Ernest Barrett Chamberlain^{[1, 2]}

Parents

Father	William Benton Chamberlain,   b. 1 Sep 1847, Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, United States ,   d. 7 Mar 1903, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 55 years)
Mother	Emily Elizabeth Peck,   b. 19 Jan 1848, West Bloomfield, Ontario, New York, United States ,   d. 10 Aug 1929, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States  (Age 81 years)
Married	6 Aug 1875	Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States

Family 1

Wife 1	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   [1]
Divorced	Abt 1925
Notes	Marriage Status: Divorced
Children	+ 1. Thomas Taber Chamberlain, Sr.,   b. 18 Aug 1913, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States ,   d. 2 Oct 1980, Greenbrier Hotel, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States  (Age 67 years)

Family 2

Wife 2	Katherine Butler "Kitty" Kane,   b. 15 Aug 1894,   d. 3 Jan 1989, Crowley, Tarrant, Texas, United States  (Age 94 years)
Married	1 Feb 1935	New York, United States   [2]

Other Personal Events

Ω Census son	1 Jun 1900
	Witness Role: Principal William Benton CHAMBERLAIN
Education	From 1903 to 1906	Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States   [11, 12, 13, 14]
	Oberlin College
	He earned his BA in 1904, Masters in 1906, and Doctorate in 1910.
Ω Census son	15 Apr 1910
	Witness Role: Principal Emily Elizabeth PECK
Travel	1914  [15]
	Trip to England with his wife, son, and sister-in-law
	It is uncertain when Ernest, Gladys, Tom and Jessie went to England, what towns and countries they may have visited, or even if this was a work or pleasure trip. What is documented is their effort to return from England to New York. They had been scheduled to return from England in September of 1914, aboard the SS New York, but for some reason changed their plans. They returned instead in October, aboard the SS St. Paul, sailing from Liverpool to New York City. Later, in 1918, when Ernest needed to go abroad again, he applied for a replacement passport, noting that the one he had in 1914 had been lost or destroyed. Likely there is some connection between the lost passport and the delayed return. Recall that 1914 was the beginning of The Great War. Transports from England to the US would have been in flux as regards the exodus of US Citizens. Witness Role: Child Thomas Taber CHAMBERLAIN Witness Role: Spouse Gladys TABER Witness Role: Companion Jessie TABER
Military Service	From 1917 to 1919  [16]
	The Great War, YMCA Service Corps
	Ernest served with the YMCA during WW1, no WW1 Draft Registration has been found, I guess this was an alternative to registration and military service. He was paid to be a song leader, first at Camp Sherman, then over in France. Sherman on that form seems likely to be Camp Sherman - There were German POWs there. Did you know that we brought German POWs back to America? I didn’t know that. Note that on Ernest’s YMCA form, he was paid for work at Sherman in June 1918. Then look at the website talking about Camp Sherman – the Spanish flu hit the camp summer and fall of that year and was locked down in quarantine. But it seems by then, Ernest was over in France – guessing of course based on the France pay in July. So…how relieved would he have been that he was in France CLOSER to the war rather than at home stuck in the camp with the Spanish flu?
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Residence	1918	Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States   [6]
	By 1918, he was living in Madison, Wisconsin, and had been named a secretary to the National War Work Council of the YMCA. The YMCA sent him abroad, to England and France, to work with American soldiers.
Census	1 Jan 1920	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States   [17]
	Ernest was working as a secretary at the YMCA. Witness Role: head of household Ernest Barrett CHAMBERLAIN Witness Role: wife Gladys TABER Witness Role: son Thomas Taber CHAMBERLAIN
Ω Census Principal	1 Jan 1920
	Witness Role: Principal Ernest Barrett CHAMBERLAIN
Census	1 Apr 1930	301 E. 38th St., Manhattan, New York, New York, United States   [18]
	Ernest was a campaigner for philanthropy. He and Gladys were divorced. Witness Role: head of household Ernest Barrett CHAMBERLAIN Witness Role: son Thomas Taber CHAMBERLAIN
Ω Census Principal	1 Apr 1930
	Witness Role: Principal Ernest Barrett CHAMBERLAIN
Travel	From 7 Dec 1932 to 30 Dec 1932  [15]
	cruised from New York to St. Thomas British West Indies and back
	Aboard the Fort St. George. Leaving New York 07-Dec-1932 Arriving St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 12-Dec-1932 Leaving Grenada, British West Indies 21-Dec 1932 Arriving New York 30-Dec-1932
Census	1 Apr 1940	Union Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States   [19]
	Ernest was an instructor at a "private school" which seems to have been Culver Military Academy. He and Kitty had lived in New York City 5 years prior. Witness Role: head of household Ernest Barrett CHAMBERLAIN Witness Role: wife Katherine Butler KANE
Ω Census Principal	1 Apr 1940
	Witness Role: Principal Ernest Barrett CHAMBERLAIN
Military Draft Registration	1942	New York, New York, United States   [20]
Residence	1942	New York, New York, United States   [4]
Employment	From 1954 to 1972  [5]
	Oberlin Alumni Association
	Served the Oberlin Alumni Association as the president of his 1904 graduating class. The obituary written for him in the Oberlin Alumni Magazine spells out the many connections between the Chamberlain family and Oberlin college. His parents and grandparents attended Oberlin as did 3 brothers and a sister.
Family Search ID	LHD3-64Y
Misc	1959  [21]
	Published Chamberlain family tree, highlighting Oberlin College connections
	Ernest created a large format Chamberlain descendancy chart of Joshua Chamberlain and Deacon Samuel Cowles, which shows the many connections of their progeny to Oberlin College.
Photos	Go to Photo Gallery for Ernest Barett Chamberlain
Residence	Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States   [6]
_UID	43D9A63717E340F4819787AA3E0DA855B818

Event Map

Born - 22 Jan 1883 - Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States  Education - From 1903 to 1906 - Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States  Married - 26 Jun 1912 - Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States  Residence - 1918 - Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States  Census - 1 Jan 1920 - Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States  Census - 1 Apr 1930 - 301 E. 38th St., Manhattan, New York, New York, United States  Married - 1 Feb 1935 - New York, United States  Census - 1 Apr 1940 - Union Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States  Military Draft Registration - 1942 - New York, New York, United States  Residence - 1942 - New York, New York, United States  Died - 21 Jun 1972 - St. Francis Village, Crowley, Tarrant, Texas, United States  Buried - 24 Jun 1972 - Westwood Cemetery, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States  Residence - - Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States   = Link to Google Earth

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