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James Virgil Chaney 1868–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1868

Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 3 Dec 1946

Death Location: Woodbine, Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Chaney

Mother: Frances (Chaney)

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In 1868, James Virgil Chaney entered the world in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA, born to James Jim Chaney And Frances D Fannie Litteral Hash Chaney. James Virgil Chaney passed away in 1946 in Woodbine, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1868, James Virgil Chaney entered the world in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA, born to James Jim Chaney And Frances D Fannie Litteral Hash Chaney.
  • James Virgil Chaney passed away in 1946 in Woodbine, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.

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James Chaney's Ancestors

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James Chaney
1868–1946
Birth Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James "Jim" Chaney
1828–1879
Kentucky
Frances (D. "Fannie" Litteral Hash) (Chaney)
1846–1918
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Alsey Littrell
1821–1870
Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Littrell
1777–1857
Rachel Waters
1785–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Jr
1751–1844
Susanna Luttrell\Litteral
1760–1840
John Watters
1763–1837

James Chaney's Timeline

2 Records

1868
17 Mar 1868
Birth of James Virgil Chaney in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
1946
3 Dec 1946
Age 78
Death of James Virgil Chaney in Woodbine, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Woodbine, Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1868
    Event Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1946
    Event Place: Woodbine, Whitley, Kentucky, USA

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