I am trying to find descendants of my great-great grandfather William Nevels who was born in Mississippi in 1808. In the 1880 census of Holmes Co., MS, William states that his father was born in SC and his mother in VA. I think William's father is James Nevill/Nevels who lived in Jefferson Co., Hinds Co., and Holmes Co.. James would have been born ca. 1770-80; wife possibly Elizabeth Roberts. Below is the information I have on William (copied from a family Bible and researched through census, family information, newspaper accounts, cemetery records, death certificates, etc. (no marriage certificates because of courthouse fire in Holmes Co., MS). William Nevels, b. 8 March 1808, probably Jefferson Co., MS; d. 22 Oct 1883, Holmes Co, MS. May have lived in other MS counties, including Hinds, before coming to Holmes Co. Brothers and sisters of William Nevels, b. 1808 (taken from family record): Isaac Nevels, b. 16 April 1812 Betsey Ann Nevels, b. 15 March 1816 James Gardner Nevels, b. 6 Sept. 1818 Sarah Jane Nevels, b. 4 Jan 1821 Hiram M. (Mordecai ??) Nevels, b. 24. Dec. 1823 Lucinda Nevels, b. 11 Nov. 1825 Martin Nevels, b. 8 March 1828 The above William J. Nevels married (1) 4 June 1834, Mary J. Nevel (Nevil, Nevill), b. 15 Feb. 1817, in Mississippi, probably Jefferson County. (Nevel/Nevil/Nevill was her maiden name.) I am trying to verify that her father was Thomas Neville who was in Holmes Co., MS in 1840. Thomas is possibly the son of Philip Nevill who was in Jefferson Co., MS in late 1790s - early 1800s. My grandfather stated that Mary J. Nevel was the daughter of a Nevill(s) and a Peyton. Children of William J. and Mary J. (Nevel/Nevill) Nevels: 1. Julia Ann Nevels, b. 9 Feb. 1838; m. Daniel McBride ca. 1855, Holmes Co., MS; d. before 1869, prob. Holmes Co. 2. Lucinda Elizabeth Nevels, b. 27 Oct. 1839; m. Thomas Alexander Eakin; d. 29 Jan. 1929; bur. Oak Grove Cemetery, Holmes Co., MS (Tolarville) 3. Robert Peyton (Payton) Nevels (my great-grandfather), b. 25 Jan. 1841, Holmes Co., MS; m. (1) Mary Caroline Porter, 14 Jan 1872; m. (2) Susan Porter, 10 Dec. 1884; m. (3) Sudie Sanders, 19 Nov. 1903. Robert Peyton Nevels d. 1 Sept. 1926 in Holmes Co., MS; bur. Oregon Cemetery, Holmes Co. 4. Sarah Jane Nevels, b. 21 Apr. 1842 5. Martha Ann Nevels, b. 28 Jan 1844 6. Margaret Eliza Nevels, b. 15 July 1845, m. William Lloyd? 7. Mary Matilda (Molly) Nevels, b. 16 Jan. 1847, Holmes County, MS; m. Franklin Washington Eakin; d. 16 July 1939, Holmes Co.; bur. Oregon Cemetery, Holmes Co., MS 8. Emily Louise Nevels, b. 17 Feb. 1849, Holmes Co.; m. 26 Apr 1868 to John W. Porter, d. 24 Feb. 1870 9. William James Nevels, b. 5 Sept. 1851 10. Laminda (or Lawinda) Alice Nevels, b. 30 Aug. 1853; m. Edward Crabtree 11. John Thomas Nevels, b. 23 Jan. 1855, Holmes Co., MS; m. Lula Lee Sherrod; d. July 1931, bur. Tolarville cemetery, Holmes Co. -------- The above William J. Nevels (b. 8 Mar 1808) m.(2) by 1865, Missouri Ann Ford Pitchford, b. ca 1831 in MS Their children: 1. Lewis Albert (or Elbert) Nevels, b.ca 1865, MS 2. Ella B. Nevels, b. ca 1867, MS 3. Larkin Everet, b. ca 1870, MS 4. Ida Nevels, b. 6 Jan 1879 (date on tombstone; census indicates she was b.ca 1872); unmarried 5. Franklin Nevels, b.ca 1876 6. Fannie Virginia Nevels, b. 29 Jan 1881; m. 19 May 1893 to John Wesley Crabtree; d. 22 Dec. 1909, Holmes Co., MS; bur. Liberty Chapel Cemetery, Holmes Co.