She married first on 07 Aug 1856 at Gibson County, Indiana to William S. Reavis [2] and they had children: [3]
Martha J., b. abt. 1857
Nancy E., b. abt. 1859
Nothing more is known about this Frances (Chambers) Reavis.
Research Notes
There was a different William S. Reavis in Gibson County, Illinois who was born 25 Oct 1833, married Sarah Trotter, and died 09 Feb 1872. [4] And this William Reavis also had a daughter Martha J., born about 1857. [5]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJX-KP2 : 4 April 2020), Francis A Chambers in household of James T Duke, Columbia, Gibson, Indiana, United States; citing family 150, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH4R-P3T : 10 December 2017), William S Reavis and Frances A Chambers, 07 Aug 1856; citing Gibson, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004646692.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frances by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frances: