This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/iUI.2ACIB/1959.1 Message Board Post: The LDS 1880 census extractions show Ida in the household of M. Chandler age 33, b. NC as were both parents. He's in Marshall, Madison Co. NC with wife Rachel, 22 and other children Robert, 5 and Alexander, 1. I looked quickly atthe 1870, 1860 and 1900 census images for Chandlers in Madison Co. for households that looked likely, but didn't find anyone who might be this M. Chandler. The extraction could be wrong--it might not be "M." and I didn't cover all the Chandler families indexed. It might be that in 1870 he was in another county. It's also possible, since in 1880 the husband was 33 and the wife 22 and since the oldest child was 5, that Rachel was a second wife.

Thomas/Harlow I have looked at the Ancestry image of the original 1880 Census, and confirm that the initial is definitely M Chandler. The wife's name seems to be spelled Rachael. I have looked in the 1870 Census for Madison County, North Carolina (where the townships are numbered and not named, so I can't home in on Marshall) - the only possibility I can see is James M Chandler shown as aged 25 living with Farmer father Martin Chandler (68) and his wife Lucinda (61). The problem is that Martin's birthplace is shown as South not North Carolina, but the 1880 Census could be inaccurate. It is possible that James M stands for James Martin and that when his father died he used the name Martin instead of James. Sorry not to be able to help further. Dick Chandler in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada --- Outgoing mail is checked by AVG anti-virus software. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.551 / Virus Database: 343 - Release Date: 13-12-03