NOTE: Daniel's age fluctuates on census and the Civil War documents. His age is listed as being 27 at the time of death which gives us an approximate 1835 birth year. I am going to use the approximate birth year that is on the 1850 census in Dubois County. Daniel is age 7 which brings us back to about 1843 or 1844.

Son of George W. and Malinda Baysinger Chanley of Tennessee and Kentucky respectively.

Brother of several, some born in Kentucky and the rest born in Indiana.
Documented on the 1850 census in Hall Twp Dubois County Indiana are
Barbary A.
William
Michael
Ira
Sarah
Daniel
George F
Martha J
John

On the 1860 census in Dubois County:
Washington Chanler 52
Malinda Chanler 44
Ira Chanler 20
Sarah Chanler 18
Daniel Chanler 16
Georg F Chanler 15
Martha Chanler 13
John A Chanler 11
Thomas Chanler 9
Latea Chanler 7
James Chanler 6
Bengamin Chanler 4
Mary Chanler 3
Nancy Chanler 1

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American Civil War Soldiers about Daniel Chanley
Name: Daniel Chanley
Residence: Bridgeton, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Indiana
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 4 March 1862.
Enlisted in Company F, 53rd Infantry Regiment Indiana on 4 Mar 1862.
Died Company F, 53rd Infantry Regiment Indiana on 27 Mar 1862 at St Louis, MO.
Sources: 76

U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865
Name: Daniel Chaneley
Death Date: 27 Mar 1862
Death Place: Pacific G H St Louis, Missouri
Enlistment State: Indiana
Rank: Private
Company: F
Regiment: 53 Ind V
Box Number: 10

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Cause of death was Rubeola which is known as measles.

It is not known if this Daniel married.

On February 18, 1887 his mother Malinda filed for Daniel's Civil War pension and on September 26 1893 his father George filed against the pension again. There is no indication of a widow or minor children on the pension card.

There is no headstone on his grave.