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Winfield Scott Chandler 1853–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1853

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 24 October 1941

Death Location: Walnut, Madison County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Chandler

Mother: Malinda Chandler

Spouse(s): Mary Gosnell

Children(s): Andrew Chandler, Sophronia Chandler, Malinda Cook, Benjamin Gunter, Roberta Landers, Sinda Thomas, Elizabeth Barnett, Luther Chandler, Joshua Chandler, Mount Chandler

The story of Winfield Scott Chandler began in 1853 in North Carolina. In 1880, Winfield Scott Chandler resided in Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, USA. Winfield Scott Chandler married Mary Pollie Gosnell, and had children including Andrew Jackson Chandler, Benjamin V Gunter, Elizabeth Chandler Barnett, Joshua Josh Chandler, Luther Bell Chandler, Malinda Chandler Cook, Mount Mitchell Chandler, Roberta Robetty Chandler Landers, Sinda Thomas, Sophronia J Chandler. Winfield Scott Chandler passed away in 1941 in Walnut, Madison County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Winfield Scott Chandler began in 1853 in North Carolina.
  • In 1880, Winfield Scott Chandler resided in Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, USA.
  • Winfield Scott Chandler married Mary Pollie Gosnell, and had children including Andrew Jackson Chandler, Benjamin V Gunter, Elizabeth Chandler Barnett, Joshua Josh Chandler, Luther Bell Chandler, Malinda Chandler Cook, Mount Mitchell Chandler, Roberta Robetty Chandler Landers, Sinda Thomas, Sophronia J Chandler.
  • Winfield Scott Chandler passed away in 1941 in Walnut, Madison County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Chandler
1827–1889
Birth Location: North Carolina
JC
Malinda Chandler
1830–1880
Birth Location: Revere, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Mary Gosnell
1853–1912
Birth Location: North Carolina
MG

Children(s)

Andrew Chandler
1875–1952
Birth Location: Madison County, North Carolina, USA
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Sophronia Chandler
1877–1956
Birth Location: Revere, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
SC
Malinda Cook
1878–1959
Birth Location: Madison County, North Carolina, USA
MC
Benjamin Gunter
1872–
Birth Location: North Carolina
BG
Roberta Landers
1907–1917
Birth Location: Madison County, North Carolina, USA
RL
Sinda Thomas
1884–1965
Birth Location: Revere, Madison, North Carolina, USA
ST
Elizabeth Barnett
1890–1972
Birth Location: North Carolina
EB
Luther Chandler
1893–1953
Birth Location: –
LC
Joshua Chandler
1886–1975
Birth Location: –
JC
Mount Chandler
1881–1966
Birth Location: –
MC

Winfield Chandler's Ancestors

Self
Winfield Chandler
1853–1941
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
John iv Chandler
1827–1889
North Carolina
Malinda (Linda Chandler) Chandler
1830–1880
Revere, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John ("Old") Chandler
1778–1859
Old, South Carolina, United States
Sarah (Sallie) Shelton
1798–1869
Shelton Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, USA
Andrew Chandler
1811–1880
Tennessee, United States
Lucinda Gunter
1819–1880
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Chandler
1752–1825
Naomi Farnum
1760–1832
Simeon Chandler
1785–1850
James Gunter
1777–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Farnum
1733–1827
Joseph III
1769–1853
Nancy Wiley
1762–1853
John Gunter
1730–1788
Sarah Goodson
1728–1800

