Ray Gammon

Brief Life History of Ray

When Ray Gammon was born on 24 March 1906, in Vineyard, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Harry Gammon, was 38 and his mother, Olena Larsen, was 35. He married Pauline Sumsion on 22 March 1933. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 18 December 1988, in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Orem Cemetery, Orem, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ray Gammon
1906–1988
Pauline Sumsion
1911–2009
Marriage: 22 March 1933
Myrna Gammon
1942–2018

Sources (41)

  • Ray Gammon, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ray Gammon, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Ray Gammon, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

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World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

1909 · Pioneer Park Opens

A monument honoring the Provo pioneers and Indian war veterans was dedicated on July 24, 1909, as Pioneer Park opened to the public.

1928 · Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon, being named after Ebenezer Bryce, was designated first as a national monument by President Warren G. Harding in 1923 but was re-designated as a nation park in 1928 by Congress.

Name Meaning

English:

nickname from a diminutive (‘little leg’) of gamb, the Norman form of jambe ‘leg’; mb would be assimilated to mm, hence Gammon. Compare French Gambet, Gambin, Gambon.

variant of Game .

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

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Memories of Ray Gammon by Ray Eugene Gammon

Memories of Ray Gammon By Ray Eugene Gammon, his eldest child Ray Gammon was born in Vineyard, Utah, on March 24, 1906, in a home located next to Utah Lake west of the Geneva Steel cooling pond. …

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