[from the Mower County Transcript, 22 Dec. 1880, page 3, column 5]

--DEATH OF WELCOME CHANDLER.--
Wednesday, at his home, about six miles from Austin, Welcome Chandler died of paralysis. He was 74 years of age.

Mr. Chandler came from Canada East to Austin township 23 years ago, his sons, David L. and John coming a year or two before him. He was married in Canada fifty years ago this next March, to Amy Phelps. Eleven children were born to them, and eight are still living: David L., John, Mrs. Joshua Epler, George, Starling, William, Mrs. Jacob Epler and Mrs. H. C. Trowbridge. A son, Stephen, died in Andersonville, starving to death in that prison-pen of the south.

Mrs. Chandler was a member of the M. E. church of this city, and one of its first trustees. He was a man noted for his hospitality, and his house was always a home for the itineracy.

The funeral services were held in the school-house at Cedar City last Thursday, and were conducted by Rev. A. Cressey-- a large congregation being present, paying the last tribute of respect to the deceased. Several of the business men of Austin were in attendance, and many more would have been glad to have thus shown their regard for one of Austin's highly respected pioneers.

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HISTORY OF MOWER COUNTY, 1911

Welcome Chandler, a pioneer, settled in Austin in 1857.
He was a native of the Green Mountain state, born in the town of London, January 11, 1807. When he was but twelve years of age his parents emigrated to Canada and settled at Raughmont, Province of Quebec, where he grew to manhood.
When he was twenty years of age he left home and settled in Shepard county, Province of Quebec, and was one of the first settlers in the town of Milton, where he purchased government land, from which he cleared the heavy timber, and where he resided until 1857, when he sold out, and with his family joined his son, David L., in Mower county, Minnesota.
He purchased land in section 32, Austin township, and improved a farm of eighty acres, adding to this tract and continuing general farming until his death, December 15, 1880.
His wife, Amy Phelps, whom he married in Canada, but who was born in Vermont, died May 12, 1883.

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Welcome was born 25 Jan 1807 in St. Johnburg, Caledonia Co. Vt., the 4th child born to Barnabas and Susanna Houghton Chandler.
He was a pioneer in Canada, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. He followed sons David and John to Austin in 1857.
Credit- Susan Bower-Litzenberger