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James E. Neely 1930–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1930

Birth Location: Grenada Gren, Mississippi

Death Date: 29 Dec 2002

Death Location: Illinois, USA

Father: Benjamin Neely

Mother: Ellen Sullivan

Spouse(s): Eva Baker

Children(s):

In 1930, James E. Neely entered the world in Grenada Gren, Mississippi, born to Benjamin H Neely And Ellen Sullivan. James E. Neely married Eva Jean Baker, Monet Fennema, and had children including Mark C Neely. James E. Neely passed away in 2002 in Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1930, James E. Neely entered the world in Grenada Gren, Mississippi, born to Benjamin H Neely And Ellen Sullivan.
  • James E. Neely married Eva Jean Baker, Monet Fennema, and had children including Mark C Neely.
  • James E. Neely passed away in 2002 in Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Neely's Ancestors

Self
James Neely
1930–2002
Birth Place: Grenada Gren, Mississippi
Parents
Benjamin H. Neely
1890–1957
Beat1, Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Ellen Sullivan
1897–1985
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Ellen Sullivan
1897–1985
Mississippi, USA
Johnson Neely
1849–1910
Georgia, USA
Thomas Sullivan
1880–
Upson County, Georgia, USA
Isabella Handy
1873–
Pass Christian, Harrison, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sullivan
1880–
Isabella Handy
1873–
John Neely
1820–
Sallie Johnson
1835–
Otto Sullivan
1859–
Georgia Sulivan
1864–
Johnson Handy
1845–1932
Emma Lewis
1852–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Otto Sullivan
1859–
Georgia Sulivan
1864–
Johnson Handy
1845–1932
Emma Lewis
1852–
John Lewis
1811–
Chaney Lewis
1825–

James Neely's Timeline

12 Records

1930
15 Mar 1930
Birth of James E. Neely in Beat 1, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
1930
25 Feb 1930
Birth of James E. Neely in Grenada Gren, Mississippi
Grenada Gren, Mississippi
1930
25 Feb 1930
Birth of James E. Neely in Grenada Gren, Mississippi
Grenada Gren, Mississippi
1935
1935
Age 5
James E. Neely resided here in Grenada, Mississippi
Grenada, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 10
James E. Neely resided here in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 20
James E. Neely resided here in Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 21
James E. Neely resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
1958
22 March 1958
Age 28
James E. Neely was married in Cook, Illinois, United States
Cook, Illinois, United States
1993
1993
Age 63
James E. Neely resided here in Grenada, MS
Grenada, MS
2002
29 Dec 2002
Age 72
Death of James E. Neely in Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
2002
29 Dec 2002
Age 72
Death of James E. Neely in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
2002
29 Dec 2002
Age 72
Death of James E. Neely in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1930
    Event Place: Beat 1, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02023; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 22-6
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 3050; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 22-11

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1930
    Event Place: Grenada Gren, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1930
    Event Place: Grenada Gren, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 March 1958
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960, Cook County Clerk; Chicago, Il; Cook County Genealogy Records (Marriages)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grenada, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02023; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 22-6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02023; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 22-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 3050; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 22-11

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Grenada, MS
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 2002
    Event Place: Chicago, IL
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 2002
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 2002
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites

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