Due to the large size of this material, the endnotes are in two separate files.

1. SHADRACK¹ CHANDLER^1,2 was born Bef. 1756 in Virginia, and died Abt. 1812 in Probably Franklin Coounty, Georgia. He married MARTHA^3,4 Abt. 1777 in Virginia. She was born Abt. 1760 in Virginia.

Notes for SHADRACK CHANDLER:

Shadrack Chandler was born before 1756 in Virginia and died in 1812 in Franklin County, Georgia. He married Martha _____ who was also born in Virginia. The Virginia births are noted in the 1880 Livingston Parish, Louisiana census record of their son Samuel. Shadrack's parents at present are unknown to us.

There were three Shadrack Chandlers listed on the Greenville Co. SC census for 1790 and two on the 1800 census. He most likely was the Shadrick Chandler (note different spelling) in the 1800 census of the Pendleton District (containing Greenville Co.) on page 130 with three sons and six daughters living at home along with five slaves. The number of children match if you assume the 22 year old and 16 old boys are away from home. In fact, on the same page the adjacent name is a James Chandler with wife and child listed of the correct age bracket to be Shadrack's son James listed below. The only discrepancy is in the age bracket for two of Shadrick's younger sons The census has three sons under 10; but from an unverified source we have that two of these were between 10 and 16. Most likely the census is correct (see the listing of these children that follows later)

We know Shadrack Chandler was living in the Pendleton District of South Carolina in 1804 and sold property there and then purchased 400 acres in Franklin County on the banks of Indian Creek. Shadrack executed a deed of sale in 1804 of 100 acres located in the Pendleton District of South Carolina to Reuben Shinault. In November 1804 "Shadrack Chandler of Pendleton Co., S. C." purchased from Thomas Westbrook of Franklin County, Ga. 400 acres (two deeds for 210 acres and 190 acres, respectively) on the waters of Indian Creek. Thus, he was residing in Franklin Co., Georgia in 1804. And by 1808 he had received a bounty of 202 l/2 acres in Wilkerson County, Georgia.

Shadrack lived on Indian Creek until his death in 1812 as shown by the Franklin County tax digest for 1805, 1808, & 1810. He had 6 slaves listed in 1810. After Shadrack's death his executor filed tax returns for the property until 1818. It is instructive of the way our ancestors lived to look at an inventory of Shadrack's possessions at the time of his death in 1812.

1 Negro woman named Dafney and her

sucking child named Nat 300.00

1 Negro girl named Rachel 350.00

1 Negro boy named Jack 300.00

1 Negro girl named Ester 250.00

1 Negro boy named Ned 275.00

1 Negro girl named Nanc 200.00

1 Negro girl named Fann 175.00

1 Negro girl named Agg 100.00

1 black mare 35.00

1 sorrel horse 60.00

1 bay two year old colt 40.00

11 head of horned cattle 70.00

5 head of sheep 8.00

20 head of geese 6.00

17 head of hogs 17.00

7 hoes 2.50

4 axes 6.00

1 mattock 1.00

1 log chain 3.00

1 iron wedge .37 1/2

3 plows - 1 cutter - 1 gofer - 4 clevises 5.00

1 hand saw & other workman's tools 6.75

2 flat irons with other irons 2.00

1 pair of steelyards 2.00

12.5 pounds iron 1.00

1 gun 7.00

4 reep hooks 1.00

tobacco in the hand 7.00

2 pair of drawing chains & hames 4.00

3 old saddles 6.00

4 feather beds - 3 bedsteads & furniture 60.00

2 cotton wheels & 2 pair old cotton cards 3.00

1 dresser - 1 table & dresser furniture 5.00

2 chests 1.00

2 dishes, 8 old plates, 1 tin bucket 4.00

4 bee hives 4.00

1 loom 5 ruds & treadles 9.00

2 pots & hooks 5.00

1 looking glass .50

1 check reel .50

1 grind stone 3.00

Following this, it was noted that Stephen Hughes, doctor to Shadrick Chandler Dec. got one new woman's saddle and Right Berry, doctor to Shadrick Chandler got two new men's saddles (for services rendered, I suppose). The inventory was signed by J. Gibbs, George Thrasher(he only made his mark), Stephen Westbrook, and Esaias Harbour. This was submitted to the Honorable Court of Ordinary, November 2, 1812, Edmund Henley, James Allen, and Joseph Chandler, Esquires Present.

On Sept. 8, 1818 Jeddediah Chandler, Daniel Chandler, Samuel Chandler, William Chandler, heirs of Shadrack Chandler, sold to Daniel Molder the 400 acres on Indian Creek. William's signature was assigned by Thomas Mayes.

