Susannah Bristow

Susanna was born in Overton Co. TN on 23 August 1791. Her parents were Michael Gabbert II and Elizabeth (Brown) Gabbert. Susanna married Elijah Bristow on 7 November 1811 (or 1812?). They had 14 children: twins James and Michael (both died in infancy, John Kennedy, Elizabeth "Betsey" Elkins, Sarah Brown, Abel King, Mary Ann "Polly", Delilah Cherry, Henry Gabbert, William Wilshire, Catherine Sims, Elijah Lafayette, an unnamed son who died in infancy, and Zilphia Etna.

The family moved to Overton Co. TN from Cumberland Co. KY ca. 1812. By 1820 they were living in Cumberland Co. again. They moved to Macoupin Co. IL ca. 1828, then to Blandinsville, McDonough Co. IL by 1832. In 1845 Elijah traveled the Oregon and California Trails, first to Sutter's Fort CA, and then, in the spring of 1846, up to OR, where he staked his claim at what is now Pleasant Hill in Lane Co. Susanna and the children and their spouses (except for Henry) followed in 1848. Susanna was widowed in 1872, and she died in Pleasant Hill on 7 March 1874.

• Updated from Find A Grave Memorial via daughter Catherine Sims Baskett (born Bristow) by SmartCopy: Jun 1 2015, 22:37:04 UTC