George Ann Chaney

Brief Life History of George Ann

When George Ann Chaney was born on 22 March 1847, in Arkansas, United States, her father, James Chisom Chaney, was 42 and her mother, Nancy Dickey Seahorn, was 37. She married William Jenkins about 1869, in Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 5, Liberty, Texas, United States in 1920. She died on 6 March 1926, in McKinney, Collin, Texas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Jenkins
1847–1924
George Ann Chaney
1847–1926
Marriage: about 1869
Nancy Lanetta Jenkins
1870–1946
Susan Catherine Jenkins
1871–1942
Arminta Jane Jenkins
1872–1967

Sources (11)

  • Georgiann Cheney in household of James C Cheney, "United States Census, 1860"
  • George Ann Jenkins, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
  • Georgia Ann Chainey in entry for Nancy Lanetta Berry, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1848

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Collin, Texas, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any one of several places in Normandy, Picardy, or Artois (France) named (Le) Quesnay or Quesnoy, or elsewhere in northern France named (Le or La) Chesnay or Chesnoy. The placenames all derive from Old French chesnai or its Normanno-Picard equivalent quesnai ‘oak grove’ (medieval Latin casnetum).

French: variant of Chanet, a habitational name from any of various places called Chanet or Le Chanet, from Latin canna ‘reed’ + the suffix -etum denoting an inhabitant.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

"Mother" Jenkins passes to reward

NOTE: This obituary was published in both newspapers in nearly identical form. Monday, March 8, 1926, Page 5, column 7, "The Daily Courier Gazette", McKinney, Texas. and Thursday, March 11, 1926, Sec …

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