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| '''Marriage''' ||by ~1874?, birth of dau. Purmulia || || To Dorcas unknown,<br>(1851-1890)  ||<sup class="reference"></sup>
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| '''Marriage''' ||by ~1874?, birth year of dau. Purmulia || || To Dorcas McClelland,<br>(1851-1890)  ||<sup class="reference"></sup>
 
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| '''Death''' ||1910  || || || <sup class="reference">[7] </sup>
 
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                                                                                              +--Stephen Chambers
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                                                                                              +--Stephen Chambers
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                                                                                              |   
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                                                                                              |   
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                                                                          +-- Daniel Chambers--+
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                                                                        +-- Daniel Chambers--+
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                                                                          |  ((~1773-????)    |
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                                                                        |  ((~1773-????)    |
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                                                  +-- James Hay Chambers--+                    +--(unknown)
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                                                +-- James Hay Chambers--+                    +--(unknown)
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                                                  |  (~1816-1895)        |
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                                                |  (~1816-1895)        |
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                           +-- ''Samuel Chambers'' ---+                      +-- (unknown)
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                           +-- ''Samuel Chambers'' --+                      +-- (unknown)
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                           |  (1846-1910)       |
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                           |  (1846-1910)       |
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                          |                      +-- Susan Sheffer
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     +-- [[Ross A. Chambers]] --+                     +-- Susan Sheffer
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     +-- [[Ross A. Chambers]] --+                     (~1822-~1885)
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     |  (1879-1957)        |                        (~1822-~1885)
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  --+                     +-- Dorcas McClelland
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    |                      |                      +-- Elisha McClelland
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     |                          (1851-1890)
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     |                      |                      |  (~1824-????)
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     +-- Emma Anderson
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    |                     +-- Dorcas McClelland -+
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     |                          (1851-1890)       |
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    |                                            +-- Susanna unknown
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     +-- Emma Anderson                                 (~1829-????)
 
         (1892-1979)
 
         (1892-1979)
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Sources: <sup class="reference">[1][2][7][W1]</sup>
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Sources: <sup class="reference">[1][2][7][8][W1]</sup>
  
 
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|Purmula Chambers || F ||~1874 || || To    || || <sup class="reference">[4]</sup>
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|Alice May Chambers || F ||1872 ||PA || died young    ||died 1873, age 1 yr. || <sup class="reference">[4][W1]</sup>
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|Purmula/Arminta Bell Chambers || F ||1874 || || To    ||died 1957 || <sup class="reference">[4][W1]</sup>
 
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|Emma Chambers ||F ||~1876 || || To    || || <sup class="reference">[4]</sup>
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|Emma Gertrude Chambers ||F ||1875 || || To    ||died 1959 || <sup class="reference">[4][W1]</sup>
 
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|Laura Chambers || F ||~1878 || || To    || || <sup class="reference">[4]</sup>
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|Laura Elmira Chambers || F ||26 Aug 1877 ||Strattonville, Clarion Co. PA || To    ||died 8 Nov 1970, Franklin PA || <sup class="reference">[4][W1]</sup>
 
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|[[Ross A. Chambers]] || M ||~1879 || || To    || || <sup class="reference">[4]</sup>
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|[[Ross A. Chambers|Ross Alphard Chambers]] || M ||1879 || || To    || || <sup class="reference">[4][W1]</sup>
 
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|Dora L.Chambers || F||Jan. 1881 || || To    || || <sup class="reference">[5]</sup>
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|Dora L./I. Chambers || F||Jan. 1881 || || To    || || <sup class="reference">[5][W1]</sup>
 
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|Milton A. Chambers || M ||Oct 1883 || || To    || || <sup class="reference">[5]</sup>
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|Milton A. Chambers || M ||Oct 1883 || || To    || || <sup class="reference">[5][W1]</sup>
 
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|Clarence G. Chambers || M ||Oct 1886|| || To    || || <sup class="reference">[5]</sup>
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|Clarence G./Cloyd Chambers || M ||Oct 1886/1887|| || To    || || <sup class="reference">[5][W1]</sup>
 
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| '''1900 United States Federal Census''', District 1, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 13.  Census dated 13 June 1900.<br>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.
 
| '''1900 United States Federal Census''', District 1, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 13.  Census dated 13 June 1900.<br>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.
 
