Andrew CHAMBERS

Other Events:

• Census: 1860, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia, USA; Lawrenceville, pg 44
• Census: 24 Aug 1870, , Gwinnett, Georgia, USA; pg 47

Notes:

1860 Gwinnett Co, GA, Lawrenceville, 6/26/1860 pg 44
Chambers, Edward H 28 M Farmer -- 50 GA
Sarah 25 F GA
Harriett 4 F GA
Andrew 1 M GA

1870 Gwinnett Co, GA, Cairo, 8/24/1870 pg 47
Chambers, Edward 38 M W School Teaching 75 100 GA
Sarah O 36 F W Keeping House GA
Harriette 14 F W At Home GA
Andrew J 12 M W Farm Laborer GA
Clarace B 7 M W GA
Robert 4 M W GA

Edward married Sarah Olivia ABBOTT on 19 Sep 1854 in , DeKalb, Georgia, USA. Sarah was born in 1836 in , Gwinnett, Georgia, USA; died in 1880 in , Fulton, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

I have no proof that this Thomas J Chambers is the father of our James.

(Research):1830 Federal Census, Gwinnett Co, GA, pg 308
Thomas Chambers
2 m under 5
2 m 5-10
1 m 15-20
1 m 20-30
1 f 20-30
10 slaves

It seems as Thomas liked to drink and had basically mortaged off the farm before his father-in-law stepped in. [Elizabeth's] father was the first judge in the county. Thomas supposedly shot the caretaker one night and fled to Texas [1836]. Years later, Elizabeth left for Texas also. However, they ended up in Kentucky, where Thomas supposedly killed her AND a child ... this part has not been proven.

As I mentioned before, Thomas shot the caretaker his father in law had hired for the farm. Thomas supposedly fled to Texas- he isn't the same Thomas J in Orange CO, TX. Elizabeth and the children followed him to Texas several years later. She was probably pregnant at the time, as the shooting happened in 1836 and Robert A was born in 1837. Another child was born in 1842, so she would have left sometime in 1840-41 to meet Thomas in Texas. However, sometime in 1842, an associate of Thomas spoke with Elizabeth's brother - R D Winn, a judge in Gwinnett Co. and said Thomas had killed Elizabeth in Kentucky. A group went there and arrested Thomas and broght the children back to GA. Thomas was tried and hung for the shooting / death of Moses Kemp. Elizabeth's body was never found, however one child said that her father had killed her mom and a baby. There is nothing on the other child being killed and all the children were accounted for when returned. The children were appenticed out as the Winn family couldn't care for them. I did find everyone except Mary in the census for 1850. Mary married the son of the person she was given gaurdianship to and they moved to Missouri and were found on the 1860 census (Wilson Dunbar). [Chuck]

1840 Cobb Co, GA Census, sheet 244, 911st District
28 | L. P. Chambers |0011000000000|0001000000000|
1 male 10-15 James would be 13
1 male-15-20
1 female 15-20

Marietta National Cemetery at Canton, Cobb Co, GA
CHAMBERS JAMES 09/20/1864 MNC G 0 7413 09/20/1864
CHAMBERS M V 07/05/1864 MNC F 0 5017 07/05/1864
CHAMBERS WILLIAM E 08/09/1864 MNC H 0 8958 08/09/1864
CHAMBERS WM 09/01/1864

Citizen's Cemetery, Cobb Co, GA
Mary E. dau. of P. H. and Sarah Chambers Nov. 8, 1849 - Mar. 16, 1872

Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 17:20:34
From: Sue Harrisbyrumha
Thomas J. CHAMBERS b 1804 Elbert Co., GA, hanged for murder of Moses Camp on 12 May 1843, Gwinnett Co. He was son of Thomas CHAMBERS, Jr. & Sarah ALSTON. His wife was Betsy WINN, d/o Elisha WINN. Said to have 7 sons and one daughter. Who were his children? Many thanks; glad to share information.

