Husband: Harry W ABBOTT (1,2)
Birthdate: Dec 1860
Birthplace: , , Pennsylvania, USA (3)
Death date: After 1919
Place of death:
Burial:
Father: William ABBOTT (1836-????) [see notes]
Mother: Rebecca ??? (1838-????) [see notes]
Other spouses:

Marriage date: 1889 (4)
Marriage place:

Wife: Elizabeth Ray FISHER (5,6)
Birthdate: Jan 1865
Birthplace: , , Maryland, USA (7)
Death date: After 1919
Place of death:
Burial:
Father: Alexander FISHER (1834-????) (8)
Mother: Fredericka ??? (1833-????) (9)
Other spouses:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Harry ABBOTT Jr (1)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 12 Mar 1894
Birthplace: New York, New York, New York, USA (10,11)
Death date: 19 Sep 1944
Place of death: , Los Angeles, California, USA (12)
Burial:
Marriage date: [1] 4 Dec 1916
Marriage place: [1] Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA (14)
Spouses' names: [1] Minnie E STRATTON (1892-????) (13) [2] Elsie ??? (1910-????) (15)

Child No. 2: Olive Victoria ABBOTT (16)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Apr 1896
Birthplace: , , Pennsylvania, USA (17)
Death date: 9 Aug 1997
Place of death: , Los Angeles, California, USA (18)
Burial:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names: Lee KRAUS (Abt 1892-????) (19)

Child No. 3: William Alexander "Bud" ABBOTT (20)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 6 Oct 1897
Birthplace: Asbury Park, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (21,22)
Death date: 24 Apr 1974
Place of death: Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (23,24)
Cremated:
Marriage date: Abt 1919
Marriage place:
Spouses' names: Jennie Mae PRATT aka "Betty Smith" (1898-1981)

Child No. 4: Flora ABBOTT (25)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Jun 1899
Birthplace: , , New Jersey, USA (26)
Death date: Deceased
Place of death:
Burial:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names:
 
 
Documentation:
1. 1900 Federal Census, New York, New York, ED 603, pg 27B. Harry Abbott.
2. New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980 (FamilySearch.org), Abbott. Harry W Abbott. There is no given name for the child on this record.
3. 1900 Federal Census, New York, New York, ED 603, pg 27B. age 39, Dec 1860, Pennsylvania.
4. 1900 Federal Census, New York, New York, ED 603, pg 27B. married 11 years.
5. 1900 Federal Census, New York, New York, ED 603, pg 27B. Ray Abbott.
6. New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980 (FamilySearch.org), Abbott. Ray Fisher. There is no given name for the child on this record.
7. 1900 Federal Census, New York, New York, ED 603, pg 27B. age 35, Jan 1865, Maryland.
8. 1870 Federal Census, Maryland, Baltimore, pg 351. Alexander Fisher.
9. 1870 Federal Census, Maryland, Baltimore, pg 351. Fredricka Fisher.
10. 1900 Federal Census, New York, New York, ED 603, pg 27B. age 6, Mar 1894, New York.
11. United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (FamilySearch.org), Abbott, Harry Jr.
12. California Death Index, Abbott, Harry.
13. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Abbott, Harry Jr. to Minnie E Stratton Haydon.
14. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Abbott, Harry Jr. to Minnie E Stratton Haydon, 4 Dec 1916, Grand Rapids, Kent County.
15. 1940 Federal Census, New York, Suffolk, ED 52-47, pg 8B. Elsie Abbott.
16. 1900 Federal Census, New York, New York, ED 603, pg 27B. Olive V Abbott.
17. 1900 Federal Census, New York, New York, ED 603, pg 27B. age 4, Apr 1896, Pennsylvania.
18. California Death Index, Kraus, Olive Abbott.
19. California County Marriages, 1850-1952 (FamilySearch.org), Abbott, Norman. Lee Kraus.
20. 1900 Federal Census, New York, New York, ED 603, pg 27B. Alexander W Abbott.
21. 1900 Federal Census, New York, New York, ED 603, pg 27B. age 2, Oct 1897, New Jersey.
22. New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980 (FamilySearch.org), Abbott. 6 Oct 1897, N. Monmouth, New Jersey. There is no given name for the child on this record.
23. California Death Index, Abbott, William A. 24 Apr 1974, Los Angeles County.
24. California Death Index, Abbott, William A. 2 Oct 1898, New Jersey.
25. 1900 Federal Census, New York, New York, ED 603, pg 27B. Flora Abbott.
26. 1900 Federal Census, New York, New York, ED 603, pg 27B. age 11/12, Jun 1899, New Jersey.

Notes
* Child number 3 is "Bud" Abbott, the straight man of the vaudeville act of Abbot and Costello.
* Abbott and Costello were one of the highest paid acts in the world during World War II.
* I don't know the names of Harry's parents but William and Rebecca seem to be right. If they are his parents, this is Harry:
1930 , Columbia, Pennsylvania, ED 41, pg 4B Scott Township
C F Abbott Head M 53 Pennsylvania
Erma L Abbott Wife F 43 Pennsylvania
Harry W Abbott Brother M 69 Pennsylvania
* I couldn't find Flora/Florence after the 1910 Cesnsus.
* Harry married at least twice and I couldn't find death information on either wife. However, Minnie remarried in Michigan, 1925, to Henry C Schliess and then divorced.
* Bud and Betty had no children of their own but adopted two children. Bud Abbott, Jr worked in show business as well.
* Lee Kraus deserted Olive and his children. Bud had the children's names changed to Abbott and helped raise them.
* I am less certain of the information on this report than of any other famous group sheet I have compiled.
* One site states that Bud and Olive are twins. Since their parents indicate different birth years and places for them on two census records, I don't believe it to be true.
* Most of the groups I looked at on Ancestry.com either showed no parents for Harry Sr or showed the wrong family.
* If there is no SOURCE, I have no PROOF!

Notes for Harry Sr
1. He worked as an advance man for Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1895.
2. He appeared on the Census in 1900 in New York, New York, New York, USA, ED 603, pg 27B. District 3, Ward 23, Manhattan, 542 - 125th Street
Harry Abbott Head M 39 Dec 1860 Pennsylvania m. 11 yrs.
Ray Abbott Wife F 35 Jan 1865 Maryland 4/4 children
Harry Abbott Son M 6 Mar 1894 New York
Olive V Abbott Dau F 4 Apr 1896 Pennsylvania
Alexander W Abbott Son M 2 Oct 1897 New Jersey
Flora Abbott Dau F 11/12 Jun 1899 New Jersey
Harry is an advanced show agent. Ray's parents are born in Germany.
3. He appeared on the Census in 1910 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA, ED 1040, pg 3A. Ward 31, #3 Kister? Court
Harry Abbott Head M 49 Pennsylvania m. 20 yrs.
Ray Abbott Wife F 42 Maryland 5/4 children
Harry Abbott Jr. Son M 16 New York
Olive Abbott Dau F 13 Pennsylvania
Alexander Abbott Son M 12 New Jersey
Florence Abbott Dau F 10 New Jersey
Harry Sr is a theatrical agent on the road and Harry Jr is a theatrical agent in a theater. Ray is a furrier in a store. Harry and Olive are students.
4. He worked as an employee of the Columbia Burlesque Wheel in 1911 in New York, New York, New York, USA.
5. He appeared on the Census in 1920 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA, ED 1327, pg 6B. District 19, West 126 Street
Thomas Gaxley Head M 57 England
Harry Gaxley Brother M 49 England
Hazel Mchowell Roomer F 19 New York
John Rodgers Roomer M 30 Canada
Harry Abbott Roomer M 60 United States
Ray Fisher Roomer F 56 Maryland
Harry is an actor and Ray is an actress.

Notes for Elizabeth
1. She appeared on the Census in 1870 in Baltimore, Baltimore (city), Maryland, USA, pg 351. 6th Ward
Alexander Fisher M 36 Russia
Fredricka Fisher F 37 Beine [France?]
Rachel Fisher F 12 Maryland
Cecelia Fisher F 11 Maryland
Fanny Fisher F 9 Maryland
Elizebeth Fisher F 4 Maryland
Joseph Fisher M 2 Maryland
Alexander is a tailor.
2. She appeared on the Census in 1880 in New York, New York, New York, USA, ED 250, pg 31C (250C). Orchard? Street (Richard?)
Alexander Fisher Self M 48 Prussia Germany Germany
Frederica Fisher Wife F 49 Bavaria Germany Germany
Rachel Fisher Dau F 20 Baltimore Germany Germany
Telley Fisher Dau F 19 Baltimore Germany Germany
Lizzie Fisher Dau F 14 Baltimore Germany Germany
Joseph Fisher Son M 12 Baltimore Germany Germany
Bernard Cohn Other M 40 Polen Germany Germany
J Th Knittel Other M 61 Bavaria Germany Germany
Alexander is still a tailor.
3. She worked as a bareback rider for Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1895.