Bertha Edwina Saufley^{[1, 2, 3]}

1887 - 1918  (31 years)

• Name	Bertha Edwina Saufley
  	http://drhealy.readyhosting.com/neely_files_of_jim_tillotson.htm 436-Richard Neely served in Revolution; he and Carson Guffey [Cason Guthrie] were returning from collecting horses and mules for General Green's Army when they rushed to cross the river unaware that Cornwallis Army had camped there beside the swollen river. Neely and Guffey were recognized and Guffey was shot from his house and killed. Francis loosed his horses jumped into the cane break and on down the river, where he remained until after dark when he discarded his clothes and swam the swollen river and onto his home of his anxious parents
  Born	19 Apr 1887	Texas
  Gender	Female
  Died	14 Dec 1918	Forth Worth, Texas
  Person ID	I22389	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Elizabeth Dunkley,   b. Abt 1732, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1791, Rowan Co., North Carolina  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	Prob. Pennsylvania
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F8420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Rufus Polk dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey,   b. 6 Sep 1878, Bolivar, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Apr 1927, Memphis, Tennessee  (Age 48 years)
  Married	1908	Texas
  Children	+ 1. James Saufley dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey,   b. 19 Oct 1914, Fort Worth, Texas ,   d. 30 Sep 1985, Fort Worth, Texas  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F8564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

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  [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 [S100] Internet Source. [RCTL] 1778 Rowan County Tax List Capt. Reed's District: taxed 240 pounds [RCTL] 1 May 1787 taxed Capt. Aeneas Campbell-Iredell County Area WM 21-60=0 WM<21 >60=3 WF=1 Slaves=0 [RCVL] Vacant Land entries 1778-1779 640A on Little Crk adj Luckey, Bell 20 February 1778 Samuel Luckey 640 A on Hunting Crk adj McGuire, [HxNF] Housed General Green's defeated troups in 1791 Bell, Richard Neely & John Van Eaton Joshua Nelson 160A on Little Crk of South Yadkin [R] adj Richard Neely [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96941893/bertha-edwina-neely. From the Fort Worth Record-Telegram, Friday, April 8, 1927, p. 9: Funeral services for R. P. Neely, formerly in the produce business in Fort Worth, who died in Memphis, Tenn., Thursday, will be held at the Robertson & Mueller Chapel at 1 o'clock this afternoon. The body will arrive at the Robertson & Mueller Undertaking Company at 8:30 o'clock this morning. Neely is survived by one son, James Saufley Neely, Fort Worth, and one daughter, Miss Bertha Neely, Paris. Rev. E. H. Eckel, pastor of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, will officiate at the services and interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Active pallbearers are: Max Bergman, W. W. Shipman, K. T. McDavitt, R. C. Combs, Frank Taylor and Charley Nichols. Honorary pallbearers are: Dr. I. C. Chase, Dr. Webb Walker, Dr. R. W. McKean, W. N. Moore, Ben E. Keith and Sam Vaughan. [S100] Internet Source, http://drhealy.readyhosting.com/neely_files_of_jim_tillotson.htm. NEELY FILES OF JIM TILLOTSON NEELY: NEELEY RESIDENCES 912 Samuel 456 Richard 