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Welcome to my Neely website. Seeking more information on the early Neelys and on James H. Neely`s correct Civil War information. Neely descendants and relatives, I would like to hear from you!!
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ATTENTION! Due to people who don't have the courtesy to ask if they may copy your story, instead  of writing their own and taking photos without asking, this website has made private and visitors will have to obtain a password from me.  I regret doing this, but someone copied my entire  website and posted it in the public trees on Ancestry (not a few pictures or a story but the entire website copied and pasted).

As past visitors know, I have always helped and shared with anyone who asks. It is with great  sadness that I am being forced to do this. 
  
 All photos have been removed and will be reloaded as time permits.  NO PHOTOS ARE TO BE COPIED FROM  THIS SITE WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. Some of these photos have been shared by other descendants.  Please be courteous and respectful to those who have been kind enough to share their photos for viewing. Some of these photos are also still under copyright. It is illegal to use copyrighted photos without permission of the owner. 

James NEELY was born in Virginia about 1775. His parents are believed to have been named James  and Nancy NEELY. They were married near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Nancy's maiden name and birth family are not known. His father was born in Ireland and fought in the Revolutionary War. 
   
    The son, James, married a  woman by the name of Elizabeth. Her maiden name is unknown. James and Elizabeth had nine known children.  They moved near Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky and then to Greene County, Ohio where they remained for the rest of their lives. James served in the War of 1812. After James' death, Elizabeth moved to Allen County, Ohio, along with her son, William F. Neely. 

    James' only known sibling was a sister, Mary.  
  
    William F. NEELY was born near Lexington, Kentucky.  He was first married to Ruth PAULIN.  They  had seven children.  They moved to Allen County where Ruth died.

  William married a second time to Matilda SNODGRASS.  They had seven children.

James H. NEELY, the fifth child of William and Matilda, and Sarah Helen MASON were my  great great grandparents.  He was a veteran of the Civil War.  They had seven children.   
    
   James was a farmer and a "house carpenter".  He owned the land that lay between Delphos and Jamison Avenues and Cole Street and built all of the houses in the block, including the one that my mother and her siblings were born and raised.

Much of the early family history was told to me by my aunt as it had been passed down to her by  Grandma Sarah Helen (Mason) Neely.

  My great grandmother was Olive Leona NEELY who married Ozro COPUS.  They had ten children.

Ozro and Olive's daughter, Cecil May was my grandmother.  She married Earl J. CHENEY.  My mother  is the youngest of their five children.

© 2020 Deborah A. Carder Mayes All rights reserved.

Because of the person who chose to download my entire website into the public stories and his tree on Ancestry, I have trimmed the above family summary, leaving out many details of my ancestors'  lives.  Those closely related to me and those visitors who are trustworthy and share some family history and/or photos with me, may request the full story by e-mailing me. It is a shame that some people won't do their own research and just help themselves to the work others have done without  permission or sharing in return.  They spoil it for the rest of us.  Also, I do not have everything on here so if you need information, sources, or a picture of an ancestor whose picture is not on here, check with me.  I may have what you need.

For more on Ozro and Olive and their children and descendants, click on the link to my COPUS website.

My mother's ancestry is too large to place on one website without causing mass confusion to the  reader.  Therefore, her family is being divided by the names of her direct lines.  Websites for  the CHENEY, COPUS and NEELY families are online as is the ancestry of the CARDER family that my  mother married into.  Watch soon for websites on the HALL, MASON, and MORRIS lines.  The Robert  SNODGRASS line has been included on this website.

My sources are not on the website.  This is to keep the family history accurate with proper  documentation.  Please feel free to contact me for my sources or for family information which is  not listed on the website and for any questions you may have.       
   NO PICTURES ON THIS SITE MAY BE COPIED OR USED WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE OWNER.  MATERIAL  AND PHOTOS ON THIS WEBSITE ARE COPYRIGHTED AND PERMISSION MUST BE OBTAINED FOR USE.  Names, dates,  and places are public facts and may be copied.  If there is a picture that you would like a copy of,  please contact me.   
   
   Please sign my guest book.  You may leave comments or information about your Neely ancestors in  the guest book. Be sure to leave your e-mail address so that I may send you a reply and so that  others from your line will be able to contact you.  
   
   By adding your e-mail address to the guest book and sending me an e-mail, I will have all of the  NEELY descendants' e-mail addresses and can contact you whenever the website is updated.  Should you  find someone from your direct line and wish to contact them and no e-mail address is posted for  them, then you will be able to contact me and I will contact that person for you.  Some of the e- mail addresses I have are not current.  If you are not sure whether I have your current e-mail  address, please e-mail me and send your current one.  That way, I will have all of the Neely  descendants' e-mail addresses and can contact you whenever the website is updated.

Should you find someone from your direct line and wish to contact them and no e-mail address is  posted for them, then you will be able to contact me and I will contact that person for you.  Some  of the e-mail addresses I have are not current.  If you are not sure whether I have your current e- mail address, please e-mail me and send your current one.                                       
   The purpose of this website is for NEELY descendants to have a place to find each other and  share and exchange our NEELY family history.  My guestbook may be used as a message board and  place that you can leave information about your branch of the family and any questions you have  about the family and connect with each other if you wish.
     
   Also, I am always be happy to hear from you! 
         
   Enjoy exploring my website!
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There are several ways to browse the family tree. The Tree View graphically shows the relationship of selected person to their kin. The Family View shows the person you have selected in the center, with his/her photo on the left and notes on the right. Above are the father and mother and below are the children. The Ancestor Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph above and children below. On the right are the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. The Descendant Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph and parents below. On the right are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Do you know who your second cousins are? Try the Kinship Relationships Tool. Your site can generate various Reports for each name in your family tree. You can select a name from the list on the top-right menu bar.

In addition to the charts and reports you have Photo Albums, the Events list and the Relationships tool. Family photographs are organized in the Photo Index. Each Album's photographs are accompanied by a caption. To enlarge a photograph just click on it. Keep up with the family birthdays and anniversaries in the Events list. Birthdays and Anniversaries of living persons are listed by month. Want to know how you are related to anybody ? Check out the Relationships tool.

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