Shadrack Chandler's will was dated April 5, 1812 and proved July, 1812. It listed the widow, Martha, son James Chandler, daughter Elizabeth Mullican, sons, Jedediah, Samuel, Daniel and William, daughters Mary Westbrook, Tabitha Gordon, Susanna and Peggy, Sally and Martha. In the 1818 tax digest Jedediah is listed with 3 slaves.

Shadrack and Martha Chandler's children are:

1. James Chandler b. 1778*

2. Elisabeth Chandler b. 1780* m. _____ Mullican

3. Jedediah Chandler b. 1784* m. Sarah Macky

4. Daniel Chandler b. 1786* m. Katherine Harbour 10 Nov. 1828

5. William Chandler b. 1788* m. Nancy Harbour

6. Mary Chandler b. 1790* m. _____ Westbrook.

7. Tabitha Chandler b. 1792* m. _____ Gordon

8. Susanna Chandler b. 1794*

9. Samuel Chandler b. 1796 m. Anna Efferson 20 Sept. 1821

10. Peggy Chandler b. 1796-7* m. Gray Jordan

11. Sally Chandler b. 1798 *

12. Martha Chandler b. 1800* m. James Freeman 20 Nov. 1828

* Of the birth dates above, only that of Samuel is known to be correct.

Information pointing to Shadrick as being the father of Samuel Chandler comes from Franklin Co., Georgia Deed records pages 181-183, and pages 53-54 indicate he was from Pendelton, Co., South Carolina

From the Jim Reeves' Chandler database we confirm the above and get his wife's name and the names and birth dates of his many children.

Joseph Chandler Burton sent me copies of Shadrack s will and inventory of goods from Franklin Co., GA. The will was presented July 6, 1812; the inventory of goods presented July 31, 1912.

This material has the following identification

Will

RG 159-2-39 Vol 6 pg 58/ Bk B (RG 159-2-39 Vol 1 pg 124)

RG 159-2-39 Vol 6 pg 59-60/ Bk B (Rg 159-2-39 vol 1 pg 125)

Inventory

RG 159-2-39 vol 6 pg69/ Bk B (RG 159-2-39 Vol 1 pg 134)

Return of Martha Chandler & Elias Jordan, ex'rs

RG 159-2-27 vol 3 pg 67/ Bk S (RG 159-2-27 vol 5 pg 22)

Martha may be a Brister or Bristow.

Notes for MARGARET POWERS:

Margaret Powers, daughter of Alexander and Florence Powers.

Children of JEDDEDIAH CHANDLER and SARAH MACKY are:

Notes for WILLIAM CHANDLER:

From "The Other Joseph Chandler" by Ilene Chandler Miller, we have that William and Nancy were married by Zachariah Chandler, J. P. in Franklin Co. Ga.

After his death the widow married J. N. Copelin and moved to Murray Co., Ga with 5 young Chandler Children.

1830 Franklin Co., Ga , film M19 Roll 17, p. 226

1850 Murray Co., Ga. Film M432, roll 78, p. 228

Notes for SAMUEL J CHANDLER:

Samuel Chandler was born in South Carolina, the son of Shadrack and Martha Chandler. His tombstone shows his birth date as October 27, 1803, an obvious error, since the 1850 and 1880 census records of Livingston Parish, Louisiana indicate his birth year as 1796. The 1860 census record states he is 65 years old when the census was taken.

In his application for a pension for the War of 1812 Samuel Chandler stated that he served as a private in Captain A. C. Saffold's Co. Georgia Militia from Nov. 21, 1814 until May 21, 1815. His pension was approved for $8.00 per month on February 4, 1871. He applied for 80 acres of bounty land on December 17, 1850 for which he stated he was due by the fact of his military service.

As noted above, on Sept. 8, 1818 Samuel Chandler joined with his brothers and sold the 400 acres of their father's estate on the banks of Indian Creek in Franklin County, Georgia.

After selling the land in Georgia, Samuel evidently moved to Amite Co., Mississippi where he married Anna Efferson on September 20, 1821 . Samuel is shown in the 1830 Census living in Lawrence County Mississippi.

The family moved to Louisiana in 1836, living 10 miles north of Albany. In 1841 Samuel moved from the Albany home to a site on the Amite River named Chandler Bluff near Watson, Louisiana. He purchased this land from the US Government November 15, 1836. It is situated near the confluence of Chandler Branch with the Little Natalbany. Chandler Branch is now know and designated on maps as Smary Branch. Military Bounty Land Warrant 20087 for 80 acres from the Act of 1850 and Military Bounty Land Warrant 44590 for 80 acres from the Act of 1855 were lands applied for by Samuel under the War of 1812 service.

