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1918 - 2000 (81 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Walter CHAMBERS was born 17 Nov 1918, Buchanan Co. VA (son of Robert G. CHAMBERS and Florence Moore); died 27 Apr 2000, Russell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 Census
Name: Walter Chambers
Birth Year: abt 1919
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Chambers 42
Florence Chambers 40
Clarence Chambers 20
Paul Chambers 16
Mary Chambers 14
Walter Chambers 11
Claude Chambers 9
Ira Chambers 7
Nannie B Chambers 3 years 8 months
Edith Chambers 1 year 1 month
Birth:
Social Security Index
Name: Walter Chambers
SSN: 228-14-8014
Last Residence: 24637 Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia
BORN: 17 Nov 1918
Died: 27 Apr 2000
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Walter Chambers
Birth Date: 17 Nov 1918
Birth Place: Buchanan Co. VA
Buried:
National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: Walter Chambers
Service Info.: PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1918
Death Date: 27 Apr 2000
Cemetery: Greenhills Memory Gardens
Cemetery Address: Claypool Hill Cedar Bluff, VA 24609
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Walter Chambers
Death Date: 27 Apr 2000
Death Place: Russell Co. VA
Walter married Mabel Irene Sisk 15 Jun 1946, Buchanan Co. VA. Mabel was born 08 Mar 1927, Buchanan Co. VA; died 09 Jul 1978, Roanoke, VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
Notes:
Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Walter Chambers
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 27
Birth Date: abt 1919
Marriage Date: 15 Jun 1946
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia
Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia
Father: Robert Chambers
Mother: Florence Moore
Spouse: Mable Irene Sisk
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Father: Walter J Sisk
Spouse Mother: Pearl M Altizer
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Generation: 2
2. | Robert G. CHAMBERS was born Oct 1890, Buchanan Co. VA (son of Thomas Douglas (Red Tom) CHAMBERS and Edith OSBORN); died 17 Oct 1944, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: 3F6DBD6E4BF74EECB09318BF017788148115
Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1900 Census
Name: Robert G Chambers
Age: 9
Birth Date: Oct 1890
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
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
1920 Census
Name: Robert Chambers
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Street: Ridge Between Levisa River And Grassy Creek
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Flourence Chombers [Chambers]
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farm Labor
Industry: Home Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Chambers 30
Flourence Chombers 27
Clarence Chambers 11
Paul Chambers 7
Walter Chambers 1
Margie Chambers 8
Mary Chambers 5
1930 Census
Name: Robert Chambers
Birth Year: abt 1888
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 21
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Farming
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Chambers 42
Florence Chambers 40
Clarence Chambers 20
Paul Chambers 16
Mary Chambers 14
Walter Chambers 11
Claude Chambers 9
Ira Chambers 7
Nannie B Chambers 3 years 8 months
Edith Chambers 1 year 1 month
1940 Census
Name: Bob Chambers
Respondent: Yes
Age: 51
Estimated birth year: abt 1889
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Buchanan, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, Buchanan, Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 1
Highest Grade Completed: None
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 30
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 50
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Bob Chambers 51
Florence Chambers 46
Claude Chambers 16
Iva Chambers 14
Belle Chambers 12
Edith Chambers 10
Sherman Chambers 7
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53648453
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Robert Chambers
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 54
Birth Date: abt 1890
Death Date: 17 Oct 1944
Death Place: Shorts Gap, Buchanan, Virginia
Registration Date: 17 Nov 1944
Father: T D Chambers
Mother: Eddie Osborne
Spouse: Florence Moore
Robert married Florence Moore 01 Sep 1908, Tazewell Co. VA. Florence was born 13 Apr 1891; died 04 Feb 1965, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Florence Moore was born 13 Apr 1891; died 04 Feb 1965, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1900 Census
Name: Florance E More
Age: 9
Birth Date: Apr 1891
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: James H More
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Martha E More
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
James H More 43
Martha E More 27
Bessie A More 11
Florance E More 9
Charles L More 5
Eliza E More 4
Nancy Jane More 2
