Bios: CHARLES S. CHAMBERS, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens
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CHARLES S. CHAMBERS,
[p. 533] general farmer, residing on the old Hugh Chambers farm, which
is situated about two miles northwest of Mahoningtown, near the Mount
Jackson and Covert Station road, belongs to one of North Beaver
Township's old established families. He was born in a small log house
which stood across the field from his present residence, in North Beaver
Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, April 14, 1862. His parents
were Hugh and Hannah (Warwick) Chambers.
Hugh Chambers was born also in North Beaver Township, on the farm now
occupied by Harry B. Chambers, and was a son of Samuel and a grandson of
Captain William Chambers, both of whom were born in Ireland. Captain
Chambers owned a farm on Hickory Creek, on which he reared his family
and subsequently died. Later his son, Samuel, moved to a farm near
Covert's Station, and on that property, in 1850, built the large brick
house which is the residence of Harry B. Chambers. Hugh Chambers married
Hannah Warwick as his second wife. She was born in Ireland, and was
eleven years of age when her father, William Warwick, brought his family
to America and settled in North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, west
of the Westfield Church. To Hugh and Hannah Chambers were born the
following children: Charles S., James Harvey, residing in Montana;
William A., a minister of the United Presbyterian Church, residing at
Akron, Ohio; Harry B., a prominent farmer residing in North Beaver
Township; John Milton, deceased; Sarah Cochran, died in childhood;
Jessie B., deceased, married Everett Taylor, who resides near New
Galilee; Hugh McClelland, died in boyhood; and Mary L., who resides with
her brother, Charles S. Hugh Chambers was married (first) to Phoebe
Mars, and they had five children, namely Agnes, residing at
Mahoningtown, who married George W. Pitzer; Samuel, died aged five
years; Alexander, deceased; Robert, died aged forty-three years; and
Jennie, who was the wife of Albert Spaulding, died in Montana. Hugh
Chambers died in January, 1902. His second wife died in March, 1897.
Charles S. Chambers and sister both were reared and educated in their
native township. In the spring of 1868 the parents settled on the
present farm, which is a valuable tract of 100 acres. Here Mr. Chambers
carries on a general agricultural line, finding both profit and
contentment in improving and cultivating the place on which he has spent
the greater part of his life. Both he and sister are valued members of
the Mount Jackson United Presbyterian Church.
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20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and
Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing
Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
Updated: 2 Nov 2001