Jonathan Channel ^{1 2 3}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1821 and a birth location of , Harrison County, VA.

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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in District 5, Barbour County, VA on 7 October 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 101, Dwelling 1363, Family 1363, Roll 935
District 5, Barbour County, Virginia
Jonathan Chamel..29..VA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 7 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1811, then his age should have been 38 or 39 instead of 29. With the given age of 29, his birth year could not have been 1821 because he was married in 1832. That would have made him only 11 years old when he was married.

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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Barbour County, VA on 11 June 1860. ²

1860 US Census
Page 100, Roll 1334, Family 705
, Barbour County, Virginia
Jonathan Channel..49..VA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 6 children.)
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Jonathan married Edith Sayre, daughter of Jedediah Sayre and Elizabeth Weaver, on 27 June 1832 in , Harrison County, VA.¹ (Edith Sayre was born on 11 November 1811 in Virginia ^{1 4 5} and died on 27 November 1862 in Virginia ¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in District 5, Barbour County, VA on 7 October 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 101, Dwelling 1363, Family 1363, Roll 935
District 5, Barbour County, Virginia
Jonathan Chamel..29..VA..Farmer
Edith Chamel..30..VA
Wm Chamel..17..VA..Farmer
Levi Chamel..14..VA
Mary A. Chamel..12..VA
Matilda Chamel..10..VA
Sylvester Chamel..7..VA
Hannah Chamel..5..VA
Granville Chamel..2..VA
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Barbour County, VA on 11 June 1860. ²

1860 US Census
Page 100, Roll 1334, Family 705
, Barbour County, Virginia
Jonathan Channel..49..VA..Farmer
Edith Channel..49..VA
Levi Channel..23..VA..Farm Laborer
Mary A. Channel..21..VA..Domestic
Matilda Channel..19..VA..Domestic
Sylvester Channel..16..VA..Farm Laborer
Hannah Channel..15..VA..Domestic
Mary J. Channel..6..VA
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