I have this family in my database, and the occurrence of the names Elija, Simeon, and Andrew in the given names of his sons is interresting. He lives immediately next to my J.W. "Jack" Chandler in the 1850 census of Yancey Co, NC. Can anyone place him in their line? Descendants of Joseph P. Chandler Generation No. 1 1. JOSEPH P.1 CHANDLER was born 1810 in TN. He married SUSANAH. Notes for JOSEPH P. CHANDLER: Signed for records of his two sons who died at Knoxville, Tennessee following capture of their unit, Co. A, 64th NC Inf Regmt, Nov 1862. Family shows in 1850 Census of Yancey County, immediate neighbor of my John Wesley "Jack" Chandler, age 24. Children of JOSEPH CHANDLER and SUSANAH are: i. BERRY2 CHANDLER, b. 1832. ii. ELIJA CHANDLER, b. 1834. iii. ELIZA CHANDLER, b. 1835. iv. JOHN CHANDLER, b. 1838; d. November 18, 1862, POW Camp, Knoxville, Tennessee. Notes for JOHN CHANDLER: Enlisted in Madison Co 10th May 1862 into Co A, 64th NC Inf Regmt. Captured by Union at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, interred at Knoxville, died from measles Nov 1862. Father mentioned in records as Joseph P. Chandler. Buried at Bethel Cemetary, Knoxville. More About JOHN CHANDLER: Fact 2: November 19, 1862, Bethel Cemetary, Knoxville, Tennessee v. MELVIDA CHANDLER, b. 1840. vi. SIMEON M. CHANDLER, b. 1843; d. November 15, 1862, POW Camp, Knoxville, Tennessee. Notes for SIMEON M. CHANDLER: Enlisted 10 May 1862 at Madison County NC into Co. A, 64th NC Inf Regmt. Died at Knoxville, Tennessee Nov 15th 1862, after company captured by Union Forces at Cumberland Gap TN earlier that month. Buried at Bethel Cemetary in Knoxville. Age listed as 19 years as of May 62. More About SIMEON M. CHANDLER: Fact 2: November 16, 1862, Bethel Cemetary, Knoxville, Tennessee vii. JAMES CHANDLER, b. 1845; d. November 15, 1862, Knoxville, TN POW Camp. 2. viii. JACOB S. CHANDLER, b. Abt. 1845, NC. ix. ANDREW CHANDLER, b. 1848. Generation No. 2 2. JACOB S.2 CHANDLER (JOSEPH P.1)1 was born Abt. 1845 in NC. He married NANCY Bef. 1868 in NC. Children of JACOB CHANDLER and NANCY are: i. JOHN3 CHANDLER, b. Abt. 1868. ii. JOSEPH CHANDLER, b. Abt. 1871. iii. ANSEMUS CHANDLER, b. Abt. 1873. iv. WILLEY CHANDLER, b. Abt. 1874. v. ASHWELL CHANDLER, b. Abt. 1877. vi. HENRY CHANDLER, b. Abt. 1879. Endnotes 1. 1880 Census, Madison County, NC, West Fork of Ivy TWP, Madison Co, V14, ed127, sh10, l17, Apears with wife Nancy, age 36, and 6 children.