Selected Families and Individuals


Jacob Small Dove 1 was born 1 on 22 Apr 1840 in Fairfield County, Ohio. He died 1 on 17 Nov 1878 in Otter Creek, Greenwood County, Kansas. Jacob married Emeline Neil.

Married and moved to Kansas.

Emeline Neil [Parents] was born 1 on 29 Jan 1849 in Shelby County, Illinois. She died 1 on 6 Jan 1908 in Wichita Hospital. Emeline married Jacob Small Dove.

They had the following children.

  M i Arthur N. Dove.
  M ii Alonzo F. Dove was born on 11 Dec 1873.
  M iii Jesse R. Dove.
  F iv Daisy D. Dove.

Cornelius May. Cornelius married 1 Lucinda Neil on 3 Sep 1844 in Shelby County, Illinois, USA.

Lucinda Neil [Parents] was born 1 about 1822. Lucinda married 1 Cornelius May on 3 Sep 1844 in Shelby County, Illinois, USA.


Alfred May was born 1 in 1821 in Floyd County, Kentucky. Alfred married 2 Luhaney Neil on 22 Jun 1842 in Shelby County, Illinois, USA.

Luhaney Neil [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 8 Sep 1824. Luhaney married 1 Alfred May on 22 Jun 1842 in Shelby County, Illinois, USA.


Prior Neil [Parents] was born 1 about 1828. Prior married 2 Jane May on 24 Feb 1848 in Shelby County, Illinois, USA.

Jane May. Jane married 1 Prior Neil on 24 Feb 1848 in Shelby County, Illinois, USA.


Hugh L. Neil [Parents] was born 1 about 1830. Hugh married 2, 3 Nancy Royce on 30 Dec 1851 in Shelby County, Illinois, USA.

Nancy Royce. Nancy married 1, 2 Hugh L. Neil on 30 Dec 1851 in Shelby County, Illinois, USA.


Jacob Shultz [Parents] was born 1 in 1771 in Tryon County, North Carolina. He died 1 on 17 Mar 1834 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. He was buried in Claiborne County, Tennessee. Jacob married 2 Anna Marie Gross about 1790.

Anna Marie Gross [Parents] was born 1 in 1770 in Germany. She died 2 in 1840 in Shelby County, Illinois, USA. Anna married 3 Jacob Shultz about 1790.

Sarah Elizabeth (Neil) Donnel wrote that Anna Marie Groos had a German Bible from Switzerland and yet this family seems to be German.

They had the following children.

  M i David Shultz was born on 15 Sep 1792.
  F ii Catherine Shultz was born about 1794.
  iii
Shultz was born 1 about 1796.

Died young.
  M iv George Shultz was born about 1798.
  M v Jacob Shultz Jr. was born in 1800. He died in 1865.
  F vi Elizabeth Shultz was born about 1802.
  M vii
John Shultz was born 1 about 1804.
  M viii
Henry Shultz was born 1 about 1806.
  M ix Martin Shultz was born about 1808.
  M x Joab Shultz was born in 1810.
  F xi Sarah Ann Shultz was born on 1 Dec 1816. She died on 29 Oct 1870.
  F xii
Hulda Shultz was born 1 about 1814.

Daniel Downs. Daniel married Seleta Alzira Neil.

Seleta Alzira Neil [Parents] was born 1 in 1833 in Tennessee. She died in 1909. She was buried 2 in Linwood Hill Cemetery, Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA. Seleta married Daniel Downs.

They had the following children.

  M i John E. Downs was born on 21 Jun 1865. He died on 16 Jul 1934.

James Higganbotham.

Mary Elizabeth Neil [Parents]. Mary married James Higganbotham.


Nelson Neil [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 15 Apr 1838 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, USA. He died 3, 4 on 5 Jul 1922 in Reedley, Fresno County, California, USA. He was buried 5 in Reedley Cemetery, Reedley, Fresno County, California, USA. Nelson married 6, 7 Rachel P. Faught on 21 Nov 1865 in Shelby County, Illinois, USA.

Nelson worked as Farmer.

Other marriages:
Pugh, Martha
Armantrout, Emeline

In 1900 census data he and Emma are in Pasadena Township, Los Angeles, California - S Lizzie Donnel is with them.

Found in Tulare County, CA with Sarah Elizabeth DONNEL in the 1910 census.

Rachel P. Faught 1 was born 2 about 13 Mar 1842. She died about 1866. She was buried 3 in Methodist Cemetery, Tower Hill, Shelby County, Illinois, USA. Rachel married 2, 4 Nelson Neil on 21 Nov 1865 in Shelby County, Illinois, USA.

Had two daughters with Nelson Neil, they both died very young. One seems to be buried in Tower Hill's Methodist Cemetery - parents are right death date (11 Sep 1860) must be transcribed wrongly.

They had the following children.

  F i
Neil was born on 10 Sep 1866. She died on 11 Sep 1866. She was buried 1 in Methodist Cemetery, Tower Hill, Shelby County, Illinois, USA.
  F ii
Neil died in 1867. She was buried 1 in Methodist Cemetery, Tower Hill, Shelby County, Illinois, USA.

Nelson Neil [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 15 Apr 1838 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, USA. He died 3, 4 on 5 Jul 1922 in Reedley, Fresno County, California, USA. He was buried 5 in Reedley Cemetery, Reedley, Fresno County, California, USA. Nelson married 6 Emeline Armantrout "Emma" on 8 Jan 1866 in Moultrie County, Illinois, USA.

Nelson worked as Farmer.

Other marriages:
Pugh, Martha
Faught, Rachel P.

In 1900 census data he and Emma are in Pasadena Township, Los Angeles, California - S Lizzie Donnel is with them.

Found in Tulare County, CA with Sarah Elizabeth DONNEL in the 1910 census.

Emeline "Emma" Armantrout 1 was born 2 on 23 Dec 1840 in Illinois, USA. She died 3 on 5 Sep 1914. She was buried 3 in Tower Hill Cemetery, Tower Hill, Shelby County, Illinois, USA. Emma married 4 Nelson Neil on 8 Jan 1866 in Moultrie County, Illinois, USA.

They had the following children.

  M i Walter Lucius Neil was born on 3 Dec 1868.
  M ii Morton Houston Neil was born on 14 Apr 1870. He died on 27 Nov 1940.
  M iii Wesley N. Neil was born on 2 Aug 1872.
  F iv
Nellie Neil was born 1 about 1877 in Illinois, USA. She died in 1893.

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