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|'''1910 United States Federal Census''', District 104, President Twp, Venango Co, PA, pages 7,8. Census dated 22 Apr 1910<br>[[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.
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* Chambers, Edward C. 1919-1995, Vet WWII; Ruth K. 1922-1995
 
* Chambers, Edward C. 1919-1995, Vet WWII; Ruth K. 1922-1995
 
* Chambers, Wayne A. 1917 - , Cpl US Army WWII; Bertha I. 1922- , Beals<br>Note: Gravestone for Wayne & Bertha Beals Chambers was placed while living, death dates not inscribed at time of 2007 transcription.
 
* Chambers, Wayne A. 1917 - , Cpl US Army WWII; Bertha I. 1922- , Beals<br>Note: Gravestone for Wayne & Bertha Beals Chambers was placed while living, death dates not inscribed at time of 2007 transcription.
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| '''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.<br>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.
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|'''http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/e/r/Beverly-A-Terwilliger/GENE7-0007.html#ENDNOTEREF49'''
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|'''DESCENDANTS OF STEPHEN CHAMBERS''', a subsection of the Beverly Barth Terwilliger Home Page, on Genealogy.com at:<br>
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The last page of this site lists sources; text refers to sources for some individuals.  No sources are listed for first generation or for our line (James HAy Chambers). <br> Mention is made of the Chambers Family Scroll, a document recommended by [[Wayne A. Chambers]] as a source of known family history and kept until recently by Jesse Mae Chambers (1911-2007).
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http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/e/r/Beverly-A-Terwilliger/GENE7-0007.html#ENDNOTEREF49''' <br>
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<br>(Note: the email address associated with this site is no longer functional.)<br>
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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.<br><br>
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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.<br><br> 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 Memorial Program|Jessie May Chambers]] (1911-2007).
 
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| '''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.<br>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.
 
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[edit] NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

Samuel Chambers is not in my direct ancestry. He is the grandfather of Wayne A. Chambers who was:

Date Location Notes Sources
Birth
Marriage by ~1874?, birth year of dau. Purmulia To Dorcas McClelland,
(1851-1890)
Death 1910 [7]
Burial

[edit] 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: [1][2][7][8][W1]

[edit] 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. [4][W1]
Purmula/Arminta Bell Chambers F 1874 To died 1957 [4][W1]
Emma Gertrude Chambers F 1875 To died 1959 [4][W1]
Laura Elmira Chambers F 26 Aug 1877 Strattonville, Clarion Co. PA To died 8 Nov 1970, Franklin PA [4][W1]
Ross Alphard Chambers M 1879 To [4][W1]
Dora L./I. Chambers F Jan. 1881 To [5][W1]
Milton A. Chambers M Oct 1883 To [5][W1]
Clarence G./Cloyd Chambers M Oct 1886/1887 To [5][W1]

[edit] Places of Residence

Location Dates Notes Sources
Venango Twp., Butler Co. PA 1850 age 4, with parents James & Susan Chambers [1]
Allegheny Twp., Butler Co. PA 1860-1870 with parents [2][3]
Limestone Twp., Clarion Co. PA 1880 with wife Dorcas & early children [4]
Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA 1900 widowed, with later children [5]

[edit] 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


[edit] Sources

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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.
1850 census pa butler venango pg 32.jpg
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.
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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.
1870 census pa butler allegheny pg 4.jpg
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.
1880 census pa clarion limestone dist 71 pg 25.jpg
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.
1900census pa clarion ashland dist 1 pg 13.jpg
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.
1910 census pa venango president dist 104 pg 7.jpg
1910 census pa venango president dist 104 pg 8.jpg
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.
1860 census pa clarion porter pg 17.jpg


[edit] 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).

[edit] Source Notes

[edit] Conjecture

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