Thursday, February 10, 2011

William Chandler's Journal (pages 23 - 76)

Next 9 pages record the Chandler genealogy from 1766 through 1970. The earliest entries are believed to be in the hand of Willian Chandler (3512) and the latest in the hand of Joyce McRoberts. Entries are made in six different hands over a continuous period of perhaps 170 years.


Page 23

William Chandler (3512) was born
the 25th of the 12th mo 1764

Hannah Chandler was born
the 11th of the 10th mo 1766

Rebecca Chandler (3559) Daughter
of Wm & Hannah Chandler
was born the 11th of the 11th
mo about 6 o’clock in the
evening & the first day of
the week 1798

Thomas Chandler (3560) son of Wm
& Hannah Chandler was born
the 11th of the 9th mo between
12 & 1 o’clock in the morning
the 6th day of the week 1801

John Winder Chandler (3561) son
of Wm & Hannah Chandler
was born the 10th of the 10th
mo about 10 o’clock in the
evening & first day of the
week 1802

Page 24

Hannah Chandler Wife
of William and Mother of the
afore named Children
Departed this Life the 13th
of the 10th mo 1803 about
9 o’clock in the evening

The above named Thomas
Chandler (3560) Departed this Life
the 9th day of the 10th mo
about 11 o’clock in the
fore noon aged 4 weeks

The above named John
Winder Chandler (3561) Departed
this Life the 29th day of the
5th mo 1805 aged two
year seven Months and
twenty days

Page 25

Wm Chandler (3512) and
Sarah Harrison was
Married the 12th of
April 1809

ages of Children
Wm Chandler Jr. (3562)
was born the 7th
of February 1810

Sarah Chandler (3563) was
born the 16th of august
1811

Thomas Chandler (3564)
was Born the 17th
of October 1812

Hannah Chandler (3565)
was Born the 17th of
October 1814

Page 26 (In a new handwriting)

Wm Chandler Senior (3512)
Died Friday the 10 of
May 1839 a bout
8 o clock evening

Sarah Chandler Wife of
the above named William
Chandler departed the life
the 19th of may 1839
about 7 o’clock in
the morning

In new handwriting, same page

Sarah Hess (3563) daughter
of Wm Chandler Senior
Departed this life
March 18th 1858

Page 27 (In new handwriting)

William Chandler Jr. (3562)
son of Wm and Sarah
Chandler, departed this
life Nov 21- 1875

Hannah Chandler Blane (3565)
daughter of Wm and Sarah
Chandler, died Nov 29- 1904

Sarah Chandler Slane (3705)
daughter of Chas and Hannah
Blain, died Sept 19- 1903

Chas Blain was born

Chas Blain and Hannah
Chandler (3565) were married

Page 28

Sarah C Blain (3705), daughter of
Charles and Hannah Blain
was born May 7- 1838

Steven Slane was born
1835

Stephan Slane and Sarah C Blain (3705) were married Feb.
14- 1865

Laura Slane (3991), daughter of
Stephen and Sarah Slane was
born Jan 4- 1871

Edna M. Slane (3992), daughter of
Stephan and Sarah C Slane
was born Apr 22- 1874

Bessie Carson Slane (3993), daughter
of Stephen and Sarah C Slane
was born Feb 19- 1876

Page 29

Stephen Slane died Aug.
14th 1877 .

Bessie Carson Slane (3993) died
February 12th 1898.

Sarah Chandler Slane (3705) died
Sept. 19- 1903
(Repetition of above)

Peyton Jeter was born
December the Third 1871

Peyton Jeter and Edna
Slane (3992) were married January
the Thirtieth 1907.

Byrle Elizabeth Jeter daughter
of Peyton and Edna Jeter (3992)
was born on Sunday June
the Sixth, 1909 about three
P.M.

Page 30

Peyton Jeter died June the
Twenty fifth, 1910

The above named Byrly
Elizabeth Jeter departed this
life the tenth day of January
1917 at 3:15 A.M.

Same page, new handwriting

Sold home in Malta Bend
to Archie Van Anglen & wife
June 4- 1918 –

Moved to Missouri in Spring
of 1905.

A.H. (crossed out) Alexander H.
McRoberts and Edna Slane Jeter (3992) were
married the 2nd
day of September 1926.

Page 31

Alexander Highlander
McRoberts died
Feb. 13 – 1938

Same page, new handwriting

Laura Slane (3991)
died Aug 2- 1963

Edna Slane Jeter McRoberts (3992)
died Sept. 12, 1970


The next 47 pages are blank. The rest of the pages are recorded up-side down from the back of the ledger toward the front.

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