Family Group Sheet for the James B CHAMBERS Family *********************************************** Copyright © Gina Heffernan. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml *********************************************** Submitted by: Gina Heffernan Email address: ================================================================================ Husband: James B CHAMBERS (1, 2, 3) ================================================================================ Born: 06 Feb 1827 - Georgia (2, 4) Died: 08 Jul 1901 - Waco, Mclennan Co, Texas (4) Buried: Jul 1901 - Oakwood Cemetery, Mclennan Co, Texas Marriage: 1850 (2) Place: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Residence, Georgia, Bef 1855 2. Census, Milton Co, Georgia, 1860 3. Residence, Tennessee, After 1867 4. Census, Waco, McLennan Co, Texas, 1880 5. Occupation, Carpenter, 1880 6. Census, Waco, McLennan Co, Texas, 1900 7. Occupation, Merchant, 1900 8. Residence, Vermont Ave, Waco, Texas, 1900 ================================================================================ Wife: Martha R STEWART (1) ================================================================================ Born: 11 Sep 1827 - Georgia (5) Died: 30 Jun 1916 - Waco, Mclennan Co, Texas (5) Buried: 01 Jul 1916 - Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas Father: Joseph L STEWART (1790-1864) (3, 5) Mother: Mary GALLAGHER (1797- ) (3, 5) ================================================================================ Children ================================================================================ 1 M Sanford William CHAMBERS (6) Born: 29 Aug 1859 - Georgia (1, 7) Died: 08 Jan 1926 - Waco, Mclennan Co, Texas (1) Buried: 10 Jan 1926 - Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas Spouse: Emma Eva TOWLER (1864-1944) (6, 8) Marr. Date: 1886 (7) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 F Mary E CHAMBERS (3) Born: 1848 (3, 9) Died: Deceased -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 M Joseph Thomas CHAMBERS (10) Born: 14 Oct 1850 - Georgia (10) Died: 30 Nov 1922 - Chilton, Falls Co, Texas (10) Buried: 01 Dec 1922 - Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas Spouse: Martha P ??? (1855-1896) Marr. Date: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 F Georgia Ann CHAMBERS (11) Born: 21 Nov 1854 - Georgia (11) Died: 17 Apr 1926 - Waco, Mclennan Co, Texas (11) Buried: 18 Apr 1926 - Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas Spouse: John Sylvannus McGINTY (1855-1940) (12, 13) Marr. Date: Abt 1875 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 M Charles CHAMBERS (14) Born: 1856 - Georgia (14) Died: Deceased -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 F Martha CHAMBERS (14) Born: 29 Aug 1859 - Georgia (14) Died: Deceased -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 F Emma S CHAMBERS (15, 16) Born: 1864 - Georgia (15) Died: Deceased -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 F Avarilla CHAMBERS (15) Born: 1868 - Tennessee (15) Died: Deceased -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 F Henrietta C CHAMBERS (2, 17) Born: 21 Feb 1871 - Tennessee (2, 17) Died: 9 Nov 1945 - Waco, Mclennan Co, Texas (17) Buried: 13 Nov 1945 - Oakwood Cemetery, Mclennan Co, Texas Spouse: Henry Marion HOOPER (1869-1939) (2, 18) Marr. Date: 1890 (2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ General Notes (Husband) ================================================================================ 1860 Milton Co, GA Census, pg 43 Chambers James 33 M F 600 500 GA Chambers Martha 33 F GA X Chambers Mary 12 F GA Chambers Joseph 10 M GA Chambers Georgia 6 F GA Chambers Charles 4 M GA Chambers Martha (Twin) 1 F GA Chambers Sanford (Twin) 1 M GA 1880 McLennan Co, TX Census, Waco, pg 44B Jas. B. CHAMBERS Self M M W 53 GA Carpenter GA GA M. R. CHAMBERS Wife M F W 53 GA SC SC Sanford CHAMBERS Son S M W 20 GA GA GA Emma CHAMBERS Dau S F W 16 GA GA GA Avarilla CHAMBERS Dau S F W 12 TN GA GA Henrietta CHAMBERS Dau S F W 10 TN GA GA There is a death cert for a Mattie Blanche Mabray in McLennan County who may be Martha. ================================================================================ General Notes (Husband) ================================================================================ The children's death certificates give his initials, J B. The 1900 Census gives his name as John B. These two Census records have James. ================================================================================ General Notes (Wife) ================================================================================ The 1900 Census says she had 14 children with 6 living. Four of those are Sanford, Henrietta, Joseph, and Georgia. Last Modified: 3 Jul 2008 ================================================================================ Source Citations ================================================================================ 1. Death Certificate, 2809. 2. 1900 McLennan Co, Texas Census, ED 73 Sh 12. 3. Pyle, Peggy Corder (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=corder&id=I0865). 4. Cemetery, Oakwood, McLennan Co, Texas (http://ftp.rootsweb.ancestry.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/mclennan/cemeteries/oakwood/oakwood2.txt). 5. Death Certificate, 14978. 6. Ibid, 10249. 7. 1900 McLennan Co, Texas Census, ED 72 Sh 28. 8. Death Certificate, 5830. 9. 1860 Milton Co, GA Census, 43. 10. Death Certificate, 31399. 11. Ibid, 15275. 12. Ibid, 44340. 13. Ibid, 42821. 14. 1860 Milton Co, GA Census. 15. 1880 McLennan Co, TX Census (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp), 44b. 16. Death Certificate, 43327. 17. Ibid, 49858. 18. Ibid, 29620. ================================================================================ My Notes ================================================================================ If there is no SOURCE, I have no PROOF! If the source is an INDIVIDUAL, the information is HEARSAY!