Chambers County, TX - Military - Confederate Indigent Families ******************************************************* Contributed by Veda Mendosa Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ******************************************************* From: Texas State Library and Archives Commission Copied from: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/cif/index.html Confederate Indigent Families Lists (1863-1865) "On November 24, 1863, the Texas Legislature passed a Joint Resolution stating that the government pledged "support and maintenance of [the soldiers'] families during their absence from home." In accordance with this Resolution, an "Act to Support the Families and Dependents of Texas Soldiers" passed on December 15, 1863. The Act set aside $1,000,000 annually to be paid the "families, widows, and dependents of soldiers currently serving in State or Confederate forces, or of soldiers killed or disabled in service." Chief Justices of the counties, on or before March 1 in 1864 and 1865, submitted lists of servicemen and the number of their dependents eligible for relief...While the number of dependents are always given, additional information may include some of the following elements: name of the soldier; currently in service; disabled or killed in service; unit; acting head of household." Please be aware that only an index of names appears at this site. Linda Mearse has transcribed the records on file in the State Archives in her book, Confederate Indigent Families Lists of Texas 1863-1865. In order to help preserve the original records, please request the Mearse transcription through interlibrary loan. Please contact your local library for further details. COUNTY NAME | NAME Chambers | Ainsworth, J Chambers | Altman, Jast Chambers | Barber, Addison Chambers | Barrow, J S Chambers | Bryan, Pryor Chambers | Bush, S Chambers | Chambers, Cumberlan d Chambers | Claw, Wm Chambers | Cook, S Chambers | Davis, J H Chambers | Dugat, L E Chambers | Edgar, T H Chambers | Fields, L W Chambers | George, James Chambers | Handcomer, Charles Chambers | Handcomer, Wm Chambers | Hardey, J Chambers | Hill, Colman Chambers | Hill, John Chambers | Hodges, James Chambers | Jurden, James Chambers | Kilgore, Robert Chambers | Kirker, John Chambers | Lablow, Alfonse Chambers | Lawrence, Daniel Chambers | Lawrence, Robert Chambers | Long, Garner Chambers | Martin, W R Chambers | Mayley, Wm Chambers | Mcbride, J E Chambers | Mcdowall, J B Chambers | Mclane, Austin Chambers | Middleton, David Chambers | Miller, James Chambers | Mitchel, Kasper Chambers | Montgomery, John Chambers | Moody, John Chambers | Morton, William Chambers | Moss, Erastus Chambers | Obryan, Luke Chambers | Reeves, T S Chambers | Richey, John A Chambers | Scales, G M Chambers | Shelton, A C Chambers | Sherman, E D Chambers | Sherman, Hambleton Chambers | Sherman, John Chambers | Sherman, Lethrop Chambers | Silvah, Manuel Chambers | Simpson, H Chambers | Smith, John Chambers | Smith, W C Chambers | Stephenson, R G Chambers | Stephenson, U T Chambers | Stroder, Henry Chambers | Tramel, Wm T Chambers | Wallis, D B Chambers | Ward, H R Chambers | Welch, Henry Chambers | Willborn, Benj Chambers | Willborn, John Chambers | Willborn, Louther Chambers | Williams, O H Chambers | Wilsen, W R Chambers | Winfree, Phillip