1922 - 2003 (81 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Viron Barney "V. B." Chambers was born on 13 Feb 1922 in Sabine County, Texas (son of Oliver Archy Chambers and Minnie Velma Chambers); died on 15 Mar 2003 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas. Notes:
San Augustine Tribune
Thursday, March 20, 2003
V.B. Chambers
Mr. V.B. Chambers, age 81, of San Augustine, Texas passed away March 15, 2003, at Memorial Health Center, San Augustine. Funeral services for Mr. Chambers were held Monday, March 17, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. at Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel, San Augustine with Rev. Frank HOLBRATH officiating. Burial followed at Liberty Hill Memorial Gardens, San Augustine. Mr. Chambers was born February 13, 1922, in Sabine County to Oliver A. Chambers and Velma Chambers. Mr. Chambers was a farmer/rancher and enlisted in the Navy during World War II.He was a member of the Liberty Hill Baptist Church and a member of the Sexton Masonic Lodge in Milam, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Katy Chambers of San Augustine; son and daughter-in-law, Lane and Betty Chambers of San Augustine; daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Rusty JONES of Fred, Texas, and Rhonda and Steve THOMPSON of San Augustine; grandchildren Crystal ALLEN and husband, Chad, Clint CHAMBERS, Heath JONES, Brad JONES, Nicole THOMPSON, and Jessica THOMPSON; sister, Mittie Bea ISOM of Nederland, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Chambers is preceded in death by a son, Wylie Chambers and a grandson, Lynn BENEFIELD.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)
Viron married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Living
- Living
- Living
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Generation: 2
2. | Oliver Archy Chambers was born on 1 Sep 1895 in Texas (son of Nathaniel Berrian Chambers and Margaret "Mittie" Louisa Bennett); died on 5 Aug 1979 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
His tombstone was inscribed by a Masonic Emblem, and also showsn "Sea 2 US Navy WW I"
Oliver + Minnie Velma Chambers. Minnie (daughter of Ira L. Chambers and Olive "Ollie" Reeves) was born on 12 Sep 1901 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Dec 2002 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Minnie Velma Chambers was born on 12 Sep 1901 in Sabine County, Texas (daughter of Ira L. Chambers and Olive "Ollie" Reeves); died on 21 Dec 2002 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
San Augustine Tribune, December 26, 2002, Obituaries, page 11
Funeral for Centernarian, Velma CHAMBERS
Velma CHAMBERS, 101, of Milam died December 21, 2002 at Twin Lakes Care Center in San Augustine. She was the daughter of Olive and Lee A. CHAMBERS. Mrs. CHAMBERS was a lifelong resident of Sabine County. She was survived by her son Viron CHAMBERS of San Augustine; one daughter, Mittie V. (sic) ISOM of Nederland; six granchildren; nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Nita CHAMBERS. Funeral services were held at ? p.m. Sunday, December 22, 2002 at New Hope Baptist Church in Milam. Interment followed at New Hope Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home of Hemphill.
The December 25, 2002 issue of the Sabine County Reporter had a nearly identical obituary.
Children:
- 1. Viron Barney "V. B." Chambers was born on 13 Feb 1922 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Mar 2003 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas.
- Living
- Nita Chambers was born on 30 Mar 1928; died on 15 Sep 1988; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 3
4. | Nathaniel Berrian Chambers was born on 24 Dec 1853 in Georgia (son of Allen Chambers and Mary "Polly" Dixon); died on 6 Apr 1897 in Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
(Research):
Census Listings:
1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Fifth Precinct
Page 27 SD 1 ED 86
Enumerated 6 July 1880
235-235
Chambers, Nathan W M 28 Farmer Tx Ga Ga
Chambers, Margaret W F 23 Wf Keeps House Tx Ga Ga
Chambers, Adam W M 4 Son Tx Tx Tx
Chambers, Allen W M 2 Son Tx Tx Tx
Nathaniel married Margaret "Mittie" Louisa Bennett on 8 Oct 1874. Margaret (daughter of Adam Jackson Bennett and Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey) was born on 5 May 1857 in Texas; died on 4 Dec 1923 in Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Margaret "Mittie" Louisa Bennett was born on 5 May 1857 in Texas (daughter of Adam Jackson Bennett and Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey); died on 4 Dec 1923 in Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
She is not listed with the rest of Adam Jackson Bennett and Mary Jane Harvey Bennett family as the time of the 1860 Sabine County Census. Might she actually be the daughter of another Bennet family? She is shown, however, by both White & Toole and Kay Parker McCary as a daughter of Adam Jackson Bennett and Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey Bennett.
