Sketch of the Chambers Family, Warren County, Missouri >From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan, Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876. ********************************************************************** John Chambers, of Ireland, settled in North Carolina, and married Mary Thompson, of Kentucky, by whom he had: John Jr., William, Sarah, James, Thomas, Alexander, Nancy and Jane. In 1798 Mr. Chambers came to Miss- ouri and settled in St. Louis County, and in 1800 his wife died. After that he lived with his son Thomas, in St. Charles. Thomas married Eleanor Kennedy, and the names of their children were: Prospect, Riley, Sarah, Julia, Harriet, Davis H., Ellen, Rhoda and Thomas Jr. Thomas and Alexander Chambers were rangers together in Captain Musick's com- pany, and were at the battle of the sinkhole, in what is now Lincoln County. Alexander married the widow of Frank McDermid, who was killed at Callaway's defeat. Her maiden name was Ruth Costlio. James, son of John Chambers, Sr. was a tanner and lived in what is now Warren County, Missouri. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================