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Alfred Newlon NEELY

Alfred Newlon NEELY

Male 1831 - 1906  (74 years)


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  • Name Alfred Newlon NEELY
    Birth 5 May 1831  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1828, but marriage record shows it as May 1830, the date May 13 1830 specifies by some researchers. But birth date on headstone is May 5 1831.
    Gender Male
    Occupation 1850 
    teacher 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1850, with occupation given as teacher, he was listed in the household of John J. Ingle (age 37, b. Pa, physician) and his family.
    Occupation 1859, 1865  [3] 
    postmaster at Smithton 
    Census 1870  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Listed as Alfred Neely, 38, physician, value of real estate $5,000, value of personal estate $500, in household of Francis M. F. Smith and his family.
    Residence 1871  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1860, 70, 80, 1900  [4, 5, 6, 7] 
    physician 
    Death 19 Feb 1906  [8] 
    Burial Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 11 1860:
      Alfred Neely, 30, born in Virginia, occupation physician; E. S. Neely (male), 28, born in Virginia, occupation merchant; Matthew Penlope, 22, born in Georgia, occupation comedian.

      In 1870, Alfred Neely, 38, physician, value of real estate $5,000, value of personal estate $500, was listed in the household of Francis M. F. Smith and his family in the communty of Smithton (now Smithburg).

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 27 1880:
      A. Neely, 50, physician; wife Mary, 31; dau Dagmar, 7; son Mansfield, 5; dau Julia, 3 months,

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 23 1900:
      Alfred Neeley, 72, b. May 1828, physician, married 29 yrs, wife Mary, 50, b. Sep 1849, married 29 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Dagmar, 26, b. Nov 1873, single, school teacher; son Mansfield, 25, b. Nov 1874, at university.
    Person ID I62890  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2021

    Father Matthew NEELY,   b. 5 Dec 1791, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1857 (Age 65 years)
    Mother Maria NEWLON,   b. 22 Aug 1802   d. 24 Feb 1851, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    Family ID F26163  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Martha MORRIS,   b. 24 Sep 1849, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1938, Belington, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    Marriage 14 Oct 1871  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
    >1. Dagmar NEELY,   b. 2 Nov 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1965, Belington, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    +2. Matthew Mansfield NEELY,   b. 9 Nov 1874, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1958, Bethesda, Montgomery Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +3. Julia Delmonde NEELY,   b. 25 Jan 1880, Market, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1964, Belington, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F26162  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Documents
    999999_Meeting-in-Doddridge_RichmondWhig_14Jan1859.jpg    		Political Meeting in Doddridge, Richmond Whig, 14 Jan 1859

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S2693] Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    4. [S1999] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp).

    5. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    6. [S2082] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    7. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    8. [S2544] Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    9. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 182.
      Identified as Alfred Neely, single, occupation physician, age 41y 5m 1d, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Matthew & Maria Neely; and Mary M. Morris, single, age 22y 1m 4d, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of George & Elizabeth Morris. Married Oct 14 1871.