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John Wesley Chambers 1788 – 1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 1 January 1869

Death Location: Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Edward Chambers

Mother: Mary Fish

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cecil

Children(s): Isaac Chambers, Edward Chambers, Robert Chambers, Nancy Chambers, Hester Chambers, John Chambers, Mary Chambers, Mary Chambers, Elizabeth Chambers, Jackson Chambers, Caleb Chambers, Ann Chambers, Harriett Chambers, Jahn Chambers, Ephraim Chambers

John Wesley Chambers was born in 1788 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Edward Chambers and Mary Fish. John Wesley Chambers married Elizabeth Cecil, and had children including Isaac Chambers, Edward Chambers, Robert Chambers, Nancy Chambers, Hester Chambers, John Robert Chambers, Mary Chambers, Mary Chambers, Elizabeth Jane Chambers, Jackson Chambers, Caleb Dorsey Chambers, Ann Chambers, Harriett Chambers, Jahn L. Chambers, Ephraim Chambers. John Wesley Chambers passed away in 1869 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Chambers was born in 1788 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Edward Chambers and Mary Fish.
  • John Wesley Chambers married Elizabeth Cecil, and had children including Isaac Chambers, Edward Chambers, Robert Chambers, Nancy Chambers, Hester Chambers, John Robert Chambers, Mary Chambers, Mary Chambers, Elizabeth Jane Chambers, Jackson Chambers, Caleb Dorsey Chambers, Ann Chambers, Harriett Chambers, Jahn L. Chambers, Ephraim Chambers.
  • John Wesley Chambers passed away in 1869 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Chambers
1746 – 1824
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Mary Fish
1754 – 1794
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cecil
1788 – 1867
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Isaac Chambers
1812 – 1862
Birth Location: Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
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Edward Chambers
1813 – 1895
Birth Location: Cameron, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
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Robert Chambers
1815 – 1889
Birth Location: Marshall County, VA (now WV)
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Nancy Chambers
1820 – 1878
Birth Location: Marshall County, VA (now WV)
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Hester Chambers
1822 – 1905
Birth Location: Marshall, West Virginia, USA
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John Chambers
1822 – 1902
Birth Location: Marshall, Virginia, now WV, United States
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Mary Chambers
1825 –
Birth Location: Marshall County, VA (now WV)
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Mary Chambers
1825 –
Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Chambers
1826 – 1898
Birth Location: Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
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Jackson Chambers
1829 –
Birth Location: Marshall, VA (now WV)
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Caleb Chambers
1832 – 1904
Birth Location: Cameron, Ohio, Virginia now Cameron, Marshall, WV
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Ann Chambers
1833 – 1914
Birth Location: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
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Harriett Chambers
1835 – 1861
Birth Location: Marshall County, VA (now WV)
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Jahn Chambers
1840 –
Birth Location: Greene Co., Pa.
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Ephraim Chambers
Birth Location: –
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John Chambers's Ancestors

