| 1. | Sally Jane Chambers was born on 23 Feb 1874 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (daughter of David Turner Chambers and Nancy Catherine Grindstaff); died on 2 Sep 1934 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Meredith Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes:
"Elizabethton Star," Monday, September 3, 1934
MRS. CHAMBERS[sic] DIES AT HOME
Mrs. Sallie Jane Chambers Meredith, 62, of Gap Creek, died at her home last night at 6:25, following an illness of pneumonia.
The deceased was a native of Carter county, being the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David T. Chambers. She was born on Feb. 23, 1874. On Feb. 4, 1891, she was married to J. A. Meredith. To this union were born ten children all of whom are living, including nine sons, Willie, Claude, Roy, Lawrence, Ed, Harry, and Dave Meredith, Elizabethton; Joe Meredith, Johnson City; the Rev. John Meredith, Ridgetown, Canada; one daughter, Mrs. Lillian Treadway, Elizabethton. She is survived also by 29 grandchildren, four brothers, William Chambers, Wid Chambers, D. M. Chambers and Blaine Chambers; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Garrison and Mrs. R. B. Hathaway.
Mrs. Meredith was one of the most beloved women in her community. She united with the Christian church at Valley Forge in 1891 and remained true to her faith, always letting the Master have his way and she humbly following. She loved her friends and neighbors and it was a great pleasure to acquire new friends, who immediately became attached to her by her kindly manner.
Funeral services will be conducted from the home on Gap Creek Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, the Rev. J. N. Shepherd, of Milligan, and the Rev. A. Preston Grey of Kingsport, officiating. Interment will be made in the Meredith Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will include nephews and are Hugh Chambers, Carroll Hathaway, Ernie Meredith, Carl Harrison, Bryan Meredith and Paul Headrick.
Flower bearers will include nieces of the deceased and are Misses Jewette Hathaway, Lillie Chambers, Jack Chambers, Katherine Chambers, Donna Chambers, Hazel Chambers, Mesdames Viola Stephens, Dayton Isaacs, Eulalee Stephens, Ruby Pierce, Hattie Treadway, Eliza Vanhuss, Lizzie Belle Reed, Lizzie Hathaway, Fred Donnelly, Ruth Sams, Sam Dugger and Nellie Headrick.
Sally married Joseph Alexander Meredith on 4 Feb 1891 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Joseph (son of William Garland Meredith and Elizabeth F. Febuary) was born on 5 Nov 1872 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 5 Nov 1940 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Radford Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- William Garland Meredith, Jr. was born on 10 Jun 1892 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
- David T. Meredith was born on 16 Mar 1894 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
- Claude Elbert Meredith was born on 16 Jun 1896 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 20 Sep 1970.
- Joseph Alexander Meredith, Jr. was born on 25 Jul 1898 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 Feb 1966 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Oak Grove Christian Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
- John Thomas Meredith was born on 10 Aug 1900 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Oct 1968 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
- Deward Edward Meredith was born on 21 May 1902 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 30 Apr 1988 in , Giles County, Tennessee, .
- James Lawrence Meredith was born on 1 Sep 1904 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 25 Oct 1976 in Forsyth County, , , North Carolina.
- Roy Sherman Meredith was born on 12 Sep 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 Dec 1964 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
- Lillian M. Meredith was born on 13 Nov 1908 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Apr 1989 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Patton Simmons Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
- Harry Meredith was born about 1912 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
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1874 - 1934 (60 years)