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Francis Marion Chambers 1857–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 December 1857

Birth Location: Buffalo Creek, Scott, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 4 November 1945

Death Location: Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Jeremiah Chambers

Mother: Rebekah Wilhite

Spouse(s): Rachel Lay

Children(s): Sterling Chambers

Francis Marion Chambers was born in 1857 in Buffalo Creek, Scott, Tennessee, United States, the child of Jeremiah Jackson Jerry Chambers And Rebekah Wilhite. Francis Marion Chambers married Rachel Delilah Lay, and had children including Sterling Alonzo Chambers. Francis Marion Chambers passed away in 1945 in Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Francis Marion Chambers was born in 1857 in Buffalo Creek, Scott, Tennessee, United States, the child of Jeremiah Jackson Jerry Chambers And Rebekah Wilhite.
  • Francis Marion Chambers married Rachel Delilah Lay, and had children including Sterling Alonzo Chambers.
  • Francis Marion Chambers passed away in 1945 in Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Chambers's Ancestors

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Francis Chambers
1857–1945
Birth Place: Buffalo Creek, Scott, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Jeremiah Jackson "Jerry" Chambers
1835–1857
Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Rebekah Wilhite
1839–1925
Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Chambers
1777–1871
Scott, Tennessee, United States
Jane (Louanner) West
1801–1888
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Chambers
1757–1840
Tar-Chee-See (Cherokee)
1755–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Sr
1725–1809
Mary Gaston
1735–1777

Francis Chambers's Descendants

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Francis (Marion) Chambers (19 December 1857–4 November 1945) m. Rachel (Delilah) Lay (25 Apr 1857–22 Nov 1936)
  1. 1. Sterling (Alonzo) Chambers 1890–1985 m. Loma (May) Strunk 1904–1995
    1. 1. Tyrus (Francis) Chambers 1923–2020 m. Glennis Phillips 1927–2022
    2. 2. Fondee (Johnston) Chambers 1925–2005 m. Ingeburg (Ruth) Beck 1928–1999
    3. 3. Doris (Lea) Chambers 1928–1998 m. Eugene Sharp 1927–1999
    4. 4. Donald (T.) Chambers 1930–2015
    5. 5. Melba (June) Chambers 1932–2023 m. Dennis (Donald) Baird 1932–1998
    6. 6. James Chambers 1934–2015
    7. 7. Lowell (Bryan) Chambers 1937–1995 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Dalton 1921–1995

Francis Chambers's Timeline

2 Records

1857
19 December 1857
Birth of Francis Marion Chambers in Buffalo Creek, Scott, Tennessee, United States
Buffalo Creek, Scott, Tennessee, United States
1945
4 November 1945
Age 88
Death of Francis Marion Chambers in Scott, Tennessee, United States
Scott, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 December 1857
    Event Place: Buffalo Creek, Scott, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 10
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 November 1945
    Event Place: Scott, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 10
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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