0 HEAD 1 SOUR REUNION 2 VERS V4.0 2 CORP Leister Productions 1 DEST REUNION 1 DATE 4 OCT 1996 1 SUBM @S1@ 1 FILE Tynus McNeel Family 1 GEDC 2 VERS 5.01 1 CHAR IBM WINDOWS 0 @I1@ INDI 1 NAME Tynus William /MCNEEL, SR./ 1 TITL M.D. 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 20 JAN 1934 2 SOUR @S9@ 2 PLAC Hearne, Robertson Co, TX 1 OCCU Psychiatrist, Partner Tyler Psychiatry 1 RELI Methodist 1 RESI 1705 Pinetree Circle, Tyler, TX 75703 1 NOTE Tynus received his Bachelor of Arts in Zoology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1956. He received his Medical Degree in 1960 from the Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. Tynus practices Psychiatry in Tyler, Texas. He is a member 2 CONT of the American Psychiatry Association, Texas Medical Association, Central Neuropsychiatric Association and was Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. 1 NOTE 1 NOTE The following article appeared in a newspaper after the assaination of President John Kennedy: 1 NOTE MED BRANCH RESIDENT NAMED AID FOR RUBY EXAMINATION Dr. Tynus W. McNeel of the University of Texas Medical Branch has been named by Dr. Martin L. Towler, professor of neurology and psychiatry at the medical branch to assist in 2 CONT the examination of Jack Ruby of Dallas. Ruby is accused of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, accused assasin of President John F. Kennedy, and is now in jail at Dallas. Dist. Judge Joe E. Brown, has appointed Towler and two Dallas physicians to 2 CONT make an examination of Ruby. McNeel, 30, is completing his senior residency training at the Titus Harris Clinic of the medical branch complex and works exclusively with the Harris Clinic staff. He graduated with an M.D. degree in 1960 at 2 CONT the University of Texas Medical Branch, and began his residency here in 1961. 1 NOTE Dr. McNeel was born in Hearne, Tex. His father, a former employee of the Southern Pacific Railroad is deceased. His mother, Mrs. L. McNeel is a counselor in the Downey School District, Downey, Calif. and a former school teacher. 1 NOTE The medical branch resident is commander of Co. B, 111th Medical Battalion of the Texas Army National Guard at Fort Crockett, with the rank of captain. 1 NOTE Asked Thursday night, during an annual general inspection of Co. B. by Lt. Col. Chester R. Metzke of the Fourth Army, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, about being appointed to aid Dr. Towler in the examination of Ruby, Capt. McNeel said: 2 CONT "I think it was an honor for Dr. Towler to have been requested to make the examination, and I am certainly pleased and consider it an honor that he has asked me to assist." 1 NOTE Dr. McNeel is married to the former Lillie Critchfield, a Galveston native. They reside at 219 Mackerel with their three children, Lesley, 4; Tynus, Jr., 2 1/2; and Jeffrey, age one. 1 NOTE It was reported Thursday in Dallas that three Dallas hospitals have refused to accept Ruby for mental and physical examinations and that there is a possibility of the tests being performed in Galveston. 1 NOTE Late Thursday, Dr. John B. Truslow, executive dean and director of the medical branch said his earlier comments were still applicable. He told the Galveston Tribune the question of whether Ruby would be admitted at John Sealy Hospital 2 CONT "has not come up" and that a decision would be made "when and if the question comes up." 1 FAMS @F1@ 1 FAMS @F2@ 1 FAMC @F8@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I2@ INDI 1 NAME Lillie Frances /CRITCHFIELD/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 4 JUN 1932 2 PLAC Gause, TX 1 FAMS @F1@ 1 FAMC @F638@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I3@ INDI 1 NAME Tynus William /MCNEEL, JR./ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 15 APR 1961 2 PLAC Galveston, TX 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 OCCU General Contractor 1 RESI Tyler, Texas 1 NOTE Ty was born at St. Mary's Hospital in Galveston, Texas at 12:06 p.m. He weighed 7 lbs. & 4 ozs. Ty is a general contractor. 1 FAMS @F3@ 1 FAMS @F4@ 1 FAMC @F1@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I4@ INDI 1 NAME Lesley Leigh /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 15 MAY 1959 2 SOUR @S3@ 2 PLAC Galveston, Texas 1 RESI Cleburne, Texas 1 FAMS @F5@ 1 FAMS @F6@ 1 FAMS @F220@ 1 FAMC @F1@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 3 DEC 1995 0 @I5@ INDI 1 NAME Jeffrey Lawrence /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 11 DEC 1962 2 SOUR @S3@ 2 PLAC Galveston, TX 1 OCCU Allstate Insurance 1 RESI Palestine, Texas 1 NOTE Jeff was born at 11:03 a.m. in Galveston. He weighed 6 lbs. and 15 ozs. 1 NOTE Jeff attended Texas Tech University and graduated from the University of Texas at Tyler. 1 FAMS @F7@ 1 FAMC @F1@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I6@ INDI 1 NAME Lance Christian /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 24 MAY 1969 2 SOUR @S3@ 2 PLAC Tyler, Smith Co, TX 1 RESI Tyler, Texas 1 NOTE Lance graduated from Baylor University, Waco, Texas. He then attended two years at Texas Tech University and then continued his studies at the University of Texas at Tyler. 1 FAMS @F157@ 1 FAMC @F1@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I7@ INDI 1 NAME Kelly /HAVILAND/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 17 NOV 1960 2 PLAC Winterhaven, Fla 1 FAMS @F4@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I8@ INDI 1 NAME Tynus (Trey) William /MCNEEL, III/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 4 FEB 1991 2 SOUR @S3@ 2 PLAC Jupiter, Fla 1 NOTE Trey was born in St. Mary's Hospital at 12:06 p.m. He weighed 7 lbs. and 4 ozs. 1 FAMC @F4@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I9@ INDI 1 NAME Shelley /MANESS/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 29 JUL 1962 1 NOTE Shelley's parents are Tommy Maness and Charlotte (Campbell) Maness. 1 FAMS @F3@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 9 MAY 1995 0 @I10@ INDI 1 NAME Brittany Page /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 5 NOV 1984 2 PLAC Tyler, Smith County, Texas 1 FAMC @F3@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 9 MAY 1995 0 @I11@ INDI 1 NAME Edwin Scott /ARNOLD/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 24 SEP 1954 1 FAMS @F6@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 4 SEP 1994 0 @I12@ INDI 1 NAME Brenton Scott /ARNOLD/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 11 NOV 1991 2 PLAC Colorado Springs, Colorado 1 FAMC @F6@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I13@ INDI 1 NAME Linda Jo /GRIMES/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 26 FEB 1967 2 PLAC Havre, Montana 1 OCCU R.N. Nurse 1 FAMS @F7@ 1 FAMC @F64@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 JAN 1995 0 @I14@ INDI 1 NAME Willie Aubrey /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1 APR 1892 2 PLAC Hearne, Robertson Co, TX 2 SOUR @S9@ 2 SOUR @S6@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 12 NOV 1952 2 PLAC Hearne, Robertson Co, TX 2 SOUR @S9@ 2 SOUR @S6@ 1 BURI 2 PLAC Norwood Cemetary, Hearne, Texas 1 OCCU Southern Pacific Railroad 1 RELI Methodist 1 RESI Hearne, Texas 1 NOTE The following article was taken from the book, "Hearne on the Brazos". W. A. "Unk" McNeel attended school in the Elliott Community and worked on the family farm when he was a boy. 1 NOTE He later was an employee for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company and was active in civic and boy scout work for many years. A veteran of World War I with overseas duty, he was instrumental in organizing the Miles Scriviner Post of the 2 CONT American Legion in Hearne, and served as Commander of this Post. 1 NOTE He started his scouting work in Hearne in 1919 soon after returning from World War I when the Hearne Scouts came directly under the New York office. Since that time he served in all capacties in scout work in Hearne. He was honored as a 2 CONT life member of the Cub Scouts in ceremonies in Hearne in 1952 and was presented a gold pin by the Sam Houston Area Council in recognition of his 33 years of outstanding service in the scouting movement. He also served as a Member-at-large in 2 CONT the Sam Houston Area Council up to the time of his death. 1 NOTE During his entire life he maintained a close relationship with hundreds of the boys who had gone through the scouting program in Hearne and was always greatly interested in the activities of all phases of scouting in this area. His 2 CONT unselfish service in molding the character in the youth of this community won for him the admiration of the entire citizenry. 1 NOTE During the last years of his life, "Unk" McNeel contined to be a leader of boys, and although he was not active in scouting work in his later years, he remained in close touch with the boys and the scouting activities of this area. He was 2 CONT often quoted as saying, "There is no such thing as a juvenile delinquent." When it was pointed out that some boys were "tough customers" he would reply, "In many cases like that the parents have not taken the time to train the boys." All of 2 CONT his work with boys was done without a single penny for pay but was done for his great love for them, these boys tagging him with the name of "Unk". "Unk" McNeel passed on to his reward November 10, 1952, ending a great life of service to this 2 CONT country, community and to many hundreds of boys that will always remember him as a great friend. 1 NOTE 1 NOTE The following information was taken from the discharge papers of Willie Aubrey McNeel, Private First Class of the 144th Infantry, Medical Detachment, Army Serial No. 1,499,722. He sailed from the U.S. on July 18, 1918 and served in 2 CONT France. He saw action between Givry and Somme Frances October 9th-27th, 1918 and in Meuse-Argonne offensive (Champagne) France, October 6th to 29th, 1918. He arrived back in the U.S. on June 6, 1919, and was Honorably Discharged from the 2 CONT United States Army. The discharge papers carried the following description of him: 25 years of age; grey eyes, light hair; ruddy complexion; and 5' 7 1/2" tall. The following was a history of his infantry. 1 NOTE HISTORY OF DETACHMENT MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 144TH INFANTRY 1 NOTE The health of the 144th Infantry Regiment, as a whole, upon entering combat on the 9th of October 1918 may be said to have been excellent. 1 NOTE On the night of October 9th and 10th, 1918 this regiment relieved units of the 6th Regiment of Marines, between Blanc Mont and St Etienne. The Detachment Medical Department 144th Infantry attached comprised 7 Medical and 3 Dental Officers 2 CONT and 50 Hospital Corps men. The Detachment was distributed as follows: The Surgeon, Arthur B. Landry, Major M.C. and 4 Hospital Corps men at Regimental P.C.; 2 Medical Officers, 1 Dental Officer and 15 Hospital Corps men assigned to each 2 CONT Battation. Captain William E. Chapman, M.C. was in charge of the first Battalion Medical unit; Lieut. Williams F. Culvertson, M.C. was in charge of 2nd Battalion unit; and Captain George C. Skinner, M.C. was in charge of 3rd Battalion Medical 2 CONT unit. 1 NOTE The first Battalion Medical unit accompanied the first Battalion as it took up its advance position north of Blanc Mont and established the Battalion Aid Station in a fairly well protected dugout about 500 meters to the rear of the 2 CONT Battalion. Two Hospital Corps men were assigned to, and accompanied each company. The other two Battalion Medical units accompanied their respective Battalions, which were held in reserve in Blanc Mont. 1 NOTE Because of a direct order from the Regimental Commander to the effect that only Ammunition wagons would accompany the Regiment into combat, the Medical carts, excepting that of the 1st Battalion (in which were carried Medical Supplies) 2 CONT were left behind with the Supply Train. This order did not reach the first Battalion Medical unit until the Battalion had taken up its position, therefore the Medical cart and supplies for that Battalion were brought up to the Battalion Aid 2 CONT Station as contemplated. 1 NOTE There were no casualties in the First Battalion during the relief of the U.S. Marine unit. At 16:45 o'clock 10th October 1918, orders were received for the 144th Infantry to "Leap Frog" the 142nd Infantry Regiment and to attack the enemy. 2 CONT Battalion Medical Units accompanied their respective Battalions in combat the Surgeon with 4 Hospital Corpsmen established a Regimental Collecting Station for wounded on Blanc Mont, about 3 kilometers to the rear of the reserve Battalion. At 2 CONT 20 o'clock the first casualties were received at the Regimental Aid Station and immediately Ambulance service between the first Battalion Aid Station was established. Two ambulances from the American S.S.U. Service were used for this purpose, 2 CONT and in every particular gave excellent Service. Casulaties occurred in the three Battalions during the night October 10th-11th, 1918 and most of those passed through the 144th Infantry Regimental Aid Station. However, because of the nature of 2 CONT the tactical move, Battalion Aid Stations of the 142nd Infantry Regiment still being established while this Regiment was being "Leap Frogged" over their Regiment, a number of our wounded were evacuated through these 142nd Infantry Aid Stations. 2 CONT The number of Casualties were moderate. Litter cases were few, and consisted for the most part of shrapnel and HE shell wounds of the extremeties. Many ambulatory cases filtered through the Regimental Collecting Station without passing 2 CONT through Battalion Aid Stations: These consisted of a few slightly wounded cases, and several cases of alleged gas affliations. The latter were closely observed for periods varying from two to six hours and only a few were considered to have 2 CONT been gassed, nearly all were returned to the line. 1 NOTE Lieut. Colonel Oscar F. Roberts while still suffering from the effects of bronchitis was gassed, but persuaded Captain Wm. E. Chapman, M.C. to allow him to remain with the command. Captain William E. Chapman M.C. while suffering from the 2 CONT effects of gas from HE shells continued to operate the first Battalion Aid Station and did excellent work, notwithstanding his physical condition. 1 NOTE On the 11th of October 1918 at St. Etienne and between that village and Mechault there were some casualties which occurred mostly on the right of our sector. The majority of the wounds received were not severe. Owing to the rapid 2 CONT progress of our troops contact between line companies and the Medical units was maintained with difficulty, and between St. Etienne and Machault while the Medical units were combined our sector for wounded, they became separated from the 2 CONT Battalions. However, in the search for the wounded, thirteen were recovered, collected at a point midway between St. Etienne and Machault, 100 meters east of the road and evacuated by ambulances. At 1 o'clock 12 Oct. 1918 Lt. Culbertson & his 2 CONT unit regained contact with his Battalion located at Machault and maintained contact from that time on. Captain George C. Skinner, M.C. and his Medical unit had regained contact with his Battalion at 11 o'clock. From Machault to Dricourt there 2 CONT were very few casualties. 1 NOTE On the 13th of October 1918 the first Battalion took up the advance position of the Regiment and moved to the region of the Beaumont Ferme, occuping the right of our sector and a portion of that assigned to the 143rd Inf. Here there were 2 CONT many casualties. Captain W. E. Chapman M.C. established a Battalion Aid Station in a quarry about 1 kilometer east of Ferme de Moscou and attended 15 wounded at that place. The Surgeon established a station at Vaux Champagne and collected 2 CONT several wounded at that point. At about 19 o'clock when two of our Battalions occupied a position less than 1 kilometer south of the canal and covering a front extending from Grigny to Attigny, our troops were subjected to a heavy shell fire 2 CONT and suffered many casualties. All three Battalion Medical units established themselves well to the front and under shell fire operated their dressing stations. Capt. W.E. Chapman was at Ferme de Moscou, Lt. Culbertson was between Ferme de 2 CONT Moscou & Beaumont Ferme; Lt. Halsey in the absence of Capt. Skinner who had been evacuated early in the day on account of shell shock, located at Beaumont Ferme. Lt. Paige acting independently with a few Hospital Corpsmen took up a position to 2 CONT the immediate rear of the first Battalion and at his station collected 83 wounded and gassed cases. The position taken up by Lt. Paige was established by Pvt. Reynolds of the Detachment Medical Department 143rd Infantry, who having become 2 CONT separated from his organization and finding himself among several of the wounded men of the 144th Infantry personally established and conducted the collection of wounded until the arrival of Lieut. Paige. About one hundred fifty-three wounded 2 CONT and gassed cases were evacuated from this area during the night of October 13th-14th, 1918. 1 NOTE From the 14th to the 27th October, 1918 there were very few minor casualties, two of which were from mustard gas. Following the entry of the Regiment into combat there was practically no sickness. 