Elizabeth (Chaney) Rampley was born in 1804 most likely in Southamptown Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and died in Hancock County, Illinois, in 1883. She married James Rampley
in Coshocton County, Ohio, in 1830. Some things I’ve learned about research from Elizabeth:
- Sometimes kids travel without their parents. Elizabeth went to Coshocton County, Ohio, as a single woman in the 1820s–likely because her brother was already there. Her parents remained in Pennsylvania.
- Deeds can sometimes spell out parent-child relationships. Elizabeth’s father speculated in Coshocton County, Ohio, land and in his deed of gift of that land to his son Abraham, it mentions that Abraham was to give his sister Elizabeth Rampley a some of money as payment.
- It’s not easy when three of your four sons head off to the Civil War and you don’t know if they will return home or not.
Ervin Leon Chaney Jr says:
My 5x gt.grandfather Gabriel Chaney lived in Bedford, PA. In 1785 7 Chaney families left Maryland with Jerimah Deval and removed to Bedford. Edward, John and Gabriel came to Highland County, Ohio. Lewis to Clermont County, OH Greenberry to KY.later Jesse Chaney came to Highland County from VA.