Individuals from Chrisman Pedigree, page 6

m: William Neal (13 APR 1815-22 JUL 1907)

Children:

Lewis (Neal) Neill

Notes:

Neal Family Tree lists his name as Lewis Neal (Neill). He was probably the generation where the name changed.
******************************************************************** Recent evidence has come to light to indicate that there were two Lewis Neils -- one of Indiana, a *different* one of Henry County, Kentucky. The current person (who married and divorced Millie Cox) was of Indiana, while the Henry County one (not this person) was the revolutionary war vet. The Neill Family history appears to have mixed up the two incorrectly. The information below pertains to the Henry County Lewis Neill (but I am leaving it here for completeness). The current Lewis Neil might have been born in Scotland (see Census 1870,1880 for his son, William Neil). ********************************************************************
A Revolutionary War Veteran.
It was while a resident of Frederick County Virginia, that Lewis Neal enlisted in the Revolutionary War. He was of Scotch descent, born July 4, 1760, and died in 1833.
Lewis Neal enlisted in the Revolutionary War in April, 1781, and served four months as Forage-Master in Captain John Rice's Company, Col. Elias Edmond's Virginia Regiment. Later he enlisted in Col. Holme's Virginia Regiment. He was allowed a pension on his application executed August 13, 1832, while a resident of Henry County, Kentucky, aged seventy-two years.
Before the war, Lewis Neal owned 1800 acres of land in and what at that time was called Mercer's Bottom, Virginia, besides other plantations and mills, and hundres of negroes. The dashing young soldier could never retrieve his fortune after the ravages of the war.
In 1816, Lewis Neal married Pamelia (Millie) Cox, only daughter of Joseph and Mary Serginer Cox. (Early papers tell of the marriage of the beautiful daughter of Joseph Cox to Lewis Neal in considerable detail.)

m: Pamela Millie Cox ( 1797- 6 JAN 1894)

Children:

Pamela Millie Cox

Notes:

!Obituary (from the Oregon Statesman, 1-7-1894, Sec. III, p. 24): RAINES:- At 7 o'clock, a.m., Saturday, January 6, 1894, at the farm residence of Lewis Pettyjohn, southwest of Salem, Mrs. Millie Raines, aged 97 years. Among the list of the earliest pioneers of Oregon, the deceased was numbered and she was one of the oldest women residents of this state. Her son-in-law, Lewis Pettyjohn, is nearly 80 years of age. She was the grandmother of Mrs. M.J. Crump of this city and the great-grandmother of Mrs. A.D. Davidson and Miss Lena Crump. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the home and interment in the Rural cemetery.
!MARRIAGE: Jackson Co., Indiana, marriage records 1817-1851, typed by Jane Murphy from list in DAR historical marriage records: Milly Cox to Lewis Neal, 20 Oct 1817.
Sherrain Glenn reports her birthdate to be 4 June 1817 (I don't know the source).

m: Lewis (Neal) Neill ( 4 JUL 1760-)

Children:

m: John Raines

Children:

William Neill

m: Elizabeth [---]

Children:

Elizabeth

m: William Neill (- 1779)

Children:

Frank Ellsworth Rappe

Notes:

Had a 4th grade education. Worked for a lumbermill as a tallier, adding up how much lumber had been loaded onto trains. During his adult life, he worked around Oregon as jobs arose, with the family living a rather nomadic lifestyle, moving from place to place often. For a time at the Silver Falls Lumber Company in Silverton, he worked along side Clark Gabel before the latter had made it big in the movies. Even when Clark Gabel was working in the lumbermills, he always said he was doing it to get enough money to launch his movie career, which he successfully did.
Frank served in the Army during World War I. He landed in Liverpool in 1917, went across the Channel to Brest, France, and worked behind the lines building hospitals, caring for the wounded, etc. He saw no combat. His commanding officer was Lt. Gibling.
!Birth-Death-Burial: Funeral Program, in possession of Lonnie Chrisman. Reads: "In Memory of FRANK E. RAPPE; BORN February 14, 1888 Seward, Nebraska; PASSED AWAY January 10, 1978 Woodburn, Oregon; FUNERAL SERVICES: January 12, 1978 -- 10:00 A.M., Simon Woodburn Funeral Chapel, Woodburn, Oregon; OFFICIATING: Rev. John P. Ginter, Sr., Mrs. Barney Moran, Organist; PALLBEARERS: Lloyd Lyon, Buford Brown, A.O. Soderholm, Albert Meicho, Whitmer Wright, Sig Sand; INTERMENT: Bethany Cemetery, Silverton, Oregon."
!Baptism: At Woodburn Nursing Home with Pastor Carl Lity at age 88. [Communicated to me by Naomi (Rappe) Mortensen in letter Jan 1995]
!Marriage: They were married at the home of John Haines in Silverton Oregon on 5/16/1915. [Letter from Naomi (Rappe) Mortensen Jan 1995]
!SSDI: Frank Rappe 14 Feb 1888-Jan 1978 res West Linn, OR 97068, last benefit (same), SSN 544-16-4134 (OR)
!Census 1920 soundex, courtesy of John V. Reeb, 5/2/98: Marion Co., OR: Frank Rape, age 31, b. Nebraska Grace, 26, b. OR Clifford, 3 4/12, b. OR Norman, 1 5/12, b. OR (Note: Dates relative to 1 Jan 1920)

m: Grace Haines (14 JUL 1894- 6 MAY 1983)

Children:

Grace Haines

Notes:

!Birth: Jul 1893 is listed as her birthdate in the 1900 census. (Note: Other family info gives 14 July 1894). !Baptism: Letter from Naomi Mortensen Jan 1995.
!Birth-Death-Burial: Funeral Program, in possession of Lonnie Chrisman. Reads: "In Memory of GRACE RAPPE; BORN July 14, 1894 Clackamas, Oregon; PASSED AWAY May 6, 1983 Woodburn, Oregon; FUNERAL SERVICES: May 10, 1983 -- 10:00 a.m., Simon Woodburn Chapel; OFFICIATING: Pastor Robert Brandenburg, Connie Trecker, Organist; INTERMENT: Bethany Cemetery, Silverton, Oregon."
!SSDI: Grace Rappe 14 July 1893-May 1983, res. West Linn, OR 97068, SSN 541-12-5295 (OR)

m: Frank Ellsworth Rappe (14 FEB 1888-10 JAN 1978)

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