William Volney Gamble (1874 - 1910)

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The History of Crofton Our Beginnings Part 10, Pioneering Families of North Christian and Crofton, Kentucky; was born, 26 JAN 1874 in Christian Co., and he married Linnie E Brasher born Jan 14, 1877 in Christian Co., on July 19, 1897 in Christian Co.,Linnie she was the daughter of Dock Jones Brashear and Unknown Henderson and died Jan 20, 1931 and is buried at Ridgetop Cemetery, Crofton. To this union were born, Private, Bertha Cecil Gamble 1899 - 1918 Bessie M Gamble 1902 - 1987 Hazel Louvenie Gamble 1907 - 1976 Sam Gamble 1910 - 1984 30 SEP 1910. Vol was appointed overseer of the Hopkinsville and Madisonville road from Crofton to Empire on May, 5, 1905. The family residence in 1900 Age: 26 Crofton. Vol was killed in a train accident, on October 30, 1910 and was burial at Long Cemetery. The headlines read: Tuesday, October 4, 1910 Fatal Accident Near Crofton **** Well Known Citizen Hit By Passenger Train and Instantly Killed ****Neck Was Broken ****Was Man of Family and Leaves Wife and Four Children. ****Volney Gamble, a well known citizen of North Christian, was instantly killed by a train near Crofton Friday afternoon. Mr Gamble was engaged in excavation work near the L&N track and as passenger train No. 51, south bound, approached, his mules, which were attached to a wagon, became frightened. To avoid being run into, Mr Gamble stepped backward, when he was struck by the engine and hurled some distance, His neck was broken and his body mangled. Mr Gamble's residence was only a short distance from the point where the accident occurred and his wife and children reached the body in a very few minutes, He is 35 years old and leaves his wife and four children.

Hopkinsville Kentuckian Saturday, October 12, 1912 $7,500 IN GAMBLE CASE ****Verdict Given For Killing Volney Gamble At Crofton. ****SUED FOR TEN THOUSAND. **** The case of L. E. Gamble, Admr., of Volney Gamble, deceased, was brought to a close yesterday and a verdict was rendered giving the plaintiff $7,500. He sued the Mason-Hanger Co. and the L. & N. railroad Co. jointly for $10,000 damages for the death of Gamble at their construction camp.

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• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9WR-KNG : accessed 24 July 2018), Volenge Gamble, Magisterial District 8, Crofton (east & north part) Crofton town (part), Christian, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20, sheet 7B, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,516.