NEALS OF BEDFORD CO., VA. and FAMILY OF WALTER NEAL, SR. Of Lawrence and Gallia Counties, OH by Chester L. Miller:
“William Neal, the fifth child and second son of Walter and Deborah (Arnot) Neal, was born in Monroe Co., Virginia in 1812. His father was said to have come to OH with his family that year. His early years in OH was in the area near Ironton, later around 1819 to Symmes valley to Walnut Township of Gallia Co..
“When about seventeen his father moved to the Wabash river country in Indiana, and bought land in Mound Township of Warren Co., Indiana. Other neighbors of the Neals, Roses, Millers, Russells, either went along with them, preceeded or followed them, to the same area of Vermillion Co. which adjoined where they were.
“William’s sister, next oldest in the family to himself, while in Indiana was married to a widower, William Rose. This was in 1829. This same William Rose had a daughter, Catherine, that was the same age as William Neal. When the Rose and Neal families returned to OH, William Rose went to live in Jackson Co.. At the end of 1831 he got a farm of eighty acres that adjoins Oak Hill. In 1832 William Neal married Catherine Rose in the Co. of Jackson, and they went to househeeping and had two children, Vinton and John A. born to them, then by 1834 William Rose had sold his land and moved to Sandfork Creek in Mason Township of Lawrence Co., and William Neal moved to that place also about the same time.
“William Rose obtained four plots of land near his father-in-law. It contained in all 147 acres and was in sections 11, 13, and 14 of Mason Twp.
“William Neal had two cousins by the same name living in the nearby areas besides another William near his age that lived in same township. It is not hard to get them confused. One of his cousins had also married into a Rose family.
“William and Catherine had six children, four sons and two daughters. William died around 1844, and his youngest child, a son, by name of David, was born in 1844. In 1845 Catherine (Rose) Neal paid taxes in Mason Township, so I assume she was a widow by then.
“William Neal did not leave a will on record.
“What happened to Catherine (Rose) Neal is a problem of conjecture. In January of 1846 a Catherine Neal was married to Volentine Sampson in Mason Township. In the census of 1850 Volentine Sampson is listed without a wife; the six children of William and Catherine are living with two other families, Vinton 18, John A. 16, and Henry Clay Neal 14, were in the household of Jesse Sanders; and Elizabeth 10, Mary 8 and David Neal 6, were in the household of an Elizabeth Neal (widow) age 52 and born in Virginia. From these findings we presume that Catherine (Rose) Neal, the mother of these children to be dead.
“In Oct 1851 John Neal, oldest brother of William Neal is appointed administrator of the estate of William Neal deceased, the estate was appraised by Benj. Thomas, Jas. Brumfield, and Sam. Thomas. On the 14th day of Dec. 1851 John Neal, the administor held a sale of household items and goods of the estate.
“Mar 14, 1853 Vinton Neal brought action for partition against John, Henry, Mary Jane, Elizabeth and David A. Neal and four portions of real estate are named containing 147 acres. This was published in the Ironton Register for consecutive weeks and the land was purchased by a James Massie.
“In 1863 David A. Neal, unmarried, is in the Civil War and is wounded inj action and died a very short time later, and there being no heirs to him his estate and some land that came to him from his father’s estate is sold and the other five brothers and sisters are again named in action of division of his estate between them.
“So though neither William Neal nor his wife Catherine (Rose) Neal left wills, still the above mentioned actions are proof of the six children of the family of this marriage.
“No graves for William, Catherine or David are found, but I presume the parents were buried in Mason Twp. where they were living, but which one of the cemeteries would be guesswork at this time.”
“William Neal, the fifth child and second son of Walter and Deborah (Arnot) Neal, was born in Monroe Co., Virginia in 1812. His father was said to have come to OH with his family that year. His early years in OH was in the area near Ironton, later around 1819 to Symmes valley to Walnut Township of Gallia Co..
“When about seventeen his father moved to the Wabash river country in Indiana, and bought land in Mound Township of Warren Co., Indiana. Other neighbors of the Neals, Roses, Millers, Russells, either went along with them, preceeded or followed them, to the same area of Vermillion Co. which adjoined where they were.
“William’s sister, next oldest in the family to himself, while in Indiana was married to a widower, William Rose. This was in 1829. This same William Rose had a daughter, Catherine, that was the same age as William Neal. When the Rose and Neal families returned to OH, William Rose went to live in Jackson Co.. At the end of 1831 he got a farm of eighty acres that adjoins Oak Hill. In 1832 William Neal married Catherine Rose in the Co. of Jackson, and they went to househeeping and had two children, Vinton and John A. born to them, then by 1834 William Rose had sold his land and moved to Sandfork Creek in Mason Township of Lawrence Co., and William Neal moved to that place also about the same time.