(Research):
Census Listings:
1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 5
Enumerated 12 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Stamped 153
166-166
Chambers, ??? Head W M Jun 1849 50 M 28 Tx Ga Ga Farmer
Chambers, Rosa Wf W F Feby 1852 48 M 28 7/7 Ga Ga Ga
Chambers, Joel Son W M Mar 1880 20 S Tx Ga Ga Farm Laborer
Chambers, Horace Son W M Feb 1882 18 S Tx Ga Ga Farm Laborer
Chambers, Sidney Son W M Oct 1883 16 S Tx Ga Ga Farm Laborer
Chambers, Clara Dtr W F Aug 1885 14 S Tx Ga Ga
167-167
Chambers, Margaret Head W F May 1857 43 Wd 11/10 Tx Miss NC Farmer
Chambers, Nathan B Son W M Dec 1881 18 S Tx Ga Tx Farm Laborer
Chambers, Clara P Dtr W F Feb 1884 16 S Tx Ga Tx
Chambers, Ada Dtr W F Sept 1886 13 S Tx Ga Tx
Chambers, Blanche Dtr W F Feb 1889 11 S Tx Ga Tx
Chambers, Jackson Son W M July 1890 9 S Tx Ga Tx Farm Laborer
Chambers, Bessie Dtr W F Feb 1893 7 S Tx Ga Tx
Chambers, Oliver Son W M Sept 1895 4 S Tx Ga Tx
Chambers, Henry Son W M Feby 1897 3 S Tx Ga Tx
Wiggins, Hob Servant W M ??? 32 Wd Tx Tx Miss Servant
Wiggins, Kirby Boarder W M Jan 1897 s 3 Tx Tx Tx
1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 4 May 1910
SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 11A Stamped 161
160-164
164-169
Chambers, Margaret L Head F W 45 Wd Tx US US Laborer working on farm
Chambers, Jack Son M W 22 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 5
Enumerated 20 and 21 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 172 Sheet 18A
242-246
Chambers, Mrs. M. B. Head F W 62 Wd Tx La SC Farmer
Sanders, Ada Dtr F W 34 Wd Tx Ga Tx
Chambers, O.A. Son M W 24 S Tx Ga Tx
Sanders, Melva Son M W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Sanders, Arlie Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Sanders, Evon Dtr F W 4 9/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Children:
- Emmitt Adam Chambers was born on 12 Oct 1876 in Texas; died on 9 Nov 1946 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas.
- Allen Dermont Chambers was born on 27 Jun 1878 in Texas; died on 12 Jul 1885 in Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- James Malcolm Chambers was born on 17 Dec 1880 in Texas; died on 19 Mar 1961; was buried in Aimwell Cemetery, Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
- Nathan Berrian Chambers, Jr. was born on 19 Dec 1882 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Apr 1951 in Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
- Clara Pearl Chambers was born on 18 Feb 1884 in Time, Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 Jan 1979 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- Ada Lorilla Chambers was born on 18 Sep 1886 in Texas; died on 6 Feb 1942 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
- Lula Blanche Chambers was born on 8 Feb 1889 in Isla, Sabine County, Texas; died on 24 Dec 1962 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas.
- Ira Jackson Chambers was born in Jul 1890 in Isla, Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Aug 1945 in Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
- Bessie Jane Chambers was born on 25 Mar 1893 in Texas; died on 19 Oct 1975 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas.
