Daughter of Charles Chancey Chambers and Harriet "Josephene" Bliss; Second wife of James "Russell" Alger Sr; Mother of Naomi "Gayle", Shirley Maxine and James "Jim" Russell Jr.
Her parents were married on 9 May 1899 in Washington Co, OH. Her father passed away from chronic nephritis in 1931. Her mother next married widower, Ora L. Justice, on 9 May 1935. Apparently, her mother thought 9 May 1878 was her birth date, listing it as such on both marriage records. Birth records, however, reveal that she was actually born on 9 Apr 1878. Her mother was widowed again within 9 months of marrying Ora and died naturally while in a long-term care facility in 1961.
Florence and Russell were married in about 1937, according to her responses on the U.S. Federal Census in 1940. They separated somewhere around 1953 and were later divorced (or at least they should have been, because Russell, who married his first wife, Elsie Anna Godfrey, in Donora, PA on 14 Feb 1923, had later married his third wife, Martha Nell Slaughter, in Rockford, AL on 7 Mar 1963). Florence then worked at New York Hospital, having been promoted as a Records Manager until her retirement. She supported her family as a single mother on that income.
On 21 Feb 1989, her grandson, Timothy Patrick Keller, who was a FDNY/EMT, heard an emergency call come over his radio for her address. When he arrived he found his grandmother lying on the floor. She had already passed away. This information was told to me by my cousin Timmy, himself, prior to his passing. I have absolutely no reason to dispute his claim, as I was not there to witness who had arrived on the scene and who had not. The last time I actually saw her was when I was about 6 years of age, somewhere around 1970... But I have the fondest memories of her, as well as the apartment she lived in at that time. I can vividly visualize it to this day.
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Age: 78 years
Cause: Stroke
Occupation:
- N.Y. Hospital, Records Manger (Ret)
Familial Relation: Paternal Grandmother
- Luana Dawn Alger, 2 Feb 2016
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U.S. Census Records:
Date: 13 Jun 1920
Location: Elizabeth, Allegheny, PA
Household Members:
- Charles C Chambers, Head, M, 40, OH
- Josephine Chambers, Wife, F, 41, OH
- Clyde Chambers, Son, M, 15, PA
- Florence Chambers, Dau, F, 9, PA
- Kenneth Chambers, Son, M, 2, PA
** Charles was employed as a Stationary Engineer for a Power Plant. Clyde was the only child attending school and both parents and Clyde were the only shown to be able to read and write.
Source:FamilySearch
Date: 12 Apr 1930
Location: Clairton, Allegheny, PA
Household Members:
- Charles Chambers, Head, M, 51, OH
- Josephine Chambers, Wife, F, 52, OH
- Florence Chambers, Dau, F, 18, PA
- Kenneth Chambers, Son, M, 13, PA
- Herbert Coyle, Roomer, M, 19, PA
** Charles was employed as a Stationary Engineer at a Power Plant Sub Station. He and Josephine indicate that they had been married for 34 years (about 1896, which is not concurrent with their 9 May 1899 marriage record). They lived in a $38 a month rental home at 504 Waddell Street. All household members could read and write and only Kenneth was attending school. The roomer, Herbert Coyle, was employed as a Steel Mill Laborer.
Source:FamilySearch
Date: 10 Apr 1940
Location: Dist. Assembly 14, Manhattan, NY
Household Members:
- James Alger, Head, M, 37, PA
- Florence Alger, Wife, F, 29, PA
- Gayle Alger, Dau, F, 2, NY
- Shirley Alger, Dau, F, 0, NY
** James had a 9th grade education and was employed as an Attendant at NY Hospital. Florence was a high school graduate and was not employed, nor was she seeking employment. Their daughter, Shirley, was more specifically shown to be 6/12 months of age. Both James and Florence state that they resided in the same place 5 years earlier. Also, Florence answered some supplementary questions only asked of one other individual on this census sheet. In doing so she shows that both her parents were born in Ohio, she only speaks English, is a housewife, has only been married once, was age 26 at the time she married (about 1937) and she had only given birth to 2 children thus far.
Source:FamilySearch
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Disclaimer:
All pertinent information I have included here can be verified by U.S. Federal Census Records for the family in conjunction with various public records, including any documents I may upload to this memorial.
