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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
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
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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
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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
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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
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