Ok Judy, Here is what I have so far on these folks. Jacob R. Gables - b. abt 1826 in SC - son of John Gables & Mary Betterton md. 1st to Melberry Arrendale (1830-1858) - daug. of Thomas Arrendale & Sarah children: 1. Thomas - b. abt 1847. Found him in the 1870 census of Rabun Co., Ga living with Sarah Arendale, age 68 and Calidonia Gables, age 13. Thomas is listed as age 21. Now... in the 1880 census of Rabun Co., Ga Sarah is listed as age 80 and living with her is John Gables, age 30, grandson, listed as married. Also listed is Calladona gables, age 22 listed as married and two younger children James H., age 4 and Sarah H., age1. John, Calladona, James H. and Sarah H are all listed as grandchildren. However, is this really the same people as listed in the 1870 census and are John and Callidona married to each other and are the younger children really their children????? 2. Sarah - b. abt 1848 - You indicated that she married a Thomas Arrendale. I have not found them in census records yet. 3. Joseph - b. abt 1849. 4. Warren - b. abt 1851 - I found a G. W. Gable that is the right age listed in the 1880 census index for Atlanta, Fulton Co., Ga. Do you suppose this is Warren? 5. George Hiram - b. abt 1853 - I think he married an Elizabeth and had these children: Mary, James J., Joseph L., & George. Found Hiram Gabriels and Elizabeth in the 1870 census of Polksville, Hall Co., Ga. At that time they have 1 child Mary, age 1. In the 1880 census of Hall Co., Ga they are shown with 4 children. 6. Elizabeth - b. abt 1855 - In 1870 she is listed with Jacob Gables and Jaley Ann Ivester in the Rabun Co., Ga. census 7. Nancy - b. abt 1857 - In 1870 she is listed with Jacob Gables and Jaley Ann Ivester in the Rabun Co., Ga. census. In 1880 she is age 20 and in the census as living with Joel Arrendale, age 55 and his wife Margarette in Rabun Co., Ga. She is listed as niece. Now for Jaley Ann - b. 11 July 1837 and d. bef. 1912 - daughter of George Ivester & Anna Rucker md. 1st to Miles McClain (27 June 1832 - 10 Oct 1862) - son of David N. McClain & mary Elizabeth King. children: 1. George Littleton - b. 11 Nov 1855 Ga - d. 21 Feb 1934 Tarrant Co., Tx - md Susan Ellender Carnes (30 Nov 1856 Ga - 1943 Tx) - 7 children - George is listed in the 1860 census with his parents in Rabun Co., Ga - the 1870 census of Rabun with Jacob Gables & Jaley Ann - and the 1880 census of Rabun Co., Ga with his wife and children. 2. Jesse Clingman - b. 16 Sept 1858 Ga - d. 16 Feb 1954 - md Lou Ola Ledford (23 May 1865 - 29 June 1938) - 11 children - Jesse is listed in the 1860 census in Rabun Co., Ga with his parents - the 1870 census of Rabun with Jacob Gables & Jaley Ann. In 1880 he is in the census in two places - first as a son with his mother Jaley Ann and then he is listed with the William L. Arrendale family. 3. David Matthew - b. 24 Apr 1861 - d. 1927 SC - md Ellie Hollifield - 4 children - then md Pearl Waters - 2 children - David is in the 1870 census of Rabun with his mother Jaley Ann. He is also listed with her in the 1880 census of Rabun. Ok.. see next message - take care - Emma