Alta Mae Abel was born May 6, 1877, at Signorney, in Keokuk County, Iowa. She was the daughter of Rufus Abel and Nancy Catherine Farmer.
Alta Mae married William Herbert Barnstable on October 17, 1898, at York, in Benson County, North Dakota. William Barnstable was born in 1873.
Alta Mae died May 5, 1947 at Neenah, in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. William died in 1950.
Children of William Barnstable and Alta Abel
1. Beulah Mae Barnstable, m. George Goldner
2. Mabel Lucy Barnstable, m. Frederick Solomon
3. Raymond Howard Barnstable, m. Esther Klein
4. Blanch Lottie Barnstable, m. Marion Earney
5. Vernon William Barnstable, m. Lilianna Ferander
6. Gilbert Forest Barnstable, m. Margaret Claussen