Biographical Sketch of Robert W. Neal, Lafayette County, Missouri >From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo. Historical Company, 1881. ********************************************************************** Robert W. Neal, postoffice Alma, Mo., senior member of the firm of J. W. Davis & Co., dealers in general merchandise and agricultural implements. He is a Virginian by birth, born and raised in Parkersburg; born August 15, 1825. His father, James Neal, was during his early life, clerk of the circuit court, and his mother, Mary A. Neal, was a sister of Judge Wills, so well known in Missouri. They were both natives of Virginia, and in Virginia were laid to their eternal rest. In 1850, he came to this county and clerked for Taylor and Simpson, at Waverly for two years. In 1858, he went to California, thence to Nevada, and from there to Oregon, being absent eighteen years. In 1870, he sailed to South America and by Cape Horn, home. May, 1877 he was married to Miss Mary C. Lewis, daughter of Wetzell Lewis, formerly of Virginia. ==================================================================== 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. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================