Jan, Kathy, and others, Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and Louisiana Confederate Commands, Volume III, compiled by Andrew B. Booth, page 1270, lists "Neville, Drury, Pvt. Co. C, 2nd La. Inf., En. May ll, 186l, New Orleans, LA." Also, listed on this page: Neville, Alex; Neville, Eugene; Neville, James; Neville, James D.; Nevils, Martin. Perhaps, someone is searching for some of these individuals? Ruth Jan & David Faulkner wrote: > > Kathy, > > Thank you for the clarifications, corrections, and comments on Solomon C. > and Drury A. Nevill, Barbara Hester Nevill Farrier, and Granderson Nevill. > I have seen Barbara's family in the Mont. Co., TN census many times, right > there with the Whitfields and Killebrews who were related to the other bunch > of Nevills, the George Nevill group, in that county. I have never seen a > connection between the Killebrews and Nevills over in the > Edgecombe/Granville/Halifax Co./Orange Co., NC area, yet that is the area > from which the Killebrews came, not the western NC/SC border area where > George's group lived before coming to TN. I wonder if some lost > Neville/Killebrew link in Edgecombe, etc. Co. is what drew John, son of > George, and your Solomon together in Mont. Co., TN, rather than a Neville > link? > > Do you happen to know if John Sims Nevill, father of Albert Galllatino > Nevill, lived in Orange Co.? Also, have you found evidence that John's > middle name was Sims? Jim Robertson's chart is the only place I have seen a > middle name for John. Have you ever corresponded with Jim? (Sorry to be > asking so many questions when you are sick. I am in no hurry for a reply > <g>.) > > As for the Dallas Co., AR Nevill/Nevels group, it looks to me like some of > the Orange Co. & Halifax Co., NC group made their way to AR. Linda Smith's > group in Dallas Co., AR, Elijah Hillman Green & Malissa Eunice Nevils > (married in Halifax Co., NC), had sons Sterling Dudley Green and George > Willis Green who were born in TN, according to Linda. The Hillman name was > also used by one of the Nevills from Halifax Co., NC, who went to AL (Lois > Boesh's ancestor), and Willis and Sterling are names also found in the > Halifax/Orange Co. Neville chart of Jim Robertson. In addition, Linda > stated that her husband's grandfather had a brother Elijah Nevil Green b. 12 > Aug 1874 -- it looks like some of the Nevill-Green clan from Halifax Co., NC > were trading that Elijah name back and forth. > > I have a strong hunch that Elijah and Elihu Nevill who are in land records > of AR are part of the Halifax group, too, because the Greens who > intermarried with the Nevilles in Halifax Co., NC, had a fondness for the > Elisha, Elijah, Elihu names. Last year, Charles Graham noted the following > on Elihu Nevill: he was given a land grant in Jackson Co., Alabama in 1830; > a Geoge W. Nevill was given a land grant immediately next to Elihu's. Elihu > moved from Alabama to White county, Arkansas in 1844, one of the original > settlers of that county. According to Arkansas Census records in 1850, > Elihu was born in Kentucky (he would have been born in 1805). > > I am wondering which one of those Nevills in Halifax or Orange Co. might > have come to KY where they had children, or at least the child Elihu Nevill. > Since we know for sure some of the Halifax Co., NC group was in AL, that > could explain why Elihu Nevill went there before going to AR. > > Do you happen to know which Solomon Nevill is on p. 233, 1840 Franklin Co., > AL census? I couldn't find him in the Bureau of Land Mgmt. index for AL and > no other Nevill is listed on the census in Franklin Co. for 1840 so I > couldn't place him with one of the Halifax Co., or more likely Orange Co., > NC groups. (BTW, I guess everyone else has already figured out that the BLM > records available on line are a great supplement to census records. I just > realized the other day that if I put the BLM state indexes of specific > surnames with my census files and tax lists, I have an even better picture > of where some of my people were at specific times.) > > Jan > > > > At 10:42 PM 3/2/99 -0600, you wrote: > >Jan: > > > >You lured me out of the woodwork!! Not fair, I'm sick. > > > >Couple of comments from me. First, I'm not convinced that > >Solomon Nevill Sr. was named Solomon CORBIN Nevill. I have > >never seen his name this way in a primary source. I have > >not even seen a middle initial C. for him that I remember. > >I think the assumption has been made that he was Sr. and > >Solomon Corbin Nevill was Jr. I'm thinking that 1777 was too > >early for the common usage of middle names. Can any one shed > >any light on that? Jeanne Barton, what do you think? I think > >the Corbin name was added with Jr.'s generation. > > > >My gut feeling is that Drury A. Neville was a Drury Allen Neville. > >That's a favorite name among the early Allens. If he is a son > >of John Sims Neville, then I'd look for John's mystery wife to > >have an Allen connection since I do not know of any up the > >Neville-Walton-Sims line. > > > >Also Barbara "Heston" Neville's name was most likely Barbara > >Hester Neville, named after her maternal grandmother Barbara > >(Hester) Walton. That Heston clue led me astray since 1984. She > >married Needham B. Farrier. > > > >I have Annette Travis as Granderson (Grandison) Neville's THIRD > >wife. His first was Minerva Peterson who married as her second > >husband Meredith Howard. They had a long marriage and many children! > > > >Kathy > > > > > >==== NEVILLE Mailing List ==== > >Have you tried Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet? > >http://www.oz.net/~cyndihow/sites.htm > > > > > > ==== NEVILLE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Neville Heritage Society Home Page: > http://www.prairienet.org/neville/

