Gabriel P Stratton (abt. 1853 - aft. 1880)

Born about 1853 in Kentucky, United States

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Born about 1853 in Kentucky, USA.

Gabriel is born to the farmer Levi Stratton and his wife Mary J. Driskell.

14 Aug 1860 Gabriel, his parents and seven of his siblings are listed living on a farm near Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky.^[1]

• Strutton L. B. (46 years, male, farmer, 3872$ real estate, 1143$ personal estate, born in Virginia)
• Strutton Mary (45 years, female, born in Kentucky, can't read or write)
• Strutton Sarah M. (18 years, female, born in Kentucky)
• Strutton David (15 years, male, born in Kentucky, attends school)
• Strutton Berryman (14 years, male, born in Kentucky, attends school)
• Strutton William (13 years, male, born in Kentucky, attends school)
• Strutton Lucy? (12 years, male, born in Kentucky, attends school)
• Strutton Elija (10 years, male, born in Kentucky, attends school)
• Strutton Gabriel (8 years, male, born in Kentucky)
• Strutton Mary (4 years, female, born in Kentucky)
• Riley Susan (domestic, 17 years, female, born in Kentucky)

9 Jun 1870 Gabriel's family is still listed on their farm close to Salvisa, Mercer, Kentucky.^[2]

• Strutton L. B. (56 years, male, white, farmer, born in Kentucky?)
• Strutton Mary (54 years, female, white, born in Kentucky)
• Strutton David C. (27 years, male, white, can't read occupation, born in Kentucky)
• Strutton Ben O. (25 years, male, white, farm laborer, born in Kentucky)
• Strutton Wm (23 years, male, white, farm laborer, born in Kentucky)
• Strutton Lilly? (20 years, female?, white, born in Kentucky)
• Strutton Gabriel (15 years, male, white, born in Kentucky)
• Strutton Mary Belle (13 years, female, white, born in Kentucky)
• Glancy Sarah (30 years, female, white, born in Kentucky)
• Glancy John (6 years, male, white, born in Kentucky)

Note: I'm not sure who the 20-year-old female Lilly is. Did Levi or Elijah get listed incorrectly? Or is she another kind of relative. I couldn't find any sources on her yet. If you have information about her please share.

Gabriel, his parents and most of his family move to Anderson County, Kentucky in the 1870s.

18 Jun 1880 Gabriel is listed living on his parents' farm in Anderson County, Kentucky.^[3]

• Strutton Levi B. ( head of family, white, male, 67 years, married, farmer, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia)
• Strutton Mary (wife, white, female, 64 years, married, born in Kentucky, parents' birthplace unknown, can read, but not write)
• Stutton Elija B. (son, white, male, 28 years, works on farm, single, born in Kentucky, parents born in Virginia?, can read, but not write)
• Strutton Gabril P. (son, white, male, 26 years, works on farm, single, born in Kentucky, parents born in Virginia?, can read, but not write)
• Glancy Sarah M. (daughter, white, female, 39 years, widowed, born in Kentucky, parents born in Virginia?, can not read and write)
• Glancy John (grandson, white, male, 13 years, single, farm laborer, born in Kentucky, father born in Ireland, mother born in Kentucky, attends school, can read, but not write)
• Strutton Frank? (daughter, white, female, 24 years, widowed, born in Kentucky, parents born in Virginia?, can not read and write)
• Strutton Ada (granddaughter, white, female, 6 years, single, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky)
• Strutton Annie (granddaughter, white, female, 4 years, single, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky)
• Strutton Lovie (granddaughter, white, female, 1 years, single, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky)

I wasn't able to find any more records of Gabriel after the 1880 Census.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB9J-SLNM?cc=1473181&wc=7QGH-Y4F%3A1589426984%2C1589424062%2C1592312347 : 24 March 2017), Kentucky > Mercer > District no 2 > image 137 of 139; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DYFS-2FB?cc=1438024&wc=92KR-GPL%3A518657901%2C518953701%2C518720701 : 22 May 2014), Kentucky > Mercer > Precinct 4 > image 26 of 35; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBX-9FVS?cc=1417683&wc=QZ2W-GGF%3A1589403276%2C1589403261%2C1589404610%2C1589395115 : 24 December 2015), Kentucky > Anderson > Magisterial District 4 Cheshire > ED 5 > image 29 of 44; citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).