John Ledford Monroe Neighbors

John Ledford Monroe Neighbors

When John Ledford Monroe Neighbors was born on July 16, 1831, in Newberry, South Carolina, his father, also named John Neighbors, was 25 and his mother, Lucy, was 20. John L.M. was my 2nd great grandfather (great-great grandfather).


He married Frances Beuford Brown in 1851 and they had nine children together before her death in

I have seen John and his father listed on ancestry sites as John Ledford Monroe Senior and Junior or JLMN I and II but I am not sure this is correct, so I am listing the older man as just "John Neighbors" for now to avoid more confusion than already exists.

After the death of his first wife, John Married Georgia Anne Davis in January, 1889. The couple had 5 children.


FAMILY TREES


John's children with first wife Frances Beuford Brown









Children with 2nd wife Georgia Anne Davis




TIMELINE

Birth
John Ledford Monroe Neighbors was born on July 16, 1831, in Newberry, South Carolina, to Lucy (Mary) Beuford Wright, age 20, and John Neighbours, age 19.

16 Jul 1831 • Newberry County, South Carolina, USA


Death of Father
His father John passed away in 1832 in Newberry, South Carolina, at the age of 20.

John Neighbours

1812–1832

1832 • Newberry County, South Carolina, USA


Mother's marriage to James Leake 18 Dec. 1834. John was 3 years old.

There is anecdotal evidence (no paper documentation) that John Ledford Monroe Neighbors’ father, my 3x great grandfather, also named John Neighbours, was possibly a slave trader and was poisoned by one of his slaves in 1832, when John Ledford Monroe was one year old. After the senior John's death, his wife Lucy Beuford Wright, my 3x great grandmother, married a man named James Leake and the couple "took baby John L. M. over the mountains." Before they left, she and James Leake filed a lawsuit against the will of the elder John Neighbours stating that they didn't feel that they were getting what Lucy and baby John deserved. James Leake and Lucy along with her son John Ledford moved to Alabama and then to Mississippi. They had additional Leake children and were living in Mississippi when John's grandfather, James Nathan Neighbours, died finally leaving John his part of the inheritance. He used that inheritance to build a substantial house in Wayne CO., TN after his marriage to Frances Brown in the 1850s.

Birth of Half-Brother Robert H. Leake(1836–1880)

1836 • South Carolina


Birth of Half-Sister Elizabeth Leake(1840–)

1840 • Alabama


Birth of Half-Brother John Leake(1842–)

1842


Birth of Half-Brother James Leake(1845–)

1845 • Georgia


Birth of Half-Brother Henry Clay Leake(1848–1924)

1848

Residence
John Ledford Monroe Neighbors lived in Pontotoc, Mississippi, in 1850.

1850 • Pontotoc, Mississippi

Marriage

John Ledford Monroe Neighbors married Frances Beuford Brown in Pontotoc, Mississippi, on December 11, 1851, when he was 20 years old.

Frances married her first cousin, John L. M. Neighbors. Her mother, Nancy Wright Brown, and John's mother, Lucy Beuford Wright Neighbors Leake were sisters and probably played matchmaker.








11 Dec. 1851 • Pontotoc CO, MS


Birth of Daughter
His daughter Martha E. was born on September 30, 1852, in Pontotoc, Mississippi.

1852–1872

30 Sep 1852 • Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA


Birth of Son
His son George Monroe was born on November 6, 1854, in Pontotoc, Mississippi.
1854–1927
6 Nov 1854 • Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA

Birth of Son
His son Henry Millard was born on August 14, 1856, in Pontotoc, Mississippi. Henry Millard was, of course, my Paternal Great Grandfather.



Henry Millard Neighbors

1856–1945
14 Aug 1856 • Poplar Springs, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States


Birth of Son
His son William Marcus was born on October 22, 1858, in Alabama.

1858–1946
22 Oct 1858 • Alabama

Residence
John Ledford Monroe Neighbors lived in Wayne, Tennessee, in 1860.
1860 • District 13, Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Birth of Daughter
His daughter Lucy Cora was born on November 12, 1861, in Wayne, Tennessee.

Lucy Cora Neighbors
1861–1926
12 Nov 1861 • Indian Creek, Wayne Co., Tennessee

Birth of Daughter
His daughter Nancy E. was born on February 11, 1864, in Wayne, Tennessee.

Nancy E. Neighbors
1864–1864
11 Feb 1864 • Indian Creek, Wayne Co., Tennessee


Death of Daughter
His daughter Nancy E. passed away on June 1, 1864, in Wayne, Tennessee, when she was less than a year old.

Nancy E. Neighbors
1864–1864
1 Jun 1864 • Indian Creek, Wayne Co., Tennessee

Birth of Daughter
His daughter Mary Frances was born on April 21, 1865, in Wayne, Tennessee.
Mary Frances Neighbors
1865–1945
21 Apr 1865 • Indian Creek, Wayne Co., Tennessee

Birth of Son
His son James Levin was born on October 10, 1867, in Wayne, Tennessee. Not to be confused with my grandfather who was also named James Levin Neighbors. Sadly, this James Levin died very young. I believe his brother Henry (my great grandfather) must have named my grandfather after this little brother.
James Levin Neighbors
1867–1868
10 Oct 1867 • Indian Creek, Wayne Co., Tennessee

Death of Son
His son James Levin passed away on October 18, 1868, in Hardin, Tennessee, when he was 1 year old.
James Levin Neighbors

1867–1868
18 Oct 1868 • , Hardin, Tennessee, USA

Residence
John Ledford Monroe Neighbors lived in Hardin, Tennessee, in 1870.
Age: 38; Census Post Office: Savannah
1870 • District 8, Hardin, Tennessee, United States

Birth of Daughter
His daughter Josephine Levin was born on March 12, 1871, in Nixon, Tennessee.

