Neeley Family Bible, 1847-1978: Greene & Scott Counties, Illinois Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Birrell ********************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ********************************************************************* Entries have been transcribed exactly as written regardless of irregularity in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, syntax and details. There appears to be 12 different hands involved in creating the entries. I have made a strong effort to identify them and associate them to individual entries. My notes appear in parentheses. THE HOLY BIBLE (published 1847) Family Record Pages situated between the Old and New Testaments Known possession / provenance: 1. appx. 1847-1896 - Solomon Calaway Neeley & Esther Carpenter Neeley Wells - used to record family details. 2. appx. 1896-1902 - William Green Neeley - used to record family details. 3. 1902-1930 - Charles Ezra Neeley (brother of William Green Neeley) - did not use to record his immediate family, added death entry for his mother. 4. 1930-1970 - Carrie Jane Neeley & Major Alvin Smith - used to record family details. 5. 1970-1997 - Howard Edward Smith - added death entries but did not record any new family members. 6. 1997-Current - Anita Diane Smith Birrell - possession only, nothing added. LAST PAGE OF OLD TESTAMENT (Writing at bottom of the page) Carrie, Keep this for reference. C. E. N. May 10 / 1930 (hand #11) FAMILY RECORD (page 1) MARRIAGES Solomon Calaway Neeley and Esther carpenter was married May the 9 1839 (hand #1) Ester Neely and Samuel Wells was married Feb the 6 1868 at 8 o'clock pm (hand #2 - very unsteady writing) Whitehall Ills (location added by hand #3) Charles Calaway Neeley and Ida ma. Dossett was married may. 16. 18.94 (hand #4) Chesley Neeley and margaret wise was married august 28th AD 1861 (hand #5) William Greene Neeley & Perilla Mondy was maried December 14th A:D: 1863 (hand #6) Nettie C Neeley and Henry MCclenning was Maried August 7 - 1887 (hand #7) Charles Ezra Neeley and Emma King was married August the. 24. 18.74 (hand #4) FAMILY RECORD (page 2) BIRTHS Solomon Calaway Neeley was born December the 28 1816 (hand #1) Esther Neeley was born march the 23 1821 (hand #1) Chesley Neeley was born february the 21 1840 (hand #1) william green Neeley was born August the 21 1842 (hand #1) Benjamin Neeley was born December the 4 1846 (hand #1) Charles ezra Neeley was born january 28 1851 (hand #1 - the year entry was changed from 1850 to 1851. The ink is the same; it may have been a correction when initially written. Charles Ezra's autobiography gives the year as 1851.) Henry Calaway Neeley was born October the 31 1860 (hand #1) Nettie C Neeley the Daughter of Chesley and Margaret Neeley was born June 24 th 1866 (hand #6) Mary. E. Neeley Born Nov 14 - 1862 (hand #7) Charles. C. Neeley born Oct 25 1868 (hand #7) Sudie M Neeley Born July 8 - 1889 (hand #7) FAMILY RECORD (page 3) BIRTHS of W. G. Neeley & Famley (hand #7 centered over the columns) W. G. Neeley Born Aug first 1842 (original entry - hand #7 changes to original entry: first is circled and lined through and 21 is written in green ink above "Aug first", an arrow has been added pointing to the facing page - hand #8) Henry Riley Neeley Born feb 6 - 1868 (hand #7) Charles Green Neeley Born 1871 (hand #7) Died September 1948 (hand #9) Permelia E. Neeley Born 1872 (hand #7) Samuel Wilson Neeley Born 1876 (hand #7) Ella . P. C. Neeley Born 1878 (hand #7) Died April 1910 (hand #9) John Walter Neeley Born 1881 (hand #7) Died Nov. 1939 (hand #9) Richard A. Neeley Born 1883 (hand #7) Died July. 1945 (hand #9) Ada Novela Neeley was born Aug 17 1887 (or 1889) (original entry - hand #7 year changed from what appears to be a 7 to a 9 - hand #9) Died July 20 - 1904. (hand #9; other records indicate death was 1906 not 1904) Cary Jane Neeley was Born June the 3 1891 (hand #7) 7/24/1970 (hand #10) Major A Smtih and Carrie J Neeley were married May 3, 1911 at Carrollton Ill. -- -- Born -- -- -- Howard Edward Smith October. 30 - 1917 Eva Fay - Dec. 24, 1918 Charles Alvin Aug. 6, 1923 Major Alfred - Sept. 28, 1925 (hand #9) Nola Mae - Jan. 1 1935 (hand #9) FAMILY RECORD (page 4) DEATHS Solomon Calaway Neeley departed this life october the 20 1866 in benton County missouri (hand #4) Benjamin Neeley Departed this life December the 27. 1848 (hand #1) henry calaway Neeley Departed this life may the 9 1870 (hand #1 - the date may be a 2 instead of a 9) Samuel Wells Departed This Life Nov 24th 1890 Aged 81 yrs 2 mo 11 days (hand #1) Esther Wells departed this life April the 16th 1896. Aged 75 yrs and 23 days. (hand #11) W. G. Neeley, departed this life March. 24, 1902. (hand #9) Emma King Neeley departed this life Sept, 29, 1929 Charles Ezra Neeley departed this life Nov. 11. 1931 (hand #9) Major A Smith - May. 13. 1937 - Iola Kans. (hand #9) Carrie J. Smith - July 24, 1970 - Iola, Kansas (hand #12) NEW TESTAMENT TITLE PAGE - VERSO Deaths -- Major Alfred Smith Nov. 21, 1982 (hand #12) Eva Fay Williams August 11, 1978 (hand #10) Identification of handwriting, to the best of my knowledge: 1. Probably Esther Carpenter Neeley Wells 2. Probably Samuel Wells (second husband of Esther Carpenter Neeley Wells) 3. Unknown 4. Unknown - may be the same as #1 5. Unknown 6. Unknown 7. Probably William Green Neeley 8. Gregory Keith Smith (son of #12)* 9. Carrie Jane Neeley Smith * 10. Mary Hope Anderson Smith (wife of #12)* 11. Charles Ezra Neeley* 12. Howard Edward Smith* * I am familiar with the handwriting from other sources and am more confident of my identification. *************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ************************************************************ Diane Birrell