Gabriel Booher ¹

  General Notes:

!SOURCES:
1. 1850 Sullivan Co. TN census [see Catherine Peters Booher, step-mother]
2. 1860 Cumberland Co. KY census
3. 1870 Cumberland Co. KY census
4. 1880 Cumberland Co. KY census
5. 1900 Clinton Co. KY census
6. 1910 Cumberland Co. KY census [see David G.]
7. Clinton County Marriages, Bk. 3, p. 393 [2nd marriage]
8. CUMBERLAND COUNTY KENTUCKY YESTERDAY AND TODAY
9. Clinton County Tax Lists
10. Kentucky Adjutant General's Report
11. Smith, Randolph N. CUMBERLAND CO. DEED RECORDS
12. Norris, Gary Denton. ROCKS OF AGES

!BIRTH: Source-5 date of birth; Source-10 place of birth

!MARRIAGE: Source-8 p. 198 F56 for name of first wife; Source-7 Bk. 3, p. 393 for name of second wife; Wm. Wise was his surety

DEATH:

!BURIAL: Source-8, p. 198 F56; Source-12 p. 34 for place has no dates but has him buried at Five Springs

!ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Source-8 p. 198 F56 Haden stated that Gabriel and Nancy Bowen had two children - Francis who married a Westmoreland and David Gabriel. I can find no record of a Francis and believe he meant Nancy who married Arthur Westmoreland.

Source-10 Gabriel Booher, private, Co. F 5th KVC, enrolled 9 Apr. 1864 at Burkesville, mustered 19 June 1864 at Kingston GA, 3 years; deserted 1 Mar 1863 from Columbia KY; b. Sullivan Co. TN, age 40, farmer, gray eyes, light hair, light comp., Transferred to 3rd KY Cav. 9 Apr. 1865

Source-11 p. 451 Gabriel Booher, Pct. Co. F, 5th KY Cav. served from 4/9/1864 to 7/14/1865; born in Sulivan [sic] Tenn. & 40 years old; R-377

!CENSUS:
1860 Source-2 p. 75 #295
Riddle, James 53 KY
Susan 51 VA
Booher, Gabriel 33 TN
Nancy 26 KY
Mary E. 2 "

!1870 Source-3 p. 113, #84-85
Booher, Gabe 47 TN
Nancy 37 KY
Eliza 17 "
Lizzie 15 "
Lucy 9
Margaret 7
Nancy 5
David 8/12 born in Sep.

Notes. Lizzie, age 15, may be the Mary E., age 2, in 1860 but where was Eliza in 1860? Why the six year break between Lizzie and Lucy?

!1880 Source-4 Census Place: E.D. 32, Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky
Source: FHL Film 1254410 National Archives Film T9-0410 Page 121C

Gabriel BOOHER Self 53 KY Occ: Frm Lbrr Fa: KY Mo: KY
Elizabeth BOOHER Wife 50 KY Occ: Kpng Hs Fa: KY Mo: KY
David BOOHER Son 9 KY Fa: KY Mo: KY
Lydia BOOHER Dau 3 KY Fa: KY Mo: KY

Notes. Where did all the children go? Was Lydia Elizabeth York's child?

!1900 Source-5 p. 68
Booher, Gabriel Jan 1822 [78] wd. TN TN KY
David Apr 1870 [30] m7 KY " "
Martha A. Mar 1873 [27] 3-3 KY " " dau-in-law
Wm. P. Jun 1893 [ 6] " " " g-son
Nannie Mar 1896 [ 4] " " " g-dau
Homer Jun 1899 [11/12] " " " g-son

Source-9 Tax Lists
1852 90 acres on Willis Creek
1853 100 acres on Willis Creek
1854 74 acres on Illwill Creek

Gabriel married Nancy Elizabeth Bowen about 1857. (Nancy Elizabeth Bowen was born about 1834 in , , KY, died in 1870-1872 and was buried in Myer's Ridge: Bowen Cemetery, Cumberland, KY.)

Gabriel next married Elizabeth Brown on 18 Sep 1872 in , Clinton, KY. (Elizabeth Brown was born about 1830 and died before 1900.)