- 2. Oliver Archy Chambers was born on 1 Sep 1895 in Texas; died on 5 Aug 1979 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- Henry Seth Chambers was born on 12 Feb 1897 in Texas; died on 7 Oct 1932 in Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
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6. | Ira L. Chambers was born on 18 Sep 1873 in Sabine County, Texas (son of Levi "Lee" Chambers and Rosa Anna Lord); died on 7 Jan 1912; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
(Research):
Census Listings:
1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 5
Enumerated 19 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 19B
276-277
Chambers, Ira Head W M Sept 1873 26 m 5 Tx Ga Ga Farmer
Chambers, Olive P Wf W F Jan 1877 23 M 5 1/1 Tx Ga Tx
Chambers, Barney A Son W M Oct 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx
277-278
Henry and Lena Reeves
1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 5 May 1910
SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 12B
179-184
Chambers, Ira L Hed M W 39 m1 15 Tx Ga Ga Farmer
Chambers, Olive Wf F W 22 m1 15 3/2 Tx US US
Chambers, Barney A Son M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Chambers, Minnie V. Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 5
Enumerated 20 and 21 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 172 Sheet 18A
240-246
Chambers, Olive Head F W 43 Wd Tx Ga Tx Farmer Own Farm
Chambers, Barney Son M W 21 S Tx Tx Tx
Chambers, Velma Dtr F W 18 S Tx Tx Tx
Ira + Olive "Ollie" Reeves. Olive (daughter of Joseph Reeves and Mary Ann Bennett) was born on 13 Jan 1877 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Feb 1936; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Olive "Ollie" Reeves was born on 13 Jan 1877 in Sabine County, Texas (daughter of Joseph Reeves and Mary Ann Bennett); died on 3 Feb 1936; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
(Research):
Census Listings:
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 5
Enumerated 20 and 21 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 172 Sheet 18A
240-244
Chambers, Olive Head F W 43 Wd Tx Ga Tx Farmer
Chambers, Barney Son M W 21 S Tx Tx Tx
Chambers, Velma Dtr F W 198 S Tx Tx Tx
Children:
- Barney Allen Chambers was born in Oct 1898 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Jan 1974 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- 3. Minnie Velma Chambers was born on 12 Sep 1901 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Dec 2002 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 4
8. | Allen Chambers was born on 1 Oct 1813 in Georgia; died on 5 Feb 1884 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
"Allen Chamber's father was Henry (d 1842, the son of Wm Chambers, Amer Rev Veteran who rec'd a land grant in Warren Co, Ga. He d ca 1832, in Wilkinson Co Ga, leaving his widow Martha* who was on the 1850 census. The Allen Chambers family came to Sabine County in 1860, where he died Feb 5, 1884. His wife died Apr 29, 1878. Both are buried in the New Hope cemetery." White & Toole, SABINE COUNTY HISTORICAL SKETCHES AND GENEALOGICAL RECORDS. Virgie Speights wrote that the Chambers came from Georgia in the middle 1800's and settled on Chambers Hill, north of Milam, where they built a log cabin, in which they lived until they moved a mile or so further north, and built another cabin. Eventually they built a new huge, handhewn, square logged house, which was still standing when she wrote of it in the mid 1960's, and was owned by Elzie Chambers, who used the original home as a corn crib.
*Martha Chambers on 1850 Wilkinson Co Ga census is widow of Henry Chambers, and NOT the widow of his father William (Sr) Chambers. Martha, Henry's widow, lived until 1873. (Email from Earl Scott Chambers).
Earl Scott Chamber's line of descent follows:
-William Chambers and Elizabeth Patton
-William Chambers and Rebecca Stuckey (likely to be his 2d wife) (Henry, Joel and others descend from Williams first wife.....)
-William Chambers and Isabell Jane Garrett
-Lewis Morgan Chambers and Lillie Louise McCorkle
-Jessie Robert Chambers and Ella Horne
-Johnie Hue Chambers and Sadie Morris
-Earl Scott Chambers.
