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Richard Lee Chandler Family
Richard Lee Chandler (JRR>Joseph>Joseph>Allen>Allen Lacey>Elisha Asbury) was born in Buckhead, Georgia, but moved his family to Miami, Florida, in the early 1940's. The large photo, dated December 1956, shows his children, (from left) Bernice Chandler Moore, Mary Chandler (married 1st Jay, 2nd Vallandry), Minnie Chandler (maried 1st Bishop, 2nd Fournier), Dorothy Chandler (married 1st DeSha, 2nd Bridges), only son Elisha Asbury Chandler, Olivia Chandler Masculine, and, at extreme right, Richard Lee Chandler's wife, Minnie Lou Prince. The photo at top right is Richard Lee Chandler (1883-1949) at the age of 22. At bottom right is his son Elisha Asbury (1909-1968, named for his grandfather but called "Son," "Jack," and "Buddy") in his Coast Guard uniform. Photos courtesy of Mary Jay Scales, submitted by Claudia Brocato |
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Descendants of Solomon Chandler
Josephine Chandler Rich, at top right, was born in Louisiana, on June 14, 1855. She was the daughter of Solomon Chandler, born 1830 also in Louisiana. In the larger photo, Josephine's daughter, Mary Alabama Rich Cargill, is surrounded by five of her daughters. With her back to the camera is Velma Ernestine Rich Cargill, shown also at bottom right. Also in the larger photo are Josie Lee Cargill, Clara Viola Cargill, Vida Eloise Cargill, and Wille Mae Cargill. The gentlemen with their heads cut off are husbands of the daughters. Missing from the photo are the rest of Mary's 10 children: Ada Alberta Cargill, Alonzo Cargill, Wallace Cargill, Donald Claude Cargill, and youngest daughter, Audis Cargill.
Solomon Chandler's father was also Solomon Chandler. Information about the elder Solomon Chandler would be appreciated.
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1909 Reunion of William Henry Slicer Chandler Family
William Henry Slicer Chandler died in 1898 in Columbus, Ohio. The two photos below were taken at a gathering of his family in 1909. In the center of each picture is his widow, Adelaide (Addy) Eliza Bruce Chandler, matriarch of the family.
The smaller group (top photo) includes, in the back row, James Garfield Chandler, Lawrence Washington Bruce Chandler (Bill's grandfather), Charles Edward Chandler, Howard Bright Chandler, and Homer Payne Chandler, and in front, Lucretia Adelaide Chandler, Adelaide Bruce Chandler, and Mary Emily Chandler.
In this larger group at the same 1909 reunion, Paul Guy Chandler, Bill's uncle, is at left on the first row. (See Bill's tribute to Paul in the Autumn 2007 Chandler Family Association Newsletter.) Bill's father, Robert Bruce Chandler, is the boy who moved his head.
Thomas Jefferson Chandler Family
Thomas Jefferson Chandler, at top left (born 1885 Madison, Morgan County, Georgia; d: 1947 Amory, Mississippi), married Cora Blanche Malpass, middle photo (1889 -1953 ). His John Chandler line is JRR>Joseph>Joseph>Allen>Allen Lacey>Elisha Asbury.
At bottom left are their sons Robert Clarence Chandler (father of CFA member Robert Gerald Chandler), Frank Russell Chandler (father of CFA member Frank Leverett Chandler), and Thomas Ernest "Ernie" Chandler (father of CFA members Claudia Chandler Brocato and Carol Chandler Halbert). At right are daughters Meryle Rose Chandler Threlfall (m. Henry) and Ruby Kathleen "Kitty" Chandler Sullivan (m. Herbert). These Chandler siblings grew up in Amory in northeast Mississippi. Ernie, the eldest, was born in 1910 and Kitty, the youngest, was born in 1920. Photos from Claudia Chandler Brocato -
Descendants of Joseph Chandler II
This photo of the John William Chandler Family, c. 1902, was probably taken in Haralson County, Georgia. From left are Elizabeth (Lizzie), Luella, Emma, Annie (Nelson), Myrtle, John William, Homer, Oliver, and Virgil (grandfather of CFA President Glenn Chandler and CFA Chaplain Charles Chandler). John William is the great-great-grandson of Joseph Chandler II, the great-grandson of James Chandler, the grandson of Wyatt Chandler, and the son of Wyatt Jackson Chandler. Photo from B. Glenn Chandler -
Posted February 13, 2008
Updated July 30, 2008
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