James Neel\Neal

1808 - 1870  (62 years)

• Name	James Neel\Neal
  Birth	1808
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Dec 1870
  Person ID	I8967	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	William Neel\Neal
  Mother	Nancy Unknown
  Family ID	F4118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Unknown
  Children	1. Cosby Jane Neel\Neal,   b. lived in Tazewell, VA d. 18 Jan 1867, Tazewell, VA
  Family ID	F3567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Pete Gillespie: Name of James Neel/Neal and the information that after the Neel family moved from Tazewell Co., WV (1870 census) to Putnam Co., WV (1880 census), they changed the spelling of their surname from Neel to Neal. Source: Reprinted by permission. Copyright (c) 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. http://www.familysearch.org https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NMPY-RV5 James M. Neal, "West Virginia, Deaths, 1853-1970" Name: James M. Neal Event Date: 02 Dec 1870 Event Place: 25 Mile Creek, Putnam, West Virginia Gender: Male Age (Expanded): 62 years Birth Date: 1808 Birthplace: Taswell Co., Va. Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Catharine Neal Father's Name: Wm. Neal Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Nancy Neal Mother's Birthplace: Occupation: Farmer Address: Residence Place: Cemetery: Burial Place: Burial Date: GS Film number: 567297 Digital Folder Number: 4228469 Image Number: 64 Affiliate Repository Type: County Records Reference ID: v 1 p 28 Source: Tom Harris: "All of this information is from original documents." 1. 1870 Federal Census Putnam Co WV James 62, Catharine 68, Ressie 30, Alexander 27, William C 25, Mary S 15, Viola 5. 2. 1860 Federal Census, Tazewell County, Burks Garden, James Neel 49 Catharine 60 Rejoina 23 Alexander 22 William C 21 Rush F 17 Elizabeth 15 Lettitia 7 (in this Census they are living between David Spangler Fox and Addison C Neel (Son) 3. West Virginia Deaths, 1853-1970 James M. Neal Death Date: 02 Dec 1870 Death Place: 25 Mile Creek, Putnam, West Virginia Gender: Male Age: 62 years Estimated Birth Year: 1808 Birth Place: Taswell Co., Va. Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Catharine Neal Father's Name: Wm. Neal Mother's Name: Nancy Neal Occupation: Farmer He was a Farmer....died of unk cause in Putnam Co...lived at 25 mile......Son Alexander supplied info for death certif.. 4.James also lists a Viola Neal 5 yrs old in 1870 Census. She shows up later on an 1880 Census with Alexander and Mary E Neal list as a niece & 14 yrs old... this Viola would marry Francis Marion Forth 11/23/1884 in Putnam Co. "It appears James migrated to Putnam Co WV between the time his daughter Elizabeth was married in Tazewell Co VA in 1865 and the time the 1870 WV Census was taken in 1870 where he shows up in Putnam Co WV." Source: SEE PAT M. STEVENS IV's SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=stevensp&id=I09558 Stevens, Marshall, Mitchell, Washington and other Families Pat M. Stevens IV: ID: I09558 Name: Causbia Ellen Burress 1 Sex: F ALIA: Cosby or Causby /Burress/ Birth: 1822 in Burke's Garden, Tazewell Co., VA 2 3 4 5 Death: 1890 2 Burial: Collins Creek Cemetery, Warfield, Martin Co., KY 6 Reference Number: 9558 Father: Thomas Burress b: 1778 in prob VA Mother: Polly b: 1791 in prob VA Marriage 1 George Rogers Clark Floyd b: 13 SEP 1810 in Christianburg, Montgomery Co., VA Event: Friends ABT 1849 Note: There is no record of a marriage that has been located. Children Mary Columbia Floyd b: 31 JAN 1850 in Burke's Garden, Tazewell Co., VA George Rogers Clark Floyd b: ABT 1852 Mary Letitia Floyd b: ABT 1852