George, What was the source for the 1770 rent roll which showed John Hen. Nevell? I don't recall finding a John in Fauquier Co. with a middle name. We need to make sure that was not John [d1768] Nevills heirs. Shirley On Fri, 02 Apr 1999 14:36:44 -0800 George Allison <[email protected]> writes: >Shirley, et. al., > >I recently came across a reference to "JOHN HEN. NEVELL" in 1770 rent >roles of Fauquier Co., VA. Could this be the same person as found in Shelby >Co., KY census records of 1800 and 1810? > >>Shirley, >> >>Thank you for posting your 1820 Shelby census data. I found my notes >>for 1810, and they are almost as I remembered them: >> >>Oswald Nevill: 1 m -10, 1 m 26-45 2 f -10, 1 f 26-45 >>John H. Nevil: 1 m 16-26, 1 m 45+ 1 f 45+ >>William Nevill: 1 m -10, 1 m 10-16, 1 m 25-45 5 f -10, 2 f 25-45 >... > >--------------- >George Allison >Dixon, CA ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Just a note re Ren Neville's John Neville's daughter, Kitty Neville born 1730's: My g.g.g. grandmother born 1822 in Barren Co., KY(most likely the daughter of Joseph Nevill and Ann Mackay) was also called Kitty Neville. Roni Jones

Jan, The "Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of McLean County" was published In Chicago by Munsell Publiching Co. in 1908. Yes, it is jumbled & full of mistakes. Shirley On Sat, 3 Apr 1999 14:03:47 -0500 (EST) Jan & David Faulkner <[email protected]> writes: >Donna and Shirley, > >Ruth Nevels sent me a copy of the James S. Neville biography found in >History of McLean County [IL]. It is a Goodspeed's history, I think. >It has mistakes such as listing Gen. John Neville as a great-grandfather >andGen. John as first cousin to Gen. Presley Neville. It also shows >George Neville, son of John [General], being born in PA. It appears the >family had the tradition of being related to Gen. John Neville but had the >relationships on the earlier generations mixed up. Some of you may >see other errors. I thought this might be worth posting for those >researching IL Nevilles. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

