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1808 - 1901 (92 years)
1787 - 1821 (34 years)
Birth |
1787 |
Virginia |
Died |
1821 |
Tuscumbia, Alabama |
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Father |
James [Grymes] dna Nealey/Neeley/Neely, Jr., b. 1745, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony |
Mother |
Catherine Evans, b. Abt 1741, likely Augusta Co., Virginia Colony |
Married |
1770 |
Franklin Co., Alabama |
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Family |
Louisa Polk, b. 1787, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina |
Married |
1808 |
Maury Co., Tennessee |
Children |
+ | 1. Gen. Rufus Polk dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 26 Nov 1808, Tennessee |
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1787 - 1869 (82 years)
Birth |
1787 |
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina |
Died |
20 Dec 1869 |
Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee |
Buried |
Polk Cemetery, Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee |
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Father |
Ezekiel Franklin Polk, b. 7 Dec 1747, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania |
Mother |
Mary Jane Wilson, b. 1746, Lunenburg, Virginia Colony |
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Family |
Charles Rufus dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 1787, Virginia |
Married |
1808 |
Maury Co., Tennessee |
Children |
+ | 1. Gen. Rufus Polk dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 26 Nov 1808, Tennessee |
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1813 - 1898 (85 years)
Birth |
1813 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died |
11 Jan 1898 |
Bolivar, Tennessee |
Buried |
Polk Cemetery Bolivar, Tennessee |
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Family |
Gen. Rufus Polk dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 26 Nov 1808, Tennessee [3] |
Married |
18 May 1829 |
Children |
| 1. Mary Belle Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 27 May 1834, Tennessee |
| 2. Louisa Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 8 Oct 1836, Bolivar, Tennessee |
+ | 3. Col. James Jackson dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, M.D., b. 1 Sep 1846, Bolevar, Tennessee |
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1834 - 1922 (87 years)
Birth |
27 May 1834 |
Tennessee |
Died |
28 Apr 1922 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Buried |
Polk Cemetery Bolivar, Tennessee |
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Father |
Gen. Rufus Polk dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 26 Nov 1808, Tennessee |
Mother |
Elizabeth Lea, b. 1813, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Married |
18 May 1829 |
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1836 - 1938 (101 years)
Birth |
8 Oct 1836 |
Bolivar, Tennessee |
Died |
29 Apr 1938 |
Shelbyville, Tennessee |
Buried |
Polk Cemetery Bolivar, Tennessee |
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Father |
Gen. Rufus Polk dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 26 Nov 1808, Tennessee |
Mother |
Elizabeth Lea, b. 1813, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Married |
18 May 1829 |
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1846 - 1926 (79 years)
Birth |
1 Sep 1846 |
Bolevar, Tennessee |
Died |
6 May 1926 |
Memphis, Tennessee |
Buried |
Polk Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee |
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Father |
Gen. Rufus Polk dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 26 Nov 1808, Tennessee |
Mother |
Elizabeth Lea, b. 1813, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Married |
18 May 1829 |
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Family 1 |
Julia Augusta Smith, b. 14 Feb 1854, Hardeman County, Tennessee |
Married |
26 Jan 1876 |
Hardeman, Tennessee |
Children |
+ | 1. Rufus Polk dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 6 Sep 1878, Bolivar, Tennessee |
| 2. Thomas Smith Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 10 Feb 1881, Tennessee |
| 3. Frank Fentress Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 12 Jan 1883, Shelby County, Tennessee |
| 4. Katherine Fentress Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 15 Feb 1887, Bolivar, Tennessee |
| 5. Charles Lea Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, Sr., b. 17 Oct 1888, Hardeman, Tennessee |
| 6. James Henning Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 22 Nov 1890, Tennessee |
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Family 2 |
Alice Catherine Collier, b. 5 Jan 1876, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee |
Children |
| 1. Alice Collier Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 12 Nov 1907, Bolivar, Tennessee |
| 2. Elizabeth Lea Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 1909, Bolivar, Tennessee |
| 3. Margaret Cannon Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 23 Nov 1911, Bolivar, Tennessee |
| 4. William Armistead Collier Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 10 Jan 1915, Bolivar, Tennessee |
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Name |
Rufus Polk dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey |
Title |
Confederate Soldier |
Prefix |
Gen. |
Born |
26 Nov 1808 |
Tennessee |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
10 Aug 1901 |
Hardeman County, Tennessee |
Buried |
Polk Cemetery, Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee |
Person ID |
I22645 |
My Reynolds Line |
Last Modified |
14 Dec 2020 |
Father |
Charles Rufus dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 1787, Virginia , d. 1821, Tuscumbia, Alabama (Age 34 years) |
Mother |
Louisa Polk, b. 1787, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina , d. 20 Dec 1869, Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee (Age 82 years) |
Married |
1808 |
Maury Co., Tennessee |
Family ID |
F8558 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Elizabeth Lea, b. 1813, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , d. 11 Jan 1898, Bolivar, Tennessee (Age 85 years) |
Married |
18 May 1829 |
Children |
| 1. Mary Belle Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 27 May 1834, Tennessee , d. 28 Apr 1922, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 87 years) |
| 2. Louisa Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, b. 8 Oct 1836, Bolivar, Tennessee , d. 29 Apr 1938, Shelbyville, Tennessee (Age 101 years) |
+ | 3. Col. James Jackson dna Neeley/ Neely/Nealey, M.D., b. 1 Sep 1846, Bolevar, Tennessee , d. 6 May 1926, Memphis, Tennessee (Age 79 years) |
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Last Modified |
14 Dec 2020 |
Family ID |
F8563 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S273] James Neely.
