George Chandler, a successful farmer of Austin township, was born in Shepard county, Quebec, Canada, June 28, 1845, son of Welcome and Amy (Phelps) Chandler, the pioneers.
He was brought to Mower county by his parents at the age of twelve years, here attended school, grew to manhood and assisted his father on the farm.
In 1873 he made a trip to California and then to Oregon, spending five months, after which he returned to Mower county and accepted a clerkship in Austin. In 1878 he engaged in the grocery trade for a short time, but sold out and resumed farming. He bought ninety-one acres and took eighty acres of railroad land in section 21, Austin township, and broke it and improved it.
Mr. Chandler has been town clerk for fifteen years and votes independently. Being an earnest church worker he has been closely identified with the growth of the Methodist faith in this locality.
He has been a steward and trustee, class leader, Bible class teacher and Sunday school superintendent, and contributes liberally of time and money to the Christian cause. He is a stockholder in the Tri-State Telephone Company and in the Northwestern Portland Cement Company, of Mason City, Iowa.
The subject of this sketch was married June 4, 1878, to Florence Amelia Brown, and to this union have been born three children: Mabel F., Edith B. and G. Ernest.
George Chandler, a successful farmer of Austin township, was born in Shepard county, Quebec, Canada, June 28, 1845, son of Welcome and Amy (Phelps) Chandler, the pioneers.
He was brought to Mower county by his parents at the age of twelve years, here attended school, grew to manhood and assisted his father on the farm.
In 1873 he made a trip to California and then to Oregon, spending five months, after which he returned to Mower county and accepted a clerkship in Austin. In 1878 he engaged in the grocery trade for a short time, but sold out and resumed farming. He bought ninety-one acres and took eighty acres of railroad land in section 21, Austin township, and broke it and improved it.
Mr. Chandler has been town clerk for fifteen years and votes independently. Being an earnest church worker he has been closely identified with the growth of the Methodist faith in this locality.
He has been a steward and trustee, class leader, Bible class teacher and Sunday school superintendent, and contributes liberally of time and money to the Christian cause. He is a stockholder in the Tri-State Telephone Company and in the Northwestern Portland Cement Company, of Mason City, Iowa.
The subject of this sketch was married June 4, 1878, to Florence Amelia Brown, and to this union have been born three children: Mabel F., Edith B. and G. Ernest.
Family Members
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David Luman Chandler
1832–1920
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Edson Chandler
1834–1834
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John Chandler
1836–1915
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Stephen N Chandler
1839–1864
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Stephen N. Chandler
1839–1865
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Starling Chandler
1841–1915
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Hannah Charlotte Chandler Epler
1843–1927
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William M. Chandler
1847–1931
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Anice M. Chandler Epler
1850–1927
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Roxana E. Chandler Trowbridge
1852–1937
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Mary Cecilia Chandler
1855–1873
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