James Chisom CHANEY
Birth:
21 May 1804
Wayne, Kentucky
Death:
28 Sep 1864
Dallas, Arkansas
Marriage:
3 Jan 1830
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
Family Bible of J.C. Chaney, Los Angeles Branch Library
Information found in Osage Township, Carroll Co., Arkansas censuses dated Sept
1850, p. 80; 1860 census; 1870 census.
Colonel in Tennessee Militia, commanded a regiment.
Submitter: Richard W. Stokes who was residing in Logan, Utah in 1956.
He was the 2 gg son of this couple.
Family moved to Osage, Carroll Co., Arkansas about 1837. Rest of children were
born there.
About 1840 the first county jail in Carrolton was built by James C. Chaney of
Osage.
The 1860 census for Osage Twp, Carroll Co., AR shows James C. Chaney with $3300
in real estate and $5560 in personal property.
Prior to 1850 and before 1855, there was a land entry for James C. Chaney:
Section 1- - Twp 18, Range 23, 40 acres section 20. There was also one for
Robert D. Chaney, Twp 17, Range 23, 15 acres. These were in Osage.
There is a conflict regarding the place James died. Evelyn Fons says both
James and Nancy are buried at Protem, Missouri and also Dean and Burr. Another
report is that James and Nancy, Columbus and Winnie and their son, Phineas are
all buried at Lead Hill, AR in a private cemetery. Protem is on the MO/AR
border. Evelyn is the great granddaughter of George Ann Chaney Jenkins.
James C. Chaney was a mule and horse trader. He took horses to the south to
cotton country. He had a mortgage for $22,200 and borrowed money from "Ole
Bill Sneed" to pay the mortgage on the farm.
Jesse Gerald Chaney...who believes his great grandfather was James C.
Chaney...told Evelyn Fons the family is Scotch-Irish and came from England
through Virginia, Tennessee and Arkansas. Pearl Coffman McLean also said the
Chaney's came from England.
At Carroll Co., in the Archives Bldg there are some old microfilm of land
grants, wills, etc. County records. The Historical library is in the
Centennial building next door. The old newspapers are on the third floor.
Nancy Dickey SEHON
Birth:
25 Jul 1809
Overton, Tennessee
Death:
28 May 1896
Osage, Carroll, Arkansas
Burial:
29 May 1896
nr Lead Hill, Arkansas
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
Buried in Carrolton Hollow Cemetery.?
Pearl Coffman McLean, born 11 Dec 1891, remembers seeing her grandmother, Nancy
Chaney. She described her as small, a little dried-up woman who had a cancer
by her nose and no teeth. The children all loved to get her to sing "Old Black
Joe" because her chin almost touched her nose. Then they would laugh.
The 1880 census shows Nancy Chaney living with Columbus and Winnie in Osage.
Nancy was 72 years of age at this time.
She was 87 when she died.
Pearl Coffman McLean says there was a Spanish Land Grant involved but she was
not sure where it came in. She was very positive there was a grant, however.
Jesse Gerald Chaney told Evelyn Fons that Nancy Sehorn may be "Black Dutch".
His father said one of her grandmothers was Black Dutch..a descendant of the
Spanish who conquered Holland. This could be where the land grant comes in.
The government approved the grant which was very large. The whole family lived
on the property from this grant. Alice Wright Stokes also mentioned that Nancy
D. Sehorn was Dutch from Holland.
Richard Stokes 's mother spoke of visiting Nancy Dilckey Seahorn and said of her to be a loveable dutch lady. Many dutch immigrated into Penn. and there has been publilshed speculation that the Seahorns immigrated From Penn to Carolinas
Nancy was black dutch. descendant of the spanish who conquered Holland..
Children
Marriage
1
Birth:
18 Oct 1830
Overton, Tennessee
Death:
Bef 1901
Dallas, Arkansas
Notes:
Sarah Eliz. Chaney went to visit her daughter in Dallas, Texas and died while she was there.
2
Birth:
18 Mar 1832
Overton, Tennessee
Death:
1925
Prague, Oklahoma
3
John Seahorn CHANEY
Birth:
8 Nov 1833
Overton, Tennessee
Death:
20 Jun 1863
Fort Hudson, Louisiana
Marr:
Notes:
Died at Fort Hudson, La. 20 Jun 1863. Never married John Seahorn Chaney was Post Master iln l856.
4
William Harrison CHANEY
Birth:
1 Apr 1837
Osage, Carroll, Arkansas
Death:
22 Mar 1843
Osage, Carroll Co. Ark.
Marr:
Notes:
Osage, Arkansas is on Arkansas Highway 68 between Alpena in Boone County and
Carrollton in Carroll County.
Carrolton Hollow Cemetery is on Arkansas Highwy 14 is a mile, more or less,
before reaching Lead Hill, AR in Boone County, AR.
5
Birth:
10 May 1839
Osage, Carroll, Arkansas
Death:
27 Aug 1866
Notes:
Name appears in several different forms-Henryetta, Henriette, Henryette,
6
Birth:
2 Jan 1841
Osage, Carroll, Arkansas
Death:
Bef 1900
Notes:
She had three children and then died.
Husband remarried.
Susie Hale married preacher J. H. P. Jones when she was 70 yrs old..married for the first time.
they lived on the Hale Farm on Dry Fork. ..had a son John married Catherine?
7
Birth:
28 Nov 1842
Osage, Carroll, Arkansas
Death:
3 Nov 1911
Lowry, Boone, Arkansas
Notes:
Marriage date shown as Jan 1869 and 2 Jan 1868
Buried at Carrolton Hollwo Cemetery, Lead Hill, AR
In August 1861 Christopher Columbus enlisted in the Confederate army as a
private during the Civil War, Co E 27th Arkansas Infantry. He served in Col.
Gunter's regiment about two months and in the latter part of 1862 was assigned
to Col. Peel's regiment with which he served until it was disbanded at
Shreveport, Louisiana in 1875.Besides several skirmishes he participated in the following engagements: Jeenkins Ferr, Manfield and Pleasant Hill.
Returning home he engaged in farming and stock raising. Columbus settled on
his father's old homestead. The farm contained 200 acres of land, of which 150
were in cultivation with fair improvements. He also had property near Lead
Hill, Arkansas as well as at Osage. It is supposed to be part of the Spanish
Land Grant.
Had first horse-powered threshing machine
Mr & Mrs. Chaney are communicants of the Cumberland Presb. Church..re: History of Caroll lCo. Pg l050
Christopher C. Chaney was born on the farm where he lived til he died. His parents removed from Tenn to Ark about l86l ..he enlisted in the Confederate army..re above History of Carroll Co.
8
Susan Office CHANEY
Birth:
20 Jan 1845
Osage, Carroll, Arkansas
Death:
16 Nov 1864
Marr:
9
George Yell CHANEY
Birth:
21 May 1847
Osage, Carroll, Arkansas
Death:
17 Aug 1848
Osage, Carroll, Arkansas
Marr:
Notes:
Twin to Georgeann or George Ann.
10
Birth:
22 May 1847
Osage, Carroll, Arkansas
Death:
6 Mar 1928
McKinney, Collin, Texas
Notes:
Family records and census records
If work was submitted recently, it will be duplicated.
Twin to George Yell, who died as infant.
11
Blocked
Birth:
Death:
Blocked
Marr:
Notes:
This child was raised by family. He came to them when he was 4-5 years old
after his mother died. Only family he ever knew
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James Chisom Chaney - Nancy Dickey Sehon
James Chisom Chaney
was born at Wayne, Kentucky 21 May 1804.
His parents were William Chaney and Sarah Scott.
He married Nancy Dickey Sehon 3 Jan 1830 . Nancy Dickey Sehon was born at Overton, Tennessee 25 Jul 1809 daughter of John Sehon or Sehorn, Jr. and Mary Polly Graham .
They were the parents of 11
children:
Sarah Elizabeth Chaney
born 18 Oct 1830.
Mary Graham Chaney
born 18 Mar 1832.
John Seahorn Chaney
born 8 Nov 1833.
William Harrison Chaney
born 1 Apr 1837.
Henryette Marada Chaney
born 10 May 1839.
Margorit Catherine Chaney
born 2 Jan 1841.
Christopher Columbus Chaney
born 28 Nov 1842.
Susan Office Chaney
born 20 Jan 1845.
George Yell Chaney
born 21 May 1847.
Georgeann Chaney
born 22 May 1847.
Blocked
James Chisom Chaney died 28 Sep 1864 at Dallas, Arkansas .
Nancy Dickey Sehon died 28 May 1896 at Osage, Carroll, Arkansas .