John Abel CHANDLER

1871 - 1959  (87 years)

• Name	John Abel CHANDLER
  Born	22 Mar 1871	Rogersville, Lauderdale Co., Alabama
  Gender	Male
  _UID	6C441E257D584718A771770665BDCD9944B8
  Died	17 Feb 1959	Henderson Co., Texas
  Buried	Shiloh Cem., Lively, Kemp, Kaufman Co., Texas
  Person ID	I99523	Branch 002 Thomas Stafford 1605 Eng
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2011

  
  

  Father	James Alexander CHANDLER,   b. 12 May 1844, Rogersville, Lauderdale Co., Alabama ,   d. 1917, Prarieville, Van Zandt Co., Texas  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Hannah Dicey STAFFORD,   b. 29 Oct 1849, Florence, Lauderdale Co., Alabama ,   d. 9 Dec 1915, Prarieville, Van Zandt Co., Texas  (Age 66 years)
  Married	10 Oct 1865	Lauderdale Co., Alabama
  Family ID	F32670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Liddie Lucretia ELDRIDGE,   b. 3 May 1874, Giles Co., Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jul 1936, Henderson Co., Texas  (Age 62 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1891	Lauderdale Co., Alabama
  Notes	Married: 12 children.
  Children	1. Verna Etoyal CHANDLER,   b. 29 Dec 1891, Athens, Limestone Co., Alabama ,   d. 14 May 1985, Balch Springs, Dallas Co., Texas  (Age 93 years)   2. James Rufus CHANDLER,   b. 22 Jan 1883, Florence, Lauderdale Co., Alabama ,   d. 5 Oct 1961, Texas  (Age 78 years)   3. Clyde L. CHANDLER,   b. 1899,   d. 1970  (Age 71 years)   4. Arthur G. CHANDLER,   b. 1903,   d. 1978  (Age 75 years)   5. Ima L. N. CHANDLER,   b. 1910,   d. 1935  (Age 25 years)   6. Parmlee Jameson CHANDLER,   b. 1918,   d. 1985  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F32672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F35826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Served 2 years for bootlegging Unknown-Begin Huntsville, Walker, Texas. "I am told that Grandpa John was bootlegging with some of the Whitleys (neighbors). John was caught but his friends were not. The land he lived on still belongs to Chandler cousins and their road is known to the locals as Chandler Bottoms. Across the highway there are still some Whitley descendants. The families are still great friends." John and his first wife Liddie had 12 children. They lived in Limestone Co., AL for awhile then moved to Van Zandt Co., TX. By 1910 they had moved to Kaufman County and finally they settled in Styx which is in Henderson Co., TX. The locals still call the road he lived on "Chandler Bottoms". John was a farmer. He made the mistake of bootlegging for extra money and he was caught. He served 2 years in the Texas prison in Greenville. He finally straightened up and found God. He attended the Church of Christ. John outlived his first wife and then married a woman named Elizabeth.