(Part of the Descendants of Henry Abel series.)
Ellen Elizabeth Stephan was born 18 April 1915 in Georgia. She was the daughter of William George Stephan (1873-1933) and Laura Elizabeth Abel (1876-1939), and the great-granddaughter of Henry Abel.
A week before the Halloween of 1936, Ellen shared a double wedding ceremony with her younger sister. Mary Doris Stephan (1917-2012) married James Harold Hitchcock (d. 2000), and Ellen married Thurman Asia Calvert. Thurman was a son of Francis Marion "Frank" Calvert (1871-1937) and Mary Kirkpatrick (1882-1975).
According to his World War II draft registration card, Thurman stood 6'3" tall and weighed 140 lbs. He also had blue eyes, blonde hair, and a freckled complexion.
About 1940, both Thurman and Ellen were working at a cotton mill. He was a hauler, and she was a winder hand. The couple had several children, one being William Frank "Bill" Calvert (1941-2016).
Thurman and Ellen rest in the Honeysuckle Ridge Section (block 5, lot 12) of Rose Hill Cemetery.
Thurman and Ellen are my great grandparents. There are still many decedents of Henry Able still in Macon.
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