Michigan, USA
Genevieve Leggett Abel was the daughter of Frederic L. Abel and May E. Leggett. Genevieve's parents were both musicians.
When still very young, May Elizabeth Leggett "commenced the study of the violin under the careful training of Conrad A. Hoffman, the eminent violinist." On Mr. Hoffman's recommendation, she went to Paris with her brother, Wm. H. Leggett, where both she and her brother studied at the Paris Conservatory. May Leggett completied the four-year course at the Conversatory in just two years. Her teachers there were Charles Dancla and Eugene Brenne. She was the head of the violin department at the Michigan Conservatory of Music (Detroit), which was oranized by her husband in September of 1900.
Frederic L. Abel was a graduate of the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt am Main where he studied under the renowned Joachim Raff.
The following is from a brochure from the Michigan Conservatory of Music in Detroit:
"Frederic L. Abel is justly known as a highly accomplished cellist. He is a graduate of the Raff Conservatory of Music, at Frankfurt-on-the-Main, where he was the classmate and enjoyed the personal friednship of many who have since become distinguished, including Edward A. MacDowell, the American composer and pianist. Mr. Abel completed his studies with Cossman, cello; Urspruch, piano, and Raff and Boehme, harmony, theory, counterpoint, and history of music."
Frederic Abel was among the first faculty of the University of Michigan School of Music when the school was reorganized by Dr. Albert A. Stanley in 1892. In addition, Mr. Abel was the second director of the Spartan Marching Band at Michigan State University (1916-1918).
Frederic Abel enlisted as a member of Co. A, 1st Battlion, Michigan National Guard; he held the rank of major and adjutant general, 1st Brigade. He also served in the Spanish-American War as a 1st lieutenant and adjutant in the 31st Michigan Infantry. He was a member of the Society of Foreigh Wars. He was a Mason (32 degree), a Knight Templar, and a Shriner.
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Parents: Frederick L Abel (____ - 1943) May L Abel (1867 - 1952) Burial:
Oak Hill Cemetery
Pontiac
Oakland County
Michigan, USA
Plot: Section 1, Lot 169
Created by: Ray Henry
Record added: Nov 11, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 44198633
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Biography of Frederic L. Abel
Wayne County, MI Biographies
ABEL, Frederic Laurence, musical director; born, Huron Co., O.; son of Frederic and Nancy (O'Cleary) Abel; educated in public schools of Milwaukee, Chicago and Detroit; was instructed in music by his father, Frederic Abel, and at Dr. Hoch Conservatory of Music, Frankfort-on-tbe-Main, Germany; married at Detroit, Feb., 1895, May Leggett. Served as clerk in office of R. G. Dun & Co., Milwaukee; removed to Detroit and acted as shipping clerk in wholesale grocery house of John Stephens, 1873-75; entered upon an extended course of studies in music and spent several years in Europe, returning to Detroit, 1881; instructor Detroit Conservatory of Music, 1881-1900; organized the Michigan Conservatory of Music, Sept., 1900, of which is director, secretary and treasurer. Enlisted as member Co. A, 1st Battalion, Michigan National Guard; has been continuously in the service and holds raukin the guard of major, and adjutant general, 1st Brigade; served in Spanish-American War as 1st lieutenant and: adjutant 31st Miehigan Infantry. Republican. Member Music Teachers' National Association. Mason (32°), Knight Templar, Shriner. Member Society of Foreign Wars. Recreations: automobiling and farming. Office: 1020 Woodward Ave. Residence: 1900 Woodward Ave.
From:
The Book of Detroiters
A Biographical Dictionary
Of Leading Living Men
Of The City of Detroit
Second Edition 1914
Edited By: Albert Nelson Marquis
A. N. Marquis & Company
Chicago 1914.
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