Ruth Viola “Ruthie” ChambersAge: 76 years1874–1950
- Name
- Ruth Viola “Ruthie” Chambers
- Given names
- Ruth Viola
- Surname
- Chambers
- Nickname
- Ruthie
- Married name
- Ruth Viola Barnes
 Birth | April 1, 1874 20 18 |
 Marriage of parents | Willis C Chambers — Nancy Adeline Johnson — View this family June 4, 1875 (Age 14 months) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 3 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Harris “Horace” Chambers January 1, 1879 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Ernest Chambers August 24, 1881 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Claudia Chambers March 15, 1885 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Burris Chambers February 22, 1889 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Mack Daniel Chambers January 15, 1890 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Anna L Chambers March 14, 1892 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Martin Thomas Chambers July 23, 1895 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | James Isaac “Ike” Barnes — View this family December 4, 1895 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a son #1 | David D Barnes April 1899 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Emaline McGehee September 11, 1899 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a father | Willis C Chambers 1899 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Adeline Johnson 1899 (Age 24 years) Note: Nancy's son, James B Chambers, was listed in the 1900 Census as an Orphan living with his half-brother (Eugene E Tilley). This suggests that Nancy died before 1900. |
 Census | June 14, 1900 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Reece McClellon Barnes November 24, 1900 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Thomas Henry Barnes about 1904 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Jeffrey Isaac Barnes February 2, 1906 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Edward L Barnes 1908 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Burris Chambers November 12, 1914 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 41 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 42 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 43 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/ |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Gerald James Barnes September 30, 1922 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 55 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 |
| Death of a brother | Martin Thomas Chambers April 12, 1932 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Isaac “Ike” Barnes May 3, 1932 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Harris “Horace” Chambers October 13, 1933 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Elizabeth Anne Barnes October 19, 1934 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 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 71 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 | September 28, 1950 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Robertstown Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Willis C Chambers Birth: 1854 — Pope, Arkansas, United States Death: 1899 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Adeline Johnson Birth: 1856 23 18 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: 1899 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: June 4, 1875 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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-14 months herself |
Ruth Viola “Ruthie” Chambers Birth: April 1, 1874 20 18 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: September 28, 1950 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Henry Harris “Horace” Chambers Birth: January 1, 1879 25 23 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: October 13, 1933 — England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Samuel Ernest Chambers Birth: August 24, 1881 27 25 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: June 15, 1956 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Mary Claudia Chambers Birth: March 15, 1885 31 29 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: February 15, 1972 — London, Pope, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
James Burris Chambers Birth: February 22, 1889 35 33 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: November 12, 1914 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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11 months younger brother |
Mack Daniel Chambers Birth: January 15, 1890 36 34 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: December 9, 1975 — Arkansas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Anna L Chambers Birth: March 14, 1892 38 36 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: August 1987 — Lonoke, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Martin Thomas Chambers Birth: July 23, 1895 41 39 — Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: April 12, 1932 — Mounds, Creek, Oklahoma, United States |
| Family with James Isaac “Ike” Barnes |
| husband |
James Isaac “Ike” Barnes Birth: August 9, 1859 26 25 — Liberty, Clay, Missouri, United States Death: May 3, 1932 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
Ruth Viola “Ruthie” Chambers Birth: April 1, 1874 20 18 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: September 28, 1950 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 4, 1895 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years son |
David D Barnes Birth: April 1899 39 25 Death: |
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20 months son |
Reece McClellon Barnes Birth: November 24, 1900 41 26 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 6, 1964 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years son |
Thomas Henry Barnes Birth: about 1904 44 29 — McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: |
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2 years son |
Jeffrey Isaac Barnes Birth: February 2, 1906 46 31 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 12, 1979 — England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years son |
Edward L Barnes Birth: 1908 48 33 — McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: July 31, 1955 |
| James Isaac “Ike” Barnes + Laura Ann “Fannie” Roach |
| husband |
James Isaac “Ike” Barnes Birth: August 9, 1859 26 25 — Liberty, Clay, Missouri, United States Death: May 3, 1932 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Laura Ann “Fannie” Roach Birth: about 1865 — Mississippi, United States Death: |
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Marriage: August 10, 1881 — Pope, Arkansas, United States |
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11 years step-daughter |
Burtha Lee Barnes Birth: May 1892 32 27 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 21, 1946 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
Ruth Viola “Ruthie” Chambers has 5 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (5)
Parents William Thomas “Tom” Johnson + Alifair Elphine “Katie” Maxwell
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Isaac “Ike” Barnes - Household
ED 9 McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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