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Mary Susan Neal

Mary Susan Neal[1]

Female 1861 - 1935  (73 years)

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  • Name Mary Susan Neal 
    Born 17 Nov 1861  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 5 Jul 1935  Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Shady Grove United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina) Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I37695  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2019 

    Father Private John T. Neal,   b. 1839, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1864, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years) 
    Mother Lucy Virginia Howard,   b. Est 1841, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1862, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 21 years) 
    Family ID F6341  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Bibb Powell, Jr.,   b. 14 Mar 1850, Milton, Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1924, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 29 Apr 1878  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William L. Powell,   b. 25 Apr 1881, Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1910, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     2. Thomas R. Powell,   b. Dec 1883, Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1908, Gatewood, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 24 years)
     3. Charles Banks Powell,   b. 21 Nov 1886, Caswell county, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1963, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     4. Agnes Josephine Powell,   b. 29 Apr 1892, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1971, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. Virginia Sue Powell,   b. 5 May 1895, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1979, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     6. John Mastin Powell,   b. 19 Nov 1897, Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1969, Norfolk, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     7. Helen Lee Powell,   b. 25 Jan 1889, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1940, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     8. Ruby Neal Powell,   b. 3 Mar 1901, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1928, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     9. Laura Alice Powell,   b. Dec 1890, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1909, Gatewood, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 18 years)
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2016 
    Family ID F14592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obit. from The Bee for Mary Susan Neal Powell dated 7/8/1935
    Obit. from The Bee for Mary Susan Neal Powell dated 7/8/1935
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    Obituary dated 7/5/1935 from The Danville Bee for  Susan Neal Powell
    Obituary dated 7/5/1935 from The Danville Bee for Susan Neal Powell
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    Helen Powell Lee-Obit
    Helen Powell Lee-Obit
    The Danville Bee
    Feb 2, 1940
    John Maston Powell-Obit
    John Maston Powell-Obit
    The Danville Register
    Oct 22, 1969
    Josephine Powell Oakley-Obit
    Josephine Powell Oakley-Obit
    The Danville Bee
    Jun 14, 1971
    Ruby Powell Scarce-Obit
    Ruby Powell Scarce-Obit
    The Danville Bee
    Feb 3, 1928
    William L Powell-Obit
    William L Powell-Obit
    The Reidsville Review
    May 6, 1910
    Thomas R Powell-Obit
    Thomas R Powell-Obit
    Greensboro Daily News
    Feb 13, 1908
    Death Certificate-Mary Sue Powell (nee Neal)
    Death Certificate-Mary Sue Powell (nee Neal)
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    Death Certificate
    Death Certificate
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    Headstones
    Susan Neal Powell-Headstone
    Susan Neal Powell-Headstone
    PowellSusanNeal.jpg

  • Notes 
    • John T. Neal was born 20 Mar 1838 and died 25 Jun 1864. He married Lucy A. Howard on 11 Dec 1859 in Caswell Co., NC. Lucy was born in 1835 and died 25 Aug 1862 when her 2nd child was born. The children of John and Lucy are Mary Susan Neal (17 Nov 1861 - 05 Jul 1935) and William Howard Neal (21 Aug 1862 - 28 Sep 1923). Mary Susan Neal married John B. Powell in Caswell Co. on 29 Apr 1878. He was the son of M. J. Powell and Susan. Susan Neal Powell is buried in Shady Grove Methodist Church Cemetery. William Howard Neal married Alma W. Hodges in Caswell Co. on 23 Feb 1898. She was the daughter of J. T Hodges and Mattie. Wm. H. Neal is buried in Moon Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. [The Beaver Pond Neals of Virginia by Carl B. Neal, March 1965.] Source: Kathleen Dawson
      (batsbelfry1@comcast.net).

  • Sources 
    1. [S37] Death Certificate.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=powell&GSiman=1&GScid=1962658&GRid=25932305&.
      Susan Neal Powell
      Birth 17 Nov 1861, Caswell Co., NC
      Death 5 Jul 1935 (aged 73), Danville, VA
      Burial
      Shady Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery
      Providence, Caswell County, North Carolina