When Carl Gamel was born on 6 June 1902, in Moody, McLennan, Texas, United States, his father, Robert Henry Gamel, was 30 and his mother, Mary Ashcroft, was 26. He had at least 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 6, McLennan, Texas, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 1, Denton, Texas, United States in 1920. He died in May 1936, in Lipscomb, Texas, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Sophia Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Oklahoma, United States.