Anthony Abbing
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| Born | May 11, 1870 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Died | April 15, 1912 (aged 41) |
| Cause of death | drowning |
| Occupation | blacksmith |
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Anthony Abbing (May 11, 1870 – April 15, 1912) was a 3rd class German-American blacksmith who died during the sinking of the RMS Titanic.[1][2][3][4]
Life
Abbing was born to German immigrants Gerhard Heinrich Abbing (1835–1882) and Catharina Ising (1844–1917).[1] Gerhard died when Anthony was 12 years old and Catharina had to work as a washerwoman until the children were old enough to support themselves.[1][4] Abbing became a blacksmith and accepted contract work in South Africa in 1908.[1][5]
RMS Titanic
Abbing traveled to Southampton to board the RMS Titanic to return to Ohio in 1912, Abbing purchased a third class ticket, boarded the Titanic on April 10, and was killed during the sinking; his body, if recovered, was never identified.[1][6][7][8][5] After Abbing's death, his mother and siblings filed for administration on his estate in Hamilton County, Ohio which they received in the summer of 1916.[1][2][9][10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Anthony Abbing : Titanic Victim". www.encyclopedia-titanica.org. February 5, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ a b "Anthony Abbing". The Cincinnati Enquirer. January 24, 1913. p. 13. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ Grace, Kevin; White, Tom (2004). Cincinnati Cemeteries: The Queen City Underground. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-3348-3.
- ^ a b White, Janet; Whitley, Mary (May 20, 2013). Ohio Tales of the Titanic: The Buckeye State's Fascinating Connections to the World's Most Famous Shipwreck. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1-4840-9524-9.
- ^ a b Schweiz, Titanic-Verein; Pfeifer, Henning (May 31, 2022). Titanic Post: Jahrbuch 2021 des Titanic-Vereins Schweiz (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-7543-1510-1.
- ^ "Titanic's legacy in Northern Ireland lingers on". BBC News. April 15, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ Grace, Kevin; White, Tom (2004). Cincinnati Cemeteries: The Queen City Underground. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-3348-3.
- ^ Shapiro, Marc (1998). Total Titanic: The Most Up-to-date Guide to the Disaster of the Century. ibooks. ISBN 978-0-671-01202-1.
- ^ Hauck, Henry G. (July 26, 1916). "Anthony Abbing (Probate Report)". Encyclopedia Titanica.
- ^ The State Of Ohio Probate Court (No. 71588)
