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Birth Name: Creighton Tull Chaney
Date of Birth: February 10, 1906
Place of Birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory
Date of Death: July 12, 1973
Place of Death: San Clemente, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German, Irish, French
Lon Chaney, Jr. was an American actor.
He was the son of Frances/Francis Cleveland (Creighton), a singer and stage performer, and actor, director, and screenwriter Lon Chaney (born Leonidas Frank Chaney). He was married to Patsy Beck, until his death. He had two children with his former wife Dorothy Hinckley.
Lon’s paternal grandfather was Frank H. Chaney (the son of James H./L. Chaney and Caroline Uffner). Frank was born in Ohio. James was the son of John Chaney and Mary Ann Lafere. John was a Democratic politician, who was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio, from March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1839; he was the son of Nathan Cheney and Susanna.
Lon’s paternal grandmother was Emma Alice Kennedy (the daughter of Jonathan Ralston/Ralstin Kennedy and Mary E. Jones). Lon’s grandmother Emma was born in Lawrence, Kansas. Jonathan founded the Colorado School for the Education of Mutes, later renamed the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind. He was the son of William Hugh Kennedy and Margaret Jane Ralston.
Lon’s maternal grandfather was John Evans Creighton (the son of John E. Creighton and Elizabeth Stout). Lon’s grandfather John was born in Putnam, Ohio. Elizabeth was the daughter of Elisha S. Stout and Abigail Grimes.
Lon’s maternal grandmother was Martha Jane “Mattie” Johnson (the daughter of James Johnson and Margaret “Peggy” Cox). Martha was born in Greene, Tennessee. James was the son of John Johnston/Johnson and Catherine “Caty” McKeehan/McKahen/McKeehen.
Sources: Genealogies of Lon Chaney, Jr. – http://www.geni.com https://www.wikitree.com
Lon Chaney, Jr. on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Lon’s father – http://freepages.rootsweb.com
Death record of Lon’s mother – https://familysearch.org