James J Gamble Jr

Male9 April 1925–5 December 1996

Brief Life History of James J

When James J Gamble Jr was born on 9 April 1925, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, his father, James Alexander Gamble Sr, was 26 and his mother, Geneva Catron, was 23. He married Coraleen Cressall on 19 August 1947, in Elko, Elko, Nevada, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Idaho Falls Election Precinct 5, Bonneville, Idaho, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He died on 5 December 1996, in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Shelley, Bingham, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

James J Gamble Jr
1925–1996
Coraleen Cressall
1927–2019
Marriage: 19 August 1947
James David Gamble
1949–1994
Dan Steven Gamble
1950–

Sources (8)

  • James J Gamble, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James J. Gamble - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: James J. Gamble
  • James J Gamble, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 August 1947Elko, Elko, Nevada, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1927

    Age 2

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    1929

    Age 4

    13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

    1944 · The G.I Bill

    Age 19

    The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the personal name Gamall, Gamal (Old Norse gamall ‘old’). The medial [b] has developed as a transitional consonant between [m] and [l], as in thimble (from Old English thȳmel).

    Altered form of German Gambel .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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    James J Gamble (Burial info)

    Birth: Apr. 9, 1925 Idaho Falls Bonneville County Idaho, USA Death: Dec. 5, 1996 Nampa Canyon County Idaho, USA Parents Father: James Alexander Gamble Mother: Geneva Catron Spouse: Coraleen Cressall …

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