According to her tombstone, Anna Efferson was born July 12, 1816 (this date is obviously wrong, since she was married in 1821) and died September 15, 1870. The 1850 census of Livingston Parish, La. indicates her birth would be in 1805 and that she was born in Georgia. The 1860 census states she was born in La.(a probable error) She is buried in the Amite Baptist Church Cemetery in Livingston Parish.

In the 1850 & 1860 censuses Samuel is listed as a farmer. In the 1880 census he is listed as 84 years of age with his widowed daughter Margaret living with him. Samuel Chandler died September 2, 1882. He is buried in the Amite Baptist Cemetery.

Samuel and Anna Chandler's succession papers were filed September 29, 1882 in Livingston Parish Louisiana.. It stated that they left the following heirs, issue of their marriage, Elizabeth Chandler, now the wife of Kinchen Stewart, residing in your parish, Shadrack Chandler, an absentee, Malinda Chandler, surviving widow of Efferson Stewart, Sarah Ann Chandler wife of William J. Allen, James Chandler, and Margaret Chandler, now the wife of Hiram Curry, Tabitha Chandler, now the wife of George S. Minton, all of said parish, Daniel Chandler, deceased, represented by Samuel & John Chandler now majors & two daughters, both minors, and Mary M. Chandler, wife of Joseph A. Minton, petitioners. They show that petitioners are the owners of three interests in the estate of said Mrs. Annie Chandler deceased, one by inheritance and two by purchase, viz.: that of Tabitha Chandler, wife of George L. Minton, and Mrs. Margaret Chandler, now widow Curry. That petitioners purchased the interest of the said Tabitha on the __ day of _____ 1872, when she, the said Tabitha, was the widow of Henry Settoon deceased and that they purchased the said interest of Mrs. Margaret Curry sometime during the year 1872. Mr. W. T. Carter, Attorney at Law, was asked to be appointed attorney. ad hoc to represent Shadrack Chandler an absentee.

Notes for ANNA EFFERSON:

Anna Efferson was born in Georgia. Her tombstone states her birth as July 12, 1816 (this date is obiviously wrong since she was married in 1821 and died September 15, 1870. The 1850 census of Livingston Parish, Louisiana indicates her birth would be in 1805. The 1860 census states she was born in Louisiana ( a probable error). Anna Efferson married Samuel Chandler on September 20, 1821 in Amite County Mississippi. She is buried in the Amite Baptist Church Cemetery in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.

Children of PEGGY CHANDLER and GRAY JORDAN are:

Notes for GREENBERRY JORDAN:

Greenberry Jordan, son of J Jordan.

Notes for CATHERINE PERRY:

Catherine Perry, daughter of Levi and Celia (Wharton) Perry.

Children of JAMES CHANDLER and CATHERINE PERRY are:

Notes for ELIZABETH CATHERINE BANKS:

Elizabeth Catherine Banks, daughter of John and Susannah (Tate) Banks.

Notes for SOLOMON TATE:

Solomon Tate, son of James Tate.

Notes for RICHARD MINYARD:

Richard Minyard, son of James and Susannah Minyard.

Children of WILLIAM CHANDLER and CYNTHIA SMITH are:

Notes for MARY RISOR:

Mary Risor had been married previously and had 3 children.

Notes for DANIEL WESLEY CHANDLER:

Daniel M Chandler or Daniel W Chandler.

Notes for JAMES C CHANDLER:

James C Chandler is shown as maring Susn Jordon on May 4, 1846 and M F Loftin on MJune 10, 1855.

Possibly Susan Mourning was the same as M F Loftin and was a widow.

Children of JAMES CHANDLER and SUSAN MORNING are:

Children of ELIZABETH CHANDLER and SAMUEL BRISTER are:

Children of SEABORN CHANDLER and MARTHA MALONE are:

Children of ELIZABETH CHANDLER and KINCHEN STEWART are:

Notes for SHADRACH MESHACK CHANDLER:

Shadrach M. Chandler was born December 23, 1824 in Mississippi, the son of Samuel and Anna Efferson Chandler. He moved to Louisiana with his family in 1836. They settled 10 miles north of Albany; then in 1841 Samuel Chandler moved his family to a site on the Amite River named Chandler's Bluff near Watson, Louisiana.

Shadrach Chandler married Adeline Tucker January 30, 1845, at Springfield, Louisiana. Adeline was the daughter of Beza Tucker and Mary Kinchen Tucker. Adeline was born December 7, 1828 in Louisiana.

The 1850 Livingston parish Census shows Shadrach Chandler age 25 as a lumber cuter living with his wife and 3 children. On February 29, 1860 Shadrach sold 320 acres for $500.00 to William Wells in Livingston Parish. John J. Kinchen and L. T. Rheams of Livingston Parish were witnesses.