1731 1801 Mary DUNCAN NC-Rowan 228 Francis 1761 Mary HOLMAN NC-Rowan 114 Nathan 1828 NC-Rowan 57 Ruth 1776 1834 Samuel VAN ETTEN NC-Rowan SEARCHES MATERIALS AND REFERENCES [NFHx] Neely Family History-Neely [RCDe] Rowan County Abstracts of Deeds-Neely, McNeely [RCMR] Rowan Co (NC) Marriage Bonds-Neely, McNeely [RCTL] Rowan County Tax Lists 1790-Neely, McNeely [RCT2] Rowan County Tax Lists 1815-Neely [RCVL] Rowan County Vacant Land Entries 1778-1779-Neely [RCW1] Rowan Co NC Wills-Neely [RCW2] Rowan Co NC Wills-Neely NAME ORIGIN HISTORY [HxNF] From Ireland in 1730 to Pennsylvania to York (now Adams) Co, NC QUER The name of this family is given different spellings, but Neely seems to be right. MH also frequently referred to McNeely. Consequently I have included Neely, Neely, McNeely, McNeeley, etc. until the correct name is established. 912-Samuel NEELY [NFHx] ch. m *Richard [NFHx]-see below m [NFHx] m [NFHx] m [NFHx] NOTE: 912-Samuel [HxNF] to Pennsylvania, four sons 456-Richard NEELY Son of Samuel NEELY [HxNF], b. 1731 [NFHx on gravestone, HxNF]m. Mary DUNCAN [NFHx, HxNF]b. 1732 [NFHx, HxNF], d. 1791 [NFHx, HxNF] d. 1801 [NFHx on gravestone, HxNF], will in Rowan Co, NC [NFHx, HxNF] ch. m Alexander [NFHx] (oldest), m. Margaret BARBER [NFHx, HxNF] (sister of William BARBER [NFHx]) or Mary Duncan, d., killed by one of Cornwallis officer's [NFHx] (see [RCTL] re: Margaret Neely in 1778) ([HxNF] in 2nd Battalion, NC) (There may be confusion in marriage to Margaret Barber-see daughter of 228-Francis) f Betsy [NFHx, HxNF] m *Francis NOTE 436-Richard [NFHx] served in Revolution; he and Carson Guffey were returning from collecting horses and mules for General Green's Army when they rushed to cross the river unaware that Cornwallis Army had camped there beside the swollen river. Neely and Guffey were recognized and Guffey was shot from his house and killed. Francis loosed his horses jumped into the cane break and on down the river, where he remained until after dark when he discarded his clothes and swam the swollen river and onto his home of his anxious parents. [RCTL] 1778 Rowan County Tax List Capt. Reed's District: taxed 240 pounds [RCTL] 1 May 1787 taxed Capt. Aeneas Campbell-Iredell County Area WM 21-60=0 WM<21 >60=3 WF=1 Slaves=0 [RCVL] Vacant Land entries 1778-1779 640A on Little Crk adj Luckey, Bell 20 February 1778 Samuel Luckey 640 A on Hunting Crk adj McGuire, [HxNF] Housed General Green?s defeated troups in 1791 Bell, Richard Neely & John Van Eaton Joshua Nelson 160A on Little Crk of South Yadkin [R] adj Richard Neely 228-Francis NEELY [NFHx] Son of Richard and Mary (DUNCAN) NEELY, b. 15 October 1761 in Rowan Co [NFHx], m. 2 [NFHx]/24 [RCMB] December 1793 Mary HOLEMAN ([RCMR] lists Nathan Neely m. 24 December 1793 Mary Holeman), b. 30 October 1771 [NFHx], d. 16 July 1829 [NFHx], bur. in Van Eaton Cemetery in Davie Co, NC [NFHx] dau. of Isaac HOLEMAN [NFHx]), d. , bur. in Van Eaton Cemetery in Davie Co, NC [NFHx], will in Rowan Co [NFHx] ch. m Alexander [RCW1, RCW2], m. 2 Oct 1822 [RCMB] Margaret [RCW1, RCMB] BARBER [RCMB, HxNF]] (sister of William BARBER [HxNF]{[HxNF] William BARBER, b. St. Mary Co, VA, m. 12 August 1793 Margaret HUGHES d. 1 December 1854 in Rowan Co, NC}), d. , will dated 30 November 1831 [RCW1] ([RCW1] names Wife Margaret; sons Nathan, Franklin, Julius; Child in being; Brother Arthur) (ch. Nathan [RCW1]; Franklin [RCW1]; Julius [RCW1]) (There is confusion re: m. with his uncle 456/457-Alexander) f Elizabeth [RCW1, RCW2 (? Betsy [RCW1, RCW2], ch. Nathan [RCW1, RCW2]) f Rebecca [RCW1, RCW2], m. 12 November 1822 [RCMR] in Rowan Co, NC, [RCMR] Samuel LUCKEY f Polly [RCW1, RCW2] f Temperance [RCW1, RCW2] m Arthur [RCW1, RCW2], b. 20 February 1792 [HxNF]/1795, m. 5 December [RCMR]1826 [HxNF] Isabella WELCH (witnessed by Abraham VAN ETTEN) (b. 20 November 1795 [HxNF], d. 1 January 1839 [HxNF], dau. of John Francis WELCH [HxNF]{b. in Rowan Co [HxNF], m. 24 December 1802 [HxNF] Josephine "Fanah" ADAMS {recorded in Salisbury [HxNF], will dated 30 March 1842 [HxNF] recorded in Mocksville names daughter Isabella, son of Thomas WELCH [HxNF] ((m. 28 October 1772 in Rowan Co Jane THOMPSON [HxNF]{{dau. of Henry THOMPSON [HxNF}}, killed 1781 by one of Cornwallis men [HxNF], friend and neighbor of Daniel BOONE)), no siblings}, d. 12 May 1872), d. aft. 30 November 1831 [RCW1] (ch Rebecca, b. 16 January 1835 [Hxnf] in Davie Co [HxNF], m. 5 November 1853 [HxNF] Jacob Franklin BARBER (b. 25 February 1826 [HxNF] in Rowan Co [HxNF], d. 4 August 1878 [HxNF], son of William BARBER {b. 12 March 1783 in St Mary's Co, MD, m. Margarey Hughey ((b. 12 August 1793, d. 15 February 1855 in Rowan Co, dau. of Jacob Hughey and Margaret Cook)), d. 1 December 1854 in Rowan Co, s/o Elias BARBER and Elizabeth WAINWRIGHT}), d. 22 May 1880 (ch. Lina [HxNF], m. CLEMENT [HxNF]; Lillie [HxNF], m. SUMMERELL [HxNF]; William A. [HxNF]; Richard [HxNF]; Edward W. [HxNF])m Washington [RCW1, RCW2], m. 13 Feb 1834 [RCMR] in Rowan Co, NC [RCMR] Providance HEATHMEN (Witnessed by Thos McNEELY JP) m. *Nathan Order of births unknown, listed as per order in [RCW1], Nathan's place in birth order unclear NOTE 228-Francis [RCTL] taxed 1 May 1787 Capt. Aeneas Campbell-Iredell County Area WM 21-60=1 WM<21 >60=0 WF=0 Slaves=0 [RCT2] 1815 Tax List Capt. Samuel Little's Cmpy, Rowan County-15 WP, 0 BP, acerage 1856 Do Guard for John Ross 0-1 1 Stud Horse $3 [RCDe] Abstracts of Deeds 15 July 1791 George Brandon to Frances Neely for 100 pounds, two adjoining tracts on N side of South Yadkin R: (1) 196 A near Hunting Crk; and (2) 120 A adj John Van Elton and Joshua Nelson 7 April 1785 John VanEaten/Van Etten to Daniel Beam for 16 pounds, 300 A in forks of Yadkin R on E side of Hunting Crk adj Gasper Roland and being a state grant to this Grantor dated 24 [?21] Mar 1780 [09:208]. Wit: Hacob (H) Bean, Saml Young, France Nealy 31 January 1794 Samuel VanEtton and wf Ruth (V) to John Keller for 167.4 pounds, 267 A on both sides of Hunting Crk adj this Grantor; part of a State grant to this Grantor. Wit: Thos Prather, John Brandon, Frances Neely [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96941894/rufus-polk-neely. Rufus Polk Neely Birth 6 Sep 1878 Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee Death 7 Apr 1927 (aged 48) Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Parents James Jackson Neely, 1847?1926 Julia Augusta Smith Neely, 1854?1905 Spouse Bertha Edwina Saufley Neely, 1887?1918 Siblings Frank Fentress Neely, 1883?1960 Katherine Fentress Neely, 1887?1954 Charles Lea Neely, 1888?1963 James Henning Neely, 1890?1948 Half Siblings Elizabeth Lea Neely, 1909?1912 Margaret Cannon Neely, 1911?1995 William Armistead Collier Neely, 1915?2008 Children James Saufley Neely, 1914?1985