John Wesley CHAMBERS & Apollonia GOFF

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John Wesley CHAMBERS
Apollonia GOFF

Husband: John Wesley CHAMBERS
Birth: 2 Oct 1834, Allegany Co., MD
Death: 26 Jun 1908, Preston Co., WV
Occupation: farmer
Father: William CHAMBERS
Mother: Nancy LITTLE

Marriage: 18 Feb 1858, Preston Co., VA [now WV]

Wife: Apollonia / Appolonia / Epalonia / Epalona / Epilonia / Epilona GOFF
Birth: 1 Aug 1841, (W)VA
Death: 5 Apr 1930, Preston Co., WV
Occupation: homemaker
Father: James Jefferson GOFF
Mother: Mary Ann MILLER

Apollonia is a popular name with Germans; it's the feminine form of the Greek name, Apollo; other spellings are misspellings.

Children — born in Reno Twp., Preston Co., WV:

1. Emily CHAMBERS, b. 19 Apr 1859
2. Annazalia S. CHAMBERS, b. 1860/1; m. Benjamin P. GOWER
3. Apollonia / Apalona L. "Ella" CHAMBERS, b. 1863/4
4. Nancy D. CHAMBERS, b. 4 May 1866
5. William Ira CHAMBERS, b. 24 Jul 1868
6. James CHAMBERS, b. Sep 1870
7. John CHAMBERS, b. 1871/2
8. Estella CHAMBERS, b. 1874/5
9. Samuel CHAMBERS, b. 1876/7
10. Amy Columbia CHAMBERS, b. Jul 1879
11. Zorah F. CHAMBERS, b. Apr 1885
12. (Child) CHAMBERS, died young
13. (Child) CHAMBERS, died young

Grandchild:

. Claude GOWER, b. Dec 1885, WV

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find.

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #27 of 35): Rowlesburg P.O., District No. 8, Preston Co., VA [WV], Roll M653_1372, p. 326, PN 326, 2275/2255, enumerated 31 Oct 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

John W Chambers 24 M Farmer Md

Epalona " 18 F Va

Emily " 1 F "

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 64): Rowlesburg P.O., Reno Twp., Preston Co., WV, Roll M593_1697, p. 181B, PN 6, 37/37, enumerated 14 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

Chambers John W 36 M W Farmer 800 300 Maryland

________ Apalona 29 F W Keeping House Virginia

________ Emily 11 F W Virginia

________ Anazala S 9 F W Virginia

________ Apalona L 6 F W West Virginia

________ Nancy D 4 F W West Virginia

________ William I 2 M W West Virginia

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 42): Union Dist., Preston Co., WV, Roll T9_1411, p. 294A, PN 9, SD 1, ED 61, enumerated 7 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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68 73 Chambers John W M 46 / Farmer MD IRL VA

________ Epilonia W F 39 Wife / Keeping house VA VA VA

________ Emily W F 21 Dau / VA MD VA

________ Ella W F 16 Dau / / WV MD VA

________ Nancy W F 14 Dau / / WV MD VA

________ Wm I W M 12 Son / / / WV MD VA

________ James W M 10 Son / / WV MD VA

________ John W M 8 Son / WV MD VA

________ Estella W F 5 Dau / WV MD VA

________ Samuel W M 3 Son / WV MD VA

________ Amy W F 10/12 Jul Dau / WV MD VA

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #29 of 31): Union Dist., Preston Co., WV, Roll T623_1770, p. 216A, SN 15, SD 2, ED 111, enumerated 22 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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260 271 Chambers John W Head W M Oct 1834 65 M 42 MD OH PA Farmer 0 Y Y Y O F F 220

         Epalona Wife W F Aug 1841 58 M 42 13 10 WV WV WV Keeping House Y Y Y

         James Son W M Sep 1870 29 S WV WV WV Farm Laborer 0 Y Y Y

         Amy Dau W F Jul 1879 20 S WV WV WV Y Y Y

         Zorah F Dau W F Apr 1885 15 S WV WV WV At School 4 Y Y Y

Gower Claude GSon W M Dec 1885 14 S WV WV WV

8. 1910

9. 1920

10. 1930

12. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

13. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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