On Sat, 3 Apr 1999 16:50:53 -0500 "Chuck Neville" <[email protected]> writes: >I am looking for information about John Neville of Fauquier, VA. He >was the >father of Thomas Neville born 1744 in Fauquier, VA. > >I am looking for John's wife name and any other information anyone >might >have. > >Thanks; > >Chuck Neville >Neville Technologies >4240 Frankfort Road >Shelbyville, KY 40065 > >Phone: 502-633-3711 Fax: 502-633-7950 Pager: 502-279-0218 >http://www.neville.net >[email protected] Chuck, I assume you mean the Thomas Neville who married Mary Stewart. Where did you find 1744 as a birth year? I do not believe that anyone has discovered the name of John Neville's wife. She obviously was dead by 1767 when John wrote his will. This family needs a lot of work. What do you know about Thomas' siblings? Some of the brothers just seem to have faded away. I only have tentative identification for spouses of many of Thomas' sisters. Shirley Wilcox Shirley Wilcox ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Shirley L Wilcox wrote: > On Sun, 21 Mar 1999 21:39:03, -0500 [email protected] ( BARBARA A > MCNAMER) writes: > >I have been trying to sort out all of my notes and found something > >"funny" about Anna > > > >Notes: > >Anna Neavill marriage to Wm. S. Hammond Feb 25 1811 - Enoch Neavill > >father. Pulaski Co KY > > > >Anna (Joanna) Neavill marriage to Jacob Meece Feb 26, 1811 - Enoch > >Neavill father, Pulaski Co, KY > > > >I wonder if someones finger slipped down a line when recording this > >record? Are there two Anna's? [possibly daughter, grand-daughter] > >Did Anna change her mind and marry a different guy one day later? > >Does anyone have easy access to these original records? There was a > >recent note posted from Pam Lewis on the Neavill/Meese marriage and I > >had it in my notes without the father reference. ????????? > > > >____ > >Barbara > > Barbara, > > My notes show that the marriage of Anna Nevill to William S Hammond came > from a different source than that of Jacob Meece & Ann Nevill. The > Hammond marriage was in "Pulaski County Marriage Records 1851-1863" by > the Pulaski County Historical Society and was in a section titled Names > in Court Records But Not in First Book. Since a surety was given it was > probably a marriage bond. Here is what the book shows: > p127 > Hammond, Wm. S., 25 Feb. 1811, Anna Nevill > F. Enoch Nevill > Sur. Stephen Sayers > > So, someone would need to locate this marriage bond AND look at the > marriage license or return of Jacob Meece. The printed records I have do > not show a parent for the marriage of Ann Nevill & Jacob Meece. > > Shirley I just received the following from Pam Lewis and she explains that the two Anna's (JoAnna) are the same person. --Ryan [email protected] wrote: > Ryan, hi my name is Pam (MEECE) Lewis. I discovered your web page on your > family history and was fascinated with it. I think I just might possibly > surprise you. It concerns your EnoCH NEAVILLE/NEVILLE ETC. This is my 5th > ggf. What might be of interest to you is the marriage of his daughter > Anna? > Her name is JoAnna b- 1791 in NC. She died in her home at Meece, Pulaski > Co., > KY. I do not have the date on that. She is buried at Meece Cem., Pulaski, > Ky. > Her father was Enoch NEVILS (spelling found in records of Pulaski Co., KY) > > and her mother was ???? KEENEY. I do not have her first name. On the > 25th > of Feb, 1811 a marriage bond was filed at the courthouse in Somerset, > Pulaski, KY for a marriage to Wm. S. HAMMOND. However, this marriage did > not > take place -- the bond failed to go through for some reason and the very > next > day she married Jacob MEECE b- 1788 in Wythe Co., Va. of German descent. > Jacob's father was Thomas MEECE and his mother was Christine > MOSSIER/MOSSER. > I have my MEECE line back quite far but was stuck on Enoch. So glad to > have > found your page. > I too have BAKERS in my line. Do not know if they connect to yours or > not > but a point of interest to me is that JoAnna was born in NC and her son > Henry > Newton MEECE married a girl whose father was also from NC. Could be a > coincidence though. > Would love to "pick your brain" on more of the family line if it would > be > of interest to you. Let me know. > > Pam

