Lucy Gamble

Lucinda (Lucy) Anneford W. Gamble or Gambol[1] (August 9, 1875 – July 23, 1958) was a teacher and civic leader in Omaha, Nebraska.

Gamble was born in Lincoln, Nebraska September 8, 1875, of French Canadian, Native American, and African-American ancestry.

[2] Her father, William R. Gamble (died April 16, 1910[3]) was from Mobile, Alabama and moved to Lincoln in 1870 and her mother, Evaline, was born in New Hampshire.

[2] On the morning of Thursday, June 27, 1901, Gamble married Episcopal Reverend John Albert Williams.

[8] She was also a prominent member of the Omaha Colored Women's Club led by Ella Mahammitt.