Allen County KS Archives Obituaries.....Neff, Nancy Nee Barnes November 28, 1910
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Humboldt Union
NEFF, Nancy nee BARNES
[Mrs. Eli Neff]
17 Mar 1825 to 28 Nov 1910
85y 8m 11d

Humboldt Union, Sat, 3 Dec 1910 p2
Humboldt, Allen Co. KS

PASSING OF THE OLD SETTLERS
Mrs. N. B. Neff died at her home in this city Sunday evening, after an illness 
of one day. Cause of death was acute pneumonia. On Saturday she was around as 
usual, but took with a chill towards evening, and by Sunday morning pneumonia 
developed, of an acute form, which she was unable to withstand. Mrs. Neff was 
in her eighty sixth year, and has been a strong active woman, of a cheerial 
disposition who took considerable interest in the passing events around her 
home and elsewhere. With her husband and family she came to Kansas in 1874, 
and has lived in Humboldt a greater part of the time since coming to the 
State. Her husband, Eli Neff purchased a large tract of land on the Verdigris 
river bottom, where Mrs. Neff used to spend the summers. Her husband died in 
August this year. She leaves one son, Homer Neff, who is in California; three 
daughters, Mrs. Cora Young, and Mrs. George McKinley, of this city, and Mrs. 
Dr. H.A. Brown, of Iola. The funeral services were held at her late residence 
Wednesday at 10 a.m., Rev. Todd officiating, and burial took place at Mt. Hope 
cemetery. A large number of friends were present at the service and burial. 
The relatives have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in this 
bereavement.

Mahoning Dispatch, Looking Backwards 50 Years Ago, 9 Dec 1960 [for 1910]
Mrs. Nancy Barnes Neff, 85, former resident of Canfield, died in Humboldt, KS 
after illness of only one day. 

BURIALS
Eli Neff was buried on 30 Aug 1910 and Nancy Barnes Neff was buried on 30 Nov 
1910. Both were interred in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Humboldt, Allen Co. KS


Additional Comments:
Our interest in Eli and Nancy Barnes Neff has always been strong. Conrad and 
Magdalena Weaver Neff, our original Canfield, Ohio ancestors named their 
youngest son John. John Neff and his wife, Elizabeth Kline Neff, were the 
parents of Eli, Mary, Martin, Edward, and John.  The latter two died in 1836, 
victims of scarlet fever. We knew quite a bit about Martin, our ancestor, and 
always wanted to know more about his brother, our Great Uncle Eli and his 
wife, Nancy Barnes Neff. 

Dr. Jackson Truesdale, a Canfield historian, wrote, “Eli married Nancy, a 
daughter of Jacob Barnes, and for many years owned and resided on the farms 
now occupied by Joshua and William Kyle, and likely built the large dwelling 
in which Joshua resides.  Eli, while a resident of Canfield was a stirring 
money-making farmer and cattle dealer.  For some time before leaving Canfield 
he commenced loaning money with Kansas lands as mortgage security and finally 
somewhere near 1873 sold his land and other property here and moved to Kansas 
and engaged extensively in the loaning of money.  As a result, word has come 
back that Eli now owns more land than he can profitably handle.  Some of his 
relatives here place his real estate possessions at from 7,000 to 10,000 
acres.  Eli is said to have five living children.” 
From Mahoning Dispatch, Fri, 8 April 1898 Article No. 6

The Conrad Neff House to the Barnes Farm to Loghurst
In 1805 Conrad Neff, built the oldest remaining log home in the Western 
Reserve. Located in Canfield, Mahoning Co. Ohio, today it is known as Loghurst 
and is under the management of Western Reserve Historical Society [WRHS] and 
is included in the National Register of Historic Places. 
Conrad Sr. sold the home to his son Conrad Jr. in 1818 and then in 1826, Jacob 
Barnes purchased the Neff property. Upon Barnes’ death in 1848, his wife and 
son continued to operate the farm until the late 1800s. Jacob Barnes was a 
well known abolitionist and for a period of time used the home as an 
underground railway. 


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