The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Whittaker Chambers
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
Ancestry of Whittaker Chambers | |
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1 | Jay Vivian ("Whittaker") Chambers, b. New York, N. Y., 1 Apr. 1901, d. ... 9 July 1961 |
PARENTS | |
2 |
James A ... Y ... ("Jay") Chambers,
b. ... , Pa., ... 1878,
d. ... Oct. 1929
m. ... Jan. 1900 |
3 | Laha Whittaker, b. ... , Wisc., ... [ca. 1871], d. Lynbrook, N. Y., 5 June 1958 |
GRANDPARENTS | |
4 |
James S ... Chambers, journalist,
editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger,
b. ... , Pa., ... [ca. 1853],
d. ... Jan. 1923
m. |
5 | Dora ... , b. ... , Pa., ... [ca. 1854], d. Lynbrook, N. Y., ... 1931 |
6 |
Charles Whittaker,
b. ... , Scotland, ... 1840,
emigrated to Milwaukee in 1845 with parents and 12 siblings,
d. New York, N. Y., ... 1899
m. Milwaukee, Wisc., ... 1869 |
7 | Mary Blanchard, b. Wauwatosa, Wisc., ... [ca. 1852], d. Lynbrook, N. Y., ... Dec. 1931 |
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
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1930 - New York, Nassau Co., Lynbrook, ED 58, sheet 2B, line 58 home of John E Bookman Chambers Dora Boarder F W 75 W PA MA PA -------- 1920 New York, Nassau Co., Lynbrook, ED 28, Sheet 7A, line 38 Father's Mother's Rel Age Sta Birthplace Birthplace Birthplace Chambers Jay H 44 M Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Lena W 42 M Wisconsin Scotland Wisconsin Jay V S 15 S Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Wisconsin Richard S 12 S Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Wisconsin Jay (the elder) was an Artist -------- 1880 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Co., Philadelphia, ED 158, page 5, line 9 Chambers Jas S 27 Reporter Pa Pa Pa Dora 26 Wife Keeping House Pa NH Pa Jas A Y 2 Son Pa Pa Pa -------- 1880 Wisconsin, Milwaukee Co., Milwaukee, ED 96, page 40, line 42 Whittaker Charles 40 Principal of School Scotl Engl Scotl Mary 28 Wife Keeping House Wisc Ire Ire Laha 8 Dau Wisc Scotl Ire --------