Alexander Chaney was born about 1831in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
Sources
United States Census, 1850
Name Alexander Chaney
Event Type Census
Event Year 1850
Event Place Patrick county, part of, Patrick, Virginia, United States
Gender Male
Age 21
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1829
Birthplace Virginia
House Number 530
Household
Elias Chaney M 48 Virginia
Gemima Chaney F 48 Virginia
Mathew H Chaney M 22 Virginia
Alexander Chaney M 21 Virginia
Mary Chaney F 20 Virginia
John Chaney M 17 Virginia
Nathaniel Chaney M 13 Virginia
William J Chaney M 11 Virginia
Elizabeth Wood F 16 Virginia
Citing this Record "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DV-7B2 : 12 April 2016), Alexander Chaney in household of Elias Chaney, Patrick county, part of, Patrick, Virginia, United States; citing family 560, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander Cheatum by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Sean Chaney :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-BY66837, FTDNA kit #937853 +
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R-Y3001
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander Cheatum: