Brief Life History of Samuel D
When Samuel D McNeeley was born on 7 July 1836, in Saluda Township, Jefferson, Indiana, United States, his father, John McNeeley, was 39 and his mother, Margaret Ann Redenbaugh, was 38. He married Elvira Dorcas Close on 20 December 1859, in Scott, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Sumner, Lawrence, Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 12 August 1905, in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.
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- Samuel Mc Neally, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Samuel Jacob McNeeley - Published information: birth-name: John McNeeley
- Samuel Mcneely, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Lawrence, Illinois, United States
Name Meaning
Irish (northern): variant of McNeilly .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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