American AcornsEdgar Raye Chambliss
c. 1914–1988 · Male · died at about 74
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Overview
Service
World War II · Army · 1942 Likely
Private, Air Corps, enlisted November 2, 1942, at Ellington Field, Houston (Army enlistment record); his grave marker reads U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II. Natalee Ligon's first husband.
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Family
Wife: Natalee Cissie Ligon (Chambliss) Clarkson 1919–1984 Unconfirmed evidence: show why
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Life events
| Born | ABT 1914 Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree: Review: not yet reviewed. |
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| Died | 25 Mar 1988, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Likely evidence: show whyWhy: His grave marker at Brookside Memorial Park, Houston, gives his birth on 19 Jun 1914 and death in March 1988; the memorial gives 25 Mar 1988. Records:
Review: assessed 10-20-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Military service | Private, Air Corps, U.S. Army, World War II; serial 18197086, 2 Nov 1942, Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, USA Likely evidence: show whyWhy: The Army enlistment record gives Edgar R. Chambliss, born 1914 in Arkansas, enlisted 2 Nov 1942; his grave marker reads Edgar Raye Chambliss, US Army Air Corps, World War II, born 19 Jun 1914. Likely: no record yet ties this man to Natalee Ligon, though the full name and birth year match. Records:
Review: assessed 10-20-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Marriage | 19 AUG 1975, Galveston, Texas, USA, with Natalee Cissie Ligon (Chambliss) Clarkson 1919–1984 |
Newspapers
Cited, with no image here
- Victoria Advocate (Victoria, Texas), Sunday 10 June 1984, p. 16A, 'Cissie L. Chambliss' (Newspapers.com image 439539070) Newspaper or record reference; read it at the archive or publisher.
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Sources
- Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2021 Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Birth, Event, Marriage
Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2021 - Victoria Advocate (Victoria, Texas), Sunday 10 June 1984, p. 16A, 'Cissie L. Chambliss' (Newspapers.com image 439539070) Newspapers Citation only Burial, Residence
Research sources
- Find a Grave memorial 79113195, Edgar Raye Chambliss, Brookside Memorial Park, Houston: marker "US ARMY AIR CORPS / WORLD WAR II / JUN 19 1914"; photograph by Karen Lovy; death 25 Mar 1988 Burials and memorials view at findagrave.com
- NARA, WWII Army Enlistment Records (AAD): Chambliss Edgar R, serial 18197086, enlisted 2 Nov 1942 at Ellington Field, Houston, private, Air Corps, born 1914, Arkansas Military view at aad.archives.gov
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