Brief Life History of Edward Thomas
When Edward Thomas Gambles was born on 27 August 1912, in Swan Lake, Bannock, Idaho, United States, his father, William Dixon Gambles, was 44 and his mother, Louisa Nellie Croshaw, was 41. He married Delta P. Olson on 15 December 1937, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 16 April 1999, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Edward T Gambles, "United States 1950 Census"
- Edward Thomas Gambles, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
- Edward Thomas Gambles, "Idaho, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
1914 · The American Can Company of Utah Building Complex
The American Can Company of Utah Building Complex was built downtown Ogden on 20th and Lincoln Ave. It employed over 450 people and produced millions of cans of food from crops of local farmers. It was closed in 1979 but was added as a Historic Place in 2005 to the National Register. It has also become a headquarters for Amer Sports.
1935 · The FBI is Established
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 (northern): variant of Gamble , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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