Francis Marion Chambers (1857 - 1945)

Born 19 Dec 1857 in Buffalo Creek, Scott County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel Delilah (Lay) Chambers — married 21 Jan 1875 in Scott County, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Nov 1945 at age 87 in Sugar Grove, Scott County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Francis was born on December 19, 1857 at Buffalo Creek in Scott County, Tennessee. He was the son of Jeremiah Chambers and Rebecca Wilhite. Francis Marion Chambers married Rachel Delilah Lay. They lived in Scott County, Tennessee. He passed away on November 4, 1945 due to a hemorrhage of the right lung due to old age, he was a farmer and a minister. He was buried at Chambers Cemetery (Buffalo Creek 3), Scott County, Tennessee.

Francis Marion was a farmer and a Baptist Minister. He pastored churches in Oneida, Huntsville, Robbins, Norma, Paint Rock, Bull Creek, Sugar Grove and Stinking Creek. "It should be noted that both during the time that GEORGE CECIL was Pastor, as during the period after he resigned, before I. H. Bee served as Pastor, that several preachers contributed to the life of the church. One of the men who made an outstanding contribution was F. M. CHAMBERS, better known as "Little Marion." He was born in 1857 on Buffalo Creek near Huntsville, was converted at an early age and was ordained a Baptist minister when he was eighteen years old in the Sugar Grove Baptist Church. Whether or not he was present 77 at the organization of the New River Association is not known, but his name is recorded in the second meeting of the Association. Known as a "Circuit Riding Preacher," he took care of at least four churches, preaching in a different church each Sunday. During these early years one of the churches which he served was our Church. At the time of his death in 1945, he was known and loved by the people of Scott County, and his son M. L. CHAMBERS, was to play an important part in the growth of the Church. "

First Baptist Church of Oneida, 1887-1993: A History That Parallels Growth Of The Community It Serves As reprinted in FNB Chronicles

Sources

Burial : Chambers Cemetery, Buffalo Creek, Scott County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Find A Grave memorial # 90137015 [1]

• Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90137015/francis-marion-chambers: accessed 02 November 2022), memorial page for Rev Francis Marion Chambers (19 Dec 1857–4 Nov 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90137015, citing Chambers Cemetery (Buffalo Creek 3), Scott County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Theresa/Thunderbird584 (contributor 47100429) .

• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSW4-3J9 : 15 October 2018), Francis Marion Chambers, 4 Nov 1945; Death, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YQ-NWQ : 12 December 2017), Francis M Chambers in entry for Abslam M Crop, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD89-1ZK : 12 April 2016), Francis M Chambers in household of Jacob Q Cross, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 11, family 78, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,058.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDW4-TD8 : 15 July 2017), Francis M Chambers, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 129, sheet 249D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1277; FHL microfilm

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZS-WP6 : accessed 21 April 2019), F Chambers, Civil Districts 6-7, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 130, sheet 2A, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,595.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGF6-MLJ : accessed 8 March 2019), Francis M Chambers, Civil District 6, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 167, sheet 4A, family 44, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1515; FHL microfilm 1,375,528.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ1-575 : accessed 8 March 2019), Francis M Chambers, District 5, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 3A, line 7, family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2271; FHL microfilm 2,342,005.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4Z5-MQF : 16 March 2018), Marion Chambers, Civil District 5, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-12, sheet 15B, line 72, family 229, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3932.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4Z5-MQF : 16 March 2018), Marion Chambers, Civil District 5, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-12, sheet 15B, line 72, family 229, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3932.