Per Tennessee archives, A pension file for THOMAS A. CHAMLEE, W.M.
CHAMBLIN-McMinn Co TN, J.M. CHAMLIN-McMinn Co, TN for Civil War service
exists (below). Note. CHAMBLIN and CHAMLIN was often used as a spelling for
this tribe of the family in this part of TN.
Confederate veterans applied to the pension board of the state in which they
resided at the time of application, even if this was not the state from which
they served. The application lists the veteran's place of enlistment, unit,
period of service, battles participated in, and whether he was wounded or
captured, as well as place of birth, number and gender of children, and value
of personal and real property.
Widow's pensions were first issued in 1905. These applications show place of
birth for widow and soldier, and information about their children. Proof of
marriage was required, so marriage licenses often appear in the supporting
papers. Other items included are correspondence between the applicant and the
Pension Board, letters or sworn affidavits attesting to character and
military service, and abstracts of the soldier's service record furnished by
the War Department.
NAME: Chamlee, Thomas A.
PENSION #: S9192
COUNTY: McMinn
UNIT: 31st Inf.
NAME: Shamblin, W.M.
PENSION #: S3424
COUNTY: McMinn
UNIT: 43rd Inf.
NAME: Shamlin, J.M.
PENSION #: S14473
COUNTY: McMinn
UNIT: 43rd Inf.
I'd be interested to know if anyone has sent for this yet.
ORDERING INFO:
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/mailmil.htm
Here are some other files, not sure which really ARE Chumbley and Chumblys
and which are ours. I contacted the Chumbly family organization several years
ago and thought I'd remember this point of genealogy, but have forgotten.
Anyway...
NAME: Chumbley, James N.
PENSION #: S10741
COUNTY: Maury
UNIT: 11th (Holman's) Cav.
NAME: Chumley, David A.
PENSION #: S1850
COUNTY: Rutherford
UNIT: 1st Bn. Hvy. Art.
NAME: Chumley, David Acon.
WIDOW: Chumley, Fanny Leviny
PENSION #: W1478COUNTY: Rutherford