Pike County  Georgia Obits Mr. H.R. Chambers

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Pike County, Journal
Zebulon, GA., Tuesday, October 8, 1889

Barnesville, Oct. 7 - Another of our best men has gone to
rest. Mr. H.R. Chambers who has been sick for four weeks,
and attended by the best medical skill, departed this
life on the 4th inst. at 9 p.m. His funeral was preached
at the Methodist church by the pastor at 10:30 o’clock
Sunday morning. The church was full and many turned away
who could not procure seats. Mr. Chambers will be missed
not only by his family, relations and friends, but by the
poor farmer, both colored and white, whom he has allowed
to run from year to year, only paying interest on
mortgages he held against them. He had just finished a
fine brick storeroom and started a foundation for three
more, when he was taken sick, but we must all go sooner
or later.

(Transcribed 9/21/02 Lynn Cunningham)

H.R. Chambers, b. 9 Aug 1846, d. 4 Oct 1889, buried Greenwood Cemetery (now in Lamar County)

1880 Census Place: Barnesville, Pike, Georgia
Source: FHL Film 1254161  National Archives Film T9_0161 Page 98B
Carrie C. CHAMBERS, Self, F, W, W, 60, GA, Occ:, Keeping House, Fa: VA, Mo: GA
Henry R. CHAMBERS, Son, M, M, W, 34, GA, Occ:, Hardware Merchant, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Mollie E. CHAMBERS, DauL, F, M, W, 33, GA, Occ:, Boarding, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Mattie CHAMBERS, Dau, F, S, W, 20, GA, Occ:, At Home, Fa: VA, Mo: GA
Katie CHAMBERS, Dau, F, S, W, 18, GA, Occ:, At Home, Fa: VA, Mo: GA
John T. CHAMBERS, Son, M, S, W, 17, GA, Occ:, Clerks In Store, Fa: VA, Mo: GA
William H. CHAMBERS, GSon, M, S, W, 2, VA, Occ:, At Home, Fa: VA, Mo: VA
Tampie CHAMBERS, GDau, F, S, W, 4, GA, Occ:, At Home, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
Martha CHAMBERS, Sister, F, S, W, 79, GA, Occ:, At Home, Fa: GA, Mo: GA

Also at Greenwood Cemetery:

Caroline C. Chambers, 1820-1896
Dr. William H. Chambers, b. 18 June 1810, d. 12 July 1865, (Notation- Born in Halifax Virginia)
Katie Chambers, no dates
John T. Chambers, 23 Oct 1863, 24 June 1915
William H. Chambers, b. 9 Feb 1878, d. 5 Jul 1954
Martha P. Chambers, 1800-1884