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William (Willis) Filmore Chandler 1848–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1848

Birth Location: Marion, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 24 Feb 1931

Death Location: Crichton, Mobile County, Alabama

Father: Martin Chandler

Mother: Elsie Boothe

Spouse(s): Ida Buxton

Children(s): Mary Chandler, Videw Chandler, Leona Chandler, Charles Chandler, Walter Chandler, Willis Chandler

William (Willis) Filmore Chandler was born in 1848 in Marion, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA, the child of Martin Mastin Chandler And Elsie Ellviry Ann Boothe. In 1900, William (Willis) Filmore Chandler resided in Meridian Ward 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA. William (Willis) Filmore Chandler married Ida Idelle Buxton, and had children including Charles Wesley Chandler, Leona E Chandler, Mary Elizabeth Bettie Chandler, Videw I Chandler, Walter Richard Chandler, Willis Faroh Chandler. William (Willis) Filmore Chandler passed away in 1931 in Crichton, Mobile County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • William (Willis) Filmore Chandler was born in 1848 in Marion, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA, the child of Martin Mastin Chandler And Elsie Ellviry Ann Boothe.
  • In 1900, William (Willis) Filmore Chandler resided in Meridian Ward 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.
  • William (Willis) Filmore Chandler married Ida Idelle Buxton, and had children including Charles Wesley Chandler, Leona E Chandler, Mary Elizabeth Bettie Chandler, Videw I Chandler, Walter Richard Chandler, Willis Faroh Chandler.
  • William (Willis) Filmore Chandler passed away in 1931 in Crichton, Mobile County, Alabama.

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William Chandler's Ancestors

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William Chandler
1848–1931
Birth Place: Marion, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Martin (Mastin) Chandler
1820–1853
Washington Co., Alabama
Elsie ((Ellviry) Ann) Boothe
1826–1906
Mobile County, Alabama, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Chandler's Descendants

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William ((Willis) Filmore) Chandler (11 Dec 1848–24 Feb 1931) m. Ida (Idelle) Buxton (28 Oct 1858–3 Jun 1895)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth "Bettie") Chandler 1883–1966 m. George (William) Sumrall 1880–1968
    1. 1. Lester (Frank) Sumrall 1913–1996 m. Florence (Margret Louise) Layman 1913–1994
    2. 2. Leona (Ruth) Sumrall 1915–1990
  2. 2. Videw (I) Chandler 1884–1911
  3. 3. Leona (E) Chandler 1889–1901
  4. 4. Charles (Wesley) Chandler 1884–1954
  5. 5. Walter (Richard) Chandler 1876–1962 m. Ida (Lee) Dean 1882–1966
    1. 1. Robertson (Clayton) Chandler 1906–1975
    2. 2. Viola (C.) Chandler 1909–1979
    3. 3. Virgil (Lee) Chandler 1919–1994
    4. 4. Amos (Noah) Chandler 1922–1983
    5. 5. Marie Chandler 1924–1925
    6. 6. Walter (Duke) Chandler 1917–1965
    7. 7. Thelma (Nell) Chandler 1921–2011
    8. 8. Edith (M) Chandler 1925–1974
  6. 6. Willis (Faroh) Chandler 1888–1957

William Chandler's Timeline

3 Records

1848
11 Dec 1848
Birth of William (Willis) Filmore Chandler in Marion, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Marion, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 52
William (Willis) Filmore Chandler resided here in Meridian Ward 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Meridian Ward 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1931
24 Feb 1931
Age 83
Death of William (Willis) Filmore Chandler in Crichton, Mobile County, Alabama
Crichton, Mobile County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1848
    Event Place: Marion, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Meridian Ward 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1931
    Event Place: Crichton, Mobile County, Alabama

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