Wayne A. Chambers
Wayne Alfred Chambers was born in 1917 in Williamsburg, Blair Co. PA, the 4th child and second son of Ross A. & Emma Anderson Chambers. Wayne said that his father had named him for his boss, Alfred W. Cook, "not that it ever did me any good". (However we note that Ross A. Chambers' middle name was Althard, so perhaps Wayne was named for his father.)
Wayne finished the 3rd grade of school, skipped 4th grade, and was starting 5th grade when a family disaster required him to drop out of school and begin working to help support the family. (See Complete Biography).
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
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| Birth | 25 Feb. 1917 | [4] | ||
| WWII Military Service | 22 Apr. 1942 enlistment | tank & truck driver, Germany, Belgium, Holland | [8][[9] | |
| Marriage | 7 Sept 1943 | Franklin, Venango Co. PA | To Bertha Irene Beals | [6] |
| Death | Sat. 13 June 2009 | at home, Kossuth, Clarion Co. PA | [4] | |
| Burial | Wed. 17 June 2009 | Ashland United Methodist, Clarion Co. PA |
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Ancestry chart segment
Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5
+-- James Chambers
| (1816->1870)
+-- Samuel Chambers --+
| (1846-1910) |
+-- Ross A. Chambers --+ +-- Susan Sheffer
| (1879-1957) | (~1819->1870-????)
Wayne Alfred Chambers --+ +-- Dorcas McClelland
(1917-2009) | (1851-1890)
+-- Emma Anderson
(1892-1979)
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| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
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| 1 | 1920 United States Federal Census District 132, White Twp, Indiana Co, PA, page 26. Census dated 25 Feb 1920. Lines 68-75: R.A. Chambers, head, 40, carpenter; Emma, wife, 27; Roland, son, 8, in school; Ethyl, dau, 7, in school; Charlotte, dau, 5; Wayne, son, 2 yrs 11 mo.; Edward, son, 1 yr o mo.; Earnest, son, 1 yr. 0 mo. All and all parents b. PA. Parents can read and write. |
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| 2 | 1930 United States Federal Census District 24, Kiskimipetas Twp, Armstrong Co, PA, page 13. Census dated 11 Apr 1930. Lines 29-39: Ross A. Chambers, head, 50, first married at age 20,carpenter, owns home, value $1000, no radio; Emma, wife, 38, first married at age 18; Roland, son, 18, farm laborer; Ethyl, dau, 17, in school; Charlotte, dau, 15, in school; Wayne, son, 13, in school; Edward, son, 11, in school; Earnest, son, 11, in school; Alice, dau, 7, in school; Samuel, son, 6; Violet, dau, 3 months. All and all parents b. PA. All and all parents b. PA. Parents can read and write. |
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| 3 | Bertha I. Beals (Chambers) personal knowledge given through oral interviews and accompanying on farm and cemetery visits in Venango & Clarion Counties, PA. Living. | |
| 4 | Obituary of Wayne A. Chambers, The Derrick, 15 June 2009. Wayne A. Chambers, 92, of Kossuth died at 9:25 pm Sat. 13 June 2009. Born Alfred Wayne Chambers 25 Feb 1917 in Williamsburg, Blair Co. PA, he was one of 10 children of the late Ross A. Chambers & Emma C. Anderson Chambers. He was married 7 Sept 1943 by the Rev. B. E. Coleman at his residence in Franklin to Bertha I. Beals. They celebrated their 65th anniversary last September. He is survived by 4 children, 10 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren, 3 sisters, 2 sisters-in-law. Preceded in death by parents, 6 siblings. (See complete text for names.) Funeral by William N. Rupert Mortuary of Knox on Wed. June 17; interment at Ashalnd United Methodist Church Cemetery. |
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| 5 | Gravestone transcriptions, Ashland United Methodist Cemetery, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA. Transcribed June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams.
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| 6 | Wedding Certificate for Wayne A. Chambers and Bertha I. Beals, in documents of Bertha I Beals Chambers, photocopy submitted to us by Nancy Beals Walls 2004. "This Certifies that Wayne A. Chambers of Fort Benning Georgia and Bertha I. Beals of Emlenton, Pa. were by me united in Holy Matrimony at Franklin, Pa. According to the Ordinance of God and the laws of Pennsylvania on the 7th day of September in the Year of Our Lord 1943. (Signed by) Rev. B. E. Coleman, Miriam Weaver, R. A. Chambers Note: The 3 "signatures", minister and witnesses, seem to all be in same handwriting. |
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| 7 | Wedding announcements for Wayne A. Chambers & Bertha I. Beals, newspapers not specified, (expect The Derrick (Oil City), The Clarion News); photocopies submitted to us by Nancy Beals Walls 2004. Miss Bertha I. Beals, daughter of Mr & Mrs Elgie Beals of near Emlenton, R. D. 1, wed Corporal Wayne A. Chambers of Fort Benning, Ga., son of Mr. & Mrs. R. A. Chambers, of Van, Pa; at 8 p.m. Tue. at the residence of Rev. B. E. Coleman, superintendent of the Johnstown district of the Evangelical Church, who read the double-ring ceremony. Bridesmaid was Miss Miriam Weaver, Knox. The bridegroom's father acted as best man. Mrs. Chambers is employed in the research laboratory of Qaker State Refinery at Emlenton. |
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| 8 | U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
about Wayne A Chambers Name: Wayne A Chambers Birth Year: 1917 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Pennsylvania State of Residence: Pennsylvania County or City: Clarion Enlistment Date: 22 Apr 1942 Enlistment State: Pennsylvania Enlistment City: New Cumberland Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Carpenters Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 69 Weight: 143 | |
| 12 | Wayne A. Chambers recollections, interviewed June 2008 by niece Elizabeth Wilson Williams. (See complete text of notes). |
Source Notes
- In the 1910 Census (President Twp, Venango Co, PA, pages 7,8) shows Ross A. Chambers as a widower living with his father and sister (names are illegible). This would indicate that Myrtle has died and that he has not yet married Emma.
