George William Chandler Jr (1835 - 1892)

Born 22 Oct 1835 in Witley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Lovisa Jane Butler — married 22 Aug 1859 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Husband of Mary Williams — married 7 Mar 1863 in Utah Territory, United States

Husband of Miriam Rachel Crompton — married 1 Jun 1867 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Husband of Georgiana Eliza Crompton — married 8 Feb 1869 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Descendants

Died 17 May 1892 at age 56 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States

Biography

George Chandler Jr was born in Surrey, England.

George W. Chandler was born 22 Oct 1835 ^[1]. in Whitley, Surrey, England, the son of George William Chandler and Ann Mary (Andrews) Chandler. He was christened 25 November 1835 in the same parish he was born. ^[2]

George was the oldest of four; he had two younger sisters, Ann Elizabeth Chandler and Ellen Elizabeth Chandler, and one younger brother, Andrew Chandler.

George sailed to the United States in 1852 with his mother and siblings. According to family lore, his father did not accept Mormonism, so did not accompany his family to the United States. ^[3]

He died 17 Mar 1892 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States^[4] George is buried in the Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. ^[5]

Life Sketch of George William Chandler

The following was found on familysearch.org ^[3]

Rewritten from a sketch submitted to DUP in 1935 with additional information taken from newspaper accounts by Eileen Rookhuyzen Rose.

A Utah Pioneer of 1852

My great grandfather, George William Chandler, was born October 22, 1835 in Whitley, Surrey County, England. He was the son of George A. Chandler and Ann Andrews.

When very young, he and his brother and sisters attended the day nursery in England, a school that was often visited by Queen Victoria.

Their mother, Ann Andrews Chandler was converted to the LDS Church by George D. Keaton. My great grandfather was baptized in the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in October 1844. Ann’s husband, George A. Chandler did not join. When George William was sixteen, Ann Chandler, with her family of four children, whose names are: George William, Andrew, Annie and Ellen, left Surrey, England, in the spring of 1852, leaving her husband, George A. Chandler, there as he did not accept Mormonism. After his family left, George A. moved to the East Indies, where he later died.

Ann and her family sailed on the ship "Wendimere" from Liverpool, Lancashire, England. It was captained by Elmond Elsworth, who was a son-in-law to Brigham Young. During their six weeks crossing the Atlantic Andrew died which was a very sad event for his mother and family.

They landed in New Orleans and traveled from there with ox teams. They eventually arrived at the place where Kansas City, Missouri, is now located. There, Ann died of cholera following only one night of illness, leaving the children parent-less. Many others also died of cholera there at this time. A man by the name of James Woods took the wagon box off the wagon and built a coffin for their mother. This left the boy George and his two sisters, Annie and Ellen, to continue the journey alone.

More research is needed regarding how the family of children crossed the plains. Perhaps it was with James Woods’ family as he later married Annie Chandler. However, the three children arrived in Salt Lake City in the fall of 1852 when George was about seventeen years of age. That was where they settled.

George had been a butcher since boyhood. Later he became a partner with A. M. Picktelling in a slaughter house in the district of Red Butte Hollow, and eventually owned a lot of the property in the district which later was renamed Federal Heights. At the time of his death he had a shop opposite Lester Park on twenty-fourth street in Ogden.

George’s first marriage was to Louisa Jane Butler August 22, 1859. They were the parents of eight children.

George received his endowments on August 29, 1860 and was also sealed to his mother, Ann, at that time.

He next married Mary Ann Wiliams on March 7, 1863. They were the parents of two children.

His third marriage was to Miriam Rachel Crompton on June 1, 1867. They had eight children.

My great grandmother was his fourth wife, Georgianna Eliza Crompton. They were married on February 8, 1869. They had eight children including my grandmother, their last child, Emily Ronalda Chandler.

In 1882 they moved from Salt Lake to Ogden.

George married one more time September 6, 1890 to Sarah Jane East. There is no record of any children or a death date for her.

It is believed that George was the father of twenty-six children.

George was noted for his generosity, which he always performed rather secretly. He was always willing to co-operate with his wives in making entertainment for their children and others. He was very fond of having his entire family join in a song after meals. They were considered a very happy family.

George’s life ended rather tragically at the age of 57 when he drowned crossing the Ogden River on May 17, 1892. He used a one-horse Light spring wagon when traveling for his business. He needed to visit someone on the other side of the river to make a purchase of cattle. People generally forded the river near a school. Two witnesses said that the melting ice had raised the water level and upon reaching the center of the river, the horse, wagon and occupant floated away. The wagon and drowned horse were recovered a ways downstream but George was not found even after 200 people made an extensive search effort. Finally on June 5, 1892 after many searches his body was recovered and then laid to rest the same day.

Sources

1. ↑ Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9B-ZJY6 : 10 February 2018), George William Chandler, 1847; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/ : 2004-).
2. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW67-GYL : 22 March 2020), George Chandler, 1835.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} [George William Chandler biographical information] accessed 4 June 2020
4. ↑ Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9B-ZJY6 : 10 February 2018), George William Chandler, 1847; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/ : 2004-).
5. ↑ George William Chandler in FindAGrave database accessed 4 June 2020 [Find A Grave memorial]

Acknowledgements

This profile was improved in June 2020 by a member of the England Project Gedcom Team.