“William Rose obtained four plots of land near his father-in-law. It contained in all 147 acres and was in sections 11, 13, and 14 of Mason Twp.
“William Neal had two cousins by the same name living in the nearby areas besides another William near his age that lived in same township. It is not hard to get them confused. One of his cousins had also married into a Rose family.
“William and Catherine had six children, four sons and two daughters. William died around 1844, and his youngest child, a son, by name of David, was born in 1844. In 1845 Catherine (Rose) Neal paid taxes in Mason Township, so I assume she was a widow by then.
“William Neal did not leave a will on record.
“What happened to Catherine (Rose) Neal is a problem of conjecture. In January of 1846 a Catherine Neal was married to Volentine Sampson in Mason Township. In the census of 1850 Volentine Sampson is listed without a wife; the six children of William and Catherine are living with two other families, Vinton 18, John A. 16, and Henry Clay Neal 14, were in the household of Jesse Sanders; and Elizabeth 10, Mary 8 and David Neal 6, were in the household of an Elizabeth Neal (widow) age 52 and born in Virginia. From these findings we presume that Catherine (Rose) Neal, the mother of these children to be dead.
“In Oct 1851 John Neal, oldest brother of William Neal is appointed administrator of the estate of William Neal deceased, the estate was appraised by Benj. Thomas, Jas. Brumfield, and Sam. Thomas. On the 14th day of Dec. 1851 John Neal, the administor held a sale of household items and goods of the estate.
“Mar 14, 1853 Vinton Neal brought action for partition against John, Henry, Mary Jane, Elizabeth and David A. Neal and four portions of real estate are named containing 147 acres. This was published in the Ironton Register for consecutive weeks and the land was purchased by a James Massie.
“In 1863 David A. Neal, unmarried, is in the Civil War and is wounded inj action and died a very short time later, and there being no heirs to him his estate and some land that came to him from his father’s estate is sold and the other five brothers and sisters are again named in action of division of his estate between them.
“So though neither William Neal nor his wife Catherine (Rose) Neal left wills, still the above mentioned actions are proof of the six children of the family of this marriage.
“No graves for William, Catherine or David are found, but I presume the parents were buried in Mason Twp. where they were living, but which one of the cemeteries would be guesswork at this time.”
NEALS OF BEDFORD CO., VA. and FAMILY OF WALTER NEAL, SR. Of Lawrence and Gallia Counties, OH by Chester L. Miller:
“William Neal, the fifth child and second son of Walter and Deborah (Arnot) Neal, was born in Monroe Co., Virginia in 1812. His father was said to have come to OH with his family that year. His early years in OH was in the area near Ironton, later around 1819 to Symmes valley to Walnut Township of Gallia Co..
“When about seventeen his father moved to the Wabash river country in Indiana, and bought land in Mound Township of Warren Co., Indiana. Other neighbors of the Neals, Roses, Millers, Russells, either went along with them, preceeded or followed them, to the same area of Vermillion Co. which adjoined where they were.
“William’s sister, next oldest in the family to himself, while in Indiana was married to a widower, William Rose. This was in 1829. This same William Rose had a daughter, Catherine, that was the same age as William Neal. When the Rose and Neal families returned to OH, William Rose went to live in Jackson Co.. At the end of 1831 he got a farm of eighty acres that adjoins Oak Hill. In 1832 William Neal married Catherine Rose in the Co. of Jackson, and they went to househeeping and had two children, Vinton and John A. born to them, then by 1834 William Rose had sold his land and moved to Sandfork Creek in Mason Township of Lawrence Co., and William Neal moved to that place also about the same time.
“William Rose obtained four plots of land near his father-in-law. It contained in all 147 acres and was in sections 11, 13, and 14 of Mason Twp.
“William Neal had two cousins by the same name living in the nearby areas besides another William near his age that lived in same township. It is not hard to get them confused. One of his cousins had also married into a Rose family.
“William and Catherine had six children, four sons and two daughters. William died around 1844, and his youngest child, a son, by name of David, was born in 1844. In 1845 Catherine (Rose) Neal paid taxes in Mason Township, so I assume she was a widow by then.
“William Neal did not leave a will on record.
“What happened to Catherine (Rose) Neal is a problem of conjecture. In January of 1846 a Catherine Neal was married to Volentine Sampson in Mason Township. In the census of 1850 Volentine Sampson is listed without a wife; the six children of William and Catherine are living with two other families, Vinton 18, John A. 16, and Henry Clay Neal 14, were in the household of Jesse Sanders; and Elizabeth 10, Mary 8 and David Neal 6, were in the household of an Elizabeth Neal (widow) age 52 and born in Virginia. From these findings we presume that Catherine (Rose) Neal, the mother of these children to be dead.
