JAMES T. CHAMBERLAIN (1809-1889), TN>MO>TX
My gggrandfather James T. Chamberlain (1809-1889) was b. in Grainger Co., TN, the youngest son of Jeremiah and Margaret (Carmichael) Chamberlain.In 1838, he moved to MO, where he m. Sarah Runnels Barton (1824-1905)in Johnson Co. in 1841.Sarah was the daughter of Wm. and Hannah (Oliphant) Barton and a niece of MO's first U.S. Senator, David Barton.James T. and Sarah Chamberlain moved to TX c1849, spending the rest of their lives farming in Travis, Karnes, Burnet, and Caldwell counties.
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James T. Chamberlain:Chronology
(1809-1889)
1809: Born, Grainger Co., TN (May 10)
About 1835: Sold Chamberlain plantation on Holston River to brother-in-law David Tate, III or Sr.
1835: Deed of Gift for sister Elizabeth Carney of a parcel of land willed to him by Andrew Chamberlain and now in the hands of of her husband John Carney(20 Jul.)
1838: Moved from TN to MO
1840: Census, Warrensburg, Johnson Co., MO
1841: Married Sarah Runnels Barton, Johnson Co., MO (Feb. 3)
1843: Birth of son William Jeremiah, Johnson Co., MO
1845: Birth of son John Tate, Johnson Co., MO (May 26)
1849: Birth of son Thomas Andrew, Johnson Co., MO (Sept. 6)
1849: Moved to Travis Co., TX(Webberville, near Manor; later moved to Helena, Karnes Co., TX, on the San Antonio River)
1850: Census, Travis Co., TX;mentioned in letter of brother-in-law John Lewis King(4 Nov.)
1851: Birth of daughter Josephine Catherine, Helena, Karnes Co., TX (Aug. 8)
1851: Mentioned in letter of sister-in-law Elizabeth Barton King to her brother (12 Oct.)
1854: Birth of son Louis Sumpter, Helena, Karnes Co., TX (Nov. 14)
1857: Birth of son Daniel Ninian, Helena, Karnes Co., TX (Jun. 17)
1860: Census, Karnes Co., TX
1860: Birth of son Lawson Watkins, Helena, Karnes Co., TX (Apr. 9)
1864: Birth of son Burkett Barton, Helena, Karnes Co., TX (Aug. 17)
186?: Birth of daughter Cora
1864: Moved to Round Rock, Williamson Co., TX
1865: Moved to Burnet Co., TX(Built and operated the first cotton gin in the county, also using the premises to teach school; served as sheriff)
1866: Recorded livestock mark and brand, Caldwell Co., TX(1 Sep.)
1870: Census, Burnet Co., TX
1878: Moved to Caldwell Co., TX
1880: Census, Caldwell Co., TX
1887: Purchased (with son Lawson W.) land in Caldwell Co. from M. V. and Lucy Frey
1889: Died, Burnet Co., TX(3 Oct.; Buried, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Burnet Co., TX)
13/Aug./03