WALTER J JARBOE
1840-1920
Born : Feb 22, 1840, Breckinridge Co, KY
Died: May 20, 1920, Danville, Illinois
Married: Feb 6, 1871, Hardinsburg, KY to:
Prudence Ann BLAND
Born : Sept 18, 1839, Breckinridge Co, KY
Died: June 14, 1906, Hardinsburg, KY
( to this union were born ) :
1. Samuel Ignatius JARBOE b: Feb 5, 1872, Hardinsburg, KY
2. John Walter JARBOE b: Oct 19, 1873, Hardinsburg, KY
3. Mary Dulcianna JARBOE b: Aug 4, 1876, Hardinsburg, KY
4. Charles Allen JARBOE b: Feb 22, 1878, Hardinsburg, KY
5. Sarah Francis JARBOE b: Feb 22, 1878, Hardinsburg, KY
6. William Damion JARBOE b: Apr 27, 1882, Hardinsburg, KY
note: Charles and Sarah were twins .
Walter was the son of Samuel JARBOE and Elizabeth LEWIS . He was born in Breckinridge Co, KY and lived in and around Hardinsburg most of his life. He was in the Civil War and fought for the North in Co B, 27th KY Volunteer Infantry, from Oct 1861 to Mar 1865. Being in the siege of Atlanta, he was falling off of an breast work and later was able to draw a pension for his efforts there.
Walter was married 3 times. His first wife was Harriet F BEAVEN. They were married on Oct 24, 1866. She was born in Meade Co, KY, on Dec 20, 1834. They had one child : Emily Gertrude JARBOE b: Apr 22, 1868. Never recovered from childbirth, Harriet died Sept 1868.
He next married Prudence Ann BLAND, she was born: Sept 17, 1839, Breckinridge Co, KY. They wed at her fathers house in Hardinsburg on Feb 6, 1871. He was a farmer at this time. ( Walter and Prudence were first cousins, her parents were Samuel Bland and Sarah Rebecca ( JARBOE ) BLAND. Prudence died in 1906.
Walter then married Rosa TRIPLETT, on Jan 12, 1910 in Cloverport, KY. He abandoned Rosa after 6 months and is next found in the " Old Soldiers and Sailors" Home in Danville, Illinois. He is buried in National Cemetery there.