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Benjamin Burgess Chaney
10 Nov 1810 – 9 Jul 1878
| Birth | 10 Nov 1810 |
| Death | 9 Jul 1878 |
| Cemetery | Hillcrest Cemetery Canton , Van Zandt County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | P. Flym on 04 Jan 2009 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32627380 |
Bio
From Histories and Biographies of Van Zandt County, Texas Vol. 1, article written by Kitty Wheeler: "Between 1872 and 1874, a wagon train left Talledega County, Alabama on it's way to Texas. There were several members of the Chaney and McClellan families traveling with it. The Chaney's that came to Texas were part of the Benjamin Burgess Chaney Family. Prior to coming to Texas, they made thier home in Talledega County, Alabama." 1850 Talladega County Alabama Census: Benjamin B. Chaney age 40 born Tennessee Melfia age 37 born S. Carolina William age 14 born Alabama Thomas W, age 12 born Alabama James M. age 8 born Alabama Evaline age 5 born Alabama Zack Taylor age 2 born Alabama Mary Melissa McClellan married Benjamin B. Chaney on 20 Nov. 1833. She apparantly died before 14 May 1852 at which time, he married Margaret G. McClellan, Melissa's sister
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Children
- William J Chaney 1835–1918
- Thomas Washington Chaney 1837–1903
- James Marion Chaney 1841–?
- Zacharia Taylor "Zack" Chaney 1848–1939
- Benjamin McClellan "Mack" Chaney 1853–1903
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