1 NOTE The Hospital Corpsmen of the Detachment Medical Department, 144th Infantry conducted themselves in a most credible manner under all conditions, and showed initiative in their work, under shell fire. 1 XXXX Family Bible, Social Security #703-14-5317 1 FAMS @F8@ 1 FAMC @F9@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I15@ INDI 1 NAME Madge Lillian /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 27 NOV 1903 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Taylor City Near Abilene, TX 1 DEAT 2 DATE 2 SEP 1984 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Tyler, Texas 1 BURI 2 PLAC Norwood Cemetery, Hearne TX 1 OCCU School Teacher 1 RELI Methodist 1 NOTE Newspaper writeup of Lillian and Aubrey's wedding as follows: 1 NOTE MISS LILLIAN LAWRENCE AND AUBREY MCNEEL ARE WED AT HOME OF THE BRIDE 1 NOTE Charming simplicity marked the wedding of Miss Lillian Lawrence, accomplished Denison girl, and Aubrey McNeel of Hearne, which was celebrated Wednesday afternoon at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Lawrence, 621 West 2 CONT Hull Street. Dr. J. S. Hodges, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, was the nuptial officiant, performing the sacrosanct ring service, which was witnessed by a party of 30 relatives and friends of the principals. 1 NOTE On the stroke of 3 o'clock, Miss Marie Arthur, attired in flesh georgette with black hat, sang "I Promise You," by Ernest Ball, with Mrs. S. V. Earnest, in rasberry georgette and pink and beige accessories, at the piano. The pianist then 2 CONT rendered Lohengrin's Wedding Marach, and the contractants entered the living room unattended, and standing at a beautiful floral shrine, were united in wedlock. During the ceremony Mrs. Earnest played Traumerei. 1 NOTE The bride was tastily attired in a rose taupe silk frock trimmed with ashes of roses georgette and cream lace. Her hat was of rose taupe velour, slippers and hose of beige, and at her corsage, she wore sweetheart and radiance buds, with 2 CONT sweetpeas and fern tied with orchid tulle. Her going-away costume was a midnight blue georgette dress of tailored design, with black sport hat. 1 NOTE The former Miss Lawrence is a graduate of the Denison high school and received a B.A. degree at the University of Texas. Following her graduation from the latter institution in 1925 she accepted the chair of English in the Hearne high 2 CONT school. The bridegroom, the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. McNeel,, is a graduate of the Hearne high school, and for several years has been connected with the H. & T.C. and I. & G. N. railroads as baggage agent and assistant ticket agent at Hearne. 1 NOTE The Lawrence home bore lovely ornamentation for the nuptials, masses of coreopsis, crepe myrtle, daises, pink roses, marigolds, cannalillies and asparagus fern being artistically used. The altar improvised of yellow lillies in pedestal 2 CONT floor baskets and stately palms. Wicker wall pockets of cornucopia design, filled with blossoms, also formed ornamentation, and a huge basket of crepe myrtle, with a bow of orange maline, was a central decoration in the dining room, which 2 CONT adjoins the living suite. 1 NOTE Following the ceremony, felicitations were heaped upon the newlyweds, and iced punch served. Mr. and Mrs. McNeel left Wednesday afternoon for a wedding trip to El Paso and points in Mexico, and will be at home in Hearne August 15. 1 NOTE 1 NOTE Lillian was buried in Norwood Cemetary in Hearne, Robertson County, Texas beside her husband, Willie Aubrey, his parents and his brother, Tynus William. She taught English at Hearne, Texas until 1954; then moved to Downy, California in 2 CONT 1954 and taught English and was a counselor until 1968. She then moved to Tyler to join her son, Tynus and lived there until her death. 1 XXXX tombstone inscriptions SS # 455-34-3019 1 FAMS @F8@ 1 FAMC @F13@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I16@ INDI 1 NAME Kay D'Auan /KING/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 29 MAY 1954 2 SOUR @S3@ 2 PLAC Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas 1 OCCU Sec/Treasurer Of Diamond K Corp. 1 RELI Methodist 1 NOTE D'Auan graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1972 and received her Bachelor of Science and her teaching certificate in business education in 1980 and her Master of Science in 1982 from East Texas State University. She is currently 2 CONT Secretary/Treasurer of Diamond K Corporation of Mt. Pleasant, Texas. 1 FAMS @F2@ 1 FAMC @F60@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 9 MAY 1995 0 @I17@ INDI 1 NAME Tynus William /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 15 JAN 1849 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Ala. 2 SOUR @S9@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 14 DEC 1926 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Hearne, Robertson Co, TX 2 SOUR @S9@ 1 BURI 2 PLAC Norwood Cemetary, Hearne, TX 1 RELI Baptist 1 RESI Elliott, Texas 1 NOTE During the war between the states, Tynus joined the confederate forces at the age of 14 and the cause of the confederacy was ever dear to him. He was a member of the Camp Moorman of Robertson County, Texas 1 NOTE Tynus resided in Alabama until after the Civil War when he went to Mansfield, Louisiana to live for a year and from there he rode horseback to San Marcos, Texas where he lived for a time. 1 NOTE After his marriage, he and his wife, Alice moved to Elliott, Texas. He was highly respected in this community. For 36 years, he was a member of the Baptist Church, Postmaster and agent for the IGN Railroad Company. He was also a member 2 CONT of the County Board of Education for the county until failing health caused him to resign. 1 NOTE Tynus died in the home of his son Aubrey McNeel, where he had lived for the two years prior to his death. Funeral services wre conducted at the W. A. McNeel home at 3 p.m. by the Rev. Charles E. Bullock, pastor of the First Baptist Church. 2 CONT He was a Mason, an OddFellow, a Good Templar, and a member of the Ku Klux Klan. He was Baptist. 1 NOTE On the 1860 census of Autaugaville, Alabama, he is living with Albert and T.A. Stoudenmire instead of his father, Albert and his step-mother Anne. The following is from the book, "The Handbook of Texas, Volume I": Elliott, 2 CONT Texas. Elliott (Robertson County), five miles north of Hearne, was established in 1871 as a station on the International-Great Northern Railroad and named for the settler who gave land for the townsite. A post office named Una was granted in 2 CONT 1890 but discontinued in 1892. In 1900, T.W. McNeel's general store marked the townsite; a population of twenty was reported in 1915; but in 1947 only the place name for the rural community remained. 1 NOTE The following is from the State of Alabama Department of Archives and History: A muster roll dated August 17, 1864 lists one Private Tyrus W. McNeel, age 15, who enlisted from Autauga County, Alabama, August 17, 1864 and served with 2 CONT Thomas A. Davis Local Defense Company (Home Guard). 1 NOTE The following article appeared in an Alabama Newspaper, Sunday, September 23 1923: 1 NOTE REUNION OF THE M'NEEL FAMILY WHEN BROTHER FROM TEXAS COMES HOME 1 NOTE Tynus W. McNeel Returns for Visit After 53 Years Absence; Old Home in Autaugaville Scene of Reunion. The story of the homecoming of Tynus W. McNeel, with his wife, his son, his daughter, and his grandchildren is here told by a family 2 CONT friend who includes the heart-interest and much that will interest the old families of Autauga and Montgomery counties. The writer says: "About a hundred years ago, Autaugaville was the center of one of the richest and most typical Southern 2 CONT communities. Here lived such planters and merchants as the McNeels, Picketts, Davis', Debardelabens, Howards, Whetstones, Dejarnettes, Housers, Taylors, Hicks, Stoudenmires, Nunns, Wilkinsons, Smiths, and many others. 1 NOTE "Then of these wealthy planters subscribed $10,000 each hand erected the Planters' Cotton Factory. They built a school house of brick and here generation after generation of boys and girls were fitted for useful lives. A remarkable fact in 2 CONT connection with that school is that though the original house has succumbed to old age, the school as an institution, has never failed through the long years to call the young to books in the fall and dismiss them for the summer rest. 1 NOTE "In a few months, Autaugaville will celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of its Methodist Sunday school which is enjoying to this day a continued life of usefulness. 1 NOTE "Now this is by way of preface to what has recently happened in this historic old community. 1 NOTE "Dwelling in the old McNeel homestead, is Mrs. Bessie McNeel Howard, one of the daughters of a noted Confederate father, Albert W. McNeel and devoted mother, Ann L. McNeel. This home is still the Mecca of those memebers who have drifted 2 CONT out and away into the world, and their return visits are seasons of happiness. Among those who left this old-roof-tree, over fifty years ago, was Tynus W. McNeel, a brother of Andrew H. McNeel, of Montgomery. A young and adventurous spirit, 2 CONT he longed to see world, meet and conquer it; so he bade parents, brothers and sisters adieu and turned his face toward that Mecca of so many Southerners after "The War", Texas. 1 NOTE The years have gone swiftly by, while he conquered fortune and fate. A happy marriage crowned his successful endeavors; and then, in the golden autumn of a well-spent life, his heart turned toward the Autauga home-nest and the dear ones 2 CONT still dwelling there. 1 NOTE Loving letters had sufficed through the years, but now, he longed to be face to face with the people, the places and the things that had made up the world of his youth. 1 NOTE There was great rejoicing among the sisters and brothers still surviving, and a "gathering of the clan" was planned, though their happy anticipation was somewhat clouded by the thought that so many changes would grieve the eager guest. 1 NOTE He wrote that he "must visit" the "Ole Swimming Hole" in Swift Creek; must wade once more through the canebrake, where he had helped Father cut the fishing-poles. Oh, yes, and were the same old brackets on the back porch wall and the same 2 CONT old-fishing poles on them--waiting for his coming? 1 NOTE He could smell the yellow jasemine at the parlor window; and the woodbine over the swing in the corner of the yards. He must follow the winding pathup the hill to the old well, whose waters was the sweetest in the world! And--where 2 CONT were the friends of his youth? He hoped they were all awaiting his coming! Laughter and tears co-mingled as this letter was passed from brother to sister and on. O, the changes the years had wrought! Would he, after fifty years, enjoy the 2 CONT homecoming? But love is still the greatest thing in the world; and when the long absent brother arrived he was surrounded by rejoicing and eager ministration, that his disappointments, while keen, were not grievous. 1 NOTE He came, bringing his wife, the faithful helpmeet of many years; a stalwart son to lean upon; a comely daughter--a matron with three dear ones of her own. So he came again with three generations to honor the old home-shrine; two of them 2 CONT to carry on the good citizenship of his own endeavor. 1 NOTE A happy and renewed family circle once more sat at the bountiful board presided over by the elder sister, Mrs. Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. McNeel, son and daughter of Autaugaville; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. McNeel and son, of Montgomery; 2 CONT Mrs. Fannie Hart of Camden; Mrs. Howard and two daughters, Mrs. Leonard Morgan, of Selma, and Mrs. Alvin Jones of Mulberry. Many cousins came to welcome the visitors. 1 NOTE Among the friends of his youth who had shared his joy in the "Ole Swimmin Hole," and fishing at Pickett's Mill, there remains but Morgan Smith, Joe Wilkinson, R. P. DeBardelaben and Will Faulkner. How the boys of other days joked, 2 CONT laughed, and quickened each other's memories. Don't you remember--? O, among them were the two negro boys--slaves, but boom companions at the swimming frolics; Alec Frazier and Anthony Golson! Such a meeting! 1 NOTE Out into the backyard went the visitor to seek "Old Aunt Maria" and "Ellen" the faithful slave friends and ministers to his boyish wants--but--their voices were stilled, their places vacant; for many years they had rested from their labors 2 CONT and knew not that at this late date a tear was dropped in tender memory of their faithfulness and devotion. 1 NOTE All too soon demands of duty called from the far Texas home and again partings were necessary. Yet the restored brother emphatically declared that, as long as he lived, being now 75 years young, not a year should pass without his return to 2 CONT the "dearest spot on earth--the Old Home. 1 NOTE Letters have come assuring the anxious hearts in Alabama that the changes and absences had not grieved him sorely--for there is always the hope of a re-union--somehwere! ---Amicus 1 NOTE 1 NOTE Another newspaper article of the family reunion--paper and date unknown. M'NEELS OF AUTAUGAVILLE ENJOY FAMILY REUNION 1 NOTE Ages of Five Members Present Aggregate 335 Years. 1 NOTE SELMA, ALABAMA, Nov. 29--Special to the Advertiser--A recent family reunion of unusual interest owing to the prominence and wide family connection enjoyed by members participating was that of the McNeels of Autaugaville. The sons and 2 CONT daughters of the late Albert W. and Ann L. McNeel and their families held a reunion at the old home. 1 NOTE The reunion was planned in honor of the homecoming of the oldest brother, Tynus W. McNeel, of Hearne, Texas, after an absence of 53 years. The sisters and brothers sharing the happy occasion were Mrs. Bessie McNeel Howard, 63 years old, 2 CONT of Autaugaville; Frank J. McNeel, 67, Autaugaville; A.H. McNeel, Montgomery, aged 70; Tynus McNeel, Texas, 75; and Mrs. Fannie McNeel Hart of Camden, aged 55. 1 NOTE The meeting was a remarkable one for these "children" gathering perhaps for the last reunion that some of them will be privileged to enjoy at the home and their childhood and youth. 1 NOTE The McNeel family is of pure Scotch descent and ranks as one of the most substantial and highly thought of in Alabama. Its sons and daughters have reflected honor on their worthy parents whose fine and sturdy characters have left their 2 CONT influence widely felt and appreciated in the community where they lived for so many years. 1 XXXX newspaper 1 FAMS @F9@ 1 FAMC @F40@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I18@ INDI 1 NAME Alice Dean /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE DEC 1851 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Harrison Co, TX 2 SOUR @S9@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 21 SEP 1925 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Hearne, Robertson Co, TX 1 BURI 2 PLAC Norwood Cemetary, Hearne, TX 1 RELI Baptist 1 RESI Elliott, Texas 1 NOTE Alice was not an orphan as her children might have thought. She was 4 years of age, the youngest of 4 children, when both of her parents died in August 1854, most probably from consumption (TB), a very common disease in days gone by. Alice's 2 CONT parents, the first of the Godbold families to migrate from Alabama to Texas, settled in Harrison County in 1849. In a few years, Alice's grandparents, Nathan and Harriet Godbold, along with their grown children, sold their lands in Conecuh 2 CONT County, Alabama and followed their son, Wyatt and wife, Serena, to Harrison County. Soon they were well-established on their new plantation with 500 slaves to work the lands and raise cotton. The Godbolds were very prosperous, cultured, 2 CONT educated and accustomed to the finer things in life. With this background, like so many other fine old Southern families, they never lost their grace and elegance when their days of gracious living were swept away by the Civil War. Alice's 2 CONT parents left a rather large estate when they died in 1854 and the Harrison County Court appointed the children's grandparents as their guardians, and the administrator of their deceased son's estate. Each year Grandfather Nathan gave a detailed 2 CONT written account of every dollar spent on his four grandchildren. These detailed and interesting reports are still on record at the Harrison County Courthouse in Marshall, Texas. Marshall, at the time of the Civil War, was the seat of all civil 2 CONT jurisdiction west of the Mississippi, the "Richmond" of the Confederacy, and one of the largest and wealthiest towns in Texas. 1 NOTE Alice's oldest brother was Richard Isaac Godbold, who died at the early age of 28 in 1873. He was attending a university when the Civil War began, but ran away and joined the 3rd Texas Cavalry Division where he was wounded. He died of 2 CONT yellow fever, in 1873, at his home in Rockdale, Texas, leaving a wife and two children. Alice was very close to her brother, Richard, and this is evident in the fact that she named her second son Richard, after her beloved dead brother. 2 CONT According to the family Bible, the baby, Richard lived only 6 days. But apparently, she kept the memory of the two Richards dear to her heart and told her daughter, Bessie, the story of her brother and baby son, both named Richard. This is 2 CONT evident in the fact that Alice's daughter, Bessie (McNeel) Boswell, named her first son Richard also. Alice married Tynus William McNeel at the age of 26 in 1876. The Godbold and McNeel families were well-acquainted in Alabama, and so it seems 2 CONT that Tynus purposely looked up his old family friends when he migrated to Texas to seek his fortune and in due time, Alice and Tynus were married in Robertson County, Texas. Although they were never affluent and lived on a small farm near 2 CONT Elliott, Alice never forgot her upbringing. Whenever in public, she was always dressed properly, in a high-necked blouse and a long full skirt, and going about in her little two-wheeled buggy. She was truly a "southern belle" until the day she 2 CONT died at the age of 75 in 1925. (Written by Frances (McNeil) Koole.) 