CHAMBERS,WILLIAM 1829-1917 MONTGOMERY

William Chambers was born in Wilkinson County,Ga on 22 Feb 1829.

He married Isabell Jane , dau of William Garrett, at the Old Ward

Place by Rev Henry Messer on 21 Sep 1851.

To William and Isabell Chambers were born:

1. Rebecca E. b.24 Jun 1852 marr John Hutcheson,18 Sep 1877.

2. William W. b.22 Oct 1854 died childhood,19 Jun 1859.

3. Mary F. b.16 May 1859 marr John Carroll,12 Sep 1878.

4. Ascenath M. b.18 Mar 1862 marr Winfield Carroll,18 Jun 1883.

5. Hiram N. b.18 Apr 1865 never married,died 29 Sep 1884.

6. James Duggan b.25 Jun 1869 never married,died 30 Nov 1882.

7. Lewis Morgan b. 6 Dec 1873 marr (1)Lillie L. McCorkle,24

May 1893,(2)Kathline Stewart,

6 Jan 1924,(3) Martha Banks,

21 Apr 1926.

William Chambers served as a private in Company "K", 57th Reg

from Wilkinson Co from 3 May 1862 to Apr 1864. He was discharged

with disability(stomach disease).

After his mothers death, 1 Jan 1863, in Wilkinson County, he sold

the land she left him(Deed Book B, 3 Sep 1864) and in 1870 moved

with his family to Montgomery County,Ga.

Mr J.B. Duggan assisted in acquiring the land in Montgomery

County. The Chambers family settled on apprx 140 acres in the

275th Dist. near Uvalda,Ga.

Mr and Mrs Chambers were early members of the Smyrna Methodist

Church in Toombs County.

William farmed and also operated the Nails Ferry on the Altamaha

River with his son Lewis Morgan.

He applied for a Confederate Soldiers Pension on 2 Apr 1895 and

received payments.

William Chambers was reported as the oldest member of Milligans

Creek Masonic Lodge at his death on 21 Apr 1917. Isabell Chambers

died 27 Jul 1909.

Census References: 1860, 1870 Wilkinson Co; 1880 Montgomery Co.