Hancock County ILGenweb

Wilson Chambers
Biography

Transcribed by Marcia Siegfried Redding

 

Wilson Chambers, farmer, sec. 21; P. O., Augusta; owns 75 acres of land, worth $50 per acre. He is a native of North Carolina, and was born in 1804. He came from Tennessee to this county in 1844; in 1825 he married Elizabeth Ridings, a native of North Carolina, born in 1802, and raised in Tennessee. They are the parents of 9 children – John M., James R., Joel R., Martha J., Laura, Emily, and Susan. Two are deceased. Both Mr. and Mrs. C. are members of the Baptist Church.

Page: 519

Title: 1880 History of Hancock County, Illinois

Author: By TH. Gregg

Published by: Chas. C. Chapman & Co.

 

 

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