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James Monroe Neff 1852–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 July 1852

Birth Location: Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 23 January 1932

Death Location: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: Riley Kneff

Mother: Martha Johnson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Edward Sr.

James Monroe Neff was born in 1852 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Riley Kneff And Martha Ann Johnson. James Monroe Neff had children including Edward Ernest Neff Sr. James Monroe Neff passed away in 1932 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Monroe Neff was born in 1852 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Riley Kneff And Martha Ann Johnson.
  • James Monroe Neff had children including Edward Ernest Neff Sr.
  • James Monroe Neff passed away in 1932 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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James Neff's Ancestors

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James Neff
1852–1932
Birth Place: Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Riley Kneff
1827–1893
Lawrence County, Ohio
Martha (Ann) Johnson
1828–
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Eleanor (Bigham) McCrary
1796–1855
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John McCrary
1765–1821
Margaret Young
1755–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James McCreary
1735–1767
Margaret Gaston
1739–1768
Agnes Lusk
1707–1769

James Neff's Descendants

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James (Monroe) Neff (20 July 1852–23 January 1932)
  1. 1. Edward (Ernest Neff) Sr. 1893–1948 m. Bertha (Mabelle) Kennedy 1898–1954
    1. 1. Edwards (Ernest Neff) Jr. 1921–1996 m. Jean (Denise) Carlson 1924–1994

James Neff's Timeline

2 Records

1852
20 July 1852
Birth of James Monroe Neff in Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
1932
23 January 1932
Age 80
Death of James Monroe Neff in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States of America
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 July 1852
    Event Place: Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 January 1932
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States of America

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