Though I can not prove with 100% certainty that this family's composition and relation status is as I display it to be, I can say that the circumstantial evidence weighs very heavily in favor of the accuracy of these stated familial connections.
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Her parents were married on 9 May 1899 in Washington Co, OH. Her father passed away from chronic nephritis in 1931. Her mother next married widower, Ora L. Justice, on 9 May 1935. Apparently, her mother thought 9 May 1878 was her birth date, listing it as such on both marriage records. Birth records, however, reveal that she was actually born on 9 Apr 1878. Her mother was widowed again within 9 months of marrying Ora and died naturally while in a long-term care facility in 1961.
Florence and Russell were married in about 1937, according to her responses on the U.S. Federal Census in 1940. They separated somewhere around 1953 and were later divorced (or at least they should have been, because Russell, who married his first wife, Elsie Anna Godfrey, in Donora, PA on 14 Feb 1923, had later married his third wife, Martha Nell Slaughter, in Rockford, AL on 7 Mar 1963). Florence then worked at New York Hospital, having been promoted as a Records Manager until her retirement. She supported her family as a single mother on that income.
On 21 Feb 1989, her grandson, Timothy Patrick Keller, who was a FDNY/EMT, heard an emergency call come over his radio for her address. When he arrived he found his grandmother lying on the floor. She had already passed away. This information was told to me by my cousin Timmy, himself, prior to his passing. I have absolutely no reason to dispute his claim, as I was not there to witness who had arrived on the scene and who had not. The last time I actually saw her was when I was about 6 years of age, somewhere around 1970... But I have the fondest memories of her, as well as the apartment she lived in at that time. I can vividly visualize it to this day.
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Age: 78 years
Cause: Stroke
Occupation:
- N.Y. Hospital, Records Manger (Ret)
Familial Relation: Paternal Grandmother
- Luana Dawn Alger, 2 Feb 2016
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U.S. Census Records:
Date: 13 Jun 1920
Location: Elizabeth, Allegheny, PA
Household Members:
- Charles C Chambers, Head, M, 40, OH
- Josephine Chambers, Wife, F, 41, OH
- Clyde Chambers, Son, M, 15, PA
- Florence Chambers, Dau, F, 9, PA
- Kenneth Chambers, Son, M, 2, PA
** Charles was employed as a Stationary Engineer for a Power Plant. Clyde was the only child attending school and both parents and Clyde were the only shown to be able to read and write.
Source:FamilySearch
Date: 12 Apr 1930
Location: Clairton, Allegheny, PA
Household Members:
- Charles Chambers, Head, M, 51, OH
- Josephine Chambers, Wife, F, 52, OH
- Florence Chambers, Dau, F, 18, PA
- Kenneth Chambers, Son, M, 13, PA
- Herbert Coyle, Roomer, M, 19, PA
** Charles was employed as a Stationary Engineer at a Power Plant Sub Station. He and Josephine indicate that they had been married for 34 years (about 1896, which is not concurrent with their 9 May 1899 marriage record). They lived in a $38 a month rental home at 504 Waddell Street. All household members could read and write and only Kenneth was attending school. The roomer, Herbert Coyle, was employed as a Steel Mill Laborer.
Source:FamilySearch
Date: 10 Apr 1940
Location: Dist. Assembly 14, Manhattan, NY
Household Members:
- James Alger, Head, M, 37, PA
- Florence Alger, Wife, F, 29, PA
- Gayle Alger, Dau, F, 2, NY
- Shirley Alger, Dau, F, 0, NY
** James had a 9th grade education and was employed as an Attendant at NY Hospital. Florence was a high school graduate and was not employed, nor was she seeking employment. Their daughter, Shirley, was more specifically shown to be 6/12 months of age. Both James and Florence state that they resided in the same place 5 years earlier. Also, Florence answered some supplementary questions only asked of one other individual on this census sheet. In doing so she shows that both her parents were born in Ohio, she only speaks English, is a housewife, has only been married once, was age 26 at the time she married (about 1937) and she had only given birth to 2 children thus far.
Source:FamilySearch
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Disclaimer:
All pertinent information I have included here can be verified by U.S. Federal Census Records for the family in conjunction with various public records, including any documents I may upload to this memorial.
Though I can not prove with 100% certainty that this family's composition and relation status is as I display it to be, I can say that the circumstantial evidence weighs very heavily in favor of the accuracy of these stated familial connections.
