Emma- I site two sources on this one. Correspondence received to Judy V. Mason on Saturday Feb. 2, 1974 From: Bessie Gabrels Duncan of Clarkesville Georgia. This letter was one of several received from Bess during my earlier days of Gable/Gabrels research. Great Aunt Bess just died recently at a ripe old age. She was the nest to last child of Jasper Newton Gabrels. Sister to my grandfather, Lawrence edward Gabrels. I quote: "Our father (she was referring to Jasper Newton Gabrels) was the only one of the children who lived in Habersham county. He was one of the younger children and some relatives took him in to raise. (this was probably right after his father Jacob disappeared) It seems that their father (meaning Jacob) was a school teacher and brick mason and when school was out he would go to Gainesville, Ga. and lay brick. THEY LAST THEY KNEW OF HIM AS FAR BACK AS THEY COULD TRACT IT, HE HAD FINISHED A JOB, WAS PAID AND STARTED HOME TO WINTERVILLE, gA. bUT NEVER REACHED HOME.They never knew whether someone robbed and killed him or shat happened. There were a number of children I think (five perhaps) and in those days there was no way for a woman to support a family, so the younger children lived with relatives and Papa, I suppose. Never remember his father and as we came along we just accepted the fact that Grandpa (Jacob) was dead. No questions asked. MOST OF THE WINTERVILLE FOLKS SPELLED THEIR NAME GABRIEL AND SOME GABRELS. I am sorry again about not writing sooner but I fell in May and broke my right wrist and twisted my right knee and wasn't able to sue my hand much. It still give me great trouble but I can write a bit. I' be 17 this month. We've missed seeing your grandmother Elsie since she was unable to make the trip this summer. Love, Great Aunt Bess." March 6, 1974, Clarkesville, Georgia to Judy V. Mason, from Bess Gabrels Duncan: "Dear Judy, well a bit more information. When I called cousin Cora Cross in winterville, again, she had remfembered Grandpa's name was Jake-I imagine for JACOB. She could not recall Grandma's name except "JALIE." There wer three boys Uncle Paddy, Patrick I guess. We always said Paddy, and papa Jasper Newton. Think there were two girls named MAGGIE AND LIZZIE, BOTH MARRIED IVESTERS. Grandma (meaning Jaley Ann ) married once to a McClain." Second source: July 2002-Correspondence from Chuch Rogers who resides in Atlanta, Georgia to Judy V. Mason. "Thomas L. Ivester was my grandfather and I attended THE FUNERAL OF ELIZABETH. I have photos of the attendess and other Ivester family members." This letter the result of my search to procure more info on daughters of Jacob. This info pertained to Margaret Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gabriel Ivester who married Thomas "Tom" L. Ivester. Thomas and Elizabeth Ivester are both buried in Winterville city Cemetery. Her dates on marker 1878-1966. His dates 1876-1952. I personally had someone do a look-up in those cemetery records for me, to confirm. Chuch Rogers is son of Leo and Ophelia Ivester Rogers. (email address: crog5@yahoo.com) His records also idenify these lat two children of Jacob Gable! ~~~~~~~~~~~Coweta County, Ga.~~~~~~ Located by chance some family group sheets from Ga. More Gable names.... Joseph Robert Gable and wife Sara Elizabeth Carmichael had daughter named ELIZZIE IDA GABLE b. 12-2-1869 in same county. She married George rufus Robertson of same county. this couple died in Pompan Beach, Fla. in Pompano Beach Cemetery. Most of this is about the Roberton Family. I have no idea whom they were! Later, I am falling asleep fast! Judy