Southampton Twp. Cemeteries 7

Bedford County , Pennsylvania

Southampton Twp., Cemeteries



Chaneysville Methodist Episcopal Church & Cemetery


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Early Chaneysville area M. E. services were conducted by Rev. Thomas Leakins in the home of
Joseph Powell in 1838, and later, they were held in the Adams Schoolhouse, until about 1860,
when the present Chaneysville M. E. Church building (above - rear) was constructed.

Partial Listing:


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Philip Knee
Died - May 10, 1892
Aged - 66 ys. 11 ms. 3 ds.
Philip, son of Philip & Agnes Ney / Knee,
was born June 07, 1826

Mary - wife of P. Knee
Died - July 9, 1890
Aged - 47 ys. 1 mo. 20 ds.
Mary Jay, was born June 20, 1843.
Who were Mary's parents?

Larry Knee writes (Jan. 2004) with the following information:

Philip Knee was the son of Peter Knee bn. 1789 - d. 1865
and Elizabeth Dicks (or Imler) bn. 1802 - d. 1888

Mary Jay - wife of P. Knee (above) was the daughter of:
Samuel Jay bn. 1812 - d. 1883 and
Mary Ann Walter bn. 1815 - d. 1856

Larry Knee continues:
Mary Jay/Knee was Philip's third wife (below).
He was briefly married to Elizabeth Imes, a daughter of
William and Elizabeth Gordon/Imes. This marriage
ended in a divorce in Nov. 1871.

Larry has further comments on the information below:
"Louie" was Lilliian E. Knee
Abel Johnson became guardian of Philip and Mary's children,
"Louie" Lillian E., Emanual, and Solomon upon Philip's death in 1892.

I descend from Philip b. 1744 d. 1825 near Dayton, Ohio.
His first wife is unknown. His second wife was Agnes Clapper, Thank you.
Larry Knee


Thank you very much Larry! There has been confusion and uncertainty in the
Knee line (as in many others) and you have provided valuable clues for sorting
out some of the kinks that may have been partly due to generational repeating
of given names, making it difficult to determine the correct generational ties.
Thank you for writing to share this valuable information!!


Mary Jay was Philip Knee's second (third) wife. Some of their children are buried here.

Louie - Dau. of P & M Knee
Died - Aug. 21, 1895
Aged - 17 ys. 1mo. 7 ds.
Louie was born July 14, 1878

Franklin - son of P & M Knee
Died - Dec. 9, 1883
Aged - 4 mo. 1 day
Franklin was born Aug. 08, 1883

Susannah - dau of P & M Knee
Died - Apr. 1876
Aged - about 1 year
.
James L. - son of P & M Knee
Died - June 7, 1874
Aged - 4 ms. 5 ds.
James was born Feb. 02, 1874

Hezekiah - son of P & M Knee
Died - Oct. 14, 1872
Aged - 1 mo. 7 ds.
Hezekiah was born Sept. 07, 1872

Philip Knee's first wife is also buried here:


Elizabeth M. - wife of
Philip Knee
Died - Sep. 21, 1866
Aged - 33 ys. 1 mo. 1 day
Elizabeth M. Lenchbaugh was born August 20, 1833.
She was the daughter of Jacob & Mary Lenchbaugh.



William Henry Knee (born August 20, 1853 in Frostburg, Md.) was one of at least 8 children
of Philip & Elizabeth M. Lenchbaugh / Knee. (more on William) William Knee married
Eliza J. Hamilton on October 31, 1875 in Chaneysville. Eliza only lived to be 30 years of age.
She died soon after the death of their daughter Ada. They both rest in this Chaneysville Cemetery:

Eliza J. - wife of
W. H. Knee
Died - Sep. 2, 1888
Aged - 30 ys. 9 ms. 1 day

Ada G. - dau. of W.H. & E. J. Knee
Died - Apr. 4, 1888
Aged - 4 ys. 7 ms. & 2 ds.


Eliza's parents are also buried here:

John Hamelton
Died - Oct. 9, 1865
Aged - 35 yrs & 10 ds.
John was a Civil War Veteran.
Who were John Hamelton's (Hamilton) parents?
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Sarah Ann
Died - Jan. 14, 1891
Aged - 57 yr. 8 mo. 3 ds.
Sarah Ann O'Neal was born May 11, 1833, a daughter of Joseph & Delilah O'Neal.
John Hamelton was Sarah's first husband.
She later married -

Abel Johnson
Born - Nov. 22, 1824
Died - May 17,1910
Aged - 85 y 5 mo. 25 ds.
Co. A. 91st Regt. Pa. Vol.


William and Eliza Knee had 4 children before Eliza's passing, their oldest was Albert.



Albert is also resting here -


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Albert E. Knee
Born - July 23, 1876
Died - Mar. 11, 1905
Aged - 28 ys. 7 mos. & 18 ds.
Albert never married.




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George M. Cooper
Died - ? ? ? (stone badly worn)
Aged - ? ? ? (stone badly worn)
George was born April 24, 1832
Who were George Cooper's parents??
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Delilah O'Neal
wife of George Cooper
Died - Oct. 17, 1921
Delilah, born December 23, 1849, was a daughter of Hezekiah & Susannah O'Neal.
Hezekiah O'Neal, born March 26, 1821, was an older brother of Sarah Ann O'Neal, the wife of
John Hamilton and later, Abel Johnson (above).

Hezekiah O'Neal
Died at Lincoln Hospital
at Washington, D.C.
Dec. 4, 1863
in the service of his country.
Aged - 19 ys. 7 ms. 18 d.

This Hezekiah O'Neal (born April 16, 1844) was a son of Bernard & Elizabeth O'Neal.
Bernard (born April 25, 1819) was an older brother to Hezekiah & Sarah Ann O'Neal (above).



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Henry Clay Lashley
Died - May 1, 1896
Aged - 59 yrs. 1 mo. & 22 ds.
Veteran GAR

Henry was born March 12, 1837, a son of William & Mary Ann Lashley.
Henry married Tabitha Dicken, a daughter of Amos & Isabelle Dicken


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