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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
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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.

Sarah Elizabeth Channell (966) was born on 24 Feb 1856 at Pennsylvania, USA. She married James Collum Alloway (7108) on 16 Jan 1873. She died on 14 Dec 1919 at age 63. She was buried at Fawn Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Fawn Grove, York County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Children of Sarah Elizabeth Channell and James Collum Alloway were as follows:

1. Allen A. Channell Alloway (7244) was born on 26 Mar 1874. He died on 19 Nov 1916 at age 42.
2. George Arlington Alloway (7245), born 2 Aug 1876; married Ida S. Rhodes (7246).
3. Maggie I. Alloway (7248) was born on 10 Nov 1879. She and Nathan R. Gorsuch (7249) were married by Rev. Ganoie on 22 Jan 1902. She died of puerperal septemia on 21 Jul 1921 at age 41. She was buried at Fawn Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Fawn Grove, York County, Pennsylvania, USA.
4. William A. Alloway (7250) was born on 22 Sep 1882. He died of uremia on 26 Feb 1963 at age 80. He was buried at Friends Cemetery, Fawn Grove, York County, Pennsylvania, USA.
   He suffered from manic depression. He was a farmer.
5. James E. Alloway (7251) was born on 22 Sep 1882. He died on 31 Mar 1885 at age 2. He was buried at Fawn Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Fawn Grove, York County, Pennsylvania, USA.
6. Roy Alloway (7252), born 24 Jan 1885.
7. James Howard Alloway (7109), born 21 Feb 1892.

Family of James & Sarah (Channell) Alloways 1910 Federal Census, Line Rd., Fawn Twp., York County, Penna.

25,26 Apr 1910, ED 52, Sheet 4