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Here's some additional information. The Obituary Files of the Cleveland Public
Library contain the following indexed statement from his obituary: "May 16, 1916;
Source unknown; Chamberlin - Franklin L., father of Mrs. E. W. Moore, Frank H. Chamberlin,
deceased, and Burt S., Sunday evening, at the home of his daughter. Funeral Tuesday, 2 p.
m., from 11129 Euclid Ave."
Franklin Chamberlin's mother, Sarah B. Shepard, was remarried, 26 Apr 1864, to
Lucius M. Pitkin, b. 17 May 1825, Marshfield, Washington Co., VT, son of Dudley &
Nancy (Batchelder) Pitkin. They are listed in the 1880 Census, as follows:
- 1880 Census, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, p. 28C, Lucius M. Pitkins, age 55, manger iron
works, VT/VT/VT; Sarah B. Pitkins, wife, keeping house, age 62, VT/VT/VT; Ina F. Pitkins,
dau., single, age 18, at home, OH/VT/VT; Dudley Pitkins, father, widowed, age 81, at home,
VT/VT/VT; Martha Pitkins, sister, single, age 53, at home, VT/VT/VT; also, Susan Collin,
relationship "other", single, age 25, servant, IRE/IRE/IRE. So, this
information shows that Franklin's mother Sarah B. Shepard, was born c1818, VT, and her
parents were natives of Vermont.
The IGI lists a marriage of John F. Chamberlin and Sarah B. Shepard, 3 Oct 1840,
Foxboro, Norfolk Co., MA, which appears to be this same family - probably the parents of
Franklin, who was born 13 months later in Cleveland.
Lastly, in 1870, there was a Hamlin family living right next door to Franklin
Chamberlin:
- 1870 Census, Cleveland, Ward 4, Cuyahoga Co., OH, p. 437, #1796/1785, 6 Aug 1870, Hny?
H. Hamlin, age 34, Patent Rgt. Agt., $2000, b. OH, Citizen; Jennie, age 30, k. house, b.
OH; Fannie, age 6, b. OH; Marie, age 3, b. OH; Heny? S., age 1, b. OH; also Alfred
Pearson, age 33, Ret. Dry Goods, $4000b. MA, U. S. Citizen; Sarah Pearson, age 72, b. MA;
also Molog? Brodg--?, female, age 32, H. Servant, b. IRE, illiterate, parents of foreign
birth
Perhaps some of this additional identifying information will be helpful.