Beighley Lineage:Information about Jacob Kneiss
Jacob Kneiss (b. Abt. 1837, d. Abt. 1883)
Notes for Jacob Kneiss:He lived on a part of the old homestead
I wanted to share this article given to me by Dina Barkley.I found information that my gr-gr-grandfather died in battle from this article, and the Henry Lepley I mentioned in a previous posting, also died in battle.Hope it helps others as well.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - NO DATE, NO PAPER NAME
HAZEL DELL SCHOOL IN THE CIVIL WAR
Nine Families Furnished Twenty Volunteers- Four Made Supreme Sacrifice.
One of the communities in Butler County that made a famous record in the Civil War was Hazel Dell School District, Lancaster Township.Twenty young men from this school went to fight for freedom.All of them made good records as soldiers.
Frank Myers of Prospect has prepared a sketch of the soldiers who went out from Hazel Dell in which he relates that all of them were Republicans and that the following families were represented by one or more sons:
"The family of George Beighley, three; family of George Myers, Two, family of George Kniess, three; family of Jacob Neeley, three; family of Robert Hays, three; family of William Hays one; family of Adam Rosebaugh, one; family of Henry Rosebaugh, one, and a son-in-law (Dan Ruby); and Henry Lepley and Jerry Bales.
"The following is a roster of the volunteers:
"Henry Beighley, George Beighley, Isaac Beighley, Jacob Kniess, Lewis Kniess, David Kniess, Peter Neeley, Jacob Neeley, Robert Neeley, Martin Hays, Frank A. Hays, Lemuel Hayes, Joshua Hays, Samuel Rosebaugh, John Rosebaugh, Dan Ruby, Solomon Myers, Jerry Bales and Henry Lepley."
"This is the record:
"Samuel Myers was wounded at the battle of Fair Oaks and died.
"Lewis Kniess died in camp."
Jerry Bales was killed in battle.
Henry Lepley was killed in battle.
Samuel Rosebaugh was wounded in the hand.
Only three of the original twenty are now living:Solomon Myers, Isaac Beighley and David Kniess.
"Nine of these heroes sleep in Stone Church Cemetery.They are Samuel Myers, Lewis Kniess, Robert Neeley, John Millison, Jacob Kniess, Jacob Kniess, George Beighley, Jacob Neeley, Peter Neeley, Jacob Rhoads.
"My great grandfather came to this country and fought in the War of the Revolution.My grandfather fought in the War of 1812.My father was dead at the time of the Civil War, but I have a son in this war.The old Hazel Dell school sent only two boys to the present war; Hilbert D. Myers and Conrad Beighley."