Researching Otis Chandler
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 9621 people with the Chandler surname? In that year Chandler was ranked number 430 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Otis means "One Who Hears Well" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Otis Chandler on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Otis Chandler in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Otis Chandler and the Chandler Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chandler Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Chandler family tree.
Search Parish Records for Otis Chandler at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Otis Chandler using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Otis Chandler.
Research the Chandler surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Chandler Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 12720 people with the Chandler surname in the UK? Chandler is now ranked number 449 for popularity in the UK. |
Chandler Family Tree Databases
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Find Otis Chandler from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Chandler Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 103300 people with the Chandler surname in the USA? Chandler is ranked number 123 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Chandler Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Otis Chandler. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Otis Chandler
Otis Chandler
Otis Chandler (November 23, 1927 – February 27, 2006) was the publisher of the Los Angeles Times between 1960 and 1980, leading a large expansion of the newspaper and its ambitions. He was the fourth and final member of the Chandler family to hold the paper's top position.
Chandler made improvement of the paper's quality a top priority, succeeding in raising the product's reputation, as well as its profit margins. "No publisher in America improved a paper so quickly on so grand a scale, took a paper that was marginal in qualities and brought it to excellence as Otis Chandler did," journalist David Halberstam wrote in his history of the company.
Source: Otis Chandler, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Chandler
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