Rev. George McNIEL was born 1720 in Glasgow, Scotland, and died June 07, 1805 in Parsonsville, Wilkes County, NC. He married Mary COATS in Grayson County, VA.
Children of Rev. George McNIEL and Mary COATS are:
1. John McNIEL, b. 1758, Wilkes County, North Carolina;
d. May 01, 1848, Franklin County, GA..
2. William McNIEL, b. 1760, Wilkes County, North Carolina;
d. 1812-1830, Hancock or Claiborne Co. Tenn.;
m. Elizabeth SHEPHERD, 1780.
3. James McNIEL, b. 1763, Wilkes County, North Carolina;
d. 1834, Moravian Falls, Wilkes Co., NC;
m. Mary SHEPHERD, 1791, Redies River, Wilkes County
NC.
4. Benjamin McNIEL, b. 1765, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d.
1834;
m. (1) Elizabeth MOORE, December 18, 1787;
m. (2) Elizabeth LIPS, August 28, 1805, Wilkes County,
North Carolina.
5. Joseph McNIEL, b. 1767, Wilkes County, North Carolina;
d. 1855, Wilkes County, North Carolina;
m. (1) Elizabeth POWELL;
m. (2) HANNAH WILSON, Bef. 1808.
6. Elizabeth McNIEL, b. 1769, Wilkes County, North Carolina;
d. Aft. 1857, Watauga Co. N.C.;
m. Robert BINGHAM, Dec. 07, 1785, Wilkes County,
North Carolina.
7. Mary "Polly" McNIEL, was born 1775 in Wilkes County, North Carolina;
She died Aft. 1843.
She married Henry MILLER Nov. 12, 1803 in Wilkes
County, North Carolina.
Child of Mary McNIEL and Henry MILLER is:
(1) W. Henry MILLER, b. July 12, 1804, Ashe County,
North Carolina;
d. Erath County,
Texas;
m. (1) Mary
Ann NICHOLS, Nov. 09,1835, Wilkes County, North Carolina;
m. (2) Elizabeth
FORISTER, Dec. 04, 1849, Macon County, North Carolina;
m. (3) Elizabeth
MOORE, July 01, 1858.
8. Thomas McNIEL, b. 1782, Wilkes County, North Carolina;
d. September 08, 1865;
m. Mary Hanna PARSONS, Bef. 1815.
My Notes:
(McNeil/McNeal....various lines of this family use different spellings.
I have used McNiel because that is the spelling continued in
my line.)
Generation No. 2
John McNIEL was born 1758 in Wilkes County, North Carolina,
He died May 01, 1848 in Franklin County, GA..
He married Frances (Fanny) CLEVELAND Abt.1796 in Cleveland Ferry, S.C.,
daughter of Rev. John CLEVELAND and Mollie McCANN.
Children of John McNIEL and Frances CLEVELAND are:
1. William Henry McNIEL, b. Abt. 1797, Georgia; d. Bef.
1860, Texas.
2. John C. McNIEL, b. Abt. 1798, Franklin County, Georgia;
d. Abt. 1870, Franklin Co. Georgia; Buried: Clarks
Creek Bapt. Cem..
3. Oliver C. McNIEL, b. Abt. 1800, Franklin County, Georgia.
4. Larkin McNIEL, b. Abt. 1801, Franklin County,
Georgia;
d. 1860-1861, Homer, Angelina County Texas.
5. Frances Cleveland McNIEL, b. November 17, 1802, Franklin
County, Georgia;
d. September 03, 1889, Georgia.
6. Martha McNIEL, b. Abt. 1803, Georgia; d. Cherokee
County, Texas.
7. Benjamin McNIEL, b. March 10, 1810, Franklin County,
Georgia;
d. April 02, 1885, Terrell Co. Georgia.
8. Jerutia McNIEL, b. 1814, Franklin Co. Georgia; d.
Hart Co. Georgia.
9. Nancy McNIEL, b. June 03, 1815, Franklin County,
Georgia;
d. February 20, 1897, Georgia.
