You can check yourself for the history book at County Histories http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/cpl_bio.htm and for NDGW at http://www.cagenweb.com/~cpl/ndgwmaster.htm I can check the pioneer cards at the CA Room. -----Original Message----- From: RAL [mailto:RLash@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 8:03 PM To: sandrah@ix.netcom.com Subject: Re: [CADI] Henry CHAMBERS in the History of Fresno County CA SANDRA: in the History of Fresno County CA and NDGW and the Pioneer Cards Robin Sandra wrote: > Where do you want me to look for these people? > > -----Original Message----- > From: RAL [mailto:RLash@worldnet.att.net] > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 5:23 PM > To: sandrah@ix.netcom.com > Subject: Re: [CADI] Henry CHAMBERS in the History of Fresno County CA > > SANDRA: > > Could you look for the name Lashbaugh/Lashbough, Lorshbaugh/Lorshbough, > Loshbaugh/Loshbough, Lushbaugh/Lushbough. all the same family just > different > spellings. > > Mary Jane her daughter Helen or Ellen and son William Charle Or Charles > William > LB came to fresno about 1883. > > Also interested in her two daughter Anna Maria Goodell and Florence Louise > Goodell, They Married brothers Levi Calvin Goodell and Robert Willis > Goodell. > > Also interested in any other LBs that you happen to run across. > > Thank you > > Robin > > Sandra wrote: > > > to Nancy mailto:nancy2000@tcsn.net > > I have copied your request(s) and will be mailing the material shortly. I > > also found citations to the NDGW and have copied those as well. I was a > > little concerned when I saw the book you cited - Fresno, the Pioneer Years > > to 1900 since that book is a very disappointing one in that it normally > just > > has a laundry list of names, with nothing concrete to give you as a bio. > > However the material I was able to obtain from the NDGW and the Pioneer > Card > > File have provided a very complete bio on him and his family. I hope you > are > > happy with the results. > > > > Highlights: Henry CHAMBERS was born Dec 15 1827 or 28 in Estell, KY. HE > was > > the son of Henry S. CHAMBERS and Elsie "Grandma Smoot" MILLER. Elsie > MILLER > > was born in Franklin VA about 1808. > > >From Pioneer Cards: She married Henry S. CHAMBERS in Estill KY in 1826. > She > > married John R. HARLON 1841 Ark. She married Emil SMOOT 1850 in Ark or TX. > > She was the sister of Deliah MILLER AKERS. She died Feb 28 1878 in > > Bitterwater CA. > > > > Henry CHAMBERS married Sarah (Sally) AKERS in Austin TX on Feb 17 1852. > > He arrived in CA in 1852 after having lived in KY, Ark, MO and TX. He was > > known as a great hunter and supplied the emigrants with venison and > antelope > > meat on the journey to CA. Arriving at Millerton, Fresno County, many of > the > > party stared to mine. Moving from Kings River to Hernandez Valley they had > > great difficulty getting through the mountains at Vallecitios. He had an > > encounter with a grizzly bear that almost cost him his life. > > > > His residences in CA were Ft. Miller, Kings River, Bitterwater, Hernandez > > Valley and McCoy Canyon. > > He was a Blacksmith and a Rancher. > > > > Sally AKERS was born in Arkansas on Oct 14, 1834. She was a first cousin > to > > her husband, Harry CHAMBERS. Sally died in Bitterwater CA on Sep 2 1923. > > Her father was William Henry AKERS and her mother was Deliah MILLER > (sister > > to Elsie MILLER). Deliah MILLER AKERS was born in KY Apr 17, 1802. She > > married William "Henry" AKERS in Estill Co KY in either 1820 or 1821. She > > died in Kings River April 3 1868. > > > > Henry CHAMBERS died in Bitterwater CA on May 16 1888. I couldn't find any > > article one him in the Hollister Daily Free Lance. > > "Grandma" Sarah (Sally) AKERS CHAMBERS died Sept 9 1923, and I have also > > copied her obituary from the San Benito (Hollister) Morning Daily Advance > > published on Sept 8 1923. > > > > Children of Henry and Sally: > > Amanda Caroline (Mrs. William McHALEY) b: 8 Jan 1853 in Four Creeks,Tulare > > Co,CA > > Rebecca "Becky" (MATTHEWS) b: 2 Mar 1855 in Kings River,Fresno Co,CA > > James Marion "Jim" L. b: 10 Dec 1857 in Kings River,Fresno Co,CA > > Ellen (ZOELLIN/LOELLIN)b: 17 Feb 1859 in Kings River,Fresno Co,CA > > Mary Angeline (CULLUMBER) b: 19 May 1861 in CA > > Yancy William b: 9 Apr 1863 in CA > > George Wesley b: 22 Jan 1865 in CA > > Emma (FINDLEY, WOLFE) > > Jesse M. b: 25 Apr 1864 in CA > > Ida (HART) b: 9 Oct 1871 in Bitterwater,San Benito Co,CA > > Ina (GRUVER) b: 9 Oct 1871 in Bitterwater,San Benito Co,CA > > Edward Warren b: 4 Nov 1873 in CA > > Thomas Hazelton b: 25 Aug 1876 in CA > > Annie Elizabeth (SAUNDERS) b: 3 Jul 1879 in Bitterwater,San Benito Co,CA > > > > 1880 census > > Census Place: San Benito, San Benito, California > > Source: FHL Film 1254072 National Archives Film T9-0072 Page 426D > > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace > > Hary CHAMBERS Self M M W 53 KY > > Occ: Farmer Fa: KY Mo: KY > > Sarah CHAMBERS Wife F M W 45 AR > > Occ: Keeping House Fa: KY Mo: KY > > Wm. Y. CHAMBERS Son M S W 17 CA > > Occ: School Fa: KY Mo: AR > > George N. CHAMBERS Son M S W 15 CA > > Occ: School Fa: KY Mo: AR > > Emma CHAMBERS Dau F S W 13 CA > > Occ: School Fa: KY Mo: AR > > Jesse M. CHAMBERS Son M S W 11 CA > > Occ: School Fa: KY Mo: AR > > Ida CHAMBERS Dau F S W 8 CA > > Occ: School Fa: KY Mo: AR > > Ina CHAMBERS Dau F S W 8 CA > > Occ: School Fa: KY Mo: AR > > Edward CHAMBERS Son M S W 6 CA > > Occ: School Fa: KY Mo: AR > > Thomas CHAMBERS Son M S W 3 CA > > Fa: KY Mo: AR > > Annie CHAMBERS Dau F S W 10M CA > > Fa: KY Mo: AR > > > > ==== CA-DEATH-INDEX Mailing List ==== > > Finding our ancestors in the news! > > http://www.newspaperabstracts.com