John Neely (Simpson County, KY, farmer)
b. 1807-05-25 d. 1877-10-06
Simpson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Rebecca Neely. Father of Charles W. Neely, Elizabeth Neely, Sanford Neely, Robert Neely and Harriett Neely. Farmer in Simpson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned eight enslaved persons in Simpson County in 1850. Farmer in Simpson County in 1860. Owned ten enslaved persons in Simpson County in 1860.
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- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 16B.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 850.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 48.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 303A.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, Subdistrict 150, p. 114A.
Find A Grave, "John R. "Squire" Neely (25 May 1807-6 Oct 1877)," Memorial #155381104, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155381104 (accessed September 10, 2020).
Citation
Neely, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279663 (November 12, 2026).
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