Rasheed Abide
Sex: M
AKA: Richard Abraham
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1892 - Lebanon
Christening:
Death: 17 Apr 1955 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Burial: 19 Apr 1955 - Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Cause of Death:
Events
• Immigration: from Lebanon, 1914.
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Kelley
Marriage:
Children:
1. Adele Rashid Abide
2. Matilda Abide
3. Hannah Dorothy Abide
4. Amelia Ann Abide {FGID: 185673306}
5. Ellis Richard Abide Sr.
6. Abraham J. Abide
7. Rosemary Abide
Notes
General:
Per 1920 US Census: 2/9/1920 906 Carrolton Avenue, Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi
R. Abide is the 30 year old white male head of household, who rents his home, and works as the proprietor of a dry-goods store. Born in Syria, as were his parents, he immigrated in 1909 and is an alien. His wife is 25 year old Mary Abide, also born in Syria as were her parents. Mary immmigrated in 1909 and is an alien. They have 3 daughters, all born in Texas: Adele Abide, 8 years old, attends school; Mattie Abide, 6 years old, attends school; and 2 year old Hannah Abide. Also living with the family are 2 brothers-in-law, William Kelly and Asmon Kelly. William is 30, single, born in Syria as were his parents, immigrated in 1909, an alien, works as a salesman in a dry-goods store. Asmon is 20, single, born in Syria as were his parents, immigrated in 1913, an alien, works as a saleman in a dry-goods store.
Per 1930 US Census: 4/7/1930 2033 Esplanade Ave, Ward 7, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
Richard Abide is the 41 year old white male head of household, who rents his home for $50.66 a month. Richard works as a bookkeeper for a wholesale dry goods. [All family members are listed as born in Louisiana, as were their parents] His wife is 37 year old Mary Abide. When they first married Richard was 21 and Mary was 17. They have 7 children: Adele Abide, 18 year old daughter, works as bookkeeper at a department store; Mathilda Abide, 16 year old daughter; Hanna Abide, 12 year old daughter, attends school; Amelia Abide, 10 year old daughter, attends school; Ellis Abide, 7 year old son, attends school; Abie Abide, 5 year old son; and Rosemary Abide, 3 year old daughter.
Per 1940 US Census: 4/19/1940 2706 Castiglione St, Ward 7, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
Richard R. Abide is the 48 year old white male head of household, who rents his home for $50 a month. Born in Syria, he lived with his family in the same place in 1935. Educated through 8th grade, he is proprietor of wholesale dry goods, working 44 hours the last week of March, and in 52 weeks of work earned no wages in 1939, but had other income. His wife is 44 year old Mary Abide, also born in Syria and educated through 8th grade. They have 6 children: 25 year old daughter, Mathilde Abide, single, 4 years of high school, born in Texas; 22 year old daughter, Hannah Abide, single 4 years of high school, born in Texas, works as a saleslady of wholesale dry goods, 44 hours the last week of March, and in 52 weeks of work earned no wages in 1939; 19 year old daughter, Amelia Abide, single, 4 years of high school, born in Mississippi, works as a typist for retail electrical supply, 44 hours the last week of March, and in 17 weeks work in 1939 earned $113; 17 year old son, Elias Abide, born in Louisiana, 1 year of college, attends school; 15 year old son, Abraham Abide, born in Louisiana, 1 year of high school, attends school; 13 year old daughter, Rosemary Abide, born in Louisiana, 6th grade, attends school.
Per Obituary in the Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA) April 18, 1955 Page 3
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MERCHANT DIES;BURIAL TUESDAY
Richard Abide Partner in Firm 40 Years
Richard Abide, 65, a partner in the Kelley & Abide Company dry goods firm at 222 Chartres, died at 1:30 p. m. Sunday at his home at 5040 St. Bernard after a long illness.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 10 a. m. Tuesday at Jacob Schoen & Son auxiliary funeral home, 3827 Canal, with religious rites following at St. Frances Cabrini church. Interment will be in Greenwood cemetery.
Mr. Abide was one of the founders of the Kelley & Abide Company 40 years ago and had been a partner since that time. He was also president of the Kaleb Corporation, a land company here.
He was born in Lebanon and came to New Orleans in 1914.
Mr. Abide was a member of Council 714, Knights of Columbus; the Cedar Club, and the Chamber of Commerce of the New Orleans Area.
Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Mary Kelley; two sons, Ellis and A. J. Abide; five daughters, Mrs. H. S. Joseph, Mrs. Wade Shibley, Miss Amelie Abide, Miss Rosemary Abide, all of New Orleans, and Mrs. N. J. Nolan, Baton Rouge; two brothers, Philip Abide, New Orleans, and Ellis Abide, Lebanon; two sisters, Mrs. A. G. Abide, Greenwood, Miss., and Mrs. Rasha Mohana, Lebanon, and five grandchildren.