Babb's of Kentucky
Adairville, Ky -August 1886- Hopkinsville New Era
This morning about sunrise Mr. Gilbert Babb, a prosperous, well to do and highly respected young farmer, living about three and a half miles southeast of here, just over the Robertson County line, was shocked by finding the body of his young wife hanging stiff and stark in the cistern house adjoining his family residence. She had committed suicide by hanging herself with a piece of the cistern rope. No cause can be assigned for the rash act other than insanity, a taint of which runs in her family. Her father, William Berry, of Elm Springs, Robertson County, shot and killed himself, her mother, a short while after the father's death, hanged herself, and a young unmarried sisters has been sent to the asylum near Nashville. Mrs. Babb was a highly educated and refined lady, and for several weeks previous to the suicide she was busily engaged in writing, though refusing to let even her husband see the manuscript. She leaves her bereaved husband with a beautiful daughter two years old.
Pleasant Babb Logan county 1860 & 1870.
1860 Census Pleasant Babb listed as 43 with his wife Gillie of 33. Pleasant was born in Tennessee. Gillie listed as born in Kentucky. children are John-14, Nancy-12, George-9, Anna 7 and Olive-5 1870 census Logan County above persons mentioned and a son Gilbert of 8.
Pleasant Babb married June 10, 1845 in Logan County, Kentucky - wife: Gillie Ann Hite born abt. 1827 In Logan County,Kentucky
Child: John Astor Babb born March 19, 1846 in Kentucky married after
1880 died April 19, 1926 in Logan County, Kentucky Spouse: Ida Katherine
Dycus ,,,,Children of John Astor Babb and Ida Katherine Dycus: John Burns Babb,
Thomas Raymond Babb, Frank Babb, Phinis P. Babb, and Bernice Babb
Arenna B. Babb born June 17, 1853 in Logan County, Kentucky died January 16, 1892 in Robertson County, Tennessee Spouse: John William Scoggin
George Burns Babb born February 27, 1851 in Logan County, Kentucky died June 10, 1931 in Robertson County, Tennessee Spouse: Ella Jane????
Nancy M. Babb born 1848 in Logan County, Kentucky married September 3, 1863 in Logan County, Kentucky Spouse: Thomas J. Brewer
Olive Babb born July 26, 1856 in Logan County, Kentucky died February 23, 1945 in Logan County, Kentucky Spouse: J. Ellis Thomas
Gilbert Babb born abt 1863 in Logan County, Kentucky Spouse: Jamie????
I thought this may be of interest to you Babb researchers out there.
In Monroe County Iowa is a Babb Cemetery. It is on the net in USGenWeb
for Iowa Monroe County:
Also there is a Peter Babb buried in Haines Cemetery in Appanoose County
Iowa. I do not have any other information on this. I notice stone while
visiting my Sweetman ancestors in the same cemetery.
Hope this is of use to some Babb researchers.
nboyd@sidney.heartland.net writes:
From: "Nancy M. Boyd"
Benjamin F. Babb b. 3/8/1847 d. 8/12/1849 son of I. P.
Wilson M. Babb b. 3/4/1854 d. 2/23/1854 son of I. P.
Lewis G. Babb b. 3/3/1857 d. 3/20/1857 son of I. P.
Matilda C. Babb b. 7/17/1851 d. 3/25/1862 daughter of I.P.
Isaac N. Babb b. 8/10/1849 d 4/18/1865 son of I.P.
Isaac P. Babb b. 11/5/1819 d. 3/10/1894 same stone as wife
Sarah A. Babb b. 10/17/1818 d. 12/2/1894 wife of Isaac P.
Benjamin B. Babb 12/31/1814 d. 3/7/1889 (no other information)
Also there is a Peter Babb buried in Haines Cemetery in Appanoose County
Iowa. I do not have any other information on this. I notice stone while
visiting my Sweetman ancestors in the same cemetery.
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