Anthony Abbing
{{Short description|A German-American blacksmith killed during the Titanic}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anthony Abbing
| image = Anthony Abbing.jpg
| birth_date = May 11, 1870
| birth_place = Cincinnati, {{Flag|Ohio}}
| death_date = April 15, 1912 (aged 42)
| death_place = Atlantic Ocean
| death_cause = drowning
| citizenship = {{Flag|United States of America}}
| occupation = blacksmith
| parents = Gerhard Heinrich Abbing (father) Catharina Ising (mother)
| signature = Anthony Abbing's signature on a contract in 1899.png
}}
Anthony Abbing (May 11, 1870{{snd}}April 15, 1912) was a 3rd class German-American blacksmith who died during the sinking of the RMS Titanic.{{Cite book |last=Grace |first=Kevin |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Cincinnati_Cemeteries/1DgvwLF1Vn0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Anthony+Abbing%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA65&printsec=frontcover |title=Cincinnati Cemeteries: The Queen City Underground |last2=White |first2=Tom |date=2004 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-3348-3 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=White |first=Janet |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ohio_Tales_of_the_Titanic/xs2CnAEACAAJ?hl=en |title=Ohio Tales of the Titanic: The Buckeye State's Fascinating Connections to the World's Most Famous Shipwreck |last2=Whitley |first2=Mary |date=May 20, 2013 |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=978-1-4840-9524-9 |language=en}}
Life
Anthony was born to German immigrants Gerhard Heinrich Abbing (1835–1882) and Catharina Ising (1844–1917).{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2013 |title=Anthony Abbing : Titanic Victim |url=https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/anthony-abbing.html |access-date=January 19, 2025 |website=www.encyclopedia-titanica.org |language=en}} 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. Anthony became a blacksmith and accepted contract work in South Africa in 1908.{{Cite book |last=Schweiz |first=Titanic-Verein |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Titanic_Post/xzNyEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Anthony+Abbing%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA239&printsec=frontcover |title=Titanic Post: Jahrbuch 2021 des Titanic-Vereins Schweiz |last2=Pfeifer |first2=Henning |date=May 31, 2022 |publisher=BoD – Books on Demand |isbn=978-3-7543-1510-1 |language=de}}
RMS Titanic
Anthony traveled to Southampton to board the RMS Titanic to return to Ohio in 1912, Anthony purchased a 3rd class ticket and boarded the Titanic on April 10th and was killed during the sinking; his body, if recovered, was never identified.{{Cite news |date=April 15, 2012 |title=Titanic's legacy in Northern Ireland lingers on |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-17721706 |access-date=January 19, 2025 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite book |last=Grace |first=Kevin |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Cincinnati_Cemeteries/1DgvwLF1Vn0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Anthony+Abbing%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA65&printsec=frontcover |title=Cincinnati Cemeteries: The Queen City Underground |last2=White |first2=Tom |date=2004 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-3348-3 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Marc |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Total_Titanic/BruZG28_WXUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Anthony+Abbing%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT145&printsec=frontcover |title=Total Titanic: The Most Up-to-date Guide to the Disaster of the Century |date=1998 |publisher=ibooks |isbn=978-0-671-01202-1 |language=en}} After Anthony's death, his mother and siblings filed for administration on his estate in Hamilton County, Ohio which they received in the summer of 1916.{{Cite news |date=January 24, 1913 |title=Anthony Abbing |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-anthony-abbing/30296781/ |access-date=January 19, 2025 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |pages=13}}{{Cite web |last=Hauck |first=Henry G. |date=July 26, 1916 |title=Anthony Abbing (Probate Report) |url=https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/anthony-abbing-probate-report.html |website=Encyclopedia Titanica}}The State Of Ohio Probate Court (No. 71588)
References
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