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Rita Chandler 1904–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 22 1904

Birth Location: Hickory, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: Dec 4 1989

Death Location: Joliet, Illinois, USA

Father: Aaron Chandler

Mother: Mattie Chandler

Spouse(s): James Simpson

Children(s): Julia Simpson, Charles Simpson, Irene Simpson, James Jr., Marie McIntosh, Hattie Simpson, Irene Simpson, Charles Simpson, Delores Simpson, Kenneth Simpson, Norman Simpson

The story of Rita Chandler began in 1904 in Hickory, Mississippi, USA. Rita Chandler married James Anthony Simpson, and had children including Charles Simpson, Delores Simpson, Doloris Simpson, Hattie Mae Simpson, Irene Simpson, James Anthony Simpson Jr, Julia Mae Simpson, Kenneth Simpson, Marie A Simpson Mcintosh, Norman Simpson. Rita Chandler passed away in 1989 in Joliet, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rita Chandler began in 1904 in Hickory, Mississippi, USA.
  • Rita Chandler married James Anthony Simpson, and had children including Charles Simpson, Delores Simpson, Doloris Simpson, Hattie Mae Simpson, Irene Simpson, James Anthony Simpson Jr, Julia Mae Simpson, Kenneth Simpson, Marie A Simpson Mcintosh, Norman Simpson.
  • Rita Chandler passed away in 1989 in Joliet, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Aaron Chandler
1869–1961
Birth Location: Enterprise, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
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Mattie Chandler
1874–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Spouses(s)

James Simpson
1904–1965
Birth Location: Hickory, Newton, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Julia Simpson
1929–2013
Birth Location: Hickory, Newton, Mississippi, USA
JS
Charles Simpson
1923–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Irene Simpson
1926–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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James Jr.
1931–1996
Birth Location: Lockport, Will, Illinois, USA
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Marie McIntosh
1940–2011
Birth Location: Lockport, Will, Illinois, USA
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Hattie Simpson
1927–1972
Birth Location: Hickory, Newton, Mississippi, USA
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Irene Simpson
1925–2013
Birth Location: Hickory, Newton, Mississippi, USA
IS
Charles Simpson
1923–1970
Birth Location: Hickory, Newton, Mississippi
CS
Delores Simpson
1933–1991
Birth Location: Lockport, Will, Illinois, USA
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Kenneth Simpson
1938–1984
Birth Location: Lockport, Will, Illinois, USA
KS
Norman Simpson
1936–1970
Birth Location: Lockport, Will, Illinois, USA
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Rita Chandler's Ancestors

Self
Rita Chandler
1904–1989
Birth Place: Hickory, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Aaron Chandler
1869–1961
Enterprise, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
Mattie (Howard) Chandler
1874–
Mississippi
Grandparents
Levi Chandler
1840–1904
Tennessee
Mary Croff
1844–
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rita Chandler's Descendants

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Rita Chandler (Feb 22 1904–Dec 4 1989) m. James (Anthony) Simpson (15 Mar 1904–19 March 1965)
  1. 1. Julia (Mae) Simpson 1929–2013 m. Sylvester Davis 1927–1972
    1. 1. Sylvester (Davis) Jr 1949–2002 m. Ernestine Berry 1951–2022
    2. 2. Ronald (Davis) Sr. 1951–2010
  2. 2. Charles Simpson 1923–
  3. 3. Irene Simpson 1926–
  4. 4. James (Anthony Simpson) Jr. 1931–1996
  5. 5. Marie (A. Simpson) McIntosh 1940–2011
  6. 6. Hattie (Mae) Simpson 1927–1972
  7. 7. Irene Simpson 1925–2013
  8. 8. Charles Simpson 1923–1970
  9. 9. Delores Simpson 1933–1991
  10. 10. Kenneth Simpson 1938–1984
  11. 11. Norman Simpson 1936–1970

Rita Chandler's Timeline

2 Records

1904
Feb 22 1904
Birth of Rita Chandler in Hickory, Mississippi, USA
Hickory, Mississippi, USA
1989
Dec 4 1989
Age 85
Death of Rita Chandler in Joliet, Illinois, USA
Joliet, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 22 1904
    Event Place: Hickory, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 4 1989
    Event Place: Joliet, Illinois, USA
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