Oliver N. Chamberlin ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

  Birth Notes:

Name: Oliver N Chamberlain (Oliver ... Chamberlain)
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1882
Birthplace: Vernon Township, Scioto, Ohio, United States
Birthplace (Original): Vernon, Scioto, Ohio, United States
Father's Name: Irwin Chamberlain
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Mary J. Finney
Mother's Sex: Female
Source Details: p 28

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNWN-YT1 : 22 June 2021), Oliver ... Chamberlain, 1882.

NOTE - Although this record indicates a date of birth of 10 Nov 1882, Oliver appears to have used 10 Oct 1882 on all of his important documents and records.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• Birth Image: 10 October 1882, in Portsmouth, OH.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Lakewood, OH on 2 May 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 35, Family 350, Roll 1165
Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1358 Andrews Avenue; Home rented
Married 4 years
Oliver Chamberlin..Head..27..Ohio..Architect, Office

(Living with wife and son.)
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• His occupation on 12 September 1918 was an Architect for Graham Anderson Probst & White Company in Cleveland, OH. ⁶

• He resided at 1296 Mathews Avenue on 12 September 1918 in Lakewood, OH.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Lakewood, OH.

Name: Oliver N Chamberlin
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1882
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Lakewood, OH on 7 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 568, Family 193, Roll 1375
Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1532 Spring Garden Avenue; Home rented
Oliver Chamberline..Head..37..Ohio..Architect, Houses

(Living with wife and son.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Lakewood, OH on 2 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 18-630, Family 28, Roll 1786
Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1368 Kenilworth Avenue; Home owned, $8000
Oliver N. Chamberlin..Head..47..Ohio..married at age 22..Architect, Own Business

(Living with wife, married son with his wife, and mother-in-law.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Lakewood, OH on 9 April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 18-164, Family 85, Roll 3054
Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1368 Kenilworth Avenue; Home owned, $5500
Oliver N. Chamberlin..Head..57..Ohio..12th grade..Draftsman, Architectural..earned $1250 in 1939

(Living with wife and wife's nephew.)
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• His obituary was published in the Cleveland Press on 28 December 1954 in Cleveland, OH.

⁷ Chamberlin, Oliver N., beloved husband of Iona, father of the late Wendell, grandfather of Robert L. Chamberlin residence, 1368 Kenllworth Ave., Lakewood, passed away Dec. 26. Friends received 2:30-5 and 7-10 p.m. Tuesday at the Saxton Funeral Home, 13215 Detroit Ave., where services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 29, at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers those wishing to do so may make contributions to the Lakewood Rotary Foundation.

(Source: Cleveland Press, 28 Dec 1954)
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• He was buried on 29 December 1954 in the Lakewood Park Cemetery in Rocky River, OH.

Find a Grave Memorial 159885616
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Oliver married Carrie Iona Richards, daughter of John J. Richards and Lucinda F. Fast, on 22 August 1905 in , Erie County, OH.^{1 2 3 4 5} (Carrie Iona Richards was born on 12 March 1881 in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH,^{5 8 9 10} died on 20 December 1970 in Lakewood, OH ¹⁰ and was buried on 23 December 1970 in Lakewood Park Cemetery, Rocky River, OH ¹¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 22 August 1905, in , Erie County, OH. ¹

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Lakewood, OH on 2 May 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 35, Family 350, Roll 1165
Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1358 Andrews Avenue; Home rented
Married 4 years
Oliver Chamberlin..Head..27..Ohio..Architect, Office
Iona Chamberlin..Wife..28..Ohio..2/1
Wendell Chamberlin..Son..1..Ohio
Allen Anthony..Boader..28..Ohio..Clerk, Office
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Lakewood, OH on 7 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 568, Family 193, Roll 1375
Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1532 Spring Garden Avenue; Home rented
Oliver Chamberline..Head..37..Ohio..Architect, Houses
Iona Chamberline..Wife..37..Ohio
Wendell Chamberline..Son..10..Ohio
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Lakewood, OH on 2 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 18-630, Family 28, Roll 1786
Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1368 Kenilworth Avenue; Home owned, $8000
Oliver N. Chamberlin..Head..47..Ohio..married at age 22..Architect, Own Business
Iona C. Chamberlin..Wife..48..Ohio..married at age 23
O. Wendell Chamberlin..Son..21..Ohio..married at age 20..Draftsman, Mono-rail Manufacturing Co.
Louise Chamberlin..Daughter-in-law..20..Ohio..married at age 19
Lucinda Richards..Mother-in-law..86..Ohio..Widowed
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Lakewood, OH on 9 April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 18-164, Family 85, Roll 3054
Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1368 Kenilworth Avenue; Home owned, $5500
Oliver N. Chamberlin..Head..57..Ohio..12th grade..Draftsman, Architectural..earned $1250 in 1939
Carrie I. Chamberlin..Wife..59..Ohio..8th grade
John R. Peterson..Nephew..21..Ohio..3 years college..Bookkeeper, Department Store
Henry F. Garson..Lodger..23..Ohio..2 years college..Cashier Bookkeeper, Brokerage
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Oliver Chamberlain
Sex: Male
Age: 23
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Irwin Chamberlain
Mother's Name: Mary June Finy
Marriage Date: 22 Aug 1905
Marriage Place: Erie, Ohio, United States
Source County: Erie
Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Ohio
Spouse's Name: Carrie Iona Richards
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 23
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Spouse's Birthplace: New London, Huron Co.
Spouse's Father's Name: John Richards
Spouse's Mother's Name: Lucinda Fast
Record Number: 56
Reference ID: bk 12 p 400 cn 812

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZTF-N79 : 8 March 2021), Oliver Chamberlain and Carrie Iona Richards, 22 Aug 1905; citing Marriage, Erie, Ohio, United States, bk 12 p 400 cn 812, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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There is a birth record for an unnamed male baby born 4 Jan 1907 in Cleveland. There is also another record for an unnamed male baby born 12 Oct 1908. There is no clear indication as to which one of these was actually Oliver Wendall Chamberlain or if both records might refer to the same birth. Only the 1930 US Census provides an age of 21 for Oliver Wendall Chamberlin that matches the birth date of 12 Oct 1908. The census records of 1910 and 1920 for Oliver are inconclusive matches for either birth date.

However the 1910 US Census does indicate that his mother had given birth to 2 children and only 1 was still alive. That notation could be important because there was also another birth record for a stillborn male baby born on 9 April 1910. The date of the 1910 US Census was about 1 month after that birth date with the actual census enumeration date being 2 May 1910. If the mother was including the stillborn baby in the total of her children, then the first two birth records from 1907 and 1908 must be for the same person. But if the mother was excluding the stillborn birth of 9 April and complied with the actual guidance for the enumeration dates which stipulation the enumeration as of 1 April, then the first two birth records from 1907 and 1908 would be for 2 different persons.

The general consensus of researchers is that there were 3 separate births. The first boy born 1 Jan 1907 probably died in his infancy. The second boy born 12 October 1908 was Oliver Wendall Chamberlin. And the third boy was a documented still born birth of 9 April 1910. In total, the mother gave birth to 3 males but only 1 lived to adulthood.
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