James F More 0
William F More 0
1930 Census
Name: Florence Chambers
Birth Year: abt 1890
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Age at First Marriage: 19
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Chambers 42
Florence Chambers 40
Clarence Chambers 20
Paul Chambers 16
Mary Chambers 14
Walter Chambers 11
Claude Chambers 9
Ira Chambers 7
Nannie B Chambers 3 years 8 months
Edith Chambers 1 year 1 month
1940 Census
Name: Florence Chambers
Age: 46
Estimated birth year: abt 1894
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Buchanan, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, Buchanan, Virginia
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 3rd grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Bob Chambers 51
Florence Chambers 46
Claude Chambers 16
Iva Chambers 14
Belle Chambers 12
Edith Chambers 10
Sherman Chambers 7
Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17710913&ref=acom
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Florence Edgar Chambers
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 73
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1891
Death Date: 4 Feb 1965
Death Place: Raven, Tazewell, Virginia
Registration Date: 7 Apr 1965
Father: Jim Moore
Mother: Martha Taylor
Spouse: Robert Chambers
Children:
- Clarence Edward CHAMBERS was born 23 Jul 1910, Buchanan Co. VA; died 04 Aug 1941, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Margie Pearl CHAMBERS was born 10 Jul 1911, Buchanan Co. VA; died 11 Mar 1956, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Paul Thomas CHAMBERS was born 25 Sep 1913, Buchanan Co. VA; died 24 Jan 2001, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Day Cemetery, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Mary Martha CHAMBERS was born 16 Feb 1916, Buchanan Co. VA.
- 1. Walter CHAMBERS was born 17 Nov 1918, Buchanan Co. VA; died 27 Apr 2000, Russell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Claude CHAMBERS was born 02 Sep 1921, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Ira CHAMBERS was born ca 1923, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Nannie Bell CHAMBERS was born 23 Aug 1926, Buchanan Co. VA; died 22 Sep 1999, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Osborne Mountain Cemetery # 1 Grimsleyville Buchanan Co. VA.
- Mallie Edith CHAMBERS was born 22 Feb 1929, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Sherman CHAMBERS was born ca 1933, Buchanan Co. VA.
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Generation: 3
4. | Thomas Douglas (Red Tom) CHAMBERS was born 3 Feb 1858, Virginia (son of Thomas GILLESPIE and Emeline S. CHAMBERS); died 19 Apr 1931, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: FE44085490FA44E09BCF7BB890F0AE52694F
Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1870 Census
Name: Thomas D Elswick
Age in 1870: 14
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Knob
Household Members:
Name Age
Chapman Elswick 38
Emeline Elswick 38
Elbert W Elswick 16
Thomas D Elswick 14
James B Elswick 11
Buanavesta Elswick 8
Dellie B Elswick 5
Nancy L Elswick 2
Note: He and his brother, Elbert Wade, are using his stepfather's last name, but Thomas and Elbert Wade return to their mother's maiden name for the rest of their lives.
1880 Census
Name: Thomas Chambers
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sallie Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Chambers 23
Sallie Chambers 27
Alafim Chambers 5 [Alafair]
Thomas C. Chambers 1
1900 Census
Name: Thomas D Chambers
Age: 47
Birth Date: Feb 1853
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eady Chambers
Marriage Year: 1880
Years Married: 20
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
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: Thomas W Chambers
Age in 1910: 54
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eady Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas W Chambers 54
Eady Chambers 44
Grace Chambers 17
1920 Census
Name: T D Chambers
Age: 64
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Street: Ridge Between Levisa River And Grassy Creek
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eady Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farm Labor
Industry: Home Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
T D Chambers 64
Eady Chambers 54
1930 Census
Name: Thomas D Chamber [Chambers]
Birth Year: abt 1856
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Father-In-Law (Father)
Home in 1930: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Age at First Marriage: 20
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Nathan W Wade 52
Mallie E Wade 45
Carl Wade 18
Vennie Wade 12
Gladis Wade 7
Rufus Wade 4 years 10 months
Clarie Orsborn 19
Thomas D Chambers 74
PARENTS
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. John McClintock, Jr. told me what the family stories were, but there was no confirmation until Thomas D. Chamber's death certificate.
Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10737998&ref=acom
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Thomas Douglas Chambers
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 75 years 2 months and 16 days
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1876 [Note: It looks like the registrar wrote in his birth year as 1876, when in should be 1856 according to his age]
Death Date: 19 Apr 1931
Death Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 20 Apr 1931
Father: Gillespie Thomas [Thomas Gillespie]
Mother: Emmyline Chambers
Certificate Number: 1931009027
Informant: N. W. Wade, his son-in-law.
[Note: Thomas was living with Mollie and Nathan in the 1930 census]
Thomas married Edith OSBORN. Edith was born 10 May 1865, Buchanan Co. VA; died 10 Mar 1928, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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5. | Edith OSBORN was born 10 May 1865, Buchanan Co. VA; died 10 Mar 1928, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: B838C896412F4D798960C7B880C3A38F61F2
Notes:
Her father Chapp Osborne was a guard at the Raven Red Ash Coal Comp and in 1920 he was appointed a Tazewell Co deputy. He was killed in a gun battle near Richlands on 22 March 1927. It is said that he shot 15 men, eight of whom died.
CENSUS RECORDS
1900 Census
Name: Eady Chambers
Age: 56
Birth Date: May 1864
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Thomas D Chambers
Marriage Year: 1880
Years Married: 20
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 7
Mother: How many children: 7
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
1920 Census
Name: Eady Chambers
Age: 54
Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Street: Ridge Between Levisa River And Grassy Creek
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: T D Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
T D Chambers 64
Eady Chambers 54
Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10737612
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912=2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Eady Chambers
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 62
Birth Date: 10 May 1865
Birth Place: Buchanan Co. VA
Death Date: 10 Mar 1928
Death Place: Buchanan, Virginia
Registration Date: 26 May 1928
Father: William Osbon
Mother: Mary Keen
Spouse: T D Chambers
Children:
- Boyd CHAMBERS was born 02 Aug 1883, Buchanan Co. VA; died 18 Feb 1904, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- John Milton CHAMBERS was born 06 Feb 1881, Buchanan Co. VA; died 26 Feb 1926, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Mollie E. CHAMBERS was born 12 Mar 1885, Virginia; died 27 Dec 1959, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Jennie C. CHAMBERS was born 9 Jun 1887, Shacks Mill,Buchanan Co.,VA; died 12 Apr 1959, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- 2. Robert G. CHAMBERS was born Oct 1890, Buchanan Co. VA; died 17 Oct 1944, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Grace CHAMBERS was born 23 Jul 1894, Buchanan Co. VA; died 25 Nov 1975, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
- Rena Belle (Rennie) CHAMBERS was born 5 May 1893, Buchanan Co. VA; died 5 Jun 1965, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Absher Family Cemetery (Road Ridge), Raven, Tazewell Co. VA.
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Generation: 4
8. | Thomas GILLESPIE Other Events:
- _UID: 39FEB522E5614E62BB57485DB3DA159CF951
Notes:
Several sources have come forward with information that the Emeline's first three children was a Gillespie from Pounding Mill or the community of Gillespie" between Pounding Mill (about two miles to the west) and Cliffield in Tazewell Co. Va.
It seems that Emeline was living in Liberty and the gap or short cut over the mountain leads over to Laurel Gap from the Pounding Mill area and then to Liberty. This would have been been less than three miles by horseback.
A granddaughter of Emeline remarked to her grandson as they were traveling through Pounding Mill that Emeline's first children was fathered by a Gillespie, but did not know his first name. Emeline and this man reportedly traveled to see each other.
