Charles L. Chambers

CHAMBERS, HUDSON

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Date: 9/2/2007 at 07:14:02

History of Cedar Co., Iowa, 1878

Center Township

Chambers, Charles L., physician and surgeon, Tipton; born in Rockingham Co., Va., May 18, 1818; when 12 years of age, removed with his parents to Dayton, Ohio; received his education there, and studied medicine with his father, who was a physician; he came to Muscatine in 1847, and practiced his profession in that county for three years, and came to Tipton in June, 1850; has practiced his profession hee for twenty-eight years, and longer than any physician in this county. He was in the army, Surgeon of the 35th Regt. I. V. I. Married Miss Anna E. Hudson Nov. 11, 1847; she was born near Lexington, Ky., and is a daughter of Rev. John Hudson, of Muscatine Co. He is the oldest minister in this Presbytery, being near 80 years of age. They have five children--Mrs. Bessie Kirk, of Wilton, Mary L., Willie H., George and Louis; they have lost three sons--Mustoe, John and Charles L.