Thomas Taber Chamberlain, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

Parents

Father	Ernest Barrett Chamberlain,   b. 22 Jan 1883, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States ,   d. 21 Jun 1972, St. Francis Village, Crowley, Tarrant, Texas, United States  (Age 89 years)
Mother	Gladys Taber,   b. 14 Oct 1891, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States ,   d. 15 Apr 1977, Cuernevaca, Morelos, Mexico  (Age 85 years)
Married	26 Jun 1912	Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States
Divorced	Abt 1925

Family 1

Wife 1	Barbara Lee Brenholts,   b. 9 Dec 1914, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States ,   d. 13 Feb 1995, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States  (Age 80 years)
Married	13 Nov 1937	911 Franklin Avenue, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States   [12, 13]
		marriage_records\chamberlain_tom_barbara_wedding
Divorced	6 Jan 1966	Tarrant, Texas, United States   [14]
Notes	Marriage Status: Divorced
Children	+ 1. Lynne Taber Chamberlain,   b. 11 Nov 1938, Presbyterian Hospital, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States ,   d. 3 Jun 2018, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States  (Age 79 years) + 2. Living + 3. Deborah Chamberlain,   b. 7 May 1940, Presbyterian Hospital, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States ,   d. 16 Jan 1990, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States  (Age 49 years) + 4. Thomas Taber Chamberlain, Jr.,   b. 31 Jul 1945,   d. 26 Feb 2015, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States  (Age 69 years)

Family 2

Wife 2	Virginia Dell Bond,   b. 11 Nov 1911, Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States ,   d. 5 Oct 1998, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States  (Age 86 years)
Married	26 Jan 1966	Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States   [15]
	Go to Photo Gallery for Wedding - Virginia and Tom Chamberlain

Other Personal Events

Ω Travel Child	1914
	Trip to England with his wife, son, and sister-in-law
	Witness Role: Principal Ernest Barrett CHAMBERLAIN
Ω Census son	1 Jan 1920
	Witness Role: Principal Ernest Barrett CHAMBERLAIN
Ω Residence Child	1928	Grosvenor Hotel, New York City, New York, New York, United States
	Witness Role: Principal Gladys TABER
Ω Travel Child	Aug 1928	Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
	Trip to Europe with her son
	Witness Role: Principal Gladys TABER
Education	From Sep 1929 to Aug 1930	The Taft School, Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
	The Taft School was an all-male boarding school at this time, so this was both his residence and his place of education.
Travel	Sep 1929  [8]
	Trip to Scotland
	Mr. Chamberlain returned from Glasgow, Scotland in September of 1929, returning to New York on 16 Sep 1929, via EMF Caledonia. This may have been a school trip.
		travel_records\arrival_manifest_caledonia_new_york_16sep1929
Misc	Est 1930
	Sang in his church choir
	This newspaper clipping gives very few clues as to its source. It was in Barbara Chamberlain's collection, mentions "Grace Church" and credits the photo to the "Evening Post". I'm guessing 1930 timeframe. Was this during his days at The Taft School in Watertown CT? There is a connection between that school and Grace Church in NYC - and Grace Church in NYC has a long history of a choir of Men and Boys. So maybe?
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Ω Census son	1 Apr 1930
	Witness Role: Principal Ernest Barrett CHAMBERLAIN
Travel	Aug 1930  [8]
	Travelled from Southampton, England to New York City
	He returned from Southampton England via RMS Olympic - sister ship to the Titanic.. My guess is that this was the end of a summer spent in England with his mother Gladys and her husband A.G. Gibbs.
Travel	Sep 1931  [8]
	Travelled from Southampton to New York City
	Returned to New York from Southampton aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam. Likely the end of another summer spent with his mother and stepfather.
		travel_records\arrival_manifest_nieuw_amsterdam_new_york_14sep1931
Travel	Oct 1933  [8]
	Travelled from Southampton to New York City
	Returned from Southampton to New York, via the SS Manhattan. It appears that the ship's manifest had him set to embark both at LeHavre, France as well as Southampton. He embarked at Southampton. This was another summer spent in England with his mother and stepfather.
Graduation	1935	Yale University, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States   [4]
	Degree in Mathematics.
Ω Residence Child	1936	171 W. 12th St, New York, New York, New York, United States
	Witness Role: Principal Gladys TABER
Census	1 Apr 1940	316 Taylor Road, Short Hills, Essex, New Jersey, United States   [9]
	He was a clerk in the insurance industry. He was making $2,500 per year, and owned a home worth $12,500. The twins, Barbara and Deborah, would be born one month after this census was taken. Witness Role: head of household Thomas Taber CHAMBERLAIN Witness Role: wife Barbara Lee BRENHOLTS Witness Role: daughter Lynne Taber CHAMBERLAIN
Ω Census Principal	1 Apr 1940
	Witness Role: Principal Thomas Taber CHAMBERLAIN
Travel	Jul 1940  [8]
	Trip to the Bahamas
	Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain traveled to and from Nassau Bay, Bahamas shortly after their twins were born. They returned to New York Harbor on 5 Jul 1940, aboard the SS Acadia. The return date is 2 days before the twins' turned 2 months old, no information as to when this trip began. Witness Role: Spouse Barbara Lee BRENHOLTS
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Residence	Jun 1944	2708 Greene Ave, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
	Tom and Barbara moved from New Jersey to Texas with their three girls. The girls stayed with their Grandma and Grandpa Zan while their parents made the move. Witness Role: Spouse Barbara Lee BRENHOLTS Witness Role: Child Barbara CHAMBERLAIN Witness Role: Child Deborah CHAMBERLAIN Witness Role: Child Lynne Taber CHAMBERLAIN
Occupation	1950  [10]
	consulting actuary
Census	1 Apr 1950	2300 Medford Court East, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States   [10]
	They'd been in this house for less than a year. Witness Role: head of household Thomas Taber CHAMBERLAIN Witness Role: wife Barbara Lee BRENHOLTS Witness Role: daughter Lynne Taber CHAMBERLAIN Witness Role: daughter Barbara CHAMBERLAIN Witness Role: daughter Deborah CHAMBERLAIN Witness Role: son Thomas Taber CHAMBERLAIN
Family Search ID	LX3Z-PSC
Find A Grave ID	199672898
Ω Census Principal	1 Apr 1950
	Witness Role: Principal Thomas Taber CHAMBERLAIN
Residence	From 1970 to 1980	4929 Dexter Ave., Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
	Tom and Virginia Chamberlain made their home in the little yellow house on Dexter, walking distance to their church Witness Role: Spouse Virginia Dell BOND
Letters	Apr 1978	Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
	To and from Sydney Fisher
	In April 1978, Sydney Fisher initiated contact with his distant cousin, Tom Chamberlain. These letters contained a wealth of information that Mr. Fisher had found on our common ancestors. Tom Chamberlain suggested that Mr. Fisher contact his daughter Debbie Price, as Debbie had recently been doing some genealogy on the Price side of the family. The letters are attached, and the information contained therein has been distributed throughout these files.
Will	5 Feb 1980	Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States   [11]
	He named First National Bank of Fort Worth as independent executor and established a trust for his wife, Virginia Bond (#952) to provide her with the living to which she had become accustomed. FollowingVirginia's death the trust was to be distributed equally among his children Lynne (#775), Deborah (#3), Barbara (#779) and Taber (#785). Witness Role: Heir Virginia Dell BOND Witness Role: Heir Barbara CHAMBERLAIN Witness Role: Heir Deborah CHAMBERLAIN Witness Role: Heir Lynne Taber CHAMBERLAIN Witness Role: Heir Thomas Taber CHAMBERLAIN
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Misc	4 Oct 1980	All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States   [5]
	Memorial Service
Photos	Go to Photo Gallery for Thomas Taber Chamberlain Sr
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Event Map

Born - 18 Aug 1913 - Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States  Ω Residence Child - 1928 - Grosvenor Hotel, New York City, New York, New York, United States  Ω Travel Child - Aug 1928 - Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom  Education - From Sep 1929 to Aug 1930 - The Taft School, Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States  Graduation - 1935 - Yale University, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States  Ω Residence Child - 1936 - 171 W. 12th St, New York, New York, New York, United States  Married - 13 Nov 1937 - 911 Franklin Avenue, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States  Census - 1 Apr 1940 - 316 Taylor Road, Short Hills, Essex, New Jersey, United States  Residence - Jun 1944 - 2708 Greene Ave, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States  Census - 1 Apr 1950 - 2300 Medford Court East, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States  Divorced - 6 Jan 1966 - Tarrant, Texas, United States  Married - 26 Jan 1966 - Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States  Residence - From 1970 to 1980 - 4929 Dexter Ave., Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States  Letters - Apr 1978 - Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States  Will - 5 Feb 1980 - Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States  Died - 2 Oct 1980 - Greenbrier Hotel, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States  Buried - Aft 2 Oct 1980 - Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States  Misc - 4 Oct 1980 - All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States   = Link to Google Earth

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