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Anna Byers

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Anna Byers
birth: 19 February 1877 Wheatland, Knox, IN to Israel Faye Byers and Mary Ann Wampler
death: 31 Aug 1969 in Falls Church, Fairfax, VA
burial: Mount Zion Cem., Monroe City, Knox, IN

marriage: 25 Sep 1895 in Monroe City, Knox, IN
John Henderson Chamberlain
birth: 18 Dec 1873 in Monroe City, Knox, IN to George Joel Chamberlain and Sarah Ellen Harrell
death: 9 Dec 1960 in Vincennes, Knox, IN
burial: Mount Zion Cem., Monroe City, Knox, IN

Children of Anna Byers and John Henderson Chamberlain:

  • Lowell Fay Chamberlain 1896-1913
  • John Rebert Chamberlain 1897-1900
  • Mary Ellen Chamberlain 1899-1993 m. John Buckles Freeman
  • Lillian Frances Chamberlain 1902-1921 m. James Sylvan Burnett
  • Allen Herbert Chamberlain 1908-1968 m. Mary Josephine Patty
  • Joel Harrell Chamberlain 1912-1933
  • Genevieve May Chamberlain 1919-2011 m. John Elijah Shouse

Ancestor here lived in:

Wheatland, Knox, IN 1877-1895
Monroe City, Knox, IN 1895-1968

Ancestor also lived in:

Virginia 1968-1969

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Dee Schlesser
Email: dschlesser@gmail.com

George Henry Shouse, Jr.

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George Henry Shouse, Jr.
birth: 3 Apr 1880 in Monroe City, Knox, IN to Elijah Shouse & Sarah Wallace
death: 16 Jul 1937 in Monroe City, Knox, IN
burial: Mount Zion Cem., Monroe City, Knox, IN

marriage: 7 Sep 1904 Knox, IN
Emma Luzola R. Snyder
birth: 30 Jul 1886 in Monroe City, Knox, IN to John McCoy R. Snyder & Della Endemile Welton
death: 30 Jul 1886 in Monroe City, Knox, IN
burial: Mount Zion Cem., Monroe City, Knox, IN

Children of Emma Luzola R. Snyder and George Henry Shouse, Jr.:

  • Carrol Elsworth Shouse 1904-1975 m. Viola Christine Gilmore 1907-1998
  • Infant son 1908-1908
  • Gordon Escomb Shouse 1909-1986 m. Juanita Fulk 1911-2005
  • Mazo Berdeane Shouse 1911-2001 m. Donald Matthew Berry 1912-1995 and Robert Herman Ristau 1911-1988
  • Maj. John Elijah Shouse 1915-2000 m. Genevieve Mae Chamberlain 1919-2011
  • Charles Estel Shouse 1920-2003 m. Imogene Leech 1924-2004
  • Son (Living)
  • William Edwin Shouse 1927-1991

Ancestor here lived in:

Monroe City, Knox, IN all his life

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Dee Schlesser
Email: dschlesser@gmail.com

John Elijah Shouse

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John Elijah Shouse
birth: 8 Feb 1915 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States to George Henry Shouse Jr. and Emma Luzola R. Snyder
death: 21 Jul 2000 in Weslaco, Hidalgo, Texas, United States
burial: Mount Zion Cemetery, Monroe City, Knox, Indiana, United States

marriage: 16 Oct 1937 in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Genevieve Mae Chamberlain
birth: 10 Feb 1919 in Monroe City, Knox, Indiana, United States to John Henderson Chamberlain and Anna Byers
death: 24 Jun 2011 in Weslaco, Hidalgo, Texas, United States
burial: Mount Zion Cemetery, Monroe City, Knox, Indiana, United States

Children of Genevieve Mae Chamberlain and John Elijah Shouse:

  • Living

Ancestor here lived in:

  • Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana

Other Information:

From his obituary:
He had lived in Alamo, Texas from 1974 until he recently moved to John Knox Village. He was an Army veteran serving in Would War II and the Korean War, with tours in Italy, Japan, and Germany. He retired as a Major in 1961 and worked in civil service at the Pentagon in Washington as a digital computer system supervisor, retiring in 1972. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Weslaco, the Rio Grande Valley Retired Officers Club, the Liberty Chapter, the Brownsville Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, American Legion Loyal Service Post of McAllen and San Juan Masonic Lodge. He was a mason for 50 years, He enjoyed reading and traveling.
The body was cremated and a memorial service was conducted Wednesday at John Knox Village Chapel by the Rev. Cameron Harkness of the First Presbyterian Church.
The cremains will be buried in Mount Zion Cemetery in Monroe City. That was done in 2012 after Gennie died along with her cremains.
Arrangements were handled by Kreidler Funeral Home in McAllen.

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Dee Schlesser
Email: dschlesser@gmail.com

George Christopher Chamberlain

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George Christopher Chamberlain
birth: 12 May 1816 in New York
death: 6 Nov 1899, Pike, Co., IN
burial: Mount Zion Cemetery, near Monroe City, Knox, IN

1st marriage: 13 Feb 1839, Knox Co., IN
Ophelia Cressa Stipe
birth: 1818, in Indiana to George Stipes and Mary Alton
death: 5 Jan 1862, in Palmyra Twp, Knox Co., IN
burial: Alton Cemetery, Palmyra Twp, Knox Co., IN

2nd marriage: about 1863
Lucretia D. (Myers) Ballard
birth: 1833 to David B. Myers and Lucinda Downey
death: 1899
burial: Mount Zion Cemetery, near Monroe City, Knox, IN

Children of George Christopher Chamberlain and Ophelia Cressa Cripe:

  • Christopher Columbus Chamberlain, b. 1837, d. 1855
  • William J. Chamberlain, b. 1840, d, 1906, m. Charlotte Doane
  • George Joel Chamberlain, b. 1846, d. 1888, m. Sarah Ellen Harrell
  • Orisa Bossin Chamberlain, b. 1848, d. 1851
  • Cordelia Chamberlain, b. 1852, d. 1885
  • Anne E. Chamberlain, b. 1858, d. 1884, m. John W. Miles

Children of George Christopher Chamberlain and Lucretia D. (Myers) Ballard:

  • Margaret Lucinda Chamberlain, b. 1864, d. 1938, m. William Clark Welton
  • George C. Chamberlain, b. 1866, d. 1908
  • Rosalie Chamberlain, b. 1870, d. 1889
  • Mary Summit, b. 1861, d. 1891, not a biological child of, but was raised by, George and Lucretia

George Christopher Chamberlain Lived In:

  • New York
  • Palmyra Township, Knox County, Indiana
  • Harrison Township, Knox County, Indiana
  • near Alford, Pike County, Indiana

Other Information:

As a young man, George Christopher Chamberlain, came to Knox Co., IN from New York, possibley Buffalo or Rochester. He started farming in Palmyra Township and later, perhaps after the death of Ophelia, bought a large farm in Harrison Twp.
After his marriage to Mrs. Lucretia D. (Myers) Ballard, George Christopher Chamberlain bought a farm near Alford in Pike Co., IN.
His obituary stated he was well known in both Knox and Pike counties.
The family was mostly Republican in their political views. Many family members belonged to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Two of George Chamberlain’s sons served the Union in the Civil War; William in Company E, 44th Indiana Infantry and Joel in Company I, 31st Indiana Infantry.

Submitted by:
Dee Schlesser
Email: mama.dee@twc.com