Self
John Chambers
1788 – 1869
Birth Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Edward Chambers
1746 – 1824
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary Fish
1754 – 1794
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Chambers's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Chambers (1788 – 1 January 1869) m. Elizabeth Cecil (1788 – 1 June 1867)
  1. 1. Isaac Chambers (12 Oct 1812 – 23 Mar 1862)
  2. 2. Edward Chambers (07 Dec 1813 – 03 Jun 1895)
  3. 3. Robert Chambers (1815 – 1889)
  4. 4. Nancy Chambers (1820 – 1878)
  5. 5. Hester Chambers (10 Apr 1822 – 23 April 1905) m. William (Warrick) Gallentine (6 February 1818 – 6 Dec 1891)
    1. 1. Joseph (C.) Galentine (1844 – 9 February 1936)
    2. 2. John (Wesley) Gallentine (5 Feb 1844 – 28 May 1931)
    3. 3. Abraham (Lincoln) Gallentine (1846 – 1927)
    4. 4. Benjamin Gallentine (1848 – 21 May 1922)
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) Gallentine (1 Jan 1848 – 19 Jan 1920) m. Daniel (Lewis) Mobley (24 March 1855 – 4 September 1922)
      1. 1. Hester (Ellen) Mobley (1876 – 11 Nov 1964)
      2. 2. Terrell Mobley (6 November 1876 – 19 July 1961) m. Ida (Belle) Talley (14 January 1885 – 11 March 1930) m. Dora (A) Mobley (4 February 1870 – 13 October 1964)
        1. 1. Roy (Edward) Mobley (18 Sep 1901 – 28 Jan 1981) m. Velma (Mae) Burget (13 Sep 1907 – 24 Jan 1988)
        2. 2. Virgil (Floyd) Mobley (22 Aug 1906 – 6 Nov 1977)
        3. 3. Charles (Henry Raymond) Mobley (28 Feb 1907 – 17 Feb 1979)
        4. 4. David Mobley (abt 1909 – )
        5. 5. Lois (C) Holmes (abt 1929 – )
      3. 3. Hester (Mobley) Walker (22 Jun 1877 – 19 Dec 1965) m. William (H) Walker (1870 – 1946)
        1. 1. Frances (Hester) Walker (09 MAY 1899 – 22 February 1962)
        2. 2. Robert (L.) Walker (19 March 1923 – December 1981)
      4. 4. Lester Mobley (abt 1878 – )
      5. 5. Jesse (Ralph) Mobley (16 April 1880 – 7 Feb 1964) m. Ollie (B.) Mobley (2 April 1881 – 15 July 1950)
        1. 1. Jesse (Ralph) Mobley (1 November 1903 – 19 February 1985)
        2. 2. Gladys (Hazel) Ketron (25 September 1905 – 7 November 1999)
        3. 3. William (Eldon) Mobley (27 December 1906 – 27 February 1968)
        4. 4. Charley (L.) Mobley (14 January 1921 – 7 November 1970)
        5. 5. Nina (Faye) Mayberry (22 September 1922 – 28 July 2007)
        6. 6. Ollie (Jean) Mobley (23 March 1927 – 12 May 1931)
      6. 6. Nellie (M) Collins (10 May 1882 – 17 Jun 1967)
      7. 7. Alonza (Downey) Mobley (18 Mar 1884 – 1 Jan 1963) m. Hazel (Stafford) Parrott (1880 – )
      8. 8. Francis Mobley (May 1898 – )
      9. 9. William (Terriel) Mobley (7 Nov 1876 – 19 Jul 1961)
      10. 10. Hester (Ellen) Mobley (22 Jun 1877 – 11 Nov 1964)
      11. 11. Daniel (L.) Mobley (1880 – )
      12. 12. Nellie Mobley (1882 – 1967)
      13. 13. Alonzo (Downey) Mobley (18 Mar 1885 – Jan 1963)
    6. 6. John (A) Galentine (31 Jan 1849 – 18 Sep 1924)
    7. 7. Samuel Gallentine (1852 – 22 January 1918)
    8. 8. Sindey (E) Gallentine (14 November 1854 – 29 January 1914)
    9. 9. Hamilton Gallentine (Nov. 1856 – 1901)
    10. 10. Lindsey Gallentine (1858 – )
    11. 11. Synder (Alonzo) Galentine (1859 – )
    12. 12. James (Davis) Gallentine (13 April 1861 – 3 June 1941)
    13. 13. Elmore (Ellsworth) Gallentine (12 July 1863 – 27 May 1923)
    14. 14. Robert (Sherman) Gallentine (9 Nov1865 – 2 November 1943)
    15. 15. George Galentine (1866 – Bef. 1905)
    16. 16. Leora Gallentine (Sep 1867 – 1907)
    17. 17. Timothy Galentine (BEF 1870 – )
  6. 6. John (Robert) Chambers (16 Jul 1822 – 24 May 1902)
  7. 7. Mary Chambers (1825 – )
  8. 8. Mary Chambers (abt 1825 – )
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Jane) Chambers (1826 – 6 Jul 1898)
  10. 10. Jackson Chambers (1829 – )
  11. 11. Caleb (Dorsey) Chambers (24 Dec 1832 – 10 Apr 1904)
  12. 12. Ann Chambers (1833 – 1914)
  13. 13. Harriett Chambers (1835 – 1861)
  14. 14. Jahn (L.) Chambers (1840 – )
  15. 15. Ephraim Chambers

John Chambers's Timeline

3 Records

1788
1788
Birth of John Wesley Chambers in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1802
1802
Age 14
John Wesley Chambers was married
None
1869
1 January 1869
Age 81
Death of John Wesley Chambers in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1802

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1869
    Event Place: Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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