Eleventh Generation

511. William Joseph GABBARD was born on 6 March 1864 in Kentucky.⁵⁰ He died on 20 June 1929 at the age of 65 in Washington County, Arkansas.^50,83

A marriage date of 18 Dec 1890 was apparently incorrect. The Arkansas County Marriage database at FamilySearch had the date as 9 Jan 1896 - license was taken out on Jan 4th, Franklin Co, AR.

1900 Census. Morgan, Franklin, AR
Hh 84
Wm J. Gabbard, b. Mar 1864, age 36, married 4 years
Samantha, wife, b. 1874, age 26, has had one child
Oda A., dau, b. Aug 1897, age 2

1910 Census. Durham, Washington Co, AR, Hh 40
William J. Gabbard, 46, married once for 14 years, b. KY, Farmer
Samantha, wife, 36, 6 children - 5 are living, b. Iowa
Ida A., dau, 12, b. AR
Allie, dau, 9, b. AR
Alice, dau, 7, b. AR
Lucy, dau, 5, b. AR
Lizzie, dau, 1, b. AR

1920 Census. Delaware Co, OK, Hh 3
Joe Gabbard, 55
Bell, wife, 45
Allice Smyth, dau, 19, married
Alice Gabbard, dau, 17
Lucie, dau, 13
Lizzie, dau, 11
Willard, son, 8
Myrl, dau, 3
Oliver Smyth, son-in-law, 20, b. OK

Buried Fairview Cemetery, Fayetteville, Washington Co AR

William Joseph GABBARD and Samantha Belle VANBRUNT were married on 9 January 1896 in Franklin County, Arkansas.⁵⁰ Samantha Belle VANBRUNT was born in 1874 in Iowa.

1930 Census. Fayetteville, Washington Co, AR, Hh 55, Line 98
Samantha B. Gabbard, mother-in-law, 57, widowed, b. IN, father b. Iowa
Myrl G., sister-in-law, 13, b. AR
Note in margin: See Head, Sheet 2B, Line 82
Hh 51, Line 82
Olin H. Smith, 32, married at age 21, b. OK, Barber
Allie J., wife, 29, married at 18, b. AR
Ruby M., dau, 9
Note in margin: See head 21B, Line 98

William Joseph GABBARD and Samantha Belle VANBRUNT had the following children: