James
Ruben
Chandler
Born about in Franklin County, GA
Ancestors 
Son of Sterling Chandler
and Edith (Bryant) Chandler
Brother of
Dudley Jones Chandler, Asa Chandler, Absolom Denman Chandler, Thornton Howington Chandler and Edith Caroline Chandler
Husband of
Sarah Sally Howington
— married
3 Jan 1825 in Madison, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Bethel A. Chandler
Died
at about age 78
in Madison County, GA, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Feb 2018
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Biography
James was born in 1806. He was the son of Sterling Chandler and Edith Bryant. He married Sarah Sally Howington in 1825 and they had multiple children together. Their son Bethel fought in the 16th infantry and died around 1863. James appears to have been given some land in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, part of the 1802-1832 Government redistribution of lands taken from the Creek and Cherokee Indians: Chandler, James R., (county of residence) Madison County, Christians, (County of land lottery) Muscogee County.
James passed away in 1885.
Sources
- "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWDG-W5R : 11 January 2020), Sally Howenton in entry for James Chandler, 1825.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMK-F35 : 18 February 2021), Sarah Chandler in entry for James R Chandler, 1860.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #91853099
- Title
Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869 Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher Date 2012 Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA EDIT REPOSITORY Repository Information Name Ancestry.com
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Barry Chandler
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-m223, FTDNA kit #267541 - Jeff Chandler :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-M223, FTDNA kit #361821
- Martha Lee :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1ba, FTDNA kit #B174991
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Angela Henley :
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~3.12%
Jeff Chandler :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #361821
-
~1.56%
~1.56%
Martha Lee :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A044239 [compare], Ancestry member MJ_LEE55
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Roger Lee :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T702146 [compare], FTDNA kit #667811
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~0.78%
Harry Sewell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A957105 [compare], Ancestry member Hbsewell40
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~0.78%
Ken Spratlin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KW4129263 [compare], Ancestry member RockiesKen
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B166403
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