Individual Details

Jackson County Marriages, Diana Frymer & Lois Barnes:
Palestine Gabbard married Rachel McCollum, bond dated 15 Mar 1872; bondsman, David McCollum

1880 Census. McKee Precinct, Jackson Co KY
Palestine Gabbard, age 25. Rachel, wife, age 25.
John W. 7, son. David, 6, son. Colista, 4, dau. Margaret, 2, dau.

Buried Roberts Cemetery, Indian Creek, Jackson Co. An obituary is posted on FindAGrave.com. Surviving Palestine were his wife and nine children [two children having already died], two brothers and a sister.



Jackson County Marriages, Diana Frymer & Lois Barnes:
Palestine Gabbard married Rachel McCollum, bond dated 15 Mar 1872; bondsman, David McCollum

1880 Census. McKee Precinct, Jackson Co KY
Palestine Gabbard, age 25. Rachel, wife, age 25.
John W. 7, son. David, 6, son. Colista, 4, dau. Margaret, 2, dau.

1900 Census. McKee, Jackson Co, KY, Hh 253
Palestine Gabbard, b. Feb 1853, age 47, married 31 years. Born KY, parents b. KY, Farmer
Rachel, b. Mar 1853, age 47, 12 children - 11 are living. Born Ky, parents b. KY
Jacob, son b. Jul 1880. Nannie, dau, b. Jan 1885. William R., son, b. Jan 1886.
James G., son, b. Mar 1890. Charles, son, b. Oct 1892. Leonard, son, b. Jun 1895. They were next door to Edward Gabbard [James Edward, his brother], b. Oct 1848, and his family.
Note: by 1900, the oldest son John Wesley, had died. I have been able to account for only 11 children counting him and in 1910 she says she had only 11 children.

1910 Census. McKee, Jackson Co KY, Hh 130
Palestine Gabbard, age 56, married 41 years
Rachel E., wife, age 56, 11 children - 10 living
Riley [William R.], don, age 22
Nathan, son, age 20
Charlie, son, age 17
Leonard, son, age 14

1920 Census. McKee, Jackson Co KY, Hh 14
Palistine Gabbard, age 66
Sarah, wife, age 66 [Has he remarried or was this an error? Rachel outlived Palestine]
Stanley Gabbard, grandson, age 8
Andy Farmer, Boarder, age 48


Buried Roberts Cemetery, Indian Creek, Jackson Co. An obituary is posted on FindAGrave.com. Surviving Palestine were his wife and nine children [two children having already died], two brothers and a sister. No given names stated.

Birth	11 Feb 1853	Madison County, Kentucky
Marriage	15 Mar 1872	Jackson County, Kentucky - Rachel McCollum
Death	12 Mar 1928	Kentucky

Spouse	Rachel McCollum (1853 - 1949)
Child	John Wesley Gabbard (1872 - 1887)
Child	David Gabbard (1874 - )
Child	Carlista Gabbard (1876 - 1963)
Child	Margaret Elizabeth Gabbard (1878 - 1951)
Child	Jacob Henry "Jake" Gabbard (1880 - 1973)
Child	Catherine Jane Gabbard (1883 - 1945)
Child	Nannie V Gabbard (1886 - 1955)
Child	William Riley Gabbard (1886 - )
Child	James Nathan Gabbard (1890 - 1964)
Child	Charles Gabbard (1892 - )
Child	Leonard Gabbard (1895 - )

Child

Margaret Elizabeth Gabbard (1878 - 1951)

Father	John Wesley Gabbard (1822 - 1909)
Mother	Alitha Harrison (1816 - 1889)
Sibling	Mary Ann Gabbard (1839 - 1904)
Sibling	Green Berry Gabbard (1841 - )
Sibling	Jacob H. Gabbard (1843 - 1924)
Sibling	Nancy Jane Gabbard (1843 - )
Sibling	Sarah "Sally" Gabbard (1845 - )
Sibling	William Marion Gabbard (1845 - 1905)
Sibling	Susan Jane Gabbard (1847 - 1921)
Sibling	James Edward "Ned" Gabbard (1847 - 1930)
Sibling	Cynthia Gabbard (1848 - )
Sibling	Calesta Gabbard (1851 - )
Sibling	John Wesley Gabbard Jr. (1854 - 1929)
Sibling	Delilah Gabbard (1857 - 1917)
Sibling	Margaret Elizabeth Gabbard (1861 - 1944)