Jacob F. GABBERT
1832 - 1865 (~ 33 years)
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Name Jacob F. GABBERT Born CA 1832 Augusta Co, VA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Residence 1857 Harrison Co, (W)VA [1] Census 1860 Taylor Co, (W)VA Military From 22 Feb 1865 to 28 Jun 1865 [2, 3] Pvt, Co M, 1st W.Va. Cavalry, Civil War - The Company Descriptive Book on file at the National Archives (fold3.com) shows that Jacob F. Gabbert enlisted as a Private in Company M, 1st West Virginia Cavalry on 22 Feb 1865 in Grafton, W.Va, for a term of one year. Enlistment officer was Capt. James Evans. Physical description: Age 33, height 5'10", fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair. Birthplace Augusta Co, Virginia. Occupation farmer. A notation states that the recruit was entitled to a bounty, but there is no indication that a bounty was paid.
The following relevant entries are found in the military record of Pvt Jacob F. Gabbert, Co M, 1st W.Va. Cavalry
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March 1865 - Gain recruit from Depot. Absent in remount camp.
April 1865 - Absent recruit in remount camp.
June 1865 - Absent without leave.
In a document dated 28 March 1892, the Record & Pension Division of the War Deparment ruled as follows:
"Application for removal of the charge of desertion and for an honorable discharge has been denied."
Five years later, the Record & Pension Office made the following entry in Jacob F. Gabbert's record:
"It has this day, Nov 1, 1897, been determined by the Department from the records and testimony on file that the charge of absence without leave on the company muster-out roll against this soldier's record is erroneous, and that he died at his home at Grafton, W.Va., on June 28, 1865.
"The notation of March 28, 1892 is canceled."
Occupation farmer [2, 4] Died 28 Jun 1865 Grafton, Taylor Co, WV [3] Buried Old Side Cemetery, near Belgium, Taylor Co, WV [5] Person ID I131761 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 6 Jun 2021
Father Jacob GABBERT Mother Elizabeth ___ Family ID F57770 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lucinda "Lucy" WRIGHT, b. 10 Jul 1838, Greene Co, PA , d. 18 Jan 1894, Taylor Co, WV (Age 55 years) Married 9 Jan 1857 Harrison Co, (W)VA [1] Notes - 1860 Census, Taylor Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), Pruntytown Post Office, enumerated on Jun 6 1860:
Jacob Gabbert, 29, b. Va, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $50; Lucy, 22, b. Pa; Marietta, 2; unnamed female, 1 month.
NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Alexander (35, blacksmith) & Sarah (21) Gabbert and their three children. [6]
Children 1. Marietta GABBERT, b. CA 1858 2. (Female) GABBERT, b. 1860, Taylor Co, (W)VA + 3. Martha Jane GABBERT, b. 19 Mar 1862, Taylor Co, (W)VA , d. 10 Jul 1943, Enterprise, Harrison Co, WV (Age 81 years)4. Virginia Ellen GABBERT, b. 28 Aug 1864, Taylor Co, WV , d. 31 Dec 1928, Clark District, Harrison Co, WV (Age 64 years)Family ID F57768 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- The Company Descriptive Book on file at the National Archives (fold3.com) shows that Jacob F. Gabbert enlisted as a Private in Company M, 1st West Virginia Cavalry on 22 Feb 1865 in Grafton, W.Va, for a term of one year. Enlistment officer was Capt. James Evans. Physical description: Age 33, height 5'10", fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair. Birthplace Augusta Co, Virginia. Occupation farmer. A notation states that the recruit was entitled to a bounty, but there is no indication that a bounty was paid.
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Documents 
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Sources - [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 8, Line 46 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=252298&Type=Marriage.
- [S37] Historical Military Records, (www.fold3.com).
- [S2588] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).
- [S2313] 1860 Census, Taylor County, (W)VA.
- [S934] Findagrave.com.
- [S1590] Death record of daughter.
- [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 8, Line 46 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=252298&Type=Marriage.