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  William Candler (1736-1784) — of Georgia. Born in County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), April 21, 1736. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Georgia state legislature, 1780. Died in Richmond County, Ga., July 14, 1784 (age 48 years, 84 days). Interment somewhere in Columbia County, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Candler and Hannah Fiske (Villers) Candler; married 1761 to Elizabeth Anthony; grandfather of Samuel Charles Candler, Daniel Gill Candler and Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; great-grandfather of Allen Daniel Candler, Milton Anthony Candler, Asa Griggs Candler, William Ezekiel Candler and John Slaughter Candler; second great-grandfather of Charles Murphey Candler, Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. and Thomas Slaughter Candler; third great-grandfather of George Scott Candler.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Hodges Drake (1767-1859) — of Nashville, Nash County, N.C. Born in Edgecombe County (part now in Nash County), N.C., January 29, 1767. Member of North Carolina house of commons, 1792-96; member of North Carolina state senate, 1800, 1805. Member, Freemasons. Died in Auburn, Lee County, Ala., December 11, 1859 (age 92 years, 316 days). Interment at Drake Family Cemetery, Rocky Mount, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Drake and Hartwell (Hodges) Drake; married, May 29, 1794, to Frances Williams; grandfather of Caroline Elizabeth Drake (who married William James Samford); great-grandfather of William Hodges Samford and Thomas Drake Samford.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Jackson Murphey (1799-1861) — also known as Charles Murphey — of Georgia. Born in Anderson District (now Anderson County), S.C., May 9, 1799. Democrat. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1830; U.S. Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1851-53. Slaveowner. Died in Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga., January 16, 1861 (age 61 years, 252 days). Interment at Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Roger Murphey and Nancy (Wilson) Murphey; married to Elizabeth Adams Word; married, June 6, 1847, to Catherine (Anderson) McCoy; father of Elizabeth Caroline 'Eliza' Murphey (who married Milton Anthony Candler); grandfather of Charles Murphey Candler; great-grandfather of George Scott Candler.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mark Anthony Cooper (1800-1885) — also known as Mark A. Cooper — of Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga. Born near Powellton, Hancock County, Ga., April 20, 1800. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1833; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1839-41, 1842-43; iron manufacturer; member of Georgia state senate, 1876. Slaveowner. Died near Cartersville, Bartow County, Ga., March 17, 1885 (age 84 years, 331 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Bartow County, Ga.; reinterment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Cooper and Judith (Harvey) Cooper; married, August 23, 1821, to Evaline Flournoy; married, January 6, 1825, to Sophronia Ann Roseana Randle; cousin *** of Eugenius Aristides Nisbet; second cousin once removed of Allen Daniel Candler and Milton Anthony Candler; second cousin twice removed of Joseph Meriwether Terrell and Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr..
