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Lela Josephine Chambers 1886–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1886

Birth Location: Tillatoba, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 21 Dec 1972

Death Location: Wamego, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA

Father: William Chambers

Mother: Mary Jaynes

Spouse(s): Charles Sr.

Children(s): Charles Jr

In 1886, Lela Josephine Chambers entered the world in Tillatoba, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States of America, born to William M Chambers And Mary Emma Jaynes. Lela Josephine Chambers married Charles Franklin Willard Sr, and had children including Charles Franklin Willard Jr. Lela Josephine Chambers passed away in 1972 in Wamego, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1886, Lela Josephine Chambers entered the world in Tillatoba, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States of America, born to William M Chambers And Mary Emma Jaynes.
  • Lela Josephine Chambers married Charles Franklin Willard Sr, and had children including Charles Franklin Willard Jr.
  • Lela Josephine Chambers passed away in 1972 in Wamego, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Chambers's Ancestors

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Lela Chambers
1886–1972
Birth Place: Tillatoba, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
William M. Chambers
1855–1932
Mississippi
Mary (Emma) Jaynes
1862–1940
Arkansas
Grandparents
Francis (M) Jaynes
1833–1904
Georgia
Mary Jackson
1833–
Morgan, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Jeans
1810–1863
SUSANNA JOLLY
1812–1836
Aldridge Jackson
1799–1887
Celia Pendergrass
1809–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jolley
1776–1830
SUSANNA DURHAM
1780–1837
William Pendergrass
1772–1811
Dorothy Edwards
1780–1850

Lela Chambers's Descendants

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Lela (Josephine) Chambers (18 Jun 1886–21 Dec 1972) m. Charles (Franklin Willard) Sr. (19 Jun 1885–5 November 1960)
  1. 1. Charles (Franklin Willard) Jr 1928–2003 m. Betty (Jean) Elder 1928–2009
    1. 1. James (Michael) Willard 1947–2014
    2. 2. Jeffrey (Steven "Steve") Willard 1950–2001
    3. 3. Nancy (Jean) Willard 1951–2018

Lela Chambers's Timeline

2 Records

1886
18 Jun 1886
Birth of Lela Josephine Chambers in Tillatoba, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States of America
Tillatoba, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States of America
1972
21 Dec 1972
Age 86
Death of Lela Josephine Chambers in Wamego, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA
Wamego, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1886
    Event Place: Tillatoba, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1972
    Event Place: Wamego, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA

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