Page 322 Rose's book John C.B. Taulbee & Sarah E. Noble. Rose says John's nickname was "Humpy John", I have him as "Hungry John". Rose has Alpha recorded as Alsie. Name: Alpha Gabbard Gender: 2 Date of Death: 01 February 1985 Birth Date: 16 March 1904 Volume: 25963 Certificate: 015121 Autopsy: Yes - Used for certification SSN: 405055026 Marital Status: Married Hispanic Origin: Not Classifiable Place of Death: , Preble County Certifier: Physician Race: White Birth Place: Kentucky Residence: , Preble County Age: 80 Years *This is probably Alpha Taulbee, d/o of John C.B. Taulbee & Sarah E. Noble 1920 Wolfe County KY Census Precinct 8, Antioch, Little Bloody Creek Transcribed by Carole Bays 33 TAULBEE John 59 HH Sarah 49 wife Roscoe l8 son Alpha l5 dau <===== Martha l2 dau Gabbard, Robert Lee Volume: 29514 Certificate: 065401 Autopsy: No Gender: Male Date of Death: 06 September 1993 SSN: 268300530 Birth Date: 24 October 1934 Father's Surname: Gabbard Time of Death: 8:52 AM Age: 58 Birth Place: Kentucky Marital Status: Married Residence: Ohio Hispanic Origin: Non Hispanic Years of Schooling: 12 Certifier: Physician Referred to Coroner: No Branch of Service: Method of Disposition: Mother's Surname: Taulbee Place of Death: Hospital/ER-Outpatient Race: White *Louise: s/o Alpha Sarah Taulbee & William Gabbard. KBI: Robert Lee Gabbard Oct 24, 1934 Breathitt Co. to Alpha Taulbee Other children that I have for Alpha & William: Elizabeth, John, Mary Ann, Nora "Maxie", Vicki, Arlena, Nevill, Thomas & Roland. I have a marriage date & place for Alpha & William, with no documentation: Jun 13, 1925 Wolfe Co., KY 1930 Breathitt Co., KY Census Mag. District No. 2 - Rock Lick Precinct Transcribed by Louise Gaskill 14-17 GABBARD William Head M W 27 age 22 1st mg KY Farmer Alpha wife F W 26 age 26 1st mg KY Orlena dau F W 4 KY Nevill son M W 2 KY Thomas son M W 3/12 KY Thomas Gabbard, 73, of Gratis, Ohio, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2003, at Hospice of Dayton. He was born in Breathitt County, Ky., on Nov. 13, 1929, to William and Alpha (Taulbee) Gabbard. He was a member of the Community Baptist Church in Gratis. He loved to coon hunt. Mr. Gabbard is survived by his wife of 52 years, Bess; two sons, Thomas (Alene) Gabbard Jr. of East Bernstadt, Ky., and Benjamin D. Gabbard of Middletown, Ohio; four daughters, Bernida Ann (Lewis) Meyer of Franklin, Ohio, Linda J. (Elmo) Woods of Gratis, Rebecca L. (T.J.) Noah of New Tazwell, Tenn., and Betty Lou (Gary) Miller of Gratis; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Nevel Gabbard of Gratis, Roland Gabbard of Sarasota, Fla., and John Gabbard of Gratis; three sisters, all of Sarasota, Fla., Nora "Maxie" Johnson, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Leach and Vickie Wilburn. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, William Jacob Gabbard in 1956; two sisters, Orline Furrow and Mary Ann Gabbard; and a brother, Robert Gabbard. ARRANGEMENTS: Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, 2003 at the Lindloff-Zimmerman Funeral Home in Gratis, Ohio, with Pastors Steve Wright and Norman Meadows officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Gratis. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Middletown Journal, Middletown, Ohio October 28, 2003 Tuesday Name: Orline Furrow Gender: Female Date of Death: 31 August 1977 Volume: 23008 Certificate: 068103 Autopsy: Unknown Marital Status: Married Place of Death: Kettering, Montgomery County Certifier: Physician Race: White Residence: , Preble County Age: 52 Years *d/o Alpha Taulbee & William Gabbard, she's mentioned in brothers obituary above KBI: Arlena Gabbard b. Jun 24, 1925 Lee Co. KY to Alfa Tolba I have William Gabbard, s/o Leander "Lee" Gabbard & Orleana Combs. 1920 Breathitt Co., KY Census Mag. District 3, Precinct 15 Transcribed by Louise Gaskill 130-130 GABBARD Lee Head M W 47 KY KY KY Laborer/Gen. Farm Orlean wife F W 47 KY KY KY Bill son M W 17 KY Laborer/Gen. Farm <===== Jeff son M W 15 KY Laborer/Gen. Farm Charlie son M W 13 KY Cindy dau F W 11 KY Laura dau F W 7 KY Joe son M W 5 KY Wesley son M W 3 KY Johnny son M W 10/12 KY -----

I have found several older Taulbee men on the US census who are listed as blind. I think I read somewhere that the blindness is inherited. Does anyone know what caused the inherited blindness- what the name of the disease is? my great grandmother was a Tolby(Taulbee) Pam

Could the blinding disease be retinitis pigmentosa? There is a case in one of the men of our branch of the family. It is an inherited condition which sometimes skips generations. Janet Allen ----- Original Message ----- From: <ppavel@Charter.net> To: <TAULBEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 10:32 AM Subject: [TAULBEE-L] Blindness in Taulbee Men > I have found several older Taulbee men on the US census who are listed as > blind. I think I read somewhere that the blindness is inherited. Does anyone > know what caused the inherited blindness- what the name of the disease is? > > my great grandmother was a Tolby(Taulbee) > Pam > > > ==== TAULBEE Mailing List ==== > TAULBEE at GENFORUM > http://genforum.genealogy.com/taulbee/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >