Person:David Neal (6)

Watchers
David Jackson Neal
d.17 May 1921
m. 26 Nov 1857
  1. Martha May NealCal 1857 - 1859
  2. Byron Elwood Neal1859 - 1927
  3. Clarence 'Wilmer' Neal, Sr.Abt 1860 -
  4. Thomas Neal1864 -
  5. Dora Olive Neal1867 -
  6. Amy Ruby Neal1869 - 1889
Facts and Events
Name David Jackson Neal
Gender Male
Birth[1] 24 Oct 1829 Wayne Co., Ohio, United States
Marriage 26 Nov 1857 Whitley, Indiana, United Statesto Mary Prudence Jackson
Residence? 1870 Thorncreek Twp., Whitley Co., Indiana, United States
Residence? 1880 Lincoln Twp., Republic Co., Kansas, United States
Residence? 1885 Washington, United States
Residence? 1910 Lewis Co., Washington, United States
Death[1] 17 May 1921
Burial[2] Centralia, Lewis Co., Washington, United States

On the 1850 census David J. Neal is 20 years old, born in Ohio to Thomas and Rebecca Neal. (Ancestry.com has indexed his father's name as Shornas.)

1870 U.S. Census Thorncreek, Whitley Co., Indiana Neal, David J. 40 M W Farmer OH Neal, Mary P. 33 F W Keeping House OH Neal, Byron E. 12 M W IN Neal, Clarence W. 10 M W IN Neal, Thomas A. 6 M W IN Neal, Olive 3 F W IN Neal, Amy D. 8/12 F W IN

1880 U.S. Census Lincoln, Republic Co., Kansas Neal, David W M 52 Wd Farmer OH PA --, VA Neal, Byron Ellwood W M 21 son S IN OH OH Neal, Thomas S. W M 16 son IN OH OH Neal, Dora Olive W F 12 dau keeping house IN OH OH

By 1885 David had found Kansas was not an easy or suitable place for him and so he had moved on Washington State. Source: http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1018&enc=1 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WashTerrCen&h=439983&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7163 1885 Washington State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892 Name: David J Neal Census Date: 1885 Residence County: Lewis Residence state: Washington Birth Location: Ohio Gender: Male Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830 Line: 36, Roll: V228_10

1900 Census not yet found.

1910 U.S. Census, Dist 0139 Skookumchuck, Lewis Co., Washington Neal, Clarence Head M W 22 M1 4yrs AZ IN U.S. Neal, Annie E. wife F W 19 M1 4yrs WA U.S. Oregon Neal, Wilmer son M W 3 S WA AZ WA Neal, Oneata dau F W 10/12 S WA AR WA Neal, David J. GRANDFATHER M W 83 Wd OH PA PA Note that grandson Clarence has named his son Wilmer after his father's middle name. And Oscar Burton Robbins' book on the Jackson's says that David J. always called his son by his middle name, Wilmer.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Robbins, Oscar Burton. History of the Jackson family of Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y., Ohio and Indiana: descendants of Robert and Agnes Washburn Jackson. (Loveland, Colo.: Robbins, 1951)
    132, 138.
  2. Robbins, Oscar Burton. History of the Jackson family of Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y., Ohio and Indiana: descendants of Robert and Agnes Washburn Jackson. (Loveland, Colo.: Robbins, 1951)
    138.
  3.   United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132)
    Thorncreek, Whitley Co., Indiana.
  4.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
    Lincoln, Republic Co., Kansas.
  5.   United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624)
    1910 U.S. Census, Dist 0139 Skookumchuck, Lewis Co., Washington.