Robert B. Chambers

Robert Barber Chambers  son of Robert and Matilda (Smith) Chambers, was born in Union county, Pennsylvania, August 10, 1851, and died at the home of his son, Louis G. Chambers, in North Lyman, Tuesday, December 24, 1935, aged 84 years, 4 months and 14 days.
In 1870, he came west and worked for Charles Montelius at Piper City. In 1873 he came to Roberts as a clerk in a store owned by J. A. Montelius. In 1875 he built a store building where the Roberts State Bank is now located. In the nineties, he traded that store to I. C. Newman for the building he owns on the North Side of Green Street where he operated a store until after the death of his wife in 1928. He was a successful business man and was very energetic, being always busy. Even in his last years, though feeble, he was always busy. He filled many offices in the church, school district, village and township. He was supervisor for twelve years.
He married Miss Annie E. Thompson, August 11, 1875. She was the daughter of Rev. J. L. and Harriet (Marsh) Thompson of Onarga. Bother were highly respected by Roberts people. To them were born four sons. One, William, died in infancy. Robert Elmert, who now lives in Winter Haven, Florida; Ora T., who died at the age of two years and Louis Gell, of North Lyman.
He had four brothers and four sisters. All are deceased except one sister, Sarah, who married G. G. Wyland and now lives in Ramsey, New Jersey. His parents died when he was a youth of 13 years. He then lived with his brother, Benjamin and attended school at Mifflinburg Academy, and at Union Seminary at New Berlin, Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. Chambers were members of the Congregational church, having joined when the church first started in Roberts. He seldom missed attending a service of the church.
Besides his two sons, he leaves five grand-children, and five great-grand-children, many nephews, nieces and friends.
The funeral service was held at the Congregational Church in Roberts, Thursday, December 26, at 2:00 o'clock, Rev. Kenneth G. Parks officiating. Interment was in Lyman Cemetery.

--Roberts Herald.  1 January 1936.