Excerpt from article:
STILL IN THE FAMILY
by Johanna Roark & Jere Glover
“In 2001, Reba wrote an article for the R-CA Newsletter entitled. “A Gift For the Future from the Past.” In it she said, “It has been my good fortune to collect four main pieces of beautiful walnut furniture made by an expert and gifted furniture maker, William (Billy) McCullen Chambers, in south Meigs County, Tennessee in the 1830’s – 1840’s.” In addition to the large Jackson Press, from the home of Maximilian Haney Conner and Martha Palmer Conner, Reba described her collection as consisting of:
A four poster, walnut high bed – so high that a trundle bed will go under the bed during the day, and be rolled out at night for children to sleep on. The high bed was put together with heavy rope woven back and forth to hold a feather mattress.
A large walnut blanket chest, with two drawers across the bottom, dovetailed corners, and turned ball feet.
A walnut chest with four large drawers. It has turned columns and walnut knobs.” Read more . . .