Re: Joining Gambrel- Gambrell Name
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Re: Joining Gambrel- Gambrell Name
dewanda gambrell 3/24/05
Don't know if this helps or not, but I was told that at that time, it was more common for people to not be able to read or write.Therefore, when the census taker was putting in the information, they would spell the names how it sounded to them.That would explain why their names were spelled on different census records.I have found the Gambrell name spelled Gambrel, Gamble, Gambill, Gambrill, and Gamel.Hope this helps researchers out.
My Gambrell family was fron Wayne County, Tenn. James H. Gambrell.