Marian and Agnes Wilder were the daughters of
Flora Gamble Wilder, the daughter of
Wilson McKnight Gamble, the son of
William Clifford Gamble, the son of
William Gamble, the son of
Robert Gamble of County Cavan, Ireland
William Gamble was the paternal grandfather of Wilson M. Gamble. He was born in County Cavan, Ireland, in 1770, and died at Bowerston, Ohio, in 1845, probably on the Gamble family farm. William immigrated with his wife to America and settled in Ohio in the early 1800's, first going to Fort Redstone, Pennsylvania. According to service records, William served in the War of 1812 in the Ohio Militia. His grave is marked with a War of 1812 veteran placard. As of 2012, the home that William Gamble built about 1815 is still standing and inhabited. In his last years, he was known to family and friends as "the Auld Wan". He is buried in the Leesville, Ohio cemetery.
A link to gravesite information for William Gamble.
Gravesite information about William Gamble (1770-1845)
Nancy McKnight was the paternal grandmother of Wilson M. Gamble. She came to America from Ireland with her husband William, settling first in Pennsylvania and finally on the family farm at Bowerston, Ohio. She is buried in the Leesville, Ohio Cemetery.
Gravesite information about Nancy McKnight Gamble ( Unk. - 1843)
Several documents from the early 1800's exist that relate to land acquisitions of William Gamble and his brother, George. Here is a link to a land grand from 1825 for land granted to William Gamble in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, signed in facsimile by President John Quincy Adams. By 1830, both William and George and their families were living in this area, then known as One Leg Township, after a one-legged Indian who originally inhabited the area. Also living in this area was the mother of William and George, who in 1830 was the oldest person living in the township, being listed as having been born sometime between 1730 and 1740.
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Land Grant for William Gamble in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, 1825
A link to another land grant for William Gamble, from 1830 for land in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
This document was signed in facsimile by President Andrew Jackson.
Land Grant for William Gamble in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, 1830