Why didn't she marry the father of these 3 children? He possibly was married, unwilling to marry her, or he died before they could marry.
Further research is needed, and the key will be maps of the census districts for Tazwell Co. to see exactly which male Gillespies on the 1850 Tazewell Co. Maiden Spring District were living near Laurel Gap in Pounding Mill or the community of Gillespie.
Thomas married Emeline S. CHAMBERS. Emeline (daughter of Thomas CHAMBERS and Nancy CHRISTIAN) was born 18 Jan 1830, Russell Co. VA; died 2 Mar 1898, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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9. | Emeline S. CHAMBERS was born 18 Jan 1830, Russell Co. VA (daughter of Thomas CHAMBERS and Nancy CHRISTIAN); died 2 Mar 1898, Tazewell Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: FFF7D11A2F354377B35F20FA34DF4D6CF7B7
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 United States Federal Census
Name: Emeline Chambers
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1831
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: District 54, Russell, Virginia
Gender: Female
able to read and write, is living in household number 1250 with her mother Nancy Chambers, along with Emeline's daughter, Allifair, age 6 months.
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Emiline J Chamber [Emiline J Chambers]
Age in 1860: 28
Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Female
Post Office: Cedar Bluff
Household Members:
Emiline J Chambers 28
Euphemia Chambers 11
Elbert W Chambers 7
James B Chambers 1
Chapman Elsick 23 [farm laborer]
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Emeline Elswick
Age in 1870: 38
Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Knob
Household Members:
Chapman Elswick 38
Emeline Elswick 38
Elbert W Elswick 16
Thomas D Elswick 14
James B Elswick 11
Buenavista Elswick 8
Dellie B Elswick 5
Nancy L Elswick 2
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Emaline Elswick
Age: 48
Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Chapman Elswick
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Chapman Elswick 43
Emaline Elswick 48
Bunevista Elswick 18
Nancy L. Elswick 13
Lafayette Elswick 10
Mary Elswick 6
MARRIAGE RECORD
"Tazewell County (VA) Marriages", Register #3, Year 1863, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Chapman S. Elswick, age 26 yr, 7 mon, 19 days, born in Tazewell Co, VA, son of William and Lucinda Elswick, married on 10 Sep 1863 Emeline S. Chambers, age 21, born in Russell Co, VA, daughter of Thomas and Nancy Chambers. Married by Patton J. Lockhart.
STORIES
It was said she was a "red-headed,full-blooded Irish woman," according to contemporary accounts. While her husband, Chapman Elswick, was fighting in the Shenandoah Valley, his family was facing uncertainty and hardships.
Emeline and another lady by the name of Polly Griffiths, wife of Martin Griffiths (29th VA Infantry CSA) dug coal to fill ox carts, and during the summer months, leaving their children behind, drove the carts pulled by oxen and they came down from the ridge [Pleasant Hill, Reynolds Ridge] between Big Creek and Middle Creek from Stinson Ridge to Cedar Bluff, then up to Frog Level, then across the mountain and down the valley to Saltville, Va. (which would have been 40-50 mile), where they traded the coal for salt.
On the way back they would stop and trade the salt for staples and supplies they needed on the farm. They would trade salt for food and vegetables with neighbors who would be able to tend their farms.
It was a long, arduous trip and demonstrated the fortitude and perseverance of women and what they had to do to survive.
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.
Children:
- Euphemia Alifair CHAMBERS was born 29 Dec 1850, Virginia; died 08 Jan 1923, Tazewell Co. VA.
- Elbert Wade CHAMBERS was born 07 Feb 1853, Tazewell Co. VA; died 08 Mar 1924, Boyd Co. KY; was buried , Buckley Family Blevin Farm Cemetery, Fallsburg, Lawrence Co. KY.
- 4. Thomas Douglas (Red Tom) CHAMBERS was born 3 Feb 1858, Virginia; died 19 Apr 1931, Buchanan Co. VA; was buried , Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA.
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