Families
File — Box: 2, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of this collection consists of family letters and photographs for Neill family of Shelby County, Texas. The collection includes scholastic records (class notes, assigments, a diploma), genealogical materials (bible pages, newspaper clippings, obituaries), and financial records (account books, receipts, checks), as well as more than a dozen short stories written by Lela (Rhodes)Neill.
[1] Elias Mitchel Rhodes (1849-1916) m. Mary M. Mathis (1852-1937)
...[2] Annie Rhodes (1882-1977)
...[2] Lela Rhodes (1895-1990) m. Sidney Carl Neill (1891-1956)
......[3] Bobby Rhodes Neill (1927-1951)
......[3] James Ray Neill (aka “Goat”) (1921-1988) m. Leoma Powers (1926-2018)
.........[4] Bobbie Lynn Neill (1953-2010) m. Richard Carlton
............[5] James Richard Hattaway
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......[3] Selmer Elmer Hopkins (1926-2005) m. Leoma Powers (1926-2018)
.........[4] James William Hopkins (1947-2012) m. 1st Brenda (4 children), 2nd Inge (1 child)
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[1] John Monroe Neill (1866-1930) m. Mary Elizabeth Woods (1863-1948)
...[2] Sidney Carl Neill (1891-1956)
...[2] Zettie L. Neill (1896-1987) m. Sim J. Watson (1896-1970)
1) Letters written by James R. Neill to his family from Civilian Conservation Corps camps in New Mexico, 1941.
2) Letters written by James W. Hopkins to his mother Leoma Neill and his stepfather James Neill from U. S. Navy destroyers during the Vietnam War, 1966-1971.
3) Photographs from c.1925 of the Apache and Navajo reservations (See Box 2, Folder 13 and Box 3, Item 2).
4) Bills, checks and receipts saved by Lela (Rhodes) Neill and her son James Ray Neill that sample the businesses in Shelby Co. between 1954 and 1968.
Dates
- Event: Donated 5/27/2016
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 3.20 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository
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