Born about in Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Chandler
and Henrietta (Nance) Chandler
Sister of
Asa Chandler, John Chandler, David Chandler, Bailey Chandler, Rita Chandler, Mary Elizabeth Chandler, Lucinda Chandler, Frances Chandler, Joel Chandler and Temperance Chandler
Wife of
William Emory Reaves
— married
1820 in Gwinnett, Georgia, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Caroline Temperance Reaves, Carter Hill Reaves, Mary Reaves, William McGuire Reaves, Emory George Reaves, James Washington Reaves, David R Reaves, Sarah Ann Marinda Reaves, Mary Frances Reaves and Ira Jackson Reaves
Died after
after about age 56
in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Aug 2012
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Biography
Narcissa Chandler was born about 1804 in South Carolina.
She married William Emory Reaves.[1]
Narcissa died after 1860 in Calhoun County, Alabama.
She is buried at the New Hope Cemetery, Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, where her grave marker bears the inscription:[2]
- A Granddaughter
- of Revolutionary War Soldier
- John Chandler Sr of SC
Research notes
The modern grave marker, and many trees online, give Narcissa the middle names "Polly Ann"; however, there is no indication in primary sources that she had or used a middle name or initial.
Sources
- ↑ "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900", Source number: 35.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WBF, Ancestry Record 7836 #220535 (accessed 20 December 2023), Narcissa Chandler marriage to William Reaves.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48362011/narcissa-polly_ann-reaves: accessed 16 December 2023), memorial page for Narcissa Polly Ann Chandler Reaves (1804–1860), Find A Grave: Memorial #48362011 citing New Hope Cemetery, Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Keitha Jenkins Kirk (contributor 47971037)
- "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPR-DPC : Fri Oct 06 15:34:23 UTC 2023), Entry for William Reaves and Narcepa Reaves, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDH-QP3 : Sat Dec 16 23:24:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm Reave and Narsissa Reave, 1860.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, entry for Narcissa Chandler (PID https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L6V3-7C7); contributed by various users.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Narcissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Narcissa:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Narcissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Narcissa:
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Lorene (Dutton) Bryant 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch XT9663597 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CY1874056 [compare], Ancestry member jtrichardson280
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T012082 [compare], FTDNA kit #314811
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Keitha Jenkins :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Larry McKimm :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #n84204
-
~3.12%
Ottis Dutton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T339241 [compare], FTDNA kit #210811
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Irene (Dutton) Pope :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T077351 [compare], FTDNA kit #313451
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~3.12%
Louie Dutton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T580071 [compare], FTDNA kit #327951
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~1.56%
Frank Olinger :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A069024 [compare], Ancestry member FrankO999
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A069024 [compare], Ancestry member FrankO999, FTDNA kit #B88199
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~1.56%
Rita (Sanders) Gilmore :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch 6813444 [compare], Ancestry member RitaSanders
-
~1.56%
Larry Sanders :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #724942
-
~1.56%
Jennifer (Henley) Johnson :
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.78%
Kevin Carden :
23andMe, GEDmatch AP7394493 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BY8512804 [compare], yourDNAportal KEVc52c8a39, Ancestry member kevincarden
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B583045
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Joseph Richardson :
23andMe, GEDmatch VL707569C1 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch VL707569C1 [compare], Ancestry member jtrichardson280
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch VL707569C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #687769
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Carole (Kirk) Finn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A464095 [compare]
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Vickie (Outlaw) Spear :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A706477 [compare], Ancestry member kylebasko01
-
~0.39%
~0.78%
Michael Finn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A613485 [compare], Ancestry member nikonpro
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Sheila Tidwell
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Chandler-3308 and Chandler-1374 appear to represent the same person because: Linked to the same FindaGrave Memorial
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Pamela (Henderson) LeCroy
Chandler-3308 and Chandler-3497 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth, death and spouse information.
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on Chandler-3497 (merged)
by Pamela (Henderson) LeCroy
Rejected matches › Polly (Chandler) Farrar (1805-)
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