Shadrach Chandler and his family left Louisiana shortly after selling his land, as he is shown on the 1860 census living in Hillsborough County, Florida at Tampa. They had traveled across theGulf of Mexico on a sailboat. The 1860 census showed him as a farmer with $500 worth of real estate and $350 worth of personal estate.

He enlisted in Captain W. J. Turner's Company Independent Florida Volunteers at Tampa, Florida September 15, 1861. This was known as Co. K, 8th Florida Infantry. He mustered in October 27, 1861 and was discharged July 23, 1862. He also served in Captain F. A. Hendry's Company, Munnerlhn's Battalion in 1864 and was discharged in 1865 at Fort Meade, Florida, according to his widow's pension application.

Based on legal records, Shadrach and his family were in Polk county from 1864 to 1874 at least. On March 1, 1864 he inventoried the goods of the estates of Bennett Whiddon and William M. Willingham. He was among the Grand Jurors of the Spring Term of the Circuit Court in Polk County, opening Monday, April 5, 1869. He was listed as a registered voter in Polk County in 1871. Two of his daughters were married in Polk county : Licenticia Chandler married Paten S. Pearce Feb. 2, 1868 and Caroline Chandler married J. W. Gant on Dec. 20, 1874.

In 1874 S. M. Chandler is listed as a member of the Incorporators of Pease Creek Navigation Company, December 12, 1874. Also listed with him was his son W. W. Chandler, sons-in law, J. W. Gant, Peyton S. Pearce and William Underhill.

During the late 1870's he moved to the lower Kissimmee Valley and settled at Bassinger. In June 1880 he purchases land in Section 28 Township 35S, Range 33E from the Florida Land and Improvement Company. This was in Brevard County at that time.

Shadrach and Adeline are shown on the 1885 Florida State census living in the Kissimmee district of Brevard County with Charlie age 19 and Lucy age 16.

Shadrach was an experienced ox team driver and was known as one of the greatest ox drivers in the state. He also operated a general store in Basinger in the 1890's.

Shadrach Chandler served as County Commissioner from the Bassinger district in Osceola County after it was split out of Brevard County. He served from September 22, 1890 to June 10, 1891.

Shadrach M. Chandler died April 16, 1898 at Bassinger, Florida and is buried there.

Adeline was the daughter of Beza Tucker and Mary Kinchen Tucker. Adeline was born December 7, 1828 in Louisiana. Shadrach Chandler married Adeline Tucker January 30, 1845, at Springfield, Louisiana.

Shadrach Chandler and his family left Louisiana shortly after selling his land, as he is shown on the 1860 census living in Hillsborough County, Florida at Tampa. They had traveled across the gulf of Mexico on a sailboat. The 1860 census showed him as a farmer with $500 worth of real estate and $350 worth of personal estate.

Based on legal records, Shadrach Adeline, and their family were in Polk county from 1864 to 1874 at least.

During the late 1870's they moved to the lower Kissimmee Valley and settled at Bassinger. In June 1880 he purchases land in Section 28 Township 35S, Range 33E from the Florida Land and Improvement Company. This was in Brevard County at that time.

Shadrach and Adeline are shown on the 1885 Florida State census living in the Kissimmee district of Brevard County with Charlie age 19 and Lucy age 16.

The 1900 Osceola County census shows Adeline Chandler living with her son Charles Chandler and his family at age 71 in Bassinger. She died there June 29, 1906 and is buried next to her husband.

Notes for DANIEL CHANDLER:

Daniel Chandler was born in 1823/7 in Mississippi according to census records. He was the son of

Samuel and Anna (Efferson) Chandler. He moved with his family to Louisiana in 1836. They setteled first 10 miles norht of Albany, Louisiana. In 1849 they moved to a site on the Amite River named Chandler' bluff near Watson, Louiosiana. He is shown on the Livingtson Parish 1850 census in his father's household as age 23. In the 1860 Livingston Parish census he is shown as age 35 with a wife and six children, the oldest being age 10. Daniel married Chesine Blue about 1850. The correct age for the oldest son, Samuel Chandler, II is October 2, 1851. According to Samuel's grandson, Rev. J E Chandler

Daniel and Chesine Blue when the sons Samuel and John were quite young as they were raised by

friends, especially a Reverend William Allen, a Baptist preacher. Rev. Chandler does not mention the

fate of the son William or the daughters.

Children of MARTHA CHANDLER and JOHN STEWART are:

Notes for MARGARET CHANDLER:

Margaret Chandler was born in 1834 according to the 1850 and 1880 census. Her tombstone reads February 5, 1845to October 11, 1907.

