Major Henry Candler1,2
Male, #50002, (1762 - 5 Dec 1832)
| Parent | Col. William Candler1 (21 Apr 1736 - Sep 1789) | |
| Parent | Elizabeth Anthony1 (10 Mar 1746 - 14 Jul 1784) | |
Major Henry Candler|b. 1762\nd. 5 Dec 1832|p50002.htm|Col. William Candler|b. 21 Apr 1736\nd. Sep 1789|p45841.htm|Elizabeth Anthony|b. 10 Mar 1746\nd. 14 Jul 1784|p45840.htm|||||||Joseph Anthony Sr.|b. 2 May 1713\nd. 23 Nov 1785|p10012.htm|Elizabeth Clarke|b. 15 Feb 1720\nd. 1813|p10013.htm| | ||
| Biography* | On 12 May 2005, Mary N. Pazur wrote: "It has taken some time but I finally have more information on the burial place of Major Henry Candler (my third great grandfather). The information was sent to me by Ruth Bentley......her husband descends from Elizabeth Candler, daughter of William and Nancy Lacy Candler. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Here’s what I know about the location of the graves of Maj. Henry Candler and his second wife Elizabeth. We first went looking as one would think logical to the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery to find nothing. Then we began asking about town and I finally by luck ended up knocking at the door of a woman who is from the Wadley family and knew the history of the house—one of the few people in Bolingbroke today who even knows the Candlers existed. Yes, that was his Revolutionary War Land Grant and, if I remember correctly, he had some priority in choosing a land grant. He carefully chose that particular property because of the fine springs on it. I presume that the timbers for the house were cut and hewn from trees on the property. This woman told us that she had heard that he and his wife were buried somewhere near the house and that the only graves she’d ever known about were on the railroad right-of-way across from the house up a bit in the direction of the church. "We then went up to the house and found the then-new owner of the property who had bought it to subdivide and develop (as he had done other properties in Wyoming and elsewhere). Once he decided we were not going to try to stop his development (I gathered there might have been some opposition) he showed us around, allowed us to look at the timbers under the house and took us to see the springs, etc. I found it amazing that the place had not been divided up long before then and that the house was indeed still standing. "This was in August, if I remember correctly, so you know how a field of kudzu is that time of year, especially on a hot afternoon, and how it would be to tramp through it in open toed sandals looking for something you did not even know was there. We then went to the Monroe County Historical Society (I may not have the name exactly right). There I found a note and the map you have which had been left there by Foster Oliver from Huntsville. Since we now live in Huntsville, we hurried home and called the Oliver home only to find that Mr. Oliver had died not too long before that. I then went to visit his widow who appeared to be in the early stages of Alzheimer’s and who was then considering moving to be near a niece. She did give to me copies of some of Mr. Oliver’s Candler research such as his SAR membership papers based on Henry and William Candler. She also told me about visiting Bolingbroke with him and finding the graves which she described as being in the kudzu patch about even with the side of the yard of the house. She said that there were some old bricks there marking the graves. Foster Oliver had made initial inquiries about getting the SAR to place markers on the graves but then died before it could be followed through. That was about the time of Mike’s mother’s final illness and death and of moving my mother to Huntsville and a lot of associated family activities so despite our intentions Mike and I did not actively pursue getting a marker. "About 3 years ago we again went to Bolingbroke and again visited the Candler house and again talked to the owner who happened to be there. The house had some things done to it and was being fixed up more. It was my understanding that his son intended to live there. The old dirt road had been paved by the county and in doing so had been straightened so that the place where it is my understanding the actual graves were is now under the pavement, though I could be wrong since I never saw the bricks. I asked him if they found any sign of graves or old bricks or anything over there and he said “No.” I feel certain, however, that no one was really looking for any graves and unless there were big engraved marble markers would have ignored anything they found. I understood that the county commissioner for the area and, of course, the developer were really eager to straighten and pave the road. I am certain, therefore, that no remains were moved to anywhere else so there’s no need to look for that. "It is my opinion that we should get a marker if possible and place it on the side of the road at the edge of the yard of the Candler-Wadley house. Given the crudeness of Mr. Oliver’s map and the inexactness of the descriptions, it is just as possible that the graves are there as 25 feet toward the railroad. The last time we were there I asked the owner about that possibility and he indicated that he’d have no objection. He may have figured it would never happen but I really think that he would be cooperative. It would be to his advantage since it would give more historical significance to his property. I think that he should be approached in such a way that he sees it as advantageous." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I have contacted the DAR chapter in Monroe to see if they would sponsor a historical marker to be placed on Henry's land grant. I was told that they are a newly formed chapter and do not have the funds for such a project. There can be as many as four sponsors listed on the marker. As much money as the Coca Cola Co. spends on advertising, you would think that they could sponsor a marker for the great uncle of Asa Candler!!! I haven't given up on getting some sort of marker, whether it be a "memorial marker" or a Historical Marker placed by the Georgia Historical Society and other sponsors (if the marker is approved by the GHS they pay half the cost - sponsors pick up the rest)." (Names referenced above: Major Henry Candler Major Henry Candler).1 | |
| Birth* | 1762 | He was born in 1762 at Bedford Co., Virginia.1,2 |
| He was the son of Col. William Candler and Elizabeth Anthony.1 | ||
| Marriage* | say 1783 | He married Nancy Oliver say 1783.1 |
| Death* | 5 Dec 1832 | He died at Monroe Co., Georgia, on 5 Dec 1832.2 |
| Last Edited | 14 Dec 2007 |
Citations
- E-mail from Mary Nelson Pazur (3-gt-gd of #50002), e-mail address, Kennesaw, GA to Warren Culpepper, 2004-2007.
- , RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Elton Lacey's Family Files; e-mail address.