Otis Chandler (1927 - 2006)

Born 23 Nov 1927 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 Feb 2006 at age 78 in Ojai, Ventura, California, United States

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Otis Chandler is Notable.

Biography

Otis was the last in his family to head the paper, The Los Angeles Times.

Birth

California, County Birth and Death Records

Name Otis Chandler

Event: Birth

Event Date 23 Nov 1927

Event Place Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Event Place Los Angeles

Gender Male

Father's Name Norman Chandler

Father's Birthplace Calif

Father's Age 28

Father's Birth Year (Estimated) 1899

Mother's Name Dorothy Buffun

Mother's Birthplace Illinois

Mother's Age 26

Mother's Birth Year (Estimated) 1901

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1930 Los Angeles (Districts 0001-0250), Los Angeles, California

Address: 2520 Nottingham Ave

Age 30

Marital Status Married

Birth Year (Estimated) 1900

Birthplace California

Father's Birthplace New Hampshire---Mother's Birthplace Ohio

Sheet Letter B--Sheet Number 13

Norman Chandler Head M 30 California

Occupation: Asst. Publisher Newspaper

Dorothy Chandler Wife F 28 Illinois

Camilla Chandler Daughter F 4 California

Otis Chandler Son M 2 California

Anna Johnson Servant F 60 Illinois

Ella Spille Servant F 28 Germany

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1940 Tract 442, Arcadia, Monrovia Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California,

Address: 800 West Orange Grove above Foothill Bl/east of BALDWIN Ave Arcadia.

Age 12

Birthplace California

Birth Year (Estimated) 1928

Last Place of Residence Long Beach, Los Angeles, California

Norman Chandler Head M 40 California

Occupation: Manager Newspaper

Dorothy B Chandler Wife F 38 Illinois

Camilla Chandler Daughter F 14 California

Otis Chandler Son M 12 California

Martha Wegmueller House servant F 27 Iowa

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Marriages

1) "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952,"

Name Otis Chandler

Event Date 18 Jun 1951

Event Place Los Angeles, California, United States

Age 23

Birth Year (Estimated) 1928

Father's Name Norman Chandler

Mother's Name Dorothy Buffum

Residence: 800 Orange Grove, Sierra Madre

Spouse's Name Marilyn Jane Brant

Spouse's Age 19

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1932

Spouse's Father's Name Robert A Brant

Spouse's Mother's Name Jane Mann

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Got married in June 1951 and was either already IN the Air Force or joined immediately after the wedding.

California Divorce Index

Name Otis Chandler

Event Date 26 Jun 1981

Event Place Los Angeles, California

Spouse's Name Marilyn B

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2) "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985,"

Name Bettina A Whitaker

Event Date 15 Aug 1981

Event Place Los Angeles, California

Gender Female

Age 40

Birth Year (Estimated) 1941

Spouse's Name Otis Chandler

Spouse's Age 53

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1928

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Children

from the Obituary-- of Otis Chandler

Son Norman Brant Chandler

Daughter Carolyn Chandler

Son Harry Chandler

Daughter Cathleen Eckhardt

Son Michael Chandler

Other information in the record of Norman Brant Chandler--from United States, ::GenealogyBank Obituaries

Deceased Name: Norman Brant Chandler

Event Date 04 May 2002

Event Place California, United States

Residence Place Los Angeles

Age 49

Occupation Machinist's Assistant, Reporter, Assistant Production Manager, Superintendent, Circulation Manager

Birth Year (Estimated) 1953

Birthplace San Marino

Death Date 03 May 2002

Newspaper: Los Angeles Times

Spouse and Children

Harry Chandler Son Male

Michael Chandler Son Male

Cathleen Eckhardt Daughter Female

Carolyn Chandler Daughter Female

Others on Record

Norman Chandler Grandfather?

Gen Harrison Gray Otis G-grandfather

Harry Chandler Unknown Male

Norman Chandler Unknown Male

Jane Emilie Yeager Unknown Female

Otis Unknown Male

Christopher Unknown Male

Dana Unknown Unknown

Jenna Unknown Female

Marilyn Brant Deyoung Unknown Female

Jane Mawn Brant Ward Unknown Female

Bettina Chandler Unknown Female

Patrick Deyoung Unknown Male

Citing this Record

1987 TIMES MIRROR BOOKS

Published FRONT PAGE

A Collection of Historical Headlines from the

Los Angeles Times

Introduction by: Otis Chandler

Publisher's Note by: W. Thomas Johnson

Editor's note by: William F Thomas

pg. 13 is "One Hundred Years:

A City, A Family, A Newspaper

page 18 is a copy of the first publication: LOS ANGELES DAILY TIMES

"Los Angeles, California, Sunday Morning, December 4, 1881"

footnote

The address that the Chandler family owned/lived in from after 1931 thru Otis' marriage, June 1951, 800 Orange Grove Ave Arcadia, (Sierra Madre) IS on the property that was owned by "Lucky" Baldwin

Sources

1. "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLW-9M4R : 18 January 2018), Otis Chandler, 23 Nov 1927; citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
2. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJ1-ZPL : accessed 14 December 2018), Norman Chandler, Los Angeles (Districts 0001-0250), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 13B, line 94, family 321, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 132; FHL microfilm 2,339,867.
3. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K97Y-GTV : 15 March 2018), Otis Chandler in household of Norman Chandler, Tract 442, Arcadia, Monrovia Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-358, sheet 61A, line 31, family 6, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 237.
4. wikipedia.com Otis Chandler
5. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8DP-Q3C : 10 December 2017), Otis Chandler and Marilyn Jane Brant, 18 Jun 1951; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,283,745.
6. "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPBB-GTL : 15 May 2014), Otis Chandler and Marilyn B, 26 Jun 1981; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Los Angeles, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
7. "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6KW-HM5 : 27 November 2014), Otis Chandler and Bettina A Whitaker, 15 Aug 1981; from "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Los Angeles, California, Center of Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
8. "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKL3-7SKC : accessed 14 December 2018), Otis Chandler in entry for Norman Brant Chandler, California, United States, 04 May 2002; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Los Angeles Times, born-digital text.
9. Published FRONT PAGE A Collection of Historical Headlines from the Los Angeles Times ---Introduction by: Otis Chandler (a copy of the book is in my collection Taylor-25258 purchased 1987 (UTC))