Arnetta Victory (Muns) Chambers (1858 - 1942)

Born 21 Dec 1858 in Henderson, Tennessee, United States

Wife of John Riley Chambers Jr — married 4 Jan 1880 in Randolph, Arkansas, United States

Wife of James Upshaw — married 10 May 1885 in Davidson Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Nov 1942 at age 83 in Richmond, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Arnetta was was born 1858 (See Research Notes) in Tennessee, USA. Her parents were James Franklin Muns and Sarah Jane Blackwell.

Arnetta V Muns, 18, married John R Chambers, 21, on January 4, 1880 in Randolph County, Arkansas.^[1]

Since a birth/baptism record has not been located, the first record mentioning Arnetta is the "United States Census 1860" enumerated on June 21, 1860 with data being reported effective June 1, 1860. The MANN family of four were living with the family of Arnetta's assumed maternal grandparents. Arnetta was enumerated as a white female, A B Mann born about 1859 in Tennessee. They were living in Harrison Township, White, Arkansas, USA.^[2]

By 1870, Arnetta's mother had married again to James W Gately who owned his own farm valued at $400. His personal property totaled $800. Arnetta's oldest son, Andrew, worked on the farm. James was the head of household for thirteen, four of whom had the surname, Muns: Andrew 18, Arneta 10, James F 8 and Sarah J 4. Arnetta's stepfather had at least six, maybe even seven, children from his first marriage. The youngest Gately child was Fany D 2. It is unclear which of his wives was Fany's mother since death/marriage information is not yet available. Arnetta was enumerated as a white female, Arneta Muns born about 1860 in Tennessee.^[3]

Arnetta Muns first married on 04 Jan 1880 in Randolph, Arkansas, USA to John Riley Chambers, Jr.^[4] That year Arnetta and her husband, John Jr. were still living in Columbia next to John's father and siblings. Both John and his father were farmers.^[5]

Mrs. Arnetta (Muns) Chambers married secondly on 10 May 1885 in Davidson Township, Randolph County, Arkansas, USA to James Upshaw.^[6]

Research Notes

What do records show for date/location of birth: include name used on source.

• Earliest record at age 1 is "United States Census 1860" which uses A B Mann born about 1859 in Tennessee.^[2]

• HOH was probably her maternal grandfather. Needs confirmation.

• Next record at age 10 is "United States Census 1870" which uses Arneta Muns born about 1860 in Tennessee.^[3]
• Marriage#1 Record at age 18 uses Arnetta V Muns born about 1862 in Tennessee.^[4]
• United States Census taken on June 8, 1880 enumerated Arnetta at age 19 as Arnetta Chambus born about 1861 in Tennessee.^[5]
• Marriage#2 Record at age 24 uses Arnetta Chambers born about 1861 in Tennessee.^[6]
  

Based above the above information:

LNAB: Normally I wait for a birth/baptism record to change LNAB from Mun (WT has 21). If that is not available I use the earliest record which in this case is Mann (WT has 9654). Records from Arnetta include Muns (WT has 72), Her grandfather was a Munns (WT has 224). However, in this case, family records of a direct ancestor have Mun as her last name. All possible last name variations have been entered in "Other Last Names" and search for a birth/baptism record should begin.

Sources

1. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9QW-VPP : 18 March 2019), Arnetta V Muns in entry for John R Chambers, 4 Jan 1880; citing Marriage, Randolph, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,293,694.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census 1860" A. B. Mann in entry for S. Blackwell, residing in Harrison Township, White County, Arkansas, USA during 1860. FamilySearch record M8W3-MKK accessed 13 Dec 2017.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census 1870" FamilySearch record MDD7-YL7 accessed 14 June 2019: Arneta Muns in entry for James W Gately residing in District 01, Henderson, Tennessee, USA during 1870.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Arkansas, County Marriages 1837-1957" on FamilySearch database with images: FamilySearch record N9QW-VPP accessed 18 Mar 2019; citing county offices in Arkansas; FHL#1,293,694; m: 04 Jan 1880 Randolph, Arkansas, USA with Arnetta V. Muns 18 in entry for John R. Chambers 21. Both were residence of Columbia, Randolph, Arkansas, USA.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1880," FamilySearch database with images: FamilySearch record 33SQ-GYBC accessed 24 December 2015; Arkansas > Randolph > Columbia > ED 255 > image 10 of 27; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," on FamilySearch database with images: FamilySearch record N9Q4-LZP accessed 18 Mar 2019) citing county offices in Arkansas; FHL#1,293,695; m: 10 May 1885 Randolph, Arkansas, USA with Annetta Chambers in entry for James Upshaw

• Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [1]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.

• Ancestry.com. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [2]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD7-YL7 : 29 May 2021), Arneta Muns in entry for James W Gately, 1870.

• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPH7-WMZ : 26 November 2014), Muns in entry for Robert A Chambers, 01 Jul 1969; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD7-YL7 : 29 May 2021), Arneta Muns in entry for James W Gately, 1870.

• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPH7-WMZ : 26 November 2014), Muns in entry for Robert A Chambers, 01 Jul 1969; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

• "United States Census 1860" on FamilySearch database with images. From "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). image 4 of 16.

• "United States Census 1870" "United States Census, 1870," on FamilySearch database with images for Tennessee > Henderson > District 01 > image 9 of 11; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Pedigree Resource File" compiled by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on FamilySearch database (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SYB1-FF7 : accessed 2017-10-01), entry for Mrs. Arnetta Chambers

Acknowledgements

• Mun-25 was created on 28 Nov 2019 by Troy Upshaw and includes merged Profile(s):

• Chambers-1783 which was created on 15 Oct 2013 by Jerry Cox through the import of jcoxff.ged on Oct 15, 2013. NOTE: Imported GEDCOM includes Jerry's notes containing parts of his years of family history research. Status Category is "S1 No notes" mentioning Chambers-1783 (Research Notes not needed).