The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-07-29
Obituary..

| AOuer 11hlo Sbul0J WAS pOth y
Athens, Athens County, Ohios
April III, 1886. His father, VIM
Gable, was of Scotch-Ir ex-
traction; his mother, Mary Bing,
was the grand daughter of Col
onel Clendenin, who took part in
the Point Pleasant battle of 1774.
His father died when he was nine
years of age, after which he lived
with relatives, and by industry
and economy practically made
his own way.
lie enlisted in the U. 8. Army
in August, 1861, joining Co. a,
Fourth Virginia Regiment, then
in camp at Point Pleasant, West
Virginia. He was counted a ain
cere, honorable and upright sold
ier. He was in the forty-days
siege of Vlcksburg, under Gener-
al Grant. One incident, which
lie enjoyed relating occurred in
this siege. On one occasion when
the forces were going into tho
fight the men were seemingly
unusually "blue'" A certain Irish
Catholic, of whom Mr.. Gable was
very fond, told his comrades to
put their trust in God; after which
| it seemed that midnight turned
mid. day.
lie was married at Pomeroy,
Ohio, May Z, 1865, to Miss Mary
Elizabeth McGlothlin, daughter
of the late N. M. McGloihlin, OF
Ravenswood, West Virginia. OF
this union there were six child
ron, one of whom James Emery,
died in infancy, the others still
survive. They are Mrs. John r,
Rayburn, of this city, Mrs. Hew-
lit L. Cabell and Mrs. John Nc
Graw, both of Charleston, West
Virginia, Mrs VIM. g. Bird, of
Gallipolis, o., and George b. Ca
BILE, OF Boston. They were to see
their father during his last sick.
ness and were all present when
he died, save Mrs. Bird.
He was ono of the old citizens
of Point Pleasant, having lived
here for thirty-five years. lie was
known by the people of this town
and county, as having been sew
eral years associated with his
brother, Mr.. w. b. Gable, in the
hardware business.
After the death of his brother
he went into the grocery business.
Having followed this occupation
tor a number of years with integ-
rity and uprightness, Of which
many of the good people of Point
Pleasant are witnesses. lie then
closed his grocery store and went
to work at the carpenter trade,
He learned carpentry when he
was young, and all through his
other business, he still retained a
Ifondness for his tools with which
he was able to acquit himself as q
master. lie did much of the fin
ishing work in Trinity Church
and was also associated with Mr..
BENJAMIN franklin in complet-
ing the interior of the M. r..
Church, South, When tho Epis.
copal Church was built they also
found use for his services in the
finishing work there.
He was q loving husband and
father, and cherished pure ideals
for himself and family. He fre-
quently said, because of his wife's
delicate health, that she would
precede him to the other shore,
but, alas, "who can tell what a
day may bring FORTH"
AS q social factor in Point
Pleasant life, Mr.. Gable had a
warm place in the hearts of all
who knew him. When he would
meet people on the street of his
own age, and even the young
folks, he was never too busy to
converse with them and inquire
after their welfare. In his home
l-and it is said, "The beauty of a
home is its hospitality,"-is where
the congenial side of his nature
showed itself most forceful. He
retained to the last foundness
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