Generation No. 3
1. William Henry McNIEL was born Abt. 1797 in Georgia, and died Bef. 1860 in Texas. He married Susan Elizabeth STOVALL December 14, 1815 in North Carolina, daughter of George STOVALL and Susan CHANDLER.
Children of William McNIEL and Susan STOVALL are:
(1) George Washington McNIEL, b. 1816, Georgia; d. 1849, Georgia;
m. Elizabeth Ann GRIGGS, 1848, Georgia.
(2) Frances Elizabeth McNIEL, b. 1819, Georgia;
m. (1) Jake NAUGLE;
m. (2) Alex COOPER, 1843, Warren County
Missouri.
(3) Benjamin Franklin McNIEL, b. April 30, 1821, Georgia;
d. March 07, 1898, Texas.
(4) Mary Ann McNIEL, b. 1823, Georgia;
m. (1) Unknown WATKINS;
m. (2) John TOWNLEY.
(5) Lewis Henry McNIEL, b. January 23, 1826, Georgia;
d. September 05, 1887, Denton, Texas;
m. Elvira D. POTTER, December 01, 1856,
Denton, Texas.
(6) Susan Chandler McNIEL, b. January 19, 1828, Franklin County, Georgia;
d. April 26, 1906, Aubney, Texas;
m. Joshua ZUMWALT, March 20, 1845, Warrenton
County, Missouri.
(7) John Marion McNIEL, b. January 24, 1830, Georgia;
d. June 23, 1879, Denton, Texas;
m. Rebecca GRIGGS, May 04, 1851,
Collin County, Texas.
(8) Martha McNIEL, b. 1834, Georgia; d. 1891;
m. Elijah Alexander TEEL.
(9.) William Jasper McNIEL, b. 1836, North Carolina;
d. January 08, 1892, Denton,
Texas;
m. Lucinda C. TOWNLEY, December
02, 1857, Denton, Texas.
2. John C. McNIEL was born Abt. 1798 in Franklin County,
Georgia;
and died Abt. 1870 in Franklin Co. Georgia; Buried: Clarks Creek
Bapt. Cem..
He married Polly BAIRD March 09, 1820 in Franklin Co. Georgia.
Children of John C. McNIEL and Polly BAIRD are:
(1) Oliver Cromwell McNIEL, was born February 17, 1821 in Georgia;
died December 31, 1870 in Cherokee County,
Texas.
married Cassandra Conner October
18, 1857 in Cherokee County, Texas.
Children of Oliver Cromwell McNIEL
and Cassandra CONNER are:
I. John Cleveland
McNIEL, b. July 16, 1862; d. March 17, 1937;
m. (1) MARY J. ROBINSON; m. (2) ALICE WADE.
II. Mary Elizabeth
McNIEL, b. July 25, 1865; m. Jessie Elliot IVY.
III. Oliver Clark McNIEL, b. January
14, 1867; d. June 23, 1903.
IV. Sarah Ann McNIEL, b. December
23, 1869; d. March 01, 1952;
m. James H. ALDRIDGE.
(2) John B. McNIEL, was born 1825 in Georgia, and died 1895.
He married Olive BROWN.
Children of John B. McNIEL and Olive
BROWN are:
I. Ben C. McNIEL,
b. September 03, 1864; d. January 29, 1943;
m. Mattie JACKSON.
II. Mary Elizabeth McNIEL, b.
April 28, 1866; d. 1912;
m. Charles S. CARROLL.
III. Oliver Jefferson McNIEL,
b. July 26, 1868; d. August 14, 1892;
m. Mary Jane UNKNOWN.
IV. John Hensley McNIEL, b. May 18,
1872; d. October 05, 1949;
m. (1) Alabama SLOAN; m. (2) Manda DELANEY;
m. (3) Sarah McINTOSH.
V. Mattie M. McNIEL, b. 1873; d. 1876.
(3) Clark W. McNIEL, b. January 15, 1841; d. January 08, 1871;
m. Mary Jane CALDWELL, November
01, 1866, Angelina County Texas.
(4) Jeff M. McNIEL, b. January 27, 1848; d. February 10, 1902.
(5) Ben McNIEL.
(6) Larkin McNIEL.
(7) Bettie McNIEL.
(8) Anne McNIEL.
3. Oliver C. McNIEL was born about 1800 in Franklin Co.,Georgia
(no further information on him)
4. Larkin McNIEL** was born Abt.
1801 in Franklin County, Georgia;
and died 1860-1861 in Homer, Angelina County Texas.
Notes: **
(See Bottom of Page)
He married (1) Barbary WATTS November 29, 1832 in Harris Co. Georgia.
He married (2) Mrs. Frances
(UNKNOWN) FOWLER, ***
August 03, 1855 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County Texas.
Notes:***
(See Bottom of Page)
Children of Larkin McNIEL and Barbary WATTS are:
(There are probably other children, but these are all that are known
to me)
(1) Elizabeth McNIEL, was born 1837 in Georgia, and
died 1864 in Nacogdoches County, Texas;
m. (1) Francis M. MCKNIGHT June 24,
1857 in Nacogdoches Co. TX.
m. (2) Edmond BUGG January 31,
1864 in Nacogdoches County TX.
Children of Elizabeth McNIEL and
Francis MCKNIGHT are:
I. Sephronia MCKNIGHT, b.
1858, Texas.
II. William L. MCKNIGHT, b. 1860.
(2) William N. McNIEL, was born 1850 in Texas.
He married Emily C. MATTESON September
04, 1873 in Nacogdoches County TX
Children of William McNIEL and Emily
C. MATTESON are:
I. William McNIEL, b. 1877,
Texas.
II. Fannie McNIEL, b. 1880, Texas.
Children of Larkin McNIEL and Frances (UNKNOWN) are:
(3) Martha J. McNIEL, was born April 22, 1856 in Texas.
m. William Watley PHILLIPS March 25,
1875 in Nacogdoches Co. Tx.,
son of Elijah PHILLIPS and Lucy
BROYLES.
Children of Martha McNIEL and Wiliam
PHILLIPS are:
I. Thomas Jefferson PHILLIPS,
b. June 10, 1878, Appleby, Nacogdoches Co. Texas;
d. May 08, 1969;
m. (1) Emma
Ida HAMILTON, February 28, 1896, Nacogdoches Co., Texas;
m. (2) Mrs.
Mary GOODMAN, May 07, 1935, Texas.
II. William Hardy PHILLIPS, b. November
1885.
III. George W. PHILLIPS, b. March 1897.
(4) Oliver Cleveland McNIEL, was born July 15, 1860 in Homer, Angelina
County TX;
died January 26, 1946 in Livingston,
Polk County, TX.; Buried: Peebles Cemetery.
m. Julia Ann CLINTON May 14, 1879 in
Nacogdoches County TX,
daughter of William
Elias CLINTON and Sarah Ann FREEMAN.
Children of Oliver Cleveland McNIEL
and Julia A. CLINTON are:
I. Oliver Francis McNIEL, b. August
18, 1886;
d. June 10,
1922, Center, Shelby County TX;
m. Mary Polk
"Mae" CLINTON.
II. Jake Allison McNIEL, b. February 01, 1892,
Appleby, Nacogdoches Co. Tx;
d. March 21,
1987, Silsbee, Hardin County Tx.; Buried: Peebles Cemetery;
m. Nealie LEE,
daughter of John Y. Lee and Charlotte Dickerson,
November 25,
1910, Center, Shelby County Tx.
Children
of Jake Allison McNIEL & Nealie LEE are:
[1] Johnie Allison McNiel, b. Sept. 29,1911,
Logansport, DeSoto Parish, LA.
d. April 28,1973 in Livingston, Polk Co. Tx..
Buried: Peebles Cem., Polk Co.Tx.
m. Sally Jane ENGLISH, July 9,1929, DeSoto Parish, La.
