Category Archives: Nelings/Neilings/Neelings

William H. Neiling

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Lisaperryjd

The internet and Google books is making genealogy research so much more efficient. Back in the day, listservs and websites like rootsweb connected people more than documents. With Google Books and paid websites like Ancestry (and to a lesser extent, … Continue reading →

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William C Neeling

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

The spelling is a little off, however I think this might be a cousin of Daniel T Nelings. Algona, IA: Congressional Serial The patent itself: Patent App

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Mary (Nelings) Jack–DAR

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

Rumor was the Nelings were traceable back to the American Revolution. Here’s support: (source)

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Daniel Thompson Nelings

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

The above section is from The History of Clayton County and includes the names of many local men and boys from Clayton County Iowa. Some of these names are also in an account book kept by Daniel T Nelings from 1867 … Continue reading →

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Jessie Annette Jack Hooper, pt 2

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

Going through emails I found a paragraph written by Helen Brannan, a retired professor in Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, on Jessie Hooper: “In the early years of the twentieth century, people in Oshkosh knew Jessie Jack … Continue reading →

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Willamina “Willie” Nelings

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

Willie Nelings (1861-1921) sounded like quite a woman. In Bess’s note about the family, Willie was one of the sisters who remained behind in Iowa teaching and continued to teach when she moved out to Dakota Territory. She married Frank … Continue reading →

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Bessie Nelings

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

  Aunt Bess Nelings wrote this story of her family. She is one of the women in these beautiful hats. [on back of paper] This is the Nelings Family My father was D.T. Nelings. This is a story I wrote … Continue reading →

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Daniel T. Nelings

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

Daniel T Nelings was the brother of William and James, who fought in the Civil War. D.T. married Elmina Osborne in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin (Isn’t that “Prairie Dog, WI?). Mysteries: They both still lived in Iowa at the time, so I am … Continue reading →

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Jessie Annette Jack Hooper

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

Born 1865 in Iowa, died May 8, 1935. Jessie Jack was the daughter of David Hayes Jack and Mary Elizabeth Nelings. David Hayes Jack, picture below, mustered into a unit from Iowa in the Civil War. When he returned to … Continue reading →

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William H. Nelings Civil War Pension

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

William H Nelings came with his family from Pennsylvania, Lower Oxford area, to Iowa in the mid 1800s. They settled in Clayton County, around National. William enlisted with his brother James and a likely cousin Daniel A. Nelings (later spelled … Continue reading →

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