When Carey Wathall Chambliss was born on 27 August 1901, in Wayne, Mississippi, United States, his father, Needham J Chambliss, was 44 and his mother, Sallie L Morgan, was 39. He had at least 1 daughter with Carrie Alvena Whitney. He lived in Waynesboro, Wayne, Mississippi, United States for about 10 years and Beat 2, Wayne, Mississippi, United States in 1940. He died on 23 January 1986, at the age of 84, and was buried in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States.