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CHANNELLs

John Channell (c1750-)
John Channell (--?--)
Abel Channell (c1791-c1868)
Allen A. Channell (c1818-1889)
George W. Channell (1858-1937)
Albert Channell, Sr. (1892-1966)
Albert Channell, Jr. (1915-1997)
Mary P. Channell

The Channell family home is Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania.  The family has lived in and around that small York County town since the 18th century.  A distant branch of the family lives there still.

In the early 1900s, Albert Channell, Sr. moved to Baltimore City and his family and many of their descendants live in the region to this day.  The easiest way to distinguish the Pennsylvania and Maryland Channells is by the way they pronounce their surname.  The Pennsylvania Channells pronounced it "chan-nel" (like a television channel), while the Maryland Channells pronounce it "shuh-nel" (like the perfume).  It is thought that Albert Channell, Sr.'s wife, Ruth LeCompte may be responsible for initiating this change, believing that the name was French in origin.  This was probably a mistake however, as the family appears to have either an English or Scotch-Irish heritage.

More Family

Albert Channell III (1939-2003)
Elenora E. Channell (1882-1933)
Clarence Channell (1886-1966)
Harry V. Channell (1899-c1974)
Howard Channell (1887- )
Jeanne L. Channell (1920-2004)
Lillian M. Channell (1889-c1920)
Sarah E. Channell (1856-1919)
William A. Channell (c1816-1897)
William C. Channell (1884-1940)

Family Photos

The Car Picture
Unknowns

Diary

21 Feb 2005, I visited with Libby Channell and her sister Phoebe to look over old photos and discuss genealogy. I was able to scan some great pictures of Sam and his father William C. Channell.

30 Jul 2006, I visited with Diane (Elgin) Channell and transcribed the original land indenture between William and Margaret (Channell) Webb and William Channell.

Albert Channell Sr. (104) was born on 4 Sep 1892 at Pylesville, Harford County, Maryland, USA. He married Ruth Elizabeth LeCompte (105), daughter of Howard Lloyd LeCompte (126) and Clara Belle Little (127), on 18 Dec 1914. He married Madelene Seibert (847), daughter of Lawrence Seibert (849) and Barbara Wild (850), on 7 Dec 1957. He died on 30 Dec 1966 at Dundalk, Maryland, USA, at age 74. Funeral services were held on 2 Jan 1967 at Walter Brooks Bradley Funeral Home, Dundalk, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. He was buried with complete police honors at Moreland Park Cemetery, Maryland, USA.

Albert Channell Sr. (1892-1966) dressed in Balto. City Fire Dept. uniform

Children of Albert Channell Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth LeCompte were as follows:

1. Albert Channell Jr. (9), was born on 21 Dec 1915 at West Fayette Street, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA. He was baptized on 28 Jul 1916 at Fawn Grove United Methodist Church, Fawn Grove, York County, Pennsylvania, USA. He married Mary Belle Bailey (10), daughter of Paul Bloom Bailey (106) and Maude Belle Bressler (107), despite the wishes of her parents, eloping on 11 Dec 1937 at Elkton, Maryland, USA. They did not tell her parents that they had married until days afterward. He died on 3 Sep 1997 at home, in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA, at age 81.
2. Jeanne LeCompte Channell (79) was born on 9 Apr 1920. She married Charles Douglas Minnick (78), son of Orestus Lyons Minnick (15027) and Nellie Zink (15028), on 8 Feb 1940. She married James Sartorius Goodman (80), son of James Wirt Goodman (6856) and Rosine Sartorius (6857), on 28 Aug 1947. She died on 9 Jun 2004 at Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA, at age 84. Memorial services were held on 26 Nov 2004 at St. George's & St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Dundalk, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. She was buried on 27 Nov 2004 at Moreland Memorial Park Cemetery, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.

There were no children of Albert Channell Sr. and Madelene Seibert.

Family of Albert & Ruth (LeCompte) Channell 1930 Federal Census, 110 Baltimore. Ave., Dundalk, Md.

4 Apr 1930, ED 3-56, Sheet 6A

Family of Albert & Ruth (LeCompte) Channell 1920 Federal Census, E. Jefferson St., Baltimore City, Md.

7 Jan 1920, ED 94, Sheet 6A

Family of George & Elizabeth (Ferry) Channell 1910 Federal Census, Fawn Twp., York County, Penna.

18,19 Apr 1910, ED 53, Sheet 2B

Family of George & Elizabeth (Ferry) Channell 1900 Federal Census, Fawn Grove, York County, Penna.

2 Jun 1900, ED 144, Sheet 2A