Excerpt from the California Eagle 9/10/1921:
Mrs. Sarah A. Chandler, mother of Mrs. W. E. Williams, Rev. Arthur Chandler of Detroit. Mich., and Mrs. Sadie C. Cole of this city, passed into the Great Beyond Wednesday evening, Sept. 7, after a lingering illness. She had been a resident of Los Angeles for 28 years, making her home with her daughters. Deceased was 88 years old; born and educated at Cincinnati. Ohio, in the only High School in the country for free Colored children; established by Prof. Gillmore; a white friend of the Race. Her maiden name was Sarah Hatfield, daughter of John Hatfield, the great abolitionist. She also helped her father in connection with Levi Coffin and other Quakers in hiding and helping runaway slaves to freedom. Her father moved to Canada to be of assistance to his Race and started the first hotel for Colored people at Ambertsburg, Ont. He had contracted consumption from a slave he had hidden in his garret, and left this country tor Australia, saying he'd rather die in Australia a poor man than to live in this country a disfranchised American. Mrs. Chandler taught school in Canada and in Mississippi, where she moved with her children after the death of her husband. She was a wonderful reader and all of her latter days were spent in keeping abreast with the times. Her health failed her three years ago and since that time she has been feeble. She has four grandchildren, Mme. Florence Cole Talbert, Mrs. Madeline Foster, Arthur Chandler Cole and Mrs. Angelita Nelson; and three great grandchildren.
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Excerpt from the California Eagle 9/10/1921:
Mrs. Sarah A. Chandler, mother of Mrs. W. E. Williams, Rev. Arthur Chandler of Detroit. Mich., and Mrs. Sadie C. Cole of this city, passed into the Great Beyond Wednesday evening, Sept. 7, after a lingering illness. She had been a resident of Los Angeles for 28 years, making her home with her daughters. Deceased was 88 years old; born and educated at Cincinnati. Ohio, in the only High School in the country for free Colored children; established by Prof. Gillmore; a white friend of the Race. Her maiden name was Sarah Hatfield, daughter of John Hatfield, the great abolitionist. She also helped her father in connection with Levi Coffin and other Quakers in hiding and helping runaway slaves to freedom. Her father moved to Canada to be of assistance to his Race and started the first hotel for Colored people at Ambertsburg, Ont. He had contracted consumption from a slave he had hidden in his garret, and left this country tor Australia, saying he'd rather die in Australia a poor man than to live in this country a disfranchised American. Mrs. Chandler taught school in Canada and in Mississippi, where she moved with her children after the death of her husband. She was a wonderful reader and all of her latter days were spent in keeping abreast with the times. Her health failed her three years ago and since that time she has been feeble. She has four grandchildren, Mme. Florence Cole Talbert, Mrs. Madeline Foster, Arthur Chandler Cole and Mrs. Angelita Nelson; and three great grandchildren.
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