His name is sometimes written as "Gabbard" or "Gabbard-Peters" referring to his Step-father Mathias Gabbard.
His mother was Sarah "Sally". It appears she either kept the last name of Peters when Elijah was born or her first husband was named Peters and may have died around the time of Elijah's birth.
↑ Peters-4521 was created by Amber Kennett through the import of 227 small ged.ged on Apr 24, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
↑ Source: #S73 Page: Source number: 24050.001; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 2
↑ Source: #S113 Page: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau Object: @M415@
↑ Source: #S63 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Buffalo, Owsley, Kentucky; Roll: M593_494; Page: 324A; Image: 43; Family History Library Film: 545993 Object: @M416@
↑ Source: #S115 Page: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 725
↑ Source: #S116 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: Clay, Kentucky; Roll: 108; Page: 308; Image: 634; Family History Library Film: 0007824 Object: @M417@
↑ Source: #S73 Page: Source number: 24050.001; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 2
↑ Source: #S113 Page: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau Object: @M415@
↑ Source: #S63 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Buffalo, Owsley, Kentucky; Roll: M593_494; Page: 324A; Image: 43; Family History Library Film: 545993 Object: @M416@
↑ Source: #S113 Page: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau Object: @M415@
↑ Source: #S116 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: Clay, Kentucky; Roll: 108; Page: 308; Image: 634; Family History Library Film: 0007824 Object: @M417@
↑ Source: #S53 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky; Roll: 421; Family History Film: 1254421; Page: 527A; Enumeration District: 050; Image: 0176 Object: @M1027@
Source: S116 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1840 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1
Source: S53 Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1
Source: S55 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R1 Find A Grave: Memorial #5521263
Source: S63 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009; Repository: #R1
Source: S67 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009; Repository: #R1
Source: S73 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R1
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elijah: