Henry Millard Neighbours (1856 - 1945)

When Henry Millard Neighbours was born on August 14, 1856, in Poplar Springs, Mississippi, his father, John, was 25 and his mother, Frances, was 22. He married Sarah Ellen Strickland on October 27, 1879, in Lutts, Tennessee. He died on August 5, 1945, in Sparks, Oklahoma, at the age of 88, and was buried in Lincoln county, Oklahoma.

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Birth

14 Aug 1856 • Poplar Springs, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA

Birth of Brother

William Marcus Neighbors(1858–1946)

22 Oct 1858 • Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA

Residence

1860 • District 13, Wayne, Tennessee. Source: 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Henry was 4 years old.

Birth of Sister Lucy Cora Neighbors(1861–1926)

12 Nov 1861 • Indian Creek, Wayne, Tennessee, United States when Henry was 5 years old.

Birth of Sister Nancy E Neighbors (1864–1864)

11 Feb 1864 • Indian Creek, Wayne, Tennessee, United States. Henry was 7 years old.

Death of Sister Nancy E Neighbors (1864–1864)

1 Jun 1864 • Indian Creek, Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Birth of Sister Mary Frances Neighbors (1865–1945)

21 Apr 1865 • Indian Creek, Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Birth of Brother James Levin Neighbors (1867–1868)

10 Oct 1867 • Indian Creek, Wayne, Tennessee, United States. Henry was 11 at the birth of this

brother. Henry was only 12 when his brother died in 1868 at the age of 1. Henry later named

one of his sons (My grandfather, James Levin Neighbors 1891-1958) after this brother.

Birth of Sister Josephine Levin Neighbors (1871–1957)

12 Mar 1871 • Nixon, Hardin Co., Tennessee,

Death of his older Sister Martha E Neighbors (1852–1872)

26 Jan 1872 • Hardin, Tennessee, United States when Henry was 15 years old.

Henry Millard Neighbors married Sarah Ellen Stricklin in Lutts, Tennessee, on October 27, 1879,

when he was 23 years old.

Sarah Ellen Stricklin, 1861-1928

According to the 1880 U.S. Federal census, 23 year old Henry Millard Neighbors and his 19 year old wife lived in

Hardin, Tennessee, in 1880 where he worked as a miller.

Name Henry M. Neighbors

Age 23

Birth Year abt 1857

Birthplace Mississippi

Birth Year abt 1857

Birthplace Mississippi

Home in 1880 District 7, Hardin, Tennessee

Race White

Gender Male

Relation to Head of House: Self

Marital Status: Married

Spouses name: Ellen

Fathers birthplace: South Carolina

Mother's birthplace: South Carolina

Occupation St. Milling Hand

Household Members: Henry M. Neighbors 23, Ellen Neighbors 19

Henry’s daughter Josie Neighbors Wright visits the family home in Tennessee (1950’s?).

Birth of Son James Levin Neighbors(1881–1958)

01 Apr 1881 • Nixen, Hardin, Tennessee, United States (note: this James Levin Neighbors was

my grandfather.)

Birth of Daughter Nancy Bluford "Nannie" Neighbors (1884–1962)

27 Dec 1884 • Nixen, Hardin, Tennessee, USA

Birth of Daughter

His daughter Kiley was born on October 1, 1886, in Hardin,

Tennessee.

Kiley Neighbors 1886–1964

Death of Mother

His mother Frances Beuford passed away on October 1, 1888, in

Nixon, Tennessee, at the age of 54.

Frances Beuford Brown

1833–1888

1 Oct 1888 • Nixon Co., Tennessee

Birth of Half-Brother

His half-brother Cassie Moulton was born on December 1, 1889, in

Tennessee when Henry Millard was 33 years old.

Cassie Moulton Neighbors

1889–1944

Birth of Half-Sister

His half-sister Dora Emmeline was born on September 16, 1891, in

Hardin, Tennessee, when Henry Millard was 35 years old.

Dora Emmeline Neighbors

1891–1973

16 September 1891 • Hardin County, Tennessee, USA

Birth of Son

His son Ludy Leake was born on December 1, 1893, in Nixon,

Tennessee.

Ludy Leake Neighbours

1893–1982

1 Dec 1893 • Nixon, Hardin, Tennessee, United States

Birth of Half-Brother

His half-brother Willard Ledford was born on September 10, 1894, in

Tennessee when Henry Millard was 38 years old.

Birth of Son

His son Millard William was born on December 11, 1895, in Hardin,

Tennessee.

Millard William Neighbors

1895–1902

11 Dec 1895 • Nixen, Hardin, Tennessee

Birth of Half-Sister

His half-sister Gracie Sarah was born on March 24, 1896, in Nixon,

Tennessee, when Henry Millard was 39 years old.

