Lydia Samantha Chambers ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  General Notes:

According to "The History of Morrow County Ohio", they had 8 children. The information was submitted by Richard Franklin Davis, 126 North Cherry Street, Mount Gilead, Ohio 43338.
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The Morrow County Sentinel, (A Weekly Newspaper, Devoted To The Interests Of Morrow County And The Republican Party); Vol. LII, Mount Gilead, Morrow County Ohio, Thursday, September 14, 1899, No. 12, page 1:

PLASTICINE
The family of Enoch Higgins was called to Ashley on Monday by the death of Mrs. Wm. Hathaway.

CHESTNUT GROVE
Rev. Mary E. Sipe was called to preach two funeral sermons Tuesday; one being Mrs. William Hathaway, of near Alum Creek who died of the dreaded disease, cancer. She was brought to the Black Bird cemetery, near her old home and laid to rest: not lost but gone before. The other funeral being at Ashley, Delaware, a lady who leaves five children. Truly there is an other side to life.

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ANOTHER CANCER VICTIM
Mrs. William Hathaway died Sunday at her home, east of town, after sever al months of intense suffering from cancer. She was operated upon last April with hopes that she might find relief and that her life might be prolonged; but it was not successful and her suffering during the past two months has been terrible to witness. The funeral services were held Tuesday morning and were attended by a number of Cardington people.

PULASKIVILLE
William Hathaway and two children, of near Ashley, spent Saturday night in town.
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The Morrow County Independent, Cardington, Ohio, Thursday, September 14, 1899; Vol. XXVIII, No. 35, page 5:

LOCAL NOTES
Mrs. Wm. Hathaway, living two miles southeast of Ashley, died Sunday night and was buried in the Blackbird graveyard Tuesday, after services held at the house. She had been ill some time and leaves a family of seven children. The family until last spring lived near Cardington.

Cardington, Ohio, Thursday, September 21, 1899, Vol. XXVVIII, No. 36, page 4:

OBITUARY
It has been said that loves a shining mark and that in the midst of life we are in midst of death. These truisms were never more exemplified than in the death of Mrs. Lydda Chambers Hathaway, who was born March 12, 1854, and died September 10, 1899, aged 45 years, 5 months and 28 days. She was married to Wm. D. Hathaway January 22, 1876. Of this union there were born eight children, the two eldest having preceded their mother to the better world. She leaves a kind husband, five little boys, one girl, two brothers, five sisters and a host of friends to mourn their loss. She united with the M. E. church when quite young. She was a kind mother, a devoted and loving wife and the influence of her quiet, unselfish and consistent life will long remain to bless the communities in which she has lived. During her last illness her prayer was that she might live to care for her family a few more years, but she was willing to do the Lord's bidding. To her death had no terrors. Not now but in the coming years it may be in the better land we will read the meaning of our tears and there sometime we will understand. Her remains were laid to rest in the Blackbird cemetery on Tuesday afternoon, September 12. Rev. Mary E. Sipe of Friends church preached the funeral discourse to those who had come to pay their last respects to one they had learned to love.
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The Morrow County Sentinel, Vol. LII, Mount Gilead, Morrow County Ohio, Thursday, September 21, 1899, No. 13, page 7:

OBITUARIES
HATHAWAY--It has been said: Death loves a shining mark, and that in the midst of life we are in death." These truisms were never more exemplified than in the death of Mrs. Lyda Chambers Hathaway, who was born March 12th, 1854, and died September 10, 1899, aged 45 years, 5 months and 28 days. She was married to William D. Hathaway, January 22, 1876. To this union there were born 8 children, the two oldest having preceded the mother to the better world. She leaves a kind husband, five little boys, one girl, two brothers, five sisters and a host of friends to mourn their loss. She united with the M. E. church when quite young. She was a kind mother, a devoted and loving wife, and the influence of her quiet, unselfish and consistent life will long remain to bless the communities in which she has lived. During her last illness her prayer was that she might live to care for her family a few more years, but she was willing to do the Lord's bidding. To her death had no terrors. Not now but in the coming years, it may be in the better land, we will read the meaning of our tears, and there sometime we'll understand. Her remains were laid to rest in the Blackbird cemetery on Tuesday afternoon, September 12th. Rev. Mary E. Sipe, of the Friends church preached the funeral discourse to those who had come to pay their last respects to one they had learned to love.
(per Dannell Hopkins, http://www.geocities.com/danni_74932/)
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Harmony Township, Morrow, OH on June 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 21, Family 151
Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Lydia S. Chanders..6..OH

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Harmony Township, Morrow, OH on 1 June 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 2, Family 13
Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Lydia Chambers..16..OH

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Westfield Township, Morrow County, OH on June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 221D, Roll 1053
Westfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Lydia Hathaway..Wife..25..OH..Keeping House

(Living with husband.)
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• She was buried on 12 September 1899 in the Blackbird Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery in Blackbird Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Harmony Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States.

Find A Grave Memorial #66415766
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Lydia married William Denman Hathaway on 22 January 1876 in , Morrow County, OH.^{1 2} (William Denman Hathaway was born on 25 June 1849 in , Morrow County, OH,^{2 6 7} died on 20 February 1907 in , Morrow County, OH ⁷ and was buried after 20 February 1907 in Glendale Cemetery, Cardington, Morrow, Ohio, United States ⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 22 January 1876, in , Morrow County, OH. ¹ Name: William D. Hathaway
Age: 21y
Spouse's Name: Lydia S. L. Chambers
Spouse's Age: 18y
Marriage Date: 22 Jan 1876
Marriage Place: Morrow, Ohio, United States
Source Details: V3, pg.348, cn.946

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZYC-TB3 : 27 September 2021), William D. Hathaway and Lydia S. L. Chambers, 1876.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Westfield Township, Morrow County, OH on June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 221D, Roll 1053
Westfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio
William Hathaway..Head..31..OH..Farmer
Lydia Hathaway..Wife..25..OH..Keeping House
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  Marriage Notes:

From Margurite Davis I have a note that they had 8 children 6 boys and 1 girl. Wonder if not counting Clay that died so young. (per Dannell Hopkins, http://www.geocities.com/danni_74932/)
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