Gabriel Poindexter

Gabriel Poindextor
Mayor of Jeffersonville
In office
January 1, 1867 – December 31, 1869
Succeeded by Levi Sparks
Personal details
Born September 26, 1827(1827-09-26)
Memphis, Indiana
Died September 11, 1890(1890-09-11) (aged 62)
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.

Biography

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.[2][3] 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]

See also

Biography portal
United States Army portal
American Civil War portal

References

  1. ^ a b rootsweb.com/families/willey
  2. ^ a b rootsweb.com/poindexter/seventh_generation
  3. ^ Indiana Magazine of History by Indiana Historical Society, page 156.
  4. ^ Indiana Biography Ref. Page
  5. ^ Kleber, John E. Encyclopedia of Louisville. (University Press of Kentucky). pg.443.
Mayors
Henry Burtt · William F. Collum · Tom Galligan · John M. Glass · Charles Hoodenpyl · Dale Orem · Raymond Parker · Harry Poindexter · Gabriel Poindexter · Thomas Rader · Earnest Rauth · Samuel Shannon · Abraham Schwaninger · John Shyer · Levi Sparks · Homer Vawter · Richard Vissing · Rob Waiz · Joseph Warder · Luther Warder · O.C. Woolley