Col. James Hugh Darnley

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: James Darnley
Birth Year: abt 1924
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
Street address: Road No 11
Attended School: No
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Cambridge L Darnley 41
Ethel Darnley 32
Estell M Darnley 11
Cambridge Darnley 9
James Darnley 6
Fred Darnley 5

1940 Census
Name: James Darnley
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1924
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
House Number: 598
Inferred Residence in 1935: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Cambrige L Darnley 52
Ethel Darnley 42
Cambrige Darnley 20
James Darnley 16
Fred Darnley 15
David M Easterling 58 [lodger]
Philip P Daniels 50 [lodger]
Elsie Patter 33 [hired hand]
Rose Ellen Cole 22 [hired hand]

Birth:
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Databases: Births 1911-1999. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

Name: James H Darnley
Date of Birth: 16 Apr 1923
Birth Place: Letcher, Kentucky
Mother's name: Ethel Chambers
Volume Number: 042
Certificate Number: 20993
Volume Year: 1923

Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: James Hugh Darnley
SSN: 403207204
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1923
Birth Place: Jenkins Letc, Kentucky
Death Date: 17 Nov 2004
Father: Camden L Darnley
Mother: Ethel Chambers
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Jun 1941: Name listed as JAMES HUGH DARNLEY; 27 Nov 2004: Name listed as JAMES H DARNLEY

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71485717

Inscription:
Col., US Army Air Force
WORLD WAR II


Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: James H. Darnley
SSN: 403-20-7204
Last Residence: 32514 Pensacola, Escambia, Florida
BORN: 16 Apr 1923
Died: 17 Nov 2004
State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (Before 1951)

James married Ann Amburgey. Ann was born 11 Aug 1923, Letcher Co. KY; died 01 Jun 2005, Pensacola, Escambia Co. FL; was buried , Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola, Escambia Co. FL. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1910 Census
Name: Cambridge L Darnley
Age in 1910: 21
Birth Year: abt 1889
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1910: Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Street: Front Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: James Darnley
Father's Birthplace: Maryland
Mother's name: Edith Darnley
Mother's Birthplace: Maryland
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Salesman
Industry: Department Store
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
James Darnley 46
Edith Darnley 44
Robert Darnley 22
Cambridge L Darnley 21
Susan Tiderburg 17 [cook]

1920 Census
Name: Cambridge Darnley
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1920: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
Street: Goodwater Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ethel Darnley
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Proprietor
Industry: Resturant
Employment Field: Own Account
Household Members:
Name Age
Cambridge Darnley 30
Ethel Darnley 22
Estelle Darnley 3
Cambridge Darnley 1

1930 Census
Name: Cambridge L Darnley
Birth Year: abt 1889
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
Street address: Road No 11
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: $3,000
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 28
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Laundryman
Industry: Laundry
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members:
Name Age
Cambridge L Darnley 41
Ethel Darnley 32
Estell M Darnley 11
Cambridge Darnley 9
James Darnley 6
Fred Darnley 5

1940 Census
Name: Cambrige L Darnley
Respondent: Yes
Age: 52
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Occupation: Laborer, coal mine
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $40
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 1st year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 35
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 30
Income: $820
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Cambrige L Darnley 52
Ethel Darnley 42
Cambrige Darnley 20
James Darnley 16
Fred Darnley 15
David M Easterling 58 [lodger]
Philip P Daniels 50 [lodger]
Elsie Patter 33 [hired hand]
Rose Ellen Cole 22 [hired hand]

CITY DIRECTORIES

Publication Title: Newport News, Virginia, City Directory, 1954
Name: Cambridge L Darnley
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1954
Residence Place: Newport News, Virginia
Occupation: Steward
Spouse: Ethel P Darnley


Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Cambridge L Darnley
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1889
Claim Date: 22 Sep 1955
Type of Claim: Life Claim
Notes: 21 Sep 1955: Name listed as CAMBRIDGE L DARNLEY

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Cambridge Leroy Darnley
County: Letcher
State: Kentucky
Birthplace: Meyersdale, Pennsylvania
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1891
Race: Caucasian (White)

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=96751587
Plot: Section 5

Cambridge married Pearl Ethel CHAMBERS. Pearl (daughter of Hugh CHAMBERS and Mary Ann KEESEE) was born 28 Nov 1897, Wyoming Co. WV; died 17 May 1985, Moore Co. NC; was buried , Glenwood Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan Co. TN. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 117F21A294E34FFC9A0830C784FBB3B59553

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Pearle E Chambers
Age: 2
Birth Date: Nov 1897
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1900: Clear Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Hugh Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Mary A Chambers
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Members:
Name Age
Hugh Chambers 32
Mary A Chambers 23
James C Chambers 7
Walter H Chambers 5
Pearle E Chambers 2
Bessie Chambers 1
John Keesee 43 [grandfather]
Sarah J Keesee 40 [grandmother]
Kenner Keesee 19 [uncle]
John H Keesee 16 [uncle]
Maggie Keesee 7 [aunt]
Sarah M Spratt 18 [servant]

1910 Census
Name: Ethel Chambers
Age in 1910: 12
Birth Year: abt 1898
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1910: Silvana, Snohomish, Washington
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Hugh Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Mary A Chambers
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Hugh Chambers 42
Mary A Chambers 32
Corbell Chambers 16
Herbert Chambers 15
Ethel Chambers 12
Bessie Chambers 11
Thelma Chambers 9

1920 Census
Name: Ethel Darnley
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1898
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
Street: Goodwater Street
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Cambridge Darnley
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Cambridge Darnley 30
Ethel Darnley 22
Estelle Darnley 3
Cambridge Darnley 1

1930 Census
Name: Ethel Darnley
Birth Year: abt 1898
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
Street address: Road No 11
Age at First Marriage: 18
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Cambridge L Darnley 41
Ethel Darnley 32
Estell M Darnley 11
Cambridge Darnley 9
James Darnley 6
Fred Darnley 5

1940 Census
Name: Ethel Darnley
Age: 42
Estimated birth year: abt 1898
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
Inferred Residence in 1935: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Cambrige L Darnley 52
Ethel Darnley 42
Cambrige Darnley 20
James Darnley 16
Fred Darnley 15
David M Easterling 58 [lodger]
Philip P Daniels 50 [lodger]
Elsie Patter 33 [hired hand]
Rose Ellen Cole 22 [hired hand]

Birth:
West Virginia Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1631256&Type=Birth

West Virginia Births Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009.
Name: Ethel Chambers
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Nov 1897
Birth Place: Wyoming Co , West Virginia
Birth County: Wyoming
Father: Hugh Chambers
Mother: Chambers, Mrs
FHL Film Number: 597575

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=96751588&ref=acom
Plot: Section 5

Died:
Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1983-87
Name: Ethel Chambers Darnley
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Social Security Number: 230329047
Age: 87
Date of Birth: 28 Nov 1897
Residence County: Moore
Residence State: North Carolina
Date of Death: 17 May 1985
Death County: Moore
Death State: North Carolina
Autopsy: No
Institution: General Hospital
Attendant: Physician
Burial Location: Burial out of state

Social Security Death Index
Name: Ethel Darnley
SSN: 230-32-9047
Last Residence: 28315 Aberdeen, Moore, North Carolina
BORN: 28 Nov 1897
Died: May 1985
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Other Events:

• _UID: 391EE5CC64C1424DA14F36BF3C2FBFD8A37B

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 Census
Name: Hugh Chambers
Age: 12
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Reese B. Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Emma Chambers
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Household Members:
Name Age
Reese B. Chambers 48
Emma Chambers 49
Mary Chambers 21
Sarah Chambers 17
Reese Chambers 15
Hugh Chambers 12
James Chambers 11

1900 Census
Name: Hugh Chambers
Age: 32
Birth Date: May 1868
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Clear Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary A Chambers
Marriage Year: 1893
Years Married: 7
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Hugh Chambers 32
Mary A Chambers 23
James C Chambers 7
Walter H Chambers 5
Pearle E Chambers 2
Bessie Chambers 1
John Keesee 43 [father-in-law]
Sarah J Keesee 40 [mother-in-law]
Kenner Keesee 19 [brother-in-law]
John H Keesee 16 [brother-in-law]
Maggie Keesee 7 [sister-in-law]
Sarah M Spratt 18 [servant]


Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Hugh Chambers
SSN: 402167885
Birth Date: 5 May 1868
Birth Place: Cedar Bluffs, Virginia [Tazewell Co.]
Claim Date: 12 Dec 1946
Type of Claim: Life Claim
Notes: 02 Sep 1977: Name listed as HUGH CHAMBERS

Died:
Kentucky. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates ? Microfilm (1911-1955). Microfilm rolls #7016130-7041803. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.

