Simon Stryker Brokaw
(1800-1880)
Ellen Bellis
(1820-1906)
Caroline Bush Brokaw
(1856-1944)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Henry Chambers

Caroline Bush Brokaw 1 2 3 5 6 7

  • Born: 23 March 1856, Summerfield, Warren, New Jersey, United States 3 4 5 6 7 8
  • Marriage (1): William Henry Chambers on 18 December 1875 in Mount Gilead, OH 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 2 July 1944, Fremont, NE at age 88 7
  • Buried: After 2 July 1944, Ridge Cemetery, Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States 7

bullet   Another name for Caroline was Carrie Chambers.4

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Harmony Township, Morrow, OH on 15 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 270D, Family 90, District 127, Roll 1053
Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Caroline Chambers..Wife..24..NJ

(Living with husband and 2 daughters.)
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Platte Township, Dodge, Nebraska, United States on 25 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Page 12B, Family 205, District 97
Platte Township, Dodge, Nebraska, United States
Married 24 years
Farm rented
Caroline B. Chambers..Wife..Mar 1856..44..NJ..4/4

(Living with husband, daughter, and son.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Maple Township, Dodge, Nebraska, United States on 22 April 1910. 4

1910 US Census
Page 3B, Family 51, District 103, Roll 842
Maple Township, Dodge, Nebraska, United States
Farm rented
Married 33 years
Carrie Chamber..Wife..54..NJ..4/4

(Living with husband and son.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Fremont, NE on 7 January 1920. 5

1920 US Census
Page 6A, Family 137, District 101, Roll 086
Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States
Farm owned
624 Linden
Caroline Chambers..Wife..63..NJ

(Living with husband.)
.

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Morse Bluff, Saunders, Nebraska, United States on 13 May 1930. 6

1930 US Census
Page 2A, Family 35, District 24, Roll 1292
Morse Bluff, Saunders, Nebraska, United States
Home rented, $10
Caroline Chambers..Mother-in-law..74..NJ..Widowed..married at age 20

(Living at the home of her married daughter and her family.)
.

• She was buried after 2 July 1944 in the Ridge Cemetery in Ridge Cemetery, Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States.

Find a Grave Memorial ID: 139469694
. 7


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Caroline married William Henry Chambers, son of William Chambers and Elizabeth Darner, on 18 December 1875 in Mount Gilead, OH.1 2 3 4 5 (William Henry Chambers was born on 21 December 1850 in Ohio 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 and died in March 1929 in , Dodge, Nebraska, United States 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 18 December 1875, in , Morrow County, OH. 1 Name: William H. Chambers
Age: 21y
Spouse's Name: Carrie B. Brokaw
Spouse's Age: 18y
Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1875
Marriage Place: Morrow, Ohio, United States
Source Details: V3, pg.343, cn.942
Source County: Morrow

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZYC-TY3 : 29 September 2021), William H. Chambers and Carrie B. Brokaw, 1875.
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Harmony Township, Morrow, OH on 15 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 270D, Family 90, District 127, Roll 1053
Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio
W. H. Chambers..Head..29..OH..Farmer
Caroline Chambers..Wife..24..NJ
Bertha Chambers..Daughter..3..OH
Ella Chambers..Daughter..3m..OH
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Platte Township, Dodge, Nebraska, United States on 25 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Page 12B, Family 205, District 97
Platte Township, Dodge, Nebraska, United States
Married 24 years
Farm rented
William H. Chambers..Head..Dec 1850..49..OH..Farmer
Caroline B. Chambers..Wife..Mar 1856..44..NJ..4/4
Pluma J. Chambers..Daughter..Mar 1890..10..NE
Leon J. Chambers..Son..Aug 1894..6..NE
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Maple Township, Dodge, Nebraska, United States on 22 April 1910. 4

1910 US Census
Page 3B, Family 51, District 103, Roll 842
Maple Township, Dodge, Nebraska, United States
Farm rented
Married 33 years
W. H. Chamber..Head..59..OH..Farmer, General Farm
Carrie Chamber..Wife..54..NJ..4/4
Leon Chamber..Son..15..NE
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Fremont, NE on 7 January 1920. 5

1920 US Census
Page 6A, Family 137, District 101, Roll 086
Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States
Farm owned
624 Linden
William H. Chambers..Head..69..OH..Laborer, Brewery
Caroline Chambers..Wife..63..NJ
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Sources

1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Sep 2022); Name: William H. Chambers; Spouse's Name: Carrie B. Brokaw; Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1875.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 127, p. 270D, family 90, William Henry Chambers and Caroline B. Brokaw; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1053.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Platte Township, Dodge, Nebraska, United States, enumeration district (ED) 97, p. 12B, family 205; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Sep 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Maple Township, Dodge, Nebraska, United States, enumeration district (ED) 103, p. 3B, family 51; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Sep 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 842.

5 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States, enumeration district (ED) 101, p. 6A, family 137; index and images (accessed 11 Sep 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 086.

6 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Morse Bluff, Saunders, Nebraska, United States, enumeration district (ED) 24, p. 2A, family 35; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Sep 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1292.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 12 Sep 2022).

8 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio, p. 270D, William Henry Chambers and Caroline B. Brokaw; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1053.

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

10 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.

11 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Harmony Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States, p. 2, dwelling 13, family 13, William Chambers and Elizabeth Darner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

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