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I appreciate seeing this information posted on the Internet, which pertains to a family of
French origins. These three cemetery listings are for Martin William Chamberland, his
wife Martha J. Berger, and Roy Martin Chamberland, one of at least 5 children of their
children. Martin is one of at least three children of Jonathan J. Chamberland by his
second wife (name unknown), whom he married c1880, prob. TX. We also have 5 children
listed by Jonathan's first wife Martha/Marthey (-?-), who he married c1871, perhaps
Texas. I have no children listed for his third wife, Mrs. Tilitha Rovana (Bills)
Templeton, whom he married 27 Apr 1898, Coleman Co., TX, and who had had ten children by
her previous marriage. Jonathan is the subject of a lineage, published in the Chamberlain
Chain, Vol. 14, p. 11, Branch 78, submitted by L. Gail Backus of Kent, WA, whose postings
dated 16 Nov 2001 & 4 Jan 2003 can be viewed in the GenForum Chamberlain Internet
site, and with whom I have corres!
ponded previously. Little is known of Jonathan's birth place/orgins, reported in
census data as either TN or LA, but it is important to note that the 1900 census indicates
that his parents were natives of France. He was listed in 1880 with his family in
Williamson Co., TX, but I cannot locate him in the 1860 or 1870 census records, under the
spellings of Chamberland, Chamberlain or Chamberlin. However, thanks to David C.
Chamberlin's wonderful census listings that I use here, I've located him in the
1860 Census as follows, under the surname spelling of "Chemilin":
- 1860 Census, New Orleans Ward 5, Orleans Parish, LA, J. Chemilin, p. 575, #1966/2942, 30
Jul 1860, age 32, clerk, b. FRA? [looks like "H. Rhin Fl"]; John, age 8, attends
school, b. New Orleans, LA; Mary, age 5, b. New Orleans, LA; other persons also listed in
this family: J. Delen Jr., male, age 42, b. New Orleans; Leraphin? Gallin or Gallier,
female, age 80, b. Italy?; another family also listed at this address, headed by L. Aupe,
age 33, b. Leine or Seine?, France or Florence?
Jonathan was said to be living with his daughter Jenny and her husband Alonzo Sears
in Oregon at the time of his death, which would have been 1954, at the age of 103. Please
contact me via Email if you wish to discuss this information in greater detail.