1 NOTE They were a highly educated family with many slaves on a large plantation in Harrison County, Texas and before in Conecuh Co. Alabama. Alice was of Irish descent. 1 XXXX Harrison County records, family history 1 FAMS @F9@ 1 FAMC @F45@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I19@ INDI 1 NAME Albert William /MCNEIL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 8 OCT 1877 2 PLAC Elliott, Robertson Co, TX 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 14 SEP 1957 2 PLAC Austin, TX 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 BURI 2 PLAC Norwood Cemetery, Hearne, TX 1 NOTE During Albert's life, he lived in Mumford, Houston, Franklin, and Austin, Texas. Albert's last name was spelled McNeil instead of McNeel. He was in the Spanish American war and the spelling was changed then and he never changed it back. 1 NOTE The following was taken from the book "Hearne on the Brazos". Albert W. McNeil was a veteran of the Spanish-American War, and most of his life was spent in Robertson County. He was associated with the Rural Electrifications Administration 2 CONT in the signing of right-of-way over Robertson and adjoint counties and was also the reporter for cotton production and other government jobs. 1 FAMS @F10@ 1 FAMS @F11@ 1 FAMC @F9@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I20@ INDI 1 NAME Carl Godbold /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 8 AUG 1889 2 PLAC Robertson Co, TX 2 SOUR @S9@ 1 NOTE Carl McNeel lived in Brownfield, Texas. He also lived in Shawnee, Oklahoma. 1 FAMS @F12@ 1 FAMC @F9@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I21@ INDI 1 NAME Ellis Bert /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 9 JUL 1881 2 PLAC Union City, Tenn 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 17 JUN 1946 2 PLAC Garden Grove, CA 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 NOTE Uncle Ellis was always immaculate and well-groomed - a happy extrovert who would go miles out of his way to look up a cousin - no matter now distant the relationship. He was so knowledgeable and had spent some time on the Cautauqua circuit. I 2 CONT think of him often because my brother is like him in so many ways. (Written by Martha Lou Vaughan Palmer, May 1981). 1 NOTE Ellis Bert died in an automobile accident in California. His funeral was held on June 20, 1946 at Honold Brother Chapel, Garden Grove, CA at 3:30 p.m. He was buried in Wetumka, OK. 1 FAMS @F13@ 1 FAMS @F15@ 1 FAMS @F14@ 1 FAMC @F19@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I22@ INDI 1 NAME Minnie Ethel /JULIAN/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1883 2 PLAC Texas 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 DEAT 2 PLAC CA 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 FAMS @F13@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 28 JAN 1996 0 @I23@ INDI 1 NAME Elizabeth /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX F 1 RESI Lakewood, California 1 FAMS @F16@ 1 FAMC @F13@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 25 SEP 1994 0 @I24@ INDI 1 NAME L. Franklin (Major) /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX M 1 RESI Los Gatos, California 1 FAMS @F17@ 1 FAMC @F13@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 25 SEP 1994 0 @I25@ INDI 1 NAME Wrenn H. /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX M 1 RESI San Diego, California 1 FAMS @F18@ 1 FAMC @F13@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 25 SEP 1994 0 @I26@ INDI 1 NAME William Frank /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 31 JAN 1851 2 PLAC Marshall Co, Tenn 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 14 DEC 1900 2 PLAC Abilene, City Cemetery, TX 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 OCCU Farmer 1 RELI Presbyterian 1 NOTE This brief history of William Frank Lawrence (better known as Billy Frank) was drawn from some facts (census, etc.) and some hearsay from his daughter, Nola. It was written by Martha Lou Vaughn Palmer. 1 NOTE Billy Frank was probably born in Marshall County, Tennessee either 2/1/1850 or 1/31/1851 but by 1860 was living in Obion County, in north western Tennessee at Protemus, a small settlement near Troy and Union City. There he lived with his 2 CONT family, the John D. Lawrences, farming until he married Nannie. They lived in a frame house and farmed on land obtained from his father and they attended a nearby Presbyterian Church. The visiting preachers always liked to eat at the Lawrences 2 CONT because Nannie was such a good cook. Seven children were born at this home. 1 NOTE About 1894, the family moved to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) and lived in a sod house for a few months. They returned to Tennessee but moved to Texas before 1899 because in that year they were near Abilene, Texas in Taylor County. They 2 CONT probably moved here because Nancy had a brother, Eli, living at nearby Clyde, Texas, and her father, C.A. Kirk, lived with this brother until his death in 1918. (Eli's only grandson Muryl Hallman, now lives in San Marcos, CA). Billy Frank 2 CONT sold his land in Tennessee in August, 1899 for $850. On their move to Texas, the family traveled by train and crossed the Mississippi River on a ferry boat--train and all. 1 NOTE The family moved to Sherman, Texas about 1904 after the death of Billy Frank in 1900. Billy Frank and Nannie E. were buried in the Abilene, Texas city cemetary as was her father, C.A. Kirk. Three of the children moved on to California at 2 CONT different times--John, Percy, and Beulah. Ellis settled in Denison and Nola stayed in Sherman. Two of the children, Eli Thomas and Mary Susan, probably died as youngsters in Tennessee. Eventually most of their descendants did settle in 2 CONT California. 1 NOTE Nola mentioned many times one of the grandparents "had the map of Ireland on his face" indicating he came from there but it must have been one of the great grandparents and I have no idea which one. 1 FAMS @F19@ 1 FAMC @F20@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I27@ INDI 1 NAME Nancy (Nannie) Elizabeth /KIRK/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 28 JUL 1854 2 PLAC Tenn 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 19 MAR 1907 2 PLAC Abilene, Tx 1 BURI 2 PLAC City Cemetery, Abilene, TX 1 OCCU Housewife 1 RELI Presbyterian 1 NOTE Nannie was a Methodist. 1 FAMS @F19@ 1 FAMC @F21@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I28@ INDI 1 NAME John D. /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1812 2 PLAC Marshall Co., Tenn 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 FAMS @F20@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I29@ INDI 1 NAME Elizabeth R. /SHAW/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1816 2 PLAC Marshall Co., Tenn 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 FAMS @F20@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I30@ INDI 1 NAME C. Anderson /KIRK/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1831 2 PLAC Tenn 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1918 2 PLAC Abilene, TX 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 BURI 2 PLAC City Cemetery, Abilene, Tx 1 OCCU Farmer 1 NOTE C. Anderson Kirk was in the Civil War. 1 FAMS @F21@ 1 FAMC @F138@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I31@ INDI 1 NAME Julia Ann /BROWN/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1832 2 PLAC Tenn 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1894 2 PLAC Tenn 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 FAMS @F21@ 1 FAMC @F139@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I32@ INDI 1 NAME Bobbie /"?"/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F18@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 25 SEP 1994 0 @I33@ INDI 1 NAME M.A. /LIBEU/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F16@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 25 SEP 1994 0 @I34@ INDI 1 NAME Greg /LIBEU/ 1 SEX M 1 RESI 6918 Tanglewood, Lakewood, CA 90713 1 FAMS @F22@ 1 FAMC @F16@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 DEC 1994 0 @I35@ INDI 1 NAME Lawrence Mathew /LIBEU/ 1 SEX M 1 NOTE Cheryl is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William Leo Arnold. They were married at 8 p.m. at the Christ Presbyterian Church in Lakewood, California. 1 FAMS @F23@ 1 FAMC @F16@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I36@ INDI 1 NAME Eli Thomas /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 3 SEP 1873 2 PLAC Tennessee 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 DEAT 2 PLAC Probably Early In Tennessee 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 FAMC @F19@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 MAY 1995 0 @I37@ INDI 1 NAME Mary Susan /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 5 APR 1878 2 PLAC Tennessee 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 DEAT 2 PLAC Probably Early In Tennessee 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 FAMC @F19@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 MAY 1995 0 @I38@ INDI 1 NAME John Anderson /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 13 AUG 1875 2 PLAC Tennessee 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 14 JUL 1948 2 PLAC Fresno, California 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 NOTE Uncle John, who in Tennesse early married his pretty part Indian Maiden, was in California, a "Cussing, hard-drinking" deep-sea fisherman who wasn't always too happy to see sister Nola who was ever after him to "wash up". He raised those 2 CONT wonderful seedless Thompson grapes. (Written by Martha Lou Vaughn Palmer, May 1981). John was buried in Santa Ana, California. 1 FAMS @F24@ 1 FAMC @F19@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 MAY 1995 0 @I39@ INDI 1 NAME Percy Adran /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 6 SEP 1885 2 PLAC Tennessee 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 30 MAY 1941 2 PLAC Westminster, CA 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 NOTE Uncle Percy was a quiet, gentle, pleasant man who grew beautiful dahlias and loved to grow many other things. (Written by Martha Lou Vaughn Palmer, May 1981). 1 FAMS @F25@ 1 FAMC @F19@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 MAY 1995 0 @I40@ INDI 1 NAME Beulah Zelma /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 15 JUL 1887 2 PLAC Tennessee 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 15 OCT 1964 2 PLAC Santa Ana, California 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 NOTE Aunt Beulah was always fun - such a good cook with lots of twinkle in her eyes usually due to that cut-up of a husband, Uncle Joe. (Written by Martha Lou Vaughn Palmer.) 1 FAMS @F26@ 1 FAMC @F19@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 MAY 1995 0 @I41@ INDI 1 NAME Nola Beatrice /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 26 MAR 1890 2 PLAC Tennessee 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1 FEB 1979 2 PLAC Ft. Worth, Texas 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 NOTE My mother, Nola, was a good cook, too. She could not bear to see anyone in need and would work hard to help anyone whether she liked them or not - and she didn't hesitate to let you know that! Even when playing games, she did all she could to 2 CONT help someone else win. (By Martha Lou Vaughn Palmer). 1 NOTE Nola was buried in Sherman, Texas. 1 FAMS @F27@ 1 FAMC @F19@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 MAY 1995 0 @I42@ INDI 1 NAME Lee /GOSS/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F24@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 25 SEP 1994 0 @I43@ INDI 1 NAME Nannie Lee /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMC @F24@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I44@ INDI 1 NAME Lizzie /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX F 1 NOTE Lizzie (Lawrence) Delmont lived in Stockton, California. 1 FAMS @F28@ 1 FAMC @F24@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 25 SEP 1994 0 @I45@ INDI 1 NAME Ernest /DELMONT/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F28@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I46@ INDI 1 NAME Eleanor /DELMONT/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMC @F28@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I47@ INDI 1 NAME Doak /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMC @F24@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 MAY 1995 0 @I48@ INDI 1 NAME Jack /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX M 1 NOTE Jack lived in Bay City, Texas. 1 FAMS @F29@ 1 FAMC @F24@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 MAY 1995 0 @I49@ INDI 1 NAME Sadie /"?"/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F29@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 MAY 1995 0 @I50@ INDI 1 NAME Bobbie Lee /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMC @F29@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I51@ INDI 1 NAME Carolyn Joyce /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMC @F29@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I52@ INDI 1 NAME Myrtle /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F30@ 1 FAMC @F24@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I53@ INDI 1 NAME Guthrie /SHEPHERD/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F30@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 25 SEP 1994 0 @I54@ INDI 1 NAME Evelyn /SHEPHERD/ 1 SEX F 1 NOTE Evelyn lived in Santa Ana, California 1 FAMS @F31@ 1 FAMC @F30@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 25 SEP 1994 0 @I55@ INDI 1 NAME Drake /JOHNSON/ 1 SEX M 1 NOTE Drake lived in California. 1 FAMC @F31@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I56@ INDI 1 NAME Frank /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX M 1 RESI Fresno, California 1 FAMS @F32@ 1 FAMC @F24@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I57@ INDI 1 NAME Elizabeth /"?"/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F32@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I58@ INDI 1 NAME Roland /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMC @F32@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I59@ INDI 1 NAME Vera L. /WINN/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F25@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I60@ INDI 1 NAME Glenn /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F33@ 1 FAMC @F25@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I61@ INDI 1 NAME Ralph /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX M 1 DEAT 2 PLAC died about 8 years old 1 FAMC @F25@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I62@ INDI 1 NAME Marion /LAWRENCE/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMC @F25@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I63@ INDI 1 NAME Jan /DELMONT/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F33@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I64@ INDI 1 NAME Joe /NUSBAUMER/ 1 SEX M 1 NOTE Joe lived in Santa Ana, California 1 FAMS @F26@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I65@ INDI 1 NAME James Arthur /VAUGHAN/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F27@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I66@ INDI 1 NAME J. A. /VAUGHAN. JR./ 1 TITL Dr. 1 SEX M 1 NOTE + 1 FAMS @F34@ 1 FAMC @F27@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I67@ INDI 1 NAME Martha Lou /VAUGHAN/ 1 SEX F 1 RESI Ft. Worth, Texas 1 FAMS @F35@ 1 FAMC @F27@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 SEP 1994 0 @I68@ INDI 1 NAME J. A. /VAUGHAN. III/ 1 SEX F 1 RESI San Mateo, CA 1 FAMC @F34@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I69@ INDI 1 NAME David Allen /BROOKS/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMC @F250@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I70@ INDI 1 NAME Robert E. /PALMER/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F35@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 SEP 1994 0 @I71@ INDI 1 NAME Ann /PALMER/ 1 SEX F 1 RESI Fort Worth, Texas 1 FAMS @F36@ 1 FAMC @F35@ 0 @I72@ INDI 1 NAME Robert A. /PALMER/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMC @F35@ 0 @I73@ INDI 1 NAME Jade Bennett /HAMBRIGHT/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F5@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 4 SEP 1994 0 @I74@ INDI 1 NAME William Sealy /HAMBRIGHT/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 19 JUL 1984 2 PLAC Tyler, Texas 1 FAMC @F5@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I75@ INDI 1 NAME Pearl Pauline /NUNLEY/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 30 NOV 1894 2 PLAC Robertson Co, TX 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 25 JAN 1929 2 PLAC Houston, Harris Co, TX 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 BURI 2 PLAC Norwood Cemetery, Hearne, TX 1 FAMS @F10@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I76@ INDI 1 NAME Alice Frances /MCNEIL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 9 NOV 1919 2 PLAC Elliott, Robertson Co, TX 2 SOUR @S8@ 1 OCCU Legal Secretary 1 RESI Schertz, Texas 1 NOTE All of the information on the Godbold family and most of the history on the McNeel family were provided by Frances. 