GABRIEL VALENTINE

GABRIEL VALENTINE was b. in Italy in 1794, migrated to Bibb Co., Ga., with his son, Lewis, about 1841. As a young man, Gabriel was a watchmaker in Italy and continued his trade in America. His family lived in Wilkinson Co., Ga., removing to Macon about 1845. Gabriel m. Sarah in Italy. Children:

1. LEWIS VALENTINE b. 1817, Merchant, m. an Irish wife, Catherine. Children:
     
   1. Lewis Valentine b. 1844.   
   2. George Valentine b. 1841.   
   3. Rosina Valentine b. 1846.   
   4. John Valentine b. 1848.   
   5. William Valentine b. 1849.
2. LUCY VALENTINE b. 1827.
3. ADULUDI VALENTINE b. 1829.
4. CONCHITTA VALENTINE b. 1831.
5. DANIEL VALENTINE b. 1833, was a coachmaker at the age of seventeen years. April of 1862 he enlisted in Confederate Service at Macon, Co. 2nd Battalion, Ga. Volunteers; 12/1862 detailed in Macon arsenal, making guns, etc. When Sherman began his raids in Georgia, Daniel was ordered not to repel the rains but to remain at Findley's Foundry to continue making arms for the South. 11/3/1864 he m. Missouri Lanier who applied for a pension, however, was denied on the basis that Daniel Valentier had been a deserter.