I keep hoping to find some information on my father, Joe Buster CHANDLER who
was born 09/09/1899 Spokane, WA.
I seem to be grasping at straws when it comes to finding any
information on a Chandler family that I know nothing about.
My father Joe said he left home at the age of eight years, so he didn't
remember much about his family. His mother died abt. 1901/02 when he was two
or three.
He doesn't remember any brothers or sisters, although he thought he had an
Aunt & Uncle, and he wasn't sure what side of the family they were on. It
could have been a Chandler Uncle or a Chandler Aunt which would have become a
different surname.
I tend to go along with the Aunt because he said he lived with her for a
while and that would explain why I cannot find him listed in 1900/1910 in a
Chandler family in Spokane.
My father was apparently not sure what name or what state his father was
from.
On his Social Security application (1937) he stated his father's name was
John J. Chandler.
On his marriage application (1930) he stated his father's name was A. J.
Chandler.
The 1920 Pacific County census list's a Joseph B. Chandler, Joseph born in
Illinois, father born in Indiana, and mother born in Iowa. This Joseph is
listed as being born in 1895 and died prior to my father's death.
There was also a Joe Chandler in Spokane Co., but he was born in 1904 and
I have also verified him as dying before my father who passed on in 1984 in
San Diego, California.
Since most of my research has failed to find my father's family I think
the only source left is to find a Chandler family in Washington that has a
diary or family bible that may mention my dad.
Thanks for your time;
Sincerely;
Dave Chandler
Famsource(a)aol.com