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Paul Kay GambrellAge: 58 years18981957

Name
Paul Kay Gambrell
Given names
Paul Kay
Surname
Gambrell
Birth August 26, 1898
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 19 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
MarriageZora Bell AtkinsView this family
estimated 1919 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Rev. Ansel Kay Gambrell
May 21, 1924 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Margie Lee Gambrell
January 10, 1926 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Ellen Pauline Gambrell
June 1, 1928 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Herbert Bradley Gambrell
March 9, 1929 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sonHerbert Bradley Gambrell
March 11, 1929 (Age 30 years)
Death of a daughterMargie Lee Gambrell
March 29, 1929 (Age 30 years)
Cause: Extensive Burns - Fell in Fireplace
Note: 1930 Census recorded after individual died
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 18, 1930 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#5
George Allen Gambrell
April 2, 1932 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Ernest Olin Gambrell
September 16, 1934 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Alma Gambrell
July 16, 1937 (Age 38 years)
Census April 29, 1940 (Age 41 years)
Address: 1940 Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina - Paul K Gambrell
Birth of a daughter
#8
Sara Belle Gambrell
June 19, 1941 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Census April 13, 1950 (Age 51 years)
Death of a daughterSara Belle Gambrell
September 30, 1951 (Age 53 years)
Cause: car accident
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death January 4, 1957 (Age 58 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East View Cemetery
Family with Zora Bell Atkins - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: estimated 1919
5 years
son
Rev. Ansel Kay Gambrell
Birth: May 21, 1924 25 23Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: August 26, 2010Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
20 months
daughter
Margie Lee Gambrell
Birth: January 10, 1926 27 25Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: March 29, 1929Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
2 years
daughter
Ellen Pauline Gambrell
Birth: June 1, 1928 29 27Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: November 10, 2017North Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
9 months
son
Herbert Bradley Gambrell
Birth: March 9, 1929 30 28Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: March 11, 1929Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
3 years
son
George Allen Gambrell
Birth: April 2, 1932 33 31Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: March 19, 2018Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
2 years
son
Ernest Olin Gambrell
Birth: September 16, 1934 36 34Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: May 26, 1991Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Alma Gambrell
Birth: July 16, 1937 38 36Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: April 16, 2016South Carolina, United States
4 years
daughter
Sara Belle Gambrell
Birth: June 19, 1941 42 40Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death: September 30, 1951Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Paul Kay Gambrell - Household

Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Gambrell, PaulheadMW31M20SCSCSCFarmerGeneral Farm
Gambrell, ZorawifeFW30M19SCSCSC
Gambrell, AnselsonMW5MSCSCSC
Gambrell, MargiedaughterFW3-1mSSCSCSC
Gambrell, PaulinedaughterFW3mSSCSCSC

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Paul Kay Gambrell - Household

Honeapath S C Rt. 3 from Princeston Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gambrell, Paul KheadMW41MSCSame PlaceFarmerFarm
Gambrell, ZorawifeFW39MSCSame PlaceHouse Wife
Gambrell, AnselsonMW15SSCSame Place
Gambrell, EllendaughterFW11SSCSame Place
Gambrell, GeorgesonMW8SSCSame Place
Gambrell, ErnestsonMW5SSCSame Place
Gambrell, AlmadaughterFW2SSCSame Place

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Paul Kay Gambrell - Household

Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Gambrell, Paul KheadMW51MarSC30FarmerFarm
Gambrell, ZorawifeFW49MarSC
Gambrell, GeorgesonMW18NevSC48Farm HelperFarm
Gambrell, ErnestsonMW15NevSC
Gambrell, AlmadaughterFW12NevSC
Gambrell, BelledaughterFW8NevSC