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Jeremiah M. Chambers April 6, 1846 ------------October 6, 1934


The Sidney Daily News ------------Tuesday, October 9, 1934


Funeral Rites Held For Aged County Farmer, Jeremiah Chambers Buried at New 
Breman Died Saturday Afternoon

    Funeral services for Jeremiah Chambers, 88 retired farmer of Loramie 
township and former manager of Short's Landing were held Tuesday afternoon at 
2:00 O'clock from the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Short at Short's 
Landing Ft. Loramie.
    Burial was made in the New Breman cemetery.
    The aged man died Saturday afternoon about 4:00 O'clock at the home of 
his daughter, Mrs. F.E. Brown on the Findley Road, Lima after an illness of 
three weeks.
     A greater part of his life was spent as a farmer in the Ft. Loramie 
community, but he was probably best know as the manager of the present 
Short's Landing which he conducted for about forty years. Following his 
retirement, it was taken over by his son in law George Short. He was a great 
fisherman and sportsman and was a member of the Ft. Loramie Borrowed Time 
Club.
    His death occurred while he was enjoying a visit of several weeks at the 
home of his daughter, Mrs. Brown and with another daughter in Lima, Mrs. 
Grace Shepherd and Mrs. Nora Shepherd.
    The surviving children are four daughters and two sons. Mrs. George 
Short, Ft. Loramie, Mrs. Jesse Shepherd, Mrs. F.E. Brown, Mrs. Cary Shepherd, 
Lima; Elmer and Harry Chambers of Ft. Loramie.


Shelby County Democrat (Ft. Loramie News Column) October 12, 1934


    Jerry Chambers passed away at the home of his daughter Mrs. Hazel Brown, 
at Lima, Saturday about 4:00 P.M. He was 88 years old and well known around 
here. He had been seriously ill about three weeks but poorly for several 
months. In the early part of his life, he was the owner of Short's Landing 
for forty years after which George Short was the owner. 
    He is survived by three daughters in Lima, Mrs. Hazel Brown, Mrs. Grace 
Shepherd, and Mrs. Nora Shepherd, Elmer Chambers, Harvey Chambers, and Mrs. 
Emma Viola Short. Funeral services were held at 2:00 o'clock at the house 
with interment at New Breman Tuesday afternoon.

    Marriages   Jeremiah Chambers and Miss Sarah J. Barker both of Shelby 
County. 
            Her 17 - he 24 on May 26, 1870, in Sidney by Justice Hale.

    Second  Jeremiah Chambers and Alice Brown
            1 Daughter Ann (Brown) preceded him in death
            1 Daughter Dell (Robbins) preceded him in death
            1 Son James Harvey preceded him in death