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William Stringer Mordecai Gambrell 1838–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1838

Birth Location: Virginia, Chambers, Alabama

Death Date: 5 Dec 1927

Death Location: Smith, Mississippi

Father: John III

Mother: Margaret Wilson

Spouse(s): Altamira Keyes

Children(s): John Gambrell, Margaret Gambrell, FNU Gambrell, Robert Gambrell, Mary Gambrell

The story of William Stringer Mordecai Gambrell began in 1838 in Virginia, Chambers, Alabama. William Stringer Mordecai Gambrell married Altamira Keyes, and had children including Fnu Gambrell, John William Gambrell, Margaret Maggie Gambrell, Mary Frances Gambrell, Robert Lee Gambrell. William Stringer Mordecai Gambrell passed away in 1927 in Smith, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • The story of William Stringer Mordecai Gambrell began in 1838 in Virginia, Chambers, Alabama.
  • William Stringer Mordecai Gambrell married Altamira Keyes, and had children including Fnu Gambrell, John William Gambrell, Margaret Maggie Gambrell, Mary Frances Gambrell, Robert Lee Gambrell.
  • William Stringer Mordecai Gambrell passed away in 1927 in Smith, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

John III
1811–1840
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina
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Margaret Wilson
1810–1885
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Altamira Keyes
1843–1916
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi
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Children(s)

John Gambrell
1861–1944
Birth Location: Summerland, Smith, Mississippi
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Margaret Gambrell
1869–1876
Birth Location: Summerland, Smith, Mississippi
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FNU Gambrell
1872–1872
Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi
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Robert Gambrell
1865–1940
Birth Location: Summerland, Smith, Mississippi
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Mary Gambrell
1867–1915
Birth Location: Summerland, Smith, Mississippi
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William Gambrell's Ancestors

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William Gambrell
1838–1927
Birth Place: Virginia, Chambers, Alabama
Parents
John Newton Gambrell III
1811–1840
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina
Margaret Wilson
1810–1885
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina
Grandparents
John Wilson
1773–1828
Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina
Isabella Merritt
1772–1836
Anderson, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Wilson
1745–1823
Mary Pettigrew
1742–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wilson
1701–1773
Martha Crouchman
1695–1755
James Sr.
1713–1784
Mary Cochran
1713–1786

William Gambrell's Descendants

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William (Stringer Mordecai) Gambrell (20 May 1838–5 Dec 1927) m. Altamira Keyes (29 Dec 1843–8 Oct 1916)
  1. 1. John (William) Gambrell 1861–1944 m. Dovie (Adelia) Reddoch 1868–1941
    1. 1. William (Chester) Gambrell 1886–1933
    2. 2. Altimyrah (Gertrude "Dovie") Gambrell 1893–1982
    3. 3. John (Lee) Gambrell 1902–1975
    4. 4. Fannie (LouElla) Gambrell 1885–1971
    5. 5. Robert (Martin "Robbie") Gambrell 1895–1977
    6. 6. Benjamin (Fridge) Gambrell 1897–1945
    7. 7. John (Cook) Gambrell 1889–1966
    8. 8. James (Reddoch "Jim") Gambrell 1909–1964 m. Jimmie Green 1916–2002
  2. 2. Margaret ("Maggie") Gambrell 1869–1876
  3. 3. FNU Gambrell 1872–1872
  4. 4. Robert (Lee) Gambrell 1865–1940
  5. 5. Mary (Frances) Gambrell 1867–1915

William Gambrell's Timeline

2 Records

1838
20 May 1838
Birth of William Stringer Mordecai Gambrell in Virginia, Chambers, Alabama
Virginia, Chambers, Alabama
1927
5 Dec 1927
Age 89
Death of William Stringer Mordecai Gambrell in Smith, Mississippi
Smith, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1838
    Event Place: Virginia, Chambers, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1927
    Event Place: Smith, Mississippi
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