This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AUI.2ACIB/201.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Your earlier Ancestry.com and GenForum postings said that Robert Earl Chamberlin and Rachel Louella Holliday were married in Columbus, OH, and now you say they were married in Ashtabula, OH, based on "a marriage record for him and Rachel" - what kind of record - is this their actual marriage certicate that you have obtained, or what? You may wish to contact me via Email to confirm your actual source for this marriage data (I'd like to know exactly what the marriage record says), and also to provide the identifying information that you say you have from Robert's military papers, which might list the names of his parents, for instance. If in fact Robert was married in Ashtabula, then almost certainly he is the following individua, from my transcription online of the microfilm image - some of the data very difficult to read: - 1930 Census, Ashtabula City, AshtabulaTwp., Ashtabula Co., OH, p. 006B, #131/143, 3 Apr 1930, #523 Lake St., Earl Chamberlain, head, age 27, married age 21, (occupation listed but illegible - could be some kind of machinist), PA/PA/PA; Irene B?, wife, age 26, m. age 20, MO/MO/OH; Robert C. son, age 4 2?/12, OH/PA/MO; Margarite? L?, daughter, age 2 3/12, OH/PA/MO I have not been able to trace this family on back, but it could be the following individual identified in LDS records: Earl Chamberlain, b. 1904, Jefferson, OH, d. bef. 1978, prob. Jefferson, OH, m. c1926, Irene Leonard, b. c1904, d. bef. 1978, with two living daughters - names withheld. Son of George Chamberlain, b. c1874, of Crawford Co., PA, and Edith S. Prusia, m. 27 Mar 1895, Spring Twp., Crawford Co., PA, with two other children listed: son, name withheld: Irene, b. 1 Mar 1900, who married Frank Baylor, with 2 children listed for her. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania. Edith S. Prusia was born 1874, Spring Twp., Crawford Co., PA, d. 1935, Jefferson, OH, daughter of George & Emma V. (Rushmore) Prussia. Data from LDS Ancestral File, submitted by Arlene Hanneman, 33702-A Chula Vista, Dana Point, CA 92629. This George Chamberlain appears to be the individual listed in the 1880 Census, as follows: - 1880 Census, Summit, Crawford Co., PA, Charles Chamberlain, p. 211B, head, age 27, laborer, PA/PA/PA; Sarah, wife, age 26, keeping house, PA/PA/PA; Elizabeth, dau., age 7, PA/PA/PA; George, son, age 6, PA/PA/PA; Fredrick, son, age 2 months, PA/PA/PA Jefferson, in Jefferson Co., OH, is about 100 miles due south from Ashtabula Co., but I suppose this could be the same family - more research would required to confirm this. Please also refer to my earlier suggestions to attempt to obtain marriage, death, obituary, burial and other records in Columbus for your Robert Earl Chamberlain, whose birth & death dates are known. Please contact me via Email, if you wish to discuss this information in any greater detail. I hope this information is helpful to you.