Individual Details

James Alexander Chambers

(1748 - 22 Jun 1824)

Events

Birth1748Rappahannock, Virginia
MilitaryFrom Dec 1776 to 1 Mar 1780Revolutionalry War
Residence1800followed the flow of settlement across Cumberland Gap and into Kentucky - Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky
Residence1807Indiana
Residence1811Jefferson, Indiana
MilitaryFrom Sep 1811 to Nov 1811Militia 1811; Capt Walter Wilson, Lt Benjamin Becks, and Col Luke Decker - Battle of Tippecanoe, Prophetstown, Indiana
Military1812from September 6 to 9 November 1, War of 1812; Capt Becks Company, as a 2nd Corporal - Virginia
Military29 Jun 1818Indiana
Residence1820Jefferson, Indiana
Death22 Jun 1824Jefferson Township, Pike, Indiana
BurialHornbrook Cemetery, Union, Pike, Indiana

Families

SpouseMary White (1747 - 1835)
FatherDavid R. Chambers Sr (1725 - 1808)
MotherMargaret Ann Gaston (1725 - 1777)
SiblingJohn C. Chambers Sr (1748 - 1830)
SiblingSgt William Joshua "Walkingstick Da-Sti-Sti" Chambers (1750 - 1840)
SiblingSamuel Chambers (1752 - 1777)
SiblingJoseph Gaston Chambers (1756 - 1829)
SiblingRev Alexander Chambers (1756 - 1857)
SiblingDavid R. Chambers Jr (1757 - 1809)
SiblingJean Chambers (1759 - )
SiblingRachel Chambers (1761 - 1843)
SiblingTetty Chambers (1765 - 1843)
SiblingElizabeth Chambers (1775 - )