The Shemwell Family

Earl Ross GambrelAge: 53 years18901943

Name
Earl Ross Gambrel
Given names
Earl Ross
Surname
Gambrel
Birth January 2, 1890 34 33
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 years)
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
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 20 years)
MarriageOsa Geneva HollenbackView this family
September 11, 1913 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#1
Infant Gambrel
June 12, 1917 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sonInfant Gambrel
June 12, 1917 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 26 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 27 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/
Census January 9, 1920 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Verland Earl Gambrel
December 25, 1921 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Elmo Glenn Gambrel
October 14, 1923 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Rosemond Gambrel
about 1925 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Ivan James Gambrel
July 31, 1926 (Age 36 years)
Death of a motherEldora Caroline Ross
1928 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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 13, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherJames Madison Gambrel
October 14, 1942 (Age 52 years)
Death May 13, 1943 (Age 53 years)
Obituary
Earl Gambrel Obituary and Family History
May 14, 1943 (1 day after death)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Philadelphia Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
James Madison Gambrel
Birth: October 23, 1855Brandywine, Hancock, Indiana, United States
Death: October 14, 1942Hancock, Indiana, United States
mother
Marriage: October 15, 1879Hancock, Indiana, United States
10 years
himself
Family with Osa Geneva Hollenback - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: September 11, 1913Marion, Indiana, United States
4 years
son
Infant Gambrel
Birth: June 12, 1917 27 27Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, United States
Death: June 12, 1917Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, United States
5 years
son
Verland Earl Gambrel
Birth: December 25, 1921 31 32Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
Death: March 3, 2004Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States
22 months
son
Elmo Glenn Gambrel
Birth: October 14, 1923 33 33Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
Death: October 13, 1967Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years
daughter
Rosemond Gambrel
Birth: about 1925 34 35Indiana, United States
Death: after 2004California, United States
19 months
son
Ivan James Gambrel
Birth: July 31, 1926 36 36Indiana, United States
Death: October 31, 2011North Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Madison Gambrel - Household

Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gambrel, James MheadMW54M1INOHOHEnglishCarpenterHouseOANoYesYesOMH
Gambrel, Eldora CwifeFW52M152INOHOHEnglishNoneYesYes
Gambrel, Earl RsonMW20SINININEnglishCabinet MakerMillWNoYesYes
Gambrel, Grace MdaughterFW13SINININEnglishNoneYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Earl Ross Gambrel - Household

Greenfield, Center, Hancock, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gambrel, Earl RheadOMMW30MYesYesINININEnglishTeamsterGeneralOA
Gambrel, Osa GwifeFW30MYesYesININPAInglishNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Earl Ross Gambrel - Household

Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Gambrel, Earl RheadO2800NoMW40M23NoINININYesCollectorInsuranceWYes
Gambrel, Osa GwifeFW40M23NoINININYesNone
Gambrel, Verland EsonMW8SYesINININNone
Gambrel, Elmore GsonMW6SYesINININNone
Gambrel, RosemonddaughterFW5SNoINININNone
Gambrel, Ivan JsonMW3SNoINININNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Earl Ross Gambrel - Household

Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gambrel, Earl RheadO2000NoMW50MNoINCarpenterBuilding IndustryPW491100
Gambrel, Osa GwifeFW50MNoIN00
Gambrel, Verland EsonMW18SYesIN00
Gambrel, Elmo GsonMW16SNoINNew Worker00
Gambrel, RosemonxdaughterFW15SYesIN00
Gambrel, Ivan JsonMW13SYesIN

Obituary
Earl Gambrel Obituary and Family History ACCIDENT FATAL FOR EARL R. GAMBREL, 53 Injuries suffered in an auto-truck accident Sunday at Fountaintown caused the death yesterday of Earl R. Gambrel, 53, of 1510 Castile Ave. He suffered internal injuries and contracted pneumonia in a Shelby- ville hospital. Mr. Gambrel was a millman em- ployed by Charles McCahill, local contractor. Surviving are: the wife, Osa; daughter, Miss Rosemond Gambrel, Indianapolis: sons, Pvt. Elmo Gam- brel, former Times employee, Camp Croft; Verland Earl, Kankakee, Til., and Ivan, Indianapolis. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11616781/earl-ross-gambrel
Name
Verland Earl Gambrel Obituary and Family Listing From Chesterton Tribune on 3/5/2004. Reverend Verland E. Gambrel, of Fairbury, Ill., formerly of Chesterton, died March 3, 2004 at Bromenn Regional Medical Center, Normal, Ill. He was 82. He was born Dec. 25, 1921 in Greenfield, Ind. the son of Earl Ross and Osa (Hollenback) Gambrel, both of whom preceded him in death. On Nov. 6, 1943 in Nashville, Tenn., he married Ruth Marie Anderson, who survives in Fairbury. He is also survived by three daughters, Jean (Larry) Brown of West Hartford, Conn., Mary (Gordon) Frobish of Fairbury and Laura Estes of Florissant, Mo.; two sons, Paul (Jerry) Gambrel of Bradley, Ill. and Philip (Norma) Gambrel of Beaverton, Ore.; a brother, Ivan Gambrel of North Miami, Fla.; one sister, Rosemond (Hobert) Smith of San Clemente, Calif., nine grandchildren and one great-grandson. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Glen. He received a Bachelor of Theology degree from Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee. He was an ordained elder in the Free Methodist Church, The Gateway Conference. He served as Pastor for 40 years in Nazarene and Free Methodist Churches in S.D., Ind., Ill. and Missouri, serving the last 11 years as a free Methodist minister. He was a member of the Gateway Conference of the Free Methodist Church; Fairbury Senior Citizens and he tutored for an adult literacy program after his retirement. He enjoyed woodworking, camping and electronics. Memorials may be made to Fairbury Nazarene Church Building Fund. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66063662/verland-earl-gambrel