Thought this interesting. Some day I'll jump into Missouri records to figure
all this out just to satisfy my curiosity.
A man named "John Shamley" was in the census of Missouri:
Scott Co MO 1870 Census,
Sandwood Twp, 22 July
1010/101
John Shamley, 49 laborer, born NC [born approx 1821 in NC]
Mary 36 b. MO [her son said in 1880 she as born in NC]
Wm 12 MO
Joseph 10 MO
Peter M. 3 MO
If he was born in NC, the spelling was probably Chamblee. Things deteriorated
with migration, etc. However, he could be "Chamlee" as Jacob Chamlee of South
Carolina once lived in the Wake/Franklin County NC area before getting a
military warrant to east TN for Rev War service. He lated migrated to Old
Pendleton, SC to join his other Chamblee/CHamlee relatives. This family
mostly kept the "Chamlee" spelling. The spelling did flipflop in families
back and forth.
Still, this John in Missouri is a curious character.
A later census has his son tell a few more details abou the family:
1880 Census, Scott Co MO, Moreland Twp, June 9
Wm Shamley, 22, born MO, father b. NC, mother b. NC [or was she really born
MO?]
Nancy Shamley, wife 19 b. TN, father b. TN, mother b. TN
William I. Shamley, son 7/12 (Nov 1879) b. MO, father born MO, mother b. TN
John Shamley, Father, 55 b. NC father born NC, mother born NC
William was born approximately 1858 in Missouri. Therefore, his father, John
was in this state by then if we are to believe this census. William states
both his mother and father was born in North Carolina. The earlier census
says she was born in MO. It could be a transcription error, or a census
error, or nobody was sure.
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Another Stoddard family in Missouri--or some sort of relations to the family
above?
County:STODDARD, Mo.
Cemetery: SHAMLEY Cemetery
In Town:
Out of Town: YES
Nearest Town: Puxico
Road Number: County Road 271
Directions: From Puxico,travel east on Highway PP to County Road 271. Turn
south. Shamley Cemetery is on the right at the
top of hill.
Shamley, Ann ........13Jan1831-- 18Oct1855- W/O W. M.Shamley,
Geo. W. ....04Oct1850-- 11May1915- FatherShamley, (what does death certif
say?)
Sarah G. ...17Sep1855-- 23Sep1904- MotherLinkhart,
William ...07Dec1850-- 01Jun1889-