Bedford County , Pennsylvania
Southampton Twp., Cemeteries
Bean's Cove Methodist Episcopal Church & Cemetery
The first Methodist Episcopal Church in Bean's Cove was a log church built
about 1816. The present
church was built in about 1881 and stands on the site of the first log school house in Bean's Cove.
Since this page was written two weeks ago, Bryce Blair
brydblair1@juno.com
has written with
additional information and answers to some of the questions that were posed on this Bean's Cove page.
Bryce has just finished a book on the Bean's Cove area titled: "The Bean's Cove Blair Clan Genealogy".
For additional information on his book, check out The Blair Society for Genealogical Research website:
http://www.blairsociety.org
Bryce's comments will be inserted (below) in this color.
Partial Listing:
Roy C. Howsare
- Pri. 28 Co. O.R. July 13, 1897 - Oct. 4, 1920
Who are Roy Howsare's parents?
Elijah Perdew -
Born Feb. 12, 1830 Died Apr. 17, 1911 - aged 81y, 2m, 5d
Malinda
- his wife - Born Oct. 10, 1841 Died Sept. 22, 1911 - aged 69y, 11m, 18d
Who are Elijah's and Malinda's parents?
Elijah is the son of Archibald
Casteel Perdue
(Feb. 27, 1812 - May 6, 1868) and
Priscilla
Dicken
(Mar. 18, 1813 - July 19, 1891). Archibald was the son of Elijah
Perdew
(June 24, 1788 - Sept. 16, 1838) and Rachel
Blair
(Dec. 23, 1794 - May 13, 1833). He, his wife
and several other children are also buried in the Bean's Cove Cem.
Harriet (Ella)
Donahoe
was a daughter of Elijah and Malinda
Perdue
.
Malinda was the daughter of Jonathan J.
Wilson
(Nov. 3, 1820 - Dec. 30, 1907) and
Harriet
Lashley
(unk - Feb. 17, 1851).
(This data comes to me from Donald E. Perdew, Bedford, PA)
Wm. L. Casteel
1850 - ?
Eveline
- his wife - 1853 - 1926
Nancy L. Casteel
- wife of
John Casteel
- Died Dec. 30, 1899 aged 74 yr, 3m, 3d
Nancy was born about Sept 27, 1825
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