1919 ~ Remembering Albert 'Fritz' Tabeling and Family ~

Lillie Mae née Pate and Albert 'Fritz' Tabeling  

Be it remembered on this day, the 27th day of January 1919, my paternal great-grandfather, Albert 'Fritz' Tabeling, born 25 Sept 1870, Davies County, Owensboro, Kentucky, passed away in Cloverport, Kentucky from the 1918-1919 Spanish Flu Pandemic. 

Five days earlier on Jan 22, 1919, my great-grandmother, Lillie Mae née Pate, born 1879 (Albert's wife),  passed away due to a miscarriage, complicated by the Spanish Flu . . . leaving my grandmother, Ines, aka Inez Tabeling, [1908-1983], and her five sisters, orphans. 

In June of 1919, their sister, Margaret 'Maggie' Tabeling, born 1903, died from Cerebral Meningitis. Typhoid Fever was listed on the death certificate as contributing to her death. The newspaper clipping below states, "Miss Tabeling Dies of Complications Caused From The Effects of Influenza", but wasn't listed on her death certificate. Maggie would have been 16 years old in September of 1919. 

My grandmother Ines and her sisters, Oletha [1902-1970], Josephine [1906-1962], Gladys [1910-1980] and Viola [1915-2003] were split up and lived with various family members. Oletha and Viola lived with their grandfather, Sylvanus 'Vaul' Pate [1852- 1939]. Gladys and my grandmother, Ines, lived with Mr. and Mrs. S.B. Laslie, and Josephine lived with Miss Annie Allen and brother, Mr. Herman Allen. 

The Breckenridge News 

Vol. XLIII Cloverport, Kentucky

Wednesday, June 25, 1919

8 Pages  No. 52

Albert, Lillie Mae, Margaret 'Maggie' and Infant Tabeling, are buried together at the Cloverport Cemetery, in Cloverport, Kentucky. Albert and Lillie's twins, Morgan [1913-1913] and Mammie [1913-1913], both died of Cholera . . . they are buried together at the Campbellite Cemetery in Tarfork, Kentucky. 

Note: The headstone in the photo above lists all of Albert Tabeling's family names. Never having a headstone or grave marker, my aunt Virginia [granddaughter to Albert] and her son, Jim, designed and paid for the headstone to have all their names honored in one place. Morgan and Mamie are buried at Campbellite Cemetery in Tarfork, Kentucky. Currently, there is no headstone or grave marker on their grave at Campbellite Cemetery. 

As we journey through our current pandemic, my thoughts frequently turn to my paternal great-grandparents and their children, the tragedies they went thru and the pain they endured ~ Rest in Peace my Tabeling family ~ 

Sentimental Sunday ~ In Memory of my Grand-uncle Morgan ~

In 1913, Morgan Tabeling, my paternal grand uncle, passed away from Cholera at only three months old . . . his twin sister, Mamie, also passed away from Cholera, just nine days later.  He is laid to rest in an unmarked grave at the Tarfork Cemetery in Breckinridge Co., Tarfork, KY.

Morgan's mother and father (my great-grandparents), sister and infant sibling, have been buried in an unmarked grave for over 90 years, in the Cloverport Cemetery, in Cloverport, KY.

In 2015, my aunt and I discussed purchasing a headstone for the Tabeling family grave at the Cloverport Cemetery and including Mamie and her twin brother, Morgan's name even though they are both buried at the Tarfork Cemetery . . . Mamie and Morgan's name are now included and inscribed on this beautiful headstone that my cousin Jim, purchased in June of 2015, for the Tabeling family.

In August of 2015, my family and I traveled to Kentucky to visit my aunt . . . we all took a trip to the Cloverport Cemetery to honor and have a little ceremony for the Tabeling family and their long overdue, headstone.

Rest in Peace little Morgan . . . Rest in Peace our Tabeling Family ~

Tombstone Tuesday ~ A Headstone for the Tabeling's ~

In July of 1913, my grand-aunt, Mamie (1913-1913) and grand-uncle, Morgan Tabeling (twins), children of my great-grandparents, Albert and Lillie Mae Tabeling, both passed . . . nine days apart, from Cholera and were buried at the Tarfork Cemetery in Kentucky . . . their graves unmarked.

In 1919, my great-grandparents, Albert (1870-1919) and Lille Mae (1879-1919) nee Pate, along with their unborn child (Lillie died from a miscarriage due to the complications of the Spanish flu) and daughter, Maggie (1903-1919) Tabeling, passed away from the Spanish Flu . . . their graves also unmarked.

