Jonathan Niles Chandler (1827 - 1899)

Born 24 May 1827 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Dec 1899 at age 72 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Birth

Jonathan Niles Chandler was born on 24 May 1827 in New York.^[1]

He was probably born in Cayuga County, New York.^[1]

Jonathan left home at the age of 10. ^[2]

He tended Bethany College (Kansas? or West Virginia?) two years or longer. ^[2]

Along with his sister, Lucy, Jonathan taught at a select school [A select school is "a privately supported and administered elementary or secondary school whose student body is selectively chosen usually on a sectarian, social, or economic basis" from Merriam-Webster Dictionary] at Columbus Junction, Iowa. Later he taught at Brighton, Iowa. During his time at Brighton, he was also the pastor at the Church of Disciples.^[2]

He graduated from Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati,Ohio. He had a practice for 3 years in Enon, Ohio, followed by 11 years in Charlottesville, Indiana. ^[2]

Marriage and Children

Jonathan married Sarah H. Whitney on 26 November 1850. ^[3] Jonathan and Sarah had the following children:

1. Ella, b. 9 September 1851, d. aged 16 months
2. Edwin b. 19 April 1853 Iowa; d. 14 January 1913; m. Ella Swift
3. George W. b. 20 November 1856 Ohio; m. 1) Mattie C. Updike 2) Anna Lewis
4. Jesse M. 4 September 1862 ^[2]

In 1860, Dr. John N. Chandler and Sarah were living in Charlottesville, Jackson Township, Hancock, Indiana, United States with their two children, Edwin 6; George 3. Also living with them, was Jonathan's younger brother, George L. age 31.^[4]

When he became deaf, he closed his practice and started farming near Perry, Iowa. ^[2]

In 1870, Jonathan and his family were living in Mt. Pleasant, New London Township, Henry County, Iowa.^[5]

Death

Jonathan passed away on 9 December 1899 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. He is buried in Block: 10 Section: SG Lot: 00052, Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA.^[6]

Sources

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Charles H. Chandler,The Descendants of Roger Chandler of Concord, Mass. 1658 (Herald Printing Co., Provo, Utah, 1949), 55.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Charles H. Chandler, The Descendants of Roger Chandler of Concord, Mass. 1658 (Herald Printing Co., Provo, Utah, 1949), p. 93
3. ↑ Charles H. Chandler,The Descendants of Roger Chandler of Concord, Mass. 1658 (Herald Printing Co., Provo, Utah, 1949), pp. 55, 93
4. ↑ Family Search. United States Census, 1860
5. ↑ Family Search. United States Census, 1870 citing p. 4, family 25, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,894.
6. ↑ M.R. and D.A. Gates. Find a Grave Memorial for Jonathan N. Chandler # 136367878