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Birth 1 May 1867 Kentucky 
[1] Gender Male 1870 Census 1870 Oldham County, Crestwood, Kentucky 1870 Oldham County Census - In the 1870 Oldham County, Ky. census (p. 14), Floydsburg Prec., dated August 5, 1870: "96 96 Marshall NEAL (age 38, male, white, farmer, $10000 (RE), $2000 (Per.), POB Ky.); Nannie (age 34, female, white, keeping house, POB Ky.), Maggie (age 15, female, white, POB Ky., attended school), Belle (age 11, female, white, POB Ky., attended school), Sarah (age 9, female, white, POB Ky., attended school), Robert (age 8, male, white, POB Ky., attended school), Thomas (age 7, male, white, POB Ky., attended school), William (age 5, male, white, POB Ky.), Newton (age 4, male, white, POB Ky.), and Fanny (age 1, female, white, POB Ky.).
Notice that Newton is not listed as living with his father. In 1870 at the age of 3 he is living with his uncle George. I can't find any information including a switch in guardianship to explain why he's living with his uncle. Has be been living with George since his birth? If so, does this mean his father blamed him for Newton's mother dying during his birth?
1870 Oldham County census - page 1
Notice that Newton (James Newton Neal) is living with his uncle George.1870 Oldham Co Census
Shows Newton is not living with his father1880 Census 1880 Oldham County, Crestwood, Kentucky 1880 Oldham Co Census - In the 1880 Oldham County, Ky. census (ED 154, p. 6), Floydsburg Mag. Dist., dated June 4, 1880: "29 31 Marshall NEAL (white, male, age 50, married, farmer, POB Ky. as it was for both of his parents); Nannie (white, female, age 40, wife, married,. keeping house, POB Ky. as it was for both of her parents); Maggie (white, female, age 25, daughter, married, POB Ky.); Bell (white, female, age 20, single, daughter, at home, POB Ky.); Sallie (white, female, age 18, daughter, single, at home, POB Ky Robert (white, male, age 17, son, single, at home, POB Ky.); Tommie (white, male, age 15, son, single, at home, POB Ky.); Newton (white, male, age 12, son, single, at home, POB Ky.); Fanny (white, female, age 11, daughter, single, at home, POB Ky.); Perry (white, male, age 3 (or 8?), son, single, at home, POB Ky.); Joseph BENNETT (white, male, age 35, laborer, single, laborer, POB Ky.).
1880 Oldham County Census
Notice that Newton is now living with his father, Marshall Neal1900 Census 1900 Oldham County, Crestwood, Kentucky 1900 Oldham Co census - In the 1900 Oldham County, Ky. census (ED 44, Sheet 11), Beard Mag., dated June 18, 1900: "219 220 James N. NEAL (head, white, male, DOB May 1868, age 32, married for 10 years, POB Ky. as it was for both of his parents, farmer, can read & write, an he rents his farm); Mattie (wife, white, female, DOB Mar 1873, age 27, married for 10 years, had 4 children with 4 still living, POB Ky. as it was for both of her parents, can read & write), Roy (son, white, male, DOB Dec. 1891, age 8, single, POB KY; at school, attended school for 3 months), James M. (son, white, male, DOB May 1894, age 6, single, POB Ky.), Newtie? (daughter, white, female, DOB Jan 1896, age 4, single, POB Ky.), Ernest E. (son, white, male, DOB May 1898, age 2, single, POB Ky.), and William SPEER, servant. He was living next to his brother, Thomas NEAL.
1900 Oldham County census 1910 Census 1910 Oldham County, Crestwood, Kentucky 1910 Oldham County Census - In the 1910 Oldham County, Ky. census (ED 73, Sheet 6A) it had: James N. NEAL (head, male, white, age 42, married once for 20 years, POB Ky. as it was for both of his parents,occupation farmer on a farm with a mortgage, and he could read & write); Mattie (wife,female, white, age 39, married once for 20 years, had 5 children with 5 still living, POB Ky.as it was for both of her parents, and she could read & write); Roy (son, male, white, age 17,single, POB Ky., occupation laborer on a farm, attended school, and he could read & write);
Marshall (son, male, white, age 16, single, POB Ky., attended school, and he could read and write); Newtis? B. (daughter, female, white, age 13, single, POB Ky., attended school, and she could read & write); Ernest (son, male, white, age 11, single, POB Ky., attended school, and he could read and write); Thomas (son, male, white, age 9, single, POB Ky., attended school).
1910 Oldham County census 1920 Census 1920 Oldham County, Crestwood, Kentucky 1920 Oldham Co census - In the 1920 Oldham County, Ky. census (ED 125, Sheet 1A) it had: J. Newton NEAL (head, owned a house with a mortgage, male, white, age 63, married, can read & write, POB Ky. asit was for both of his parents, occupation farmer); Mattie (wife, female, white, age 47, married, can read & write, POB Ky. as it was for both of her parents).