Name: Hugh Chambers
Gender: Male
Age: 86
Birth Date: 5 May 1868
Birth Place: Tazewell County, Virginia
Death Date: 12 Mar 1955
Death Place: Boyd, Kentucky
Father: Reece Chambers
Mother: Emma Wingo

Hugh married Mary Ann KEESEE 7 Nov 1892, Logan Co, WV; divorced Bef 1940. Mary was born 23 Jan 1877, Pike Co. KY; died 03 Mar 1956, Loudoun Co. VA; was buried , Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Loudoun Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: EFD6A8DCEAA848FC9CB47925DF480A75B3EA

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 Census
Name: Mary A. Keesee
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1880: Big Creek, Pike, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: John Keesee
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's name: Sarah J. Keesee
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Members:
Name Age
John Keesee 23
Sarah J. Keesee 20
Mary A. Keesee 3
Minerva Keesee 1

1900 Census
Name: Mary A Chambers
Age: 23
Birth Date: Jan 1877
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1900: Clear Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Hugh Chambers
Marriage Year: 1893
Years Married: 7
Father's name: John Kelsee [Keesee]
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's name: Sarah J Kelsee [Keesee]
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother: number of living children: 4
Mother: How many children: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Hugh Chambers 32
Mary A Chambers 23
James C Chambers 7
Walter H Chambers 5
Pearle E Chambers 2
Bessie Chambers 1
John Keesee 43 [father]
Sarah J Keesee 40 [mother
Kenner Keesee 19 [brother]
John H Keesee 16 [brother]
Maggie Keesee 7 [sister]
Sarah M Spratt 18 [servant]

1910 Census
Name: Mary A Chambers
Age in 1910: 32
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1910: Silvana, Snohomish, Washington
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Hugh Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 17
Number of Children Born: 5
Number of Children Living: 5
Household Members:
Name Age
Hugh Chambers 42
Mary A Chambers 32
Corbell Chambers 16
Herbert Chambers 15
Ethel Chambers 12
Bessie Chambers 11
Thelma Chambers 9

1920 Census
Name: Mary Chambers
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1920: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Hugh Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Home
Household Members:
Name Age
Hugh Chambers 51
Mary Chambers 42
Thelma Chambers 19
Herbert Chambers 23
Ester Chambers 21 [daugher-in-law]
Frank Warzil 20 [lodger]

1940 Census
Name: Mary Chambers
Age: 62
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Divorced
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Home in 1940: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
Inferred Residence in 1935: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 7B
Occupation: Laundress
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48
Weeks Worked in 1939: 22
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Joe E Halcomb 48
Thelma Halcomb 39
Joe Halcomb 10
Mary Chambers 62
Bruce Halcomb 17
Robert Tucker 21 [grandson]
Mae Estelle Tucker 20 [granddaughter-in-law]
Bobby Mae Tucker 5 [great grandson]
Eddie Guest 23 [hired hand]
Douglas Calfee 21 [hired hand]
Desta Sling 20 [hired girl]


Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Mary Ann Chambers
SSN: 223506349
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Jan 1877
Birth Place: Pikeville Pi, Kentucky [Pike Co.]
Father: John Keesee
Mother: Sarah J Maynard
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Jan 1956: Name listed as MARY ANN CHAMBERS

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50980004&ref=acom

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Mary Ann Chambers
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 79
Birth Date: 23 Jan 1877
Death Date: 3 Mar 1956
Death Place: Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia
Registration Date: 5 Mar 1956
Father: John Keesee
Mother: Sarah Maynard
Spouse: Hugh Chambers
Informant: Thelma Holcomb

Notes:

Married:
West Virginia Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10889870&Type=Marriage

Other Events:

• _UID: BB98587FAE20473CBD2A9DAC7504ECD0E0E5

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1840 Census Russell Co. VA, Thomas had two males under 5 [John and Hugh], one male 5-10 [Reese], one female under 5 [Joanna], one female 5-10 [Emeline], and one female 10-15 [Lydia].