Winfield Chandler's Descendants

1.
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Winfield (Scott) Chandler (abt 1853–24 October 1941) m. Mary (Pollie) Gosnell (abt 1853–14 June 1912)
  1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Chandler 1875–1952 m. Mary (E Riddles) Chandler 1885–1949
    1. 1. Roy (Chandler) Sgt 1924–1963
    2. 2. Agnes (Chandler) Franklin 1920–1965
    3. 3. Betty (Chandler) Franklin 1917–2001 m. Wendell Franklin 1917–1997
      1. 1. Charles (Monroe) Franklin 1946–1999
      2. 2. Robert (Wendell) Franklin 1943–1981
    4. 4. Polly (Stasia or Stacy Chandler) Franklin 1913–1994 m. William (Taft) Franklin 1908–1967
      1. 1. General (Winfield) Franklin 1927–2014
      2. 2. Andrew (Jackson) Franklin 1934–2001 m. Katherine (V parr) franklin 1926–2008
      3. 3. Mary (Helen) Myers 1931–1996
    5. 5. George (Washington) Chandler 1900–1924
    6. 6. Grace (Chandler) Gosnell 1903–1975
    7. 7. Edna (Mae Chandler) Ramsey 1914–1987 m. Winston (or wenston) Ramsey 1901–1971
      1. 1. Edward ("Bo") Ramsey 1942–2013
      2. 2. Charles (Monroe) Ramsey 1932–1932
      3. 3. Donald (Ray) Ramsey 1937–2016
      4. 4. Avery (Latone) Ramsey 1940–2018
      5. 5. Clyde ("Bones") Ramsey 1933–1974
      6. 6. Ralph ("Scab") Ramsey 1936–1995
  2. 2. Sophronia (J) Chandler 1877–1956 m. Michell Gosnell 1872–1944
    1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Gosnell 1895–1965 m. Frances (Lyle) Gosnell 1908–1985
      1. 1. Marylin (Louise Gosnell) Galassini 1925–2004 m. Albert (Edwin) Galassini 1922–2017
    2. 2. Ernest (V.) Gosnell 1905–1983 m. Mae (Moore) Gosnell 1910–1981
      1. 1. Delmos Gosnell 1936–1988
      2. 2. Alvin (David) Gosnell 1944–2014
    3. 3. Emily (Gosnell) Greene 1910–1981
    4. 4. Ueal (Whig) Gosnell 1901–1975
    5. 5. Polly (Elmina Gosnell) Johnson 1908–1981
    6. 6. Gladys (Mae Gosnell) Shelton 1914–2010
    7. 7. Creasy (Lucritia Gosnell) Gahagan 1899–1983 m. John (Wanamaker) Gahagan 1898–1991 m. Isaac Payne 1894–1918
      1. 1. Garl (William) Gahagan 1920–1954
      2. 2. Kenneth Gahagan 1924–1994
      3. 3. Mable Gahagan 1926–
      4. 4. Donald (Leicester) Gahagan 1918–1941
      5. 5. Irene Gahagan 1922–
      6. 6. Evelyn (Gahagan) Tweed 1917–
      7. 7. Claudia (Payne) Burrell 1918–1998
      8. 8. Mable (Cahagan) Gentry 1926–
      9. 9. Donald (Leicester) Gahagan 1918–1941
      10. 10. Garl Gahagan 1920–1954
      11. 11. Kenneth (" Buck") Gahagan 1924–1994
      12. 12. Evenet (Irene Gahagan) Philipp 1922–2012 m. Ivene Philipp 1917–
      13. 13. Mable (Gahagan) Gentry 1926–2023 m. Albert Gentry 1925–
      14. 14. Evelyn (P Gahagan) Tweed 1917– m. James (F) Tweed 1913–
  3. 3. Malinda (Chandler) Cook 1878–1959 m. George (W.) Cook 1869–1936
    1. 1. Polly (Cook) Gahagan 1898–1992
    2. 2. George (W) Cook 1916–1990 m. Lorena Cook 1923–
    3. 3. James (Edward) Cook 1905–1979
    4. 4. Hylard Cook 1923–1957
    5. 5. Oliver (Dewey) Cook 1900–1967
    6. 6. Viola (Evelyn Cook) Shelton 1913–1998
    7. 7. Sue (M. Cook) Roberts 1908–1982
    8. 8. Nettie (Elizabeth Cook) Gosnell 1911–1991
    9. 9. Scott Cook 1902–1970
    10. 10. Mamie (Cook) Gosnell 1895–1979
    11. 11. Nadine (Cook) Akins 1919–2015 m. Dewey (Calvin) Akins 1919–1995
      1. 1. Arvin Akins 1951–2005
  4. 4. Benjamin (V.) Gunter 1872–
  5. 5. Roberta ("Robetty" Chandler) Landers 1907–1917
  6. 6. Sinda Thomas 1884–1965 m. George Thomas 1876–1931
    1. 1. Polly Popps 1912–1989 m. Lester (Joe) Cook 1908–1970
    2. 2. Eliza (Thomas) Hensley 1924– m. Tony Hensley 1901–
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Chandler) Barnett 1890–1972 m. Walattie Barnett 1881–1968
    1. 1. Tresalee (Ione Barnett) Ramsey 1913–2012 m. Obray (Arlin) RAMSEY 1914–1997
      1. 1. Sondra (Jean Ramsey) Tipton 1943–2006
    2. 2. Everette Barnett 1908–1908
    3. 3. Ollie Barnett 1907–1907
    4. 4. Clyde (Norman) Barnett 1927–2011
    5. 5. Merdith Barnett 1931–2001
    6. 6. Charles (Oakley "Oak") Barnett 1917–2002
    7. 7. Cornelia Barnett 1922–1923
    8. 8. Stella (Barnett) Gahagan 1919–2008 m. Walter (Waide) Gehagen 1919–1993
      1. 1. Benajah (Lawrence) Gahagan 1939–2002
    9. 9. Janice (Cordialia "Cordy" Barnett) Harrison 1922–2015 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Harrison 1922–2005
    10. 10. Edward Barnett 1910–1980
  8. 8. Luther (Bell) Chandler 1893–1953
  9. 9. Joshua (" Josh") Chandler 1886–1975
  10. 10. Mount (Mitchell) Chandler 1881–1966

Winfield Chandler's Timeline

6 Records

1851
19 September 1851
Birth of Winfield Scott Chandler in North Carolina
North Carolina
1853
abt 1853
Birth of Winfield Scott Chandler in North Carolina
North Carolina
1880
1880
Age 27
Winfield Scott Chandler resided here in Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, USA
Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 82
Winfield Scott Chandler resided here in Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina
Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 87
Winfield Scott Chandler resided here in Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, USA
Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, USA
1941
24 October 1941
Age 88
Death of Winfield Scott Chandler in Walnut, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Walnut, Madison County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 September 1851
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2939; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 58-1A
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina; Roll: 971; Family History Film: 1254971; Page: 38D; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 0252
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1853
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina; Roll: 971; Family History Film: 1254971; Page: 38D; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 0252

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina; Roll: 971; Family History Film: 1254971; Page: 38D; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 0252

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2939; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 58-1A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2939; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 58-1A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1941
    Event Place: Walnut, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walnut, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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