[2] Gracie McNIEL, b. Sept. 09, 1913, Converse, Sabine
Parish, LA.; d. Aug. 23,1914, "River Bottom" Sabine Parish, La.
Buried: Sabine Parish,LA., name of Cemetery is unknown
[3] Elmer, b. Feb. 26, 1915, Hunter, De Soto Parish, LA.
Died: Sept. 09, 1969, Livingston, Polk Co. Texas
Buried: Peebles Cemetery, Polk Co. Texas
m. Sept. 02, 1933, Livingston, Polk Co. Texas
Gladys SHEPHERD , Daughter of Ed SHEPHERD
and
Martha Ellen RUNNELS, b. July 11, 1916, Camden, Polk Co. Texas
d. January 01, 1981, Livingston, Polk Co. Texas
Buried: Peebles Cemetery, Polk Co. Texas
Only Child of Elmer McNIEL & Gladys SHEPHERD
{1} Joyce McNIEL, b. Jan. 3, 1945, Polk Co. Tx.
Married: July 05,1963, Schwab City, Polk Co.,Tx.
Lloyd Daniel (Danny) MUNSON,
son of Edward Lee MUNSON
and Mary LoreneVICKERY
b. Feb. 12,1945, Livingston, Polk Co. Texas
[4] Charlie Edward McNIEL (living)
[5] Cornelia Laverne McNIEL, b. April 10,1921,Shelby Co. Tx.
d. Feb. 20,1987, Lubbock, Texas
Buried:Palms Memorial Park, Dayton, Texas
m. (1) Byrd Patterson, Nov.11,1936, Polk Co., Tx.
m. (2) Donald R. Davis, Jan.11,1940, San Jacinto Co.Tx.
[6] Willie Mae McNIEL, b. Dec.12,1924, Angelina Co, Tx.
d. Sept.02,1995, Hardin Co.,Texas
Buried: Peebles Cemetery, Polk Co.Texas
m.:Charlie Glen Busby, Nov. 08,1945, Montgomery Co., Tx.
[7] Oliver Cleveland McNIEL, b. January 18,1927, Polk Co.,Tx
December,1980, Vinton, Calcasieu Parish, La.
Buried: Mimosa Pines Cemetery, Sulphur, La.
m. Ruth Mae FONTENOT,Apr 24,1944, Polk Co. Tx.
[8] Anna Lee McNIEL, Aug. 11,1931,Leggett, Polk Co.,Tx.
d. Jan. 28, 1989 Beaumont, Jefferson Co. Tx.
m.(1) Richard Elton Lodge, June 29,1946, Polk Co,Tx.
m.(2) Lobitz Savoy
III. Sarah Annie McNIEL, b. October 18, 1893, Nacogdoches
County Tx;
d. April 21,
1936, Polk County Tx.; Buried: Peebles Cemetery;
m. Babe HUTCHISON,
December 15, 1912, Nacogdoches County Tx.
IV. Vernon McNIEL, b. March 03, 1895;
d. May 16, 1984,
Livingston, Polk County, Tx; Buried: Peebles Cemetery;
m. Lois Lydie
BREWER, February 10, 1923, Center, Shelby County TX.
V. Martha Jewell McNIEL, b. June 06, 1897,
Joaquine, Shelby County TX;
d. October 16,
1919, Joaquine, Shelby County TX.
5. Frances Cleveland McNIEL was born
Nov. 17, 1802 in Franklin County, Georgia,
and died September 03, 1889 in Georgia.
She married Noah LOONEY, son of Robert LOONEY and Betsy QUINN.
Children of Frances McNIEL and Noah LOONEY are:
(1) Morgan H. LOONEY, b. October 27, 1825; d. June 20, 1901;
m. Sarah Ann PARKER, December 26, 1849.
(2) Sarah Ann LOONEY, b. May 09, 1828; d. November 07, 1910;
m. Blanton Benjamin PARKER, December
22, 1849.
