Leah (Parks) Chaney (1877 - 1925)

Born 1 May 1877 in Newton, Mississippi, United States

Wife of Luanza Benjamin Chaney — married 21 Nov 1894 in Newton Co., Mississippi, USA

Died 6 Sep 1925 at age 48 in Newton, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Leah was born 1 May 1877 in Newton Co., Mississippi, USA. ^[1] She married Luanza "Lude" Benjamin Chaney on 21 Nov 1894 in Newton Co., Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

Leah and Lude had 11 children.

Census Data

1900: Beat 2 (southwest part), Newton, Mississippi, USA ^[3]

Age 23. Includes husband, Lude B. Chaney (33, farmer, mis-transcribed as Luda), and children Rosa J. (5), E. Ray (3), and Annie G. (1). All listed born in Mississippi.

1910: Beat 5, Newton, Mississippi, USA ^[4]

Age 32. Includes husband, Luanza Chaney (42, farmer, listed as Luanzy), and children Rosa (14), Ray (12), Annie (10), Gerdie (7), Bessie (5), Icey (3, female), and Jewel (0). All listed born in Mississippi.

1920: Beat 5, Newton, Mississippi, USA ^[5]

Age 42. Includes husband, Luanza B. Chaney (52, farmer, listed as Ludy), and children Ray (22), Gerdie M. (17, mis-transcribed as Gerlie), Bessie (15), Icie P. (13, female), Jewel (9), Ludy B. Jr. (7), Bernard (5), Bernice (5), and Cobert B. (2, male). All listed born in Mississippi.

Death

Died: 6 Sep 1925 in Newton Co., Mississippi, USA. ^[1]

Buried: Pleasant Ridge Baptist Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi, USA. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Leah Parks Chaney (1 May 1877–6 Sep 1925), Find A Grave: Memorial #33563876, citing Pleasant Ridge Baptist Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi, USA.
2. ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch : 10 February 2018, L. B. Chaney and Leah Parks, 21 Nov 1894; citing , Newton, Mississippi; FHL microfilm 899,181.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch, Leah Chaney in household of Lude B Chaney, Beat 2 (southwest part), Newton, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49, sheet 4A, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,822.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch, Leah Chaney in household of Luanzy Chaney, Beat 5, Newton, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 94, sheet 12B, family 152, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 753; FHL microfilm 1,374,766.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch, Leah Chaney in household of Ludy B Chaney, Beat 5, Newton, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 102, sheet 12A, line 31, family 156, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 888; FHL microfilm 1,820,888.