Georgia Murderers, Murders and Murder Victims 1823-1840
Since the late Colonial period, Georgia Governors have issued proclamations that offered rewards for the capture of fleeing criminals, usually murderers.
These can be found at the Georgia Dept. of Archives and History. Microfilm Reel 40-41
82. On the 24th ulto, MOSES CAMP was murdered in Gwinnett Co. by THOMAS J. CHAMBERS. Chambers is 30 years old, middle sized. Issued 3 November 1856.

Thomas married Elizabeth WINN about 1823. Elizabeth (daughter of Elisha WINN and Judith COCHRAN) was born about 1806; died before 1844 in , , Kentucky, USA; was buried in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Betsy Winn

Notes:

I have no proof that this Thomas is the father of Thomas J Chambers or that these people are Thomas J's siblings.

Thomas married Sarah ALSTON. Sarah (daughter of William ALSTON and Charity Lillington ALSTON) was born about 1779; died in Deceased. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1812, Dacula, Jackson, Georgia, USA; Dacula Rd - now in Gwinnett County,
• Occupation: 1815 to 1817, , Jackson, Georgia, USA; Justice of the Inferior Court
• Residence: 15 Dec 1818, Dacula, Gwinnett, Georgia, USA; Gwinnett County was formed
• Occupation: 21 Jul 1820 to 1825, Dacula, Gwinnett, Georgia, USA; Justice of the Inferior Court
• Residence: 1824, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia, USA
• Occupation: 1826 to 1830, , , Georgia, USA; State Senator
• Occupation: 1830 to 1837, , , Georgia, USA; State Representative

Notes:

Elisha Winn House
County: Gwinnett
City: Dacula
Type: Home
The story of Elisha Winn and the home he built near Hog Mountain is really the story of early Gwinnett County, for it was Winn who was not only one of the first settlers in this area, he was a founding father of the county. His home, on Dacula Road, served as the county's first courthouse and it was Winn who supplied the land to create the county seat, Lawrenceville (History of Lawrenceville, Georgia).
When Winn settled near Hog Mountain in 1805 it was on the western edge of the Georgia frontier. Settlers were protected from the Cherokee by Fort Daniel at the top of the mountain. Built along the Dacula Highway (at this time Hurricane Shoals was the name of the road that ran past the house) in 1812 the Winn house is a beautiful sight, particularly at sunset, when the front of the house is lit by the setting sun.
Gwinnett County was formed (December 15, 1818) from portions of Hall and Jackson County and Elisha Winn was appointed judge in the Inferior Court. The courthouse was his barn and the jail was in his backyard. The first Gwinnett County election was held in the house. Winn's homestead continued to serve the county for 2 years when the first temporary Gwinnett County courthouse was completed in 1820. Elisha Winn died in 1842.
Among those related to Winn by blood or marriage are: William Maltbie, an early Gwinnett County businessman; C. H. Brand, a lawyer who served as president of Brand Banking and went on to national fame as a key member of the U. S. House of Representatives; and Thomas Elisha Winn, a lawyer who served a term as U. S. Representative.
For more than 100 years the Winn house was occupied and cared for. After the Second World War it fell into disrepair. Thanks to the Gwinnett Historical Society the home has been completely renovated to the way it looked in 1870.
Location: Dacula Road, north of downtown Dacula
Directions: Take Highway 316 east to Old Winder Road. Turn left. In downtown Dacula, turn left on Dacula Road. The house is just outside of town on the right.
Additional information:
Elisha Winn House
908 Dacula Road.,
Dacula, GA, 30019

Elisha Winn House "He and his wife are buried in the old cemetery on E. Pike Street, off Highway 29 in Lawrenceville."

Elisha married Judith COCHRAN in 1802 in , Jackson, Georgia, USA. Judith (daughter of James COCHRAN and Mary ELTON) was born on 15 Dec 1788 in , Lunenburg, Virginia, USA; died on 29 Sep 1846 in , Gwinnett, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]