Joseph was the oldest of 15 children born to Moses Matheny (who was born on 13 Aug 1780 in Westmoreland County, Virginia and died on 16 Feb 1841 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Matheny Cemetery, Wampum Road, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania) and Hannah Nye (who was the daughter of Andrew Rose Nye and Rachel McDonald on 13 Feb 1806. Hannah was born on 21 Jul 1787. She died on 19 Aug 1854. She was buried in Matheny Cemetery, Wampum Road, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.).
Joseph married first, on 22 March 1833 at Beaver City in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Mary McGregor. She was the daughter of Donald McGregor and Mary Bennett, and was born 25 July 1816 at sea; she died 16 Mar 1834 at New Castle in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. She was buried at New Castle. They had one son, Alpine McGregor Matheny (7 Feb 1834-25 Jun 1917).
After Mary died, Joseph married Jane Sterrett on 16 Mar 1835 at Beaver City. She was the daughter of Samuel Sterrett and Elizabeth Wright. They had two children: David 16 Oct 1836-4 Jun 1897) and Eliza (see her memorial, # 158016019, for more information).
It is presumed that Joseph was buried here in the Camp Run cemetery. An inventory of the cemetery, what remained of it, was taken in 1978 and reported by James H. Sterrett in the Nov. 1978 issue of the Western Pennsylvania Quarterly, p. 70 in an article titled "Camp Run Covenanter Cemetery":
"This cemetery is located in Perry Township, Lawrence County in a wooded area off Bates Road. It was the burial ground for the Camp Run Reformed Presbyterian congregation. In the May 1885 issue of 'Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter' there is a brief history of the church and mention of the cemetery. It calls the cemetery "a deserted spot" where "rest in neglected graves . . . the Sterretts, the Methenys, the Wrights, the McElwains." The cemetery is now in very poor condition, with many broken and fallen stones and evidence of stones now entirely gone. These inscriptions are all that are presently legible".
Paul Myers, for whom I am indebted for this citation, has taken the stones' inventory which were readable and created memorials for them here at Find a Grave. Since Joseph Matheny was not one for whom he created a memorial, it is reasonable to think that Joseph's stone either never existed or fell to ruin before the inventory was taken. Since Joseph and his wife died only 12 days apart (The "One World" site states that he died of typhus), it is assumed that he was buried next to his wife in this cemetery.
The source of my information for Joseph's life history is from a document regarding the descendants of Moses Maheny.
Joseph married first, on 22 March 1833 at Beaver City in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Mary McGregor. She was the daughter of Donald McGregor and Mary Bennett, and was born 25 July 1816 at sea; she died 16 Mar 1834 at New Castle in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. She was buried at New Castle. They had one son, Alpine McGregor Matheny (7 Feb 1834-25 Jun 1917).
After Mary died, Joseph married Jane Sterrett on 16 Mar 1835 at Beaver City. She was the daughter of Samuel Sterrett and Elizabeth Wright. They had two children: David 16 Oct 1836-4 Jun 1897) and Eliza (see her memorial, # 158016019, for more information).
It is presumed that Joseph was buried here in the Camp Run cemetery. An inventory of the cemetery, what remained of it, was taken in 1978 and reported by James H. Sterrett in the Nov. 1978 issue of the Western Pennsylvania Quarterly, p. 70 in an article titled "Camp Run Covenanter Cemetery":
"This cemetery is located in Perry Township, Lawrence County in a wooded area off Bates Road. It was the burial ground for the Camp Run Reformed Presbyterian congregation. In the May 1885 issue of 'Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter' there is a brief history of the church and mention of the cemetery. It calls the cemetery "a deserted spot" where "rest in neglected graves . . . the Sterretts, the Methenys, the Wrights, the McElwains." The cemetery is now in very poor condition, with many broken and fallen stones and evidence of stones now entirely gone. These inscriptions are all that are presently legible".
Paul Myers, for whom I am indebted for this citation, has taken the stones' inventory which were readable and created memorials for them here at Find a Grave. Since Joseph Matheny was not one for whom he created a memorial, it is reasonable to think that Joseph's stone either never existed or fell to ruin before the inventory was taken. Since Joseph and his wife died only 12 days apart (The "One World" site states that he died of typhus), it is assumed that he was buried next to his wife in this cemetery.
The source of my information for Joseph's life history is from a document regarding the descendants of Moses Maheny.
