Lafayette Ferdinand, son of Marcus L. Chambers & Fannie Elizabeth Wade, was born May 1862 Fayette Co TN, died 1942 Fayette Co TN & buried at Macon Cemetery.
Occupation: Dry Goods Merchant & Store Laborer
Married: Lucy Ann Johnson 1885 Fayette Co TN. She is the daughter of William Johnson & Margaret Virginia Tate. She was born 1861 TN, died 1926 Fayette Co & buried at Macon Cemetery.

Children of Lafayette & Lucy:
1. Maggie Lee born July 1886 Fayette Co TN, died 1971
Married: Prince M. Jackson
2. Frances Lillian "Frankie" born June 1888 Fayette Co TN, died 1973
Married: Sam G. Wood
3. Bruce Johnson born Nov 2, 1890 Fayette Co TN, died Aug 31, 1950 Fayette Co TN & buried at Macon Cemetery.
Married: Susie Pearl Crews Jan 9, 1914 Fayette Co TN. She is the daughter of Joseph William Crews & Susanna Lavina Jones "Susie" & was born Nov 16, 1896 TX, died Mar 5, 1987 Macon, Fayette Co TN & buried at Macon Cemetery.
Children: Susie Virginia, Iris Josephine, Allan Crews & Carol Bruce.
4. Lucy Tate born Nov 1893, died 1970.
Married: John Carl Crews. He was born 1892 TN, died 1959.

Notes:
1. June 1900 Fayette Co TN census record shows Lafayette Chambers age 38, Lucy A. age 38, Maggie Lee age 13, Frankie age 11, Bruce J. age 9, Lucy T. age 6, Charley W. Chambers age 19 & Robert L. Chambers age 12 on their farm in District 11. Lafayette & Lucy had been married 14yrs, had 4 children all living. Charley & Robert are Lafayette's brothers. (pg 215a, #32)
2. Apr 15, 1910 Fayette Co TN census record shows Lafayette Chambers age 48, Lucy age 47, Maggie age 24, Frances age 22, Bruce age 19 & Lucy age 16 living in District 11. They had been married 26 years, had 4 children all living. Lafayette is a dry goods retail merchant & Lucy is also working in the store with him. Maggie is a teacher and Bruce is a dry goods salesman. (pg 26a, #11)
3. Jan 19, 1920 Fayette Co TN census record shows Bruce J. Chambers age 29, Pearl age 22, Susie age 4yrs, 1month, Iris age 3yrs, 6months, Allen age 2, Lafayette age 57, Lucy age 57, John Carl Crews age 27, & Lucy T. Crews age 26 living in Macon village. Bruce Chambers is a store merchant. J.C. Crews & Lafayette Chambers are working as store laborers. Pearl was born in Texas & all others in Tennessee. (pg 179a, #99)
4. Birth/death dates & places for Susie Crews-Chambers are from SSDI. Last residence was listed as Macon, Fayette Co TN & no address given for last benefit paid. The ssn was issued in Tennessee. She was listed as Pearl Chambers in ssn record.
5. Lafayette Chambers is my 2C3R.

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