Elbert Wade CHAMBERS b. 07 Feb 1853 Tazewell Co. VA d. 08 Mar 1924 Boyd Co. KY: Appalachian Aristocracy

1853 - 1924 (71 years)

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Name	Elbert Wade CHAMBERS
Born	07 Feb 1853	Tazewell Co. VA
Gender	Male
_UID	D16BF6B0182B412B8FA0B1E7136758A7D118
Died	08 Mar 1924	Boyd Co. KY
	Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 Name: Wade Chambers Death Date: 8 Mar 1924 Death Location: Boyd, Kentucky Age: 71 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 7 Feb 1853 Birth Location: Tognell, [Tazewell] Virginia Father's Birth Location: Virginia
Buried	Buckley Family Blevin Farm Cemetery, Fallsburg, Lawrence Co. KY
	Grave location: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130848749&ref=acom
Notes	Went to KY with T. Birdwen (Bird) Elswick. CENSUS RECORDS 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Elbert W Chambers Age in 1860: 7 Birth Year: abt 1853 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia Gender: Male [in the household of Emeline Chambers] Post Office: Cedar Bluff Also in home is Euphemia, age 11; James B. Chambers, age 1 [later known as James B. Elswick] 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Elbert W Elswick Age in 1870: 16 Birth Year: abt 1854 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male [in home of Chapman and Emeline Elswick] Post Office: Knob 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Wade E. Chambers Age: 25 Birth Year: abt 1855 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: Mattie Chambers Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Wade E. Chambers 25 Mattie Chambers 25 Lucy R. Chambers 4 George R. Chambers 2 John Chambers 7 months 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Elbert Chambers Age: 47 Birth Date: Feb 1853 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1900: Falls of Blaine, Lawrence, Kentucky Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Martha M Chambers Marriage Year: 1875 Years Married: 25 Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Elbert Chambers 47 Martha M Chambers 45 Lyla R Chambers 24 [Lucy] Robert Chambers 22 John Chambers 20 Lillie Chambers 13 Isaac Chambers 11 Thomas Chambers 5 Jossie L Chambers 1 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Wade Chambers Age in 1910: 55 Birth Year: 1855 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1910: East Fork, Lawrence, Kentucky Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mattie Chambers Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Wade Chambers 55 Mattie Chambers 54 Thomas Chambers 16 Josie Chambers 11 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Wade Chambers Age: 65 Birth Year: abt 1855 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1920: East Fork, Lawrence, Kentucky Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mattie Chambers Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Home Owned: Own Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Wade Chambers 65 Mattie Chambers 65 Thomas Chambers 26 Eva Chambers 25 [daughter-in-law] May Chambers 4 years 11 months [grand daughter] Martha F Chambers 2 years 2 months [grand daughter] [1]
Person ID	I4405	Master File
Last Modified	30 May 2015

Father	Thomas GILLESPIE
Mother	Emeline S. CHAMBERS, b. 18 Jan 1830, Russell Co. VA , d. 2 Mar 1898, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 68 years)
Notes	John McClintock, Jr., a descendant of Emeline and Chapman Elswick, told me the family stories were a Thomas Gillespie was the father of Emeline's children. Thomas would travel over the mountain to visit "Red headed Emmie" at Liberty. Until the death certificate of Thomas D. Chambers there was no proof of this. Thomas' death certificate is the only one of his three siblings born out of wedlock that give the name of Thomas Gillespie as the father. Alifair Chambers Christian's death certificate gave Chapman Elswick as her father, Elbert Wade Chambers had no names for his parents. For Alifair's descendants, her real father's name was not known, but evidently for the children of Emmeline and Chapman Elswick, the name was known but not talked about outside the family. When Emeline married Chapman Elswick, she put her marital status as divorced. More than likely, Thomas Gillespie was a married man and was not free to marry Emeline. Which Thomas Gillespie could be the father? One researcher has William Thomas Gillespie who was in his 60's during the time Emeline's children were conceived. I think a younger man is more likely since he was traveling over the mountain to Liberty on horseback. Here are the candidates from the Tazewell 1850 Census for Thomas or Thos: Thomas Harrison Gillespie Nov. 19, 1812-Oct. 14, 1891, husband of Mary Ann Radar. In 1850 Thomas was 38 years old. Thomas Simpson Gillespie 13 Dec 1807-1857,1862 or 1866, husband of Mariah Peery. In 1850 he was 43 years old. Thomas moved to Genry Co. MO in 1854, but later returned and died in Tazewell Co. This Thomas is a possibility based on the ages of Emeline's children. Alifair and Elbert Wade are three years apart, but there is about a 3 year difference between Elbert Wade born in 1853 and Thomas Douglas born about 1856. So it's possible Thomas Douglas was conceived when Thomas Gillespie returned from Missouri. Why did he return to Tazewell leaving his wife and children in Missouri? Until DNA tests are done, this is all speculation as to which Thomas Gillespie is the father of Emeline's first three children.
Family ID	F2758	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Martha J. McGlothin, b. Nov 1854, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 24 Feb 1920, Lawrence Co. KY (Age ~ 65 years)

Married 1875 Tazewell Co. VA

Children

	1. Lucy R. CHAMBERS, b. Mar 1876, Tazewell Co. VA
	2. Geroge Robert CHAMBERS, b. Oct 1877, Tazewell Co. VA
	3. John CHAMBERS, b. Oct 1879, Tazewell Co. VA
	4. Lillie CHAMBERS, b. Mar 1887, Kentucky
	5. Isaac CHAMBERS, b. Sep 1888, Kentucky
	6. Thomas CHAMBERS, b. Jun 1894, Kentucky
	7. Josie L. CHAMBERS, b. Aug 1898, Kentucky

Last Modified 28 Nov 2011

Family ID F6441 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources
[S33] Children of Emeline (Emily) Chambers, , recalled by Tom C. Elswick, undated.