Biographical Sketch of Jacob B. Neely, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Jacob B. Neely is the son of David and Mary (Ball) Neely, both of whom
were natives of Kentucky, born in the year 1792, he February 11, and
she August 28.  They were married in the year 1814, and the father
followed the fuller's trade, which he had learned while growing up, and
continued at this until 1828, when he came to Missouri and located in
St. Louis County, one and a half miles southwest of Baldwin.  In 1851
they moved to this county and settled on a place known as the "John L.
Brant Place."  Their family consisted of fifteen children, eleven of 
whom lived to be grown.  The father spent his last days with his son, 
in Gasconade County, where he died April 14, 1865.  He was a soldier in
the War of 1812, was taken prisoner at Fort Meigs, where he was com-
pelled to run the gauntlet, but succeeded in passing through without a
scratch.  Both parents were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
but the father's last years were passed in the Missionary Baptist 
Church.  He was a Democrat in politics.  The mother died in Franklin
County, May 6, 1875.  Jacob B. was born February 16, 1835, in St. Louis
County, Mo., and was the youngest member of the family.  He grew to 
manhood on the farm, received a limited education, and remained with 
and cared for his parents as long as they lived.  In 1862 he married 
Miss Sarah A. Greenstreet, who bore him thirteen children, seven now
living: Jefferson D., Jacob L., Mary J., Sarah P., Virginia H., John A.
and David J.  Mr. Neely is a Democrat in his political views, and is a
member of the Masonic fraternity.  For nearly four years he was mail
carrier from Cedar Fork to Dundee.  He has followed agricultural pur-
suits all his life, and now owns 480 acres.  He is a man who gives 
liberally to all worthy enterprises, and is much respected.  He has 
succeeded in giving his children good educational advantages.  His 
paternal ancestors were Irish and English, while his maternal were 
Irish and German.

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