“In Oct 1851 John Neal, oldest brother of William Neal is appointed administrator of the estate of William Neal deceased, the estate was appraised by Benj. Thomas, Jas. Brumfield, and Sam. Thomas. On the 14th day of Dec. 1851 John Neal, the administor held a sale of household items and goods of the estate.
“Mar 14, 1853 Vinton Neal brought action for partition against John, Henry, Mary Jane, Elizabeth and David A. Neal and four portions of real estate are named containing 147 acres. This was published in the Ironton Register for consecutive weeks and the land was purchased by a James Massie.
“In 1863 David A. Neal, unmarried, is in the Civil War and is wounded inj action and died a very short time later, and there being no heirs to him his estate and some land that came to him from his father’s estate is sold and the other five brothers and sisters are again named in action of division of his estate between them.
“So though neither William Neal nor his wife Catherine (Rose) Neal left wills, still the above mentioned actions are proof of the six children of the family of this marriage.
“No graves for William, Catherine or David are found, but I presume the parents were buried in Mason Twp. where they were living, but which one of the cemeteries would be guesswork at this time.”
“William Neal, the fifth child and second son of Walter and Deborah (Arnot) Neal, was born in Monroe Co., Virginia in 1812. His father was said to have come to OH with his family that year. His early years in OH was in the area near Ironton, later around 1819 to Symmes valley to Walnut Township of Gallia Co..
“When about seventeen his father moved to the Wabash river country in Indiana, and bought land in Mound Township of Warren Co., Indiana. Other neighbors of the Neals, Roses, Millers, Russells, either went along with them, preceeded or followed them, to the same area of Vermillion Co. which adjoined where they were.
“William’s sister, next oldest in the family to himself, while in Indiana was married to a widower, William Rose. This was in 1829. This same William Rose had a daughter, Catherine, that was the same age as William Neal. When the Rose and Neal families returned to OH, William Rose went to live in Jackson Co.. At the end of 1831 he got a farm of eighty acres that adjoins Oak Hill. In 1832 William Neal married Catherine Rose in the Co. of Jackson, and they went to househeeping and had two children, Vinton and John A. born to them, then by 1834 William Rose had sold his land and moved to Sandfork Creek in Mason Township of Lawrence Co., and William Neal moved to that place also about the same time.
“William Rose obtained four plots of land near his father-in-law. It contained in all 147 acres and was in sections 11, 13, and 14 of Mason Twp.
“William Neal had two cousins by the same name living in the nearby areas besides another William near his age that lived in same township. It is not hard to get them confused. One of his cousins had also married into a Rose family.
“William and Catherine had six children, four sons and two daughters. William died around 1844, and his youngest child, a son, by name of David, was born in 1844. In 1845 Catherine (Rose) Neal paid taxes in Mason Township, so I assume she was a widow by then.
“William Neal did not leave a will on record.
“What happened to Catherine (Rose) Neal is a problem of conjecture. In January of 1846 a Catherine Neal was married to Volentine Sampson in Mason Township. In the census of 1850 Volentine Sampson is listed without a wife; the six children of William and Catherine are living with two other families, Vinton 18, John A. 16, and Henry Clay Neal 14, were in the household of Jesse Sanders; and Elizabeth 10, Mary 8 and David Neal 6, were in the household of an Elizabeth Neal (widow) age 52 and born in Virginia. From these findings we presume that Catherine (Rose) Neal, the mother of these children to be dead.
“In Oct 1851 John Neal, oldest brother of William Neal is appointed administrator of the estate of William Neal deceased, the estate was appraised by Benj. Thomas, Jas. Brumfield, and Sam. Thomas. On the 14th day of Dec. 1851 John Neal, the administor held a sale of household items and goods of the estate.
“Mar 14, 1853 Vinton Neal brought action for partition against John, Henry, Mary Jane, Elizabeth and David A. Neal and four portions of real estate are named containing 147 acres. This was published in the Ironton Register for consecutive weeks and the land was purchased by a James Massie.
“In 1863 David A. Neal, unmarried, is in the Civil War and is wounded inj action and died a very short time later, and there being no heirs to him his estate and some land that came to him from his father’s estate is sold and the other five brothers and sisters are again named in action of division of his estate between them.
“So though neither William Neal nor his wife Catherine (Rose) Neal left wills, still the above mentioned actions are proof of the six children of the family of this marriage.
“No graves for William, Catherine or David are found, but I presume the parents were buried in Mason Twp. where they were living, but which one of the cemeteries would be guesswork at this time.”
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