Notes for JAMES CHANDLER:

James Chandler was born in Louisiana in 1840 according to the 1850 Livingston Parish census records. He was the son of Samuel and Anna (Efferson) Chandler. He is shown on the 1860 Livingston Parish as still in the household of his father. Sometime after that he married (wife's name unknown) and had three

sons and daughters. They lived in the Amite, Louisiana area.

Children of WIATT JORDAN and MARTHA RISER are:

Children of JAMES JORDAN and MARTHA CHANDLER are:

Notes for JAMES C CHANDLER:

James C Chandler is shown as maring Susn Jordon on May 4, 1846 and M F Loftin on MJune 10, 1855.

Possibly Susan Mourning was the same as M F Loftin and was a widow.

Children of SIMON JORDAN and KESIAH UNKNOWN are:

Child of WILBUR CHANDLER and SARAH BAKER is:

Children of MARGARET CHANDLER and JOHN BAKER are:

Child of CYNTHIA CHANDLER and JAMES ROBERTSON is:

Children of ROBERT CHANDLER and MARY CLAYTON are:

Children of ROBERT CHANDLER and CELESTE MCAFFREY are:

Notes for SARAH ANA SPEARMAN:

Sara anna Spearman, daughter of J W Spearman.

Child of SUSAN CHANDLER and WILLIAM STONE is:

Notes for HARRIETT L SCOTT:

Harriett L Scott, daughter of William and Nancy (Townsend) Scott.

Notes for ANNA E SCOTT:

anna E Scott, daughter of William Scott

Notes for JOHN WESLEY ROZELLE:

John Wesley Rozelle, son of Enouch Richard and Mary (Sawyer) Rozelle.

Notes for LYDIA CATHERINE ROZELLE:

Lydia Catherine Rozelle, daughter of Enouch Rozelle and sister of John Wesley Rozelle.

Notes for SUSAN ELIZABETH LEDBETTER:

Susan Elizabeth Ledbetter, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Burden) Ledbetter.

Children of EDWARD CHANDLER and LOUISA ALLEN are:

Child of HAMPTON TATE and FRANCES HOBBS is:

Notes for JULIA JOSEPHINE MITCHELL:

Julia Josephine Mitchell, daughter of Mandan Alexander and Julia Ann (Shackleford) Mitchell.

Children of WILLIAM MINYARD and ADDIE DOWNS are:

Children of JAMES CHANDLER and MARTHA HALL are:

Child of COMMDORE CHANDLER and UNKNOWN THORNHILL is:

Children of MARTHA CHANDLER and JAMES MCENTIRE are:

Children of MARGARET STEWART and JOHN WHEAT are:

Children of THOMAS STEWART and WILMINA UNKNOWN are:

Children of GEORGE STEWART and ABALENA UNKNOWN are:

Children of JOHN STEWART and AMANDA UNKNOWN are:

Children of JOSEPH STEWART and ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON are:

Notes for SAMANTHA CHANDLER:

Samantha Chandler was born in Livingston Parish, Louisiana February 2, 1846, the daughter of Shadrack and Adeline (Tucker) Chandler. She is shown on the census of 1850 for Livingston Parish.

She moved with her family to Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida where she is listed on the 1860

census. The family soon moved to Polk County. There, Samantha met William Underhill, son of Joseph and Nancy (Hilliard) Underhill. They were married at Bartow April 25, 1865. They lived in Polk County several years and then moved to the lower Kissimmee Valley. They were in the Bassinger by 1880. Samantha and William Underhill are listed on the Brevard County census of 1880 and the Brevard State Census of 1885. Osceola County was cut out of Brevard and on the 1900 census William and

Samantha are show living at Bassinger. They have 5 children and one grandchild they adopted living

with them. After William Underhill died in 1905, Samantha applied for a widow's pension based on

his Civil War Service on October 8, 1907 which was approved February. 8, 1908. Samantha made her home with her daughter Cuthbert and her husband William H. Walker after her husband's death. She is listed with them living at Bassinger in the 1910 Osceola County census. She is with the same family in the 1920 census of Okeechobee County, but living in Okeechobee. The Walker family had moved from

Bassinger in the summer of 1918. Samantha continued to reside in Okeechobee until her death

December 24, 1935. She is buried at the Bassinger Cemetery.

