Captain Robbert Harreld is my 5th Great Grandfather through his daughter Sinai who married William Neal, Sr. Sinai and William Neal’s son James Preston Neal had told a story of he and his brother (my 3rd Great Grandfather William Thomas Neal) as boys having had the opportunity to meet Samuel Houston and welcomed him...
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Robbert Harreld, Captain (1761-1824) – Biography
Sinai Harreld Neal Buchanan (1797-1883) – Obituary
Sinai Harreld Neal Buchanan is my 4th Great Grandmother through her son William Thomas Neal, Col. (1822-1864) who died in the Civil War. She was first married to William Neal/Neel (abt 1797-1821) who was my 4th Great Grandfather. Shortly after her first husband’s death, she married Andrew “Uncle Buck” Buchanan and moved with their...
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Col. William Thomas Neal (1822-1864) – Civil War Papers
I believe that I was sent these photocopies of the Civil War records of William T. Neal and W.T. Neal by someone who I met online. I’m not quite sure how to read them, and need to do some more research to verify that they are indeed the William Thomas Neal who was my...
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James Preston Neal (1820-1896) – Family Photo
I feel very lucky to have crossed paths online with James Preston IV who shared with me photos and family information on his namesake that I probably wouldn’t have otherwise been able to get. He granted me permission to share the items with others, and so below is the only picture he has of...
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Thomas “Uncle Tom” Neel (1760-1843) – Family Group Record
My 5th Great-Grandfather Thomas “Uncle Tom” Neel and his wife Mary were the first of my Neal family to arrive in America. Born in Northern Ireland in 1760 and 1762, they arrived about 1780 and joined many of their relatives and neighbors who had preceded them to America and had settled in Pennsylvania, eastern...
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William Thomas Neal, Col. (1822-1864) – Family Group Record
The following is the family group record for Col. William Thomas Neal. Shortly before he left for the Civil war, he fathered my Great-Great-Grandmother Anna Eliza Neal who married Steven Guthrie Nees. After William was killed in the Civil War, his brother James Preston Neal – who was also a widower – married is...
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Thomas “Uncle Tom” Neel (1760-1843) – Will
The following is the typed-out version of the will of my 5th Great Grandfather Thomas “Uncle Tom” Neel written the 26th of October 1843. Tom’s son William Sr. (1797-1821) fathered William Jr. (1822-1864) who fathered Anna Eliza Neal Nees. I’ve left the misspellings and errors where they were included in the will. The source...
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Steve and Anna Nees – Family Photo
This is an old photo that I acquired through a great uncle who was kind enough to let me borrow them long enough to make some scans. I am not sure of who the two younger woman are pictured here, but I think they might be their daughters Julia (Nees) Nicholson and Mary (Nees)...
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James Preston Neal (1820-1896) – Published Biographies
Recently I got an email in response to my post on Hugh Tinnin asking about his son-in-law James Preston Neal. I was very excited to connect with someone from this line, and we’ve been sharing some information the past couple months. It made me realize that I haven’t done a blog post on this...
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Hugh Tinnin (1800-1869) – Published Biography
Hugh Tinnin was my 4th great grandfather through his daughter Lucille who married William T. Neal. The following is a history I found of him included in the History of Washington County, Arkansas. 1989. pgs 1416-1417. Most of this history I referenced in my post about Tinnin Road, but here’s the entire copy. Hugh...
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