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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Calhoun County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1890.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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George Baker Chambers, farmer, of Jefferson Township, Chambersville post-office, was born in Baldwin County, Ga., November 22, 1841. His father, Thomas G. Chambers, a son of James Henry Chambers, a native of Virginia, was born in Halifax County, Va., July 14, 1802, and died in Dallas County, Ark., in 1875. Early in life he moved from Virginia to Georgia, where he engaged in merchandising and farming, and was married at Milledgeville, in the latter State, to Miss Leodica M. Smith, a native of Virginia, born in Halifax County, in 1814. She was a daughter of Joel Smith, a soldier in the War of 1812. He was taken sick and died in the hospital during the war. They had a family of six children, but five of whom are living, of whom our subject is the fourth. Mrs. Chambers died December 18, 1887. When the subject of this sketch was but five years of age, his parents moved from Alabama, where they had lived for two years after leaving Georgia, and settled in what is now Calhoun County, Ark. Chambersville post-office, which was established in 1846, was named in honor of Mr. Chambers. Here it was that our subject was reared and schooled, but owing to his limited educational advantages, his education was meager. Part of the time he rode seven miles to school. He resided with his parents until nineteen years of age, when he enlisted in the Confederate army, in Talbot County, and served throughout the war. He was in the battles of Pleasant Hill (La.) and Poison Springs (Ark.). In 1866 he was married to Miss Catherine C. Councill, a native of Arkansas, born in 1845. She is the daughter of Jesse and Harriett N. Councill, early settlers of Arkansas. This union was blessed with five children, but four of whom are living, viz.: Thomas G., Harriett N., James H. and George B. Mr. Chambers has been a resident of this county since 1848.

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This family biography is one of 67 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Calhoun County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Calhoun County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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