Anthony Abbing

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]

Anthony Abbing
Born	May 11, 1870 Cincinnati,  Ohio
Died	April 15, 1912 (aged 42) Atlantic Ocean
Cause of death	drowning
Citizenship	United States of America
Occupation	blacksmith
Parent	Gerhard Heinrich Abbing (father) Catharina Ising (mother)
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Life

Anthony 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] Anthony became a blacksmith and accepted contract work in South Africa in 1908.^[1][5]

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.^{[1][6][7][8][5]} 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.^{[1][2][9][10]}