Mary McDonald Chancey (1926 - 2015)

Born 4 Feb 1926 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Nov 2015 at age 89 in Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents: Mary McDonald was born on 04 February 1926 in Alabama, United States. She was the daughter of John Porter Chancey (1898-1976) and Merle (Rowe) Chancey (1900-1975).

1930 United States Census, Enumeration District 12, Clintonville, Coffee County, Alabama: When Mary was six years old, she was enumerated in the household of her grandfather, James Monroe Chancey. (FamilySearch has incorrectly indexed the family surname as "Clancey.")^[1]

1940 United States Census, Enumeration District 16-23, Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama: Mary Mac Chancey was recorded as being fourteen years old and having completed one year of high school. ^[2]

Miss Mary Mac Chancey of Enterprise, Alabama was named as one of her mother's surviving daughters when the obituary for her mother was published after her mother's death in 1975.^[3]

When her father, John P. Chancey, died in 1976. Miss Mary Mac Chancey of Enterprise, Alabama was named as one of his surviving daughters in his obituary.^[4]

Death and Burial: Mary McDonald Chancey passed away on 04 November 2015 in Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama. She was buried in Enterprise City Cemetery, Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama.^[5]

From her obituary: "Miss Chancey was a graduate of Huntingdon College and taught English at Enterprise Junior High School for 30 years. She was a member of First United Methodist church where, as her gift, she played the piano for 35 years." Her sisters, Sarah Ezell and Martha Charlton, are mentioned among her many familial survivors.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:361T-VW2 : accessed 4 November 2020), Mary Chancey, Clintonville, Coffee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1L2-T8S : 26 January 2020), Mary Mac Chancey in household of John Chancey, Ward 1, Enterprise, Election Precinct 17, Coffee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-23, sheet 4B, line 80, family 89, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 16.
3. ↑ "Mrs. John P. (Merle Rowe) Chancey (Obituary)," Alabama Journal (Montgomery, Alabama), 07 Jul 1975, p. 14, col. 7; image copy, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 12 Oct 2020).
4. ↑ "Chancey, John P. (Obituary)," The Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser, 11 Mar 1976, p. 66, col, 7; image copy, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 19 Jul 2019).
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 04 November 2020), memorial page for Mary Mac Chancey (4 Feb 1926–4 Nov 2015), Find A Grave: Memorial #154608899, citing Enterprise City Cemetery, Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Don Atwell (contributor 47043939). (Note: no photograph of tombstone included with memorial, but transcription of obituary is included.)
6. ↑ "Mary Chancey (Obituary)," The Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser, 5 Nov 2015, p. Z4, cols. 4-5; image copy, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 4 Nov 2020).

See also:

• Encoala, Enterprise High School (Yearbook), Enterprise, Alabama, 1951; Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 [database on-line]. Ancestry Image or Ancestry Sharing Link
• Encoala, Enterprise High School (Yearbook), Enterprise, Alabama, 1952; Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 [database on-line]. Ancestry Image or Ancestry Sharing Link
• Encoala, Enterprise High School (Yearbook), Enterprise, Alabama, 1953; Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 [database on-line]. Ancestry Image or Ancestry Sharing Link
• Encoala, Enterprise High School (Yearbook), Enterprise, Alabama, 1954; Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 [database on-line]. Ancestry Image or Ancestry Sharing Link
• Encoala, Enterprise High School (Yearbook), Enterprise, Alabama, 1955; Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 [database on-line]. Ancestry Image or Ancestry Sharing Link
• Chancey, Dr. Ken, "James Monroe Chancey" The Heritage of Coffee County, Alabama, compiled by Coffee County Heritage Book Committee, Anne Wise Hood, Chairman, Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc., Clanton, Alabama, 2002, pages 152-153. (Copy in the personal library of Nelda Gilchrist Spires)
• Ezzell, Sarah Chancey, "John Porter Chancey," The Heritage of Coffee County, Alabama, compiled by Coffee County Heritage Book Committee, Anne Wise Hood, Chairman, Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc., Clanton, Alabama, 2002, page 152. (Copy in the personal library of Nelda Gilchrist Spires)