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Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell 1888 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1888

Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 27 Dec 1979

Death Location: Hartford, Geneva, Alabama, USA

Father: James Howell

Mother: Dora Warren

Spouse(s): Leonard McNeal

Children(s): Perry McNeal, Dora McNeal, Leonard McNeal, Lillie McNeal, Richard McNeal, Hilda Neal, Newton McNeal, Louise McNeal, Kate McNeal

The story of Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell began in 1888 in Geneva County, Alabama, USA. In 1910, Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell resided in Noblin, Geneva, Alabama, USA. Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell married Leonard Napoleon "Bud" McNeal, and had children including Perry Clyde McNeal, Dora Estelle McNeal, Leonard Napoleon "Little Leonard" McNeal, Lillie Hunter McNeal, Richard Lamar McNeal, Hilda Victoria ELLERBY Mc Neal, Newton Frazier McNeal, Louise Burkhead McNeal, Kate McNeal. Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell passed away in 1979 in Hartford, Geneva, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell began in 1888 in Geneva County, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell resided in Noblin, Geneva, Alabama, USA.
  • Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell married Leonard Napoleon "Bud" McNeal, and had children including Perry Clyde McNeal, Dora Estelle McNeal, Leonard Napoleon "Little Leonard" McNeal, Lillie Hunter McNeal, Richard Lamar McNeal, Hilda Victoria ELLERBY Mc Neal, Newton Frazier McNeal, Louise Burkhead McNeal, Kate McNeal.
  • Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell passed away in 1979 in Hartford, Geneva, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Howell
1847 – 1913
Birth Location: Hawkinsville, Pulaski, Georgia, United States
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Dora Warren
1861 – 1906
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
DW

Spouses(s)

Leonard McNeal
1886 – 1962
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Perry McNeal
1907 – 1991
Birth Location: Alabama
PM
Dora McNeal
1909 – 1987
Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
DM
Leonard McNeal
1911 – 1912
Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
LM
Lillie McNeal
1914 – 2011
Birth Location: Geneva (Geneva County), Geneva County, Alabama
LM
Richard McNeal
1916 – 1918
Birth Location: Hartford, Geneva, Alabama, USA
RM
Hilda Neal
1919 – 2019
Birth Location: Alabama
HN
Newton McNeal
1920 – 1994
Birth Location: Hartford, Geneva County, Alabama, USA
NM
Louise McNeal
1923 – 2011
Birth Location: Hartford, Geneva County, Alabama, USA
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Kate McNeal
1926 –
Birth Location: –
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Emma Howell's Ancestors

Self
Emma Howell
1888 – 1979
Birth Place: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
Parents
James Randolph Howell
1847 – 1913
Hawkinsville, Pulaski, Georgia, United States
Dora (Vandella HOWELL) Warren
1861 – 1906
Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emma Howell's Descendants

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Emma (Adelle McNEAL) Howell (19 Jul 1888 – 27 Dec 1979) m. Leonard (Napoleon "Bud") McNeal (1 September 1886 – 15 June 1962)
  1. 1. Perry (Clyde) McNeal (13 Jul 1907 – 5 Oct 1991) m. Ellie (Muriel) Clark (abt 1909 – 1964) m. Ruby L.
    1. 1. Rosa (L. "Rosie") Mcneal (abt 1929 – )
    2. 2. Margaret McNeal (abt 1931 – )
    3. 3. Ellis McNeal (abt 1933 – )
    4. 4. Mildred McNeal (abt 1936 – )
  2. 2. Dora (Estelle) McNeal (17 Sep 1909 – 24 Feb 1987) m. Ralph (Monrow) Shields (16 May 1902 – 12 September 1962)
    1. 1. Wyatt (Fox) Shields (11 Nov 1925 – 17 Sep 1999)
    2. 2. Earl (Moody) Shields (2 Feb 1928 – 16 Jun 2016)
    3. 3. Joe (Neal "Nubby") Shields (14 Apr 1939 – 10 Dec 1942)
  3. 3. Leonard (Napoleon "Little Leonard") McNeal (22 Aug 1911 – 15 Aug 1912)
  4. 4. Lillie (Hunter) McNeal (06 OCT 1914 – 22 NOV 2011)
  5. 5. Richard (Lamar) McNeal (Jun 1916 – 22 Apr 1918)
  6. 6. Hilda (Victoria ELLERBY Mc) Neal (abt 1919 – 2019) m. Stephen (Edward) Ellerbee (1 Jul 1911 – )
  7. 7. Newton (Frazier) McNeal (19 Dec 1920 – 2 Nov 1994) m. Stella Jones (20 January 1918 – 12 April 2010)
  8. 8. Louise (Burkhead) McNeal (11 April 1923 – 9 July 2011) m. Joshua (Nolan) Burkhead (05 Aug 1916 – 17 Sep 1997)
  9. 9. Kate McNeal (abt 1926 – )

Emma Howell's Timeline

8 Records

1888
19 July 1888
Birth of Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell in Geneva County, Alabama, USA
Geneva County, Alabama, USA
1888
19 Jul 1888
Birth of Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell in Geneva County, Alabama, USA
Geneva County, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 22
Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell resided here in Noblin, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Noblin, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 47
Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell resided here in Rural, Geneva, Alabama
Rural, Geneva, Alabama
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 52
Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell resided here in Holmes, Florida, United States
Holmes, Florida, United States
1950
1950
Age 62
Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell resided here in , Holmes, Florida, USA
, Holmes, Florida, USA
1979
27 Dec 1979
Age 91
Death of Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell in Hartford, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Hartford, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1979
27 Dec 1979
Age 91
Death of Emma Adelle McNEAL Howell in Hartford, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Hartford, Geneva, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 July 1888
    Event Place: Geneva County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1888
    Event Place: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Holmes, Florida; Roll: T627_592; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 30-10
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 417-70-7064; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: 1965
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Noblin, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: T624_14; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1374027
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [5] International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Noblin, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Noblin, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: T624_14; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1374027

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Geneva, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Holmes, Florida; Roll: T627_592; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 30-10

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Holmes, Florida, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Holmes, Florida; Roll: T627_592; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 30-10

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Holmes, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Holmes, Florida; Rol

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1962
    Event Place: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Geneva County Reaper - 21 Jun 1962 - Page 4, Obituary for Leonard Nepoleon McNeal (Aged 75) 21 Jun 1962

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1979
    Event Place: Hartford, Geneva, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1979
    Event Place: Hartford, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 417-70-7064; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: 1965
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [3] International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pondtown Cemetery, Hartford, Geneva County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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