Thanks, Ryan for the additional information. When Donna Browning writes her book on her Nevilles, she will have some more interesting details about her family's saga. I think these are the Nevilles who were said to have moved north because they were opposed to slavery. Jan At 02:33 PM 4/3/99 -0600, you wrote: >Jan & David Faulkner wrote: > >> History of McLean County [IL], p. 1218 >> >> In 1860 he moved to the village >> of Eureka, Ill., operating with his former success a general store until >> shortly before his death, October 26, 1869. Mr. Neville was an ardent >> supporter of the best interests of the communities in which he lived, and >> his ability and general worth drew his way many political and other honors. >> He was the first postmaster of the infant village of Mackinaw, and also >> served as School and County Commissioner of Tazewell County. He was a >> stanch supporter of education, and was one of the founders of the Church and >> College at Eureka, a further evidence of his devotion to the tenets of the >> Christian Church. > >That's interesting. I grew up in Eureka and always wondered who those "other >Nevilles" were. Here's something from "History of Eureka, Illinois" by Burrus >Dickinson (p. 57-58): > > In December 1849 Walnut Grove Academy was incorporated and under the >leadership of Ben Major a two-story brick building was erected at a cost of >$2500.... > ....In 1854 a boarding hall for 50 students was built and placed in the >charge of R. M. Clark. The faculty had grown to four, Asa Fisher and John Neville >teaching on the academy level, with Sara Fisher and Elmira Dickinson as assistants >in the preparatory school. > Early in 1855 the provisions for a college were completed.... > At this stage the institution had grown beyond the strictly local >sponsorship which had formed the academy. Eureka men held half of the 24 posts as >trustees.... Along with these local leaders was a substantial element on the board >from other communities. ...Christopher O. Neville from Mackinaw... > Eureka College began its first session in Septembr 1855. > > > > >==== NEVILLE Mailing List ==== >Have you tried GenConnect? >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/index.html > >

I am looking for information about John Neville of Fauquier, VA. He was the father of Thomas Neville born 1744 in Fauquier, VA. I am looking for John's wife name and any other information anyone might have. Thanks; Chuck Neville Neville Technologies 4240 Frankfort Road Shelbyville, KY 40065 Phone: 502-633-3711 Fax: 502-633-7950 Pager: 502-279-0218 http://www.neville.net [email protected]

Rey, Do you have the Schoharrie Co., NY Revolutionary War Pension application of Sarah Nevel, wife of John Nevel? The widow states John was born at Amboy, NJ, lived in Bascom Ridge, Somerset Co., NJ several years before and during the Rev. War, and moved to Sharon, Schoharrie Co., NY a few years after the war; about 24 in 1776. If you do not have this, I will transcribe what I have and send it to you. Jan

In a message dated 4/3/99 2:44:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << I think these are the Nevilles who were said to have moved north because they were opposed to slavery. >> I have heard that story told about my Jo Daviess County Neavills also [Ephraim Neavill aka Neavil/Neaville/Nevel/Nevil/Neville, b. 1806 VA m. 1st, Rachel Cox 1832 Jo Daviess Co. IL, m. 2nd Catharine (Van Hook) Heaton 1850 Lafayette Co. WI d. 1894 CA] -- that they moved north to IL with the Cox family because of opposition to slavery. This emigration must have begun sometime in the first decade of the 1800s in the case of the Coxes because they were in Kaskaskia, Randolph County, IL by 1810. Diane

I found the following reference to Jacobi, a son of James and Elizabeth Nevel. Since Jacob and James are names associated with the Canadian Nevilles and the Beaufort Co., NC Nevilles, I thought this info. might offer a clue for someone. Not all members of the German congregation were of German extraction; some married into German families. Pennsylvania German Church Records of Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, Etc. from The Pennsylvania German Society Proceedings and Addresses Vol. II (Genealogical Pub. Co., Inc. 1983, Baltimore) p. 69, 1781 Records of Williams Township Congregation Nevel. Jacobi, s. [son of] James and w. Elisabeth; b. Oct. 11; bapt. Nov. 25; sp. Andreas Raup and wife. Jan

Jan & David Faulkner wrote: > History of McLean County [IL], p. 1218 > > In 1860 he moved to the village > of Eureka, Ill., operating with his former success a general store until > shortly before his death, October 26, 1869. Mr. Neville was an ardent > supporter of the best interests of the communities in which he lived, and > his ability and general worth drew his way many political and other honors. > He was the first postmaster of the infant village of Mackinaw, and also > served as School and County Commissioner of Tazewell County. He was a > stanch supporter of education, and was one of the founders of the Church and > College at Eureka, a further evidence of his devotion to the tenets of the > Christian Church. That's interesting. I grew up in Eureka and always wondered who those "other Nevilles" were. Here's something from "History of Eureka, Illinois" by Burrus Dickinson (p. 57-58): In December 1849 Walnut Grove Academy was incorporated and under the leadership of Ben Major a two-story brick building was erected at a cost of $2500.... ....In 1854 a boarding hall for 50 students was built and placed in the charge of R. M. Clark. The faculty had grown to four, Asa Fisher and John Neville teaching on the academy level, with Sara Fisher and Elmira Dickinson as assistants in the preparatory school. Early in 1855 the provisions for a college were completed.... At this stage the institution had grown beyond the strictly local sponsorship which had formed the academy. Eureka men held half of the 24 posts as trustees.... Along with these local leaders was a substantial element on the board from other communities. ...Christopher O. Neville from Mackinaw... Eureka College began its first session in Septembr 1855.

