Ninth Generation

162. George Washington GABBARD¹ was born on 10 December 1830 in Kentucky.^1,44 He died on 10 May 1911 at the age of 80 in Owsley County, Kentucky.¹

Married to Mary Shook as per email on GABBARD-L dated 31 Jul 2000. [ His first wife was Eliza Ann Williams, Mary was the second wife.]

George married Eliza Williams 7 Aug 1851. She was born in KY in 1828 and was the daughter of Lewis and Elizabeth (Hunt) Williams. She died in December 1865, a year after George was discharged from the Union Army. He then married Mary Elizabeth Shook on 19 Apr 1866 at the home of David Shook. There were 7 children by the 1st marriage, 14 by the second.

He joined Company A of the 47th Regt of KY Infantry Volunteers at Irvine KY on 3 Jul 1863. In December, he took sick with measles and because of the inclement weather suffered severe pain in his left side, hip, thigh & leg. He never completely recovered. He applied for his Invalid Pension in Nov of 1879. He resided at the time in Jackson Co KY. His neighbors in Owsley Co state they had known George from 1864 to 1879 when he appears to have moved from Owsley Co to Jackson Co. He applied for an increase in pension in 1896 and was back in Owsley Co. His widow Mary, applied for the pension after his death. Proof of her age was in George's old 1826 Bible.

1860 Census. Owsley, KY, Hh 17
G. W. Gabbard, 29
Eliza, 32
John, 7. Squire, 6. Jacob, 4. Mary, 2. Rachael, 11 months
Squire Combs, 22, Granville Combs, 19 - [perhaps they should have been included instead with Hh 18, Elizabeth Combs, age 52]

1870 Census. Island Creek, Owsley, KY, Hh 58
George W. Gabbard, 39
Mary E., 22
John W., 18. Jacob, 13. Mary, 12. Rachel, 10. Michael, 8. Abijah, 5.
Wilburn, 3. Huston, 2. Sidney B., 8 months.

cannot find in 1880....

1900 Census. Cow Creek Prec, Owsley Co, KY, Hh 157
George W. Gabbard, b. Dec 1830, 69, married 34 years
Mary E., wife, b. Mar 1847, 53, 14 children - 10 are living
Blevins, son, b. Jan 1882, 18
Lydia M., dau, b. Oct 1884, 15
Abel, son, b. Feb 1888, 12
George Thomas, grandson, b. Apr 1884, 16

1910 Census. Cow Creek, Owsley, KY, Hh 125
George W. Gabbard, 78, married twice, this time for 43 years
Mary, wife, 62, married once for 43 years, 14 children - 11 are living
Mary, dau-in-law, 14, no children
Laylah, grandson, 9
Polly, granddau, 4
Carlise, grandson, 2
Hh 124
Bleva Gabbard, 28 married once for a year
Mary, wife, 16, 1 child
Wilburn, son, two months
Hh 126
Houston Gabbard, 41, married once for 17 years
Martha, wife, 37, no children

Mary's tombstone says she was born 18 Mar 1847, the 1880 census has March 1847, but the Bible and pension records indicate she was born 18 Mar 1845. She died 15 Feb 1922.

George Washington GABBARD and Mary Elizabeth SHOOK were married on 19 April 1866 in Owsley County, Kentucky. Mary Elizabeth SHOOK was born on 18 March 1845 in North Carolina. She died on 18 February 1922 at the age of 76 in Owsley County, Kentucky.

George Washington GABBARD and Mary Elizabeth SHOOK had the following children: