JOEL CHANDLER

1850 - 1920

Joel & Mary Margaret Chandler


Joel Chandler was born 13 July 1850, in Saline County Arkansas the son of James W. and Mary Ann Camp Chandler. He grew to manhood near the county line that separated Saline and Hot Spring counties. On 5 January 1871, he married Mary Margaret Clift of Hot Spring County. Mary was the daughter of Joseph and Sarah Collie Clift.

Joel and Mary later (before 1880) moved to Howard County Arkansas and purchased land near the village of Center Point. They were the parents of eleven children:

Joanna Chandler, born 20 October 1871.  Was post master of Center Point, Arkansas in the late 1890’s.  Came to Texas with other members of the family in 1920.  Married J. W. Busby in May 1933 in Hall County, Texas.  Died in Turkey, Hall County in October 1940.

John Benjamin Chandler, born 18 April 1873.

Cora B. Chandler, born 18 May 1875.  Died July 9, 1979 in Howard County, Arkansas.

George Chandler, born 6 May 1877.  Died September 11, 1878 in Howard County, Arkansas.

William Vaughan Chandler, born 9 March 1879.  Married Grace Ebbs in Howard County on December 28, 1902.  They were the first members of the Chandler family to move to West Texas and were there before 1920.  Died February 20, 1957, in Briscoe County, Texas.  He and Grace were the parents of fourteen children.

Zerelda Elmer Chandler, born 7 April 1881. Married Johnny Grant Whitehorn in Howard County on October 28, 1905.  They moved to West Texas about 1920 with other members of the family.  She died May 1956 in Hall County, Texas.

Rayburn Chandler, born 1883.  Died October 17, 1885 in Howard County, Arkansas.

Daisy Dean Chandler, born 30 October 1885.  Married Lewis J. Bedwell in Howard County on February 26, 1902.  They came to West Texas about 1920 with the other Chandlers and lived at Gasoline for many years.  In the 1940’s he was post master there.  She died in April 1973, in Briscoe County, Texas.

Joseph Eugene Chandler, born 3 February 1887.  Married Mary Ella Jones in Howard County on January 27, 1907.  They came to West Texas with the rest of the family about 1920 and lived in Gasoline, Texas for many years.  He died in Briscoe County, Texas on March 30, 1962.

Ansley Chandler, born 1889.  Died April 12, 1889 in Howard County, AR.

Roy Edgar Chandler, born 29 April, 1893.  Died November 15, 1915 in Howard County, Arkansas

Mary died on 23 March 1902 in Howard County. On 1 November 1903, Joel was married to her younger sister, Martha "Mattie" Clift.  They were the parents of a daughter that died at birth and one son, Kelsey Chandler, born January 1906. 

In January 1920, Joel and Mattie accompanied other members of the Chandler family to Floyd County Texas. Joel died there on 17 August 1920. He was buried in the Flomont Cemetery in Motley County Texas. Mattie Clift Chandler died in 1946 and was buried next to Joel.  Their son Kelsey had died April 11, 1923 and is buried next to them.

 

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