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Hugo Tombstone Quarry Section of Applegate Trail
Thomas Bryant: Hugo Pioneer
Bryant Family: Federal Censuses
J.C. Cochrane Family: Early Hugo Pioneers
William A. Cox Family: Hugo Pioneers
W.M. Cox Family: Hugo Pioneers
John Davis: Warrant Locator
W.H. Flanagan Family: Hugo Pioneers
Harris: Hugo Pioneers
Lewis Heatt: Indian Fighter
Miller Family: Hugo Pioneers
Jacob Miller Family: Federal Censuses
Elizabeth F. Neely: Hugo Pioneer
Neely Family: Hugo Pioneers
Wm W. & E.J. Neely: Hugo Pioneers
Pleasant Valley School
PVC: Applegate Trail & Pleasant Valley Cemetery
PVC: Neely & Trimble Cemeteries
PVC: Pleasant Valley Cemetery: 1870s?
PVC: Tombstone Analysis
Renshaw Family: Hugo Settlers
Squier Family: Hugo Settlers
Samuel Trimble: Hugo Pioneer
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ELIZABETH
F. NEELY: HUGO PIONEER
Brochure 46 in Hugo's Pioneers
Brochure Series
Part of the 1.5 mile Applegate Trail Nomination to Federal Register of Historic Places
May 12, 2008
by
Hugo Neighborhood Association
Historical Society
Josephine County Historical Society
Rogue Advocates
James & Elizabeth F. (Vannoy) (Gibson)
Neely
- James Neely
- Born: August 15, 1837 Morgan Co., MO1
- Father’s Birth Place:
- Mother’s Birth Place:
- Elizabeth V. Vannoy
- Born: September 9, 1844 Pike County,MO1
- Father’s Birth Place:
- Mother’s Birth Place:
Fort Vannoy James Vannoy came across the plains in
1851. By 1853 he was at what would become known as Fort Vannoy. Jeremiah was in Oregon by
1865. They were first cousins through grandpa Nathaniel Vannoy, born February 16, 1749 at
Rowan County, North Carolina.1
Jeremiah "Jerry" married Jane F. Moss August 13,
1843 at Pike County, Missouri. Their children were born there. Jerry and five known
daughters came to Oregon by 1865.1
1. Elizabeth F. Vannoy
2. Annie Elizabeth Vannoy
3. Nancy Catherine "Casse" Vannoy
4. Martha C. Vannoy
5. Melissa Vannoy
1870 James Neely married Mrs. Elizabeth F. Gibson July
23, 1870 at the Jump Off Joe (i.e., Pleasant Valley) School House in Josephine County. Her
maiden name was Vannoy and until his death she had been married to William A. Gibson.1
The James Neely Family, Hugo Pioneers: 1870 -
1909
1876 Nancy Catherine Vannoy married John A. Niday
August 24, 1876.
- South Neely Ranch: 1895
- On 1940 Aerial Photograph
Jumpoff Joe Creek Bottom Lands
- 1880 Census. Jump Off Joe Precinct, Josephine County,
Oregon
- James Neely
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- 43 years
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- husband
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- born MO
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- Elizabeth F. Neely
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- 35 years
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- wife
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- born MO
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- Florence Neely
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- 6 years
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- daughter
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- Everet Neely
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- 4 years
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- son
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- Edward Neely
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- 3 years
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- son
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- Gibson, Elmer
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- 12 years
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- step-son
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1893 Florence Neely and J. C. Cochrane married
October 11, 1893 (Vol. 3, p. 423).
1895 An "E. F." Neely identified on the 1895
Josephine County map was the owner of almost 600 acres where the Neely children and
Trimbles’ graves are located adjacent to the northern boundary of today’s
Pleasant Valley Cemetery (PVC).5
- 1900 Census. Merlin Precinct
- James Neely
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- Farmer
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- 66 years
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- Elizabeth F. Neely
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- Wife
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- 55 years
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1904 Elizabeth F.
Neely died November 3, 1904 at Fresno, California, per L. B. Hall Mortuary records. The Courier
stated the date of death as September 22, 1904.1
1909 James Neely died October 11,
1909 at Quartz Creek near Merlin.1
Want more information? Contact an officer of the Hugo Neighborhood on how you can become involved
in your community’s history and land use.
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- 1. Josephine County Historical Society. 1988. A History
of Josephine County, Oregon. pages 252 - 253. Grants Pass, OR
- 2. Hugo Neighborhood. 2007. Hugo Pioneers. Map Of
Federal Land Transfer in Hugo, Oregon. Hugo, OR.
- 3. Hugo Neighborhood, Josephine County Historical Society,
& Rogue Advocates. 2007. Neelys: Hugo Pioneers; Elizabeth F. Neely: Hugo
Pioneer; Wm W. & E. F. Neely: Hugo Pioneers. Hugo, OR.
- 4. Ruby Lacy. 1975. 1880 Josephine County, Oregon Census.
Ashland, OR.
- 5. Koch, Joseph , Draughtsman. 1895 Official Josephine
County, Oregon. Map. Scale 1 inch = 1 mile. Meston - Dygert Book M’F’G.
Portland, OR.
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