Elmer Dink ChambersAge: 54 years1899–1954
- Name
- Elmer Dink Chambers
- Given names
- Elmer Dink
- Surname
- Chambers
 Birth | October 1, 1899 46 44 |
 Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 8 months) |
 Death of a brother | George Albert Chambers 1902 (Age 2 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1910 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 16 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 17 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 18 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Marriage | Russie Lee Jackson — View this family about 1919 (Age 19 years) Note: Marriage date based on 1920 Census and birth of their first child |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ines Florene Chambers June 1, 1919 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | January 21, 1920 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Albert Dink Chambers September 1, 1926 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 30 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a father | James Albert Chambers December 4, 1937 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | April 21, 1940 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Albert Dink Chambers — Daisy Juanita Patterson — View this family September 12, 1944 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Frances McGehee September 3, 1949 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1950 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | June 16, 1954 (Age 54 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sulphur Bluff Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Albert Chambers Birth: May 15, 1853 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 4, 1937 — Wood, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Frances McGehee Birth: August 18, 1855 55 40 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: September 3, 1949 — Wood, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: September 21, 1871 — Pope, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Florence A Chambers Birth: April 10, 1874 20 18 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: September 24, 1891 — Mt. Joy, Delta, Texas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Alta Lee Chambers Birth: September 17, 1876 23 21 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: January 11, 1964 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
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8 years elder brother |
George Albert Chambers Birth: April 1884 30 28 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: 1902 — Delta, Texas, United States |
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12 years elder brother |
James Homer Chambers Birth: March 15, 1896 42 40 — Texas, United States Death: October 4, 1970 — Texas, United States |
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4 years himself |
Elmer Dink Chambers Birth: October 1, 1899 46 44 — Delta, Texas, United States Death: June 16, 1954 — Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Family with Russie Lee Jackson |
| himself |
Elmer Dink Chambers Birth: October 1, 1899 46 44 — Delta, Texas, United States Death: June 16, 1954 — Dallas, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Russie Lee Jackson Birth: July 25, 1899 — Texas, United States Death: June 9, 1995 — Gregg, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1919 — Texas, United States |
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5 months daughter |
Ines Florene Chambers Birth: June 1, 1919 19 19 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States Death: January 27, 2009 — Breckenridge, Stephens, Texas, United States |
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7 years son |
Albert Dink Chambers Birth: September 1, 1926 26 27 — Dike, Hopkins, Texas, United States Death: January 21, 2010 — Hallsville, Harrison, Texas, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Albert Chambers - Household
Delta, Texas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Albert Chambers - Household
Delta, Texas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Dink Chambers - Household
Wood, Texas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Dink Chambers - Household
Precinct 5 Delta, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Dink Chambers - Household
Justice Precinct 5 Hopkins, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Dink Chambers - Household
Hopkins, Texas, United States
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