Death Records 1949 Oldham County, Crestwood, Kentucky - In the Kentucky Death Index he was James N. NEAL; age 81; POD Oldham Co.; Residence Oldham Co.; DOD 02-06-49; Vol. 008; Cert. # 03653 and year 49.
In Oldham County Records, Volume 1, Cemeteries by McKECHNIE & DENT it had listed for the Mount Tabor Methodist Church Cemetery: "NEAL, James Newton 5-1-18672-6-1949 Mattie Bell, same stone as JN3-23-1872 11-3-1954."
His Tuesday, Feb. 8, 1949, Courier-Journal classified obituary read: "NEAL, James Newton.In his 82d year, at his home, near Crestwood, Ky., Sunday, February 6, 1949, at 6:15 a.m.Survived by his wife, Mattie B. NEAL; daughter, Mrs. Neutie B. PATTERS, four sons, Roy, Marshall, Ernest and Thomas NEAL; brother, Perry NEAL; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Remains at the residence. Funeral services Tuesday, February 8, at 2p.m. Mount Tabor Methodist Church. Interment Mount Tabor Cemetery."
His Friday, Feb. 11, 1949 "The Oldham Era" obituary read: "JAMES N. NEAL DIES AT RESIDENCE AT WORTH James Newton NEAL, retired farmer of the Worth community, died in his 82nd year at 6:15 o'clock Sunday morning at his residence after an illness a year of the infirmities of age. He had lived in the county all his life. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie B. NEAL; a daughter, Mrs. Neutie B. PATTERSON of Louisville; four sons, Thomas NEAL of Ohio, Ernest and Roy NEAL of Louisville an Marshall NEAL of Worth; a half-brother, R. Perry NEAL of LaGrange; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at Mt. Tabor Methodist Church at 2:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. C. B. THOMAS in charge, assisted by the Rev. GILTNER of Louisville.Interment was in Mt. Tabor Cemetery. Acting as casket bearers were Woodson LONG, James BROWN, Eugene BROWN, Gilbert BLANTON, Kenneth BROWN and Alonzo BROWN." His death certificate had: Place of Death: Worth, Oldham County; Usual Residence: Worth, Oldham County, Ky.; Name: James Newton NEAL; Date of Death: Feb. 6, 1949; Sex: male; Race: white; Married; DOB May 1, 1867; Age: 81; Occupation: farmer; POB: Ky Father: George M. NEAL; Mother: Amelia LONG; Informant: Marshall NEAL; Cause of Death: senility; Date of Death: Feb. 6, 1949 6 a.m.; Buried in Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Crestwood, Ky. on Feb. 8, 1949; Funeral Director: M. A. Stoess & Sons, Crestwood, Ky.
James Newton Neal's Death Certificate James Newton Neal C. Jounral Obituary James N Neal Oldham Era obit Death Index for James Newton Neal Tombstone for James Newton Neal Died 6 Feb 1949 Oldham County, Kentucky [1] Birth 1967 - In 1867 Oldham County did not record birth records.
The NEAL Family Bible had: "James Newton was bornd April" and another entry had James Neuton NEAL was borned (sic) May the first 1869"
Neal Family Bible - birth Record for James Newton Neal Buried Funeral Record for James Newton Neal Person ID I38 family tree Last Modified 13 Oct 2009 Father Marshall Neal, b. 9 Nov 1830, Oldham County, Kentucky , d. 11 Mar 1905, Oldham County, Kentucky Mother Pamela Amelia Long, b. 1839, Shelby County, Kentucky , d. 1 May 1867, Oldham County, Kentucky Married 27 Aug 1856 Oldham County, Kentucky Family ID F6 Group Sheet Family Mattie Belle Doak, b. 23 Mar 1872, Kentucky , d. 30 Nov 1954, Oldham County, Kentucky Married 1890 [2] Children 1. James Marshall Neal, b. 4 May 1894, Oldham County, Kentucky , d. 22 Jul 1985, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 2. Roy Freeman Neal, b. 15 Dec 1893, Kentucky , d. 24 Aug 1958, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 3. Neutie Belle Neal, b. 4 Jan 1896, Kentucky , d. 6 Jun 1978, Jefferson County, Kentucky 4. Earnest Elliott Neal, b. 23 May 1898, Kentucky , d. 13 Jun 1970, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 5. Thomas George Neal, b. 17 Jul 1901, Kentucky , d. 31 Dec 1979, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio Last Modified 04 Oct 2008 Family ID F8 Group Sheet - In the 1870 Oldham County, Ky. census (p. 14), Floydsburg Prec., dated August 5, 1870: "96 96 Marshall NEAL (age 38, male, white, farmer, $10000 (RE), $2000 (Per.), POB Ky.); Nannie (age 34, female, white, keeping house, POB Ky.), Maggie (age 15, female, white, POB Ky., attended school), Belle (age 11, female, white, POB Ky., attended school), Sarah (age 9, female, white, POB Ky., attended school), Robert (age 8, male, white, POB Ky., attended school), Thomas (age 7, male, white, POB Ky., attended school), William (age 5, male, white, POB Ky.), Newton (age 4, male, white, POB Ky.), and Fanny (age 1, female, white, POB Ky.).
