I am helping my wife, Mary Chambers, trace her family and recently joined this
forum to see if we can get past her "brick wall." Her earliest known Chambers
ancestor was her gg grandfather, William L. Chambers, born in 1827 and died as
the result of an accident in Grant Co., AR in 1860. He married Elvira
Catherine Hicks (b. 1831 in Maury Co., TN) on 10 Dec 1848 in Saline Co., AR.
Their children included Mary E. (b. abt. 1850), John G. (b. abt. 1852), Betty
J. (b. abt. 1853), Emma Amerintha (b. abt. 1855), William L., Jr. (b. abt.
1857), and James Albert (b. 25 Nov 1858). William L. Chambers' place of birth
is unknown. In the 1880 census for Saline Co., AR, his youngest son lists
both his parents' birthplaces as TN, while an older son lists both his
parents' birthplaces as IL. My wife is descended from William's son, James
Albert Chambers. The name "Albert" is repeated in succeeding generations and
suspect it was passed down through the Chambers family, since the name does
not appear among earlier Hicks ancestors. Any help with this family would be
sincerely appreciated.
Sincerely,
John Hull