The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-08

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Z We come nov ito the great name e Q 4
\ Chalmers, as traced back to the sreHot-
81 est ages from Scotland Il, England, and 9
s5thcn ito America. where their descen da tl1s
4 ire still numerous, and hold the ira ira
Us tlition and arms Of their forcfathers with
NJ b rightful pride, for there has. been no
= family either III, England or this country
that has borne suchS6a reputation for q
yalor and scholarly attainment as that5of
u this noble family In giving here the bare
b outlines Of the Chalmers family We re-
\, gretato omit so much tina t Is on record
y OF them by the best historians OF this
y and other lands Their record would I'LL
4 many volumes, but we have altered the
principal points, rs leading TO the de-.
q scendants OF America m ost n OF whom
sprang from Virginia.
M The great great- grandfathcr OF the
Il family here was Ronald Chalmers, who
was great grandfather OF James Chal-t
& mers, born in Ayre, Scotland (others say
Il near Glasgow and came first to Charles
* ton, S. G., to an uncle whom he found
II dead. j Another account Is that he set
u tied first at Petersburg. " a., where the
( late John Gordon Chalmers 4 lived. fs&
h n The Chalmers OF Ga d girthi bear the;
crest on their silver and portraits to- this
Il day bring the Duni III on rampant 3hold-
H ing in Ills dexter pay a nuer de lis with
;8the motto, ,'Quid Non Dec Juvante.,1
The third DIR. Gordon Cha liners one Of q
4 the most polished III attractive. and sin-9
5tercsting conversatlonalists Of his day
u moved to Texas In 1910. He was secre-s
stary Of State OF the Republic Of TeXasi
when Lamar was Fresid en- t,Y and he twas
Killed by a man named Ford. q When and
. where this occurred the descendants
Would like to know. Ia Il. sIs
The children Of this John Gordon
4 Chalmers were:is ss$ h; b d ii.{ Z
Annie. a now. Mrs Mas erson, Of
& Brazonia r exas, who; has children.
q Lizzie, married ---- NJ jors, left ono
child, ii n I as 5 s
Mary ,y D {N1rs. Green) left several
killed in Confederate w ar 3t:sa5siS55s'
" +. Molly, Il married r. NJ SIS Lane
IS III n Laura, married IIodgson. possibly
" yTl
Sfof Ell 1oaso, Texas. II 4. b
58iss III. Janet, married Hayden, (Where?)4
IS Mrs. NeyI wanted first
name. * n Y. 4 isil III fyg$ IA ~ ,gSi
Josephine, lives In enncs Il e !;
81 (.Yhere?J ~
Alice. married II. Bentley lives
ss8ff IA bel ene,Sy 5f II. n
Fanny Chalmers, married q -------
Il Rob rtss "a RI 9iE
s53 i. Henry Chalmers Roberts. IN Y
4l II. John Gordon Roberts (I1l PasQ,..
2a4slTexy. 55s5 "a n sJ 4. \
as. Il III.s Albert Roberts washington cty).s
4 Alexander Roberts was killed Mt the
y battle OF Mansfield, 4 April n \. ] S6i, during
&Banks's raj 81 1t Is said he dressed with
unusual care tina morning, and said he
would show 81 on'4 d Chalmers could die
0 General Joseph Williams 5 Chalmers
& United States Senator, Judge OF Supreme
Court Of mississippi married Frances
Il Henderson, when about twenty five. He,
was the oldest son Of James Renold Chal-f
mers, born January H. 1881. Ina1sG1, he
4 was colonel Of Ninth Mississippi. Feb
$ruary, 1862, was promoted Brigadier Cen,
III eral 1876 was elected to Forty fifth Con-
& gress and reelected to $Forty-slXth and
N Forty eighth Congress, XII tf
s i;55. j oh n Gordon Chalmers was killed with
Walker In Il Nicuaragun No Drawer
I man ever lived 4Efilmiltqn Henderson
= Chalmers was boEn October Is, 1884. He
was commissary, on his brothers staff
with; rank Of major. and subsequently,
i became assistant adiutant- general on
y staff OF General Peter B. Stark. On May.
& 1885, waB made Judge OF Supreme Court
4So OF Mississippi, and for three years was
RI chief Justice, until 4th January, 1885,
when ne died Of apoplexy at Jackson
q Miss @ i& al
& n! The fourth son, Alexander Henderson,
Il Chalmers, born In 1910, ut Holly Springs.
Miss In 1862, was assigned by General
Bragg a S major to a cavalry regiment
Under Colonel Lee, Afterwards lie was
Il elected colonel Of Eighteenth mississippi.
Cavalry. in which so many yirglnians
fell He died 1873 on his panta ton in
Arkansas. a.
The following Is the Scotch -Englsh.linc
II ms Burke brings down from the Gadglrtl
Chalmers. from Reginald d. Camera
"a 1124-l15s: then CAPTAIN John. D, s, Pr,
1740, who suffered much in the Stuart
cause. fsee Pat,erson's HISTORY Of Wig
ton and OyreD. Vet no LEFT his three
sisters heiresscs OF whom Elizabeth only
y had children Mrs, St@elas fMaryl leaving
# her share p her hnshand, who became
|stvlea "Gadglriht''5
n Elizabeth, married John Ml1c . nd had {;
s.JHIl1Gst DpflI 'fi'f'N F''t j
y .Tolln. born July a. f72S,
2. Themes. hnrnIpn IL 'I29
4. Rnnpld! born Iulv- 40.
r Alice hor, April . 174H
{: Arm. born Octcbr- Q, lTa5.
The great preacher. d. Tho'"Ns Chel,
81 r1ets. We $ sl,nrn l7sof.ond died lsiT. Ills
father MAS John chHlmrrs whose fa~
had rannentef witt, Fhfesh'rrl per"',
81 for several generations. ~ was = e"n-
eva, ,aercha-' ~ poni "hili't' md h'~,I
CHARACTER. More Is not said Of his
rrandiather rI
mi -,f s,e-scn e-,,nra'jia, e,tr, - =, "f4r
7 Iohn Gorde,, r. Eadsfnn SSS who mnr,
II rtnd. secan1 Mari. snea~H Fanghi"r n
4 Iames c'halruorF nc 3f.5f~Ir,h nonrt~
Avra fcfr,,,, tires l,,ffJF."-t f'79-Hrth. Cad
ri~.h, Gaiiei~th. ard1GHa eirpr'A
F'ra nees yirs.sta fcbnln1nrsi afte
II whom?
jean Catherine hal q cfH'Amen aprt
IT ,ntsbt he asraa f4,-, how were m
III Coler.r,s ara RaFNtrv'lles related; III
J W. viii Gee hereaft.r
~ "a John Coleman had "ventler7an'' To VT
name, as fatpd irHann're's statl'ta"
Fhe,, came frop, ranr Gaf,Hwny. ard
v dna,ht,ess Thomas rNr!cu- l,-,apy NJ I y