Josephine Levin Neighbors
1871–1957



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


Death of Daughter
His daughter Martha E. passed away on January 26, 1872, in Hardin, Tennessee, at the age of 19.

Martha E. Neighbors
1852–1872
26 Jan 1872 • Hardin County, Tennessee, USA


Death of Half-Brother
His half-brother Robert H. died in 1880 when John Ledford Monroe was 49 years old.

Robert H. Leake
1836–1880

Death of Mother
John's mother Lucy (Mary) Beuford passed away in 1880 in Adamsville, Tennessee, at the age of 69.

Lucy (Mary) Beuford Wright
1811–1880
Adamsville, McNairy Co., Tennessee

Donation of land
John L. Neighbors donated land for the Wesley Chapel Church and cemetery.
1864 • Hardin County, Tennessee, USA

According to information from Reba Collins, noted researcher and author, John Ledford Monroe. Neighbors donated land ("for sum on $1. . . and the love and interest I have in and for the cause of Christ. . . ") for a church and cemetery (Wesley Chapel) in Nixon, Hardin CO, TN in 1884. He served as a lay minister with the Methodist Episcopal Church and helped found several churches. When his first wife, Francis Buford Brown Neighbors, died 1 Oct 1888, she was buried as the first grave in the corner of the cemetery near the church. The second adult to be buried there was Caledonia Rose Neighbors, wife of George Monroe Neighbors and daughter-in-law of John L. Neighbors.















John Ledford Neighbors Jr., Frances Brown Neighbors, Josie Levin Neighbors



Death of Wife

His wife Frances Beuford passed away on October 1, 1888, in Nixon, Tennessee, at the age of 54. They had been married 36 years.


Frances Beuford Brown
1833–1888
1 Oct 1888 • Nixon Co., Tennessee

There is an interesting story about John Ledford Monroe's second marriage: John Ledford Monroe Neighbors and William B. Davis were friends who lived in Hardin Co/Wayne Co., TN where each was raising a family. When John's wife, Frances Brown Neighbors, became ill, William's 29-year-old daughter, Georgia Davis, nursed her until her death in Oct. of 1888. With most of his children now adults, John married again in Jan. 1889 just a few months after his wife's death. His new wife--Georgia Ann Davis. He was 57 at the time and together they had five more children and moved to OK to farm. His youngest children were twins... daughter Gracie and son Lacie), born when he was almost 65 years old.



Marriage

John Ledford Monroe Neighbors married Georgia Anne Davis in Hardin, Tennessee, on January 2, 1889, when he was 57 years old.





Georgia Anne Davis and her daughter, Gracie Sarah Neighbors in 1916.

1860–1925
2 Jan 1889 • Hardin CO, TN

Birth of Son
His son Cassie Moulton was born on December 1, 1889, in Tennessee.

Cassie Moulton Neighbors
1889–1944
1 Dec 1889 • Tennessee, United States

Birth of Daughter
His daughter Dora Emmeline was born on September 16, 1891, in Tennessee.

Dora Emmeline Neighbors
1891–1973
16 Sep 1891 • Tennessee

Residence

John Ledford Monroe Neighbors lived in Hardin, Tennessee, in 1891.
1891 • Hardin County, TN

Birth of Son
His son Willard Ledford was born on September 10, 1894, in Tennessee.

Willard Ledford Neighbors
1894–1894
10 Sep 1894 • Tennessee

Death of Son
His son Willard Ledford passed away in 1894 in Tennessee when he was less than a year old.

Willard Ledford Neighbors
1894–1894
1894-1895 • Tennessee


Birth of Daughter
His daughter Gracie Sarah was born on March 24, 1896, in Nixon, Tennessee.

Gracie Sarah Neighbors
1896–1963
24 Mar 1896 • Nixon, Hardin, Tennessee

Birth of Son

His son Lacie Coleman was born on March 24, 1896, in Nixon, Tennessee.

Lacie Coleman Neighbors

1896–1923
24 Mar 1896 • Nixon, Hardin Co., Tennessee, United States




Gracie Sarah and Lacie Coleman Neighbors


Residence

John Ledford Monroe Neighbors lived in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, in 1900.

The Neighbors family came to Oklahoma from Tennessee by train when the children were very young. Their land was about three miles west of Tecumseh on the south side of Highway 9. They rented rail cars to bring along all of their possessions, including animals and farm equipment.



1900 • Tecumseh City, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma Territory



Death
John Ledford Monroe Neighbors died on February 13, 1904, in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, when he was 72 years old.

In 1904 when John and his son Cassie were cutting down trees to clear a field, John was struck by falling timber and died. He left a nice 80 acre farm to his family and is buried in Brown Cemetery, six miles west of Tecumseh.


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



Burial
Bethel Acres, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA