JESSE & JOSHUA NEELEY The 1900 census of OK Indian Territory show that both Jesse & Joshua had moved back to OK from Texas. Both Jesse & Joshua lived in Washita Co., in the community of Cloud Chief. The 1900 census shows that Jesse Neeley was born in Indiana in 1846. His wife was named Loucrettia & was from AR. Their children were; 1. Nellie Neeley  3/1879  TX 2. Henry Neeley  7/1881  TX 3. Edward C. Neeley  10/1883  TX 4. George Neeley  2/1886 TX 5. Loucrettia Neeley --10/1888  TX 6. William Neeley  12/1889  TX The 1900 census of the OK Indian Territory also shows Joshua Neeley as being born on 7/1850 in Indiana. It shows Joshuas wife as Pearlee Neeley, born 1870 IN. Their children were; 1. Rosie Neeley  7/1889  OK 2. Della Neeley  1/1900  OK JOHN WOOD NEALY JOHN WOOD NEALY [Neeley] son of Joseph & Cordellia [Kelly]Neeley [Nealy] born on 7/10/1878 in Wise Co., TX near Chico Brumlow. Cordellia died in 1891, & is buried in the Milligan Cemetery, which is located Northeast of Letexo, Texas. E. M. Moorhead is buried next to his first wife Mattie, in the McCann Cemetery, which is located near Houston Co., Lake, on the South side just west of the marina. John Nealy was 14 yrs at the time. He & his brother Phillip went to live with their Aunt Pearlee. When he was 16 yrs old, he & 2 friends, plus 1 horse, made a trip to Waco to see the new suspension bridge. John Nealy [Poppa] told me it took 3 days, taking turns riding & walking to travel from Grapeland to Waco. That same year, he went to live in Corsicana with a man named Honeycutt, a gambler. Poppa used to tell the story that Honeycutt considered him his good luck charm, as when he took John with him, he usually won, & when he left him home, he lost. John Nealy dated Edna Pearl Turner, but then married Linnie Johnson on Sept. 4, 1898. They had one daughter, Leona, who died of whooping cough & is buried in Milligan Cemetery. This information was given by Wilder Nealy Anderson. When John married Linnie Johnson, Edna Pearl Turner [who had made her wedding dress in hopes of marrying John] was very upset. Her mother told her to put the dress in her hope chest, & if she was patient, John would be available again someday. After Linnie died, John Nealy [Neeley] did indeed marry Pearl Turner. Their wedding date was April 16, 1900. The 1900 census shows that John Nealy & his wife, Pearl, were living with her father L. S. or Joe Turner [First name not clear on the census report] in Precinct 1,. Houston County. They lived for awhile on the Patton Place, near the Cemetery. John & Pearl had 10 children, 5 of which died at birth or shortly after. Pearl died in 1914 in a Palestine Hospital due to complications following the birth of twins, both of which died. John Nealy [Neeley] was a farmer. He lived & farmed at several places in Houston County - Patton Place, Hayes Springs, Darsey Place, Shavers, Taylor McQueens & finally on the Edgar & Dorothy McQueens farm. John Nealy [Neeley] married Martha Lee Lewis on Christmas Day in 1917. John was 40 years old & Martha was 16 years old. My dad [Herman Nealy [Neeley]] told me the biggest whipping Poppa ever gave him was on John & Marthas wedding night. Dad was only 2 years old when his mother died, & from then on, slept with his father every night. He could not understand why just because his father had gotten married that he could not continue to sleep with him. John & Martha had 11 children  4 girls & 7 boys. The 1st son Jacob died at birth. John & Martha were married 52 years. They lived to celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary, at which time a big family party was held. John [Poppa] Nealy [Neeley] died on September 27, 1969, at the age of 92.