Abigail Milton

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1850 in District No. 23, Cooper, MO. ^{1 2} The 1850 census Nelson Church, farmer, 41, living with wife Abigail, 36; daughters: Esther A., 14; Iuba M., 12; Amanda M., 10; Amelia E., 7; Mary E., 4; and sons Benjamin F., 2; and Leroy N., 1. The parents were born in New York, Esther and Iuba in Michigan, Amanda in Indiana, and the others in Missouri. Nelson's real estate was valued at $3000.

2. California State Census census in 1852 in , San Joaquin, CA. ³ The 1852 California Census recorded in San Joaquin county: Nelson Church, 48, born in Maine; wife Abigal, 38, born in New York; Esther A., 16, born in Michigan; Julia M., 14, born in Michigan; Amanda M., 12, born in Michigan; Amelia E., 9, born in MIssouri; Mary E., 6, born in Missouri; Benjamin F., 4, born in MIssouri.

3. Census in 1860 in Elkhorn Township, San Joaquin, CA. ⁴ The 1860 census recorded Nelson Church, farmer, 50, living with wife Abigail, 45; Julia, 21; Amelia, 17; Mary E., 14; Benjamin F., 12; Nelson R., 10; and Martha E., 7. Nelson was born in Vermont, Abigail in New York, Julia in Michigan, Martha in California, and all other children in Missouri. The post office was Fugitts, Ca., which was renamed Liberty, whcih today is a ghost town.

4. Census in 1870 in Liberty, San Joaquin, CA. ⁵ The 1870 census recorded living in Liberty: Abg. Church [indexed in census as Abe Church], female, 54, born in New York, with her daughter Mary Church, 23, and son Benjamin Church, 21, both born in Missouri. The Church's are in the household of D. Parer, harness maker, 33, born in Ohio, and his wife Amelia, 25, born in Missouri [who is Abigail's daughter.] The post office in 1870 was Stockton. [Today Liberty is a ghost town, originally named Fugitt's. The town's location was at today's Libery Rd. and Lower Sacramento Rd. in Acampo and all that remains is Liberty Cemetery to the east where Nelson Church is buried.].

5. Census in 1880 in Liberty, San Joaquin, CA. ⁶ The 1880 census recorded Abigal Church, widowed, 65, living with her daughter Amanda's family: George Callaway, farmer, 50; Amanda M., 39; John M., 24; Mary E., 22, James N. 20; Charles L., 18, George W., 12; and Edward F., 9. Abigal and her parents were born in New York. George Sr. was born in Ohio. Amanda was born in Indiana, her father in Vermont, and mother in New York. Her children were all born in California.

Abigail married Nelson Church. (Nelson Church was born on 1 Oct 1807 in , , NY,⁷ died on 5 Oct 1863 in Acampo, San Joaquin, CA ^{7 8} and was buried in Acampo: Liberty Cemetery, San Joaquin, CA ⁷.)