Gracie Sarah Neighbors

1896–1963

24 Mar 1896 • Nixon, Hardin, Tennessee, United States

Gracie Sarah Neighbors

Birth of Half-Brother

His half-brother Lacie Coleman was born on March 24, 1896, in Nixon,

Tennessee, when Henry Millard was 39 years old.

Lacie Coleman Neighbors

1896–1923

24 Mar 1896 • Nixon, Hardin, Tennessee, United States

Lacie Coleman Neighbors

Birth of Daughter

His daughter Josie Roseanna was born in September 1898 in

Oklahoma.

Josie Roseanna Neighbors

1898–1983

Sep 1898 • Oklahoma

Josie Roseanna Neighbors wright and her granddaughter.

Josie Roseanna Neighbors Wright

Death of Son

His son Millard William passed away on March 13, 1902, in Sparks,

Oklahoma, at the age of 6.

Millard William Neighbors

1895–1902

13 Mar 1902 • Sparks, Lincoln, Oklahoma

Death of Father

His father John Ledford Monroe passed away on February 13, 1904,

in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, at the age of 72.

John Ledford Monroe Neighbors

1831–1904

John Ledford Monroe Neighbors, first wife Frances Beuford Brown and daughter Josephine Levin Neighbors

13 Feb 1904 • Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States

Residence

Henry Millard Neighbors lived in North Seminole, Oklahoma, in 1910.

Henry, Sarah Ellen, Ludy and Josie Neighbors

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1910 • North Seminole, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA

Residence

Henry Millard Neighbors lived in North Seminole, Oklahoma, in 1920.

Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

1920 • North Seminole, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA

Death of Half-Brother

His half-brother Lacie Coleman died on February 6, 1923, in

Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, when Henry Millard was 66 years old.

Lacie Coleman Neighbors

1896–1923

6 Feb 1923 • Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

Death of Sister

His sister Lucy Cora died on October 5, 1926, in Shiloh, Tennessee,

when Henry Millard was 70 years old.

Lucy Cora Neighbors

1861–19265 October 1926 • Shiloh, Hardin, Tennessee, USA

Death of Brother

His brother George Monroe died on May 6, 1927, in Pottawatomie,

Oklahoma, when Henry Millard was 70 years old.

George Monroe Neighbors

1854–1927

6 May 1927 • Tecumsen, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States,

Death of Wife

Henry’s wife Sarah Ellen passed away on February 17, 1928, in

Sparks, Oklahoma, at the age of 67. They had been married 48 years.

Sarah Ellen Stricklin

1861–1928

17 Feb 1928 • Sparks, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA

Residence

Henry Millard Neighbors lived in Council Grove, Oklahoma, in 1930.

Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Father-in-law

1930 • Council Grove, Oklahoma, Oklahoma. At the time he lived with his Daughter Josie Neighbors Wright and her family. The following is from the 1930 U.S. Census.

Name	Age
I W Wright	35
Josie Wright	31
Wesley Wright	11
Joan Wright	5
Dorothy M Wright	2
H M Neighbors	73

Residence

Henry Millard Neighbors lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1942.

1942 • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, city directory.

Death

Henry Millard Neighbors died on August 5, 1945, in Sparks, Oklahoma,

when he was 88 years old.

05 Aug 1945 • Sparks, Oklahoma, USA

Burial: Kellerby Cemetery. Arlington, Lincoln County
Oklahoma US

GALLERY: IMAGES, NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS ETC.

10 MARCH 1892 Henry Neighbors and his business partner ran a sawmill in Tennessee

10 Mar 1892

14 april 1892 Henry Neighbors news clip

Newspaper mention of a business trip to Chicago by Henry Neighbors. Regarding his Lumber Mill? Last trip of the "STR", perhaps "QTR". He was making frequent trips to Chicago in this quarter of the year?

14 Apr 1892 • Savannah, Tennessee

June 1892 Newspaper society page mention of Henry Neighbors

Henry and his business partner Mr. Hall are moving their lumber mill.

23 Jun 1892 • Savannah, Tennessee

1892 Henry Millard Neighbors is appointed to a Grand Jury.

12 Nov 1896 • Savannah, Tennessee

1901 Newspaper clipping regarding the families planned move to Oklahoma

Newspaper story about the Neighbors Family move from Tennessee to Oklahoma. There is an, undocumented, family story that they loaded all their belongings on railway freight cars for the move, including livestock and farm equipment. I heard this from my older brother, Keith Austian Neighbors but no dates or documentation. ~Note by Dean Neighbors April 21, 2022.