Individual Details
Mary Jane "Jennie" Adams
(15 Dec 1869 - 26 Sep 1977)
Mary Jane Adams and James Hawthorne Neel were married in Gainesville, Texas on March 27, 1892. That same year, they moved to the Indian Territory, living near Roff, where their three oldest children were born:
(1) Elizabeth "Betty", born Nov. 22, 1893
(2) Ada, born June 21, 1896
(3) David, born June 22, 1900
The rest of the children were born:
(4) Neva Lou, born May 4, 1903, in Pontotoc County,
I.T.
(5) Finis Ewing, born April 15, 1906, in Ada, I.T.
(6) Josephine, born Aug. 26, 1909, in Ada, I.T.
(7) Marguerite, born Dec. 29, 1912, in Ada, Oklahoma
The Neel family moved to Ada, I.T. in 1905. Mr. Neel was a pioneer groceryman in Ada; his first place of business was on West 7th Street in north Ada. In 1910, his business was moved to 12th and Broadway, where the fire station was later located. At that time, his grocery store and meat market were on the first floor of the two story building. The Ada City Hall was on the second floor.
In later years, Mr. Neel bought and sold cattle in this area; he was a familiar sight on Main Street, riding on his big bay horse.
He moved from Ada in 1925 and died in Fletcher, Oklahoma in 1936. His widow lived in Oklahoma until 1969,[then moved to California to live with Josephine and her husband, where "Jennie" passed away on September 26, 1977, less than three months shy of her 108th birthday].
Source:
Courtesy of Alfred Walker, Find A Grave contributor, Member ID# (#47893790.
Original Source:
"James Hawthorne Neel Family of Roff and Ada" by Neva Lou Neel Bales Bolton, published in History of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, pp. 396-97 (1976, Pontotoc County Hist'l & Gen'l Soc'y, Ada, OK)
(1) Elizabeth "Betty", born Nov. 22, 1893
(2) Ada, born June 21, 1896
(3) David, born June 22, 1900
The rest of the children were born:
(4) Neva Lou, born May 4, 1903, in Pontotoc County,
I.T.
(5) Finis Ewing, born April 15, 1906, in Ada, I.T.
(6) Josephine, born Aug. 26, 1909, in Ada, I.T.
(7) Marguerite, born Dec. 29, 1912, in Ada, Oklahoma
The Neel family moved to Ada, I.T. in 1905. Mr. Neel was a pioneer groceryman in Ada; his first place of business was on West 7th Street in north Ada. In 1910, his business was moved to 12th and Broadway, where the fire station was later located. At that time, his grocery store and meat market were on the first floor of the two story building. The Ada City Hall was on the second floor.
In later years, Mr. Neel bought and sold cattle in this area; he was a familiar sight on Main Street, riding on his big bay horse.
He moved from Ada in 1925 and died in Fletcher, Oklahoma in 1936. His widow lived in Oklahoma until 1969,[then moved to California to live with Josephine and her husband, where "Jennie" passed away on September 26, 1977, less than three months shy of her 108th birthday].
Source:
Courtesy of Alfred Walker, Find A Grave contributor, Member ID# (#47893790.
Original Source:
"James Hawthorne Neel Family of Roff and Ada" by Neva Lou Neel Bales Bolton, published in History of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, pp. 396-97 (1976, Pontotoc County Hist'l & Gen'l Soc'y, Ada, OK)
Events
| Birth | 15 Dec 1869 | Holly Springs, Marshall Co., Mississippi |  | ||
| Residence | 1880 | Precinct 3, Montague Co., Texas | | ||
| Marriage | 27 Mar 1892 | Roff, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory - James Hawthorne Neel | | ||
| Residence | 1900 | Pontotoc, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | Ada, Pontotoc Co., Oklahoma | | ||
| Residence | 1920 | Ada, Pontotoc Co., Oklahoma | | ||
| Residence | 1926 | Ada, Pontotoc Co., Oklahoma | | ||
| Residence | 1935 | Fletcher, Comanche Co., Oklahoma | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | Age: 70; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head - Fletcher, Comanche Co., Oklahoma | | ||
| Death | 26 Sep 1977 | Visalia, Tulare Co., California | | ||
| Burial | Wasco Memorial Park, Wasco, Kern Co., California | | |||
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Families
| Spouse | James Hawthorne Neel (1859 - 1937) |
| Child | Jennie Elizabeth "Betty" Neel (1893 - 1983) |
| Child | Ada Francis Neel (1896 - 1990) |
| Child | David John Neel (1900 - 1916) |
| Child | Neva Lou Neel (1903 - 1997) |
| Child | Finis Ewing Neel (1906 - 1984) |
| Child | Josephine Hawthorne Neel (1909 - 1995) |
| Child | Frankie Marguerite Neel (1912 - 1959) |