William
Chaney
Born about in Indiana
Ancestors 
Son of John C. Chaney
and Gemima Brinkley
Brother of
Judith Chaney [half], Elizabeth Chaney [half], Ann Chaney [half], John C. Chaney II [half], Joseph Allen Chaney [half], James Chaney, Nancy Chaney [half], Daniel Chaney [half], Rebeccah Chaney [half], Hiram Chaney and Thomas Chaney
Husband of
Nancy Keene
— married
13 Oct 1844 in Kentucky
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 81
in Indiana
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jun 2014
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Biography
William Chaney was born in Pike County, Indiana (about 75 km northeast of Evansville, IN).
Birth date 13 Apr 1817 or 5 Aug 1817?
Death date 1892 or 1899?
Children:
- James Wilson Chaney (1846-?).
- Amanda Chaney (1849-?).
- Josiah Chaney (1852-?).
- Edwin Franklin Chaney (1854-?).
- Daniel Phelps Chaney (1856-?).
- Alice (1858-1935) who married Benjamin Franklin Sanders and had child Raymond Sanders (1891-1985). Alice was born in Indiana. Her son Raymond married Lula Oaks (1897-1976).
- William Jennings "Willie" Chaney (1861-?).
- Nancy Chaney (1864-1899).
- John Keene Chaney (1870-?).
- Francis Chaney (?-1866).
Sources
- Gary Wilson Reames family recorded history
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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
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~1.56%
Janet Padour :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Tammy (Combs) Land :
23andMe, GEDmatch M828584 [compare]
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~0.39%
Nic Land :
23andMe, GEDmatch M789680 [compare], Ancestry member nicflnd32
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RY8368161 [compare], Ancestry member nicflnd32
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