A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for Herman Keel (Gabby) Gathright
From Herman Keel Gathright Jr.:
Completed 6 years of school
Worked one summer driving mule team hauling log to Union Saw Mill in south Arkansas
Entered apprenticed 4 year apprenticeship: at age 14 working for journeyman saw filer at Union Saw Mill
Complete apprenticeship as journeyman Saw Filer
Worked for Union Saw mill in south Arkansas until age 18
Travel to Organ and worked as Journeyman Saw Filer fur timber mill (name unknown) until. Stole rides on trains to get back home.
He was nicknamed Gabby and he always had a great story to tell.
Middle name Keel from Kathleen Callaghan and Herman Keel Gathright Jr.. WFT 5 # 1346 and Isabel Singer Gathright spelled it Keele. Also, "The Evans, Poole and Gathright Families" by Grace Moran Evans (self-published, 1956) spelled it Keele.
Note: Some of the information in these pages is uncertain. Please let me know of errors or omissions using the email link above. ...Mike Wilson
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