Rena Belle (Rennie) CHAMBERS

1893 - 1965  (72 years)

• Name	Rena Belle (Rennie) CHAMBERS  [1, 2]
  Born	5 May 1893	Buchanan Co. VA
  	Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Name: Rena Bell Absher Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 5 May 1893 Birth Place: Shortt Gap B, Virginia Father Name: Thomas Chambers Mother Name: Edith Osborne Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Sep 1963: Name listed as RENA BELL ABSHER
  Gender	Female
  _UID	33CC0F1A452A477BBEC1CE3C48E923083ECB
  Died	5 Jun 1965	Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA
  	Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. Name: Rena Belle Absher Gender: Female Race: White Age at Death: 72 Birth Date: 5 May 1893 Death Date: 5 Jun 1965 Death Place: Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia Registration Date: 15 Jun 1965 Father: Tom Chambers Mother: Edith Osborne Spouse: Charlie Absher
  Buried	Absher Family Cemetery (Road Ridge), Raven, Tazewell Co. VA
  	Grave location and tombstone photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36135378
  Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1900 Census Name: Irena Chambers Age: 7 Birth Date: May 1893 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1900: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single Father's name: Thomas D Chambers Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's name: Eady Chambers Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Name Age Thomas D Chambers 47 Eady Chambers 56 John M Chambers 15 Mallee E Chambers 13 Jinie L Chambers 11 Robert G Chambers 9 Irena Chambers 7 Grayson Chambers 4 1910 Census Name: Rena Absher Age in 1910: 19 Birth Year: abt 1891 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Charles H Absher Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Name Age Charles H Absher 25 Rena Absher 19 Dewey Absher 4 1920 Census Name: Rena Abshire Age: 26 Birth Year: abt 1894 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Charley Abshire Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Able to Speak English: Yes Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age Charley Abshire 35 Rena Abshire 26 Dewey Abshire 14 Roy Abshire 9 years 7 months Mattie Abshire 7 years 7 months James T Abshire 5 years 11 months Rosa E Abshire 2 years 9 months Ardie A Abshire 3 months 1930 Census Name: Rena Absher Birth Year: abt 1893 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Virginia Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Age at First Marriage: 16 Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Able to Speak English: Yes Household Members: Name Age Charles Absher 44 Rena Absher 37 Jim Absher 15 Rosa Absher 13 Artie Absher 11 Lloyd Wm Absher 6
  Person ID	I8136	Master File
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Thomas Douglas (Red Tom) CHAMBERS,   b. 3 Feb 1858, Virginia ,   d. 19 Apr 1931, Buchanan Co. VA  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Edith OSBORN,   b. 10 May 1865, Buchanan Co. VA ,   d. 10 Mar 1928, Buchanan Co. VA  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F6045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Allen ABSHER,   b. 19 Sep 1884, Wilkes Co. NC ,   d. 28 Jun 1949, Tazewell Co. VA  (Age 64 years)
  Children	+ 1. Dewey ABSHER,   b. 10 Jul 1905, Tazewell Co. VA ,   d. 07 Apr 1992, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA  (Age 86 years) + 2. Roy ABSHER,   b. 21 Jul 1910, Tazewell Co. VA ,   d. 04 Nov 1984, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA  (Age 74 years) + 3. Mattie ABSHER,   b. 05 Jul 1912, Tazewell Co. VA ,   d. 12 Apr 2003, Rockville, Montgomery Co. MD  (Age 90 years) + 4. James Thomas ABSHER,   b. 08 Aug 1914, Tazewell Co. VA ,   d. 31 May 2005, Raven, Tazewell Co. VA  (Age 90 years) + 5. Rosa Ellen ABSHER,   b. 05 Feb 1917, Tazewell Co. VA ,   d. 26 Aug 2010, Newton Co. GA  (Age 93 years) + 6. Artie Alifair ABSHER,   b. 05 Sep 1919, Tazewell Co. VA ,   d. 01 Feb 2003, Tazewell Co. VA  (Age 83 years) + 7. Lloyd William ABSHER,   b. 29 Jul 1923, Tazewell Co., VA ,   d. 05 Feb 1987, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA  (Age 63 years) + 8. Georgia Nell ABSHER,   b. 17 Mar 1932, Raven, Tazewell Co. VA ,   d. 07 Oct 2006, Fauquier Co. VA  (Age 74 years) + 9. Maxie Louise ABSHER,   b. 01 Nov 1934, Tazewell Co., VA ,   d. 19 Oct 2004, Stafford Co. VA  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F5989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S34] John W. McClintock, Jr., email correspondence. [S33] Children of Emeline (Emily) Chambers, , recalled by Tom C. Elswick, undated.