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Birth 23 Mar 1872 Kentucky 
[1] Gender Female 1880 Census 1880 Shelby County, Kentucky - The 1880 Shelby County, Ky. census (5th Prec., ED 186, page 26, June 12, 1880) had: dwelling #182 family #187 Preston B. DOAK (white; male; age 36; married; works on farm; POB Ky. as it was for both of his parents); Nancy (white; female; age 27; wife; married; keeps house; POB Ky. as it was for both of her parents); Mary E. (white; female; age 11, daughter; single; POB Ky.); Mattie (white; female; age 8; daughter; single; POB Ky); Lizzie (white; female; age 5; daughter; single; POB Ky); Preston (white; male; age 3; son; single; POB Ky); and Katie (white; female; age 1; daughter; single; POB Ky).
1900 Census 1900 Oldham County, Crestwood, Kentucky - 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 Kat 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.
1910 Census 1910 Oldham County, Crestwood, Kentucky - 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).
1920 Census 1920 Oldham County, Crestwood, Kentucky - 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. as it 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).
Will 1949 Will of Mattie Doak (Neal) - In the "Oldham County Will Book 11" page 580 it had: "This 5 day May 1949 I, write my will It is my wishes at my death that my house and barn and all my house hold and farm implement with the exceptions of my refrigerator, gas cooking stove, and Lounging porch chair go to my son James Marshall NEAL. The Refrigerator, gas cooking stove, lounging porch chair, go to my son Earnest Elliot NEAL. Mattie NEAL (signed) Crestwood, Ky; Witnesses: E. W. LONG Crestwood, Ky and Hollin HICKERSON Crestwoo Ky." It was produced in court Jan. 25, 1955.
Death Records 1954 Oldham County, Crestwood, Kentucky - Her death certificate had: Place of Death: Ballardsville Road, Centerfield, Crestwood, Oldham County; Usual Residence: Centerfield, Crestwood, Oldham County, Ky.; Name: Mattie Belle NEAL; Date of death: Nov. 30, 1954; Sex: female; Race: white; Widow DOB March 23, 1872; Age: 82; Occupation: housewife; POB: Ky.; Father: Preston DOAK; Mother: Nannie RICE (sic); Informant: Mrs. O. J. PATTERSON; Date of Death: Nov. 30, 1954 6 a.m.; Buried in Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Crestwood, Ky. on Dec. 2, 1954; Funeral Director: M. A. Stoess & Sons, Crestwood, Ky. 40031.
In Oldham County Records, Volume 1, Cemeteries by McKECHNIE & DENT it had listed for the Mount Tabor Methodist Church Cemetery: "NEAL, James Newton5-1-18672-6-1949 Mattie Bell, same stone as JN3-23-1872 11-3-1954."
In the Kentucky Death Index she was Mattie B. NEAL; age 82; POD Oldham Co.; Residence Oldham Co.; DOD 11-30-54; Vol. 051; Cert. # 25268 and year 54.
Her Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1954, Courier-Journal article obituary read: "Mrs. Mattie Belle DOAK NEAL, 82, died at 3:45 a.m. yesterday at her home in Crestwood. She was a member of Mount Tabor Methodist Church. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. O. J.
PATTERSON; four sons, Thomas NEAL, Columbus, Ohio; Roy, Ernest, and Marshall NEAL; nine grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Stoess Funeral Home, Crestwood. Burial will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery."
Her Friday, Dec. 3, 1954, The Oldham Era obituary read: "OCTOGENARIAN PASSES AT CENTERFIELD HOME Mrs. Mattie Belle NEAL, widow of J. N. NEAL, died of the infirmities of age early Thursday morning at her residence in Centerfield. She was 82 year old. She was an active member of the Mt. Tabor Methodist Church. She is survived by four sons, Roy and Ernest NEAL of Louisville, Marshall NEAL of Crestwood and Thomas NEAL of Culumbus, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. O. PATTERSON of Louisville; nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Her husband died five years age. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 2:00 at the M.A. Stoess and Sons Funeral Home by Rev. C. R. THOMAS and interment was in the Mt. Tabor Cementery. Acting as bearers were William Zur SCHNEIDE, Steve VonALLMEN, E. B. BROWN, Woodson LONG, Gilbert BLANTON, and James BLANTON."
According to the Record of Funeral obtained from Stoess Funeral Home, Date of Entry: November 30, 1954; Name of Deceased: Mattie Belle Neal; Residence: Crestwood; Charge to: Earnest Neal; Order given by: Earnest Neal; Date of Death: November 30, 3:45pm; Clergyman: Rev. CR Thomas; Religion of Deceased: Methodist; Birthplace: KY; Place of Death: Residence; Certified Physician: Dr. JT Welsly; Name of Father: Preston Doak; His birthplace: KY; Maiden Name of Mother: Nannie Rice; Date of Funeral: December, Thursday, 2:00pm; Cemetery: Mount Tabor UMC Cemetery; Cost of funderal: $810.00; Relatives listed include: Roy Neal, Marshall Neal, Thomas Neal, Earnest Neal, OJ Patterson, and 9 grandchildren. Paul bearers: James Blanton, Gilbert Blanton, EB Brown, Woodson Long."
Died 30 Nov 1954 Oldham County, Kentucky [2] Person ID I54 family tree Last Modified 11 Oct 2009 Father Preston Breckenridge Doak, b. 14 Feb 1844, Shelby County, Kentucky , d. 6 Jun 1927, Oldham County, Kentucky Mother Nancy "Nannie" M. Long, b. 22 Sep 1851, Kentucky , d. 11 Jan 1914, Oldham County, Kentucky Married 15 Oct 1868 Shelby County, Kentucky Family ID F18 Group Sheet Family James Newton Neal, b. 1 May 1867, Kentucky , d. 6 Feb 1949, Oldham County, Kentucky Married 1890 [3] 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 -
Notes - In 1872 Oldham County did not record birth records as part of vital statistics.
In the 1914 OB of her mother's, she was Mesdames Newton NEAL.
On June 16, 1920 James Marshall NEAL married a Thelma B. KAUFMAN 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 1927 OB of her father's, she was Mrs. J. N. NEAL.
In the 1949 obituary of her husband, she was Mattie B. NEAL.
NEEDED:
Marriage record with James Newton NEAL (not in Oldham County).
- In 1872 Oldham County did not record birth records as part of vital statistics.
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