I found my comparison chart on the two Jacob B. Gables. Jackson County, Ga. Marriage records: Jacob R. Gable married to Emily M. Duncan on Jan, 6, 1876 Note that this marriage took place between the births of the other Jacob R. Gables (Habersham Co.) last two children: Margaret A. born abt 1874 Martha Elizabeth (Lizzie) born 1880 Notice that these two children were born some 6 years apart. Jacob of Habersham was present in the 1870 census at about 46 years years old with Jaley Ann and children. Jacob of Habersham was not present in the 1880 census of this county. Thus his "disappearance" happened sometime between 1870 and 1880. During this 10 year time period the child Martha Elizabeth was concieved. My calculations from the census records ondicated that she was born a wee bit earlier. But this birth is recorded as 1800 on her headstone. We need to obtain a more accurate date of Jacob's disappearance. Thus my check of the school records, which I have not found. Now on to Jackson county, again. My Gable contact there with the other Jacob R. Gable states that he wa listed in that County in 1880 census. But there is no record of him owning any land! Nor did the folks there know much about this man. That same census states that his parent were born in S.C. The Gable descendants there state that Jacob has always been a mystery, Nothing is known of him prior to 1875! So Jacob and Emily Duncan must have met about that time and married the next years in 1876. This Jacob had a son born 3-16-187. This child was buried in Jackson County as Starling Price Gable. died 1955 Second child was "Mina" Matilda gable b. 8-24-1877 d. 1934 It appears that this first child was born BEFORE THEIR MARRIAGE DATE. My Gable contact descends from these children. They state that their Jacob was in his late 40's when this family was started. (Jacob of Habersham was about 43-46 years old in the Habersham 1870 census!) thus he would have been about 52 in 1880, if he had not disappeared!) According to the Jackson Herald dated Friday June 9, 1882: "The old man Gabriel, a principle witness in case court against Sanford Prickle, charged with murder of young Straynge, died rather suddenly last week." It is rumored up in the settlement where he lived, that he was poisned, but we presume that it is hardly so, merely a suspecion. This Jackson county Jacob died June of 1888 in Jackson County, Ga. He is buried Zion Bapt. Church, Braselton, Georgia His wife Emily M. Duncan died 1904 and is also buried there. (a photgraph was provided to me!) I have a genealogy of the this group. By the way this Jacob's daughter "Mina" Matilda married Alfred Perkins Cleveland. (another familiar surname over in Habersham area. Note the name of Jacob's wife DUNCAN. Over in Habersham the Gable/Gabrels family married into a Duncan line there in Clarkesville.) Also remember that Jacob and our Jaley Ann resided in Winterville, Ga. Clarke County. Jacob taught school in Gainesville or worked there when he wasn't teaching in Winterville. Was not Clarke county very close to Jackson county? Any comments welcomed! Judy V. Mason