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Walter Scott Chaney 1880–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 May 1880

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 06 Sep 1974

Death Location: Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Easton Chaney

Mother: Elizabeth Chapman

Spouse(s): Allice Chaney

Children(s): Ruth Chaney, Kate Chaney, John Chaney, Mildred Chaney, Amy Chaney, Floy Chaney, Edna Keef, James Chaney

Walter Scott Chaney was born in 1880 in Kentucky, the child of Easton Chaney And Elizabeth Ann Chapman. Walter Scott Chaney married Allice Cora Chaney, and had children including Amy E Chaney, Edna Kathleen Chaney Keef, Floy Mae Chaney, James Allen Chaney, John B Chaney, Kate E Chaney, Mildred S Chaney, Ruth E Chaney. Walter Scott Chaney passed away in 1974 in Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Scott Chaney was born in 1880 in Kentucky, the child of Easton Chaney And Elizabeth Ann Chapman.
  • Walter Scott Chaney married Allice Cora Chaney, and had children including Amy E Chaney, Edna Kathleen Chaney Keef, Floy Mae Chaney, James Allen Chaney, John B Chaney, Kate E Chaney, Mildred S Chaney, Ruth E Chaney.
  • Walter Scott Chaney passed away in 1974 in Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Easton Chaney
1824–1901
Birth Location: Green County, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Chapman
1837–1907
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
EC

Spouses(s)

Allice Chaney
1882–1967
Birth Location: Kentucky
AC

Children(s)

Ruth Chaney
1903–1960
Birth Location: Kentucky
RC
Kate Chaney
1905–
Birth Location: Kentucky
KC
John Chaney
1907–
Birth Location: Kentucky
JC
Mildred Chaney
1910–
Birth Location: Kentucky
MC
Amy Chaney
1911–
Birth Location: Kentucky
AC
Floy Chaney
1913–2001
Birth Location: Hart, Kentucky
FC
Edna Keef
1919–2001
Birth Location: Hart County, Kentucky, USA
EK
James Chaney
1924–2011
Birth Location: Hart County, Kentucky, USA
JC

Walter Chaney's Ancestors

Self
Walter Chaney
1880–1974
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Easton Chaney
1824–1901
Green County, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Chapman
1837–1907
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Daniel (Riley) Chaney
1804–1874
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Mary ("Polly") Shipp
1801–1852
Green, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Shipp
1766–1830
Elender Barnes
1767–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Shipp
1740–1781
Isabella Martin
1744–1817
John Barnes
1733–1799
Agnes
1737–1772

Walter Chaney's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Scott) Chaney (01 May 1880–06 Sep 1974) m. Allice (Cora) Chaney (abt 1882–6 November 1967)
  1. 1. Ruth (E) Chaney 1903–1960
  2. 2. Kate (E) Chaney 1905–
  3. 3. John (B) Chaney 1907–
  4. 4. Mildred (S) Chaney 1910–
  5. 5. Amy (E) Chaney 1911–
  6. 6. Floy (Mae) Chaney 1913–2001 m. Ernest (E) Herndon 1908–1991
  7. 7. Edna (Kathleen Chaney) Keef 1919–2001
  8. 8. James (Allen) Chaney 1924–2011

Walter Chaney's Timeline

2 Records

1880
01 May 1880
Birth of Walter Scott Chaney in Kentucky
Kentucky
1974
06 Sep 1974
Age 94
Death of Walter Scott Chaney in Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky, USA
Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 May 1880
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Sep 1974
    Event Place: Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky, USA
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