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Gerald Chamberlain 1940–2024 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 November 1940

Birth Location: Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 29 Oct 2024

Death Location: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Basil Chamberlain

Mother: Viola Chamberlain

Spouse(s): Josephine Chaffin, Patricia Wetzel

Children(s):

Gerald Chamberlain was born in 1940 in Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Basil Benjamin Chamberlain And Viola Olive Chamberlain. In 1950, Gerald Chamberlain resided in Beaver, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA. Gerald Chamberlain married Josephine Chaffin, Josephine Lee Chaffin, Patricia M Wetzel, and had children including Alicia Kay Rodgers, Angela Lynette Chamberlain, Aritha Rea Chamberlain. Gerald Chamberlain passed away in 2024 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Gerald Chamberlain was born in 1940 in Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Basil Benjamin Chamberlain And Viola Olive Chamberlain.
  • In 1950, Gerald Chamberlain resided in Beaver, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA.
  • Gerald Chamberlain married Josephine Chaffin, Josephine Lee Chaffin, Patricia M Wetzel, and had children including Alicia Kay Rodgers, Angela Lynette Chamberlain, Aritha Rea Chamberlain.
  • Gerald Chamberlain passed away in 2024 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gerald Chamberlain's Ancestors

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Gerald Chamberlain
1940–2024
Birth Place: Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Basil Benjamin Chamberlain
1913–1982
Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America
Viola (Olive) Chamberlain
1916–1991
Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
James (William) Chamberlain
1879–1935
Braxton County, West Virginia, United States of America
Amy (Cynthia) Roby
1888–1968
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
George Chamberlan
1854–1947
Ursula Skidmore
1857–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Chamberlain
1823–1900
Lucinda Cooper
1819–1894
James Skidmore
1828–1895
Caroline Duffield
1840–1912

Gerald Chamberlain's Timeline

6 Records

1940
abt 1940
Birth of Gerald Chamberlain
None
1940
20 November 1940
Birth of Gerald Chamberlain in Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America
Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 10
Gerald Chamberlain resided here in Beaver, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Beaver, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
1959
1959
Age 19
Gerald Chamberlain resided here in Richwood, West Virginia, USA
Richwood, West Virginia, USA
2024
28 Oct 2024
Age 84
Death of Gerald Chamberlain in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
2024
29 Oct 2024
Age 84
Death of Gerald Chamberlain in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1940
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Richwood High School; Year: 1959
    [2] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index
    [3] Texas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2015, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
    [4] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2019
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series: Post-WWII through Vietnam Era Selective Service Records, West Virginia; Series Number: 147-76-44
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Beaver, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: 3505; Page: 32; Enumeration District: 34-12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1940
    Event Place: Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2021
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101144874

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Beaver, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Beaver, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: 3505; Page: 32; Enumeration District: 34-12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Richwood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Richwood High School; Year: 1959

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fenwick, West Virginia, Nicholas
    Record Source: U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series: Post-WWII through Vietnam Era Selective Service Records, West Virginia; Series Number: 147-76-44

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 2024
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 2024
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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