Notes for WILLIAM UNDERHILL:

William Underhill was born in Bulloch County,Georgia May 20, 1821. He married April 25, 1865 at Bartow Florida, Samantha Chandler,daughter of Shadrach M Chandler and Adeline Tucker. Samantha was born in Livingston Parish, Louisiana February 2, 1846 and moved with her family to Florida around 1860. William lived in Georgia until about 1840 with his father Joseph Underhill and Nancy (Hilliard) Underhill. They are shown in the 1840 census in Ware County in the 584th district. The family is also shown in Nassau County Florida in the 1840 census. In the 1850 census of Hillsborough County Florida William is living with his father's family. He enlisted in Captain John Parker's Volunteers in an Indian Scare on July 23, 1849 at Fort Parker, Florida. William Underhill is shown in Captain William B. Hooker's Company in the Seminole War of 1856. He was mustered into service on January 3, 1856. This company was mustered out of the State service and into the service of the United States February 21, 1856, at Fort Meade, Florida. He also enlisted at Tampa, Florida on August 20, 1856. He was mustered out February 19, 1857 at Ft. Brooke, Florida, during the Third Seminole Wars in Florida. In his pension application on July 2, 1902 he stated that he served in Captain Leroy G. Leslie's Company of Independent Florida Mounted Volunteers and he was 35 at the time of enlistment, five feet, six inches in height with dark eyes, black hair and dark complexion, and was a farmer. His pension was approved June 6, 1903. He also served in the Civil War. His widow, Samantha, applied for a Civil War widow's pension on October 8, 1907 based on his service. She stated he served with Captain F. A. Hendry's company, J. C. Mummerlyn Battalion and that he enlisted in1863 and served until the war ended. The pension was approved February 8, 1908. On December 5, 1851 William Underhill registered his brand in Hillsborough County. It was" WU" and the mark was Swallowfork & underbit in one ear and Undersquare & upperbit in the other ear. On June 17, 1853 he registered WU", with Upper & underbit in one ear and Crop & half crop in the other. William Underhill was living about 3 miles northeast of Fort Mead, Florida in 1855. The home was located on the east side of Peas Creek, being shown Ona United States land map. It is also shown on Ives, 1856 Military Map of South Florida. This area of Hillsborough County was made into Polk County in 1861. William and Samantha are shown living in Brevard County in the 1880 census. They had moved to the area that was later Osceola County in the late 1870's. By 1880 they were in the Bassinger area located near the Kissimmee River. William Underhill was a large cattlemen in the area. At one time he owned over 3,000 head of cattle. He was a leader in establishing the first school in Bassinger in1880. William Underhill died February 13, 1905 in Bassinger, Florida and is buried there. Samantha Underhill lived in Bassinger for several more years and moved in 1918 to Okeechobee, Florida and lived her remaining years with her daughter and son-in-law, Cuthbert and William Walker. She died December 24, 1935 and is buried beside her husband in Bassinger, Florida.

Notes for LETTITIA CHANDLER:

Lettitia Chandler was born February 10, 1848 in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. She moved with her

family to Hillsborough County, Florida about 1860. She shown on the 1850 Livingston Parish Census

and on the 1960 Hillsborough County, Florida census. She married Peyton S. Pearce in Polk County on

February 23, 1868. The family is shown living in Brevard County on the 1880 census next to her sister

and brother-in-law Samantha and William Underhill. They later moved to DeSoto County where they are shown on the 1900 census. Lettitia is listed in January 1922 in her brother Charles Chandler's obituary as living in Iona, Florida. Lettitia Chandler Pearce (shown as spelled in family Bible) died June 26, 1936 in Ft. Myers, Florida and is buried at Oak Ridge Cemetary, Arcadia, Florida.

Notes for PEYTON S PEARCE:

Peyton S Pearce, son of Levi and Mary Jane (Hooker) Pearce. He was born September 10, 1842 in Columbia County, Florida family moved to Hillsborough County in the 1840's. He served in the 1st Battalion SPC Calvary during the Civil War. He applied for a pension on July 24, 1907 because of disability incurred during the war. It is shown in Pension File A01191. He married Lettitia Chandler,

daughter of Shadrack and Adeline (Tucker) Chandler February 23, 1868 in Polk County. She was born February 10, 1848 in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. The Chandler family is listed on the Livingston Parish census for 1850. The Chandler family moved to Hillsborough County, Florida and are shown there on the 1860 census. Peyton Pearce is listed as a member of the Incorporators of Pease Creek Navigation Company, December 12, 1874. This is shown in Articles of Incorporation 1868-1896, Old Miscellaneous files, Manatee County. Peyton and Lettitia Pearce are shown on the Brevard census of 1880 living next to her sister and brother-in-law William and Samantha Chandler. They are living in DeSoto County as shown on the 1900 census. On January 10, 1895 Peyton S Pearce bought 162 acres of public land in Section 30, Township 37 South, Range 25 East. Peyton Pearce died October 25, 1910 in Arcadia, Florida. Lettitia Chandler died June 26, 1936 in Ft. Myers, Florida. They are buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Arcadia, Florida.

