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1858 - 1931 (73 years)
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Name |
Thomas Douglas (Red Tom) CHAMBERS |
Born |
3 Feb 1858 |
Virginia [1] |
Gender |
Male |
_UID |
FE44085490FA44E09BCF7BB890F0AE52694F |
Died |
19 Apr 1931 |
Buchanan Co. VA [1] |
- 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]
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Buried |
Chambers Cemetery, Shortt Gap, Buchanan Co. VA |
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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. [2]
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Person ID |
I4406 |
Master File |
Last Modified |
16 Oct 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.
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Family ID |
F2758 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Sarah (Sallie) WARD, b. 04 Apr 1856, Grayson Co. VA , d. 04 Mar 1920, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 63 years) |
Married |
03 Dec 1874 |
Tazewell Co. VA |
- Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Thos D Chambers
Birth Date: 1856
Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
Age: 18
Spouse's Name: Sarah Ward
Spouse's Birth Date: 1855
Spouse's Birthplace: Grayson County, Va
Spouse's Age: 19
Event Date: 03 Dec 1874
Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Mother's Name: E. Chambers [Emeline]
Spouse's Father's Name: Z. Ward
Spouse's Mother's Name: N
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-4
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
GS Film number: 34214
Reference ID: Page 41 Line 103
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Children |
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Last Modified |
23 Sep 2015 |
Family ID |
F3272 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Edith OSBORN, b. 10 May 1865, Buchanan Co. VA , d. 10 Mar 1928, Buchanan Co. VA (Age 62 years) |
Children |
| 1. Boyd CHAMBERS, b. 02 Aug 1883, Buchanan Co. VA , d. 18 Feb 1904, Buchanan Co. VA (Age 20 years) |
+ | 2. John Milton CHAMBERS, b. 06 Feb 1881, Buchanan Co. VA , d. 26 Feb 1926, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 45 years) |
+ | 3. Mollie E. CHAMBERS, b. 12 Mar 1885, Virginia , d. 27 Dec 1959, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 74 years) |
+ | 4. Jennie C. CHAMBERS, b. 9 Jun 1887, Shacks Mill,Buchanan Co.,VA , d. 12 Apr 1959, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 71 years) |
+ | 5. Robert G. CHAMBERS, b. Oct 1890, Buchanan Co. VA , d. 17 Oct 1944, Buchanan Co. VA (Age ~ 54 years) |
+ | 6. Grace CHAMBERS, b. 23 Jul 1894, Buchanan Co. VA , d. 25 Nov 1975, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 81 years) |
+ | 7. Rena Belle (Rennie) CHAMBERS, b. 5 May 1893, Buchanan Co. VA , d. 5 Jun 1965, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 72 years) |
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Last Modified |
16 Oct 2015 |
Family ID |
F6045 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S34] John W. McClintock, Jr., email correspondence.
- [S33] Children of Emeline (Emily) Chambers, , recalled by Tom C. Elswick, undated.
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