More about the Chambers family can be found here:
http://www.fogleman.net/Lord-Fogleman/documents/Greenberry-Lord-Family.pdf
(Research):
Census Listings:
1850 Census
Georgia, Wilkinson County, The Ninety Third Subdivision
Enumerated 28 Aug 1850
53-53
Martha Chambers and Children, born NC
54-54
John and Rebecca Chambers and children, born Ga
55-55
Allen Chambers 34 M Farmer 1000 Ga
Mary Chambers 30 F Ga
Thomas Chambers 12 M Ga
Martha Chambers 12 F Ga
Henry Chambers 11 M Ga
William Chambers 10 M Ga
Louellu Chambers 9 M Ga
Mary Chambers 7 F Ga
Lousan Chambers 5 F Ga
George W Chambers 4 M Ga
Frances E Chambers 3 F Ga
Levi Chambers 1 M Ga
Mary Davidson 70 F SC
1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Patroon Beat No. 5, PO Milam
Enumerated 1 July 1860
Pages 27 and 28 Stamped 332
Allen Chambers 49 M Farmer $--- $6035 Ga
Mary Chambers 45 F Ga
William Chambers 20 M Ga
L A Chamber 19 M Ga
Mary Chambers 17 F Ga
L A Chambers 14 F Ga
George Chambers 13 M Ga
Levi Chambers 12 M Ga
Winey Cambers 9 F Ga
Nathaniel D Chambers 6 M Ga
J. D. Chambers 4 M Ga
1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Beat No. 2, PO Sabine Town
Enumerated 23 July 1870
Page 4
334-334
Chambers, Allen 60 M W Farmer 3000 1000 Ga
Chambers, Mary 53 F W Keeping House Ga
Chambers, Levy 21 M W Ga
Chambers, Nathan 17 M W Ga
Chambers, Dillomortan 19 M W Ga
Chambers, Pickard A 18 f W Keeping House Tn
Chambers, Thomas 12 M W Ala
1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Fourth Precinct
Enumerated 22 and 23 Jun 1880
Pg 12D SD 1 ED 86
104-104
Chambers, Allen W M 66 Farmer Ga NC NC
105-105
Levi Chambers W M 30 Farmer Ga Ga Ga
Rosa Chambers W F 27 Wf Keeping House Ga Ga Ga
Ira Chambers W M 6 Son Tx Ga Ga
Allen Chambers W M 4 Son Tx Ga Ga
Rush Chambers W M 2 Son Tx Ga Ga
Babe Chambers W M 4/12 Feb Son Tx Ga Ga
106-106
Chambers John W M W 24 Tx Ga Ga
Chambers, Mollie W F 20 Wf Tx Ga Ga
Chambers, Celie W F 4 Tx Tx Tx
Chambers, Joseph W M 1 Tx Tx Tx
Allen married Mary "Polly" Dixon on 18 Dec 1834 in Wilkinson County, Georgia. Mary was born on 20 Feb 1817 in Georgia; died on 29 Apr 1878 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Mary "Polly" Dixon was born on 20 Feb 1817 in Georgia; died on 29 Apr 1878 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Children:
- Thomas Chambers was born about 1837 in Georgia; and died.
- Martha Chambers was born about 1838 in Georgia; and died.
- Henry Chambers was born about 1839 in Georgia; and died.
- William Chambers was born about 1841 in Georgia; died between 1861 and 1865 in Richmond (Independent City), Virginia.
- Dora Ellen Chambers was born about 1841 in Georgia; and died.
- Mary Chambers was born on 25 Oct 1842 in Georgia; died on 8 Jan 1893 in Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- Susan A. Chambers was born about 1845 in Georgia; and died.
- George W. Chambers was born about 1846 in Georgia; and died.
- Frances E. Chambers was born about 1847 in Georgia; and died.
- Levi "Lee" Chambers was born on 2 Jun 1849 in Georgia; died on 7 Mar 1923 in Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- Winnie Chambers was born in Nov 1850 in Georgia; and died.