Notes for WILLIS WELLS CHANDLER:

Willis Wells Chandler was born in Hammond, Louisiana February 15, 1850. He is shown on the census

in Livingston Parish, Louisana in 1850. He moved with his family to Hillsborough County Florida in 1860. Willis is listed on the 1860 Hillsborough County census. The Chandler family moved to Polk County by 1864 and lived there several years. W W Chandler is listed as a member of the Incorporators of Pease Creek navigation Company, December 12, 1874. This is shown on the records of Articles of Incorporation 1868-1896, Old Miscellaneous County Files, Manatee County. Willis Chandler married Ada Kissia Roberts on October 22, 1876 at Conway in Orange County, Florida. Willis and Ada

Chandler lived in Orange County where their first four children were born. He was a schoolteacher.

About 1890 the family moved to Bassinger in Osceola County near his parents, Shadrack and Adeline

Chandler and other family members. Willis and Ada Chandler are shown on the Osceola County census

of 1900 with 8 children. On the 1910 census 5 children are shown, some of the older ones having married. In the 1920 Okeechobee County census they are still living at Bassinger with son Grover J, 34;

Marvin H, 24; Alton, 16. Willis W Chandler served several terms on the school board of Osceola County.

He served from the Bassinger district 1897-1901, 107-1909, 1911-1917. After that time the county was

divided and Bassinger was a part of Okeechobee County. Willis Wells Chandler died at Bassinger, Florida October 17, 1930. He is buried in the Bassinger cemetery.

Notes for ADA KISSIA ROBERTS:

Ada Kissia Roberts was born October 1, 1860 in Orange County, the daughter of Albert Gallatin and and Elizabeth (Mizell) Roberts. She married Willis Wells Chandler March 23, 1876 at Conway in Orange

County. The Chandler's lived in Orange County until about 1890 when they moved to Bassinger on

the Kissimmee River in Osceola County. She is listed on the 1900 and 1910 census in Osceola County.

Ada and Willis Chandler are shown on the Okeechobee County Census of 1920 living in Bassinger with

3 sons. According to her granddaughter, Lenora Walker, Ada Willis moved to Cornwell after Willis died in 1930. It was located in Highlands County a few miles west of Bassinger across the river. There was a flag stop for the Seaboard Airline Railroad ther and Ada would get dressed and flag down the train.

She would go into Sebring and go uptown and campaign for the Republican party. She was a Republican and her husband a Democrat. Ada Chandler died in Cornwell, Highlands County, Florida October 25, 1945 and is buried in the Bassinger cemetery.

Notes for CAROLINE CHANDLER:

Caroline Chandler was born in Livingston Parish, Louisana on January 3, 1854. She moved with her family to Hillsborough County, Florida in 1860. She is listed on the 1860 census of Hillsborough County.

The family moved to Polk county by 1864. Caroline Chandler married J Willis Gant on December 20, 1874 in Polk County. J W and Caroline had 5 children. Caroline Gant was living in Bassinger near her parents in the 1890's and was living in Okeechobee in the 1920's. Caroline Gant is listed in her brother

Charles Chandler's obituary in January 1922 living in Okeechobee. Several of her great nieces remember her staying with their families when they were small. Caroline Chandler Gant died in 1934.

Notes for JOHN W GANT:

John Willis Gant is shown in December 1874, where he was a member of the Incorporators of Pease Creek Navigation Company on December 12, 1874. This is recorded in the Articles of Incorporation 1868-1896, Old Miscellaneous County Files, Manatee County, Florida. He married Carolina Chandler on December 20, 1874 in Polk County. The family is shown on the 1885 Sumter County Agricultural Census with John W Gant listed as a farmer and shows he was suffering from dropsey. John W and Carolina Gant had 3 sons and 2 daughters. John W Gant is the son of John B and Mary (Collins) Gant.

Notes for WILLIAM SPENCER CHANDLER:

William Spencer Chandler was born May 21, 1857 in Louisiana. He came with his family to Florida

when he was three years old. He lived in Hillsborough and Polk counties in his youth. He married in

Brevard County Ellen Williams, daughter of John Anderson and Martha Williams, in October 1881. He later moved to Bassinger, Florida and lived there most of his adult life where he was listed on the census of 1900 for Osceola County. William S Chandler was a trapper and hunter in the Everglades. According to the Kissimmee Valley Gazettein January 1898 he came out of the Everglades with 41 otter hides and 50 alligator hides. He also raised sheep in Bassinger. In June of 1902 he had between t20 and three hundred sheep in good condition ready to sell. He died August 24, 1902 at Bassinger, Florida. His wife died May 5, 1921 at Bassinger. They are buried in the cemetery at Bassinger.

Notes for ELLEN WILLIAMS:

Ellen Williams, daughter of John Anderson and Martha Williams,was born at Ft. Ogden, Florida in1863.

