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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    Children of Charles Ballard Chumley

    Charles Ballard Chumley and Delina Carroll had the following children: 1.    DAVID H. CHUMLEY was born in Nov 1837 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. He died sometime after 1910 in Muhlenburg County, Kentucky. He married ELIZABETH “ELIZA” CONDRAY (daughter of William Harold Condray, III and Sarah Elizabeth Welch) in 1860 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. She was…

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    Charles Ballard Chumley

    CHARLES BALLARD CHUMLEY was born about 1814 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. He died on 11 Feb 1847 in Green Hill, Wilson County, Tennessee, on his way home from the Tex-Mexican War, at William Mastin’s home about 15 miles from Nashville, Tennessee. He married Delina Carroll (daughter of William Carroll) on 06 Feb 1836 in Claiborne…

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    Children of John Chumbley

    John Chumbley and Malinda Ellen Sharp had the following children: 1.    ELENDER ELINOR CHUMBLEY was born in 1832 in Cumberland Gap, Claiborne County, Tennessee. She married GEORGE WASHINGTON JONES on 14 Oct 1850 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. He was born about 1829 in Tennessee. 2.    CHARLES WILLIAM CHUMBLEY was born on 02 Nov 1833 in…

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    John Chumbley

    JOHN CHUMBLEY was born about 1809 in Virginia. He died sometime after Oct 1850 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. He married MALINDA ELLEN SHARP about 1831 in Tennessee. She was born on 18 Jul 1806 in Tennessee. She died about 1865 in Benton County, Arkansas. John and Malinda had 8 children together, but only 4 lived…

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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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