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John W. Chaney 1838–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1838

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 29 July 1864

Death Location: Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Thomas Chaney

Mother: Sophia Chaney

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John W. Chaney was born in 1838 in North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Thomas G Chaney And Sophia Chaney. John W. Chaney passed away in 1864 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John W. Chaney was born in 1838 in North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Thomas G Chaney And Sophia Chaney.
  • John W. Chaney passed away in 1864 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America.

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John Chaney's Ancestors

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John Chaney
1838–1864
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Thomas G Chaney
1816–1898
Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
Sophia Chaney
1816–1886
Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Charlotte Conoway
1773–1858
Smithfield, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
William Campbell
1778–1843
New Jersey, New Jersey, USA
Nancy (Margaret) Woodward
1778–1860
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Campbell
1749–1846
Annie Henon
1750–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willem Kempbeel
1718–1793
Elizabeth Demarest
1715–1797

John Chaney's Timeline

2 Records

1838
1838
Birth of John W. Chaney in North Carolina, United States of America
North Carolina, United States of America
1864
29 July 1864
Age 26
Death of John W. Chaney in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 July 1864
    Event Place: Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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