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Oscar Hicks Chambers 1881–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1881

Birth Location: Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 10 Apr 1970

Death Location: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee

Father: James Chambers

Mother: Julia Davis

Spouse(s): Laura Messimore

Children(s): Carl Sr.

In 1881, Oscar Hicks Chambers entered the world in Carter County, Tennessee, USA, born to James T Chambers And Julia A Davis. In 1900, Oscar Hicks Chambers resided in Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Oscar Hicks Chambers resided in Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA. Oscar Hicks Chambers married Laura Victoria Messimore, and had children including Carl Everette Chambers Sr. Oscar Hicks Chambers passed away in 1970 in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Oscar Hicks Chambers entered the world in Carter County, Tennessee, USA, born to James T Chambers And Julia A Davis.
  • In 1900, Oscar Hicks Chambers resided in Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Oscar Hicks Chambers resided in Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA.
  • Oscar Hicks Chambers married Laura Victoria Messimore, and had children including Carl Everette Chambers Sr.
  • Oscar Hicks Chambers passed away in 1970 in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Chambers
1854–1938
Birth Location: Carter, Tennessee, United States
JC
Julia Davis
1861–1940
Birth Location: Carter County, Tennessee, USA
JD

Spouses(s)

Laura Messimore
1887–1977
Birth Location: Yancy County, North Carolina, USA
LM

Children(s)

Carl Sr.
1908–1958
Birth Location: Carter, Tennessee, United States
CS

Oscar Chambers's Ancestors

Self
Oscar Chambers
1881–1970
Birth Place: Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James T Chambers
1854–1938
Carter, Tennessee, United States
Julia (A.) Davis
1861–1940
Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
David (Turner) Chambers
1831–1911
South Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Smith
1829–1906
Carter, Tennessee, USA
Philip Davis
1816–1877
Washington Co., NC (now Carter Co, Tennessee)
Ann (Mariah "Axie") Roberson
1819–1902
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Chambers
1787–1848
Lavina Turner
1798–1877
William Smith
1810–1860
Catherine Mottern
1810–1879
Charles Jr.
1787–1860
Patsy Bennett
1792–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Chambers
1754–1816
Mary
1766–1816
Curtis Smith
1790–1850
Sarah Duffy
1790–1837
John Mottern
1785–1858
Sarah Hart
1788–1873
Charles Sr
1759–1823
Miriam Carr
1759–1841

Oscar Chambers's Descendants

1.
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Oscar (Hicks) Chambers (13 Dec 1881–10 Apr 1970) m. Laura (Victoria) Messimore (30 Sep 1887–17 Jun 1977)
  1. 1. Carl (Everette Chambers) Sr. 1908–1958 m. Anna (Mae) McLain 1911–2001
    1. 1. Carl (Everette) Chambers 1936–1988

Oscar Chambers's Timeline

11 Records

1881
13 Dec 1881
Birth of Oscar Hicks Chambers in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Carter County, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 19
Oscar Hicks Chambers resided here in Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 29
Oscar Hicks Chambers resided here in Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 36
Oscar Hicks Chambers resided here in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Carter County, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 39
Oscar Hicks Chambers resided here in Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 49
Oscar Hicks Chambers resided here in District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA
District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 54
Oscar Hicks Chambers resided here in Biltmore, Keenburg, Carter, Tennessee
Biltmore, Keenburg, Carter, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 59
Oscar Hicks Chambers resided here in Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 69
Oscar Hicks Chambers resided here in Carter, Tennessee, USA
Carter, Tennessee, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 70
Oscar Hicks Chambers resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1970
10 Apr 1970
Age 89
Death of Oscar Hicks Chambers in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1881
    Event Place: Carter County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carter, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03878; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 10-20
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1730; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 8
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 8, Carter, Tennessee; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2341970
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Carter County
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0133; FHL microfilm: 1241560
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1492; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1375505

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0133; FHL microfilm: 1241560

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1492; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1375505

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Carter County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Carter County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1730; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 8

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 8, Carter, Tennessee; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2341970

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Biltmore, Keenburg, Carter, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carter, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03878; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 10-20

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Carter, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carter, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03878; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 10-20

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Carter, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Carter, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1970
    Event Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
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