James Dudley Chandler

Brief Life History of James Dudley

When James Dudley Chandler was born on 22 December 1806, in Caswell, North Carolina, United States, his father, Stephen Chandler, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Ingram, was 22. He married Mary Susan Boyles in 1831, in Caswell, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Alabama, United States in 1870 and Romulus, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States in 1880. He died on 16 April 1884, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Romulus Cemetery, Romulus, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Dudley Chandler
1806–1884
Mary Susan Boyles
1810–1852
Marriage: 1831
James Abel Chandler
1832–1921
Elizabeth S. Chandler
1834–1868
Mary A Chandler
1835–
Nancy Jane Chandler
1836–1920
John Bunyon Chandler
1839–1910
Delilah Frances Chandler
1841–
Mary Matilda Chandler
1845–1932
Stephen Daniel Chandler
1847–1934
Joseph Thomas Chandler
1849–1936

Sources (12)

  • James D Chandler, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Chandler, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • James Dudley Chandler, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1818

Historical Boundaries: 1818: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

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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Story Highlight

Letter from James Dudley Chandler written on paper than came from a paper sack.

Letter written by James Dudley Chandler Tuscaloosa County Alabama State March 29, 1873 My Children in Tennessee: I drop you these few lines which will inform you that we are yet alive through mercy a …

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