John
Rufus
Gamble
Born in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Son of Robert Gamble
and Margaret Mary (Blair) Gamble
Brother of
Robert R. Gamble Jr. [half], William T. Gamble, Aaron F. Gamble, Elizabeth (Gamble) Scrivener, Jane (Gamble) Walker, Esther (Gamble) Billingsley, Mary F. (Gamble) Rodgers and Margaret M. (Gamble) Rodgers
Husband of
Jane (Mills) Gamble
— married
19 Jan 1827 in Calera, Shelby, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Margaret Taylor (Gamble) Wilson and Franklin Asbury Gamble Sr.
Died
at age 63
in Hamby Mills, Walker, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Feb 2011
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Biography
John was born in 1799. He served the United States during the War of 1812. He was with Pvt Capt Fleming Hodge's Company, Tennessee from 28 Sep 1814-27 Mar 1815. John died in 1863. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 September 2022), memorial page for PVT John R Gamble (15 Mar 1799–20 Jan 1863), Find A Grave: Memorial #134388210, citing Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Sloan, Blount County, Alabama, USA; maintained by KindredWhispers (contributor 46986453), headstone photo.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1B-HZRL : 13 December 2017), John R Gamble in entry for Benjamin Janes, 1860.
- https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/gamble/881/
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.39%
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