James Cornelius Chandler

Brief Life History of James Cornelius

When James Cornelius Chandler was born on 9 April 1876, in Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, United States, his father, Ezekiel Chandler, was 45 and his mother, Hester Ann Gunter, was 38. He married Vesta Pressley Cutshall on 26 December 1910, in Madison, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Township 10 Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, United States in 1900. In 1940, at the age of 64, his occupation is listed as farmer/general in Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, United States. He died on 30 May 1951, in Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Chandler Cemetery, Mars Hill, Madison, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Cornelius Chandler
1876–1951
Vesta Pressley Cutshall
1893–1988
Marriage: 26 December 1910
Burgin Chandler
1912–1967
Luke Chandler
1913–1945
Mamie Jane Chandler
1915–2009
Philamon Chandler
1917–1979
William Parris Chandler
1919–
Daniel Chandler
1920–2000
Ernest Chandler
1923–

Sources (31)

  • James Chouder, "United States Census, 1910"
  • James Chandler, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Mr Jim Chandler, "North Carolina, First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

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Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): occupational name for a maker and seller of candles, from Anglo-Norman French chandeler ‘maker or seller of candles’ (Old French chandelier, Late Latin candelarius, a derivative of candela ‘candle’). While a medieval chandler no doubt made and sold other articles beside candles, the extended sense of modern English chandler does not occur until the 16th century. The name may also, more rarely, have denoted someone who was responsible for the lighting arrangements in a large house, or else one who owed rent in the form of wax or candles.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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