Samuel Chambers

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Samuel Chambers is not in my direct ancestry. He is the grandfather of Wayne A. Chambers who was: Husband of Bertha Irene Beals Son-in-law of James Elgie Beals and Winnifred May Kline

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth
Marriage	by ~1874?, birth year of dau. Purmulia		To Dorcas McClelland, (1851-1890)
Death	1910
Burial

Ancestry chart segment

       Generation 3           Generation 4          Generation 5            Generatioon 6       Generation 7
                                                                                              +--Stephen Chambers
                                                                                              |  
                                                                         +-- Daniel Chambers--+
                                                                         |   ((~1773-????)    |
                                                 +-- James Hay Chambers--+                    +--(unknown)
                                                 |   (~1816-1895)        |
                          +-- Samuel Chambers ---+                       +-- (unknown)
                          |   (1846-1910)        |
                          |                      +-- Susan Sheffer
   +-- Ross A. Chambers --+                      (~1822-~1885)
   |                      |
   |                      |                      +-- Elisha McClelland
   |                      |                      |   (~1824-????)
   |                      +-- Dorcas McClelland -+
   |                          (1851-1890)        |
   |                                             +-- Susanna unknown
   +-- Emma Anderson                                 (~1829-????)
       (1892-1979)

Sources:

Children

(children with Dorcas unknown)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Alice May Chambers	F	1872	PA	died young	died 1873, age 1 yr.
Purmula/Arminta Bell Chambers	F	1874		To	died 1957
Emma Gertrude Chambers	F	1875		To	died 1959
Laura Elmira Chambers	F	26 Aug 1877	Strattonville, Clarion Co. PA	To	died 8 Nov 1970, Franklin PA
Ross Alphard Chambers	M	1879		To
Dora L./I. Chambers	F	Jan. 1881		To
Milton A. Chambers	M	Oct 1883		To
Clarence G./Cloyd Chambers	M	Oct 1886/1887		To

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Venango Twp., Butler Co. PA	1850	age 4, with parents James & Susan Chambers
Allegheny Twp., Butler Co. PA	1860-1870	with parents
Limestone Twp., Clarion Co. PA	1880	with wife Dorcas & early children
Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA	1900	widowed, with later children

Photos

Ashland United Methodist Church, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA

Overview of the Chambers plot, Ashland UM Cemetery

Gravestone of Samuel & Dorcas Chambers, Ashland UM Cemetery

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1850 United States Federal Census, Venango Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 32. Census dated 18 Sept 1850. James Chambers, head, 34, farmer, $1000 real property, b. NJ; Susan, 28, b. PA; John, 11, b. PA; Mary, 8, b. PA; Samuel, 4, b. PA; Florence, 1, b. PA.
2	1860 United States Federal Census, Allegheny Twp, Butler Co, PA, pages 11-12. Census dated 11 June 1860. Lines 36-40 (pg 11), 1-4 (pg 12): James Chambers, head, 46, farmer, $2500 real, $1000 personal property, b. NJ; Susan, 41; John S., 21, farmer; Mary, 17; Samuel, 13; Florence, 11; Charles, 5; Harriet, 3; Sarah, 2. Born PA except for James. Mary and Samuel attended school.
3	1870 United States Federal Census, Allegheny Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 4. Census dated 24 Aug 1860. Lines 13-20: James Chambers, head, 56, farmer, $3200 real, $400 personal property, b. NJ; Susan, 46; Samuel, 23; Charles, 19; Florence, 16; Jane, 14; Sarah, 12; Abraham L., 4. Born PA except for James. Charles, Florence, Jane and Sarah attended school. There is some variance in ages and names, between this census and those of 1850/1860.
4	1880 United States Federal Census, District 71, Limestone Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 25. Census dated 21 June 1880. Lines 32-37: Samuel Chambers, 31, laborer; Dorcas, 28, keeping house; Purmula, 6, dau.; Emma, 4, dau; Laura, 2, dau; Ross A., 1, son. All and all parents b. PA.
5	1900 United States Federal Census, District 1, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 13. Census dated 13 June 1900. Lines 37-40: Samuel Chambers, head, 53, b. July 1846, widower, farmer, own farm; Dora L., dau, 19, b. Jan 1881,; Milton A., son, 16, b. Oct 1883, day laborer; Clarance G., son, 13, b. Oct 1886, at school. All and parents b. PA except Samuel's father b. NJ. All can read, write and speak English.
6	1910 United States Federal Census, District 104, President Twp, Venango Co, PA, pages 7,8. Census dated 22 Apr 1910 Ross A. Chambers, 30, single, pumper, oil lease, rents house; Samuel, father, 64, widower; Dora, sister, 27. All and all parents b. PA. All can read, write and speak English.
7	Gravestone transcriptions, Ashland United Methodist Cemetery, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA. Transcribed June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams. Chambers, Samuel 1846-1910; Dorcas 1851-1890 Chambers, Ross A. 1879-1957; Emma C. 1892-1979 Roland A. Chambers, PFC US Army WWII, Dec 26, 1911 - Aug 3, 1980 Chambers, Edward C. 1919-1995, Vet WWII; Ruth K. 1922-1995 Chambers, Wayne A. 1917 - , Cpl US Army WWII; Bertha I. 1922- , Beals Note: Gravestone for Wayne & Bertha Beals Chambers was placed while living, death dates not inscribed at time of 2007 transcription.
8	1860 United states Federal Census, Porter Twp, Clarion Co, PA. Census dated 6 July 1860. Lines 24-29: Elisha McCleland, 36, laborer, $200 real, $75 personal property; Susanna, 31; Dorcas, 9; Elizabeth, 5; John, 2. All b. PA. Note: This is the only Dorcas" listed in Clarion Co or Venango Co with a birth date consistent with that given in later census for Dorcas Chambers. The name McCleland is consistent with data from the Descendants of Stephen Chambers website below, source W-1.

Web Sites - Incomplete Documentation

Ref. Num.	Description	Extract
W1	DESCENDANTS OF STEPHEN CHAMBERS, a subsection of the Beverly Barth Terwilliger Home Page, on Genealogy.com at: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/e/r/Beverly-A-Terwilliger/GENE7-0007.html#ENDNOTEREF49 (Note: the email address associated with this site is no longer functional.) This site traces the descendants of Stephen Chambers (no dates); his 3 sons including son Daniel Chambers b. ~1773 in NJ; 12 children of Daniel, including son James Hay Chambers (b. 1814 NJ, d. 1895 Allegheny Twp., Butler Co. PA); 7 children of James Hay Chambers & Susan Sheffer, including Samuel Maxwell Chambers (b. 1846 Allegheny Twp., Butler Co. PA; d. 1910); 8 children of Samuel M Chambers & Dorcas McClelland, including Ross Alphard Chambers (b. 1879, d. unknown). No further data on Ross A. Chambers, his spouse or descendants. Note:The last page of this site lists a bibliography of sources, and in the body of data, text occasionally refers to sources for some individuals. No sources are listed for the first generation (Stephen Chambers & sons) or for our line, descended from son James Hay Chambers. Clicking on any source named in the bibliograhy merely brings you back to the family tree data. Mention is made of the "Chambers Family Scroll", possibly the banner document mentioned by Wayne A. Chambers as a source of known family history, written and kept until recently by Jessie May Chambers (1911-2007).