Confederate Soldier Gen. Rufus Polk dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey^{[1, 2]}

1808 - 1901  (92 years)

• Name	Rufus Polk dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey
  Title	Confederate Soldier
  Prefix	Gen.
  Born	26 Nov 1808	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Aug 1901	Hardeman County, Tennessee
  Buried	Polk Cemetery, Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I22645	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Charles Rufus dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey,   b. 1787, Virginia ,   d. 1821, Tuscumbia, Alabama  (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Louisa Polk,   b. 1787, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina ,   d. 20 Dec 1869, Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1808	Maury Co., Tennessee
  Family ID	F8558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Lea,   b. 1813, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 Jan 1898, Bolivar, Tennessee  (Age 85 years)
  Married	18 May 1829
  Children	1. Mary Belle Neeley/ Neely/Nealey,   b. 27 May 1834, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Apr 1922, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 87 years)   2. Louisa Neeley/ Neely/Nealey,   b. 8 Oct 1836, Bolivar, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Apr 1938, Shelbyville, Tennessee  (Age 101 years) + 3. Col. James Jackson dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, M.D.,   b. 1 Sep 1846, Bolevar, Tennessee ,   d. 6 May 1926, Memphis, Tennessee  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F8563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Elizabeth Lea Neely-Obit The Nashville American Jan 12, 1898
  		General Rufus Polk Neely-Obit Nashville Banner Aug 10, 1901

  
  

  Histories

  Rufus P Neely-Family Photograph of Four Generations Memphis Avalanche Sep 25, 1885

  
  

• Sources

  [S273] James Neely. 1 James Neely b: ~1715, Ireland; d: 1784-1789, Virginia ..... 2 James Neely b: ~1745, Virginia; d: 1821, Tennessee ............ 3 Charles Rufus Neely b: 1787, Virginia; d: 1821, Alabama ................... 4 Rufus Polk Neely b: 1808, Tennessee; d: 1901, Tennessee .......................... 5 James Jackson Neely b: 1847, Tennessee; d: 1926, Tennessee ................................. 6 Rufus Polk Neely b: 1878, Tennessee; d: 1927, Texas ........................................ 7 James Saufley Neely b: 1914, Texas; d: 1985, Texas ............................................... 8 James Charles Neely b: 1941, Texas; d: 2006, Texas ...................................................... 9 754407 James Michael Neely b: 1967, Texas [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32557887/rufus-polk-neely. Rufus Polk Neely Birth 26 Nov 1808 Spring Hill, Maury County, Tennessee Death 10 Aug 1901 (aged 92) Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee Burial: Polk Cemetery Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee Rufus Polk Neely: Born: November 26, 1808 Birthplace: Spring Hill Maury County Tennessee Wife: Elizabeth Lea Neely 1813 ? 1898 Occupation before war: 1823: Moved to Hardeman County Tennessee Railroad President General in Tennessee State Militia Hardeman County Tennessee Court Clerk 1839 ? 1841: Tennessee State Representative Served in Seminole War Civil War Career: 1861: Captain of Pillow Guards 1861 ? 1862: Colonel of 4th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 1862: Captured on April 11, 1862 1862 ? 1863: Prisoner of War held by the Union Army 1863: Exchanged on September 25, 1863 Occupation after War: Newspaper Editor President of Memphis & Knoxville Railroad Died: August 10, 1901 Place of Death: Bolivar Tennessee Age at time of Death: 92 years old Burial Place: Polk Cemetery Bolivar Tennessee [S100] Internet Source, https://sites.google.com/site/civilwarhardemancotn/family-biographies/general-rufus-p-neelyS100. General Rufus P. Neely General Rufus P. Neely, an early settler of Hardeman County, is the son of Charles and Louisa (Polk) Neely. The father was born in Virginia in 1787, and when young moved with his parents to Middle Tennessee. The mother was born in North Carolina in 1787, and was the daughter of Col. Ezekiel Polk, of Colonial distinction, and the originator of the Polk families in Tennessee. They were among the early settlers of Maury County. The parents of our subject reared a family of four children, all of whom are living. At the breaking out of the war of 1812, Charles Neely, as captain, led a company under Jackson, and while on this campaign; he saw a beautiful scope of country near Tuscumbia, Ala., where he moved after the war. He followed farming for a livelihood. In 1820, he passed away while yet in the prime of life. His young widow returned to Maury County, Tenn., and in 1822 came to Hardeman County before Bolivar was started, and when not more than half a dozen families lived in the county. Here she married Dr. C. C. Collier, by whom she had three children, all of whom are deceased. She died in 1869. Our subject was born November 26, 1808, in Maury County, near Spring Hill, and inherited Irish blood from both father and mother. He secured a good academic education, and in 1821, came to Hardeman County on a pony loaded with bacon, in company with Ezekiel Polk, before mentioned. Mr. Polk had purchased extensive tracts of land and came to locate them. In 1829, our subject married Elizabeth Lee, and the result of this union was ten children, five of whom are living ? one son, a physician at Bolivar, and four daughters. Mr. Neely is a Democrat in politics, and has held the offices of register, county court clerk, and has served in every clerkship in the county. In the Legislature of 1839-40 he represented Henderson County. In the days of militia the General held the position of brigadier-general, and when the trouble arose between Texas and Mexico, he offered the services of his command, but his forces were authoritatively disbanded, in as much as it was contrary to the law of nations for the Government to allow her troops to participate. In 1839, the General led a company to assist in removing the Indians to their territory. He offered the services of his command in the Seminole war and also in the war with Mexico, but there being a surplus of troops his were left out by lot. In 1861, he enlisted as captain of Company B, Fourth Tennessee Infantry (Confederate Army), and in May of the same year was promoted to colonel of his regiment. During his service he was three times imprisoned, twice at Alton, Ill., and once at Camp Chase, Ohio. For many years he has been intimately connected with the railroad interests of the South. He it was; who built the Mississippi Central, of which he was president for several years and receiver by appointment of Gov. Porter; he was president of the Memphis & Knoxville Road, and is now one of the board of directors of the Mississippi & Tennessee Road. For sixty years he has been a resident of Hardeman County, and is one of its most highly respected citizens. Source: ?The Goodspeed Publishing Co., History of Tennessee, 1886?