Iva Mae Faughn Neighbors

Just completed the blog page for my Grandmother Iva Mae Faughn Neighbors. A link to her page can be found HERE or by selecting her page from the Individual pages in the menu in the right hand column.

James Levin Neighbours

Just completed the page for my Paternal Grandfather, James Levin Neighbours. You can go to the page from this link or navigate using the menu in the right hand column of this blog.

Nieghbours/neighbors/nabors/nabers

On the subject of the spelling of the name "Neighbours/Neighbors". John whitman Monroe Neal, who wrote the book "Neighbors, Neighbors, Nabours, Nabers, says in the beginning of his book: "the name Neighbours" appears to be the spelling of the family name when the first members of the group came to america. It is now spelled many ways and very few family members use the old spelling. Among the new spellings, most used are Neighbors, Nabours, Nabors and Nabers." Mr. Neal goes on to say that families that used different spellings often assumed they weren't related. He found this to be not true. In most cases they WERE related. In some families he found up to four different spellings within the same family group. Another Author, Reba Neighbors, in her book "History of the James Peek Family", states the following: "Family legend says when President Teddy Roosevelt asked people to Americanize their names, Republican members dropped the "U" or shortened their name further. Democrats kept the original spelling. But, no doubt, spelling changed for many other different reasons, just as it did in other families." It's interesting that the same person often had more than one spelling associated with him. This is the case with my grandfather James Levin Neighbors. His WWI draft cards says "Neighbors". His world war two draft card says "Neighbours". His tombstone says: Neighbors. You decide. It's interesting anyway. Even more interesting...there is some evidence that the Neighbors (in all the various spellings) descend from French Huguenots who emigrated from France to Ireland and then on to america. There is also anecdotal evidence (but no documentation that I can find...yet) that our name was changed from the French "Voisin"...which means "Neighbor" in French. That should give you something to think about today. Neighbours/neighbors/nabors book

I just created the new "Iva Mae Faughn" page. Iva Mae Faughn Neighbors was my Paternal Grandmother. You can navigate to her page from the links in the column on the right side of this page. Or by clicking here: Iva Mae Faughn

John L. Neighbors and his mother Iva Mae Faughn Neighbors 1956

James L and Iva M Neighbors and their children 1939

Neighbors Family 1939

Front Row L - R Earl, Ed, Ann, Jackie and Clara

Back Row L-R John, Millard, George, Raymond, Bud, Floyd, Grandma Iva Mae and Grandpa James L. Neighbors

There was a 25 year span between the oldest, John and the youngest, Ed. Ed was 8 years old when this photo was taken. He met his brother, Millard, for the first time on this day. Millard was gown up and had left home before Ed's birth. John lived locally but was also married and had two children older than Ed and one older than Earl. 

Juanita Neighbors and her baby Dean Neighbors 1948 (yeah, that's me).

Vera Mae (Jackie) Neighbors McCall 1940

My Aunt Vera Mae Neighbors McCall. High school graduation about 1940?

Charles Manning Austian, Armina Hunt Austian

My Maternal Grandparents, Charles Manning Austian, Armina Hunt Austian.

Wedding Photo 1898, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

John L Neighbors family

Two poses. About 1955 on the Neighbors place East Ave, Rural Fresno County, California

Back row L-R, Keith Neighbors, Jim Neighbors, David Neighbors

2nd Row L-R John Neighbors, Jean Neighbors, Carol Neighbors

Front row: Dean Neighbors

Clara Neighbors Hiemer and her daughter Rosalie

Five Generations

James Levin Neighbors with his Aunt Josephine L Neighbors, his son George Neighbors, George's daughter Wilma Neighbors Hollis and  her children Gregory (Greg) and Rebecca (Becky) Hollis. Five generations represented. Photo taken April 1956 on the occasion of James L. Neighbors and Iva M. Neighbors 50th anniversary.

Letter from Juanita Fay Austian Neighbors 1956.

This letter was written about 6 weeks before my mother's death.

Clarence David (Bud) Neighbors U.S. Army record

Many of you remember my Uncle Bud ...Clarence David Neighbors and his talent for telling stories. This is a younger brother of John L. Neighbors (my Dad).

Iva Mae Faughn Neighbors Wedding Photo

Iva Mae Faughn Neighbors. My maternal Grandmother on (I believe) her wedding day, April 30 1906 in Chandler, Oklahoma. She was a strikingly beautiful young lady. She was born in December 1891 so she was not quite 15 1/2 in this photo.

James L and Iva M Neighbors 50th anniversary.

John and Juanita Neighbors, immediate family

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