- 4. Nathaniel Berrian Chambers was born on 24 Dec 1853 in Georgia; died on 6 Apr 1897 in Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- Rev. John D. "Jack" Chambers was born on 8 Mar 1856 in Georgia; died on 7 Dec 1932 in Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
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10. | Adam Jackson Bennett was born on 27 Jan 1815 in Laurel Hill, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana (son of Henry Bennett and Mary "Polly" Palmer); died on 28 Mar 1886 in Time, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
"2nd Lieut. in Co. K in the Mexican War." SABINE COUNTY GENEALOGICAL RECORDS by White and Toole
Kay Parker McCary, in the transcription of the tombstone, writes that he was Born in West Feliciana Parish, LA, Removed to Texas Dec 1842
(Research):
Census Listings:
1850 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
Enumerated 30 Oct 1850
Stamped 320
146-146
Adam J Bennett 35 M Farmer $400 La
Mary J. E. Bennett 24 F La
Mary Ann Benett 9 F La
Henry L. Bennett 8 M La
Burtus C. Bennett 6 M Texas
Sarah Jane Bennett 4 F Texas
William H Bennett 3/12 M Texas
1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Patroon Beat No. 5. P. O. Box Milam
Page 30 Stamped 333
225-225
A. J. Bennett 46 M Farmer $1600 $3190 La
Mary J. Bennett 37 F La
Mary A. Bennett 20 F La
Henry Bennett 18 M La
Bertis C. Bennett 15 M Tx
Sarah J. Bennett 12 F Tx
William Bennett 10 M Tx
A. J. Bennett 7 M Tx
Robert Bennett 5 M Tx
Major A. Bennett 1 M Tx
1880 Census
Adam J. Bennett Self M M W 65 La Farmer La La
Mary J. Bennett Wf M F W 58 SC Keeps House SC SC
Arch Bennett Son S M W 16 Tx Wks on Farm La SC
Alva Bennett Son S M W 11 Tx Wks on Farm La SC
Texas, Sabine, Precinct 5
FHL Film # 125535 NA Film # T9-1325 Page # 250C
Adam married Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey on 1 Aug 1839 in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Mary (daughter of Seth Harvey and Zelotus Margaret Ann Boyd) was born on 17 Dec 1821 in Louisiana; died on 8 Mar 1901 in Pine Hill, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey was born on 17 Dec 1821 in Louisiana (daughter of Seth Harvey and Zelotus Margaret Ann Boyd); died on 8 Mar 1901 in Pine Hill, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Kay Parker McCary, in the transcription of the tombstone, writes that she was Born in Pitt Co., North Carolina, Moved to Texas Dec 1842 (Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey - Daughter of Seth Harvey & Zelotus Margaret Ann Boyd - Married 1 Aug 1839 h Adam Jackson Bennett, Sr.) The 1880 census shows her state of birth as South Carolina, and early census records instead show her as being born in Louisiana.
(Research):
Census Listings:
1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 5
Enumerated 14 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 15B
205-205
Bennett, Burtis Head W M Apr 1845 55 Wd Tx La La Farmer
Bennett, Mary J Mother W F Jan 1823 77 Wd La --- NC
Notes:
Married:
Virgie Speights, in OLD TIMERS OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS, in a column about Pearl Chambers Lord Greer, dated January 30, 1964, wrote that "Adam Bennett and Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey, came with their slaves from Louisiana, just ahead of the sheriff. He was chasing them to take away their slaves in connection with some sort of lien connected with the estate of Mrs. Bennett's mother. They barely made it to Texas and safety in time to camp in the 'sand field' now known as "Bennet Field," just on the Texas side of the Sabine. The Louisiana authorities camped on the opposite side of the river before frustratedly returning home the next day. Then Adam staked his claim atop a nearby hill with gently sloping fields towards the river. The place is still called the "Bennett Place." There is a family graveyard nearby. The elder Bennetts had come to East Feliciana Parish from Alabama, and his father, a silversmith, had come from Germany." In a later article, this one profiling Abbie Della Bennett Travis, January 27, 1966, she added that the lien was due to "a matter of a few unpaid debts. The slaves were to be confiscated, so the Bennett's, their two children, and Zelotus Margaret Ann Boyd Harvey raced to the Sabine River and safety which they attained just before dark."
Children:
- Mary Ann Bennett was born on 19 Sep 1840 in Louisiana; died on 23 Feb 1880 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- Henry Seth Bennett was born on 26 Jul 1842 in Louisiana; died on 16 Jan 1924 in Louisiana.
- Burtis Bennett was born on 20 Apr 1845 in Time, Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Feb 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- Sarah Jane Bennett was born on 16 Oct 1847 in Texas; died on 10 Feb 1928.
- William Henry "Dutch" Bennett was born on 8 Jun 1850 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 Jan 1926 in East Bernard, Wharton County, Texas; was buried in East Bernard Methodist Cemetery, East Bernard, Wharton County, Texas.
