Gabriel Poindexter
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Mayor of Jeffersonville
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| In office January 1, 1867 – December 31, 1869 |
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| Succeeded by | Levi Sparks |
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| Born | September 26, 1827 Memphis, Indiana |
| Died | September 11, 1890 Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Religion | Christian |
Gabriel Poindexter (September 26, 1827 - September 11, 1890) was born in Memphis, Indiana[1][2] and he would serve in the Civil War, and serve as mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana. Gabriel is also the father of Harry Poindexter, who would also become mayor of Jeffersonville.
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Gabriel would marry his wife Mary Willey of Jeffersonville in the winter of 1850 and he would make a living as a merchant and fruit farmer until the start of the Civil War. In 1861 Gabriel enlisted in the 38th Indiana Infantry Regiment and would serve as a Captain of company H.[3][2] Following the war the Poindexter family would move into Jeffersonville.[1] Gabriel would become the mayor of Jeffersonville and serve from 1867 to 1869.[4][5]
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- ^ a b rootsweb.com/families/willey
- ^ a b rootsweb.com/poindexter/seventh_generation
- ^ Indiana Magazine of History by Indiana Historical Society, page 156.
- ^ Indiana Biography Ref. Page
- ^ Kleber, John E. Encyclopedia of Louisville. (University Press of Kentucky). pg.443.
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