Individual Details

William Marion Gabbard

(3 Aug 1845 - 9 Apr 1905)



William married (1) Louise Emily Adams and (2) apparently Margaret. Online databases give her name as Mary Hamilton and Maggie, but the following pension card and census records indicates she was likely Margaret Hamilton, called Maggie.

Served in Company A, 47th Kentucky Infantry
Pension Card
William Gabbard of Co A, 47th KY Inf. applied 28 June 1880
25 Nov 1905 - application for minor child, John Sparks, for whom William was guardian - a grandchild?
11 Apr 1912 - application for widow, Margaret Gabbard

1870 Census. McKee Precinct, Jackson Co KY, Hh 58 [next to his father]
William M. Gabbard, age 24. Loueza E. 21. Leathy Ann age 1.

1880 Census. McKee, Jackson Co, KY, Hh 311 [still next door to his father]
William Gabbard, 34. Emily age 30, wife.
Letha A. 10, dau. Fanny S. 8, dau. James, 5, son. Sarah J., 2, dau.

1900 Census. McKee, Jackson, KY, Hh 30
William M. Gabbard, b. Aug 1845, age 54, married 1 year, Farmer
Maggie, wife, b. Jun 1847, 53, no children
Green, son, b. Aug 1882, 17
Lewis, son, b. Oct 1884, 15
William D., son, b. Feb 1892, 8

In 1910, Margaret appears to have moved in with an older brother:
McKee, Jackson Co, KY, Hh 18
James T. Hamilton, 40, widowed
Williw, son, 10
Mattie, dau, 5
Lucinda B., mother, 83, widow, had 10 children, 5 are living
Marget Gabbard, sister, 63, widowed

Buried Gabbard Cemetery, Waneta, Jackson Co, KY as is his first wife.

Events

Birth3 Aug 1845Madison County, Kentucky
Marriage23 Dec 1867Madison County, Kentucky - Louise Emily Adams
Marriage13 Aug 1898Margaret "Maggie" Hamilton
Death9 Apr 1905McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky

Families

SpouseLouise Emily Adams (1849 - 1895)
ChildLetha Ann Gabbard (1869 - 1945)
ChildFannie S. Gabbard (1871 - 1951)
ChildJames Gabbard (1875 - )
ChildSarah J. Gabbard (1878 - )
ChildGreen Gabbard (1882 - )
ChildLewis Gabbard (1884 - 1977)
ChildWilliam D. Gabbard (1892 - 1963)
SpouseMargaret "Maggie" Hamilton (1847 - 1941)
FatherJohn Wesley Gabbard (1822 - 1909)
MotherAlitha Harrison (1816 - 1889)
SiblingMary Ann Gabbard (1839 - 1904)
SiblingGreen Berry Gabbard (1841 - )
SiblingJacob H. Gabbard (1843 - 1924)
SiblingNancy Jane Gabbard (1843 - )
SiblingSarah "Sally" Gabbard (1845 - )
SiblingSusan Jane Gabbard (1847 - 1921)
SiblingJames Edward "Ned" Gabbard (1847 - 1930)
SiblingCynthia Gabbard (1848 - )
SiblingCalesta Gabbard (1851 - )
SiblingPalestine Gabbard (1853 - 1928)
SiblingJohn Wesley Gabbard Jr. (1854 - 1929)
SiblingDelilah Gabbard (1857 - 1917)
SiblingMargaret Elizabeth Gabbard (1861 - 1944)

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