Donna and Shirley, Ruth Nevels sent me a copy of the James S. Neville biography found in History of McLean County [IL]. It is a Goodspeed's history, I think. It has mistakes such as listing Gen. John Neville as a great-grandfather and Gen. John as first cousin to Gen. Presley Neville. It also shows George Neville, son of John [General], being born in PA. It appears the family had the tradition of being related to Gen. John Neville but had the relationships on the earlier generations mixed up. Some of you may see other errors. I thought this might be worth posting for those researching IL Nevilles. Below are excerpts from earlier posts related to the subjects of the biography. John H. Neville, who is in the biography, lived in Lexington, KY and was the father of Miss Linda Neville, a champion for the blind in KY. She (and I think her sister, also) also did much good work for some of the very poor people in the mountains of KY. Miss Linda's achievements can be found in many KY publications related to work for the blind in the early part of this century. A section is also devoted to her at one of the libraries at the University of KY. When my mother was a little girl, she lived in a house Miss Linda's family owned on Main Street in Lexington, KY. Jan ---------------------------------- At 09:51 AM 1/8/99 -0500, you wrote: > >On Thu, 7 Jan 1999 17:48:24 -0600 (CST) Donna Carol Browning ><[email protected]> writes: >> >>Hi, again all, I may have missed it but has anyone ever posted a list >>of >>George Washington Neville and Rachel Killebrew's children? I know >> >>Donna > > >Donna, > >I don't have a definitive list, but will be glad to share with you what I >have. Most still needs documentation, even if there are no question >marks. George was on the 1820 census in Montgomery Co., TN & on the 1830 >& 1840 Hickman Co., KY censuses. It would appear that his wife died >before the 1840 census, perhaps in childbirth or soon after as the last >female (assuming this child on the census was his) was born 1835-40. From >those records it appears he had 11 children, 6 boys & 5 girls. The order >of his children is unknown. I have arranged them as best I could. > >Note that I had a different death date for Robert Buckner Nevill. If >others can correct or add to what I have, I would appreciate it. > >Unproven children of George Washington Nevill & Rachel Killebrew: > 1. Christopher Owen, b 8 Oct 1800, Clarksville, TN > m (1) Mary Ross, 30 Nov 1826, Christian Co, KY > m (2) Elizabeth L Lindsey, 6 Nov 1846, Eureka, IL > d 26 Nov 1869, Eureka, IL From Corrine Hettrick: The only James and Margaret I have is, James W. Neville the son of George Washington Neville and Rachel Killabrew. This James was born in 1815 in TN married Margaret Gaines April 2,1844 in Tazewell CO.,IL on the 1850 census of Tazewell CO.,IL they had the following children; George b.1846 IL Mary b.1848 IL Died 1849 Jay R. b.1849 IL Martha b. 1853 IL 1880 census of the Soundex for IL James and Margaret listed with them ;William age 16 b.IL,Martha Mahoney-dau. age 27 b.IL,Maggie age 5 b. IL granddaughter. ---------------------------------------- History of McLean County [IL], p. 1218 NEVILLE, JAMES S.--the story of mankind, as written in Bloomington, is profoundly indebted for definiteness of purpose, breadth of capacity and great public spiritedness, to James S. Neville, the lamented death of whom, in september, 1905, while chief executive of the city terminated the undiminished and well directed ambition of one who had won enviable reputation as lawyer, business man and politician. The prominence attained by Mr. Neville had its excuse in the efforts of his forefathers in the pioneer days of new England, the South, and the State of Illinois. Of English-French descent, his paternal great-grandfather, General JOHN NEVILLE, of Virginia, was first cousin to General PRESLEY NEVILLE, member of the staff of LaFayette. GEORGE NEVILLE, son of John, was born in Pittsburg, Pa., but as a boy moved with his parents to Virginia, later taking up his residence in Tennessee, where he served as Sheriff of his county. CHRISTOPHER O. NEVILLE, father of James S., and son of George Neville, was born in Clarksville, Tenn., October 8, 1800, and in his native State, gained the rudiments of education in the subscription schools. While still in his "teens" the family moved to Kentucky, and he there enlarged his farming information, and also served an apprenticeship to a neighborhood blacksmith. While still the prairies offered practically uninterrupted vistas, he entered an appeal for their bounty by taking up government land in Tazewell County, Ill., and before the completion of his rude little cabin, there began to fall the deep snows which made memorable the year 1830. Surrounded by all the hardships which tested the fiber of the invaders of the wilderness, he tilled his land and operated a blacksmith shop in Tazewell County for twenty years, and in 1850 sold his shop and farm, and engaged in merchandising in the village of Mackinaw. In 1860 he moved to the village of Eureka, Ill., operating with his former success a general store until shortly before his death, October 26, 1869. Mr. Neville was an ardent supporter of the best interests of the communities in which he lived, and his ability and general worth drew his way many political and other honors. He was the first postmaster of the infant village of Mackinaw, and also served as School and County Commissioner of Tazewell County. He was a stanch supporter of education, and was one of the founders of the Church and College at Eureka, a further evidence of his devotion to the tenets of the Christian Church. From its foundation he respected and labored for the Republican party. In very early manhood Mr. Neville married a native daughter of Illinois, and of the union there were three children: Mrs. C. N. Pierre, of Indianapolis, Ind.; Mrs. Virginia Neville, of Danville, KY; and John H., a professor of languages in the State University, at Lexington, in that State. The marriage of Mr. Neville and Elizabeth L. Lindsey occurred in Eureka, Ill., November 6, 1846, Miss Lindsey being a native of Christian County, KY., and born December 5, 1813. She was a daughter of James A. Lindsey, a prominent minister in the Christian Church for twenty years, and founder of many churches of that denomination throughout this part of Illinois. Mr. Lindsey moved from Kentucky to Mackinaw, Ill., in 1834, and his retirement at an advanced age was lightened by a liberal pension from the Government in return for his services rendered in the War of 1812. This pension subsequently reverted to his widow, who survived him until December 5, 1877. Of this marriage there were twelve children, all of whom are deceased. The youngest in the family of five children, James S. Neville, attended school in Eureka, Ill., to which town his father removed from Mackinaw, where the lad was born March 11, 1856. After the death of the father, when his son was twelve years old, the mother and her children moved to a farm in Tazewell County, where James S. continued his schooling and worked at agriculture and stock-raising until twenty years of age. Ambitious of testing his powers in the far west, he remained in the newer county for three years, and then settled in Bloomington and read law with the firm of Rowell & Hamilton. After his admission to the bar of Illinois in 1880, he remained in the office of his preceptors until a division of ways was effected by the election of Hamilton as Lieutenant Governor and Rowell as Congressman. He then became a member of the firm of Neville & Blade, and after the departure of Mr. Blade for California, there was formed the firm of Rowell, Neville, & Lindley, with which Mr. Neville was connected for the balance of his life. As a lawyer Mr. Neville avoided the criminal department of his calling, but otherwise conducted a general practice, his skill, scholarship and profound understanding of the principles and practice of legal science elevating him to many important responsibilities. For many years he was attorney for the telegraph, telephone and street car companies, and there were few cases of importance in the city with which he was not in some way connected. Mr. Neville exemplified the fact that a thorough knowledge of law prepares a man for many and varied occupations. He possessed more than average business sagacity, and was foremost in establishing many enterprises, including the Fair Association and several manufacturing plants. Since casting his first presidential vote he was active in the councils of the Republican party, and during the administration of President Harrison served as Postmaster of Bloomington. Under his administration the affairs of the postoffice were managed in an able and conscientious manner, and he helped locate several new offices in the county. For three terms he represented the first ward in the City Council, and it was largely through his exertions that a new and more comprehensive charter was secured for the city. He drew up the petitions, had them circulated, and secured the required number of names for their acceptance. While a member and chairman of the committee of general improvements, he secured the laying of more than half the pavement in the city, and in many other ways secured lasting and practical civic improvements. Mr. Neville was elected Mayor of Bloomington in 1904, and his decease left to his successor an exceptionally orderly and well directed city government. For many years he was an active member of th Christian Church, to which church belong also his surviving wife and daughter, Mrs. Nellie (Bent) Neville, and Edith Neville. Before her marriage Mrs. Neville was a much sought young society woman. The commanding characteristics of Mr. Neville were force, perseverance, good judgment and initiative. He had the faculty of interesting people in his projects, and bringing them around to his point of view. The habit of rectitude and integrity was strong within him, and the opposite was never taken into account in estimating the man, even by his political or other opponents. Genial and at all times approachable, he made and kept friends, and left a legacy of character and attainment but rarely approached by the men whose names are written large upon the history of our inland metropolis.

I found the following Nevels marriages in Georgia Bible Records compiled by Jeannette Holland Austin (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1985, Baltimore). Burwell (Burrell) is a name found in Neville families in Madison Co., TN and in northern MS. Pages 378 and 379: General Burwell Pope Bible Oglethorpe Co., Ga., Owner: Mrs. T. P. Stanley, Athens, Ga. Pollie Luella Page b. 4/15/1875 (m. C. B. NEVELS 1/10/1897 in Terrell Co., Ga.) Rachel Ann Sylvester Page b. 8/11/1877 (m. R. J. NEVELS 12/2/1900 Terrell Co., Ga.)

On Sat, 3 Apr 1999, Shirley L Wilcox wrote: > Paddy, > > I found the Mary Burns land petition very interesting. How can you be > sure who her "only son" is? > > Shirley Of course you are correct, I cannot know for sure who her only son was but since John NEVILL paid for her passage across the lake and since a John NEVELL age 7 was living with her on the 1776 Census of MD then he would certainly be a very likely candidate. Perhaps when I have a chance to look at the land abstracts and instruments for her property in Humberstone Twp. next week I can say for sure that he was her son. It may not be possible to prove 100% as our records for the early 1800's are not good. The only other Burns I have found in the early records of the area is a Scottish minister and he was not in Humberstone Twp. Here are the pertinent land grants: Mary BURNS Lot 22 Conc. 2, Humberstone Twp., Welland Co. Moses NEVILL Lot 23 Conc. 2, Humberstone John NEVILL Lot 24 Conc. 2, Humberstone Hannah MITCHELL Lot 24 Conc. 1, Humberstone (land went to Thomas NEVILL s/o Moses after her death) It certainly appears to be a little family settlement. Unfortunately the land petitions for Moses and John are missing as luck would have it. I will see if the petitions for Thomas Welsh have anything to say on the Nevills. I will let you know of further developments and thanks for pulling me up on stating something as fact when I should have said probable; I know better. As always, I appreciate your input. Paddy

Paddy, I found the Mary Burns land petition very interesting. How can you be sure who her "only son" is? Shirley ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

South Dakota v. Neville No. 81-1453 Argued December 8, 1982 Decided February 22, 1983 459 U.S. 553 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH DAKOTA Syllabus A South Dakota statute permits a person suspected of driving while intoxicated to refused to submit to a blood alcohol test, but authorizes revocation of the driver's license of a person so refusing the test and permits such refusal to be used against him at trial. When respondent was arrested by police officers in South Dakota for driving while intoxicated, the officers asked him to submit to a blood alcohol test and warned him that he could lose his license if he refused, but did not warn him that the refusal could be used against him at trial. Respondent refused to take the test. The South Dakota trial court granted respondent's motion to suppress all evidence of his refusal to take the blood alcohol test. The South Dakota Supreme Court affirmed on the ground that the statute allowing introduction of evidence of the refusal violated the privilege against self-incrimination. Held: 1. The admission into evidence of a defendant's refusal to submit to a blood alcohol test does not offend his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. A refusal to take such a test, after a police officer has lawfully requested it, is not an act coerced by the officer, and thus is not protected by the privilege against self-incrimination. The offer of taking the test is clearly legitimate, and becomes no less legitimate when the State offers a second option of refusing the test, with the attendant penalties for making that choice. Pp. 558-564. 2. It would not be fundamentally unfair in violation of due process to use respondent's refusal to take the blood alcohol test as evidence of guilt, even though the police failed to warn him that the refusal could be used against him at trial. Doyle v. Ohio, 426 U.S. 610, distinguished. Such failure to warn was not the sort of implicit promise to forgo use of evidence that would unfairly "trick" respondent if the evidence were later offered against him at trial. Pp. 564-566. 312 N.W.2d 723, reversed and remanded. O'CONNOR, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which BURGER, C.J., and BRENNAN, WHITE, BLACKMUN, POWELL, and REHNQUIST, JJ., joined. STEVENS, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which MARSHALL, J., joined, post, p. 566. [459 U.S. 554] O'CONNOR, J., lead opinion JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court. Schmerber v. California, 384 U.S. 757 (1966), held that a State could force a defendant to submit to a blood alcohol test without violating the defendant's Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. We now address a question left open in Schmerber, supra, at 765, n. 9, and hold that the admission into evidence of a defendant's refusal to submit to such a test likewise does not offend the right against self-incrimination.

Shirley, et. al., I recently came across a reference to "JOHN HEN. NEVELL" in 1770 rent roles of Fauquier Co., VA. Could this be the same person as found in Shelby Co., KY census records of 1800 and 1810? >Shirley, > >Thank you for posting your 1820 Shelby census data. I found my notes >for >1810, and they are almost as I remembered them: > >Oswald Nevill: 1 m -10, 1 m 26-45 2 f -10, 1 f 26-45 >John H. Nevil: 1 m 16-26, 1 m 45+ 1 f 45+ >William Nevill: 1 m -10, 1 m 10-16, 1 m 25-45 5 f -10, 2 f 25-45 ... --------------- George Allison Dixon, CA

Hi Shirley, Jan, Peter, Gabe and interested others, I went to the Norfolk Historical Society Archives in Simcoe, Ontario yesteday and got a copy of the Land Petition for Mary Burns - Land Book A. Pg. 147 It reads as follows: "to His Excellency John Graves Simcoe Esquire Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of Upper Canada and Colonel commanding His Majestys Forces The Humble Petition of Mary Burns most Humbly Shewath. That your Petitioner on account of her attachment to the British Governmnet arrived in this Province in November last from Maryland the place of her Nativity accompanying her only Son and Family with Intention to become a Settler in this Province. Your Petitioner therefore most humbly Prayeth that your Excellency will be pleased to take her case into Consideration and Grant her Two hundred acres or Such other quantity of land as to your Excellency shall seem meet and that the same be located on vacant Land lying in the Township of Sugar Loaf East on Lake Erie and your Petitioner as in Duty bound will ever Pray. Mary Burns 5th June 1794" So, it looks like Moses and John NEVILL are not brothers as I have always suspected, unless they are half brothers with different mothers. Mary Burns appears to have been well educated and to have written her own petition. She also states she was a native of Maryland. So the big question is who was the father of John and Ruth and the first husband of Mary Burns and what if anything was the relationship between John and Moses. Any thoughts? Jan, I also found a receipt written and signed by John NEVILL in amongst the papers of Thomas WELSH (I bless his little pack rat heart) so I now have original signatures of both Moses and John. Do you want me to send it so you have both? Paddy

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