1 XXXX Frances McNeil Koole 1 FAMS @F37@ 1 FAMS @F38@ 1 FAMC @F10@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I77@ INDI 1 NAME Loraine /MCNEIL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 21 AUG 1925 2 PLAC Mumford, Robertson County, TX 2 SOUR @S8@ 1 RESI Marble Falls, Texas 1 FAMS @F39@ 1 FAMC @F10@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 5 MAY 1995 0 @I78@ INDI 1 NAME Orrin Thomas /KOOLE/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 6 JAN 1916 2 PLAC Kalamazoo, Michigan 1 DEAT 2 DATE 10 DEC 1990 2 PLAC San Antonio, Texas 1 NOTE Orrin's parents were Gerald Koole and Rena (Hassing) Koole. 1 FAMS @F38@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 5 MAY 1995 0 @I79@ INDI 1 NAME Rayborn Rex /JACKSON/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 22 SEP 1920 2 PLAC Draw, Lynn County, Texas 2 SOUR @S8@ 1 NOTE Rex's parents were Clarence Clinton Jackson and Martha Ada (Crabtree) Jackson. 1 FAMS @F39@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 5 MAY 1995 0 @I80@ INDI 1 NAME Albert Williams /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 11 OCT 1823 2 PLAC Yorkville, York District, SC 2 SOUR @S4@ 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1 MAY 1885 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Autauga Co, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Rocky Hill Cemetery, Autaugaville, Ala 1 OCCU Merchant/1860 census--postmaster 1 NOTE From the "Dictionary of Alabama Biography" by Thomas McAdory Owen, pg 1135. 1 NOTE McNEEL, ALBERT5 WILLIAMS, merchant and postmaster, was born October 1, 1822, in Yorkville, York District, South Carolina and died May 1, 1885, in Autaugaville; son of Tinas, Jr. and Anne (Morrow) McNeel of Yorkville, S.C.; grandson of 2 CONT Tinas McNeel of Scotland, who immigrated to South Carolina, 1790. 1 NOTE He removed with his parents, in 1837, to Wetumpka, where they lived and died, and was educated in the common schools of that place. 1 NOTE Albert moved from Wetumpka, Alabama to Montevallo, going to Vernon Landing in Autauga County on the Alabama River where he carried on an extensive trade with the plantation owners of that region by means of steamboat from Mobile to 2 CONT Wetumpka. He was in business with a Jno. Southerland at one time. Vernon Landing was a very important point as goods were delivered there from all the markets for the whole surrounding county--one or more steamboats were daily unloading and 2 CONT loading goods and farm products. Cotton was the principal crop to be shipped and was sold to Mobile and New Orleans. 1 NOTE Later he moved to Autaugaville, Alabama and became postmaster there and was postmaster when he died. He was a Mason, and an Odd Fellow, a Good Templar, member of the Ku Klux Klan and a Methodist. Albert was a Confederate soldier. 1 NOTE On the 1860 census, he had $3,000 worth of real estate and $3,000 of personal estate (part probably slaves). His tombstone inscrition reads: "To Do Right was Ever His Aim". 1 NOTE The Fall issue 1946 of Alabama Historical Quarterly had an article by Mrs. F. J. McNeel as follows: "Closely associated with this Masonic Lodge were many of our leading citizens, Mr. Albert W. McNeel was for thirty-five years its 2 CONT secretary, 33 years without missing a single meeting."... "The Temperance Hall the upper story of a wooden structure situated on the opposite side of the street from Dr. Hermann's store, since burned, was the hall used by the Independent Order 2 CONT of Good Templars" which held its weekly meetings for many years with Mr. A.W. McNeel as "Worthy Master"--the influence of this Temperance organization in this town for good was almost equal to the churches"... 1 XXXX tombstone inscriptions, family history 1 FAMS @F40@ 1 FAMS @F41@ 1 FAMC @F42@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 APR 1996 0 @I81@ INDI 1 NAME Mary /STOUDENMIRE/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1832 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1852 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Autauga Co, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Hauser Whetstone Cemetery, Autauga Co, Ala 1 NOTE Mary was of dutch descent, her father William was born in Holland about 1802. 1 XXXX tombstone incriptions 1 FAMS @F40@ 1 FAMC @F44@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 APR 1996 0 @I82@ INDI 1 NAME Tynus (Tinus) Williams /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1775/1784 2 SOUR @S4@ 2 PLAC Yorkville, SC 1 DEAT 2 DATE ABT 1835 2 PLAC Yorkville, SC 2 SOUR @S5@ 1 NOTE Tynus' land in York County, South Carolina was sold in 1835 by the coroner. 1 NOTE 1820 Census, York County, South Carolina 1 NOTE Tinas W. McNeel, Free White Males-Under 10 years of age--2 Of 10 & Under 16--1 Of 16 & under 26 --4 Of 26 & under 45 --3 Free White Females-Under 10 years of age--1 Of 26 & under 45--2 He has six slaves and is engaged in commerce and 2 CONT manufacture as a painter. 1 NOTE The Direct Index to Deeds of York County, South Carolina shows the following: 1 NOTE Mary McNeel to Tinis W. McNeel, 543 acres, Book G. page 420 in 1812. 1 NOTE T. William McNeel to Thomas B. Hoover, a lot in Yorkville, Book K, page 78 in 1823. 1 NOTE T. W. McNeel to William Hackett a lot of 1 A Yorkville, Book K, page 316, 1825. 1 NOTE William E. Hayne to Tinus W. McNeel 445 acres Yorkville, Book K, page 117 in 1823. 1 NOTE Thomas Killough etal to Tinus W. McNeel 188-31 Acres Turkey Creek Book K, page 376 in 1825. 1 NOTE James Ross (by Exr) to Tinus W. McNeel, 53 acres, Book K, page 445 in 1826. 1 NOTE Alex Sutton (by sheriff) to Tinus W. McNeel etal, 400 acres in 3 tracts York District, Book L, page 128, 1827. 1 NOTE Tabitha Morrow (by sheriff) to Tinus W. McNeel, 135 acres, Book L, page 151 in 1828. 1 NOTE Comr in Equity to Tinus W. McNeel etal, 202 acres Turkey Creek Book L, page 192 in 1827. 1 NOTE Duncan McCallum to T. W. McNeel etal, 50 acres Allisons Creek, Book L, page 532, in 1832. 1 NOTE T. W. McNeel (by Comr) to Daniel S. McNeel, lot Yorkville, Book M, page 150, in 1835. 1 NOTE Rachel Mitchell etal to Tines W. McNeel, 2 lots Yorkville, Book H, page 346, in 1817. 1 NOTE Thomas Williams, Jr. to Tines W. McNeel, 62 acres, Book I, page 11, 1819. Thomas Williams, Jr. to Tines W. McNeel, 32 acres, Book I, page 41 in 1820. Isaac Rogan (by sherrif) to Tinus W. McNeel 270 acres Turkey Creek, Book I, page 421 in 1822. 1 NOTE T. W. McNeel to Ephraim A. Crenshaw Lot of 1A Yorkville, Book L, page 16 in 1825. 1 NOTE T. William McNeel to James R. Morrow 270 acres Turkey Creek Book L, page 102 in 1825. 1 NOTE T. William McNeel etal to Ephraim A. Crenshaw, 692 acres Turkey Creek, Book L, page 193 in 1828. 1 NOTE Tinus W. McNeel to Thomas Williams, Jr., 592 acres Turkey Creek, Book L, page 237 in 1827. 1 NOTE T.W. McNeel to John Hemingway, 138 acres Fishing Creek, Book L, page 270 in 1829. 1 NOTE T.W. McNeel to Ephraim A. Crenshaw, lot Yorkville, Book L, page 407 in 1831. 1 NOTE T.W. McNeel to Thomas Yearwood 197 acres, Book L, page 675 in 1834. T.W. McNeel (by Coroner) to Daniel S. McNeel lot Yorkville, Book M, page 150 in 1835. (This was a house and lot on Congress street.) 1 NOTE T.W. McNeel (by sheriff) to Thomas True 328 acres Turkey Creek, Book M, page 515 in 1839. 1 XXXX land deed/sold by coroner, census records 1 FAMS @F42@ 1 FAMC @F43@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 MAY 1995 0 @I83@ INDI 1 NAME Anne L. /MORROW/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1798 2 SOUR @S4@ 2 PLAC South Carolina 1 DEAT 2 DATE 2 SEP 1865 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Hauser Whetstone Cem, Autauga Co., Ala 2 SOUR @S6@ 1 NOTE Anne was on the 1860 census in Autaugaville, Alabama with $400 worth of real estate. In 1816, James Morrow's estate was probated with Tabitha Morrow and T W McNeel as administrators. We cannot be sure at this time that Tabitha is the mother 2 CONT of Anne. However, we know from intestate and guardianship records that she is the mother of James Rainey and John D. Morrow. Tabitha Morow died Nov, 1823. 1 XXXX tombstone inscriptions, 1860 census Autaugaville, Ala; Yorkville, South Carolina Historical Records 1 FAMS @F42@ 1 FAMC @F163@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 MAY 1995 0 @I84@ INDI 1 NAME James /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1750/1755 1 DEAT 2 DATE ABT 1808 2 PLAC Yorkville, York Co, SC 2 SOUR @S5@ 1 BURI 2 PLAC Prob. Bethesda Cemetary, York Co, SC 1 RELI Presbyterian 1 RESI York County, SC 1 NOTE In August 1779, The estate of Moses Bond paid James McNeel on a note given to John Sadler. This proves that James was in York County as early as August 1779. 1 NOTE The following is from the "Roster of South Carolina Patroits in the American Revolution" p. 641: McNeall, James He served in the Turkey Creek Volunteer Militia under Capt. Edward Lacey. S.C.H.&G., III, 130. 1 NOTE The following is from the Original Index Book Showing the Revolutionary Claims filed in South Carolina, Between August 20, 1783 and August 31, 1786, kept by James McCall, Auditor General, p. 235. Name Nos. Returns McNeel, James 66 1 NOTE The following is from the book "South Carolina Provincial Troops, Named in Papers of the First Council of Safety of the Revoluntionary Party in South Carolina, June - November 1775, p. 216-217. (127) (Capt. Edward Laceys' Company of 2 CONT Volunteer Militia) South Carolina Camden District Turkey Creek We the subscribers being desirous of raising and forming a Volunteer Company as well for the defence of this Neighbourhood in particular as for the province in General do request of 2 CONT the honorable the Council of Safety,--Commissions for the same and that Edwd. Lacey be appointed Captain, Charles Miles by appointed first Lieutenant and that Patrick McGriff be appointed Second Lieutenant of the said Company 1 NOTE Edwd Lacey, Fances Graves, Wm Brown, Richard Mils, James Mcneall, James Hagans, ould Miles Jas, Aaron Hall, Palmore Rindrick, Jases Lacey, Josiah Hill, Charles Miles, Rueben Lacey, Turner Kendrick, James Morrow, Edward Bell, Daneil Travers, 2 CONT Hugh Simpson, John Miles, Alexander Brown, Valinetine Bell, John Montgomer, Joseph Robinson, Hamilton Brown, Robert Montgomery, Thomas mones, William mones, Wm Williams, Patrick McGrieff. 1 NOTE This is to Certify that We the subscribers do agree that Mr. Jas. Miles Sang Bring our Commissions. Edwd Lacey Charles Miles Patrick McGrieff Jases Lacey Clark Endorsed: Capt. Edwd Lacey's Volunteer Company (From the private collection of A.S. 2 CONT Salley, Jr. See the Sunday News, Charleston, S.C., March 19, 1899. 1 NOTE In the booklet, "Sketches of Bethesda Presbyterian Church and Bethesda Community, York County, South Carolina", compiled by Irene Starr and copied from articles in the Yorkville Enquirer is the following information: What is known as 2 CONT "Bethesda" is a section of the county about 16 miles square, eight miles southeast of the county seat. Its original population were chiefly immigrants from the North of Ireland, mostly Presbyterians and a few Roman Catholics; some came from 2 CONT Pennsylvania and other parts of the United States and a few from the lower part of South Carolina. The number of families composing the community between 1765 and 1780 numbered about 140, and among the names to be found in the records of that 2 CONT day as living in what is now known as Bethesda are: (many names are included) James McNeel. Practically all of these families lived in the bounds of Bethseda church, and many of the original settlers are buried in the cemetary there. The 2 CONT original structure was erected in 1760, this was about one mile east of the present church building, and close by was the graveyard where the dead of the community were buried. However, there are only three markers at this place. This building 2 CONT was destroyed by fire in 1780. There is a large cemetary with many old markers, many of which are now unreadable, at the present site of the church. 1 NOTE The Index of Deeds for York County, South Carolina shows the following transactions for James and/or Mary McNeel: 1 NOTE State of South Carolina, signed William Moultrie, to James McNeel, 445 acres situated in the district of Camden on the waters of Turkey Creek for 10 pounds 7 shillings on August 1, 1785. 1 NOTE John Egleston to James McNeel two lots Yorkville, Book D, page 363 in 1797. 1 NOTE James-Mary McNeel sold 290 Acres Turkey Creek to James Hetherington in 1789, Book E, Page 158. 1 NOTE James McNeel sold 71 acres Susey Bowl Branch to William Heatherington in 1797, Book E, Page 165. 1 NOTE James McNeel sold 308 acres Turkey Creek to Daniel McNeel in 1800, Book E, page 442. 1 NOTE James McNeel sold 275 acres Turkey Creek to Daniel McNeel in 1800, Book E, page 443. 1 NOTE James McNeel to Daniel McNeel 500 acres Turkey Creek in 1800, Book E, page 444. 1 NOTE James McNeel to Jonathan Beaty a lot in Yorkville in 1801, Book E, page 514. 1 NOTE James McNeel to John Monk 500 acres in 1807, Book G, page 25. 1 NOTE Mary McNeel to Tinis W. McNeel 543 acres in 1812, Book G, page 420. Daniel McNeel to Mary McNeel 308 acres Turkey Creek, Book G, page 139 in 1808. 1 NOTE Mary McNeel to Margaret Lowry 120 acres Turkey Creek, Book L, page 240 in 1828. 1 NOTE Mary McNeel to William S. Rainey 15 acres Turkey Creek, Book L, page 286 in 1826. 1 HEAL 12 Feb 1808 estate sale of James McNeel Estate 1 XXXX estate settlement records, Census Records, and Yorkville, South Carolina Historical Society Records. 1 FAMS @F43@ 1 FAMC @F645@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 18 NOV 1995 0 @I85@ INDI 1 NAME Mary /WILLIAMSON OR WILLIAMS/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1755 2 SOUR @S4@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE ABT 1829 2 PLAC Yorkville, York Co, SC 2 SOUR @S5@ 1 BURI 2 PLAC Prob. Bethesda Cemetary, York County, SC 1 RELI Presbyterian 1 NOTE Family records have Mary's maiden name as Williams or Williamson. Yorkville, SC records show James' wife as Mary no last name. 1 XXXX will records, census records, Yorkville South Carolina Historical Society Records 1 FAMS @F43@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 5 MAY 1995 0 @I86@ INDI 1 NAME William J. /STOUDENMIRE/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1802 2 PLAC Holland 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1 NOTE from Orangeburg District or County S.C. 1 FAMS @F44@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 SEP 1994 0 @I87@ INDI 1 NAME Laura A. /"?"/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1810 2 PLAC Georgia 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1 FAMS @F44@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 SEP 1994 0 @I88@ INDI 1 NAME Wyatt J. /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1821 2 PLAC Fairfield Co, SC 1 DEAT 2 DATE AUG 1854 2 PLAC Harrison Co, TX 1 NOTE Wyatt and Serena both died, possibly from T.B. while comparatively young. Their deaths left their four children, Richard J., James Monroe, Alice Dean, and Mary C. orphans. Nathan Godbold was made guardian of these children, and Thomas E. 2 CONT Godbold was made executor of their estate. The estate consisted of about 240 acres of land, probably still in process of being paid for by the children's father, Wyatt, and three negro slaves. 1 NOTE Wyatt was the first Godbold to come to Harrison County, Texas where he was overseer for the plantation of Martha Jane and William Lary. Upon Wyatt's death it was necessary for someone to look after the children, so it appears that Nathan 2 CONT and Thomas E. Godbold came to Harrison County to take charge of their persons and their estate. Nathan bought a piece of property near the Lary holdings. Under the supervision of the state, Wyatt's property was sold and the negro slaves were 2 CONT put out for service to other landowners, so as to provide an income for the children. There are many reports in Harrison County from both Nathan and Thomas E. to the court, as to the amount of money spent for the children for their personal 2 CONT expenses and schooling. When James Monroe was in this teens, he also died, perhaps from the same disease that took his parents, and the expenses of the burial are all in the reports to the court. Richard, the oldest child, was at one time 2 CONT sent to the Evergreen Academy in Alabama, but he did not stay long. Wyatt and Serena's children were well cared for, due to the love and watchfulness of Nathan and Harriet, while they were growing up, and to the care that Thomas gave to the 2 CONT administration of their estate. 1 NOTE Records indicate that Richard fought in the civil war, and that Nathan and Harriet kept close contact with the children, as did others of the family. They also indicate that Nathan took Alice to visit with relatives in another state and 2 CONT that Thomas visited Alice after her marriage. (From research of Fran Koole, Eva McCrary, Lucille Michie, Ed Cowling, Frances Ashe, Wanda Summerford, Eudora Hodges; descendants of Nathan and Harriet Godbold who met in Marshall, Texas in 1984.) 1 FAMS @F45@ 1 FAMC @F46@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I89@ INDI 1 NAME Serena W. /BETTS/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 16 AUG 1827 2 PLAC Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE AUG 1854 2 PLAC Harrison Co, TX 1 NOTE Nathan came to Alabama about 1834 and lived in Conecuh County until 1858 when he moved to Harrison County, Texas. He and Serena lived in Autauga or Lowndes county and probably moved to Wilcox or Dallas County until he moved to Texas. 