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The son of George Cable and the former Rebecca B. Boardman (1813-1890),<ref name=findagrave/> Cable left school at the age of fourteen to support his family after the death c. 1858 of the senior Cable. He enlisted in [[Mississippi]] for service in the army of the [[Confederate States of America]]. After the [[American Civil War]], he became a columnist and reporter for ''The  New Orleans Picayune,'' later ''The Times-Picayune.'' Though a bookkeeper by profession, he gradually decided to concentrate solely on his writings.<ref name=lahist/>

The son of George Cable and the former Rebecca B. Boardman (1813-1890),<ref name=findagrave/> Cable left school at the age of fourteen to support his family after the death c. 1858 of the senior Cable. He enlisted in [[Mississippi]] for service in the army of the [[Confederate States of America]]. After the [[American Civil War]], he became a columnist and reporter for ''The  New Orleans Picayune,'' later ''The Times-Picayune.'' Though a bookkeeper by profession, he gradually decided to concentrate solely on his writings.<ref name=lahist/>

He was thrice married. In 1869, he wed the former Louise Stewart Bartlett (1846-1904), also a New Orleans native, and the couple had seven children. In 1906, at the age of sixty-two, he  wed  the former Eva Colgate Stevenson (1855-1923), then of [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], [[Kentucky]]. His third wife was the former Hannah Louisa Hall Cowing (1862-1951) The first two wives left Cable a widower.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-c/

He was thrice married. In 1869, he wed the former Louise Stewart Bartlett (1846-1904), also a New Orleans native, and the couple had seven children. In 1906, at the age of sixty-two, he  wed  the former Eva Colgate Stevenson (1855-1923), then of [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], [[Kentucky]]. His third wife was the former Hannah Louisa Hall Cowing (1862-1951). The first two wives left Cable a widower.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-c/

|title=Cable, George Washington|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionay of Louisiana Biography'' uses the sources for its article on Cable: Lucy Leffingwell Cable Bikle (1875-1966) (daughter of George and Louise Cable), ''George W. Cable: His Life and Letters'' (1928), Charles P. Butcher, ''George W. Cable'' (1959); Griffith T. Pugh, ''George Washington Cable, a Biographical and Critical Study'' (1947); Louis D. Rubin, Jr., ''George W. Cable: the Life and Times of a Southern Heretic'' (1969); Arlin Turner, ''George W. Cable, A Biography,'' and his obituary in ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' February 1, 1925.</ref>

|title=Cable, George Washington|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionay of Louisiana Biography'' uses the sources for its article on Cable: Lucy Leffingwell Cable Bikle (1875-1966) (daughter of George and Louise Cable), ''George W. Cable: His Life and Letters'' (1928), Charles P. Butcher, ''George W. Cable'' (1959); Griffith T. Pugh, ''George Washington Cable, a Biographical and Critical Study'' (1947); Louis D. Rubin, Jr., ''George W. Cable: the Life and Times of a Southern Heretic'' (1969); Arlin Turner, ''George W. Cable, A Biography,'' and his obituary in ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' February 1, 1925.</ref>