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Melvin Ellis Gamble 1921–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 APR 1921

Birth Location: , Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 03/21/1949

Death Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Father: Houston Gamble

Mother: Eva Word

Spouse(s): Mary Lature

Children(s): Malcolm Gamble

Melvin Ellis Gamble was born in 1921 in , Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Houston Taylor Gamble And Eva Lucinda Word. In 1930, Melvin Ellis Gamble resided in District 8, Christian, Kentucky. Melvin Ellis Gamble married Mary Anna Lature, and had children including Malcolm Ellis Gamble. Melvin Ellis Gamble passed away in 1949 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.

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Biography

  • Melvin Ellis Gamble was born in 1921 in , Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Houston Taylor Gamble And Eva Lucinda Word.
  • In 1930, Melvin Ellis Gamble resided in District 8, Christian, Kentucky.
  • Melvin Ellis Gamble married Mary Anna Lature, and had children including Malcolm Ellis Gamble.
  • Melvin Ellis Gamble passed away in 1949 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melvin Gamble's Ancestors

Self
Melvin Gamble
1921–1949
Birth Place: , Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Houston Taylor Gamble
1881–1971
, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
Eva (Lucinda) Word
1886–1963
Christian, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Jefferson) Word
1854–1938
Christian County, Kentucky, USA
Martha (Ann) Davis
1860–1948
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Davis
1831–1881
Francis Mcgowan
1827–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Davis
1810–1884
Martha Hogan
1809–1886
John McGowan
1787–1852
Sarah Holmes
1792–1833

Melvin Gamble's Descendants

1.
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Melvin (Ellis) Gamble (24 APR 1921–03/21/1949) m. Mary (Anna) Lature (11 APR 1922–22 JUN 1995)
  1. 1. Malcolm (Ellis) Gamble 1942–2007 m. Norma (Rose) Pennington 1944–1984

Melvin Gamble's Timeline

8 Records

1921
24 Apr 1921
Birth of Melvin Ellis Gamble in Christian, Kentucky, United States
Christian, Kentucky, United States
1921
24 APR 1921
Birth of Melvin Ellis Gamble in , Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 9
Melvin Ellis Gamble resided here in District 8, Christian, Kentucky
District 8, Christian, Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 14
Melvin Ellis Gamble resided here in Rural, Christian, Kentucky
Rural, Christian, Kentucky
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 19
Melvin Ellis Gamble resided here in Christian, Kentucky, United States
Christian, Kentucky, United States
1944
09 JUL 1944
Age 23
Death of Melvin Ellis Gamble
None
1944
Abt 1944
Age 23
Death of Melvin Ellis Gamble
None
1949
03/21/1949
Age 28
Burial of Melvin Ellis Gamble in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Christian, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 APR 1921
    Event Place: , Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Christian, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1294; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 24-28
    [2] Honolulu, Hawaii, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl), 1941-2011, Punchbowl National Cemetery; Section G
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 8, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: 740; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 30; Image: 458.0; FHL microfilm: 2340475
    [4] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [5] Kentucky Birth Index
    [6] Web: Hawaii, Find A Grave Index, 1840-2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 8, Christian, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 8, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: 740; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 30; Image: 458.0; FHL microfilm: 2340475

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Christian, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Christian, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1294; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 24-28

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Christian, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Christian, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1294; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 24-28

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 JUL 1944
    Record Source:
    [1] Honolulu, Hawaii, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl), 1941-2011, Punchbowl National Cemetery; Section G
    [2] U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms
    [3] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [4] WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
    [5] Web: Hawaii, Find A Grave Index, 1840-2011

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1944

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 03211949
    Event Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Honolulu, Hawaii, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl), 1941-2011, Punchbowl National Cemetery; Section G
    [2] U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms
    [3] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [4] Web: Hawaii, Find A Grave Index, 1840-2011

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