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Welcome To My Family Pages

Hi, my name is Danny Nelson Chancellor and these pages are about myself and my extended family. The Chancellor family name is but one of thousands that have come together to make the unique human being known as me. I will attempt to share here what I know of my personal family tree, and in doing so, hope to make contact with others who share the same interest in family. These pages are a work in progress and I will be adding information, so please stop in from time to time. If you would like to share information with me, or have questions concerning my research, feel free to email me at d.chancellor@sbcglobal.net.

HOLDENVILLE CEMETERY INDEX

I also keep myself busy by volunteering for Findagrave. I recently completed a census of Holdenville Cemetery in Hughes County, Oklahoma and added the grave markers to www.findagrave.com. There are currently 9,715 names in the database I constructed of the cemetery. To go to my Holdenville Cemetery Index click here.

HUGHES COUNTY, OKLAHOMA MARRIAGE INDEX

I am currently working on a database of the Hughes County, Oklahoma Marriage Index in the Hughes County Courthouse. The Index currently consists of Grooms letters A-W. I will continue to add to the database as I have time. I have also now added a Bride index to the site for all the Grooms listed. To see this project click on this link-Hughes County Marriage Index. If you would like a Marriage License look-up while I am working on this project, I would be happy to do so. Arrangements could be made to mail a copy or send a scan by email (no fees charged). Updated February 28, 2013. There are currently 15,446 marriages listed in the index.

I am a direct descendant of Captain John Chancellor, who came to America sometime prior to 1672. From being a soldier in the service of King Charles II in England to an indentured servant in America, his must have been an exciting life. Read more by clicking here.

Below is a 5-generation chart going back to the early 1800s

The 5th generation of this chart and their parents were the movers of the family, migrating from the east coast of the United States across the continent to Oklahoma by the 2nd and 3rd generations. There were stops along the way in Ohio, Tennessee, Missouri and Arkansas. They had to contend with the Civil War in the 1860s, and the building of railroads and opening of lands in the 1870s, 80s, and 90s.

5-Generation Chart of my Fathers Side of the Family

This chart begins with my father, Tommy Gene Chancellor and goes back to my sixth generation, the generation that started the westward migration across our great nation. Click on image to see it full size.

5-Generation Chart of my Mothers Side of the Family

This chart begins with my mother, Orah June Terry, the driving force behind our search for the family roots. Our interest was sparked by a grave with no headstone and no name. All my Grandmother knew was that the woman buried there was her grandmother and she never called her anything but Big Granny. After finding her name, my mother saved her pennies, and of course recieved donations from other family to give Big Granny a fitting memorial. Today her grave is marked and her name is known, Amanda Brown Crouch Shelton can rest in peace.

New Information Added Recently-Family of Emma Chancellor Found

I was recently contacted by a granddaughter of Emma Chancellor, who was the daughter of John Cooper Chancellor and Sarah Jane Trickett. Click on the image at the left to see Emma's family view in my Family Tree Maker file. We have never known what Emma's middle name was, but according to the 1880 Census record, her middle initial was R. I was informed that her middle name was Phoebe, after her grandmother, Phoebe Sinnett Chancellor. I have made the change in my files, and am currently adding more family names to the database.

The photo at left is the family of Emma Phoebe Chancellor and her husband John Albert Russell in about 1917. Standing back row on the left is Forest Ordrey Russell. He was registered for the WWI draft as Forest Nolend Russell, probably a confusion with his brother Albert Nolan Russell, as Forest apparently couldnt read or write and he had to make his mark on the form. It also said that he suffered fits and was paralyzed on his right side, making him unfit for service (epilepsy). Standing middle of the back row is James Walter "Jim" Russell and on the right is Albert Nolan Russell. Seated on the right is Carrie Russell, born in 1907. She married John Weaver and I will include more information about her family and the youngest of the family seated on the left, Curtis Woodrow Russell a little later on. Curtis was born in 1913.

Photo of John Albert Russell and wife Emma Phoebe Chancellor taken about 1938. John and Emma were married at Webbers Falls, Muskogee County, Oklahoma on 23 Mar 1890. Their first child, James Walter Russell (Registered for the WWI draft as James Wallie Russell) was born in Atkins, Pope County, Arkansas on 1 Aug 1893. All the other children were born in Beggs, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma starting with Albert Nolan on 10 Aug 1898. John died in 1940 and Emma in 1955 and they are buried in the Beggs Cemetery.

A Note From Danny Nelson Chancellor

If you have found this page while searching for information about the Chancellor family, I would like to hear from you. Any connection to our family tree is always welcome. I am constantly searching for information to add to the puzzle that is my family ancestry. Some mysteries may never be solved, but someone out there may know just a little more than me, which may be the link that I need to make a giant leap in my search. If you found something in my pages that helped you with your search, I would like to hear about it. I kept a lot of information that was not connected to my direct line in the Chancellor tree and put a lot of that in document form so that others might benefit from it. If you have pictures of family members connected to me, I would dearly love to see them. If you know where family members are buried, please contact me. I am especially interested in the burial place for my 3rd great grandparents who died around 1890 in the Franklin County, Arkansas area. Those would be John Cooper Chancellor born abt 1839 and Sarah Jane Trickett Chancellor born about 1842. Please let me know of any family connections you might be aware of.