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Daughter of Charles Chancey Chambers and Harriet "Josephene" Bliss; Second wife of James "Russell" Alger Sr; Mother of Naomi "Gayle", Shirley Maxine and James "Jim" Russell Jr.
Her parents were married on 9 May 1899 in Washington Co, OH. Her father passed away from chronic nephritis in 1931. Her mother next married widower, Ora L. Justice, on 9 May 1935. Apparently, her mother thought 9 May 1878 was her birth date, listing it as such on both marriage records. Birth records, however, reveal that she was actually born on 9 Apr 1878. Her mother was widowed again within 9 months of marrying Ora and died naturally while in a long-term care facility in 1961.
Florence and Russell were married in about 1937, according to her responses on the U.S. Federal Census in 1940. They separated somewhere around 1953 and were later divorced (or at least they should have been, because Russell, who married his first wife, Elsie Anna Godfrey, in Donora, PA on 14 Feb 1923, had later married his third wife, Martha Nell Slaughter, in Rockford, AL on 7 Mar 1963). Florence then worked at New York Hospital, having been promoted as a Records Manager until her retirement. She supported her family as a single mother on that income.
On 21 Feb 1989, her grandson, Timothy Patrick Keller, who was a FDNY/EMT, heard an emergency call come over his radio for her address. When he arrived he found his grandmother lying on the floor. She had already passed away. This information was told to me by my cousin Timmy, himself, prior to his passing. I have absolutely no reason to dispute his claim, as I was not there to witness who had arrived on the scene and who had not. The last time I actually saw her was when I was about 6 years of age, somewhere around 1970... But I have the fondest memories of her, as well as the apartment she lived in at that time. I can vividly visualize it to this day.
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Age: 78 years
Cause: Stroke
Occupation:
- N.Y. Hospital, Records Manger (Ret)
Familial Relation: Paternal Grandmother
- Luana Dawn Alger, 2 Feb 2016
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U.S. Census Records:
Date: 13 Jun 1920
Location: Elizabeth, Allegheny, PA
Household Members:
- Charles C Chambers, Head, M, 40, OH
- Josephine Chambers, Wife, F, 41, OH
- Clyde Chambers, Son, M, 15, PA
- Florence Chambers, Dau, F, 9, PA
- Kenneth Chambers, Son, M, 2, PA
** Charles was employed as a Stationary Engineer for a Power Plant. Clyde was the only child attending school and both parents and Clyde were the only shown to be able to read and write.
Source:FamilySearch
Date: 12 Apr 1930
Location: Clairton, Allegheny, PA
Household Members:
- Charles Chambers, Head, M, 51, OH
- Josephine Chambers, Wife, F, 52, OH
- Florence Chambers, Dau, F, 18, PA
- Kenneth Chambers, Son, M, 13, PA
- Herbert Coyle, Roomer, M, 19, PA
** Charles was employed as a Stationary Engineer at a Power Plant Sub Station. He and Josephine indicate that they had been married for 34 years (about 1896, which is not concurrent with their 9 May 1899 marriage record). They lived in a $38 a month rental home at 504 Waddell Street. All household members could read and write and only Kenneth was attending school. The roomer, Herbert Coyle, was employed as a Steel Mill Laborer.
Source:FamilySearch
Date: 10 Apr 1940
Location: Dist. Assembly 14, Manhattan, NY
Household Members:
- James Alger, Head, M, 37, PA
- Florence Alger, Wife, F, 29, PA
- Gayle Alger, Dau, F, 2, NY
- Shirley Alger, Dau, F, 0, NY
** James had a 9th grade education and was employed as an Attendant at NY Hospital. Florence was a high school graduate and was not employed, nor was she seeking employment. Their daughter, Shirley, was more specifically shown to be 6/12 months of age. Both James and Florence state that they resided in the same place 5 years earlier. Also, Florence answered some supplementary questions only asked of one other individual on this census sheet. In doing so she shows that both her parents were born in Ohio, she only speaks English, is a housewife, has only been married once, was age 26 at the time she married (about 1937) and she had only given birth to 2 children thus far.
Source:FamilySearch
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Disclaimer:
All pertinent information I have included here can be verified by U.S. Federal Census Records for the family in conjunction with various public records, including any documents I may upload to this memorial.
