James Franklin Chambers

Brief Life History of James Franklin

When James Franklin Chambers was born on 4 September 1848, in Shelby, Ohio, United States, his father, Matthew Ten Eyck Chambers, was 21 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Havens, was 23. He married Oneida "Ida" White on 9 September 1868, in Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Danville Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Putman Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 10 March 1922, in Bernadotte Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Bernadotte Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Franklin Chambers
1848–1922
Oneida "Ida" White
1860–1917
Marriage: 9 September 1868
Frankie CHAMBERS
1873–
Alfred Chambers
1880–1900
Della Margaret Chambers
1885–
Nettie May Chambers
1888–1964
John Lee Chambers
1895–1918

Sources (9)

  • James Chambers, "United States Census, 1880"
  • James Chambers, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950

World Events (8)

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English:

from Middle English chaumbre ‘room (in a house); reception room in a palace or official building’ (Old French chambre). It is identical in implied function with the Chamberlain , which denoted an official: to pay in cameram was to pay into the exchequer, of which the camerarius or chamberer was in charge. The surname also applied to clerks employed there. As the office of Chamberlain rose in the social scale, this term remained reserved for more humble servants of the bedchamber or private quarters.

(of Norman origin): habitational name from Les Chambres, Manche (France).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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