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eugenius Aristides Nisbet (1803-1871) — also known as Eugenius A. Nisbet; E. A. Nisbet — of Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Born in Greene County, Ga., December 7, 1803. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1827-30; member of Georgia state senate, 1830-37; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1839-41; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1845-53; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861. Slaveowner. Died in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., March 18, 1871 (age 67 years, 101 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of Mark Anthony Cooper.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Samuel Charles Candler (1809-1873) — also known as Samuel C. Candler — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Ga. Born in Columbia County, Ga., December 6, 1809. Democrat. Planter; merchant; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1840; member of Georgia state senate, 1850; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1860. Died in Villa Rica, Carroll County, Ga., November 13, 1873 (age 63 years, 342 days). Interment at Hill Crest Cemetery, Villa Rica, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Candler and Sarah (Slaughter) Candler; brother of Daniel Gill Candler and Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; married, December 8, 1833, to Martha Bernetta Beall; father of Milton Anthony Candler, Asa Griggs Candler and John Slaughter Candler; uncle of Allen Daniel Candler and William Ezekiel Candler; grandson of William Candler; grandfather of Charles Murphey Candler and Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr.; granduncle of Thomas Slaughter Candler; great-grandfather of George Scott Candler.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  Epitaph: "They rest from their labors: their works do follow them."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Gill Candler (1812-1887) — of Georgia. Born in Columbia County, Ga., February 22, 1812. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Gainesville, Ga., 1870. Died in Hall County, Ga., October 14, 1887 (age 75 years, 234 days). Interment at Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Candler and Sarah (Slaughter) Candler; brother of Samuel Charles Candler and Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; father of Allen Daniel Candler; uncle of Milton Anthony Candler, Asa Griggs Candler, William Ezekiel Candler and John Slaughter Candler; grandson of William Candler; granduncle of Charles Murphey Candler, Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. and Thomas Slaughter Candler; great-granduncle of George Scott Candler.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ezekiel Slaughter Candler (1815-1869) — also known as Ezekiel S. Candler — of Georgia. Born in Richmond County, Ga., August 5, 1815. Georgia state comptroller general, 1849-54. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., January 12, 1869 (age 53 years, 160 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Gill Candler (1779-1816) and Sarah (Slaughter) Candler; brother of Samuel Charles Candler and Daniel Gill Candler (1812-1887); married to Jane S. Williams; father of William Ezekiel Candler; uncle of Allen Daniel Candler, Milton Anthony Candler, Asa Griggs Candler and John Slaughter Candler; grandson of William Candler; grandfather of Thomas Slaughter Candler; granduncle of Charles Murphey Candler and Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr.; great-granduncle of George Scott Candler.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Ferguson Dowdell (1818-1871) — also known as James F. Dowdell — of Chambers Court House (now Lafayette), Chambers County, Ala. Born near Monticello, Jasper County, Ga., November 26, 1818. Lawyer; candidate for Alabama state house of representatives, 1849, 1851; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1853-59 (7th District 1853-55, 3rd District 1855-59); colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; president, East Alabama College at Auburn, 1868-70. Slaveowner. Died near Auburn, Lee County, Ala., September 6, 1871 (age 52 years, 284 days). Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Jefferson Dowdell and Elizabeth Clay (Farley) Dowdel; brother of William Crawford Dowdell; married to Sarah Hamilton Render; father of James Render Dowdell; uncle of William James Samford; grandfather of Armstead Brown; granduncle of William Hodges Samford and Thomas Drake Samford.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Crawford Dowdell (1826-1901) — also known as William C. Dowdell — of Auburn, Lee County, Ala. Born in Jasper County, Ga., February 8, 1826. Democrat. Postmaster at Auburn, Ala., 1895-1901. Methodist. Died in Auburn, Lee County, Ala., March 17, 1901 (age 75 years, 37 days). Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Ala.
  Relatives: Brother of James Ferguson Dowdell; uncle of William James Samford and James Render Dowdell; granduncle of William Hodges Samford, Thomas Drake Samford and Armstead Brown.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Allen Daniel Candler (1834-1910) — also known as Allen D. Candler; "The One-Eyed Ploughboy from Pigeon Roost" — of Jonesboro, Clayton County, Ga.; Gainesville, Hall County, Ga. Born in Auraria, Lumpkin County, Ga., November 4, 1834. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; in the battle of Jonesboro, 1864, he was wounded, and lost an eye; railroad president; mayor of Gainesville, Ga., 1872; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1873-77; member of Georgia state senate, 1878-79; U.S. Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1883-91; secretary of state of Georgia, 1894-98; Governor of Georgia, 1898-1902. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., October 26, 1910 (age 75 years, 356 days). Interment at Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Gill Candler and Nancy Caroline (Matthews) Candler; married, January 12, 1864, to Eugenia Williams; nephew of Samuel Charles Candler and Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; great-grandson of William Candler; first cousin of Milton Anthony Candler, Asa Griggs Candler, William Ezekiel Candler and John Slaughter Candler; first cousin once removed of Charles Murphey Candler, Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. and Thomas Slaughter Candler; first cousin twice removed of George Scott Candler; second cousin once removed of Mark Anthony Cooper; third cousin once removed of Joseph Meriwether Terrell.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  Candler County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Milton Anthony Candler (1837-1909) — also known as Milton A. Candler — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga. Born in Campbellton, Fulton County, Ga., January 11, 1837. Democrat. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1870; U.S. Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1875-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1892. Slaveowner. Died in Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga., August 8, 1909 (age 72 years, 209 days). Interment at Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Charles Candler and Martha Bernetta (Beall) Candler; brother of Asa Griggs Candler and John Slaughter Candler; married, June 6, 1857, to Elizabeth Caroline 'Eliza' Murphey (daughter of Charles Jackson Murphey); father of Charles Murphey Candler; nephew of Daniel Gill Candler and Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; uncle of Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr.; grandfather of George Scott Candler; great-grandson of William Candler; first cousin of Allen Daniel Candler and William Ezekiel Candler; first cousin once removed of Thomas Slaughter Candler; second cousin once removed of Mark Anthony Cooper; third cousin once removed of Joseph Meriwether Terrell.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William James Samford (1844-1901) — of Alabama. Born in Meriwether County, Ga., September 16, 1844. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S. Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1879-81; member of Alabama state senate, 1892-95; Governor of Alabama, 1900-01; died in office 1901. Died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., June 11, 1901 (age 56 years, 268 days). Interment at Rosemere Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of William Flewellyn Samford and Susan Lewis (Dowdell) Samford; married, October 31, 1865, to Caroline Elizabeth Drake (granddaughter of John Hodges Drake); father of William Hodges Samford and Thomas Drake Samford; nephew of James Ferguson Dowdell and William Crawford Dowdell; first cousin of James Render Dowdell; first cousin once removed of Armstead Brown.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Render Dowdell (1847-1921) — also known as James R. Dowdell — of Alabama. Born near Lafayette, Chambers County, Ala., April 2, 1847. Served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War; lawyer; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1898-1909; chief justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1909-14; appointed 1909. Died in Lafayette, Chambers County, Ala., June 28, 1921 (age 74 years, 87 days). Interment at Lafayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of James Ferguson Dowdell and Sarah Hamilton (Render) Dowdell; married 1871 to Rosie Turner; married 1878 to Ella M. Ware; nephew of William Crawford Dowdell; uncle of Armstead Brown; first cousin of William James Samford; first cousin once removed of Joseph Meriwether Terrell, William Hodges Samford and Thomas Drake Samford.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  Epitaph: "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Asa Griggs Candler (1851-1929) — also known as Asa G. Candler — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Villa Rica, Carroll County, Ga., December 30, 1851. Druggist; founder of the Coca-Cola beverage company; mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1917-19. Suffered a stroke in 1926, did not recover, and died in Wesley Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., March 12, 1929 (age 77 years, 72 days). Interment at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Charles Candler and Martha Bernetta (Beall) Candler; brother of Milton Anthony Candler and John Slaughter Candler; married, January 15, 1878, to Lucy Elizabeth Howard; married 1923 to May Little Ragin; nephew of Daniel Gill Candler and Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; uncle of Charles Murphey Candler and Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr.; granduncle of George Scott Candler; great-grandson of William Candler; first cousin of Allen Daniel Candler and William Ezekiel Candler; first cousin once removed of Thomas Slaughter Candler.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  Candler Field airport (opened 1925; now the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport), in Fulton County, Georgia, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Asa G. Candler: Kathryn W. Kemp, God's Capitalist: Asa Candler of Coca-Cola — Charles Howard Candler, Asa Griggs Candler: Founder of Coca-Cola
  William Ezekiel Candler (1856-1927) — also known as William E. Candler — of Blairsville, Union County, Ga. Born in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., February 28, 1856. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1904. Died, following a heart attack, in Blairsville, Union County, Ga., March 10, 1927 (age 71 years, 10 days). Interment at New Blairsville Cemetery, Blairsville, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Jane S. (Williams) Candler and Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; married 1879 to Mary Elizabeth Haralson; father of Thomas Slaughter Candler; nephew of Samuel Charles Candler and Daniel Gill Candler; great-grandson of William Candler; first cousin of Allen Daniel Candler, Milton Anthony Candler, Asa Griggs Candler and John Slaughter Candler; first cousin once removed of Charles Murphey Candler and Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr.; first cousin twice removed of George Scott Candler.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Murphey Candler (1857-1935) — of Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga. Born in Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga., March 17, 1857. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1886-1904, 1907-08; member of Georgia state senate, 1905-06; Raiload Commission, 1909-22. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga., August 7, 1935 (age 78 years, 143 days). Interment at Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Milton Anthony Candler and Eliza (Murphey) Candler; married, October 26, 1882, to Mary Hough Scott; father of George Scott Candler; nephew of Asa Griggs Candler and John Slaughter Candler; grandson of Charles Jackson Murphey and Samuel Charles Candler; grandnephew of Daniel Gill Candler and Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; second great-grandson of William Candler; first cousin of Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr.; first cousin once removed of Allen Daniel Candler and William Ezekiel Candler; second cousin of Thomas Slaughter Candler.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Joseph M. Terrell Joseph Meriwether Terrell (1861-1912) — also known as Joseph M. Terrell — of Greenville, Meriwether County, Ga. Born in Greenville, Meriwether County, Ga., June 6, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1884-87; member of Georgia state senate, 1890-92; Georgia state attorney general, 1892-1902; Governor of Georgia, 1902-07; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1910-11. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., November 17, 1912 (age 51 years, 164 days). Interment at Greenville City Cemetery, Greenville, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah Rebecca (Anthony) Terrell and Joseph Edgar Green Terrell; married to Jessie Lee Spivey; first cousin once removed of James Render Dowdell; second cousin of Armstead Brown; second cousin twice removed of Mark Anthony Cooper; third cousin once removed of Allen Daniel Candler and Milton Anthony Candler; fourth cousin of Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr..
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, August 1902
  John Slaughter Candler (1861-1941) — also known as John S. Candler — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Villa Rica, Carroll County, Ga., October 22, 1861. Democrat. Superior court judge in Georgia, 1896-1902; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1902-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Fulton County, Ga., December 9, 1941 (age 80 years, 48 days). Interment at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Charles Candler and Martha Bernetta (Beall) Candler; brother of Milton Anthony Candler and Asa Griggs Candler; married, January 16, 1884, to Margaret Louise 'Lula' Garnie; married 1906 to Florida 'Florrie' (George) Anderson; nephew of Daniel Gill Candler and Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; uncle of Charles Murphey Candler and Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr.; granduncle of George Scott Candler; great-grandson of William Candler; first cousin of Allen Daniel Candler and William Ezekiel Candler; first cousin once removed of Thomas Slaughter Candler.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. (1862-1944) — also known as Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr. — of Corinth, Alcorn County, Miss. Born in Belleville, Hamilton County, Fla., January 18, 1862. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1901-21; mayor of Corinth, Miss., 1933-37. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Knights of Honor. Died in Corinth, Alcorn County, Miss., December 18, 1944 (age 82 years, 335 days). Interment at Henry Cemetery, Corinth, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Ezekiel Samuel Candler and Julia (Bevill) Candler; married, April 26, 1883, to Nancy Priscilla Hazlewood; married, January 14, 1924, to Effie Merrill Neuhardt; married, June 21, 1933, to Ottie (Doan) Hardenstein; nephew of Milton Anthony Candler, Asa Griggs Candler and John Slaughter Candler; grandson of Samuel Charles Candler; grandnephew of Daniel Gill Candler and Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; second great-grandson of William Candler; first cousin of Charles Murphey Candler; first cousin once removed of Allen Daniel Candler, William Ezekiel Candler and George Scott Candler; second cousin of Thomas Slaughter Candler; second cousin twice removed of Mark Anthony Cooper; fourth cousin of Joseph Meriwether Terrell.