She married in October, 1881, William Spencer Chandler born May 21, 1857, died August 24, 1902. The family is shown on the 1900 Osceola County census living at Bassinger. She is living in Bassinger in the 1910 Osceola County census with 4 children. She married George Walker after 1913. They were divorced Dec. 11, 1919. In the 1920 Okeechobee County census she is listed with one son John, age 17.

Ellen Williams Chandler died May 5, 1921 at Bassinger, Florida.

Notes for LOUISIANA CHANDLER:

Louisianna Chandler was born March 6, 1861 at Ft. Meade, Florida. She married Peter Raulerson on October 17, 1877 in Bassinger, Florida. Adeline is shown in the census of 1880 for Brevard County, and

in the Brevard State Census for 1885. She is living in the Bassinger area of Brevard County at the time.

She moved with her husband and family to an unsettled area south of Bassinger near Lake Okeechobee in October 1896. The family built a barn shelter and lived in it for three years. Then they had a log raising which lasted three day. Settlers from Bassinger and Ft. Drum, eighteen miles to the

north, came and helped they raise their house. This log house is still standing having been modernized

with wooden panels covering the logs. A granddaughter lives in the home now. A large two story home

was erected east of the original house was built later. At the time of the log raising they fenced two and

one half acres were fenced with cabbage palmetto logs in which they could grow vegetables. The first

post office was established in their home in 1902. Their youngest son, Cornelius, born March 17, 1901 was the first white child born in the new settlement. When a school was established for their children

and other families that were moving to the area, Louisiana Raulerson boarded the teachers. The Raulerson family are shown on the 1900 Brevard county census in precinct 9. In the 1910 census the area has changed to St Lucie county and Peter and Louisiana are listed. In 1920 the county name for that area is Okeechobee and they are listed. Louisiana Chandler Raulerson died November 29, 1948. She is buried in the Evergreen cemetery in Okeechobee. The first hospital to be built in Okeechobee County was opened in January 1949 and named Louisiana Raulerson Hospital in her memory.

Excerpts from an article by Alma Hetherington in The Okeechobee News June 12, 1959 Page 4

End of an Era ---A trip on Sunday to Okeechobee over Highway 441.

The trip was made to attend the funeral of a favorite cousin, Mrs. Adline Clements. Her death closed the chapter in life, for although thre other members of the family are left, the old family home will not now be needed, and has been put up for sale.

It is the home of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Raulerson, pioneers who before the turn of the century, blazed the trail from Basinger across flatwood and cabbage woods to The Bend, formed by Taylor's Creek, and buil a log cabin home.

They lived to see their little settlement known by three names and situated in three different counties. First, The Bend, then Tantie after a dedicated school teacher, Tantie Huckeby, and finally Okeechobee after the large lake to the south.

Aunt Ann Raulerson, loved by all who knew her, a mother to all humanity, through her pioneering years, gave home and welcome to travelers who came through the newly opened section of Florida, whether tramp or potentate, her hospitality was unquestioning, and when admonished by her adoring family for her generosity which knew no bounds, she answered with her sweet knowing smile, "They may be angels unawares."

She will always be remembered and revered for her deep love of all things good, for her trust in mankind, her womanly dignity, her many good neighborly deeds. For her well-kept old fashioned garden with plumbago, crepe myrtle and cape jasmine growing in a cleanswept yard.

Her kitchen with pots miraculously full of mouth-watering dishes and a table never empty. She knew the happiness of watching her family and friends enjoy her own favorite recipes, among them swamp cabbage, preserves and guava cobbler.

The mother of eight children, she lived well on into her eighties, and had her husband lived nine days more, they would have been married seventy years. The three children left now after Adline's passing, are Faith (Mrs. Ellis Meserve), of Okeechobee, and Harmon and Cornelius Raulerson of Miami.

A last look at the old home on Parrot Avenue built 45 years ago, and sitting just in front of the log cabin home (modernized decades ago), as the homeward journey started, brought back both sad and happy memories. And as we drove across the Kissimmee prairie, the afternoon sun was dipping into the west on beyond the river of the same name. Stretches of pasture land sped by, clumps of cabbage palmetto, oak and pine. The day had been a heartache--had also held love for family members not often seen. But an era was ending--the old family home might soon belong to strangers.

Obituary The Okeechobee News December 3, 1948 Page 1

Mrs. Raulerson Pioneer Resident Passes Nov. 27

Mrs Louisiana Chandler Raulerson, wife of the late Peter Raulerson, passed away early Saturday morning at her home on Parrott Avenue, at the age of 87. Her passing is mourned by all who knew her over the many years, she having been a most lovable character in her affectionate manner toward everyone.

Mrs Raulerson was born in Ft Meade, Florida, in March, 1861 , and moved to Basinger while quite young.