Etta Gable

Female1903–

Brief Life History of Etta

When Etta Gable was born in 1903, in Texas, United States, her father, George William Gable, was 42 and her mother, Helen Euzede Herod, was 35. She lived in Justice Precinct 4, Navarro, Texas, United States in 1910.

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Family Time Line

George William Gable
1861–1924
Helen Euzede Herod
1868–1932
Grover Gable
1894–
Roscoe Gable
1896–
Pauline Gable
1897–
Rufus Gable
1900–
Etta Gable
1903–
Myrtle Virginia Gable
1911–2008

Sources (1)

  • Etta Gable in household of W G Gable, "United States Census, 1910"

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Siblings (6)

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World Events (8)

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

Age 0

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building

Age 2

Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.

1935 · The FBI is Established

Age 32

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

English (southeastern): nickname, perhaps from Middle English gabel, a variant of gavel ‘manorial or customary rent’ (Old English gafol, medieval Latin gabulum), denoting someone with land or a tenement that owed such dues.

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Gabel .

Possibly an altered form of German Göbel (see Goebel ).

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

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