1850 Census
Name: Rees B Chambers [Reese B Chambers]
Age: 17
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: District 54, Russell, Virginia
Gender: Male
Family Number: 918
Household Members:
John O Harrison 35
Elisabeth G Harrison 27
Mary Harrison 8
Louisa Harrison 4
Lydia Harrison 0 [less than 1 year]
Rees B Chambers 17
Ibby Lewis 18

1860 Census
Name: Rees Chambers
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1825
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Post Office: Cedar Bluff
Family Number: 1018
Household Members:
Name Age
Rees Chambers 35
Emily Chambers 40
Rhoda Chambers 12
Thomas Chambers 4
Nopolson Chambers 3
John Chambers 1

1870 Census
Name: Rim Chambers [Reece Chambers]
Age in 1870: 38
Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Knob
Household Members:
Rim Chambers 38
Emazilla Chambers 40
Thomas Chambers 12
Henderson Chambers 10
John Chambers 8
Louisa Chambers 2
Sarah Chambers 6
Mary Chambers 8
According to the census records, neither Reese nor Emily could read or write.

1880 Census
Name: Reese B. Chambers
Age: 48
Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Emma Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Reese B. Chambers 48
Emma Chambers 49
Mary Chambers 21
Sarah Chambers 17
Reese Chambers 15
Hugh Chambers 12
James Chambers 11

1900 Census
Name: Reece Chambers
Age: 68
Birth Date: Nov 1831
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Clear Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Chambers
Marriage Year: 1896
Years Married: 4
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Reece Chambers 68
Elizabeth Chambers 29
Mosouri B Charles 12
Nancy Charles 10
Benjamin H Charles 8
James F Charles 6
Carlos Chambers 2

CIVIL WAR RECORD

CHAMBERS, REESE B.: Co. A. Enl. 3/10/64 in Tazewell Co. Captured at Piedmont, 8/6/64. POW Camp Morton in Indianapolis, Indiana Exch. 2/25/65.

45th Virginia Infantry.
Enlisted in Co. H,29th. VA Inf.
Transferred from 34th.on 6/3/1862
P>Transferred to 16th. VA Cav. on 7/22/1862 to 45th VA Inf on 1/20/1864
Taken POW at Piedmont, VA on 6/5/1864
Sent to Camp Morton,IN where he was held until exchanged on 2/26/1865.

Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-5_159; Roll #: 159; Roll Description: Sussex County (surnames Wi - Wy) to Tazewell County (surnames A - Joh)

Name: Reese B Chambers
Application Date: 8 Sep 1908
Application Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birth Place: Tazewell County, Virginia
Age: 75
Application Type: Veteran


DEATH

Have been unable to locate his death record in Wyoming Co. WV, so it is possible he may have died in another place.

Birth:
"Compiled Tazewell Co Birth Index" "A B C D", Tazewell Co, VA Web Site Rees Chambers, son of Thomas and Nancy (______) Chambers, was born abt 1833 in Tazewell Co, VA.

Rees(e) married Emmazilla (Emily) Elizabeth WINGO 27 Jul 1855, Tazewell Co VA. Emmazilla (daughter of William Esquire WINGO and Mary SHIPLEY) was born Abt 1831, Tazewell Co VA; died Abt 1895, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: FC24D579FFC74CCAB4E347DF844C8D1E8240

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1860 Census
Name: Emily Chambers
Age: 40
Birth Year: abt 1820
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Post Office: Cedar Bluff
Family Number: 1018
Household Members:
Name Age
Rees Chambers 35
Emily Chambers 40
Rhoda Chambers 12
Thomas Chambers 4
Napoleon Chambers 3
John Chambers 1

1870 Census
Name: Emazilla Chambers
Age in 1870: 40
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Knob
Household Members:
Reese Chambers 38
Emazilla Chambers 40
Thomas Chambers 12
Henderson Chambers 10
John Chambers 8
Louisa Chambers 2
Sarah Chambers 6
Mary Chambers 8

Notes:

Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Rees Chambers
Birth Date: 1833
Birthplace: Russell County, Va
Age: 22
Spouse's Name: Emmagilla Elizabeth Wingo [Emmazilla]
Spouse's Birth Date: 1831
Spouse's Birthplace: Tazwell County, Va
Spouse's Age: 24
Event Date: 27 Feb 1855
Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father's Name: Thomas Chambers
Mother's Name: Nancy
Spouse's Father's Name: Squire Wingo
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-4

Tazewell County VA Marriages Book 3, Page 3, Line 10,
Feb. 27, 1855 CHAMBERS, REES (21) Single. Born in Tazewell Co. Farmer. Son of Thomas & Nancy Christian
WINGO, EMMAZILLA ELIZA (24) Single. Born in Tazewell Co. Daughter of Squire & Mary Wingo Minister: Bird Lockhart
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
GS Film number: 34214
Reference ID: Page 3 Line 10