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Robert Chambers
(1756-1825)
Mary Culbertson
(1760-)
Andrew John Darner
(1783-1863)
Hannah Yost
(1789-1879)
William Chambers
(1800-1876)
Elizabeth Darner
(1810-1894)
Sarah Isabelle Chambers
(1842-After 1880)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. James Elson

Sarah Isabelle Chambers 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 7 May 1842, Ohio 2 3 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): James Elson on 25 April 1865 in Cedar Rapids, IA 1 2
  • Died: After 1 June 1880 6
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Harmony Township, Morrow, OH on 15 August 1850. 3

1850 US Census
Page 31A, Family 423
Harmony Township, Morrow, Ohio
S. Isabe Chambers..7..OH

(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Harmony Township, Morrow, OH on June 1860. 4

1860 US Census
Page 21, Family 151
Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Sarah J. Chanders..18..OH

(Living with parents.)
.



• Marriage Image: 25 April 1865, in Cedar Rapids, IA. 1

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Fairfax Township, Linn, IA on 5 July 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 2, Family 7
Fairfax Township, Linn County, Iowa
Sarah B. Elsen..28..OH..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 2 daughters.)
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Fairfax Township, Linn, IA on June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 178C, Roll 351
Fairfax Township, Linn County, Iowa
Belle Elson...Wife..38..OH..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 2 children.)
.


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Sarah married James Elson on 25 April 1865 in Cedar Rapids, IA.1 2 (James Elson was born in November 1825 in England,7 8 died on 27 October 1901 in Iowa 8 and was buried on 29 October 1901 in Fairfax Cemetery, Fairfax, Linn, Iowa, United States 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 25 April 1865, in Cedar Rapids, IA. 1 Name: James Elson
Spouse's Name: Sarah Belle Chambers
Marriage Date: 25 Apr 1865
Marriage Place: Linn, Iowa, United States

"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDS-6XD1 : 5 November 2017), James Elson and Sarah Belle Chambers, 25 Apr 1865, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,703,817.
.

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Fairfax Township, Linn, IA on 5 July 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 2, Family 7
Fairfax Township, Linn County, Iowa
James Elsen..43..ENG..Farmer
Sarah B. Elsen..28..OH..Keeping House
Henrietta Elsen..3..IA
Sarah Elsen..1..IA
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Fairfax Township, Linn, IA on June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 178C, Roll 351
Fairfax Township, Linn County, Iowa
James Elson..Head..52..ENG..Farmer
Belle Elson..Wife..38..OH..Keeping House
Etta Elson..Daughter..13..IA
Charles Elson..Son..9..IA
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


This is from a handwritten journal of Maude Mae Keysor:
Grandma Keysor's (Tamar Chambers Keysor) sister's family
Belle Chambers and James Elson
--Etta Elson
--Charles Elson
--(missing the name of daughter Sarah Elson, b. 1869 and shows with the family on the 1870 census)

Etta Elson and Julian Snell
--Grace Snell
--Lucy Snell
--Goldie Snell

Charles Elson 1955 (Think this must be year of death) and Agnes Stewart 1954 (Think this must be year of death)
--Verna Elson
--Edna Elson

Verna Elson and Ernest Listerbarger
--Keith Listerbarger (Margaret)
--Jean Listerbarger (Humphrey)

Edna Elson and Ira E. Perry
--Shirley Perry (Johnston) (Myson?)
--Madelle Perry
--Richard Perry

(per Dannell Hopkins, http://www.geocities.com/danni_74932/)
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Sources


1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 8 Sep 2022), Name: James Elson; Spouse's Name: Sarah Belle Chambers.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairfax Township, Linn County, Iowa, p. 178C, James Elson and Sarah Isabelle Chambers; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0351.

3 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Harmony Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States, p. 31A, dwelling 420, family 423, William Chambers and Elizabeth Darner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

4 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio, p. 21, family 151, William Chambers and Elizabeth Darner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairfax Township, Linn County, Iowa, p. 2, dwelling 7, family 7, James Elson and Sarah Isabelle Chambers; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

6 Dannell Hopkins, "HOPKINS, HLADKY, BOHAM, LYMAN AND MANY MORE," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craighopkins).

7 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairfax Township, Linn, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 73, p. 8A, family 145; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Sep 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 8 Sep 2022); memorial page for James Elson (Nov 1825\endash 27 Oct 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 138983701, citing Fairfax Cemetery, Fairfax, Linn County, Iowa, USA


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