SEVENTH GENERATION

297. Mary Ellen Wilson ⁽¹⁾ was born on 16 Feb 1898 in Fentress Co., TN.⁽²⁾ She died on 21 Jan 1973 in Campground Cemetery, Fentress Co, Tn.⁽²⁾ She was buried in Mt Union Miss, Bapt Church, Campground Cem, Fentress Co Tn. ⁽²⁾ [Fitz.ged]

MARY E. WILSON IS THE DAUGHTER OF AUSTIN "Ought" WILSON AND Mirenda C atherine
Bilbrey WILSON.

MARY E. WILSON MARRIED JOHN CALVIN NEELY OF FENTRESS COUNTY, AND THE Y HAD 5
CHILDREN.

AUSTIN "Ought" WILSON IS THE SON OF DAVID WILSON, AND GRANDSON OF BER RY WILSON.

MARY E. WILSON NEELY IS REMEMBERED BY HER NIECE, OLLIE WILSON JONES , AS LIVING
VERY POOR. MARY'S FAMILY SLEPT ON A CORN SHUCK TICK MATTRESS ON TH E GROUND
LEVEL WITH JUST A BLANKET THROWN OVER IT.

MARY AND JOHN CALVIN NEELY ARE SUSPECTED TO BE BURIED IN THE CAMPGROU ND
CEMETERY, IN AN UNMARKED GRAVE.

I WILL TRY TO GET INTERMENT RECORDS TO PROVE THIS. HER
SISTERS MAUDE WILSON AND JOHNNIE NEELY ARE BURIED THERE, ALSO HER SIS TER LAURA
AND HER HUSBAND, OTHER BROTHERS, AND MOTHER - OLLIE MILLER WILSON AND
father, AUSTIN "AUT" WILSON, are all buried at Campground Cemetery, F entress
County, Tn.

She was married to John Calvin Neely (son of Robert Balium Neely and Elvira Brown) on 15 Mar 1914 in Cumberland Co, Tn. John Calvin Neely ⁽¹⁾ was born on 13 Jun 1892 in Fentress County, Tn. ⁽²⁾ He died on 12 Jun 1984 in Campground Cemetery, Fentress County, TN.⁽²⁾ He was buried in Campground Cem, Fentress Co, Tn.⁽²⁾ [Fitz.ged]

A PICTURE OF JOHN CALVIN NEELY AND MARY WILSON NEELY WITH TWO OF THEI R FIVE
CHILDREN IS SHOWN IN A BOOK CALLED "REMEMBRANCES II", BY LUTHER ATKIN SON, 1993.
THEIR seven children's names are: R. B. (son) of Alpine, Tn, (six daughters), Ruby Neely Vaughn, Audrey Neely Bilbrey, Nola Bilbrey Hargis, all of Monterey, Tn, and Laura Neely Miller of Indiana, and Carlis Neely England, of Michigan.


1900 Fentress County Census shows John C. Neely's father, mother and brothers
and sisters:

Robert B. Neely, May 1865, age 35, born Tn, Parents Tn, married 9 yea rs and
can read and write
Elvira, wife, Jan 1875, age 25, born Tn, paretns Tn, can't read or wr ite
and is a dressmaker
Don, son, age 8, born Apr 1892, Tn
John Calvin, age 6, born Jun 1893, Twin to Pearl L.
Pearl L., age 6, female, born Jun 1893, Tn, twin to John Calvin
John, May 1894, male, age 6,Tn
James D., May 1899, age 1, male, Tn


DEATH NOTICE OF JOHN C. NEELY
Services for John C. Neely of Clarkrange, 92, retired coal miner, were held Friday, June 15, at the Mt. Union Baptist Church in Fentress County.
Mr. Neely died Tuesday, June 12, 1984 at Fentress County Hospital following a brief illness.
Burial was in the Camp Ground Cemetery with the Rev Oliver England officiating at the services.
The son of the late Robert Balium and Elvira Brown Neely, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ellen.
His family includes one son, E.B. Neely of Alpine, six daughters: Ruby Neely Vaughn, Audrey Neely Bilbrey, and Nola Neely Hargis, all of Monterey, and Laura Neely Miller of Indiana, and Carlis Neely England of Michigan; 23 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild.
Goff Funeral Home of Monterey was in charge of the arrangements.
Mary Ellen Wilson and John Calvin Neely had the following children:

417 i. R. B. Neely⁽¹⁾ was born in 1916 in Overton Co., Tn. He died in Alpine, Tn. R.B. Neely was the son of John Calvin Neely and Mary Ellen Wilson Neely. R. B. was a nickname, but his real name was after his grandfather, Robert Balium Neely. R. B. Neely currently lives in Alpine, Tn, as of 1984.
+418 ii. Ruby V. Neely.
+419 iii. Audrey Neely.
+420 iv. Nola Neely.
421 v. Laura Neely (Private).
+422 vi. Carlis Edith Neely.

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