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James Monroe Chaney 1849–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 July 1849

Birth Location: Blount County, Alabama

Death Date: 17 May 1922

Death Location: Priceville, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Andrew Chaney

Mother: Melbry Partain

Spouse(s): Sarah WHITE

Children(s): Alice Chaney

James Monroe Chaney was born in 1849 in Blount County, Alabama, the child of Andrew Jackson Jug Chaney And Melbry Amelia Partain. In 1880, James Monroe Chaney resided in Beat 26, Blount, Alabama, USA. James Monroe Chaney married Sarah Elizabeth Ann M White, and had children including Alice Chaney. James Monroe Chaney passed away in 1922 in Priceville, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Monroe Chaney was born in 1849 in Blount County, Alabama, the child of Andrew Jackson Jug Chaney And Melbry Amelia Partain.
  • In 1880, James Monroe Chaney resided in Beat 26, Blount, Alabama, USA.
  • James Monroe Chaney married Sarah Elizabeth Ann M White, and had children including Alice Chaney.
  • James Monroe Chaney passed away in 1922 in Priceville, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Chaney's Ancestors

Self
James Chaney
1849–1922
Birth Place: Blount County, Alabama
Parents
Andrew Jackson "Jug" Chaney
1812–1886
Tennessee, USA
Melbry (Amelia) Partain
1818–1900
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Henry (W) Chaney
1791–1859
Tennessee, United States
Susan (A) Henry
1792–1833
North Carolina, USA
Hiram (Benjamin) Partain
1796–1870
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Eveline Watson
1795–1886
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Chaney
1761–1828
Mary Kirby
1757–1791
George Henry
1774–1835
Sallie Jones
1778–1812
Philemon I
1767–1825
Mary Sifelis
1777–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Sr
1730–1813
Naomi Twigg
1734–1814
John Kearby
1741–1795
John Henry
1757–1791
Susan\Sallie Walker
1760–1836
John Jones
1764–1830
John Partain
1733–1812
Ann Bidgood
1737–1796
Johann\Jonathan Sefels
1740–1771
Anna Dorothea
1740–1771

James Chaney's Descendants

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James (Monroe) Chaney (31 July 1849–17 May 1922) m. Sarah (Elizabeth Ann M) WHITE (30 Jul 1852–before 1902)
  1. 1. Alice Chaney 1875–1929 m. William (Jefferson Davis) Lemley 1862–1951
    1. 1. Mary (Savannah) Lemley 1899–1962 m. John (David) Burch 1892–1971
      1. 1. William (Dois) Burch 1933–1984 m. Mary (Ruth King) Burch 1933–2020

James Chaney's Timeline

3 Records

1849
31 July 1849
Birth of James Monroe Chaney in Blount County, Alabama
Blount County, Alabama
1880
1880
Age 31
James Monroe Chaney resided here in Beat 26, Blount, Alabama, USA
Beat 26, Blount, Alabama, USA
1922
17 May 1922
Age 73
Death of James Monroe Chaney in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama
Somerville, Morgan, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 July 1849
    Event Place: Blount County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 26, Blount, Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 473c; Enumeration District: 009
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 26, Blount, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 26, Blount, Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 473c; Enumeration District: 009

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1922
    Event Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Priceville, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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