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Photos 1910 Miracode Index showing James Newton Neal -
Notes - In the "Oldham County Will Book 7" page 321 it had the will of R. M. C. LONG which named as beneficiaries his grandchildren Maggie HITT, Sallie STORTS?, Robert NEAL, Thomas NEAL, Belle NEAL, James Newton NEAL, Emma POWELL; children Elizabeth POWELL, James M. LONG, John S. LONG, William H. LONG, Mary WELLMAN and Louisa SPEER. It mentions John POWELL and James M. LONG as owing notes and mentions his son-in-law C. C. SPEER as specifically not having any control over the property he was leaving to his daughter. It names James M. LONG, John S. LONG and John D. POWELL as executors. A. W. BROWN and J. N. LONG were the witnesses. It was dated March 3, 1888 and was recorded in the Feb. term 1890 court.
In the 1889 Oldham County, Ky. Tax Book (page 50?), Floydsburg Precinct, it had: Name: NEAL, J.N.; Nearest Resident: ____; Acres of Land: ____; Value of Land: _____; Town Lots: ____; Value of Town Lots: ____; Total Assessed Value of Personal Propert $75; Cash, Notes & Bonds: ____; Poll: Yes; Total Assessed Value of Taxable Property: $75; State Tax: $2.95; Railroad Tax: Paid; Date When Paid: Oct. 21; To Whom Paid: DEMOSS."
In the 1899 Return of Children of School Age of District 4 for the school year 1899, County of Oldham State of Kentucky. It had "Number of Children in District: 64; Names of Parents, Guardians, Heads of Families or Persons Having Charge: Newton Neal, Names of Children between the ages of 6 and 20 Years: Roy F. Neal (DOB: 12/1893, male, Post Office: Worth). Marshall Neal was not listed as a student.
In the 1900 Return of Children of School Age of District 4 for the school year 1899-1900, County of Oldham State of Kentucky; signed on May 8, 1900. It had "Number of Children in District: 70; Names of Parents, Guardians, Heads of Families or Persons Having Charge: Newton Neal, Names of Children between the ages of 6 and 20 Years: Roy F. Neal (DOB: 12-20-18992, male, Post Office: Worth); Names of Parents, Guardians, Heads of Families or Persons Having Charge: Marshall Neal ; Names of Children between the ages of 6 and 20 Years: Marshall Neal (DOB: May 20, 1894, male, Post Office: Worth).
QUESTION: Why is Marshall Neal (grandfather) listed as the parent of (James)
Marshall Neal, while Newton is listed prior as the father of Roy Neal. Also both birth dates are different that previous school records.
In the 1901 Return of Children of School Age of District 4 for the school year 1900-1901, County of Oldham State of Kentucky. It had "Number of Children in District: 70; Names of Parents, Guardians, Heads of Families or Persons Having Charge: Newton Neal, Names of Children between the ages of 6 and 20 Years: Roy F. Neal (DOB: 12-9-1891, male, Post Office: Worth); Marshall Neal (DOB: May 22, 1894, male, Post Office: Worth)
In the 1902 Enumeration Return of Children of School Age of District 4 for the school year 1902-1903, County of Oldham State of Kentucky it had "Number of Children in District: 75; Names ; Names of Parents, Guardians, Heads of Families or Persons Having Charge: J. N. Neal, Names of Children between the ages of 6 and 20 Years: Tom Neal, Roy Neal, Marshall Neal, Charles Neal, and Nute Neal."
In the 1905 will of his father's, he was Newton NEAL.
In Oldham County "Record of School Census Reports #2" on page 106, dated May 12, 1906 it listed New NEAL as the parent of Marshall NEAL (DOB May 4, 1894).
James Newton's son, James Marshall NEAL, married a Thelma B. KAUFMAN on June 16, 1920 in Louisville, Ky. He was 26, single, POB Oldham County, Ky., residence 510 E. St. Catherine, father James Newton NEAL, mother Mattie Belle DOAK and his occupation was an automible mechanic.
- In the "Oldham County Will Book 7" page 321 it had the will of R. M. C. LONG which named as beneficiaries his grandchildren Maggie HITT, Sallie STORTS?, Robert NEAL, Thomas NEAL, Belle NEAL, James Newton NEAL, Emma POWELL; children Elizabeth POWELL, James M. LONG, John S. LONG, William H. LONG, Mary WELLMAN and Louisa SPEER. It mentions John POWELL and James M. LONG as owing notes and mentions his son-in-law C. C. SPEER as specifically not having any control over the property he was leaving to his daughter. It names James M. LONG, John S. LONG and John D. POWELL as executors. A. W. BROWN and J. N. LONG were the witnesses. It was dated March 3, 1888 and was recorded in the Feb. term 1890 court.
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