OBITUARY.
Mrs. Christina (Kincaid) Chamberlin, a former resident of Klickitat county, died at Steilacoom hospital December 3rd, 1919, at the age of 87 years, 1 month and 17 days.
She was born in Fulton county, Illinois, October 15, 1832. In 1835, with her parents, she moved to Jackson county, Missouri. In 1852 she moved to Marion county, Oregon, and in the following year she was united in marriage to J.L. Chamberlin. In 1878 they came to Klickitat county, settling at Cleveland, where Mr. Chamberlin conducted a store for a number of years. They later moved to the then new town of Prosser, where they also conducted a store for several years. Later they sold out the store and bought a farm in the Natchez Valley, their last home. She early in life united with the Baptist church.
Mrs. Chamberlin was the mother of eleven children, those surviving her being Mrs. W.T. White, of Yakima; Mrs. Jennie Hamilton of Goldendale; Mrs. Mary Grant of Scappoose, Oregon; Paul Chamberlin of Bickleton; Joseph Chamberlin of Battle Ground, Washington; Lee Chamberlin of Prosser, and James of Yakima.
The funeral was held from the chapel of Shaw & Huston, in Yakima, on December 8th, 1919, A.D. Hewitt officiating. The pall bearers were three grandsons - Harry F. White, Geo. Johnson and Lewis Grant, and three nephews - Lambert and Willie Hess and Clifford Flanary. Interment was made at Tahoma cemetery, Yakima.
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The Klickitat County Agriculturist, December 26, 1919:
MRS. J. L. CHAMBERLAIN
Mrs. J.L. Chamberlain, a former pioneer resident of Eastern Klickitat, died at her home near Yakima, December 4, 1919, aged 87 years. Her husband, the late J.L. Chamberlain, passed away a number of years ago. She was united in marriage to Mr. Chamberlain in 1853.
They came to Klickitat county in 1878, and settled at Cleveland, where Mr. Chamberlain conducted a store for a number of years.
They later went over to the then new town of Prosser, which at that time possessed only three or four buildings. Here they ran a store for several years, having a profitable trade. They afterwards sold out and bought a farm in the Natches valley, -- ever after their home.
The surviving children are: Mr. W.T. White of Yakima; Mrs. Jennie Hamilton of Goldendale; Mrs. Grant of Scappoose, Oregon; Paul, of Bickleton; Joseph, of Battle Ground, Wash; Lee, of Prosser; and James, of Yakima.
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From "The History Of Washington: The Evergreen State," by Julius Hawthorne and George Douglas Brewerton, published by American Historical Publishing, 1893, page 521, under the biography of James L. Chamberlain:
He was married in 1853 to Miss Christina Kincaid, daughter of Samuel Kincaid, a wealthy Missouri farmer. They have eleven children.
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Married James L. Chamberlain on August 7, 1853 in Marion Co., Oregon.
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Christina (Kincaid) Chamberlin, a former resident of Klickitat county, died at Steilacoom hospital December 3rd, 1919, at the age of 87 years, 1 month and 17 days.
She was born in Fulton county, Illinois, October 15, 1832. In 1835, with her parents, she moved to Jackson county, Missouri. In 1852 she moved to Marion county, Oregon, and in the following year she was united in marriage to J.L. Chamberlin. In 1878 they came to Klickitat county, settling at Cleveland, where Mr. Chamberlin conducted a store for a number of years. They later moved to the then new town of Prosser, where they also conducted a store for several years. Later they sold out the store and bought a farm in the Natchez Valley, their last home. She early in life united with the Baptist church.
Mrs. Chamberlin was the mother of eleven children, those surviving her being Mrs. W.T. White, of Yakima; Mrs. Jennie Hamilton of Goldendale; Mrs. Mary Grant of Scappoose, Oregon; Paul Chamberlin of Bickleton; Joseph Chamberlin of Battle Ground, Washington; Lee Chamberlin of Prosser, and James of Yakima.
The funeral was held from the chapel of Shaw & Huston, in Yakima, on December 8th, 1919, A.D. Hewitt officiating. The pall bearers were three grandsons - Harry F. White, Geo. Johnson and Lewis Grant, and three nephews - Lambert and Willie Hess and Clifford Flanary. Interment was made at Tahoma cemetery, Yakima.
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The Klickitat County Agriculturist, December 26, 1919:
MRS. J. L. CHAMBERLAIN
Mrs. J.L. Chamberlain, a former pioneer resident of Eastern Klickitat, died at her home near Yakima, December 4, 1919, aged 87 years. Her husband, the late J.L. Chamberlain, passed away a number of years ago. She was united in marriage to Mr. Chamberlain in 1853.
They came to Klickitat county in 1878, and settled at Cleveland, where Mr. Chamberlain conducted a store for a number of years.
They later went over to the then new town of Prosser, which at that time possessed only three or four buildings. Here they ran a store for several years, having a profitable trade. They afterwards sold out and bought a farm in the Natches valley, -- ever after their home.
The surviving children are: Mr. W.T. White of Yakima; Mrs. Jennie Hamilton of Goldendale; Mrs. Grant of Scappoose, Oregon; Paul, of Bickleton; Joseph, of Battle Ground, Wash; Lee, of Prosser; and James, of Yakima.
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From "The History Of Washington: The Evergreen State," by Julius Hawthorne and George Douglas Brewerton, published by American Historical Publishing, 1893, page 521, under the biography of James L. Chamberlain:
He was married in 1853 to Miss Christina Kincaid, daughter of Samuel Kincaid, a wealthy Missouri farmer. They have eleven children.
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Married James L. Chamberlain on August 7, 1853 in Marion Co., Oregon.
Family Members
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John Gilbert Chamberlain
1854–1890
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America Jane Chamberlain Hamilton
1856–1949
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Mary Elizabeth Chamberlain Grant
1859–1941
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Ida B. Chamberlain
1861–1877
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Paul Pendleton Chamberlain
1863–1950
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Frances Anne Chamberlain Fix
1865–1889
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Joseph Flint Chamberlain
1868–1951
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William F. Chamberlain
1870–1870
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Ervin Lee Chamberlain
1872–1929
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Emily Josephine Chamberlain White
1874–1968
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James Baker Chamberlain
1878–1943
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