James W. Gamble

JAMES W. GAMBLE, who has been officially connected with the law and order department of Bucyrus, O., for some years and at present (ills a responsible position as merchants’ watchman, is a well known and respected citizen whose reliability, eliiciency and courage has been put to the test on many occasions, lie takes a just pride in the implicit confidence that is placed in his fidelity by those whose property and interests he has guarded so faithfully, sometimes endangering his life in so doing.

James \V. Gamble was born in 1851, in Franklin county, Pa. His grandfather, Filson Gamble, was born in Pennsylvania and his great grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. The grandparents lived and died in Pennsylvania and their children who survived infancy were: Samuel, who became a Presbyterian minister; Ezra, wdio went to the far West and engaged in gold mining; Calvin, who served in the Civil war and afterward became a farmer; Frank, who died from injuries received during his service in the Civil war; Mrs. Amanda Blair, who lived in Kansas; Tirzah, wife of Dr. Mackey, of Colorado; and James Filson, father of James W.

James F. Gamble was born in Franklin county, Pa., in Path Valley, Feb. 11, 1826, and died in the state of New York. Fie served an apprenticeship to several mechanical trades in Cumberland county, Pa. He was married Jan. 24, 1850, in Cumberland county, to Bathsheba McCune Morrow, who was born in Cumberland county, Dec. 11, 1826, and died in F'franklin county, Pa., May 24, 1905. Both she and her husband were members of the Presbyterian church. Her parents were William and Mary (Boyd) Morrow, the former of whom was born January 26, 1767, and died June 1, 1843. Mary Boyd was born Nov. if, 1781, and died June 5, 1855. 'There were nine children born to William and Mary Morrow, namely: Margaret M., who died April 19, 1884, at the age of 71 years, was the wife of Thomas Lindsey; Agnes B., born in 1814, married Rev. John McCullough, and died in 1894; Mary, born in 1815, who married William Ferguson in 1843, Hied when aged; Jane McCune, born in 18 1 6, died April 5, 1887, who married Elias Aspcr; William, Jr., born in 1817, died in 1883, and who married Carolyn Wallace; Elizabeth, born in 1819, died in 1884, the wife of Samuel Shoemaker; James B., born Sept. 14, 1820, who died Oct. 12, 1869, while a miner in the gold fields of California; John B., who was born Feb. 24, 1822, died Dec. 25, 1894, married Rebecca Stauffer; Bathsheba Mc- Cune, who married James F. Gamble, being the youngest.

'To James F. Gamble and wife the following children were born: James W.; Mary C., who is the widow of George Alexander; Wilbert Elton, an oil operator residing near Parker’s Landing, Pa., who married Sadie Parton; Curtis L., who died June 18, 1906, at Youngstown, O., and who is survived by a widow and children; Rosa Bell, who is the wife of Putnam Doran, residing in Franklin county, Pa., and has two daughters; and Frank Elmer, a business man of

Vuun'shown, who married Alice Dille and has one son.

In 1863, when he was twelve years old, james W. (iamhle came to Crawford county, ( with his uncle, Calvin, lie attended school for several years and then became a farmer and continued until 1885, when he came to Bucyrus. Here he followed the carpenter trade for a few years and then became a member of the city police force and still later entered upon the duties of his present position as special watchman.

On Oct. 2t, 1873, Gamble was married to Miss Elizabeth McCreary, who was born Feb. 26, 1852, and died Nov. 17, 1904, near Lincoln, Neb. She was a member and active worker in St. Paul’s Lutheran church of Bucyrus. She was a daughter of Thomas and Eliza (Boyer) McCreary.

Thomas McCreary was born July 15. 1826, and died at Bucyrus when over 80 years of age. lie was of Scotch ancestry and possessed many of the characteristics of that hard and thrift)'' race. For a number of years he engaged successfully in farming in Crawford county and was a man of considerable worldly substance. Ifis wife, Eliza Boyer, was born Jan. 30, 1829, and died Dec. 24, 1867. She and husband were English Lutherans.

To Mr. and Mrs. Gamble four children w'ere born, namely: Mabel Grace, who died in infancy; Curtis Guy, who was educated at Bucyrus and is engaged in the oil fields in Illinois as a contractor; and Ella M. and Ilia lino, both of whom are highly educated, cultivated and capable voting women. 'The former was graduated from the Bucyrus high school in the class of 1900 and since then has tilled the position of confidential secretary for the late Judge Beer and his heirs, settling up his estate and then entering into business on her own account. She is a member of the literary club known as Crocus Junior. The younger daughter completed her high school course in 1903 and now has charge of her father’s home. Miss Imo is also a member of the Crocus Junior Club. Both she and sister are active Sunday-school workers and belong to the

King’s Daughters and other church and social organizations.

Mr. Gamble is a Republican in politics, lie belongs to the fraternal order of Maccabees.

As printed in History of Crawford County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.