Individual Details
John Gabbard
(1787 - Aft 1860)
Married Elizabeth Loar on 27 Oct 1820, Clay Co KY
1840 Census. Madison Co KY
John Gabbard, 1m 5-10, 3m 15-20, 1m 50-60 [John]. 1f under 5, 3f 10-15, 1f 40-50 [Elizabeth]
This census indicates one more son, one less daughter, than shown in most databases.
1850 Census. Dist 1, Madison Co KY, Hh 266
John Gabbard, age 63, farmer, b. Tenn.
Elizabeth, age 50
Born in Madison Co: Margaret age 23. Eliza 22. Mary 20. Susan 18. John 16. Elizabeth 13, James Monroe, age 1.
Given the age of James and Elizabeth, I believe it possible James Monroe is a grandchild, not a son.
1860 Census. Madison Co KY, Hh 657
John T. Gabbard, 26, Farmer, b. KY
John Gabbard, age 70, b. TN
Elizabeth, age 60, b. TN
Margaret, 37, sewing & weaving, b. KY
Eliza, age 33, b. KY
John M., age 15, b. KY
Elizabeth J., age 7
John Mays/Mayo, age 43, farmer, b. VA
Mary, age 31, b. KY
John J., age 1, b. KY
I have seen two dates of death for John, and I believe both to be wrong. One is 1903 in Jackson Co - there's no way he lived that long, since he was age 70 in 1850. The other is a John Gabbard that appears in the 1870 Mortality census as having died in Indian Creek, Owsley Co, in January. The entry references Family 16, which proves to be the John Gabbard whose wife was Margaret Combs - he was born about 1811 and was the son of Henry Gabbard & Barbara Hunsucker. I believe it likely this John died after the 1860 census - he does not seem to appear again.
Events
| Birth | 1787 | Washington County, Tennessee |  | ||
| Marriage | 27 Oct 1820 | Clay County, Kentucky - Elizabeth Loar | |||
| Death | Aft 1860 |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Loar (1800 - ) |
| Child | Hiram W. Gabbard (1823 - 1888) |
| Child | Eli B. Gabbert (1826 - 1882) |
| Child | Margaret Gabbard (1827 - ) |
| Child | Nancy Gabbard ( - ) |
| Child | Eliza Gabbard (1828 - ) |
| Child | Mary Gabbard (1830 - ) |
| Child | Susan Gabbard (1832 - ) |
| Child | John L Gabbard (1834 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Gabbard (1837 - ) |
| Father | JACOB GABBARD (1762 - 1854) |
| Mother | MARGARET "PEGGY" SMITH (1770 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Nicholas Gabbard ( - ) |
| Sibling | Hannah Gabbard (1790 - ) |
| Sibling | Jacob GABBARD Jr. (1793 - 1876) |
| Sibling | Mathias Gabbard (1795 - ) |
| Sibling | EDWARD GABBARD (1798 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Sally GABBARD (1803 - 1846) |
| Sibling | Philip Gabbard (1806 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Reuben Gabbard (1807 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth "Eliza" Gabbard (1812 - 1880) |
Endnotes
1. Floyd E. Gabbard, Gabbard research. Correspondence and online database..
2. Gabbard/Gabbert Family Newsletter; Published Quarterly by Howard M. Gabbert.