Alva
Lloyd
(Lloyd)
Chambers
Born in Le Sueur County, Minnesota
Ancestors 
Husband of
Ruth Bernice (Carlson) Chambers
— married
27 Oct 1934 in Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa, USA
[children unknown]
Died
at age 100
in Waterville, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jan 2017
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Biography
Alva Lloyd Chambers was born at the family farm on 16 Jan 1915 in Le Sueur County, MN as the youngest son of Arthur Chambers and Minnie (Clemons) Chambers. His paternal grandfather, Thomas Chambers, came to Waterville from England in 1867.[1]
He and Ruth Berness Carlson were married on 27 Oct 1934 in Nashua, IA.[1][2]
On 16 Oct 1940 when he registered for the WWII Draft in Waterville, Le Sueur, MN, he was 25 and working as a farmer and described as being 5 7, 150 lb, light brown complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.[3]
He went on to live and farm in the Waterville area for the rest of his life. He enjoyed fishing, auctions, and wintered in Texas and wa a member of the North Waeca Lutheran Church in Waseca County.[1]
Lloyd died at age 100 on 8 Mar 2015 in Waterville, Le Sueur County, MN and was buried at the Sakatah Cemetery in Waterville. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife -Ruth Bernice (Carlson) Chambers, and siblings - Evelyn Chambers, Elva Chambers, Aileen (Chambers) Kurth and Thomas Edison.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 April 2020), memorial page for Alva Lloyd Chambers (16 Jan 1915–8 Mar 2015), Find a Grave Memorial no. 93380919, citing Sakatah Cemetery, Waterville, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Donna Fostveit (contributor 47665899)
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014; Original data: Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Textual Records. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011; The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Minnesota, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 37
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