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Road Trip June 2020 – Lonesome Valley Road in Claiborne County, Tennessee
What a great time in Lonesome Valley! I can’t tell you how much fun we had. First off the characters in this story are Freddie, my cousin who lives in Claiborne County, my sister Rhonda who was visiting from Colorado, and myself. Whenever my sister says lets go on a road trip, I am in!…
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June 1, 2020
Since we last talked, so much has happened. I am slowing getting my office and research materials in shape. It is that work no one likes to do, but it sure makes better use of our time if we know where to find things. I am still finding things I forgot I had or stumbling…
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Research Tips
Hey everyone, just wanted to share a few online sites I discovered online that may be interesting to you, not just for the Chumley line, but any tree you might be searching. They may not be new sites to you, but I was sure excited to find them! 1) The Tennessee Virtual Archive (TeVA) is…
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Chumley Family Tree Table at the Genealogy Jamboree Oct 14-15, 2022
Hello everyone, I have finally gotten my ducks in a row and we are having a Chumley Family Tree table at the Genealogy Jamboree in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee this year. Here is the link to their website: https://cgtghg.org/genealogy-jamboree I have a lot of ideas about what to showcase at our table; old photos, charts, maps, family trees, etc.,…
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Check out a page from the Underwood Grove Book
Order your copy today https://chumleyfamilytree.com/store/ The story of Underwood Grove Missionary Baptist Church begins with the 4 elders; Reverend John Thomas Freeman, Reverend John O. Evans, Reverend Thomas Sutton, and Reverend Henry Burrow Poore. Who were these men, these pioneers? We found information on these 4 men through census records, family genealogy, and a few…
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Cumberland Gap, Tennessee the place to be this weekend October 10, 2020
This is the weekend to be in Cumberland Gap. Betty Russell and I will be selling our book on Saturday October 10th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Underwood Grove Missionary Baptist Church – The 125-year Journey for $30. Look for posters around local businesses for our location. I am excited to be in the…
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Children of Robert and Betsy
The Family of Robert and Elizabeth “Betsy” Chumley 1. ANDREW CHUMBLEY was born on 18 Feb 1803 in Virginia. He died on 19 Oct 1892 in Jabez, Russell, Kentucky. He married: (1) ELIZABETH “BETSY” CADLE (daughter of Mark Jackson Cadle and Mary Polly Covey) in Aug 1826 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. She was born in…
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Andrew Chumbley
The following writing is by Alice Chumbley Lora, a direct descendant and a member of the Chumley/Chumbley Research Group: ANDREW CHUMBLEY, the eldest son of Robert Chumbley and Elizabeth Betsy Ford, was born about 1803 in Amelia (or Giles) County, Virginia. By 1840 he, along with his brothers John, Lewis and Robert Chumbley were living…
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DNA Testing
The Cholmondeley DNA Surname Group The Cholmondeley DNA Surname Group was started in August of 2008, to include Chumleas, Chumleys, Chumbleys, Chumneys, etc. The initial goal was to have male family members swab for a Y-DNA test, and then to compare the results to see if there was a relationship amongst the different family lines…
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Robert and Betsy Chumley
Robert and Betsy Chumley came to Powell Valley, Claiborne County, Tennessee from Giles County, Virginia sometime after 1812. Robert Chumley was born in 1786 in Virginia. He married in 1800. Land survey dated 11 Apr 1826 in Claiborne County, Tennessee shows they purchased 100 acres of land at the foot of the Cumberland Mountains at…
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Children of Lewis Chumley
Lewis Chumley was born in 1806 in Virginia. He died in 1880 in Arthur, Claiborne County, Tennessee. He was buried in Cumberland Gap, Claiborne County, Tennessee (Ely Cemetery on King Bend Road next to grandchild Fannie Chumley, child of James Franklin Chumley and Sarah B Chumley.). He married Mary Elizabeth “Mae” Freeman 1830 in Arthur,…
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Children of Andrew Chumbley
ANDREW CHUMBLEY was born on 18 Feb 1803 in Giles County, Virginia. He died on 19 Oct 1892 in Jabez, Russell, Kentucky He married: ELIZABETH “BETSY” CADLE (daughter of Mark Jackson Cadle and Mary Polly Covey) in Aug 1826 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. She was born in 1804 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. She died…
The Chumley/Chumbley Research Project
Chumley Family History – Robert and Betsy Chumley and their descendants from Claiborne County, Tennessee
The Chumleys of Claiborne County, Tennessee is about the first recorded Chumleys, namely Robert and Betsy Chumley and their descendants. There have been many who have researched this family line for many years and with the combined efforts, experience, and supportive data, this site is meant to provide information uniquely specific to the Robert and Betsy Chumley family line. This is a work in progress and I will be updating and adding information as time allows. If you have any questions or have information you would like to share, you can either post a note on my “Contact Me” page or contact me directly at Kathy Chumley at chumleyfamilytree@gmail.com You can also subscribe for updates to your email below.
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