- Adam Jackson "Tony" Bennett, Jr was born on 8 Feb 1853 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Nov 1922 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Robert Emmett Bennett was born on 6 May 1855 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Nov 1924 in Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- 5. Margaret "Mittie" Louisa Bennett was born on 5 May 1857 in Texas; died on 4 Dec 1923 in Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- Major A. Bennett was born on 23 Mar 1859 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- Elizabeth Bennett was born on 4 Oct 1861 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Nov 1861 in Sabine County, Texas.
- Jesse Archibald "Archie" Bennett was born on 2 Jun 1864 in Texas; died on 16 Feb 1936 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Alva D. Bennett was born on 6 May 1869 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Jul 1940 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
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12. | Levi "Lee" Chambers was born on 2 Jun 1849 in Georgia (son of Allen Chambers and Mary "Polly" Dixon); died on 7 Mar 1923 in Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
See attached sources.
(Research):
Census Listings:
1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Fourth Precinct
Enumerated 22 and 23 Jun 1880
Pg 12D SD 1 ED 86
104-104
Chambers, Allen W M 66 Farmer Ga NC NC
105-105
Levi Chambers W M 30 Farmer Ga Ga Ga
Rosa Chambers W F 27 Wf Keeping House Ga Ga Ga
Ira Chambers W M 6 Son Tx Ga Ga
Allen Chambers W M 4 Son Tx Ga Ga
Rush Chambers W M 2 Son Tx Ga Ga
Babe Chambers W M 4/12 Feb Son Tx Ga Ga
106-106
Chambers John W M W 24 Tx Ga Ga
Chambers, Mollie W F 20 Wf Tx Ga Ga
Chambers, Celie W F 4 Tx Tx Tx
Chambers, Joseph W M 1 Tx Tx Tx
1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 5
Enumerated 12 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Stamped 153
166-166
Chambers, ??? Head W M Jun 1849 50 M 28 Tx Ga Ga Farmer
Chambers, Rosa Wf W F Feby 1852 48 M 28 7/7 Ga Ga Ga
Chambers, Joel Son W M Mar 1880 20 S Tx Ga Ga Farm Laborer
Chambers, Horace Son W M Feb 1882 18 S Tx Ga Ga Farm Laborer
Chambers, Sidney Son W M Oct 1883 16 S Tx Ga Ga Farm Laborer
Chambers, Clara Dtr W F Aug 1885 14 S Tx Ga Ga
167-167
Chambers, Margaret Head W F May 1857 43 Wd 11/10 Tx Miss NC Farmer
Chambers, Nathan B Son W M Dec 1881 18 S Tx Ga Tx Farm Laborer
Chambers, Clara P Dtr W F Feb 1884 16 S Tx Ga Tx
Chambers, Ada Dtr W F Sept 1886 13 S Tx Ga Tx
Chambers, Blanche Dtr W F Feb 1889 11 S Tx Ga Tx
Chambers, Jackson Son W M July 1890 9 S Tx Ga Tx Farm Laborer
Chambers, Bessie Dtr W F Feb 1893 7 S Tx Ga Tx
Chambers, Oliver Son W M Sept 1895 4 S Tx Ga Tx
Chambers, Henry Son W M Feby 1897 3 S Tx Ga Tx
Wiggins, Hob Servant W M ??? 32 Wd Tx Tx Miss Servant
Wiggins, Kirby Boarder W M Jan 1897 s 3Tx Tx Tx
1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 4 May 1910
SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 11A Stamped 161
160-164
Chambers, Levi Head M W 60 m1 37 Ga Ga Ga Farmer
Chambers, Rose A Wf F W 57 m1 37 7/7 Ga Ga Ga
Chambers, Sidney Son M W 26 S Tx Ga Ga Farmer
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 5
Enumerated 20 and 21 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 172 Sheet 18A
244-248
Chambers, Lee Head M W 70 Wd Ga Ga Ga Farmer
Chambers, Sidney Son M W 35 S Tx Ga Ga
Levi + Rosa Anna Lord. Rosa was born on 4 Feb 1852 in Georgia; died on 11 Jul 1919; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Rosa Anna Lord was born on 4 Feb 1852 in Georgia; died on 11 Jul 1919; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Did she also marry Augustus Cawhorn Gomer?
