Chandler Holmes Smith, Sr.
1831 - 1899 (68 years)
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Name Chandler Holmes Smith Suffix Sr. Born 23 Feb 1831 Pawtuxet, RI 
[1] Gender Male Died 29 Jun 1899 Madison, FL [1] Buried Oak Ridge Cemetery, Madison, FL Person ID I10647 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father Remington Smith, b. 3 Apr 1782, Pawtuxet, RI , d. 18 May 1874, Pawtuxet, RI (Age 92 years) Mother Martha "Patty" Holmes, b. 28 Nov 1789, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT , d. 15 Aug 1860, Pawtuxet, RI (Age 70 years) Married 29 May 1808 Pawtuxet, RI [1] Family ID F04179 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Susan Parramore Smith, b. 21 Nov 1837, Thomasville, GA , d. 3 Oct 1905, Pavo, GA (Age 67 years) Married 21 Feb 1856 Shell Point, Wakulla Co., FL [1] Notes - Chandler & Susan were second cousins.
Children 1. James Waldense Smith, b. 17 Mar 1857, d. 12 Nov 1887 (Age 30 years) 2. Audrey R. Smith, b. 13 Feb 1859, d. 8 Jul 1881, Thomasville, GA (Age 22 years)3. Holmes Smith, b. 31 Mar 1861, d. 31 Mar 1861 (Age 0 years) 4. Chandler Holmes Smith, Jr., b. 15 Dec 1863, Madison, FL , d. 17 Aug 1918, Madison, FL (Age 54 years)5. Elisha Peck Smith, b. 5 Jul 1867, d. 26 Apr 1869 (Age 1 years) 6. Susan Anna Smith, b. 21 Mar 1876, d. 20 Aug 1878 (Age 2 years) 7. Alexander R. Smith, b. 29 Sep 1878, d. 12 Apr 1879 (Age 0 years) 8. Simeon Alex Smith, b. 19 Jun 1881, Madison, FL , d. 17 Sep 1929, Madison, FL (Age 48 years)Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F04193 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Chandler Holmes Smith was born February 23, 1831, in Pawtuxet, Rhode Island. He was the son of Remington Smith and Martha Patty Holmes. He was named for his mother's father, Chandler Holmes, from Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut. He joined his uncle and brothers in the North Florida/South Georgia area when he was 16 years old or about 1848. He married his second cousin, Susan Parramore Smith, the daughter of James Wolf and Lodoiska Parramore, on February 21, 1856. Chandler was a merchant and entrepreneur with holdings in plantations, small farming interests, business and personal loans, banking, railroad stocks, cotton and commodity futures, land speculation and much more. He was also a member of the Florida House of Representatives and Commissioner of Madison County. During reconstruction he loaned the city governments of Tallahassee, FL, and Savannah, GA, money to rebuild. Chandler purchased the Goza/Smith/Wardlaw mansion for $5,000 at a sheriff's sale. He died on June 29, 1899 in Madison, Florida and is buried in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in that town. (notes from Chandler Smith Cheek, great-grandson)
In the 1870 Federal Census, the family is living at Madison, FL. Chandler H. is age 39, a dry goods merchant; Susan P. is 32; children in the family are: James W. 13, Audry R. 11, and Chandler H. 7; the children are all born FL. They are next door to the family of Cornelius Remington, which includes black/mulatto family members, including one young boy named Chandler H. Remington.
- Chandler Holmes Smith was born February 23, 1831, in Pawtuxet, Rhode Island. He was the son of Remington Smith and Martha Patty Holmes. He was named for his mother's father, Chandler Holmes, from Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut. He joined his uncle and brothers in the North Florida/South Georgia area when he was 16 years old or about 1848. He married his second cousin, Susan Parramore Smith, the daughter of James Wolf and Lodoiska Parramore, on February 21, 1856. Chandler was a merchant and entrepreneur with holdings in plantations, small farming interests, business and personal loans, banking, railroad stocks, cotton and commodity futures, land speculation and much more. He was also a member of the Florida House of Representatives and Commissioner of Madison County. During reconstruction he loaned the city governments of Tallahassee, FL, and Savannah, GA, money to rebuild. Chandler purchased the Goza/Smith/Wardlaw mansion for $5,000 at a sheriff's sale. He died on June 29, 1899 in Madison, Florida and is buried in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in that town. (notes from Chandler Smith Cheek, great-grandson)
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Sources - [S012762] Emails from Chandler Smith Cheek: 7, 16, and/or 17 July 2003.
- [S012762] Emails from Chandler Smith Cheek: 7, 16, and/or 17 July 2003.