Is this a white or African-American family. I have some A-A Nealys living in Orum, Robeson County in the 1930s...married an Ellis. Debra Newton-Carter On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Donnelly wrote: > Hi, > > I am looking for information on my great-grandfather Joseph E. Neely > (spelled various ways). Joseph E. Neely was born in September 1862 in > Columbus County, North Carolina. Probably the son of Confederate > soldier > Edmond Neely (who died probably from wounds received at the Battle of > Gaines > Mill in Virginia) and Elizabeth A. Cartrette Neely, Joseph E. Neely > was a > farmer who married Sharlotte Ada Sarvis Neely. They had three children > who > survived: Joseph Bowden Neely, Sr., Ada Catherine Neely Young (the > twin of > Oliver Neely who died in infancy), and Ruth Beatrice Neely Rogers. He > and > his wife are probably buried in unmarked graves in the Pleasant Meadow > Baptist Church Cemetery in Horry County, South Carolina near her > Sarvis > relatives. I am not, however, certain who Joseph E. Neely's parents > are. > Any ideas? > > > Thanks, > Sharlotte Neely Donnelly > > donnelly@one.net > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCHORRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message