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Samuel Preston Chandler 1889 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1889

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 22 Aug 1954

Death Location: Tulare

Father: M. Chandler

Mother: Lucy Hefner

Spouse(s): Sally Andrews

Children(s): Samuel Chandler, Velma Chandler, Imogene Chandler, Norma Chandler, Sammie Chandler

Samuel Preston Chandler was born in 1889 in Texas, the child of M. L. Chandler and Lucy Clementine Hefner. In 1900, Samuel Preston Chandler resided in Justice Precinct 1, Denton, Texas, USA. In 1910, Samuel Preston Chandler resided in Denton, Denton, Texas, USA. Samuel Preston Chandler married Sally Katherine "Kate" Andrews, and had children including Samuel Marcellus Chandler, Velma Jewel Chandler, Imogene Chandler, Norma Lee Chandler, Sammie May Chandler. Samuel Preston Chandler passed away in 1954 in Tulare.

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Biography

  • Samuel Preston Chandler was born in 1889 in Texas, the child of M. L. Chandler and Lucy Clementine Hefner.
  • In 1900, Samuel Preston Chandler resided in Justice Precinct 1, Denton, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, Samuel Preston Chandler resided in Denton, Denton, Texas, USA.
  • Samuel Preston Chandler married Sally Katherine "Kate" Andrews, and had children including Samuel Marcellus Chandler, Velma Jewel Chandler, Imogene Chandler, Norma Lee Chandler, Sammie May Chandler.
  • Samuel Preston Chandler passed away in 1954 in Tulare.

Immediate Family

Parents

M. Chandler
1853 – 1939
Birth Location: Smith County, Texas, USA
MC
Lucy Hefner
1856 – 1906
Birth Location: Texas, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sally Andrews
1896 – 1962
Birth Location: Texas
SA

Children(s)

Samuel Chandler
1912 – 1997
Birth Location: Texas
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Velma Chandler
1914 – 1998
Birth Location: New Mexico
VC
Imogene Chandler
1916 – 1992
Birth Location: New Mexico
IC
Norma Chandler
1921 – 2004
Birth Location: Texas
NC
Sammie Chandler
1927 –
Birth Location: Texas
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Samuel Chandler's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Chandler
1889 – 1954
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
M. L. Chandler
1853 – 1939
Smith County, Texas, USA
Lucy (Clementine) Hefner
1856 – 1906
Texas, United States
Grandparents
Daniel (A.) Hefner
1815 – 1887
Buncombe County, NC
Melinda Shell
1824 – 1878
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Hefner
1778 – 1835
Elizabeth Mackey
1786 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Fredrick Hefner
1750 – 1808
Barbara Whisenhunt
1760 –
Joel Mackey
1747 – 1829
Sarah Joyce
1750 – 1835

Samuel Chandler's Descendants

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Samuel (Preston) Chandler (20 Aug 1889 – 22 Aug 1954) m. Sally (Katherine "Kate") Andrews (21 Jul 1896 – 14 Sep 1962)
  1. 1. Samuel (Marcellus) Chandler (27 Jun 1912 – 28 Jul 1997) m. Flora (May) Rogers (14 Aug 1917 – 5 Apr 1989)
  2. 2. Velma (Jewel) Chandler (4 Apr 1914 – 15 Sep 1998) m. Grady (Dee) Cross (2 Jul 1909 – Mar 1985)
    1. 1. Samuel (D) Cross (15 May 1937 – )
    2. 2. Grady (D) Cross (17 May 1939 – 5 May 2004)
  3. 3. Imogene Chandler (9 Jan 1916 – 14 Mar 1992) m. Eugene (A) Cleveland (25 Oct 1912 – 28 May 2005)
    1. 1. Preston Cleveland (abt 1937 – ) m. Mary (Ellen) Isenhour (10 Nov 1938 – ) m. Mary (E) Cleveland (1939 – )
    2. 2. Earlson Cleveland (abt 1939 – )
    3. 3. Johnny (Alfred) Cleveland (22 Nov 1939 – 25 Mar 1999) m. Helen (L) Green (abt 1937 – )
  4. 4. Norma (Lee) Chandler (30 Jan 1921 – 2 Feb 2004) m. J (D) Estes (abt 1913 – )
    1. 1. Patricia (Ann) Estes (11 Jun 1939 – )
  5. 5. Sammie (May) Chandler (abt 1927 – ) m. Earl (J) Miller (9 May 1922 – 14 Jul 1995)

Samuel Chandler's Timeline

8 Records

1889
20 Aug 1889
Birth of Samuel Preston Chandler in Texas
Texas
1900
1900
Age 11
Samuel Preston Chandler resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Denton, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Denton, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Samuel Preston Chandler resided here in Denton, Denton, Texas, USA
Denton, Denton, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Samuel Preston Chandler resided here in Gorman, Eastland, Texas, USA
Gorman, Eastland, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Samuel Preston Chandler resided here in Precinct 4, Hardeman, Texas, USA
Precinct 4, Hardeman, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
Samuel Preston Chandler resided here in Rural, Hardeman, Texas
Rural, Hardeman, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 51
Samuel Preston Chandler resided here in Wise, Texas, USA
Wise, Texas, USA
1954
22 Aug 1954
Age 65
Death of Samuel Preston Chandler in Tulare
Tulare

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1889
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wise, Texas; Roll: T627_4168; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 249-6
    [2] California, Death Index, 1940-1997, Date: 1954-08-22
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gorman, Eastland, Texas; Roll: T625_1797; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 116
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, Hardeman, Texas; Roll: 2340; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2342074
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Denton, Texas; Roll: 1627; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1241627
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Denton, Denton, Texas; Roll: T624_1546; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1375559

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Denton, Texas; Roll: 1627; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1241627

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Denton, Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Denton, Denton, Texas; Roll: T624_1546; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1375559

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Gorman, Eastland, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gorman, Eastland, Texas; Roll: T625_1797; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 116

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Hardeman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, Hardeman, Texas; Roll: 2340; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2342074

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Hardeman, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wise, Texas; Roll: T627_4168; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 249-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Wise, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wise, Texas; Roll: T627_4168; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 249-6

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1954
    Event Place: Tulare
    Record Source: California, Death Index, 1940-1997, Date: 1954-08-22
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