Ross A. Chambers

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Ross A. Chambers is not in my direct ancestry. He is the father of Wayne A. Chambers and father-in-law of Bertha I. Beals. Bertha is one step removed in the following ways: Sister of of Ella May Beals Daughter of James Elgie Beals and Winnifred May Kline

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	May 1879
1st Marriage	between 1 June 1899-May 1900; see Source Notes below		To Myrtle unknown
2nd Marriage			To Emma Anderson (born in Sweden)
Military Service	PFC US Army WWII
Death	1957
Burial		Ashland United Methodist, Clarion Co. PA

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 2                Generation 3           Generation 4          Generation 5
                                                                      +-- James Chambers
                                                                      |   (1816->1870)
                                                +-- Samuel Chambers --+
                                                |   (1846-1910)       |
                         +-- Ross A. Chambers --+                     +-- Susan unknown
                         |   (1879-1957)        |                         (~1819->1870-????)
 Wayne Alfred Chambers --+                      +-- Dorcas unknown
 (1917-2009)             |                          (1851-1890)
                         +-- Emma Anderson
                             (1892-1979)

Sources:

Children

(all children with Name Surname

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Roland Chambers	M	~1912		To
EthylChambers	F	~1913		To
Charlotte Chambers	F	~1915		To
Wayne A. Chambers	M	~1917		To Bertha Irene Beals
Edward C. Chambers	M	~1919 twin		To Ruth K. unknown	died 1995
ErnestChambers	M	~1919 twin		To
Alice Chambers	F	~1923		To
Samuel Chambers	M	~1924		To
Violet Chambers	F	~Dec 1929 or Jan 1930		To
Dorothy Chambers	F	(After 11 Apr 1930 census)		To

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Limestone Twp., Clarion Co. PA	1880	with parents Samuel & Dorcas, & 3 sisters
Pine Grove Twp., Venango Co. PA	1900	with new wife Myrtle
President Twp., Venango Co. PA	1910	widowed, living with his father & sister
White Twp., Indiana Co. PA	1920	with 2nd wife Emma & 6 children
Kishkimipetas Twp., Armstrong Co. PA	1930	with wife Emma & 9 children

Photos

Chambers plot, Ashland United Methodist Cemetery, Clarion Co. PA:

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

Overview of the Chambers plot, Ashland UM Cemetery

Gravestone of Ross & Emma Chambers, Ashland UM Cemetery

Children of Ross & Emma Chambers, in Chambers plot, Ashland Methodist:

Gravestone of Roland A. Chambers, Ashland UM Cemetery

Gravestone of Wayne A. & Bertha I. Chambers, Ashland UM Cemetery

Gravestone of Edward C. & Ruth K. Chambers at Ashland UM Cemetery

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	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. This is the family of Wayne Chambers grandparents.
2	1900 United States Federal Census, District 159, Pine Grove Twp, Venango Co, PA, page 23. Census dated 1 June 1900. Lines 40-41: Ross A. Chambers, head, 21, b. May 1879, married 0 years, common laborer, rents home; Myrtle, wife, 17, b. Nov 1882, married 0 years. All and all parents b. PA. All can read and write English. (Note: Myrtle was the first wife of Ross A. Chambers)
3	1910 United States Federal Census, District 104, President Twp, Venango Co, PA, pages 7,8. Census dated 22 Apr 1910 Ross A. Chambers, 30, widower, 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. (Note: This would indicate that 1st wife Myrtle was deceased and Ross had not yet remarried. However, the census lists Ross as single rather than as a widower.
4	1920 United States Federal Census District 132, White Twp, Indiana Co, PA, page 26. Census dated 25 Feb 1920. Lines 68-75: R.A. Chambers, head, 40, carpenter; Emma, wife, 27; Roland, son, 8, in school; Ethyl, dau, 7, in school; Charlotte, dau, 5; Wayne, son, 2 yrs 11 mo.; Edward, son, 1 yr o mo.; Earnest, son, 1 yr. 0 mo. All and all parents b. PA. Parents can read and write.
5	1930 United States Federal Census District 24, Kiskimipetas Twp, Armstrong Co, PA, page 13. Census dated 11 Apr 1930. Lines 29-39: Ross A. Chambers, head, 50, first married at age 20,carpenter, owns home, value $1000, no radio; Emma, wife, 38, first married at age 18; Roland, son, 18, farm laborer; Ethyl, dau, 17, in school; Charlotte, dau, 15, in school; Wayne, son, 13, in school; Edward, son, 11, in school; Earnest, son, 11, in school; Alice, dau, 7, in school; Samuel, son, 6; Violet, dau, 3 months. All and all parents b. PA. All and all parents b. PA. Parents can read and write.
8	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.
9	Wedding Certificate for Wayne A. Chambers and Bertha I. Beals, in documents of Bertha I Beals Chambers, photocopy submitted to us by Nancy Beals Walls 2004. "This Certifies that Wayne A. Chambers of Fort Benning Georgia and Bertha I. Beals of Emlenton, Pa. were by me united in Holy Matrimony at Franklin, Pa. According to the Ordinance of God and the laws of Pennsylvania on the 7th day of September in the Year of Our Lord 1943. (Signed by) Rev. B. E. Coleman, Miriam Weaver, R. A. Chambers Note: The 3 "signatures", minister and witnesses, seem to all be in same handwriting.
10	Wedding announcements for Wayne A. Chambers & Bertha I. Beals, newspapers not specified, (expect The Derrick (Oil City), The Clarion News); photocopies submitted to us by Nancy Beals Walls 2004. Miss Bertha I. Beals, daughter of Mr & Mrs Elgie Beals of near Emlenton, R. D. 1, wed Corporal Wayne A. Chambers of Fort Benning, Ga., son of Mr. & Mrs. R. A. Chambers, of Van, Pa; at 8 p.m. Tue. at the residence of Rev. B. E. Coleman, superintendent of the Johnstown district of the Evangelical Church, who read the double-ring ceremony. Bridesmaid was Miss Miriam Weaver, Knox. The bridegroom's father acted as best man. Mrs. Chambers is employed in the research laboratory of Qaker State Refinery at Emlenton.
11	Obituary of Wayne A. Chambers, The Derrick, 15 June 2009. Wayne A. Chambers, 92, of Kossuth died at 9:25 pm Sat. 13 June 2009. Born Alfred Wayne Chambers 25 Feb 1917 in Williamsburg, Blair Co. PA, he was one of 10 children of the late Ross A. Chambers & Emma C. Anderson Chambers. He was married 7 Sept 1943 by the Rev. B. E. Coleman at his residence in Franklin to Bertha I. Beals. They celebrated their 65th anniversary last September. He is survived by 4 children, 10 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren, 3 sisters, 2 sisters-in-law. Preceded in death by parents, 6 siblings. (See complete text for names.) Funeral by William N. Rupert Mortuary of Knox on Wed. June 17; interment at Ashalnd United Methodist Church Cemetery.	(See complete text)
12	Wayne A. Chambers recollections, interviewed June 2008 by niece Elizabeth Wilson Williams. (See complete text of notes).
13	Bertha I. Beals (Chambers) personal knowledge given through oral interviews and accompanying on farm and cemetery visits in Venango & Clarion Counties, PA. Living.

Source Notes

• Per 1930 census Ross A. Chambers first married "at age 20", so between May 1899-May 1900; Per 1900 census (enumerated 1 June1900) he had not yet been married 1 year. Thus the marriage must have occurred between 1 June 1899 and his May birthdate, in 1900.