BIO: Frank B. CHANEY, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, page 299.
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  FRANK B. CHANEY, farmer, Cornpropsts Mills, Huntingdon county, Pa., 
was born in Miller, then Barree, township Huntingdon county, October 
17, 1860. He is a son of Andrew M. and Nancy (Harper) Chaney. Mr. 
Chaney's ancestry is Irish, his grandparents having been natives of 
that country. The family of his father and mother consisted of five 
children: Ada M., wife of James Williamson, resides in Kansas; Flora, 
not married, resides in Altoona, Pa.; W. H., married to Elmira Barney, 
resides in Miller township; Frank B.; Amanda, died July 17, 1885. Mrs. 
Andrew M. Chaney died twenty-four years ago; her husband survived her 
until 1892.
  F. B. Chaney was educated in the common schools of Miller township. 
His occupation, from the beginning of his business life, has been 
farming. He has twenty acres of good land, from which he secures 
abundant crops. Some years ago he spent four months in farming in 
Dakota. In his present arrangements, Mr. Chaney shares the profits of 
the agricultural enterprise equally with his brother. He is a Democrat; 
has never held any public office except on the election board.
  Frank B. Chaney has been twice married; his first wife was Alice, 
daughter of Christian and Matilda Peightel, of Miller township. She 
died, leaving no children. Mr. Chaney was married again, to Junia M. 
Henderson, of Miller township. They have one child, Junia, born April 
15, 1893. Mr. Chaney is not a member of any church, but inclines 
towards the Methodist Episcopal.