Gamble, George Robert
BORN: March 1845, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio
DIED: 29 November 1928, San Diego, San Diego, California
ACTIVE:
Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, 1868
50 East Main Street, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, 1870s
Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, 1875
Gamble & Adams [photography / art studio], 50 East Main Street, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, 1876–bef. Apr. 1879
M. D. Goodlander Studio, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, 1880
East Main Street, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, 1880–1881
M. D. Goodlander Studio, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, 1882
Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, 1883–1885
Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, 1885–1886
Blackshaw Building, Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, 1886
Walnut Street, Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, 1887–1902
Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, 1890
Paxton, Ford, Illinois, 1890–c1899
Gamble & Stafford, 53 North Walnut Street, Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, 1890–1891
249 North Main Street, Decatur, Illinois, 1890
Gamble & Stafford, 249 North Main Street, Decatur, Mason, Illinois, 1890–1891
105 West Park Street, Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, 1894–1901
West Main Street, Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, 1897–1898
1446 East First Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 1908
1037 First Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, 1911–1912
716 F Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, 1913
109 F Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, 1914
Boot & Shoe Business (1879); Flour Mill Owner (1881–1883). Received a patent for a washing machine in 1885 and a collapsible crate in 1911.
Throughout his years in Illinois (c1885–c1902), he was a real estate developer, and he was constantly opening, closing, and trading homes, buildings, and businesses, including photo studios. It's difficult to determine dates for exact locations with available source records.
Convicted of arson for the purposes of insurance fraud in 1908 and was sentenced to three years of hard labor in the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus.
George Robert Gamble
IN0036A – Unknown Man, CDV, George R. Gamble & John Ottis Adams, 50 E. Main St., Muncie, IN, c1876–1879
IN0036B – Photographer Back Stamp, Gamble & Adams,
50 E. Main St., Muncie, IN, c1876–1879
Muncie Evening Press, Monday,
September 13, 1880, p. 1
The Muncie Daily News, Tuesday, September 21, 1880, p. 1
The Muncie Daily News, Saturday, September 25, 1880, p. 1
The Muncie Daily News, Tuesday,
October 19, 1880, p. 1
The Muncie Daily News, Friday, October 22, 1880, p. 1
The Muncie Daily News, Saturday, October 30, 1880, p. 4
The Muncie Daily News, Monday,
December 6, 1880, p. 1
The Muncie Daily News, Wednesday, January 5, 1881, p. 1
The Muncie Daily News, Friday, January 28, 1881, p. 4
The Muncie Daily News, Saturday, January 29, 1881, p. 4
The Muncie Daily News, Tuesday, March 1, 1881, p. 1
The Muncie Daily News, Tuesday, March 1, 1881, p. 3
The Muncie Daily News, Tuesday, March 1, 1881, p. 4
The Muncie Daily News, Friday, March 4, 1881, p. 1
The Muncie Daily News, Tuesday, March 8, 1881, p. 1
The Muncie Daily News, Saturday, April 9, 1881, p. 4
The Muncie Daily News, Tuesday, May 3, 1881, p. 4
The Muncie Daily News, Tuesday, October 17, 1882, p. 4
The Muncie Daily News, Tuesday, October 18, 1882, p. 1
The Muncie Daily News, Monday, October 30, 1882, p. 4
The Muncie Daily News, Saturday, November 11, 1882,
p. 2
The Muncie Daily News, Saturday, November 11, 1882,
p. 1
The Muncie Daily News, Tuesday, February 6, 1883, p. 3
The Muncie Daily News, Friday, March 9, 1883, p. 3
The Muncie Daily News, Wednesday,
March 21, 1883, p. 3
The Muncie Daily News, Friday, April 27, 1883, p. 3
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Friday, December 4, 1885, p. 1
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Tuesday, December 8, 1885,
p. 4
Champaign County Herald (Urbana, IL), Wednesday, December 16, 1885, p. 12
The Illini (Urbana, IL), Monday, January 11, 1886, p. 18
Champaign County Herald (Urbana, IL), Wednesday, January 20, 1886, p. 5
Champaign County Gazette (Champaign, IL), Wednesday,
January 27, 1886, p. 5
Champaign County Herald (Urbana, IL), Wednesday, January 27, 1886, p. 5
Champaign County Herald (Urbana, IL), Wednesday, March 31, 1886, p. 1
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Friday, August 6, 1886, p. 4
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Wednesday, August 18, 1886,
p. 4
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Thursday, June 9, 1887, p. 1
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Saturday, October 29, 1887, p. 1
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Thursday, March 15, 1888, p. 1
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Monday, June 10, 1889, p. 1
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Friday, March 14, 1890, p. 1
Champagne County Gazette (Champaign, IL), Wednesday, August 27, 1890, p. 1
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Saturday, November 1, 1890, p. 1
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Monday, November 17, 1890, p. 1
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Saturday, November 22, 1890, p. 1
The Paxton (IL) Record, Thursday, November 27, 1890, p. 4
The Morning Herald-Despatch (Decatur, IL), Tuesday, February 12, 1891, p. 4
The Illini (Urbana, IL), Wednesday, September 23, 1891, p. 18
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Friday,
May 12, 1893, p. 1
The Champaign County News (Champaign, IL), Saturday, October 6, 1894, p. 1
The Champaign County News (Champaign, IL), Saturday, October 20, 1894, p. 1
The Champaign County News (Champaign, IL), Saturday, July 13, 1895, p. 1
The Urbana Weekly Courier, Friday, July 19, 1895, p. 13
The Champaign Daily News, Monday, September 2, 1895, p. 3
The Champaign County News (Champaign, IL), Saturday, December 28, 1895, p. 2
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Friday,
April 3, 1896, p. 1
The Champaign Daily News, Monday, August 23, 1897, p. 5
The Champaign Daily News, Saturday, September 11, 1897, p. 1
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Wednesday,
September 15, 1897, p. 8
The Urbana Weekly Courier, Friday, September 17, 1897, p. 7
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Monday,
April 11, 1898, p. 8
The Champaign Daily News, Wednesday, May 4, 1898, p. 5
The Champaign Daily News, Tuesday, August 30, 1898, p. 5
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Monday, September 26, 1898, p. 4
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Monday, January 23, 1899, p. 8
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Monday,
March 13, 1899, p. 3
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Wednesday, July 5, 1899, p. 6
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Wednesday, September 27, 1899, p. 7
The Champaign Daily News, Friday, September 29, 1897, p. 2
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Tuesday, October 3, 1899, p. 2
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Friday, October 13, 1899, p. 2
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Thursday, August 8, 1901, p. 2
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Saturday, April 12, 1902, p. 5
Los Angeles Herald, Monday, June 15, 1908, p. 12
The Chicago Daily Tribune, Friday, July 24, 1908, p. 5
The Canon City (CO) Record, Thursday, July 30, 1908, p. 8
The San Diego Sun, Saturday, December 1, 1928, p. 28