Paul was the son of William Robert Chessor and Mattie Benjamin Chandler, and the husband of Bertha Lee Campbell.
After their marriage in April 1921, Paul and Bertha began housekeeping in the old "Rooker House" on Sulphur Creek in Hickman County, Tennessee. In the spring of 1927, Paul built a four-room plank house across the creek from that house. That house was replaced by a new one in 1944, and they lived there for the rest of their lives. Paul and Bertha were the parents of 5 children: Edna Paul, John Will and Vera Nell (fraternal twins), Norma Jean, and Jewel Page.
Paul was my great-grandfather, and I think of him as "PePaw" or "PawPeepers." I used to get so excited when we would go to "Big Mama" and "PawPeepers'" house. I can still see his spittoon (a coffee can) sitting beside his chair, his hunting dogs, and the garden across the road from the house. I can remember going to my great-grandparents' house for their 50th wedding anniversay in 1971, even though I wasn't 4 years old yet; I can still recall standing in front of my great-grandparents, with PawPeepers' hand on my shoulder, when the whole family was being photographed. The one thing that stands out in my mind is that I don't remember what his voice sounded like or what he was like to talk to; I think of him as being quiet, but I gather from family members that he could get on his soap box when talking about politics (he was a Democrat). He died in 1974 from a heart attack while hunting a deer he saw on his property, and I can still remember getting ready to go to the funeral home and what he looked like in his casket and watching the grown-ups walk up to pay their respects.
After their marriage in April 1921, Paul and Bertha began housekeeping in the old "Rooker House" on Sulphur Creek in Hickman County, Tennessee. In the spring of 1927, Paul built a four-room plank house across the creek from that house. That house was replaced by a new one in 1944, and they lived there for the rest of their lives. Paul and Bertha were the parents of 5 children: Edna Paul, John Will and Vera Nell (fraternal twins), Norma Jean, and Jewel Page.
Paul was my great-grandfather, and I think of him as "PePaw" or "PawPeepers." I used to get so excited when we would go to "Big Mama" and "PawPeepers'" house. I can still see his spittoon (a coffee can) sitting beside his chair, his hunting dogs, and the garden across the road from the house. I can remember going to my great-grandparents' house for their 50th wedding anniversay in 1971, even though I wasn't 4 years old yet; I can still recall standing in front of my great-grandparents, with PawPeepers' hand on my shoulder, when the whole family was being photographed. The one thing that stands out in my mind is that I don't remember what his voice sounded like or what he was like to talk to; I think of him as being quiet, but I gather from family members that he could get on his soap box when talking about politics (he was a Democrat). He died in 1974 from a heart attack while hunting a deer he saw on his property, and I can still remember getting ready to go to the funeral home and what he looked like in his casket and watching the grown-ups walk up to pay their respects.
Paul was the son of William Robert Chessor and Mattie Benjamin Chandler, and the husband of Bertha Lee Campbell.
After their marriage in April 1921, Paul and Bertha began housekeeping in the old "Rooker House" on Sulphur Creek in Hickman County, Tennessee. In the spring of 1927, Paul built a four-room plank house across the creek from that house. That house was replaced by a new one in 1944, and they lived there for the rest of their lives. Paul and Bertha were the parents of 5 children: Edna Paul, John Will and Vera Nell (fraternal twins), Norma Jean, and Jewel Page.
Paul was my great-grandfather, and I think of him as "PePaw" or "PawPeepers." I used to get so excited when we would go to "Big Mama" and "PawPeepers'" house. I can still see his spittoon (a coffee can) sitting beside his chair, his hunting dogs, and the garden across the road from the house. I can remember going to my great-grandparents' house for their 50th wedding anniversay in 1971, even though I wasn't 4 years old yet; I can still recall standing in front of my great-grandparents, with PawPeepers' hand on my shoulder, when the whole family was being photographed. The one thing that stands out in my mind is that I don't remember what his voice sounded like or what he was like to talk to; I think of him as being quiet, but I gather from family members that he could get on his soap box when talking about politics (he was a Democrat). He died in 1974 from a heart attack while hunting a deer he saw on his property, and I can still remember getting ready to go to the funeral home and what he looked like in his casket and watching the grown-ups walk up to pay their respects.
After their marriage in April 1921, Paul and Bertha began housekeeping in the old "Rooker House" on Sulphur Creek in Hickman County, Tennessee. In the spring of 1927, Paul built a four-room plank house across the creek from that house. That house was replaced by a new one in 1944, and they lived there for the rest of their lives. Paul and Bertha were the parents of 5 children: Edna Paul, John Will and Vera Nell (fraternal twins), Norma Jean, and Jewel Page.
Paul was my great-grandfather, and I think of him as "PePaw" or "PawPeepers." I used to get so excited when we would go to "Big Mama" and "PawPeepers'" house. I can still see his spittoon (a coffee can) sitting beside his chair, his hunting dogs, and the garden across the road from the house. I can remember going to my great-grandparents' house for their 50th wedding anniversay in 1971, even though I wasn't 4 years old yet; I can still recall standing in front of my great-grandparents, with PawPeepers' hand on my shoulder, when the whole family was being photographed. The one thing that stands out in my mind is that I don't remember what his voice sounded like or what he was like to talk to; I think of him as being quiet, but I gather from family members that he could get on his soap box when talking about politics (he was a Democrat). He died in 1974 from a heart attack while hunting a deer he saw on his property, and I can still remember getting ready to go to the funeral home and what he looked like in his casket and watching the grown-ups walk up to pay their respects.
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Paul
Jan. 5, 1902
Nov. 16, 1974
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Shares marker with wife, Bertha.
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