My aunt Virginia (Ginnie) and I have chatted for a long time about wanting to place a monument or marker on their graves. We decided to look into the cost, so I contacted the Cloverport Cemetery and spoke with the very nice caretaker there by the name of, Mr. Wallace . . . he put us in touch with Mark at Crume's Monuments, in Caneyville, Kentucky, a family owned business since 1951. . . I have never talked with nicer folk than the Crume's and Mr. Wallace.

My cousin, Jim, aunt Ginnie's son, was visiting his mom in Kentucky from Florida last May. He had a trip planned to visit his paternal grandparents grave in Caneyville . . .afterwards, he stopped in at Crume's Monuments, next thing I know, he had purchased the monument for our Tabeling's grave and I am getting an email from Mark with a picture of the headstone to be . . . thanks to my cousin Jim's generosity, our great-grandparents, great-aunts and uncle are finally, after 96 years, honored with a headstone on their grave. Thank you cousin, Jim.

My aunt Ginnie designed the headstone . . . even though Mamie and Morgan are buried at the Tarfork Cemetery, she felt that their names needed to be with the rest of their family. I have noted in their memorials on Find A Grave that they are not actually buried in the same plot as their parents but at least they too are remembered and their names are in stone.

In August of 2015, my family and I, traveled in our Motorhome to visit my aunt Ginnie in Louisville, Kentucky . . . we had the greatest visit. We took a trip to Cloverport so we could actually see the new headstone in place and have a little family memorial . . . I took the above photo while there. Kentucky is so beautiful . . . I felt so at home there . . . missing my aunt and all the green beautiful hills.

The Breckenridge News ~ June 21, 1905

On this day . . . daily happenings were printed in  

The Breckenridge Newspaper of my Jarboe, Pate, Ryan, Tabeling and Taul family history ~

THE BRECKENRIDGE NEWS.
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ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT.

VOL. XXIX.    CLOVERPORT, KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1905

8 PAGES        NO. 49

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MATTINGLY.
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• Miss Nannie Ryan, of Pisgah, was here shopping last Tuesday.
• Curtis Pate was the guest of Miss Mayme Seaton last Sunday.
• Wick Pate and Nat Taul sold to Clark Owen last week a fine flock of lambs. 
• Mr. and Mrs. James Furrow were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Taul last Sunday. 
• Wm Tabeling and two daughters of Wichita, Kan., are here visiting friends and relatives.
• Misses Maggie, Lillie and Minnie Bates, of Pisgah, were the guests of their aunt Mrs. Samuel Taul, last week. 
• Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hawkins visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Pate, at Cloverport last Saturday and Sunday. 
• Mrs. Milly Pate, who has been visiting her grand-daughter, Mrs. Alfred Hawkins, and other relatives, has returned home.
• Mrs. Samuel Taul left last Saturday for Hites Run, where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. John Elder, and other relatives. 
• Every farmer should hear the speech of H. B. Sherman, national organizer of the American Society of Equity. He will speak at the Fourth of July picnic given by W. N. Pate, John O'Riley, Huse Alexander and Jubal Hook at Hardinsburg. 

PATESVILLE. 
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• Mrs. P. M. Rigdon, of El Paso, Tex. is visiting her father, G. W. Jarboe. 

Pages, 1, 2, and 4 . . . also mentions my Pate Ancestors ~ (click on page numbers for direct links).

Every Wednesday, The Breckenridge News, and it's eight seven-column pages would provide a mix of local community and political news, a sampling of broad general interest stories, and opinion pieces by local columnists.   John D. Babbage, the owner, started The Breckenridge News on July 22, 1876 and continued publication until his death in 1934. His daughter, Mildred Babbage, took over the paper as editor until her death in 1949. The paper was then taken over by W.G. Polk, the grandson of John D. Babbage, ending one year later. You can read the full history of The Breckenridge Newspaper of Cloverport, KY by clicking on this ~ link ~.

The Breckenridge News is a wonderful source for me to discover and learn of the daily happenings of my ancestors and extended family members.

Typewriter graphics by J's Magic Galleries

Happy Birthday Aunt Glady's

This is the only photo I have of Gladys. She is standing (her left) next to my Grandmother Inez and her sisters.

Photo digitally owned by Gini Webb ~ electronically received from my cousin Dawn Flannery Inman 2008 ~ Original owner is unknown

Today would be my paternal Aunt Gladys Ollie Tabeling Jagger's Birthday~

She was born on 4 Oct 1910 in Cloverport, Breckenridge, Kentucky ~ passed away on 21 Dec 1980 in Hart Co., Kentucky ~ Internment at Upton Cemetery, Hart County, Kentucky.