1 FAMS @F45@ 1 FAMC @F49@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I90@ INDI 1 NAME Nathan (Nathaniel) /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 26 APR 1794 2 PLAC Prince George Parish, Georgetown District, SC 1 DEAT 2 DATE ABT 1869 2 PLAC Waskom, Near Marshall, Harrison Co, TX 1 RELI Methodist 1 NOTE When Nathan was about three years of age, he moved with his parents to Fairfield County, South Carolina. Nathan was a farmer, having owned much property and a large crew of slaves to work his plantations. He and Harriett remained in South 2 CONT Carolina until about 1833-34, when the family moved to Conecuh County, Alabama. While he lived in Alabama, he farmed and became active in many civic affairs. He was one of a group of citizens who organized the Evergreen Academy, and also 2 CONT served on it's board for many years as trustee. From old records of the time, we find him also active in various community affairs. He and Harriet were members of the Methodist Church of Evergreen, Alabama. He moved from Conecuh County, 2 CONT Alabama in 1858 to Texas in order to serve as guardian for the children of his deceased son, Wyatt. 1 NOTE On the 1860 census Nathan had $4,500 worth of real estate and $13,500 worth of personal estate. 1 NOTE 1 NOTE Nathan's son, James, maybe James C. Godbold, age 32, born SC, single, a grocery merchant on the Cass Co., Texas 1850 census. 1 FAMS @F46@ 1 FAMC @F47@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I91@ INDI 1 NAME Harriet Jane /RUFF/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 13 AUG 1797 2 PLAC SC 1 DEAT 2 DATE ABT 1868 2 PLAC Waskom, Near Marshall, Harrison Co., TX 1 FAMS @F46@ 1 FAMC @F85@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I92@ INDI 1 NAME Jesse /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1765 2 PLAC Craven Co., Marion, SC 1 DEAT 2 DATE APR 1799 2 PLAC Fairfield Co., SC 1 NOTE On December 29, 1797, Jesse bought a plantation in Fairfield County, South Carolina. Bishop Gregg said of the early Godbold families of South Carolina: "As a family, they have always stood high as men of decided character, pluck, and energy." 1 FAMS @F47@ 1 FAMC @F48@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 APR 1996 0 @I93@ INDI 1 NAME Elizabeth /EVANS/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1766 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1839 1 NOTE Elizabeth's mother Mary Lucas' family was one of the first to settle the state of South Carolina and the first to introduce "indigo" in this state. 1 FAMS @F47@ 1 FAMS @F209@ 1 FAMC @F54@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 APR 1996 0 @I94@ INDI 1 NAME John /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 24 JUL 1739 2 PLAC Mars Bluff, Craven Co, SC 1 CHR 2 DATE 24 APR 1740 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1785/1790 2 PLAC Craven Co, SC 1 NOTE John Godbold, Jr. was baptized 24, April 1740 by Rev. John Fordyce. 1 FAMS @F48@ 1 FAMC @F115@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I95@ INDI 1 NAME Priscilla /JONES/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1740 2 PLAC SC 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1814 2 PLAC SC 1 NOTE Before 1810, Priscilla married Thomas Own, Sr. who died between 1785 and 1790. 1 FAMS @F48@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I96@ INDI 1 NAME Isaac /BETTS, SR./ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 15 AUG 1794 2 PLAC Sussex Co, Del. 1 DEAT 2 DATE 3 APR 1863 2 PLAC Burnt Corn, Ala. 1 NOTE Isaac and his wife, Nancy moved to Conecuh County, Alabama about 1818-1820 from Hancock County, Georgia. This family first lived in Breckenridge, a small community which was later called Fowler's Old Mill about five miles northeast of Burnt 2 CONT Corn. (See biography of Jacob F. Betts in the Archives and History Department). Later, they moved about one mile north of Burnt Corn on the Old Federal Road below Dr. John Watkins' home, NW 1/4 of Section 22, T7N, RgE. This house could have 2 CONT been built by an older brother, Joshua Betts, who came to Burnt Corn at an earlier date and then moved to Wilcox County, Alabama. Isaac Betts and family lived here for many years. After Isaac and Nancy's deaths, Samuel D. Nash bought this home 2 CONT and lived there until about 1913. In 1982 the house was owned by the Lowrey estate and was in fairly good condition. We learn something of the condition of Conecuh County when the Betts families arrived from Riley's "History of Conecuh 2 CONT County-1881". The forests were partially cleared away--but where the implements of agriculture with which the soil was to be tilled? This embarrassment however was partially overcome in upper Conecuh by the possession of a few blacksmith 2 CONT tools by Joshua Betts. He was reenforced by his brother Isaac, who had by the aid of the enterprising settlers in that region, supplied him with a complete outfit of blacksmith tools, for which he agreed to pay with work done in his shop. 2 CONT Isaac Betts, Sr was one of the founders of the Burnt Corn Academy in 1841. He is listed as one of the settlers of Burnt Corn and vicinity in the booklet: "People and Places of Conecuh County" p. 65. He was also a member of the Home Guard and 2 CONT Vigilance Committee organized in Monroe County in 1861 and one of the organizers of the Puryearville Methodist Church. Both Isaac and Nancy are buried in the Puryearville Cemetary in Monroe County located about three miles west of Burnt Corn. 2 CONT Family Bible records for Isaac's children were in the possession of P. E. Betts, 1908 29 Avenue, Meridian, Mississippi. 1 NOTE 1 NOTE Isaac's son, Edward, died from wounds in the Civil War. 1 FAMS @F49@ 1 FAMC @F50@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I97@ INDI 1 NAME Nancy /DENSON/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 31 AUG 1797 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1876 1 NOTE The Denson family was of Irish descent. They originally settled in South Carolina and Nancy's father moved from there to Georgia. Nancy was known as a true christian woman and for her gentleness of spirit and amiability of character. 1 FAMS @F49@ 1 FAMC @F52@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I98@ INDI 1 NAME Samuel /BETTS. JR./ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1750 2 PLAC Delaware 1 DEAT 2 DATE ABT 1812 2 PLAC Georgia 1 NOTE Samuel was living with his father and two brothers in Maryland in 1776. Most of his records are found in Delaware since this part of Maryland became part of Delaware. After moving to Georgia, he once owned one hundred acres on Fulsome Creek 2 CONT adjacent to Thomas Trammell and Joel Moody. 1 FAMS @F50@ 1 FAMC @F51@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I99@ INDI 1 NAME Isabel (Ibby) /JONES/ 1 SEX F 1 NOTE Isabel's father Samuel lived in Delaware and was a native of Wales. She had a brother James who married Mary Whaley. 1 FAMS @F50@ 1 FAMC @F560@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I100@ INDI 1 NAME Samuel /BETTS, SR./ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1730 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1809 2 PLAC Hancock Co, GA 1 NOTE The Betts family is of Irish descent and several ancestors took part in the revolutionary war. In other family records, the family is from English descent. Therefore, the Betts family probably immigrated to Ireland and then to America. 2 CONT Samuel is listed in the revised tax digests which served as the census record for 1790 in Delaware. At this time, Samuel was living in Broad Creek Hundred in Sussex County, Delaware and moved to Georgia about 1796. 1 FAMS @F51@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I101@ INDI 1 NAME Bridget N. /"?"/ 1 SEX F 1 DEAT 2 DATE AFT 1813 1 NOTE Bridget is a typical Irish name. 1 FAMS @F51@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I102@ INDI 1 NAME Elkanah /DENSON/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F52@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 SEP 1994 0 @I103@ INDI 1 NAME Polly /"?"/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F52@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 SEP 1994 0 @I104@ INDI 1 NAME Tynus William /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 23 MAR 1881 2 PLAC Elliott, Robertson Co, TX 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 SOUR @S9@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 24 AUG 1911 2 PLAC Hearne, Robertson Co TX 2 SOUR @S6@ 1 BURI 2 PLAC Norwood Cemetery, Hearne, TX 1 FAMS @F53@ 1 FAMC @F9@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I105@ INDI 1 NAME John /EVANS/ 1 SEX M 1 NOTE John and Mary Evans lived in South Carolina. The early Lucas family was one of the first to settle in the state and the first to introduce "indigo' in this state. 1 FAMS @F54@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 3 SEP 1994 0 @I106@ INDI 1 NAME Mary /LUCAS/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F54@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 JAN 1995 0 @I107@ INDI 1 NAME Alice Fay /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 21 APR 1895 2 PLAC Robertston Co, TX 2 SOUR @S9@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 2 APR 1896 2 PLAC Robertson Co, TX 2 SOUR @S9@ 1 XXXX Family Bible 1 FAMC @F9@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I108@ INDI 1 NAME Marion Matkin /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 20 JUL 1883 2 PLAC Elliott, Robertson Co, TX 1 DEAT 2 DATE 11 MAY 1950 2 PLAC Hearne, Robertson Co, TX 1 BURI 2 DATE MAY 1950 2 PLAC Norwood Cemetery, Hearne, TX 1 RELI Baptist 1 NOTE The following narrative is from the book, "Hearne on the Brazos". Marion Matkin McNeel's parents were pioneer citizens of the Hearne Community. He received his education in the country school at Elliott and later attended the Hearne public 2 CONT shcools. During his boyhood, he lived and worked on the family farm at Elliott. His wife, Carrie, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Reinhardt and she was born in Temple, Texas. In his early manhood, Mr. McNeel went to work for the I. & 2 CONT G.N. Railroad Company at Elliott and the majority of his life was spent in railroad work. After serving various railroads in Texas, he came to Hearne in 1915 where he worked as chief clerk for the H. & T.C. Railroad until 1923 when with his 2 CONT family he moved to Calvert as cashier for the same railroad there. In 1925, he returned to Hearne as cashier of the Southern Pacific Railroad and held that position until the time of his death. He was a Deacon in the First Baptist Church of 2 CONT Hearne for many years and also served as Church Treasurer. He was very fond of boys and young children and always supported any program for the benefit of the youth of Hearne. 1 NOTE The following was written by Maurice and Freddie McNeel: 1 NOTE MARION MATKIN MCNEEL 1 NOTE KNOWN AS "BULLY" 1 NOTE Marion was the fourth child of nine born to Tynus William and Alice Dean (Godbold) McNeel. 1 NOTE Raised and educated in public schools in Elliott, Texas area. Two life changing events happened to him in 1909, in July he started work fo rthe H&TC railroad Co. (Southern Pacific); and on August 17, he married Carolyn (Carrie) Alma 2 CONT Reinhardt. 1 NOTE They were blessed with three sons: Maurice Malcolm, Edwin Marion, and Randall Merideth. 1 NOTE He continued his career in the railroad business ending his carer in Hearne, Texas as paymaster for T&N Railroad Co. He served as First Vice General Chairman of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks for Texda and Louisiana. He never retired 2 CONT and never missed a day of work until his death in 1950. 1 NOTE Devoted to his church, serving in every capacity of Deacon, Church Clerk, Usher, General Director, Training Union Department Supervisor, and Chairman of the Board of Deacons. Needless to say, he was at church everytime the door was 2 CONT open. Small in stature, he always sat in the rear of the church to discipline teenagers who also sat in this section. 1 NOTE During the season he wore a white suit to work every day and to all church functions, plus he always stayed late at church to help count the collection. 1 NOTE Although he encouraged his family to participate in other activities, everyone stayed home on Sunday. He grew giant tomatoes, raised chickens, and prided himself with the green plants and flowers he grew. Their home had a big porch and 2 CONT he spent each evening rocking on the swing and visiting with friends and neighbors. 1 NOTE He walked to and from work six days a week, including home each day for lunch, the church was at the end of the block so he never owned an automobile. Had he llived his plans were to buy a car so when the grandchildren came to visit they 2 CONT could drive him and Carrie around town. 1 NOTE Anyone who knew him greatly respected his discipline and love of family and the church. Written September 1994. 1 XXXX tombstone inscriptions, Maurice McNeel, Jr. family records 1 FAMS @F55@ 1 FAMC @F9@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I109@ INDI 1 NAME Nora /JORDAN/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F12@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 5 MAY 1995 0 @I110@ INDI 1 NAME Richard Isaac /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1843 2 PLAC Dallas County, Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 28 NOV 1873 2 PLAC Rockdale, Milam County, Texas 1 BURI 2 PLAC Rockdale, Texas 1 RESI Marshall, Texas Area 1 NOTE From the book: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography by Thomas McAdory Owen, Vol 4, p. 670: 1 NOTE Godbold, Richard I., farmer and Confederate soldier, was born in 1845, in Dallas County, on the Alabama River, and died November 28, 1873, in Rockdale, Tex., of yellow fever. His father belonged to the prioneer Godbold famly of Dutch 2 CONT Bend, Autauga County. While attending the State university he ran away and joined the Confederate Army, enlisting in Co. A, Third Texas calvalry. Incapacitated by wounds, in 1862, he was made C. S. depot agent for Wood County, Texas; and 2 CONT served in other clerical positions until the close of the War of Secession. He was a farmer. Married: September 8, 1869, in Marshall, Texas to Mary W. Pierce. Children: 1. Mary, m. A. L. Brooks of Montgomery. Last residence: Rockdale, 2 CONT Texas. 1 NOTE Richard also attended Upshur Academy in Upshur Co., Texas. He was wounded at the Battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas in March 1862. After recovering at a military hospital in Mississippi he was discharged from the Confederate Army and 2 CONT returned to Texas. 1 FAMS @F56@ 1 FAMC @F45@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 29 JUN 1995 0 @I111@ INDI 1 NAME Mary William /PIERCE/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 20 SEP 1854 2 PLAC Marshall, Harrison County, Texas 1 DEAT 2 DATE 7 SEP 1922 2 PLAC Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama 1 BURI 2 PLAC Montgomery, Alabama 1 XXXX Marraige: Harrison Co., Texas Marriage Records 1838-1889 1 FAMS @F56@ 1 FAMS @F248@ 1 FAMC @F249@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 MAY 1995 0 @I112@ INDI 1 NAME James Monroe /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1845 2 PLAC Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1864 2 PLAC Harrison County, Texas 1 NOTE James was a private in the Confederate Army under Capt. A. B. Stone. He was in Co. A, 3rd Regt., TC, Col. H. P. Mabry comdg, CSA. He enlisted June 3, 1861 at Jonesville, Texas for 12 months. He was stationed at Camp Rodgers, Mississippi 2 CONT October 31, 1861; At Battle of Iuka September 19th and at Corinth October 4th; Muster roll dated July 31 to October 31, 1862. He served from 1861 to 1864 in the 3rd Texas Calvary. James died while still in his teens. 1 FAMC @F45@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 29 JUN 1995 0 @I113@ INDI 1 NAME Mary Clifton "Mollie" /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1852 2 PLAC Harrison County, Texas 1 XXXX Marriage to Calvin Brown--marriage license of Robertston County, Texas 1 FAMS @F57@ 1 FAMS @F215@ 1 FAMC @F45@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 MAY 1995 0 @I114@ INDI 1 NAME M.H. /JUDGE/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F57@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 JAN 1995 0 @I115@ INDI 1 NAME Mavis /MCNEIL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 9 JAN 1923 2 PLAC Mumford, Robertson Co, Texas 2 SOUR @S8@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 2 OCT 1974 1 FAMS @F58@ 1 FAMC @F10@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 5 MAY 1995 0 @I116@ INDI 1 NAME Carolyn (Carrie) Alma /REINHARDT/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 19 APR 1891 2 PLAC Temple, TX 1 DEAT 2 DATE 26 APR 1968 2 PLAC Hearne, Robertson Co, TX 1 BURI 2 PLAC Norwood Cemetery, Hearne, TX 1 RELI Baptist 1 NOTE Carrie was of German descent. 1 NOTE The following was written by Maurice and Freddie McNeel: 1 NOTE CAROLYN ALMA REINHARDT MCNEEL 1 NOTE Known as "CARRIE" 1 NOTE "Carrie" was in a family of two older brothers and two sisters. 1 NOTE Carolyn was affectionately known as "Carrie", in fact until recently few family members realized her given name was Carolyn. She was raised in a larged family and was very skilled in caring for a home. 1 NOTE Twice daily (except Sunday) she ordered and had delivered groceries to allow her to cook three full meals each day. The garden they planted gave them food to share and "Can" for the out-of-season of months. She would trade her "home 2 CONT grown eggs and tomatoes" for groceries. She would cook her starch so she could triple starch her husband's white shirts. During the season, she kept his two white suits perfect. She was an expert seamstress sewing and quilting for the 2 CONT family, and still had time to care for her invalid sister Bessie Reinhardt for many years. 1 NOTE Their home was a "summer place" for the grandchildren and nephew. It was common for Carrie to ride the train to pick up grandchildren to visit during holidays and summer until they were old enough to ride alone on the train. 1 NOTE She also was the First Baptist Church Secretary for over thirty-five years. She collected pins for thirty-two years of perfect attendance at Sunday School. 1 NOTE Memories of her laughter and love remain with her family today. Written September 1994. 1 XXXX tombstone inscriptions, family records of Maurice McNeel, Jr. 1 FAMS @F55@ 1 FAMC @F488@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I117@ INDI 1 NAME Maurice Malcolm /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 24 JUN 1910 2 PLAC Elliott, Robertson Co., Texas 1 DEAT 2 DATE 26 MAY 1971 2 PLAC Garland, Texas 1 BURI 2 PLAC Kaufman Cemetary, Kaufman, Texas 1 NOTE The following was written by Maurice, Jr., and Freddie McNeel: 1 NOTE MAURICE MALCOLM MCNEEL 1 NOTE Known as "MAC" 1 NOTE 1 NOTE Mac is the oldest of three brothers born to Marion Matkin and Carolyn (Carrie) Alma McNeel. 1 NOTE Mac attended Hearne, Texas Public Schools. He was captain of his high school football team which was one of the first teams in the school's history. 1 NOTE He worked for the local Coca-Cola distributor and moved to Dallas in 1932. After two years with the Dallas Dr. Pepper Bottling Co., he moved to Terrell, Texas as the local manager. He met Betty Louise McNeel and they married June 29, 2 CONT 1935 in Dallas, Texas. 1 NOTE In later years he was plant manager at Clarksdale, Mississippi followed by moving to Mobile, Alabama as the manager of the plant. Mobile is a large seaport and with the beginning of World War II in 1941, and the threat of a possbile 2 CONT attack, he and his wife, Louise decided to return to Texas. Louise and the children left early by train through New Orleans. Due to extensive troop movement, their trip was difficult, sleeping in the restroom, with long delays and anxious 2 CONT moments. 1 NOTE They lived in Kaufman, Texas while Mac worked for Snowdrift/Wesson Oil Co. covering the East Texas territory. In 1949, he transferred to Beaumont, Texas for several years then back to the Dallas area, living in Garland, Texas. 1 NOTE After his career in the food distribution business, he worked as a produce broker in Dallas until his death. He is buried in the Kaufman Cemetary in his family plot located next to his wife's family. (Legg). 1 NOTE Mac found time to attain his Scottish Rite in his Masonic work and was devoted to the Masonic beliefs. He loved his family and through his natural wit and loyalty, he had many lifelong friends. Written September 1994 1 FAMS @F59@ 1 FAMS @F487@ 1 FAMC @F55@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 31 JAN 1995 0 @I118@ INDI 1 NAME Naomi /BLACKMON/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 3 MAR 1910 2 PLAC Trent, Texas 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1 DEC 1931 2 PLAC Hearne, Texas 2 SOUR @S6@ 1 BURI 2 PLAC Norwood Cemetary, Hearne, Texas 1 NOTE Naomi died of tuberculosis. 1 FAMS @F59@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 5 MAY 1995 0 @I119@ INDI 1 NAME Samuel Carlton , Jr. /MCCLURE/ 1 SEX M 1 NOTE + 0 @I120@ INDI 1 NAME Cheryl Lorraine /ARNOLD/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F23@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 25 SEP 1994 0 @I121@ INDI 1 NAME Bruce Oron /KING/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 14 JUL 1928 2 PLAC Camp County, Texas 1 NOTE + 1 FAMS @F60@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I122@ INDI 1 NAME Dorothy Pauline /CAMPBELL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 20 MAR 1934 2 PLAC Titus County, Texas 1 DEAT 2 DATE 8 MAR 1988 2 PLAC Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas 1 NOTE + 1 FAMS @F60@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I123@ INDI 1 NAME Daniel S. /MCNEILL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1812 2 SOUR @S4@ 2 PLAC Yorkville, York Co, SC 1 DEAT 2 DATE BEF 1867 2 PLAC Selma, Ala 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 OCCU Physician 1 FAMS @F61@ 1 FAMC @F42@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I124@ INDI 1 NAME Ruth /MERRIMAN/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F53@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 5 MAY 1995 0 @I125@ INDI 1 NAME Bessie Jordan /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 17 FEB 1886 2 PLAC Robertson Co, TX 2 SOUR @S9@ 1 DEAT 2 PLAC Bryan or College Station TX 1 XXXX family bible 1 FAMS @F62@ 1 FAMC @F9@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I126@ INDI 1 NAME Ran /BOSWELL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1886 1 NOTE Ran's siblings were: Ancil, Norman, Raymond, Henry, Inez Boswell Biggerstaff, and Estelle Boswell Lacy. His parents were Richard and Eugenia McGaw Boswell. 1 FAMS @F62@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 5 MAY 1995 0 @I127@ INDI 1 NAME Richard Calvin /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 19 SEP 1879 2 PLAC Robertson Co, TX 2 SOUR @S9@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 26 SEP 1879 2 PLAC Robertson Co, TX 1 FAMC @F9@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I128@ INDI 1 NAME Lillian Pauline /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 17 FEB 1886 2 PLAC Robertson Co, TX 1 DEAT 2 DATE 17 FEB 1886 2 PLAC Robertson Co, TX 2 SOUR @S9@ 1 FAMC @F9@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I129@ INDI 1 NAME Irene /PALMER/ 1 SEX F 1 NOTE Irene was a sister-in-law of Martha Lou (Vaughan) Palmer. 1 FAMS @F15@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 MAY 1995 0 @I130@ INDI 1 NAME Nell /BEMENT/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F14@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 25 SEP 1994 0 @I131@ INDI 1 NAME Edwin Marion /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 12 JAN 1912 2 PLAC Hearne, Robertson County, Texas 1 DEAT 2 DATE 11 SEP 1994 2 PLAC Bryan, Texas 1 BURI 2 DATE 13 SEP 1994 2 PLAC Norwood Cem., Hearne, Robertson Co., TX 1 OCCU Accountant 1 RELI Baptist 1 RESI Hearne, Texas 1 NOTE Edwin carried the nickname of "Bully" since his youth; this also being the nickname of his father. He attended Hearne Public Schools and was graduated from Hearne High School with the Class of 1929. Upon graduation he went to work at a 2 CONT filling station for one year. In 1930 he was employed by the Humble Oil & Refining Company and left this employment to accept a position with D. R. Adkisson & Co. Cotton Buyers. In January 1937 he became associated with H. P. Culpepper 2 CONT Enterprises and later became the auditor for the Culpepper interest in Hearne. He is also manager of the Hearne Jewelry Store and is a self-taught accountant. He was married to Miss Virginia Looney of Branchville, Texas; the wedding being 2 CONT performed at Centerville, Texas. They had one child, a daughter, Edwina (McNeel) Brewer. Mr. McNeel became a member of the Hearne Rotary Club in 1945 and is a Past President of that organization. He is a 32nd Degree Mason and is affiliated 2 CONT with Golden Rule Masonic Lodge of Hearne where he ahs served as Worshipful Master. He is a member of the 13th Degree team in Scottish Rite Masonic work at Austin and is also a Past Patron of the local Eastern Star. His religious 2 CONT affiliation is with the First Baptist Church of Hearne where he served as Church Treasurer and Superintendent of the Sunday School. In 1958 he became a Director of the First State Bank. 1 NOTE During his high school days, he was a member of the Hearne High School Eagles football team, track team, and basketball team. (From the book, "Hearne on the Brazos" by Norman L. McCarver and Norman L. McCarver, Jr.). 1 FAMS @F63@ 1 FAMC @F55@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 1 OCT 1994 0 @I132@ INDI 1 NAME Randall Meredith /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 10 JAN 1918 2 PLAC Hearne, Robertston Co.,TX 1 DEAT 2 DATE 10 FEB 1993 2 PLAC Liberty, TX 1 BURI 2 DATE 12 FEB 1993 2 PLAC Fairlawn Memorial Park, Liberty, TX 1 OCCU Mortician 1 RELI Catholic 1 RESI 118 Linden Lane/P.O. Box 1669, Liberty, TX 1 FAMS @F275@ 1 FAMC @F55@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 18 DEC 1994 0 @I133@ INDI 1 NAME Harold Eugene /GRIMES/ 1 SEX M 1 NOTE + 1 FAMS @F64@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I134@ INDI 1 NAME Carol Ann Asmus /GRIMES/ 1 SEX F 1 NOTE + 1 FAMS @F64@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I135@ INDI 1 NAME Anne Louise /HOUSER/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 5 SEP 1823 2 SOUR @S6@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 24 NOV 1904 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Rocky Hill Cemetery, Autaugaville, Ala 1 NOTE Anne first married to Joseph Felkel. She was the widow of William Whetstone when she married Albert. On the 1860 census of Autaugaville, Alabama, her children by her previous marriages; Laura A. Felkel (16 years old) and D. (David) L. 2 CONT Whetstone (11 years old). Her parents were Louis and Sophie (Stoudenmire) Houser who came in 1785 from Holland to Orangeburg, South Carolina. Anne was related to Albert's first wife, Mary Stoudenmire. 1 XXXX tombstone inscription 1 FAMS @F41@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I136@ INDI 1 NAME Andrew Hall /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 14 FEB 1885 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Autauga Co, Ala 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1937 1 RESI Montgomery, Alabama 1 NOTE Biography in the book, "History of Alabama anf Dictionary of Alabama Biorgraphy by Thomer McAdory Owen in Volume Four. 1 NOTE The highlights are as follows: Andrew was the grandson of Tinas and Anne (Morrow) McNeel of Scotch-Irish descent who settled in Yorkville, SC in 1780, moved to Alabama in 1837 settling newar Wetumpka, and later moving to Autauga county, 2 CONT and of Louis and Sophie (Stoudenmire) Houser, who came from Holland to Orangeburg, SC in 1780, who moved to Autauga county where they formed the Dutch Bend Colony, and became successful planters. Mr. McNeel was reared and educated in 2 CONT Autauga county, and went to Montgomery in 1872 entering the office of Whetstone, Sistrunk and company. After that firm went out of business, he became connected with Allen, Bethune and company as junior partner in the cotton business. The 2 CONT firm is now known as the Mutual warehouse company and Mr. McNeel is its secretary and treasurer. He is ruling elder in the First Presbyterian church, Montgomery. 1 NOTE 1 NOTE Letter dated January 20, 1934 from Montgomery, Alabama from Andrew H. McNeel to Willie Aubrey McNeel. 1 NOTE 1 NOTE Dearly Beloved 1 NOTE We were delighted to hear the news of the arrival of the great boy and that the mother was doing so well, now as for you sea scout we know you are just strutting. Wile we love girls the best, you know that does not mean we don't love your boy. 2 CONT Now and if he will be just as good and kind and considerate of his dad that you did of yours, we will sure love him a heap and more than ordinarily is coming to boys--no fussing about that now for I'll bet two bits tht the dear mother is 2 CONT tickled to death because he came a boy--we hope he will grow to be a great man. We are so proud of his name--you and Lillian did the right thing in giving him the name of his grandfather and hope that he will know that his Uncle Andrew and 2 CONT Aunt Minnie will love him dearly for we love his daddy and mother very much. Wish we could see the dear little rascal--hope he favors his mother for she is the best looking--you can't get mad because you know that's a family failing--"We 2 CONT acknowledge the corn. Now what do you think? We celebrated our 55th anniversary last Sunday. We went to Columbus, GA and stood at the same place in the red Allen Mansion at the same hour, 12 o'clock noon where we stood over half a century 2 CONT ago and were made man and wife--it took us back to the long ago courting years but it seems just as yesterday--we have had a happy life--God has blessed us in many ways and we are thankful--The times and conditions which all know weigh heavy 2 CONT upon us--being old--tis hard for us to adjust ourselves to the fearful depression conditions only it matters not how bad they are or maybe they could be worse--We are going on about as usual. My health is good for an old man but Minnie has not 2 CONT been well for quite awhile. We have had an epidemic (almost) of coughs and colds. Allen and Maud are fine and just as well as can be. They have gone up to their ranch for the weekend. We go with them occassionally but we don't get as much 2 CONT kick out of it that they do. The Autaugaville folks write us semi-occasionally but we do hear from them indirectly almost daily--some are passing constantly. All were well excempt your Uncle Frank--it seems like his coming daily to his 2 CONT legislation duties tired him out--we don't think he is going to run again--hope so at least. Write us when you can and tell us all the news. NOT ALL YOU KNOW MIND YOU--that much makes a letter too long and MY TIME is to valuable to give to 2 CONT the reading of an essay on knowledge, "Ediket" and know how to raise babies--boy babies especially. Montgomery hit hard--merchants in very bad fix, schools are closed and "the devil to play generally" but, time is all we need for it will all 2 CONT come out in the wash. Allen still holding down his job at the Capitol, you know he has a position up there--he is assistant to the Purchasing Agent of the State--a very responsible place but he is equal to it. 1 NOTE Lots of love, Write us sometime, Uncle Andrew. 1 XXXX 1860 census 1 FAMS @F65@ 1 FAMC @F41@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I137@ INDI 1 NAME Frank Jones /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 8 JAN 1857 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 4 DEC 1934 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Autauga Co, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Autaugaville Cemetary, Autaugaville, Ala 1 XXXX Book, "The Gaston, Howard, and Wilkinson Families in the Black Belt of Alabama", Compiled and Edited by Kathleen Wilkinson Wood. Pages 371, 373. 1 FAMS @F66@ 1 FAMC @F41@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I138@ INDI 1 NAME Bessie M. /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1 JUL 1863 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 10 MAR 1933 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Autauga Co, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Rocky Hill Cemetary, Autaugaville, Ala 1 NOTE Bessie was a twin of Jessie (McNeel) Atkins. 1 NOTE William was a merchant until his death in 1899. Bessie was left with five small children, and she shouldered the responsibility and reared them well. She ran a boarding house and everyone enjoyed her excellent food. 1 XXXX tombstone inscriptions 1 XXXX Book, "The Gaston, Howard, and Wilkinson Families In the Black Belt of Alabama", Compiled and Edited by Kathleen Wilkinson Wood. Page 194 and 195. 1 FAMS @F67@ 1 FAMC @F41@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I139@ INDI 1 NAME Fannie /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1 OCT 1869 2 PLAC Alabama 1 FAMS @F68@ 1 FAMC @F41@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I140@ INDI 1 NAME Minnie Eliza /ALLEN/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 PLAC Columbus, Georgia 1 NOTE Minnie's parents were Augustus Massillon Allen and Sallie (Bellinger) Allen of Columbus, Georgia. 1 FAMS @F65@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I141@ INDI 1 NAME Martha Florence (Mattie) /WILKINSON/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 18 OCT 1859 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Ala 1 DEAT 2 DATE 16 SEP 1960 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Autauga, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Autaugaville Cemetery, Autaugaville, Ala. 1 NOTE Brothers: J. A. Wilkinson and Judge W. F. Wilkinson 1 FAMS @F66@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I142@ INDI 1 NAME John Albert /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 17 APR 1858 2 SOUR @S6@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 24 OCT 1914 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Autauga Co, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Rocky Hill Cemetary, Autaugaville, Ala 1 XXXX tombstone inscriptions 1 FAMS @F69@ 1 FAMC @F41@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 5 MAY 1995 0 @I143@ INDI 1 NAME Ida Zeadora /SHACKELFORD/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 30 MAY 1857 1 DEAT 2 DATE 22 DEC 1941 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Rocky Hill Cemetery, Autaugaville, Ala 1 NOTE Ida was from Prattville, Alabama. 1 FAMS @F69@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I144@ INDI 1 NAME William Dowsing /HOWARD/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 7 DEC 1849 1 DEAT 2 DATE 29 AUG 1899 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Autauga Co, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Rocky Hill Cemetery, Autaugaville, Ala 1 OCCU Merchant 1 FAMS @F67@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I145@ INDI 1 NAME Jessie G. /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1 JUL 1863 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 27 MAY 1894 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Autauga Co, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Rocky Hill Cemetary, Autaugaville, Ala 1 NOTE Twin of Bessie McNeel Howard. She died giving birth. 1 XXXX tombstone inscriptions 1 FAMS @F70@ 1 FAMC @F41@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I146@ INDI 1 NAME James Oliver /ATKINS/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F70@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I147@ INDI 1 NAME Herrod H. /HART/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F68@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I148@ INDI 1 NAME Elizabeth /JEFFRIES/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F61@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 1 SEP 1994 0 @I149@ INDI 1 NAME Emma /MCNEILL/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F71@ 1 FAMC @F61@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I150@ INDI 1 NAME Ben H. /SCREWS/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F71@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I151@ INDI 1 NAME John /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1815 2 SOUR @S3@ 2 PLAC Yorkville, York Co, SC 1 DEAT 2 PLAC Coosa Co, Ala 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 OCCU Dentist 1 FAMC @F42@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I152@ INDI 1 NAME James /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1818 2 SOUR @S3@ 2 PLAC Yorkville, York Co, SC 1 DEAT 2 PLAC Coosa Co, Ala 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 OCCU Dentist 1 FAMC @F42@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I153@ INDI 1 NAME Emmett /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1826 2 SOUR @S3@ 2 PLAC Yorkville, York Co, SC 1 DEAT 2 PLAC Selma, Ala 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 OCCU Physician 1 FAMS @F72@ 1 FAMC @F42@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I154@ INDI 1 NAME Samuel Henry /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1830 2 SOUR @S3@ 2 PLAC Yorkville, York Co, SC 1 DEAT 2 PLAC Pensacola, Fla 2 SOUR @S3@ 1 OCCU Merchant & Steamboat captain 1 NOTE On the 1860 census of Autaugaville, Alabama, Samuel was a clerk and had $1,200 worth of real estate and $10,000 of personal estate. 1 FAMS @F73@ 1 FAMC @F42@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I155@ INDI 1 NAME Amanda /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 17 JAN 1833 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Yorkville, York Cty, SC 2 SOUR @S1@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 12 OCT 1912 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Autauga Co, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Autaugaville Cemetery, Autaugaville, Ala 1 FAMS @F74@ 1 FAMC @F42@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I156@ INDI 1 NAME Emmett (Captain) /EDMUNDS/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE OCT 1826 1 DEAT 2 DATE 22 OCT 1892 1 NOTE Emmett Edmunds was from Selma, Alabama. 1 FAMS @F74@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 13 SEP 1994 0 @I157@ INDI 1 NAME Elnorah /DANTZLER/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F72@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 28 AUG 1994 0 @I158@ INDI 1 NAME Amanda /WHETSTONE/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1833 2 PLAC Alabama 2 SOUR @S4@ 1 DEAT 2 PLAC Pensacola, Fla 1 NOTE P.H. Whetstone/age 29 living with S. H. & Amanda on 1860 census in Autaugaville--probably her brother 1 FAMS @F73@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I159@ INDI 1 NAME Tobias /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1867 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Ala 1 DEAT 2 DATE 27 AUG 1882 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Autaugaville Cemetery, Autauga Co., Ala 1 FAMC @F41@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I160@ INDI 1 NAME James Gordon /ATKINS/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 7 MAR 1894 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 18 JUL 1895 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Rocky Hill Cemetary, Autaugaville, Ala 1 FAMC @F70@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 5 MAY 1995 0 @I161@ INDI 1 NAME Lela Sedberry /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 19 AUG 1853 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Ala 1 DEAT 2 DATE 30 AUG 1854 2 SOUR @S6@ 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Autauga Co, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Rocky Hill Cemetary, Autaugaville, Ala 1 XXXX tombstone inscriptions 1 FAMC @F41@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I162@ INDI 1 NAME Alberta /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 19 SEP 1891 1 DEAT 2 DATE 29 JUL 1892 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Autaugaville Cemetary, Autaugaville, Ala 1 FAMC @F66@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I163@ INDI 1 NAME Norma Nicholson /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 8 JAN 1895 2 PLAC Alabama 2 SOUR @S14@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 10 APR 1990 1 FAMS @F75@ 1 FAMC @F66@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I164@ INDI 1 NAME Forrester McLain /SMITH/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 9 OCT 1890 1 DEAT 2 DATE 21 SEP 1961 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Ala 1 FAMS @F75@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 24 AUG 1995 0 @I165@ INDI 1 NAME Emma /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1821 2 SOUR @S3@ 2 PLAC Yorkville, York Co, SC 1 FAMS @F76@ 1 FAMC @F42@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 6 MAY 1995 0 @I166@ INDI 1 NAME Dr. /MCLEAN/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F76@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 28 AUG 1994 0 @I167@ INDI 1 NAME Irby Edmonds /MCNEEL/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 19 SEP 1891 2 PLAC Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 29 JUL 1892 2 PLAC Autaugaville, Autauga Co, Ala 1 BURI 2 PLAC Autaugaville City Cemetary, Autaugaville, Ala 1 FAMC @F66@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 5 MAY 1995 0 @I168@ INDI 1 NAME Tommy Rex /KING/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 16 FEB 1959 1 FAMC @F60@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I169@ INDI 1 NAME Thomas Evans /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 8 OCT 1820 2 PLAC Fairfield County, South Carolina 1 DEAT 2 DATE 13 FEB 1907 2 PLAC Uvalde, TX 1 NOTE The following information was taken from a handwritten note by Thomas E. Godbold in Uvalde, Texas and has been transcribed as it was originally written: I was borned in fairfield district south carolin in 1820 and in 1834 I come to Ala with 2 CONT my pareance and in 1841 I was married to Miss Sarah B. Nunnelee and in 1844 I and wife joined M. E. Church south and in 1847 I joine the Masonic lodg and in 1854 I come to Texas and stoped in Harison County an din 1858 I mooved to Wood and 2 CONT Rains County, Texas and in 1882 I moved to Uvalde wher I am now stopping. T.E. Godbold. 1 NOTE 1 NOTE Civil War veteran 1 FAMS @F77@ 1 FAMC @F46@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I170@ INDI 1 NAME Sarah Bolton /NUNNELEE/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 17 JUN 1827 2 PLAC Dallas County, Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 23 NOV 1887 2 PLAC Uvalde, Uvalde Cty, Texas 1 FAMS @F77@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I171@ INDI 1 NAME Elizabeth /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1827 2 PLAC Fairfield Co., South Carolina 1 DEAT 2 PLAC Conecuh County, Alabama 1 FAMS @F78@ 1 FAMC @F46@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 JAN 1995 0 @I172@ INDI 1 NAME Dr. William /JUDGE/ 1 SEX M 1 OCCU Physician 1 NOTE William lived in Conecuh Co., Alabama. 1 FAMS @F78@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 3 SEP 1994 0 @I173@ INDI 1 NAME James /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1826 2 PLAC Fairfield Co., South Carolina 1 FAMC @F46@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I174@ INDI 1 NAME Henrietta Ruff /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 2 NOV 1825 2 PLAC Fairfield Co., South Carolina 1 DEAT 2 DATE 12 AUG 1892 2 PLAC Lone Oak, Texas 1 RELI Methodist 1 NOTE Henrietta (Godbold) Rabb - Born in 1829, died at age 63 in 1892 with flux (severe diarrhea). She was the second wife of J.B. Rabb, Sr. Apparently he first married a lady in Conecuh County, Alabama, and then had a daughter named Annie, born in 2 CONT 1849. In a few years, this wife very probably died and Mr. Rabb then married Henrietta Godbold who also lived in Evergreen, Alabama. Henrietta was the oldest daughter of Nathaniel (Nathan) and Harriet (Ruff) Godbold. No doubt James Barnett 2 CONT (Barney) Rabb and Henrietta Godbold attended Evergreen Academy (grade and senior high schools) at the same time. Nathan Godbold was on the original Board of Directors when the academy was built around 1840. It is believed that Nathan Godbold, 2 CONT along with his wife and children (some still living at home and some already married) moved to Texas in the 1850's although not all families came at the same time. The Godbold families first settled in Harrison County (near Marshall, Texas, 2 CONT the county seat). All were very successful landowners and their lands were worked by slave labor. It appears that Nathan's daughter, Henrietta, and her husband, James B. Rabb, Sr. did not settle in Harrison County near the Godbolds, but 2 CONT settled at Emory in Rains County, Texas. Henrietta was a methodist. 1 NOTE Henrietta's husband, Reverend James Barnett Rabb, Sr. was born in 1826, died at age 80 in 1906. First settled in Emory, (Rains County Seat), Texas, after moving from Evergreen (Conecuh County), Alabama. He studied law and practiced law in the 2 CONT beginning but he saw too many crooked things happening that went against his conscious, so he became a Methodist circuit preacher. He was also a Mason (Shriner or Knights Templar) had held responsible positions in the organization which caused 2 CONT him to travel on Masonic business over a large area of Texas that went as far south as Uvalde. He had a little brown leather book in which he listed his traveling expenses, and one of his expenses listed on several pages was "spirits (whiskey) 2 CONT - 10 cents". He was also connected in some way with Emory University or college. He owned quite a few very valuable books and he loaned them to other people to study. All of the books were burned, along with everything else in the house, 2 CONT during a fire which completely destroyed the home of his son, Pennington Polk Rabb with whom he was then living. Mr. Rabb had an old former slave named Uncle Duke who had been with the family for many years and continued to do so until he 2 CONT died. Uncle Duke dearly loved Mr. Rabb and took care of his every need until death parted them. 1 NOTE By Frances McNeil Koole of Schertz, Texas May 5, 1986 1 FAMS @F79@ 1 FAMC @F46@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 NOV 1994 0 @I175@ INDI 1 NAME Reverend James Barnett /RABB/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1826 2 PLAC Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 29 MAR 1906 1 OCCU Lawyer and then Methodist Circuit Preacher 1 RELI Methodist 1 NOTE His father, James B. Rabb and his mother, Charlotte. 1 FAMS @F79@ 1 FAMS @F80@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I176@ INDI 1 NAME Louisa /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1831 2 PLAC Fairfield Co., South Carolina 1 NOTE Louisa died young. 1 FAMC @F46@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 31 JAN 1995 0 @I177@ INDI 1 NAME William E. /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 26 MAR 1833 2 PLAC Fairfield Co., South Carolina 1 DEAT 2 DATE 12 JAN 1871 1 BURI 2 PLAC Concord Cemetary, Jonesville, Texas 1 NOTE William was a private in the confederate army. His commissioned officer was Capt. A. B. Stone of Co. A, 3rd Regiment, TC, Col. H. P. Mabry Commanding Officer, CSA. He enlisted June 3, 1861 at Jonesville, Texas. His enlisting officer was T. W. 2 CONT Winston, Insp. & Muster Officer, Giles A. Boggess; Company stationed at Camp Rodgers, Mississippi October 31, 1861. At Battle of Iuka September 19th and at corrinth October 4th; 1 muster roll dated July 31 to October 31, 1862; Absent; in 2 CONT Quitman Hospital September 25th. 1 FAMS @F81@ 1 FAMC @F46@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I178@ INDI 1 NAME Marsilla /HEARNE/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 10 SEP 1834 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1 APR 1912 2 PLAC Jonesville, Texas 1 BURI 2 PLAC Concord Cemetary, Jonesville, Texas 1 NOTE Daughter of George Thomas Coke Hearne and Frances Powell. 1 FAMS @F81@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I179@ INDI 1 NAME Annias R. /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1836 2 PLAC Conecuh County, Evergreen, Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 24 SEP 1863 2 PLAC Kemper County, Mississippi 1 NOTE Annias was a Confederate soldier. The following obituary appeared in the newspaper, "The South-Western", Shreveport, LA on January 13, 1864. 1 NOTE Died at the residence of William Mobley, in Kemper County, Mississippi on the 24th of September, 1863, Annias R., son of Nathan and Harriet Godbold, of dropsy of the heart and chest, aged 27 years. 1 NOTE Early in the spring of 1861 he volunteered in "The Texas Hunters", a company raised near Jonesville, afterwards attached to Col. Green's 3d Texas Calvary, to go and defend his country in her hour of great peril. A more gallant, brave, and 2 CONT intrepid defender has never done battle for our cause. Naturally modest, he made no vain boastings of his principles--having a strong mind and quick natural perception he was from the inception of the present difficulties cognizant of the foul 2 CONT injustice being palmed upon us, and avowed his determination to be among the first in the ranks, to wring from the grasp of our inhuman oppressors that justice due a brave people, capable of appreciating and enjoying liberty to its utmost 2 CONT extent. True to his word, true to his principles, and true to all he esteemed sacred, he redeemed his vow, he went upon his high and important errand, and none more nobly did their part; even when disease had marked him her own, his faithful 2 CONT comrades all but failed to persuade him to quit his place by them and seek a harbor of rest, he persisted in his ability to go on, that he was yet strong--but alas my lost friend, disease conquers the strongest wills, you had to yield to his 2 CONT strong grasp. He was left, fortunately among friends, who endeavored to supply his every want. 1 NOTE For three long months he lay wracked with pain. Father, mother, brothers nor sisters were there. Oh, that one or all could have been with him--how different would those sluggish hours have passed away. Time would have pressed more 2 CONT lightly upon his diseased breast. But 'tis done. He bore all as a brave soldier, committing himself to the care of his God. In his last moments he was calm and resigned. The fortitude which had sustained him upon many hard fought 2 CONT battlesfields wrapped him like a mantle in this his great and final conflict. He spoke tenderly of his absent family and desired that his triumph should be written the, and begged them to meet him in that better land. Farewell, my 2 CONT beloved friend, thy name will ever live fresh and green in my memory. Your tender mother, fond father, affectionate sisters, and beloved brothers may well weep, for in thee they have lost a treasure--and may, when we are all called upon to 2 CONT resign our lives, may we feel sustained by the same God influencing spirit which supported thee in thy happy and triumphal exit from this sinful world. S.E.W. 1 NOTE He enlisted June 3, 1861 at Jonesville, Texas. Enlisting officer, T. W. Winston; Insp. & Muster Officer, Giles A. Boggess; Co. stationed at Camp Rodgers, Miss. October 31, 1961. At battle of Iuka September 19th and at Corinth October 2 CONT 4th from Muster Roll dated July 31 to October 31, 1862 1 FAMC @F46@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 31 JAN 1995 0 @I180@ INDI 1 NAME Ransom Levi /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 28 DEC 1838 2 PLAC Conecuh County, Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 20 FEB 1922 1 BURI 2 PLAC Greenwood Cemetary, Dallas, Texas 1 NOTE Ransom was a private in the confederate army. His commissioned officer was Capt. A. B. Stone of Co. A, 4rd Regiment, TC, Col. H. P. Mabry Commanding Officer, CSA. He enlisted June 3, 1861 at Jonesville, Texas. His enlisting officer was T. W. 2 CONT Winston; Insp. & Muster Officer Giles A. Boggess; Company stationed at Camp Rodgers, Mississippi October 31, 1861; At Battle of Iuka September 19th and at Corinth October 4th; 1 muster roll dated July 31 to October 31, 1862. 1 FAMS @F82@ 1 FAMC @F46@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I181@ INDI 1 NAME Stella Ada /PERRY/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 22 JUN 1848 1 DEAT 2 DATE 7 JAN 1920 1 BURI 2 PLAC Greenwood Cemetary, Dallas, Texas 1 NOTE Stella and Ransom had the following children: Early W., Aubry, Elizabeth H., Nettie V., Emit. From : Harrison County, Texas, Caucasian Residents in 1880 by Nancy Blakeley Ruff. Stella was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Harwood Pope Perry 1 FAMS @F82@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I182@ INDI 1 NAME Harriet (Hattie) Jane /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 30 OCT 1841 2 PLAC Conecuh County, Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1 APR 1934 2 PLAC Bridgeport, Wise County, Texas 1 NOTE The following letter is from the book, "From Cabins to Mansions", Gleanings From Southwest Alabama, By: Mary E. Brantley. c. 1981. pp 299-300. 1 NOTE AN 1866 WEDDING LETTER 1 NOTE Excerpts from a copy of a letter in my possession, written by a bride in 1866. The bride was Miss Hattie Godbold, daughter of Nathan Godbold, and born in Conecuh County, Alabama. She was writing this letter to her aunt and uncle, the 2 CONT Levy (Levi) Godbolds who had moved to Texas. 1 NOTE 1 NOTE Lowndes Co., Ala. 1 NOTE July 20, 1866 1 NOTE 1 NOTE Dear Mr. and Mrs. Godbold: 1 NOTE My dear aunt and uncle, I have only written you once since I visited with you. I postponed writing until I saw aunt Cynthia. 1 NOTE Things have changed considerable with me. I an now going to tell you something which will astonish you very much. I am married--No longer Miss Hattie Godbold, but now the wife of Capt. Sidney W. Cowling. I was married on the 5th of this 2 CONT month--just two weeks ago today. I am perfectly happy. Think that I have done exceedingly well. Pa is perfectly delighted with my selection. I felt a little awkward at first when I started keeping house but now an getting used to it. I was 2 CONT married at Uncle Ransom Ruff's in the evening--about 6 o'clock. We drove ten miles over to his mother's. We had a very large party given to us that night and the next day we all went to his home. 1 NOTE Pa knew the Cowling family well. It is one of the first families in the county. His mother and uncle Ransom's wife are sisters. My husband is 27 years old, six feet and very kind and indulgent. He is farming now, but was educated for a 2 CONT physician. He is a graduate of the Univeristy of Virginia. 1 NOTE Pa and my nieces, I reckon, will return to Texas this summer and I will remain here until winter. 1 NOTE Now I know you want to hear about Aunt Cynthia. She and her daughters do all the work about the house. They haven't a servant to help them--only two or three on the farm. She has raised the smartest set of girls I think I ever seen. 2 CONT They go very little in society--they say because they are not able to go in the first circles, they will not go at all. Like the balance of us, they are proud and highminded. I admire them for it. Aunt Cynthia's oldest son, John Godbold, has 2 CONT returned from the war. He is more wounded that any (soldier) I have seen. His lower jaw is almost gone. 1 NOTE (Several paragraphs omitted) Your devoted niece, Hattie Cowling 1 NOTE 1 NOTE STORY OF HARRIET (HATTIE GODBOLD COWLING 1 NOTE BY HER GRANDSON, EDGAR COWLING 1 NOTE 1 NOTE My earliest memories include "Grandma", Harriet (Godbold) Cowling. I came along in 1920 and GM lived with my family at the time. Grandfather Cowling died in 1911 and Gm lvied with some of the children at different times but finally 2 CONT stayed with us here at Bridgeport. 1 NOTE She and Grandfather Cowling came to this section of Wise County, North Texas about 1878 and settled on a farm some 1 1/2 miles from where my wife, Jane, and I now live. My father was born in 1884. GM's family moved to the most western 2 CONT part of the county in the late '80s where GM taught school at the Jim Ned School. Early '90s found them moving to Beaver, now Electra, where the ran a hotel or boarding house and worked for Dan Waggoner Ranch. Moved back to Bridgeport about 2 CONT 1899 or 1901 where they ran a hotel until GF's death in 1911. The above is accord to my recall of what I remember being told by GM and my father. 1 NOTE I must, however, admit the above may be somewhat in error as I always felt or understood that Gm lived in Alabama during the Civil WAr only to find that she and her parents came to the Waskom, Texas area about 1858. I do remember her 2 CONT speaking a lot about Waskom and the Caddo Lake area with what seemed quite fond memories. 1 NOTE Gm played the piano and continued to do so until about 1930 or so and told me many times of the places and times she and GF played, he playing the violin or "fiddle". Both she and my father spoke of the many dances that GF played 2 CONT throughout the area here and at Beaver. GM did much tatting until her fingers became too stiff to manage the needle. 1 NOTE Reflecting on our family life some 50+ years ago, I know that Gm added much to my early life patterns, one which have remained with me to this day. Many hours were spent with her and I feel quite strongly that she instilled many moral 2 CONT values. I must admit, however, that I did not follow all of her advice--she wanted me to be a minister. GM fell during the winter of 1924 and suffered a broken hip. 1 NOTE Either 1849 or 1850 was the banner year of Grandmother Hrriet (Godbold) Cowling's younger life. She told me the following story many times and was I quite fond of reliving these events with her. 1 NOTE A once per year business trip to New Orleans was a real experience to the Godbold children as one of the children would be allowed to go with the father as they became about 8 or 9 years of age. The trip was an item of great anticipation 2 CONT for at least a year or so. At long last it was time for Harriet's trip. First, a trip down what must have been the Alabam Rive to Mobile. There they were to change to a much larger boat or ship for the passage out into the Mobile Bay and on 2 CONT to New Orleans. A long flight of stairs lead from the upper banks to dockside where one boarded the ship. GM was going down the stairs but was annoyed by the barking dog at her heels; only when she turned there was no dog--again the barking 2 CONT dog but would see nothing when she turned. Only after several time of hearing the dog was she to see a man coming behind her was "throwing his voice" and making the barking noises. her first experience with a ventriloquist, as was mine. Then 2 CONT on through Lake Pontchartrain to new Orleans. What memories of that large body of water and the life aboard ship. She attempted to teach me to spell "Pontchartrain" but I still have to look it up. 1 NOTE Other stories were told of the sights and experiences of New Orleans but they have dimmed somewhat during the past 60 odd years. I do think, however, that this story whet my appetite for some travel in ensuring years. 1 NOTE Grandmother Harriet Jane (Godbold) Cowling's memory failed during the lst 4-6 years of her life. She lived pre-Civile War. Most of the time she could not recall the name of her husband nor any of her children's names except my father's 2 CONT (Edgar) with whom she lived. For example, when asked the names of the carriage team used to transport the ladies, her answer without hesitation, "Tom and Jerry". To "Grandma, what was the name of the cob negro?", she would respond, "Little 2 CONT Anthony". Now some may not know what a "cob negro" was on a pre-Civil War plantation. You must remember that papers of all sorts were extremely short supply, one did not squeeze the Charmin in those days becaused there was no Charmin. But 2 CONT there was corn and the ever present cobs. It was Anthony's duty to insure that ample cobs were always present in the outdoor privies. The Anthony mentioned here may have been the same as included in the records of Wyatt Godbold in latter 2 CONT years. 1 FAMS @F83@ 1 FAMC @F46@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I183@ INDI 1 NAME Captain Sidney W. /COWLING/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 15 SEP 1839 1 DEAT 2 DATE 11 SEP 1911 1 FAMS @F83@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I184@ INDI 1 NAME Nathan Wilbur /GODBOLD/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 4 DEC 1843 2 PLAC Conecuh County Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1923 1 BURI 2 PLAC Greenwood Cemetary, Dallas, Texas 1 NOTE Nathan was a private in the confederate army. His commissioned officer was Captain H. L. Berry of Harrison County Clough & Hill Avengers Company, Col. Ed Clarke's Infantry Regiment, 6th Brig., CSA. He enlisted February 24, 1862 and was on two 2 CONT muster rolls; one date of February 24, 1862; the other March 8, 1862. 1 FAMS @F84@ 1 FAMC @F46@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I185@ INDI 1 NAME Mary E. /POWELL/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1845 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1898 1 BURI 2 PLAC Greenwood Cemetary, Dallas, Texas 1 FAMS @F84@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I186@ INDI 1 NAME Sebastian /RUFF/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1765 2 PLAC South Carolina 2 SOUR @S8@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE NOV 1838 2 PLAC Lowndes Co., Ala 2 SOUR @S8@ 1 NOTE The Ruff family was plantation owners, they lived as well-to-do planters lived in those days, with slaves to keep their homes and plantations running smoothly. There was a charm about their lives steeped in the deep traditions of the South. 2 CONT Their homes were well-appointed, and were maintained with the manners of Southern genteel life. Many of their women were educated, either in a women's seminary or privately tutored. This all ended with the Civil War. Their money, and often 2 CONT their land, was gone; but the genteel customs of the cultured South continued on with what remained of their former way of life. 1 FAMS @F85@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I187@ INDI 1 NAME Catherine /"?"/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 PLAC South Carolina 2 SOUR @S8@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE ABT 1839 2 PLAC Lowndes Co., Ala 1 FAMS @F85@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 23 AUG 1995 0 @I188@ INDI 1 NAME Mary /RUFF/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 PLAC South Carolina 2 SOUR @S8@ 1 DEAT 2 PLAC South Carolina 1 FAMS @F86@ 1 FAMC @F85@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I189@ INDI 1 NAME Austin /CLOUD/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F86@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I190@ INDI 1 NAME Nancy /RUFF/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 PLAC South Carolina 2 SOUR @S8@ 1 DEAT 2 PLAC Alabama 1 FAMS @F87@ 1 FAMC @F85@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I191@ INDI 1 NAME George D. /WILEY/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F87@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I192@ INDI 1 NAME Elizabeth /RUFF/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 PLAC South Carolina 2 SOUR @S8@ 1 FAMS @F88@ 1 FAMC @F85@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I193@ INDI 1 NAME Samuel C. /MCWILEY/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F88@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I194@ INDI 1 NAME Allen /RUFF/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1812 2 PLAC South Carolina 2 SOUR @S8@ 1 DEAT 2 PLAC Alabama? 1 FAMC @F85@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I195@ INDI 1 NAME Ransom C. /RUFF/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1813 2 PLAC South Carolina 2 SOUR @S8@ 1 DEAT 2 PLAC Alabama 1 FAMS @F89@ 1 FAMC @F85@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I196@ INDI 1 NAME Margaret /MURRELL/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F89@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I197@ INDI 1 NAME Martha Jane /RUFF/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 15 JUN 1814 2 PLAC South Carolina 2 SOUR @S8@ 1 DEAT 2 DATE 12 MAY 1866 2 PLAC Harrison Co., TX 2 SOUR @S8@ 1 BURI 2 PLAC Lary Waskom Cemetary, Harrison Co., TX 1 NOTE The story of Martha's marriages is interesting. First she married Abercrombie, who was an elderly gentlemen, and was widowed three years later, that left her heiress to a large plantation and and a mansion; her second marriage about two years 2 CONT later to Lary with whom she moved to Texas from Alabama had children and was widowed again; then her subsequent marriage to John Waskom. The following words were on the tombstone of the raised grave of Martha J. Ruff Lary Waskom: Let wild 2 CONT vines grow around my grave, Let uncaged birds in softest notes express their praise, Let Sun, Moon and Stars their course run, But let me find my Heaven begun. 1 FAMS @F90@ 1 FAMS @F91@ 1 FAMS @F92@ 1 FAMC @F85@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I198@ INDI 1 NAME Alexander /ABERCROMBIE/ 1 SEX M 1 DEAT 2 DATE ABT 1842 2 PLAC Alabama? 1 FAMS @F90@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I199@ INDI 1 NAME William C. /LARY/ 1 SEX M 1 DEAT 2 DATE 20 JUN 1854 2 PLAC Harrison Co., TX 1 BURI 2 PLAC Lary Waskom Cemetary 1 FAMS @F91@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I200@ INDI 1 NAME John M. /WASKOM/ 1 SEX M 1 FAMS @F92@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 1 NOV 1994 0 @I201@ INDI 1 NAME Daniel /RUFF/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 PLAC South Carolina 2 SOUR @S8@ 1 DEAT 2 PLAC South Carolina 1 FAMC @F85@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I202@ INDI 1 NAME Mrs. /"?"/ 1 SEX F 1 NOTE + 1 FAMS @F80@ 0 @I203@ INDI 1 NAME Annie /RABB/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1849 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1934 1 NOTE Annie was a college graduate. The only child of J.B. Rabb who graduated from college. She was a musician and appeared to be a very aristocratic lady. (By Frances (McNeil) Koole) 1 XXXX SOUR: Frances McNeil Koole 1 XXXX Sources: Frances McNeil Koole 1 XXXX She was a college graduate--the only child 1 XXXX of J.B. Rabb who graduated from college. 1 XXXX She was a musician and seemed to be a very 1 XXXX aristocractic lady 1 FAMC @F80@ 0 @I204@ INDI 1 NAME William J. (Billy) /RABB/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1854 2 PLAC Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1921 1 NOTE William J. (Billy) Rabb - Born in 1854, died at the age of 74 in 1921. The U.S. Census taken in 1880, states that he was then living in Lone Oak Village in Hunt County, Texas; that he was age 26, born in Alabama, and that he clerked in a store 2 CONT for his livlihood. He and his wife had two children a son named Penn, age 2; and a daughter named Ethel, age 6 months. Mr. W. J. Rabb later married a second wife and he was very old when twins named W.K. and Stella were born during that 2 CONT marriage. His son named Penn was a banker in a a small town in Oklahoma and it is said that he did notseem to care very much for his parents in their old age and in fact W.J.' brother Pennington Polk Rabb was the one who took care of the 2 CONT details of W.J.'s burial. 1 NOTE By: Frances McNeil Koole of Schertz, Texas May 5, 1986 1 FAMS @F93@ 1 FAMS @F94@ 1 FAMC @F79@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I205@ INDI 1 NAME M. /RABB/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F94@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 3 SEP 1994 0 @I206@ INDI 1 NAME Penn /RABB/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1878 1 FAMC @F94@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I207@ INDI 1 NAME Ethel /RABB/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1880 1 FAMC @F94@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I208@ INDI 1 NAME Mrs. /"?"/ 1 SEX F 1 FAMS @F93@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 SEP 1994 0 @I209@ INDI 1 NAME Alexander Joel /RABB/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 14 FEB 1854 2 PLAC Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 18 MAR 1925 1 NOTE Alex died in 1925 at the age of 72. On the 1880 census, his wife is listed as M.E., age 21 and his children were Stella, age 2 and John, age 6 months. (By Frances (McNeil) Koole.) 1 FAMS @F95@ 1 FAMC @F79@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I210@ INDI 1 NAME Mary E. /TRIMBLE/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1859 1 FAMS @F95@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 7 MAY 1995 0 @I211@ INDI 1 NAME Stella /RABB/ 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1878 1 FAMC @F95@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 JAN 1995 0 @I212@ INDI 1 NAME John /RABB/ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT 1880 1 FAMC @F95@ 1 CHAN 2 DATE 2 JAN 1995 0 @I213@ INDI 1 NAME James Barnett (Barney) /RABB, JR./ 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1856 2 PLAC Alabama 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1939 1 OCCU Banker 1 NOTE James Barnett (Barney) Rabb, Jr. - Died at the age of 84 with cancer, in 1939. He was a banker and owned a bank in Greenville, Texas. When the depression hit, he lost his bank and his and wife, Mattie's lovely two-story home in town. He did, 2 CONT however, own a rich black bottom farm outside of town which he declared to be his homestead and so he did not lose the farm. There was an old negro shack on the land and Barney and his wife moved into it and made it their home. They had a old 2 CONT mule whi