1850 census

Name: Ben G Chambers
Age: 13
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1850: St Louis Ward 2, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 1457
Household Members:
Name Age
A R Chambers 41
Eliz Chambers 35
Lucian Carr 20
Alfrd Carr 18
Ben G Chambers 13
Mary Chambers 10
Elize Chambers 8
Mary Graves 66
Ann Schroeder 19
Mary Schroeder 13
John Jackson 30

This entry confirms the relationship between Benjamin G Chambers and Adam Black Chambers a well known early St Louisian involved in a number of civic affairs including the formation of the Merchants Exchange in 1836. He also was a Whig and had a hand in the Republican newspaper. He owned land in Pike and Audrain Counties per General land office records. AB Chambers died 1854, buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery. He apparently was admitted to West in 1826 at age 18 with no record of graduation found by me. The Carr's in the 1850 census record are his stepsons from his wife's first marriage. Mary Graves is his mother in law.

Benjamin is found with mother and sisters in Pike county in 1860 as a 22 y/o farmer. He is also listed as a slave owner on the 1860 Missouri Slave schedules.

Name: Benjn Chambers
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1838
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: Missouri
Home in 1860: Cuivre, Pike, Missouri
Post Office: Bowling Green
Dwelling Number: 146
Family Number: 146
Occupation: Farmer
Real Estate Value: 8000
Personal Estate Value: 2250
Household Members:
Name Age
Benjn Chambers 22
Elizabeth Chambers 47
Polly Granes 78
Lizzie Chambers 17

For the record the grave stone reads Ben G Chambers not Gen Chambers. His full name was Benjamin Graves Chambers.

FWIW John R