Mary Jane (Stuart) Chandler died 23 December 1878, aged 50 yrs., 10 mos., 25 days. She was born 29 January 1828, a daughter of Lt. John Stuart, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth McElveen of Williamsburg District. She and her sister Melissa and brother Tom were orphaned when their father died ca. 1832 after which Mason Reames of Sumter District, SC was appointed their Guardian. When her mother remarried and moved out of state, Capt. John Watson and his wife Margaret Emma Salters of Gourdin, Williamsburg District, SC became Mary Jane's foster parents. Her sister went to live with the Henry D. Shaw family and her brother lived with his uncle Joseph P. McElveen and family. On 1 November 1849 Mary Jane was married to Andrew James Chandler (1823-1886) of Sumter District. They had a large family of eleven children.
Mary Jane (Stuart) Chandler died 23 December 1878, aged 50 yrs., 10 mos., 25 days. She was born 29 January 1828, a daughter of Lt. John Stuart, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth McElveen of Williamsburg District. She and her sister Melissa and brother Tom were orphaned when their father died ca. 1832 after which Mason Reames of Sumter District, SC was appointed their Guardian. When her mother remarried and moved out of state, Capt. John Watson and his wife Margaret Emma Salters of Gourdin, Williamsburg District, SC became Mary Jane's foster parents. Her sister went to live with the Henry D. Shaw family and her brother lived with his uncle Joseph P. McElveen and family. On 1 November 1849 Mary Jane was married to Andrew James Chandler (1823-1886) of Sumter District. They had a large family of eleven children.
Inscription
Member of the Presbyterian Church for 35 Years
Gravesite Details
The cemetery in which she and her husband and other family members were buried was known historically as the Gordon Burying Ground.
Family Members
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Infant Son Chandler
1850–1850
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Mrs Emma Watson Chandler Davis
1851–1890
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Mary Stuart "Mamie" Chandler Brunson
1853–1873
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Louisa Gordon "Lula" Chandler Graham
1853–1893
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Andrew Watson Chandler
1855–1916
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Samuel Stuart Chandler
1858–1881
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Edwin Girardeau "Dodie" Chandler
1859–1897
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Robert James Chandler
1862–1862
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Dora Virginia Chandler Davis
1863–1896
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John Henry Long "Johnny" Chandler
1869–1930
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Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Chandler Graham
1870–1939
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