Brief Life History of Bennett Franklin
When Bennett Franklin Neel was born on 10 November 1851, in Jackson, Florida, United States, his father, Benjamin Harrison Neel, was 34 and his mother, Gilley Crawford Boone, was 28. He married Arcenia Josephine Nichols on 6 October 1875, in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Sneads, Jackson, Florida, United States for about 10 years and Henderson Mill, Calhoun, Florida, United States in 1930. He died on 16 August 1931, in Jackson, Florida, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Grand Ridge, Jackson, Florida, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Bennet Neal in household of Benjamin Neal, "United States Census, 1870"
- Bennett F Neel, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993"
- Bennett F Neel, "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998"
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World Events (8)
1861
Florida has had 6 Constitutions since it became a state. The first Constitution was drafted in Saint Joseph, now known as Port St. Joe. Presently Florida is governed by the Constitution of 1968.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English (Jersey and Yorkshire): of Norman origin, a variant of Neal 1 and 2.
French (Néel; Normandy): from the Old French personal name Neel, derived either from the Latin name Nigellus (a diminutive of Latin niger ‘black’; compare 3 below), or from the Old Norse name Njáll (see Neal 1), hence a cognate of 1 above. Compare Nel 1.
French: from Old French nëel ‘black email’ (from Latin nigellus ‘black’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a jeweler.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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