Joseph was the oldest of 15 children born to Moses Matheny (who was born on 13 Aug 1780 in Westmoreland County, Virginia and died on 16 Feb 1841 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Matheny Cemetery, Wampum Road, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania) and Hannah Nye (who was the daughter of Andrew Rose Nye and Rachel McDonald on 13 Feb 1806. Hannah was born on 21 Jul 1787. She died on 19 Aug 1854. She was buried in Matheny Cemetery, Wampum Road, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.).
Joseph married first, on 22 March 1833 at Beaver City in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Mary McGregor. She was the daughter of Donald McGregor and Mary Bennett, and was born 25 July 1816 at sea; she died 16 Mar 1834 at New Castle in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. She was buried at New Castle. They had one son, Alpine McGregor Matheny (7 Feb 1834-25 Jun 1917).
After Mary died, Joseph married Jane Sterrett on 16 Mar 1835 at Beaver City. She was the daughter of Samuel Sterrett and Elizabeth Wright. They had two children: David 16 Oct 1836-4 Jun 1897) and Eliza (see her memorial, # 158016019, for more information).
It is presumed that Joseph was buried here in the Camp Run cemetery. An inventory of the cemetery, what remained of it, was taken in 1978 and reported by James H. Sterrett in the Nov. 1978 issue of the Western Pennsylvania Quarterly, p. 70 in an article titled "Camp Run Covenanter Cemetery":
"This cemetery is located in Perry Township, Lawrence County in a wooded area off Bates Road. It was the burial ground for the Camp Run Reformed Presbyterian congregation. In the May 1885 issue of 'Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter' there is a brief history of the church and mention of the cemetery. It calls the cemetery "a deserted spot" where "rest in neglected graves . . . the Sterretts, the Methenys, the Wrights, the McElwains." The cemetery is now in very poor condition, with many broken and fallen stones and evidence of stones now entirely gone. These inscriptions are all that are presently legible".
Paul Myers, for whom I am indebted for this citation, has taken the stones' inventory which were readable and created memorials for them here at Find a Grave. Since Joseph Matheny was not one for whom he created a memorial, it is reasonable to think that Joseph's stone either never existed or fell to ruin before the inventory was taken. Since Joseph and his wife died only 12 days apart (The "One World" site states that he died of typhus), it is assumed that he was buried next to his wife in this cemetery.
The source of my information for Joseph's life history is from a document regarding the descendants of Moses Maheny.
Joseph married first, on 22 March 1833 at Beaver City in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Mary McGregor. She was the daughter of Donald McGregor and Mary Bennett, and was born 25 July 1816 at sea; she died 16 Mar 1834 at New Castle in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. She was buried at New Castle. They had one son, Alpine McGregor Matheny (7 Feb 1834-25 Jun 1917).
After Mary died, Joseph married Jane Sterrett on 16 Mar 1835 at Beaver City. She was the daughter of Samuel Sterrett and Elizabeth Wright. They had two children: David 16 Oct 1836-4 Jun 1897) and Eliza (see her memorial, # 158016019, for more information).
It is presumed that Joseph was buried here in the Camp Run cemetery. An inventory of the cemetery, what remained of it, was taken in 1978 and reported by James H. Sterrett in the Nov. 1978 issue of the Western Pennsylvania Quarterly, p. 70 in an article titled "Camp Run Covenanter Cemetery":
"This cemetery is located in Perry Township, Lawrence County in a wooded area off Bates Road. It was the burial ground for the Camp Run Reformed Presbyterian congregation. In the May 1885 issue of 'Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter' there is a brief history of the church and mention of the cemetery. It calls the cemetery "a deserted spot" where "rest in neglected graves . . . the Sterretts, the Methenys, the Wrights, the McElwains." The cemetery is now in very poor condition, with many broken and fallen stones and evidence of stones now entirely gone. These inscriptions are all that are presently legible".
Paul Myers, for whom I am indebted for this citation, has taken the stones' inventory which were readable and created memorials for them here at Find a Grave. Since Joseph Matheny was not one for whom he created a memorial, it is reasonable to think that Joseph's stone either never existed or fell to ruin before the inventory was taken. Since Joseph and his wife died only 12 days apart (The "One World" site states that he died of typhus), it is assumed that he was buried next to his wife in this cemetery.
The source of my information for Joseph's life history is from a document regarding the descendants of Moses Maheny.
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