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Hodges Samford (1866-1940) — of Troy, Pike County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Auburn, Lee County, Ala., August 7, 1866. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee, 1900-05; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; Judge, Alabama Court of Appeals, 1917-36. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Alpha Tau Omega. Died February 2, 1940 (age 73 years, 179 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of William James Samford and Caroline Elizabeth (Drake) Samford; brother of Thomas Drake Samford; married, December 18, 1890, to Kate Connor Park; grandnephew of James Ferguson Dowdell and William Crawford Dowdell; great-grandson of John Hodges Drake; first cousin once removed of James Render Dowdell; second cousin of Armstead Brown.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Drake Samford (1868-1947) — also known as Thomas D. Samford — of Opelika, Lee County, Ala. Born in Auburn, Lee County, Ala., November 2, 1868. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee, 1896-98; president, Bank of Opelika, 1911-12; director, Lowe & Samford Grocery Co.; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1913-24, 1934-42. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died February 26, 1947 (age 78 years, 116 days). Interment at Rosemere Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of William James Samford and Caroline Elizabeth (Drake) Samford; brother of William Hodges Samford; married, July 5, 1899, to Louise Andrew Westcott; grandnephew of James Ferguson Dowdell and William Crawford Dowdell; great-grandson of John Hodges Drake; first cousin once removed of James Render Dowdell; second cousin of Armstead Brown.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Armstead Brown (1875-1951) — also known as Thomas Armstead Brown — of Lafayette, Chambers County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla. Born in Talbotton, Talbot County, Ga., June 6, 1875. Lawyer; Chambers County Solicitor, 1898-1902; municipal judge in Alabama, 1911-15; general solicitor, Florida East Coast Railway, and Florida East Coast Hotel Co.; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1925-46; chief justice of Florida state supreme court, 1925-26. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis. Died October 29, 1951 (age 76 years, 145 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Clay 'Harry' Brown and Susan Agnes 'Susie' (Dowdell) Brown; married, November 21, 1901, to Elizabeth Dowdell; nephew of James Render Dowdell; grandson of James Ferguson Dowdell; grandnephew of William Crawford Dowdell; first cousin once removed of William James Samford; second cousin of Joseph Meriwether Terrell, William Hodges Samford and Thomas Drake Samford.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Scott Candler (1887-1973) — also known as Scott Candler — of Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga. Born in Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga., June 23, 1887. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940. Died in Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga., February 13, 1973 (age 85 years, 235 days). Interment at Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Murphey Candler and Mary Hough (Scott) Candler; grandson of Milton Anthony Candler; grandnephew of Asa Griggs Candler and John Slaughter Candler; great-grandson of Charles Jackson Murphey and Samuel Charles Candler; great-grandnephew of Daniel Gill Candler and Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; third great-grandson of William Candler; first cousin once removed of Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Allen Daniel Candler and William Ezekiel Candler; second cousin once removed of Thomas Slaughter Candler.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Slaughter Candler (1890-1971) — also known as Thomas S. Candler — of Blairsville, Union County, Ga. Born in Blairsville, Union County, Ga., December 15, 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Union County Democratic Party, 1920-39; superior court judge in Georgia, 1939-45; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1945-66. Methodist. Member, Blue Key; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Blairsville, Union County, Ga., 1971 (age about 80 years). Interment at Union Memory Garden, Blairsville, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Elizabeth (Haralson) Candler and William Ezekiel Candler; married, April 26, 1916, to Augusta Beulah Cook; grandson of Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; grandnephew of Samuel Charles Candler and Daniel Gill Candler; second great-grandson of William Candler; first cousin once removed of Allen Daniel Candler, Milton Anthony Candler, Asa Griggs Candler and John Slaughter Candler; second cousin of Charles Murphey Candler and Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr.; second cousin once removed of George Scott Candler.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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