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Melvin Lee Chaney 1928–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 October 1928

Birth Location: Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 20 December 1999

Death Location: Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Thomas Chaney

Mother: Cora Channey

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Melvin Lee Chaney was born in 1928 in Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Thomas Benton Chaney And Cora E Smith Channey. In 1935, Melvin Lee Chaney resided in Spray, Rockingham, North Carolina. In 1940, Melvin Lee Chaney resided in Wentworth, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA. Melvin Lee Chaney passed away in 1999 in Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melvin Lee Chaney was born in 1928 in Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Thomas Benton Chaney And Cora E Smith Channey.
  • In 1935, Melvin Lee Chaney resided in Spray, Rockingham, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, Melvin Lee Chaney resided in Wentworth, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.
  • Melvin Lee Chaney passed away in 1999 in Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Melvin Chaney's Ancestors

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Melvin Chaney
1928–1999
Birth Place: Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Benton Chaney
1901–1986
Spray, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Cora (E Smith) Channey
1911–1978
Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Andrew 'Jim') Smith
1881–1950
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Oma ('Omie' Josephine Ore) Smith
1885–1968
Mayo River, Patrick, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John "Oar"
1855–1933
Mary Ore
1857–1948
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ore
1834–1916
Josephine Ore
1831–1874
James Spencer
1835–1865
Ruth Spencer
1837–1860

Melvin Chaney's Timeline

4 Records

1928
11 October 1928
Birth of Melvin Lee Chaney in Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 7
Melvin Lee Chaney resided here in Spray, Rockingham, North Carolina
Spray, Rockingham, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 12
Melvin Lee Chaney resided here in Wentworth, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Wentworth, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
1999
20 December 1999
Age 71
Death of Melvin Lee Chaney in Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 October 1928
    Event Place: Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wentworth, Rockingham, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02967; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 79-39
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Spray, Rockingham, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wentworth, Rockingham, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02967; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 79-39

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wentworth, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wentworth, Rockingham, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02967; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 79-39

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 December 1999
    Event Place: Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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