Though I can not prove with 100% certainty that this family's composition and relation status is as I display it to be, I can say that the circumstantial evidence weighs very heavily in favor of the accuracy of these stated familial connections.
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Her parents were married on 9 May 1899 in Washington Co, OH. Her father passed away from chronic nephritis in 1931. Her mother next married widower, Ora L. Justice, on 9 May 1935. Apparently, her mother thought 9 May 1878 was her birth date, listing it as such on both marriage records. Birth records, however, reveal that she was actually born on 9 Apr 1878. Her mother was widowed again within 9 months of marrying Ora and died naturally while in a long-term care facility in 1961.
Florence and Russell were married in about 1937, according to her responses on the U.S. Federal Census in 1940. They separated somewhere around 1953 and were later divorced (or at least they should have been, because Russell, who married his first wife, Elsie Anna Godfrey, in Donora, PA on 14 Feb 1923, had later married his third wife, Martha Nell Slaughter, in Rockford, AL on 7 Mar 1963). Florence then worked at New York Hospital, having been promoted as a Records Manager until her retirement. She supported her family as a single mother on that income.
On 21 Feb 1989, her grandson, Timothy Patrick Keller, who was a FDNY/EMT, heard an emergency call come over his radio for her address. When he arrived he found his grandmother lying on the floor. She had already passed away. This information was told to me by my cousin Timmy, himself, prior to his passing. I have absolutely no reason to dispute his claim, as I was not there to witness who had arrived on the scene and who had not. The last time I actually saw her was when I was about 6 years of age, somewhere around 1970... But I have the fondest memories of her, as well as the apartment she lived in at that time. I can vividly visualize it to this day.
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Age: 78 years
Cause: Stroke
Occupation:
- N.Y. Hospital, Records Manger (Ret)
Familial Relation: Paternal Grandmother
- Luana Dawn Alger, 2 Feb 2016
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U.S. Census Records:
Date: 13 Jun 1920
Location: Elizabeth, Allegheny, PA
Household Members:
- Charles C Chambers, Head, M, 40, OH
- Josephine Chambers, Wife, F, 41, OH
- Clyde Chambers, Son, M, 15, PA
- Florence Chambers, Dau, F, 9, PA
- Kenneth Chambers, Son, M, 2, PA
** Charles was employed as a Stationary Engineer for a Power Plant. Clyde was the only child attending school and both parents and Clyde were the only shown to be able to read and write.
Source:FamilySearch
Date: 12 Apr 1930
Location: Clairton, Allegheny, PA
Household Members:
- Charles Chambers, Head, M, 51, OH
- Josephine Chambers, Wife, F, 52, OH
- Florence Chambers, Dau, F, 18, PA
- Kenneth Chambers, Son, M, 13, PA
- Herbert Coyle, Roomer, M, 19, PA
** Charles was employed as a Stationary Engineer at a Power Plant Sub Station. He and Josephine indicate that they had been married for 34 years (about 1896, which is not concurrent with their 9 May 1899 marriage record). They lived in a $38 a month rental home at 504 Waddell Street. All household members could read and write and only Kenneth was attending school. The roomer, Herbert Coyle, was employed as a Steel Mill Laborer.
Source:FamilySearch
Date: 10 Apr 1940
Location: Dist. Assembly 14, Manhattan, NY
Household Members:
- James Alger, Head, M, 37, PA
- Florence Alger, Wife, F, 29, PA
- Gayle Alger, Dau, F, 2, NY
- Shirley Alger, Dau, F, 0, NY
** James had a 9th grade education and was employed as an Attendant at NY Hospital. Florence was a high school graduate and was not employed, nor was she seeking employment. Their daughter, Shirley, was more specifically shown to be 6/12 months of age. Both James and Florence state that they resided in the same place 5 years earlier. Also, Florence answered some supplementary questions only asked of one other individual on this census sheet. In doing so she shows that both her parents were born in Ohio, she only speaks English, is a housewife, has only been married once, was age 26 at the time she married (about 1937) and she had only given birth to 2 children thus far.
Source:FamilySearch
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Disclaimer:
All pertinent information I have included here can be verified by U.S. Federal Census Records for the family in conjunction with various public records, including any documents I may upload to this memorial.
Though I can not prove with 100% certainty that this family's composition and relation status is as I display it to be, I can say that the circumstantial evidence weighs very heavily in favor of the accuracy of these stated familial connections.
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