(3) Frances Elizabeth LOONEY, b. December 05, 1830; d. November 11,
1926.
(4) Mary LOONEY, b. 1832.
(5) Henry LOONEY, b. 1835.
(6) George C. LOONEY, b. February 06, 1836; d. April 28, 1927;
m. (1) Maggie TOMLINSON;
m. (2) Evelyn CAMP; m. (3) Minnie ELLIS.
(7) Martin Van Buren LOONEY, b. February 17, 1841; d. April 02,
1911.
6. Martha McNIEL was born Abt. 1803 in Georgia,
and died in Cherokee County, Texas.
She married Joseph LOONEY, son of Robert LOONEY & Betsy QUINN.
Children of Martha McNIEL and Joseph LOONEY are:
(1) John Robert LOONEY, b. December 05, 1824, South Carolina;
d. September 03, 1881, Nacogdoches County,
Texas;
m. Susan Catherine BAXTER, March 12,
1856, Nacogdoches County, Texas.
(2) James C. LOONEY, b. Abt. 1827; m. Sarah A HARRIS.
(3) William M LOONEY, b. 1829.
(4) Sarah A. LOONEY, b. Abt. 1831;
m. James M KING, January 09, 1866.
(5) Noah L. LOONEY, b. Abt. 1834;
m. Lee Ann WICKWARE, December 29, 1858.
(6) Quinn C. LOONEY, b. Abt. 1837;
m. Susan WHERRY, March 15, 1860.
(7) Frances M LOONEY, b. Abt. 1839; m. Margaret (UNKNOWN).
(8) Benjamin P. LOONEY, b. Abt. 1845.
7. Benjamin McNIEL was born March 10, 1810 in Franklin
County, Georgia,
and died April 02, 1885 in Terrell Co. Georgia.
He married Sarah McCALL, 1831 in Georgia.
Children of Benjamin McNIEL and Sarah McCALL are:
(1) Larkin Franklin McNIEL, b. Abt. 1832, Georgia; d. Georgia;
m. Rebecca STROMAN.
(2) William M. McNIEL, b. November 15, 1833, Georgia;
d. August 25, 1908, Georgia;
m. Emma Caroline CUTTS, May 18, 1854,
Georgia.
(3) James M. McNIEL, b. Abt. 1835; m. Anna WIGGINS.
(4) Nancy McNIEL, b. Abt. 1837; m. Benjamin M. SUTTON.
(5) Sarah McNIEL, b. Abt. 1838.
(6) John McNIEL, b. Abt. 1840; d.1929;
m. Mary Ann TREADWELL KEITH.
(7) George McNIEL, b. Abt. 1843; d. 1862.
(8) Henry F. McNIEL, b. Abt. 1845; d. 1910;
m. Sarah Melissa MONTGOMERY, 1865.
(9) Frances Rebecca McNIEL, b. 1849; d. 1931;
m. James Taylor TATE.
8. Jerutia McNIEL, b. 1814, Franklin Co. Georgia; d. Hart Co. Georgia.
9. Nancy McNIEL was born June 03, 1815 in Franklin County,
Georgia,
and died February 20, 1897 in Georgia.
She married Francis McCALL May 19, 1831 in Franklin Co. Georgia.
Children of Nancy McNIEL and Francis McCALL are:
(1) Rebecca McCALL, b. Abt. 1835.
(2) John McCALL, b. Abt. 1840.
(3) Sarah McCALL, b. Abt. 1842.
(4) Harriett McCALL, b. Abt. 1848.
(5) Martha McCALL, b. Abt. 1851.
(6) Nancy McCALL, b. Abt. 1854.
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**-----Notes for Larkin McNIEL:-----
(1) Nacogdoches Co. TX 1854 School Census lists him as guardian for
Elizabeth and William. He was on the 1857 tax list in Nacogdoches County,
TX.
(2) His occupation was listed as farmer on the 1860 Census of Angelina
County Texas.
(3) His burial place is unknown........Family History says he died
of puemonia (sp), at Homer, Angelina Co., Texas and he "was buried near
where they lived".
