Looking for James McGilton Chaney's parents, John and Eliza Chaney
My great grandfather, James McGilton Chaney, was born 3 July 1849 in Maryland.He is listed in the 1850 Federal Census as 1 yr old, and the only child of John Chaney, 32, and Eliza Watts, 20.Given the difference in their ages it's possible that Eliza was not John's first wife, which may mean he has additional children from an earlier marriage.Maryland is noted as both John and Eliza's birthplace.At the time of the census they lived in Ward 18, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland.It appears that John and Eliza both died prior to 1853, perhaps during an outbreak of yellow fever.
Their son, James M. Chaney, appears in Oklahoma around 1874 and marries Julia Brown, Cherokee.James is said to have been a telegraph operator, coming to OK from Pennsylvania, but I haven't been able to find records to confirm this information.James and Julia had 10 children.He died 19 Dec 1926 and is buried in Nowata, OK.
Any help filling the gap between Jame's birth in Maryland and his appearance in Oklahoma would be greatly appreciated.