1 James Neely b: ~1715, Ireland; d: 1784-1789, Virginia ..... 2 James Neely b: ~1745, Virginia; d: 1821, Tennessee
............ 3 Charles Rufus Neely b: 1787, Virginia; d: 1821, Alabama
................... 4 Rufus Polk Neely b: 1808, Tennessee; d: 1901, Tennessee
.......................... 5 James Jackson Neely b: 1847, Tennessee; d: 1926, Tennessee
................................. 6 Rufus Polk Neely b: 1878, Tennessee; d: 1927, Texas
........................................ 7 James Saufley Neely b: 1914, Texas; d: 1985, Texas
............................................... 8 James Charles Neely b: 1941, Texas; d: 2006, Texas
...................................................... 9 754407 James Michael Neely b: 1967, Texas
- [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32557887/rufus-polk-neely.
Rufus Polk Neely
Birth 26 Nov 1808
Spring Hill, Maury County, Tennessee
Death 10 Aug 1901 (aged 92)
Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee
Burial: Polk Cemetery
Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee
Rufus Polk Neely:
Born: November 26, 1808
Birthplace: Spring Hill Maury County Tennessee
Wife: Elizabeth Lea Neely 1813 ? 1898
Occupation before war:
1823: Moved to Hardeman County Tennessee
Railroad President
General in Tennessee State Militia
Hardeman County Tennessee Court Clerk
1839 ? 1841: Tennessee State Representative
Served in Seminole War
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain of Pillow Guards
1861 ? 1862: Colonel of 4th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862: Captured on April 11, 1862
1862 ? 1863: Prisoner of War held by the Union Army
1863: Exchanged on September 25, 1863
Occupation after War:
Newspaper Editor
President of Memphis & Knoxville Railroad
Died: August 10, 1901
Place of Death: Bolivar Tennessee
Age at time of Death: 92 years old
Burial Place: Polk Cemetery Bolivar Tennessee
- [S100] Internet Source, https://sites.google.com/site/civilwarhardemancotn/family-biographies/general-rufus-p-neelyS100.
General Rufus P. Neely
General Rufus P. Neely, an early settler of Hardeman County, is the son of Charles and Louisa (Polk) Neely. The father was born in Virginia in 1787, and when young moved with his parents to Middle Tennessee. The mother was born in North Carolina in 1787, and was the daughter of Col. Ezekiel Polk, of Colonial distinction, and the originator of the Polk families in Tennessee. They were among the early settlers of Maury County. The parents of our subject reared a family of four children, all of whom are living. At the breaking out of the war of 1812, Charles Neely, as captain, led a company under Jackson, and while on this campaign; he saw a beautiful scope of country near Tuscumbia, Ala., where he moved after the war. He followed farming for a livelihood. In 1820, he passed away while yet in the prime of life. His young widow returned to Maury County, Tenn., and in 1822 came to Hardeman County before Bolivar was started, and when not more than half a dozen families lived in the county. Here she married Dr. C. C. Collier, by whom she had three children, all of whom are deceased. She died in 1869. Our subject was born November 26, 1808, in Maury County, near Spring Hill, and inherited Irish blood from both father and mother. He secured a good academic education, and in 1821, came to Hardeman County on a pony loaded with bacon, in company with Ezekiel Polk, before mentioned. Mr. Polk had purchased extensive tracts of land and came to locate them. In 1829, our subject married Elizabeth Lee, and the result of this union was ten children, five of whom are living ? one son, a physician at Bolivar, and four daughters. Mr. Neely is a Democrat in politics, and has held the offices of register, county court clerk, and has served in every clerkship in the county. In the Legislature of 1839-40 he represented Henderson County. In the days of militia the General held the position of brigadier-general, and when the trouble arose between Texas and Mexico, he offered the services of his command, but his forces were authoritatively disbanded, in as much as it was contrary to the law of nations for the Government to allow her troops to participate. In 1839, the General led a company to assist in removing the Indians to their territory. He offered the services of his command in the Seminole war and also in the war with Mexico, but there being a surplus of troops his were left out by lot. In 1861, he enlisted as captain of Company B, Fourth Tennessee Infantry (Confederate Army), and in May of the same year was promoted to colonel of his regiment. During his service he was three times imprisoned, twice at Alton, Ill., and once at Camp Chase, Ohio. For many years he has been intimately connected with the railroad interests of the South. He it was; who built the Mississippi Central, of which he was president for several years and receiver by appointment of Gov. Porter; he was president of the Memphis & Knoxville Road, and is now one of the board of directors of the Mississippi & Tennessee Road. For sixty years he has been a resident of Hardeman County, and is one of its most highly respected citizens.
Source: ?The Goodspeed Publishing Co., History of Tennessee, 1886?
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