Census:
1830 - Franklin County, Georgia, living with his parent's
John & Fanny Cleveland McNiel as listed below:
John McNeil - age, 60 - 70.
Wife - age, 60 - 70....(Fanny)
1 Male - age, 15 - 20....(Benjamin)
2 Males - age, 20 - 30......(Oliver & Larkin)
2 Females - age, 15 - 20.......(Jerutia & Nancy)
John C., William, & their families are living near by.
1840 - Nachitoches Parrish LA
( this may of may not be correct Larkin) Lists:
1) -1-m under 5 y/o.......?
2) -1-m under 10 y/o.....?.....( Could this be George Thomas, b. 1843,
GA ?)
3) -1-m 30-40 y/o........Larkin ?? (age is right)
4) - 2-f under 5 y/o.......(1 could be Elizabeth, b. 1837, but the
other??)
I think this is Malissa (McNeill) Rollison/Rawlinson
b. 1838, Ala.
She named her children, Barbary, William, &
George P. (?)
5) - 1-f - 5 - 10 y/o............?
6) - 1- f - 20 - 30 y/o.........Barbary (?)....no date of birth for
her.
1850 - Haven't found him yet !!
(Larkins in GA...all wrong age...too young)
NEED this Census to find childrens' names.
1860 - Angelina County Texas,
Homer Community, Dated July 5, 1860
HH # 369/329 (Frances and Martha's ages are incorrect)
***-----Notes for Mrs. Frances (Unknown)Fowler McNiel------
1. Frances (Unknown) was born February 01, 1830 in Tennessee,
and died March 03, 1915 in Appleby, Nacogdoches County Texas.
She is buried in an unmarked grave in Pleasant Hill Cem., Nacogdoches
Co.
She married (1) (Unknown) FOWLER.
She married (2) Larkin McNIEL .
She married (3) Lorenso Dow VAWTER, November 14, 1861 in Nacogdoches
Co.,
Tx.
Her father was born in Tennessee and mother was born in Virginia.
No other data about them is known.
Family history say that Frances was about 13 years old when her parent(s)
died.
At some point after, that she married a man by the name of Fowler and
came to
Texas on a wagon train. The order and location of these events is unknown.
Family history also says that she liked to smoke a pipe, and would
often light it in the
fireplace. One day, shortly before her death, as she leaned over, the
chair she was
sitting in, turned over, causing her to fall into the fireplace. She
was badly burned
and taken to a near-by hospital.
She died shortly after that, but the cause of her death is unknown.
She was said to have been a very strong and hard-working woman.
After Larkin's death, she married Lorenso Dow Vawter
and had 3 more children;
(1) Theodore Vawter b. 1862,
(2) Andrew Donalson Vawter b. 1867,
(3) Alpha Frances Vawter b. 1870.
Census:
1850 - (?)
1860 - Angelina Co., TX.
H.H. No. 369 - 359, list Larkin - 59 - GA.,
Frances - 35 - TX., Martha - 15 - TX., William - 10 - TX.
(both Frances & Martha's ages are incorrect)
1870 - Nacogdoches Co., TX. Dist. V, Linn Flat, H.H.
No. 175/175, list:
L.D. Vaught - 59 - Farmer - Tenn., (Vawter)
Frances - 40 - Tenn.,
Robert N. - 15 - Ms.,
Theodore - 7 - TX.
Andrew - 3 - TX.,
Alpha - 1/12 - TX.,
Martha Maniel (?) - 14,
Oliver C. - 11 - TX. (McNiel is mispelled as Maniel)
1880 - Nacogdoches Co., TX.,
(Soundex) Vol. 25, E.D. 52, Sheet 19, Line 43, LIST:
L.D. Vawter - 68 - Tenn.
F. Vawter, Wife, 50, Tenn.
L.P. Vawter, Son, 17, TX.......(Theodore ??)
A.F. Vawter, Son, 10, TX......(Son ?.....Alpha Frances??)