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Confederate Soldier Gen. Rufus Polk dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey

Male 1808 - 1901  (92 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Confederate Soldier Gen. Rufus Polk dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey was born 26 Nov 1808, Tennessee; died 10 Aug 1901, Hardeman County, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery, Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee.

    Rufus married Elizabeth Lea 18 May 1829. Elizabeth was born 1813, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died 11 Jan 1898, Bolivar, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery Bolivar, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Belle Neeley/ Neely/Nealey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 May 1834, Tennessee; died 28 Apr 1922, New Orleans, Louisiana; was buried , Polk Cemetery Bolivar, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Louisa Neeley/ Neely/Nealey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Oct 1836, Bolivar, Tennessee; died 29 Apr 1938, Shelbyville, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery Bolivar, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Col. James Jackson dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, M.D.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Sep 1846, Bolevar, Tennessee; died 6 May 1926, Memphis, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Belle Neeley/ Neely/Nealey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rufus1) was born 27 May 1834, Tennessee; died 28 Apr 1922, New Orleans, Louisiana; was buried , Polk Cemetery Bolivar, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Louisa Neeley/ Neely/Nealey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rufus1) was born 8 Oct 1836, Bolivar, Tennessee; died 29 Apr 1938, Shelbyville, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery Bolivar, Tennessee.

  3. 4.  Col. James Jackson dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, M.D.Col. James Jackson dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, M.D. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rufus1) was born 1 Sep 1846, Bolevar, Tennessee; died 6 May 1926, Memphis, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.

    James married Julia Augusta Smith 26 Jan 1876, Hardeman, Tennessee. Julia (son of Hon. Thomas R. Smith and Sarah Catherine 'Kate' dna Miller) was born 14 Feb 1854, Hardeman County, Tennessee; died 5 Oct 1903, Hardeman County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. Rufus Polk dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Sep 1878, Bolivar, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1927, Memphis, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Thomas Smith Neeley/ Neely/Nealey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Feb 1881, Tennessee; died 5 Oct 1924, Franklin County, Tennessee.
    3. 7. Frank Fentress Neeley/ Neely/Nealey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jan 1883, Shelby County, Tennessee; died 7 Nov 1960, Memphis, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.
    4. 8. Katherine Fentress Neeley/ Neely/Nealey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Feb 1887, Bolivar, Tennessee; died 27 Jun 1954, Memphis, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.
    5. 9. Charles Lea Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Oct 1888, Hardeman, Tennessee; died 7 Nov 1963, Memphis, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.
    6. 10. James Henning Neeley/ Neely/Nealey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Nov 1890, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1948, Lexington, Kentucky; was buried , Polk Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.

    James married Alice Catherine Collier. Alice was born 5 Jan 1876, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1953, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Alice Collier Neeley/ Neely/Nealey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Nov 1907, Bolivar, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1996, Shelby County, Tennessee; was buried , Memorial Park Cemetery, Shelby County, Tennessee.
    2. 12. Elizabeth Lea Neeley/ Neely/Nealey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1909, Bolivar, Tennessee; died 14 Apr 1912, Hardeman County, Tennessee; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Shelby County, Tennessee.
    3. 13. Margaret Cannon Neeley/ Neely/Nealey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Nov 1911, Bolivar, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1995, Shelby County, Tennessee; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Shelby County, Tennessee.
    4. 14. William Armistead Collier Neeley/ Neely/Nealey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jan 1915, Bolivar, Tennessee; died 15 Nov 2008, Shelby County, Tennessee; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Shelby County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Rufus Polk dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.Rufus1) was born 6 Sep 1878, Bolivar, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1927, Memphis, Tennessee.

    Rufus married Bertha Edwina Saufley 1908, Texas. Bertha was born 19 Apr 1887, Texas; died 14 Dec 1918, Forth Worth, Texas. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. James Saufley dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Oct 1914, Fort Worth, Texas; died 30 Sep 1985, Fort Worth, Texas; was buried , Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas.

  2. 6.  Thomas Smith Neeley/ Neely/Nealey Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.Rufus1) was born 10 Feb 1881, Tennessee; died 5 Oct 1924, Franklin County, Tennessee.

  3. 7.  Frank Fentress Neeley/ Neely/Nealey Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.Rufus1) was born 12 Jan 1883, Shelby County, Tennessee; died 7 Nov 1960, Memphis, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.

  4. 8.  Katherine Fentress Neeley/ Neely/Nealey Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.Rufus1) was born 15 Feb 1887, Bolivar, Tennessee; died 27 Jun 1954, Memphis, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.

  5. 9.  Charles Lea Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, Sr.Charles Lea Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.Rufus1) was born 17 Oct 1888, Hardeman, Tennessee; died 7 Nov 1963, Memphis, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.

    Charles married Ruby Perry Mayes 1920, Tennessee. Ruby was born 29 Apr 1894, Cayce, Fulton Co., Kentucky; died 14 Jun 1986, Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery, Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 10.  James Henning Neeley/ Neely/Nealey Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.Rufus1) was born 22 Nov 1890, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1948, Lexington, Kentucky; was buried , Polk Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.

  7. 11.  Alice Collier Neeley/ Neely/Nealey Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.Rufus1) was born 12 Nov 1907, Bolivar, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1996, Shelby County, Tennessee; was buried , Memorial Park Cemetery, Shelby County, Tennessee.

  8. 12.  Elizabeth Lea Neeley/ Neely/Nealey Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.Rufus1) was born 1909, Bolivar, Tennessee; died 14 Apr 1912, Hardeman County, Tennessee; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Shelby County, Tennessee.

  9. 13.  Margaret Cannon Neeley/ Neely/Nealey Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.Rufus1) was born 23 Nov 1911, Bolivar, Tennessee; died 3 Dec 1995, Shelby County, Tennessee; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Shelby County, Tennessee.

  10. 14.  William Armistead Collier Neeley/ Neely/Nealey Descendancy chart to this point (4.James2, 1.Rufus1) was born 10 Jan 1915, Bolivar, Tennessee; died 15 Nov 2008, Shelby County, Tennessee; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Shelby County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 15.  James Saufley dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey Descendancy chart to this point (5.Rufus3, 4.James2, 1.Rufus1) was born 19 Oct 1914, Fort Worth, Texas; died 30 Sep 1985, Fort Worth, Texas; was buried , Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas.

    James married Lois June dna Thornton. Lois was born Abt 1922, Texas; died 20 Nov 2016, Tolar, Texas. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. James Charles dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Oct 1941, Fort Worth, Texas; died 5 Jan 2006, Texas.