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Chandler House - Accomack County, VA

Chandler Plantation, home of Thomas and Mary Chandler, was location of death of General Stonewall Jackson

Chandler Politicians from The Political Graveyard

Chandlers - Caswell County, NC - Chandler images posted online by the Caswell County Historical Society

David E. Chandler, Associate Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court

David Green Chandler (1934-2004), historian and author - obituary from The Times, London.

Edmund Chandler Family Association

Edna Chandler Walker (1908-1982) - author

Fehmer "Chick" Chandler, Actor and Vaudevillian (1905-1988)

If you are old enough, Chick Chandler will probably look familiar to you from his numerous movie, television, and stage appearances in a long career. Search Brian's Drive In Theatre for a photo of Chick Chandler. Your webmaster spotted Chick Chandler in the credits of an old Gene Autry television show episode.

Gene Chandler, recording artist (real name Eugene Dixon)

Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler (born Eugene Dixon, July 6, 1937, Chicago, Illinois) is best known for his million-selling hits Duke of Earl and Groovy Situation. He had more than 30 chart hits and won numerous awards during his career.

George Chandler, Judge

George Chandler was born at Hermitage, Wyoming County, NY, on September 20, 1842. He was an attorney, Federal Judge, First Assistant Secretary of the Interior during the administration of President Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893), member of Congress, and Commissioner of General Land Office in Washington, D.C.

George W. Chandler (1832-1883) of Caswell County, NC - Last Will and Testament

Inventing L.A. - The Chandlers and Their Times - TV documentary, DVD, book

Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times is the tale of the Chandlers’ reign over Los Angeles with the help of their mighty scepter, the Times, and their entwinement with politics, family feud, and fortune. This is truly the story of the building of one of the most famous, populated, and culturally rich cities in the world. - http://www.pbs.org/kcet/inventing-la/dvd-book.html

Israel Chandler (born March 25, 1770) and Lydia Gilbert Chandler (born August 9, 1775) Family Bible - Newberry County Family Bible Records, South Carolina Genealogy Trails

Jeff Chandler, Movie Star - not really a Chandler at all!

Joel Chandler Harris (1845-1908) - creator of Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit
•Joel Chandler Harris - 2001 Eatonton Literary Festival & Book Fair
•Joel Chandler Harris Biography - American Studies, University of Virginia
•Wren's Nest - Joel Chandler Harris family home, now a museum

Joseph Goodhue Chandler (1813-1884), American artist

Madison County, Alabama - In addition to Chandlers, David Gloer's website has information on Bakers, Cowans, Glovers, Greens, Herrins, and Primms.

Marty Chandler, Goodyear Blimp pilot Blimp Blog (latest entry February 2010) Brief bio of Marty

Mississippi: White and African-American Chandlers served side-by-side for Confederacy
The relationship between Andrew Chandler and Silas Chandler was the subject of the History Detectives television program on Tuesday, October 11. You can view the entire segment or download the transcript at the link above. The tintype of the two soldiers which sparked this investigation was seen on Antiques Roadshow in 2009, and that 4 minute segment can be viewed on the PBS website: Chandler tintype.

Pat Buttram (1915-1994) - Maxwell Emmett "Pat" Buttram performed in over 40 movies and was a long-time regular on the Gene Autry Show on television and later on Green Acres. He also performed as a voice-over actor in many Walt Disney movies.

Chandler lineage of TV and movie star Maxwell Emmett "Pat" Buttram -- Isaac Chandler (b. 1783 NC, d. 1854 Chattooga County, GA) > Tyre Chandler (b. abt. 1813 SC, d. 1894 Springville, St. Clair County, AL) > Mahala Minerva Chandler (b. 1844 Calhoun County, AL, d. 1889 Springville, St. Clair County, AL) > Wilson McDaniel Buttram (b. 1876 Springville, St. Clair County, AL, d. 1963 Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL) > Maxwell Emmett "Pat" Buttram -- Lineage submitted by Pat Buttram's 2nd cousin once removed, Jon Paul Chandler

Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) - writer of mystery fiction

Sarah Ann Chandler's Log Book

Sarah Ann Chandler was a midwife and delivered 368 babies in Lauderdale County, Alabama. The page above is a transcription from a notarized copy of the original log book which has been misplaced.

Seth Carlo Chandler, Jr. (1846-1913) - discovered "the Chandler wobble," a variation in the earth's axis of rotation.

What Is The Chandler Wobble?

Spurgeon Ferdinand "Spud" Chandler (1907-1990) - pitcher for the New York Yankees

Spud Chandler's lineage: JRR Joseph> John Chandler> Joseph Chandler> Sterling Chandler> Dudley Jones Chandler> Neal Chandler> Leonard Ferdinand "Bud" Chandler> Spurgeon Ferdinand "Spud" Chandler*

Theophilus Parsons Chandler (1845-1928), architect

Thomas Chandler, Master Potter

	Trapp and Chandler Pottery Site, Greenwood County, SC (National Register)
	Example of Thomas Chandler's work at The Smithsonian (about halfway down the page, immediately under "South")
	Photo of a jug by Thomas Chandler stamped "Chandler Maker" on South Carolina Information Highway

Thomas Chandler, one of two highly skilled turners who worked at the Pheonix Pottery in the Edgefield District S.C., was the area's first potter. He made tall, ovoid jars sometimes with a light yellow-green underfired glaze. His jars had a rolled rim and four slab handles attached high up on the shoulder. Between the handles, one often finds a loop and flower arrangement brushed on (painted) with a brown to black iron-based slip (Phoenix was the first Edgefield factory where slip decoration was widely used). At Trapp-Chandler Pottery, his glazes were in shades of brown. - East Carolina University website: core.ecu.edu/art/duffym/3980-6917/stoneware4a.html

Thomas Alberter "Bert" Chandler (1871-1953) - Cherokee Indian, Oklahoma politican

Thomas Alberter "Bert" Chandler was born in Oklahoma July 26, 1871, the eldest son of Burges G. Chandler, a Tennessean, and Annie Gunter Chandler, a Cherokee. He married Marie Louise Wainwright in 1894. He was a lawyer and also an oil producer, a farmer and in the real estate business. He was appointed a Cherokee revenue collector in 1891; Cherokee town-site commissioner 1895-1898; United States deputy clerk of the court for the northern district of Indian Territory 1900-1907. He served as a delegate to the Repubican National Convention from Oklahoma and served as a U. S. Representative from Oklahoma's 1st District 1917-19 and 1921-23. Sources: see above links. History of the Cherokee Indians and their legends and folk lore by Emmet Starr, accessed at books.google.com, gives his parents' names as Burgess Gaither and Annie Eliza Gunter Chandler. Photo courtesy of Library of Congress.

Thomas Bradbury Chandler - This 1873 14-page book is available for reading at books.google.com: "Sketch of the life of the Rev. Thomas Bradbury Chandler, D.D., Rector of St. John's Church, Elizabethtown, New Jersey, 1751-1790"

Travers Chandler, Bluegrass Musician - A native of Richmond, Virginia, Travers tours with Avery County, a group that walks the tight rope between traditional bluegrass and the acoustic music scene.
•www.averycountyband.com
•airplaydirect.com/music/TCAV

USS Chandler - named in honor of Rear Admiral Theodore Chandler, USN, who died as a result of wounds received in combat aboard his flagship USS LOUISVILLE (CA 28) on 6 January 1945.

Van Cliburn
•Biography of Van Cliburn - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
•The Era of Van Cliburn - Azerbaijan International

Van Cliburn's Chandler lineage: JRR Joseph> James Chandler> Lewis Chandler> Rev. Pleasant Barnett Chandler> Sarah Anne Chandler O'Bryan> William Carey O’Bryan> Sirildia Bee O’Bryan Cliburn> Van Cliburn*

William R. Chandler - Burritt on the Mountain, a historic park near Huntsville, Alabama, features a rebuilt dogtrot home that originally belonged to William R. Chandler, an early settler in the area.

Winthrop Chandler (1747-1790), American artist

Zacariah T. Chandler, Secretary of the Interior

Zachariah T. Chandler was born in Bedford, New Hampshire, on December 10, 1813. Following his formal education, Chandler settled in Detroit, opened a successful general store, and soon became quite wealthy. He eventually became the undisputed leader of the Republican Party in Michigan and was elected to the United States Senate in 1857. Chandler was appointed secretary of the interior by President Grant. He was reelected to the United States Senate in 1879, but he died soon thereafter on November 1, 1879.

*as shown in the Chandler Family Association Lineages Database (CFALD). CFALD is at best a secondary source of information. You should always follow good genealogical practice, which requires that any information from a non-primary source (the original record) should only be used as a pointer, forming the basis for doing your own research, consulting original records. This is especially important considering that much of the information in CFALD imported from the John Chandler Descendant Chart book and other sources lacks adequate source citation. Adding documentation and additional details for the existing individuals listed in CFALD will be an ongoing project for the CFA, and we invite your participation.

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