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From: Tom Donnelly and Sharlotte Neely <>
Subject: [SCHORRY-L] Mystery of the Neelys (Nealys) & Kings of the Carolinas
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 09:09:58 -0500


Hi,
I hope you're looking for a good mystery because I have one regarding my
Neely (Neeley/Nealy) family. My most important question about the
Neelys is: Was Joseph E. Neely (born 1862 in North Carolina) a son of
Edmond (born about 1823 in Horry County, SC) and Elizabeth Nealy from
Columbus County, NC? Here's what I think was going on, but I need
someone to confirm this:
(1) Eligha (born about 1776) and Winneford Nealy moved from Ireland to
North Carolina.
(2) One of their sons, Edmond Nealy, was born in Horry County, SC but
was in Columbus County, NC when he served in the Confederacy. In 1860
he, his wife, and children were living in Columbus County, NC. His wife
was Elizabeth and their known children were: Dalmon (Datmon), J. H.,
Lester, Richmond, and Louisa. Was Joseph E. also one of their
children? After the war the 1870 census shows Elizabeth with her son
Dalmon (Datmon) in Horry County, SC.
(3) Joseph E. Neely (Neeley/Nealy) was born in North Carolina in 1862.
He married Charlotte (Sharlotte) A. Lee (born in 1853) from Horry
County, SC, and they had three known children: Joseph Bowden Neely, Sr.
(1888-1928), Ada C. (born 1892), and Ruthie B. (born 1894).
(4) Joseph Bowden Neely, Sr., my paternal grandfather, married Nettie
King, and they moved to Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia where all
their children and grandchildren were born.

My Kings are an even bigger mystery. They come from along the border of
South
Carolina and North Carolina. My most important question about the Kings
is: Were Lonnie O. King and Nettie King truly the children of George
Edward King and Margaret Elizabeth Turnage King?
(1) Eddie (probably George Edward) King (born about 1869 probably in
Chesterfield County, SC or somewhere along the border of the Carolinas)
married
Margaret (maybe Marguerite) (probably Margaret Elizabeth Turnage) (born
about 1870 probably in Chesterfield County, SC). One or both of them
supposedly had French ancestry. They had at least three children,
Lonnie O. (1890-1931), Pauline (born 1894), and Nettie King
(1896-1958). After Margaret's death, Eddie probably remarried, probably
to Alma Cauthin Kelly.
(2) With his first wife, Lizzie Huggins, Lonnie O. King (1890-1931) had
at least two children, Pauline King (married name unknown) and Rembert
Lonzo King (1909-1969). By his second wife, Mary Margaret Chappell
(1896-1977), he had a
daughter, Helen Chappell King (born 1928), who married Jesse Lewis
Greene (1923-2000).
(3) Rembert Lonzo King married Nina Lee Bristow, and they had at least
two children, Ramona King (married name unknown) and Marion Douglas King
(1928-1998). In 1936 Rembert Lonzo King lived in Hamer, Dillon County,
SC. His son, Marion Douglas King, married Mina S. (maiden name
unknown), and they had at least three children.
(4) Lonnie King lived in Saint Paul's, Robeson County, NC when he died,
and he is buried near Raeford, Hoke County, NC. Meanwhile, Lonnie O.
King's sister, Nettie King (1896-1958), my paternal grandmother, married
Joseph Bowden Neely, Sr.
(1888-1928), and they moved to Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. They
had two sons who survived infancy, Joseph Bowden Neely, Jr. (1923-1974),
my father, and James Robert Neely, Sr. (born 1927). Joseph Bowden
Neely, Jr. married Kathleen Bell (born 1922), and they had one daughter,
me. James Robert Neely, Sr. married Betty Douglas (born 1927), and they
had two sons. I have spent years tracking down just this little
information. Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Sharlotte Neely Donnelly

http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/o/n/Sharlotte--N-Donnelly

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