1.  The Four Sisters (ca. 1895-1900):  Lucetta, Lucinda, Maria, and Odilva (photo courtesy of Gordon Coleman). 

1.  Allen L. Potts.  Marion County, Ohio, Probate Court Marriage Records, Vols. I-XII, 1824-1902 (online at Heritage Pursuit):

Gabler, William	Rupp, Laura M.	11/18/1869	Elder Levi B. Sherwood
Gabler, William	Staub, Lucinda	3/22/1874	J.W. Strine JP

2a.  1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #14 of 20):  Waldo P.O., Waldo Twp., Marion Co., OH, p. 206B, PN 14, enumerated 11 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1870:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	14	19
102	108	Gabler John G	74	M	W	Farmer	6000	1500	Sweden	/	/		/
		______ Dartha	72	F	W	Keeping House			Do	/	/
	109	Gabler William	30	M	W	Farmer		1400	Ohio	/	/	Nov	/
		______ Laura M	20	F	W	Keeping House			Do			Nov

John & Dartha are William's parents.

2b.  1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #14 of 32 — indexed "Strout"):  Waldo P.O., Prospect Twp., Marion Co., OH, p. 153B, PN 14, 107/112, enumerated 11 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Stroub Lucetta M	29	F	W	Milliner		500	Do
______ Lucinda	27	F	W	Seamstress			Do

Lucetta STRAUB is Lucinda's sister.  By 1880, both were married. 

3a.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 21 — indexed "Gobler"):  Village of Waldo, Marion Co., OH, Roll T9_1046, p. 121A, PN 1, SD 5, ED 95, enumerated __ Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

13

14

20

21

24

25

26

7

7

Gabler William

W

M

40

/

Dry goods Merchant

Ohio

Wurtenberg

Wurtenberg

______ Lucinda E

W

F

37

Wife

/

Keeping house

Ohio

Pa

Ohio

______ Edson

W

M

9

Son

/

/

Ohio

Ohio

Ohio

______ Dora A

W

F

5

Dau

/

Ohio

Ohio

Ohio

______ Mable

W

F

3

Dau

/

Ohio

Ohio

Ohio

______ William Jr

W

M

1

Son

/

Ohio

Ohio

Ohio

White Elijah

W

M

31

/

Boarding

4

England

England

England

Merger Nathan

W

M

23

/

Dry goods Merchant

/

Wurtenberg

Wurtenberg

Wurtenberg

Rosenthall Charles

W

M

25

/

Dry goods Merchant

Ohio

Wurtenberg

Wurtenberg

3b.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 35):  Marion (Wards 2 and 3), Marion Co., OH, Roll T9_1046, p. B, PN 14, SD 5, ED 100, enumerated 7 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	11	13	21	24	25	26
192	200	Gabler John	W	M	84			/	Brick Mason		Wurtemburg	Wurtemburg	Wurtemburg
		"   Laura	W	F	8	GDau	/			/	"	"	"

4.  1890 Census:  the 1890 census population schedules were destroyed.

5.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 19):  Waldo Village, Waldo Twp., Marion Co., OH, Roll T623_1302 (Book 1), p. 291A, SN 2, SD _, ED 72, Enumerated 4 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

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21

22

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24

25

26

27

29

30

Gabler William

Head

W

M

Dec 1839

60

M

30

OH

Ger

Ger

Grocer

0

Y

Y

Y

O

F

H

"   Lucinda E

Wife

W

F

Dec 1842

57

M

30

4

3

OH

PA

OH

Keeping House

Y

Y

Y

"   Ralph W

Son

W

M

Nov 1878

21

S

OH

OH

OH

Salesman

0

Y

Y

Y

"   Charles F

Son

W

M

Jan 1881

19

S

OH

OH

OH

At school

8

Y

Y

Y

Corbin Dora A

Dau

W

F

Feb 1875

25

M

7

3

3

OH

OH

OH

Y

Y

Y

"   Hary C

GSon

W

M

Jun 1894

5

S

OH

OH

OH

"   Ralph W

GSon

W

M

Jul 1896

3

S

OH

OH

OH

"   John F

GSon

W

M

Aug 1898

1

S

OH

OH

OH

Dora is not listed as a widow.  Have she and Harry merely separated? 

6.  Paul J. & Barbara Midlam.  1985.  Marion County, Ohio, Cemetery Inscriptions (online at Heritage Pursuit):

GABLER, Laura M.	Sep 13 1849 - Oct 14 1872	w/o Wm	Waldo [Cemetery]	Waldo
GABLER, Lucinda	Dec  3 1842 - Nov 16 1916	w/o Wm	Waldo [Cemetery]	Waldo
GABLER, Mabel S.	Sep 15 1877 - May 14 1880	d/o Wm & Lucinda	Waldo [Cemetery]	Waldo
GABLER, William	Dec  2 1839 - Apr 11 1932		Waldo [Cemetery]	Waldo

7.  Anon.  1883.  The History of Marion County, Ohio.  Leggatt, Conaway, & Co., Chicago, IL.  Biographical sketch of William GABLER.

8.  J. Wilbur Jacoby.  1907.  A History of Marion County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens.  Biographical Publ. Co., Chicago. Biographical sketch of William GABLER on p. 170.