Col. James Jackson dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, M.D.

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Name:
Leading Physician at Bolivar

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]

1. Rufus Polk dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey was born 6 Sep 1878, Bolivar, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1927, Memphis, Tennessee.
2. Thomas Smith Neeley/ Neely/Nealey was born 10 Feb 1881, Tennessee; died 5 Oct 1924, Franklin County, Tennessee.
3. Frank Fentress Neeley/ Neely/Nealey was born 12 Jan 1883, Shelby County, Tennessee; died 7 Nov 1960, Memphis, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.
4. Katherine Fentress Neeley/ Neely/Nealey was born 15 Feb 1887, Bolivar, Tennessee; died 27 Jun 1954, Memphis, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.
5. Charles Lea Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, Sr. was born 17 Oct 1888, Hardeman, Tennessee; died 7 Nov 1963, Memphis, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.
6. James Henning Neeley/ Neely/Nealey 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]

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

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Name:
Daughter of John Lea and Catherine McClement

Charles married Louisa Polk 1808, Maury Co., Tennessee. Louisa (daughter of Ezekiel Franklin Polk and Mary Jane Wilson) was born 1787, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; died 20 Dec 1869, Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee; was buried , Polk Cemetery, Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

James married Catherine Evans 1770, Franklin Co., Alabama. Catherine (daughter of Daniel Evans and Rhoda Griffith) was born Abt 1741, likely Augusta Co., Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Name:
Daughter of Daniel Evans and Rhoda Griffith

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Married:
[S273] James Neely.
Children of James Neely, Jr. and Catherine Evans.
1. Sarah b. abt 1771
2. Andrew b. abt 1773, died Feb. 1839. Married Jane b. 1774 and died 7 Oct 1844. Both buried Ebenezer Cem, Maury Co, TN
3. Sophia b. 1776.
4. Samuel b. 1778 married his cousin Sarah Neelly, daughter of William in Williamson Co, TN
5. George W. b. 1780, drowned in MS river in route to AR 1821
6. James b. 1782. When his uncle William died 2 Feb 1827, James was co-executor with William?s son James Neely who had married Eleanor Phillips of Davidson Co, TN and was then living in Henderson Co, TN and Thomas J. Hardeman, William?s grandson of Williamson Co, TN.
7. Pallas b. abt 1785
8. Charles Rufus b. 1787, died 1820 Tuscumbia, AL
9. Rhoda b. 1789. This was Catherine?s mother?s name
10. Jane Love Neelly b. 1789. Were Rhoda and Jane twins?
11. Catherine b. 1791. The youngest of these children were born in Burke Co, NC where James, John and Robert sojourned with their families for several years while making the transition from Botetourt Co, VA to TN and AL. A James and John and their families are listed in the Burke Co, NC 1790 census; James with 5 males with 1 over 16 and 6 females. John listed with 2 males, 1 over 16 and one female. Robert in Halifax Co 1785 tax list. His marriage to Margaret Chissum (2nd wife?) 30 Sep 1790 Halifax Co (signed her own consent).
(JRN notes) #2 ? The Andrew Neelly buried in Maury Co, TN is the ancestor of John W. Neelly and was born in 1763 based on his tombstone inscription, not 1773 which is 7 years before James and Catherine were married. I will make the case later that Andrew was not the son of James and Catherine, but the son of Robert Sr., son of ?old John Neelly?.

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Ezekiel Polk was also married to Bessie Campbell and Sophia Neeley Linnard. Sophia Neeley was married to Major Leonard and Ezekiel Polk.

Ezekiel married Mary Jane Wilson. Mary was born 1746, Lunenburg, Virginia Colony; died 29 Nov 1791, Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; was buried , Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Children of Eekiel Polk and Mary Jane Wilson: Jane Knox Dobson; Thomas B. Polk; Matilda Golden Campbell; Samuel Polk; William Wilson Polk; Clarissa Adeline McNeal; Louisa Neely; Mary Ophelia Hardeman and John Polk