Marriage (1): Melva Marie Taylor on 18 September 1948 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota 1
Marriage (2): Barbara J. Brayden on 19 February 1972 in Pine County, Minnesota 23
Died: 28 March 2003, Cass County, Minnesota at age 82 45
Buried: 1 April 2003, Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota 6
In his life:
• He served in the military in the US Merchant Marines From 1 December 1941 to 14 August 1945. 5
• In 1948 he lived in Newport, Washington, Minnesota. 14
George married Melva Marie Taylor, daughter of Richard D. Taylor and Maybelle A. Tuott, on 18 September 1948 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota.1 The marriage ended in divorce. (Melva Marie Taylor was born on 29 October 1919 in Minnesota 7 and died on 3 October 1986 in Ramsey County, Minnesota 8.)
George next married Barbara J. Brayden on 19 February 1972 in Pine County, Minnesota.23 The marriage ended in divorce on 13 May 1976. (Barbara J. Brayden was born about 1932 23.)
Sources
1
South Dakota Department of Health, South Dakota Marriages, State No.: 262764.
2
Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Marriage Index.
3
Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Divorce Index.
5
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration.
6
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, Name: George Alexander Abell Service Info.: US MERCHANT MARINE WORLD WAR II Birth Date: 19 Apr 1920 Death Date: 28 Mar 2003 Service Start Date: 7 Dec 1941 Service End Date: 14 Aug 1945 Interment Date: 1 Apr 2003 Cemetery: Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Cemetery Address: 7601 34th Avenue, South Minneapolis, MN 55450 Buried At: Section 17 Site 489.
7
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946. Some of the enlistees documented here are actually draftees. The civilian occupations listed are general categories only.
8
Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, State file number: 027683.