Children:
- 6. Ira L. Chambers was born on 18 Sep 1873 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Jan 1912; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- Elzie Allen Chambers was born about 1876 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Feb 1940 in Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.
- Rush Belton "R. B." Chambers was born on 2 Jun 1878 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Apr 1937 in Center, Shelby County, Texas.
- Joel Chambers was born in Mar 1880 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- Horace Bernard Chambers was born on 11 Feb 1882 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Apr 1950 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas.
- Sidney J. Chambers was born on 25 Oct 1883 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 May 1959 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.
- Clara J. Chambers was born in Aug 1885 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Mar 1973 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
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14. | Joseph Reeves was born on 24 Jan 1832 in Georgia (son of Richard Lawson Reeves and Alenna Rene "Allie" Bates); died on 5 Jan 1910 in Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
He appears to have had a prior marriage, as the 1870 census shows children Thomas, Mary and Elizabeth were residing with her and Mary Ann, however they were all born prior to Joseph's 1867 marriage to Mary Ann Bennett. Tom L Bennett was still in the home at the time of the 1880 census.
In fact, in her annontated transcription of the Bennett Cemetery, north of Milam, Texas, Kay Parker McCary notes that his headstone is inscribed: " AT REST - Happy is he whose hope is in the Lord" and that he was the son of Richard Lawson Reeves & Allie Rene Bates ? 1st w Celia E. Strother buried in Strother Cemetery SCT, 2nd w Mary Ann Bennett, 3rd w Margaret Ann Harvey
(Research):Census Listings:
1870 Census
Texas, Sabine, Beat No. 2, PO Sabine Town
Enumerated 24 July 1870
Page 6
358-358
Reeves, Joseph 39 M W Farmer Alabama $ --- $ 500
Reeves, Mary Ann 28 F W Keeping House La
Reeves, Thomas 14 M W Tx
Reeves, Mary E 13 F W Tx
Reeves, Elizabeth 10 F W Tx
357-357
C. and Harriet Hoskins
360-360
M. Coleman
361-361
Reeves, Ellie R 76 F W Famer $600 $800 South Carolina
1880 Census
Texas, Sabine, 5 Precinct
Enumerated 6 July 1880
Page 27 SD 1 ED 86 Stamped 250
233-233
Reaves, Joseph W M 48 Widowed Farmer Ga SC SC
Reaves, Tom L W M 23 Son Works on Farm Tx Ga Miss
Reaves, Henry W M 8 Son Tx Ga Ms
Reaves, Ira W M 5 Son Tx Ga Miss
Reaves, Olive W F 3 Dtr Tx Ga Miss
Reaves, Margret A W F 4/12 Feby Daughter Tx Ga Miss
Reaves, Allie R W F 87 Mother At House SC SC SC
Joseph married Mary Ann Bennett on 28 Feb 1867 in Sabine County, Texas. Mary (daughter of Adam Jackson Bennett and Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey) was born on 19 Sep 1840 in Louisiana; died on 23 Feb 1880 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Mary Ann Bennett was born on 19 Sep 1840 in Louisiana (daughter of Adam Jackson Bennett and Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey); died on 23 Feb 1880 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Kay Parker McCary, in her annotated transcription of the Bennett Cemetery, notes that:
To see all of life's ???osy ????? Blushed D????Dawn and passed away
(Mary Ann Bennett ? Daughter of Adam Jackson Bennett & Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey ? h Joseph Reeves - Broken and repaired)
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Married:
White & Toole show that a Joseph Reeves married Mary Ann Bennett in Sabine County on 28 Feb 1867. Joseph appears to have had at least three children from a prior marriage, Thomas L, Mary, and Elizabeth.
Children:
- Henry B. Reeves was born about 1872 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- Ira Reeves was born on 15 Feb 1874 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Jun 1960 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Hancock Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas.
- 7. Olive "Ollie" Reeves was born on 13 Jan 1877 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Feb 1936; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- Margaret A. Reeves was born in Feb 1880 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
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